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Automotive side view mirror attachment assembly and method of making same

  • US 9,610,718 B2
  • Filed: 06/10/2015
  • Issued: 04/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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