Patent ID: 7475664

Claim:
A method for making an automotive vehicle engine intake manifold assembly, comprising the steps of: a) providing a first component having an associated first mating surface for defining a joint; b) molding a second component having an associated second mating surface for opposing the first mating surface and defining the joint; c) applying an epoxy structural adhesive to at least one of the first component or the second component; d) joining the first component together with the second component with the epoxy structural adhesive therebetween for forming a joint section with a thickness less than about 7 mm; e) snap-fitting the first component together with the second component; f) curing the structural adhesive for bonding the first component with the second component; wherein at least one of the first or the second component includes a flange having an inner wall surface adapted for receiving the adhesive on at least one of the first component or the second component.