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Reinforced structural element made of plastic, in particular in the vehicle interior design field

US9849636B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Johnson Controls, Inc. · US

Inventors

Bernd Gross · Langenfeld, DE
Hans-Georg Werner · Langenfeld, DE
Sreenivas Paruchuri

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 12, 2012
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 5, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/24818
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle structural element made of plastic has at least one carbon filler reinforced region and at least one fiberglass reinforced region. In a method for producing the vehicle structural element, a pre-heated carbon fiber reinforced region and a pre-heated fiberglass reinforced region are placed in a press and shaped.

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