Patent ID: 8480388

Claim:
An injection molding tool for manufacturing a hybrid component having a plastic element sheathed with a sheet-metal shell, comprising: first and second mold halves having an inner contour matching a shape of the component; and a gate for injecting a plastic melt into the sheet-metal shell, wherein the gate is an integral part of the first mold half, and for correct positioning and supply of the plastic melt, projects beyond an inner surface of the first mold half into a positioning opening of the sheet-metal shell; a sealing groove adjoining the gate being integral with the first mold half, a sealing ring positioned in the sealing groove, the sealing ring elastically deformable under effect of internal pressure on the sheet-metal shell, forming a rigid sealing edge to the sheet-metal shell and simultaneously forming a labyrinth seal together with a gap remaining between the positioning opening and the gate.