Automotive side view mirror attachment assembly and method of making same
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1. A method of making a hybrid external mirror mounting assembly for a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a reinforcement core;
forming one or more connecting sites through the reinforcement core, wherein each of the one or more connecting sites include interior connecting surfaces;
inserting the reinforcement core into an injection molding mold;
forming a polymeric shell by injection molding a polymer material onto the reinforcement core in the injection molding mold to partially cover the reinforcement core and enrobe the interior connecting surfaces with the polymer material to surround and cover the interior connecting surfaces of the connecting sites of the reinforcement core; and
allowing the polymer material to harden to create localized form closures about the connecting sites of the reinforcement core to form a hybrid external mirror mounting assembly.
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Abstract
An automotive side view mirror attachment assembly includes a polymeric outer shell having a metal reinforcement member coupled thereto, wherein the polymeric outer shell forms form closures about connecting features of the metal reinforcement member, so as to provide an operably coupling between the polymeric outer shell and the metal reinforcing member that is secured by independent connection locations that are effective to support an external mirror assembly in multiple dimensions.
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1. A method of making a hybrid external mirror mounting assembly for a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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forming a reinforcement core; forming one or more connecting sites through the reinforcement core, wherein each of the one or more connecting sites include interior connecting surfaces; inserting the reinforcement core into an injection molding mold; forming a polymeric shell by injection molding a polymer material onto the reinforcement core in the injection molding mold to partially cover the reinforcement core and enrobe the interior connecting surfaces with the polymer material to surround and cover the interior connecting surfaces of the connecting sites of the reinforcement core; and allowing the polymer material to harden to create localized form closures about the connecting sites of the reinforcement core to form a hybrid external mirror mounting assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of making a hybrid external mirror mounting assembly for a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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forming a reinforcement core; forming one or more connecting sites through the reinforcement core, wherein each of the one or more connecting sites include interior connecting surfaces; inserting the reinforcement core into an injection molding mold; forming a polymeric shell by injection molding a polymer material onto the reinforcement core in the injection molding mold to partially cover the reinforcement core; and allowing the polymer material to harden to create localized form closures on the interior connecting surfaces of the connecting sites of the reinforcement core to form a hybrid external mirror mounting assembly. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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