A decklid (12) for an automobile (10) has an integral aerofoil (24) providing an aero duct (26) between the aerofoil (24) and an upper face section (16) of the decklid (12), the aerofoil (24) being produced hollow using a mandrel (106) to consolidate workpiece material (133) of the (aerofoil 24) inside a void (132) within mould parts (102), (104), the method and apparatus providing the decklid (12) with smoothly merging and continuous A surfaces, as well as smoothly merging B surfaces.
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING WORKPIECE COMPONENTS
2015-08-06
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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