Plastic-metal composite article
First Claim
1. A plastic-metal composite article comprising, at least one first shaped metal part and at least one second shaped metal part, each of said first and second shaped metal parts having an overlap region defined by a portion of said second shaped metal part being superposed over a portion of said first shaped metal part, wherein said first and second shaped metal parts are fixedly attached one to the other by an adhesive interposed between said first and second shaped metal parts in said overlap region, and thermoplastic material molded onto at least a portion of said overlap region, further wherein said first and second shaped metal parts are substantially free of direct contact with each other in said overlap region, and said adhesive provides an electrically insulating layer between said first and second shaped metal parts in said overlap region.
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Abstract
A plastic-metal composite article that includes a first shaped metal part (1) and a second shaped metal part (2) that are joined in an overlap region (23) is described. Each of the first and second shaped metal parts have an overlap region (23) defined by a portion of the second shaped metal part (2) that is superposed over a portion of the first shaped metal part (1),
The first and second shaped metal parts are fixedly attached one to the other by: an adhesive (3) interposed between the first and second shaped metal parts in the overlap region (23); and thermoplastic material (4) that is molded onto at least a portion of the overlap region (23). The first (1) and second (2) shaped metal parts are substantially free of direct contact with each other in the overlap region (23). The adhesive also provides an electrically insulating layer between the first and second shaped metal parts in the overlap region.
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1. A plastic-metal composite article comprising,
at least one first shaped metal part and at least one second shaped metal part, each of said first and second shaped metal parts having an overlap region defined by a portion of said second shaped metal part being superposed over a portion of said first shaped metal part, wherein said first and second shaped metal parts are fixedly attached one to the other by an adhesive interposed between said first and second shaped metal parts in said overlap region, and thermoplastic material molded onto at least a portion of said overlap region, further wherein said first and second shaped metal parts are substantially free of direct contact with each other in said overlap region, and said adhesive provides an electrically insulating layer between said first and second shaped metal parts in said overlap region.
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