A vehicle bumper (20) integrates rigid and flexible components into a single co-injection molded structure. In a preferred embodiment, a flexible fascia (58) is provided with integrated rigid fastener brackets (62, 66, 70, 71), energy absorption structure and head lamp brackets and housings (62). A method for manufacturing such a bumper provides for the injection of two different plastic materials during the same molding process. The flexible plastic material first injected into the mold. Then, the rigid plastic material is injected at gates located where the rigid material is desired. In one embodiment, the rigid material is completely contained within the flexible material. The rigid material may be either a higher stiffness plastic or a fiber reinforced plastic.


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    Title :

    METHOD OF MAKING INTEGRATED CO-INJECTION MOLDED VEHICLE COMPONENTS


    Additional title:

    VERFAHREN ZUM HERSTELLEN VON INTEGRIERTEN FAHRZEUGTEILEN DURCH CO-INJEKTION
    PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE COMPOSANTS INTÉGRÉS DE VEHICULE PAR MOULAGE PAR CO-INJECTION



    Publication date :

    2016-05-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B29C Formen oder Verbinden von Kunststoffen , SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR



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