A carrier-free expandable filler insert for filling or sealing a hollow space or cavity is provided. The insert comprises a self-supporting continuous structure that may be produced by contour extrusion molding or injection molding a polymer matrix containing a polymer and/or polymer precursor and a latent blowing agent. The expandable filler insert is secured to the interior surface of a vehicle pillar, for example, using a fixing element that may be integral with the self-supporting continuous structure, the polymer matrix thereafter being activated and expanded by heating.
EXPANDABLE FILLER INSERT AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE EXPANDABLE FILLER INSERT
INSERT DE GARNITURE EXPANSIBLE ET PROCEDES DE PRODUCTION DE L'INSERT DE GARNITURE EXPANSIBLE
09.02.2016
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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