Patent CA-3078770-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LINDBERG BRAENDON
IPC: B29C45/14
Filed: 2018-10-10
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY  (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property    1 11111 1 111111 11 111111 1 11 11111 1 Organization International Bureau       (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date                   WO 2019/073422 Al 18 April 2019 (18.04.2019)    WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification:    MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, B29C 45/14 (2006.01)                            OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, (21) International Application Number:      PCT/1B2018/057868    TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (22) International Filing Date: kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, October 2018 (10.10.2018) GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (25) Filing Language:                     English    UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (26) Publication Language:                English EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, EE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (30) Priority Data:                             MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, 62/5'70,391                           10 October 2017 (10.10.201'7)    US     TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (71) Applicant: MAGNA EXTERIORS INC. [CA/CA]; 50 Casmir Court, Concord, Ontario L4K 4J5 (CA). Declarations under Rule 4.17: (72) Inventors: LINDBERG, Braendon; 1256 Queens Dr., ¨ as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a Oxford, Michigan 483'71 (US). PARPART, Ross J.; 358    patent (Rule 4. 17(ii)) Ivy Lane, Troy, Michigan 48098 (US). POVINELLI, An- ¨ as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the thony J.; 1'79 Tillson Street, Romeo, Michigan 48065 (US).    earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) ¨                                               of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AIVI, Published: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, ¨ with international search report (Art. 21(3)) CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (54) Title: ACTIVE AERO SYSTEM IN-MOLD ASSEMBLY HINGE MODULAR FRAME (57) Abstract: A manufacturing process for an active grille shutter arrangement including in-mold assembly of an active aero hinge mod-3                                         ular frame that allows for the joining of multiple components that are 28                              14 88     to be assembled directly out of the molding process tooling. These components could be the vane end pivots, vane end stops, drive link-_ .1    / .    \    =      = iv    ages, frame end stops, etc. Final assembly of the system is facilitated '              \ = = 7-,                ` =,µ '.1              ,    by geometrical considerations and molding material considerations in .."]µ             ../    . \ the in-mold assembly (BEA) design. \ \                   \ =    =  =                           \    =    \ \I-7T; lt,Lu      .=    1`,.:\===J / =    7 rõ.           = \ µ,    = 1-1            IN               =14,    = =                                     / , f\, \.    / . \ =                   \ . ,re       .    =         ,    .;    :=õ,= re).         .    .      .    i,= =                                 N.=\.,\,..õ...L.=    ../    4 FIG. 1