Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integral locator pin for a plastic component
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Application No.: US14742770Application Date: 2015-06-18
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Publication No.: US09987779B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Sergio Alberto Vega Velazquez , Jorge Jara Zambrano
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: King & Schickli, PLLC
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: B29C45/00
- IPC: B29C45/00

Abstract:
A locator pin is provided for a plastic component. The locator includes a main rib, a first secondary rib intersecting the main rib at a first intersection and a second secondary rib intersecting the main rib at a second intersection. The first and second intersections are offset from each other. A plastic component incorporating the locator pin, a plastic component assembly incorporating that plastic component and a method of reducing sink marks in an injection molded plastic component are also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160368188A1 INTEGRAL LOCATOR PIN FOR A PLASTIC COMPONENT Public/Granted day:2016-12-22
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