Patent ID: 11904587
Assignee: STI HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing a cargo body panel, the method comprising:
laying an exterior side of an exterior skin down on a platen such that an interior side of the exterior skin faces upward;
laying an exterior side of a core onto the interior side of the exterior skin, the core having a maximum thickness throughout a majority thereof, the core further provided with an interior side having a plurality of recesses having a reduced-thickness compared to the maximum core thickness;
laying an exterior side of an interior skin onto the interior side of the core; and
performing a molding step in which the exterior and interior skins are bonded to the exterior and interior sides of the core, respectively, and in which the interior skin is shaped to conform to the plurality of recesses in the core.