A composite liftgate (10; 100) for a vehicle comprising:an inner panel (12; 102) formed of composite material;at least one second panel (14, 16; 104, 106), the at least one second panel (14, 16; 104, 106) being infrared welded to the inner panel (12; 102);at least two weld joints (114, 116, 118) each having a weld between the inner panel (12; 102) and the at least one second panel (14, 16; 104, 106), wherein a first (114, 116) of the at least two weld joints (114, 116, 118) is a flat to flat configuration where the weld joint is between a flat surface on the inner panel (12; 102) and a first flat surface on the at least one second panel (14, 16; 104, 106) and a second (118) of the at least two weld joints (114, 116, 118) is a rib to flat configuration where the weld joint is between ribs (120) formed on the inner panel (12; 102) and a second flat surface of the at least one second panel (14, 16; 104, 106).
PROCESSES FOR MAKING INFRARED WELDED EXTERIOR PANEL ASSEMBLY
VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON EINER INFRAROTGESCHWEISSTEN AUSSENPLATTENANORDNUNG
PROCÉDÉS DE FABRICATION D'UN ENSEMBLE DE PANNEAU EXTÉRIEUR SOUDÉ PAR INFRAROUGE
2023-07-05
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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