WO2005065114A2 - Method of manufacturing composite vehicle panels - Google Patents
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- the invention relates generally to a method for manufacturing a composite panel and more particularly to a method of fabricating and assembling composite panels for use on motor vehicles such as pickup trucks, crossover vehicles, SUV's and the like.
- the closure or tonneau cover must generally not be stationary but must be movable to permit access to the truck or bed by being hinged along its juncture with the front rail of the truck bed or by including center hinges pivoting along the longitudinal axis of the truck bed to provide access into the truck bed from either the left side of the truck, the right side of the truck or both.
- the tonneau cover must also include a locking feature in order to be locked to provide a reasonable degree of security.
- the cover must be strong and dimensionally stable. Since the cover will be subjected to typical ambient extremes of temperature as well as heating from the sun and weight from heavy snow or an object placed thereupon, it must exhibit exceptional strength and ruggedness.
- a method of fabricating composite vehicle panels includes the steps of forming a first, upper panel having a depending peripheral lip, forming a second, lower panel of a laid up woven mat or strips of a fibrous material such as fiberglass or carbon fibers and a plastic resin to form a corrugated panel having a depending peripheral lip, placing an adhesive on the raised portions of the corrugations and the peripheral lip of the second panel and securing the panels together at the corrugations and about their peripheral lips.
- An elastomeric channel may be disposed over the adjacent ends of the lips and functions as a bumper and weather strip. The product produced by this method is also disclosed and claimed.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a composite panel according to the present invention utilized as a tonneau cover for the bed of a pickup truck;
- Figure 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, sectional view of a composite panel according to the present invention utilized as a tonneau cover, taken along line 2-2 of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary, sectional view of upper and lower mold segments illustrating the production of a first or upper panel according to the present invention
- Figure 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary, sectional view illustrating the application of plastic resin or binders to fibers or a fibrous mat to produce a second or lower panel according to the present invention
- Figure 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view illustrating the application of adhesive to the second or lower panel according to the present invention
- Figure 6 is an enlarged, fragmentary, sectional view of two mold segments illustrating the final fabrication step of a composite vehicle panel according to the present invention.
- Figure 7 is an enlarged, fragmentary, sectional view of a completed composite vehicle panel according to the present invention in a mold assembly.
- the composite vehicle panel 10 is generally referred to as a tonneau cover but may be one of several different vehicular panels such as a floorboard, a door panel, a roof panel or other generally planar body panel for use on or with a motor vehicle such as a pickup truck 12. If a tonneau cover, the composite panel 10 is fitted over the open top of a truck bed 14 having a pair of opposed, spaced apart sidewalls 16 defining horizontal, longitudinally extending rails 18. The sidewalls 16 are connected by a front wall (not illustrated) and a horizontal bottom panel (also not illustrated).
- the pickup truck 12 also includes a tailgate assembly 20 and a cab 22. It will be appreciated that the pickup truck 12 illustrated is conventional and representative of a broad range of pickup trucks and crossover and other vehicles having an exterior cargo bed.
- the composite vehicle panel 10 includes a first or upper panel 30 having a central planar surface 32 and a peripheral depending flange or lip 34 which extends about the periphery of the central planar surface 32 and downwardly therefrom.
- the composite vehicle panel 10 also includes a second or lower panel 40 which defines a plurality of elongate ribs or corrugations 42 having raised elongate surfaces 44 and a depending peripheral flange or lip 46 which extends about the entire periphery of the panel 40.
- the inside dimensions of the first or upper panel 30 adjacent the terminal portion of the peripheral edge or lip 34, i.e., the length, width and radiused corners are preferably equal to the outside dimensions adjacent the terminal portion of the peripheral lip 46 of the second panel 40.
- a bead of adhesive 48 resides between and secures the raised elongate surfaces 44 of the elongate corrugations 42 as well as the inner surface of the peripheral lip 34 and the outer surface of the peripheral lip 46 to one another as illustrated.
- a U-shaped elastomeric channel 50 is disposed over the adjacent edges of the lips 34 and 46. Both an interference fit and the adhesive 48 retain the U-shaped channel 50 on the lips 34 and 46.
- the U-shaped channel 50 functions as a cosmetic feature, a bumper to cushion contact with the rails 18 of the truck bed 14, and as a weather seal between the tonneau coyer 10 and the rails 18.
- FIG. 3 a conventional thermoforming die having a first or lower female mold segment 52 and, optionally, a second or upper matching male mold segment 54 are utilized. Whether the second or upper matching mold segment 54 is utilized or the upper panel 30 is vacuum formed against only the first or lower mold segment 52 is determined by the characteristics of the material being formed and the desired amount of detail on the panel 30.
- the lower female mold segment 52 preferably includes a plurality of vacuum passageways 56 which communicate from the mold surface of the mold segment 52 to a plenum 58 which is defined by a plenum wall 6O on the back side of the female mold segment 52.
- a vacuum pump 62 draws a partial vacuum in the plenum 58 such that air is drawn through the passageways 56 and the panel 30 is drawn into intimate contact with the surface of the female mold segment 52.
- Assisting such accurate thermoforming is the optional male mold segment 54 which is moved into intimate contact with the face of the panel 30 opposite the female mold segment 52.
- the panel 30 may be high density polyethylene (HDPE), thermoplastic olefin (TPO) or other suitably rugged and dimensionally stable thermoplastic material. It should be understood that the panel must be at an elevated temperature of several hundred degrees Fahrenheit before being placed in the mold segments 52 and 54.
- the second or lower panel 40 is fabricated in a female mold or die 66 having a mold cavity surface 68 corresponding to the desired shape and configuration of the second or lower panel 40.
- the female die 66 defines a plurality of elongate, parallel corrugations 72 and an oblique wall 74.
- a fibrous layer, strips, or a mat 78 of, for example, fiberglass or random strands of fiberglass, carbon fiber or other stable, fibrous reinforcing material is placed upon the mold surfaces 72 and 74.
- a single or multiple component spray head 80 is then translated over the surface of the female die 66, either manually or through the agency of a mechanical or robot arm (not illustrated) to apply suitable plastic or resin binder 82 to the fibrous layer or mat 78. If desired, multiple layers of fibers 78 and of plastic or resin binder 82 may be laid upon the female die 66.
- the second or lower panel 40 may be removed from the female die 66 and after suitable drying or curing, the second or lower panel 40 is ready for assembly.
- the adhesive 48 is preferably applied directly to the raised elongate surfaces 44 of the corrugations 42 by an elongate, horizontal adhesive distributing header 86 having a plurality of nozzles 88 spaced apart at distances equal to the spacing of the convolutions 42.
- the horizontal header 86 also includes a nozzle 92 which applies the adhesive 48 to the depending lip 46.
- the elongate header 86 is provided with the adhesive 48 through a flexible hose 94 from a suitable pump 96 and bulk source (not illustrated).
- the first or upper panel 30 and the second or lower panel 40 are placed within mating mold segments.
- the first or upper panel 30 is disposed within a female mold segment 102 and the second or lower panel 40 is disposed upon a male mold segment 106.
- the first or upper panel 30 may be retained in the first mold segment 102 by a partial vacuum provided through passageways 104 in accordance with conventional practice.
- the mold segments 102 and 106 are brought together and define a mold cavity 108 having a height which engages the panels 30 and 40 and suitably compresses the adhesive 48 and intimately bonds the first or upper panel 30 to the second or lower panel 40.
- the mold segments 102 and 106 are then separated and the composite vehicle panel 1O is removed therefrom.
- the U- shaped channel 50 illustrated in Figure 2 is installed over the adjacent ends of the flanges or lips 34 and 46.
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