US20180104871A1 - Co-injection molding of the structural portion of a vehicle liftgate inner panel - Google Patents
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- SUV vehicles remain popular and typically include fairly heavy rear liftgates making this part of the vehicle a target area for weight reduction.
- Liftgates are traditionally made from stamped steel panels that are heavy and have a high tooling cost.
- Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) is an alternative to steel for the inner and outer panels of the liftgate.
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- Using SMC has several manufacturing concerns related to the material and process. Steel and SMC liftgates have a mass penalty over thermoplastics. There are also styling restrictions with traditional sheet metal components. Thermoplastic composite type materials used for liftgate applications also have difficulty meeting customer performance specifications.
- FIG. 4 is an illustrative view of a of the present invention showing the distribution of the gas reinforced core of the present invention, and;
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- The present invention relates to a thermoplastic vehicle body closure panel and method of manufacture.
- One of the current trends in the automobile industry is to lower vehicle weight to help achieve better fuel economy, thus helping to meet fuel economy standards and to offset the higher fuel prices. Another trend is that there is a broader range of vehicle models, which in turn reduces the volume of vehicles produced on a per model basis.
- SUV vehicles remain popular and typically include fairly heavy rear liftgates making this part of the vehicle a target area for weight reduction. Liftgates are traditionally made from stamped steel panels that are heavy and have a high tooling cost. Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) is an alternative to steel for the inner and outer panels of the liftgate. Using SMC has several manufacturing concerns related to the material and process. Steel and SMC liftgates have a mass penalty over thermoplastics. There are also styling restrictions with traditional sheet metal components. Thermoplastic composite type materials used for liftgate applications also have difficulty meeting customer performance specifications.
- Another concern with the manufacture of liftgates is that typical liftgates are manufactured as a relatively flat or smoothly contoured panel, with structural reinforcements such as ribs being added onto the panel. This will also add weight and increase manufacturing complexity as well and if thermoplastics are used there are read through areas where the ribs are placed which must be dealt with by design modifications or expensive processes such as gas assist injection molding.
- Recently magnesium inner reinforcement panels have been used with an outer polymer skin in order to reduce weight. While such panels are an improvement in weight, this is an expensive solution. Accordingly, there exists a need for a composite liftgate which is both lightweight, as well as structurally sound enough to meet various load requirements, while being more mass and cost effective than magnesium reinforced liftgates.
- In accordance with the present invention, a thermoplastic vehicle body closure panel construction is provided by using a co-injected injection molding process. In a first phase, a class A surface material is injected into the mold, and thereafter, in a second phase an inner core of material is injected using a gas-infused reinforced polymer. In a preferred embodiment the mold is allowed to expand in a controlled parallel retraction after the second injection to allow a final uniform expanded part thickness.
- Further areas of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description provided hereinafter. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the preferred embodiment of the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
- The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description and the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is an perspective view showing vehicle body closure panel in the form of a liftgate according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view, partially in phantom, showing a mold with for corner leveling for use in the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the first shot position of the mold ofFIG. 3 in the mold close position for forming of a molded vehicle body closure panel shown in the form of a gas reinforced polymer liftgate in accordance with the teachings of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is an illustrative view of a of the present invention showing the distribution of the gas reinforced core of the present invention, and; -
FIG. 4B is a sectional view of the mold ofFIG. 2 showing the expanded part ofFIG. 4 after controlled retraction of the mold to provide controlled expansion of the final molded vehicle body closure panel in the form of a gas reinforced polymer liftgate inner panel construction - The following description of the preferred embodiment(s) is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses.
- Referring now to the Figures, there is provided a molded closure body panel such as a liftgate inner panel generally shown at 10. A paintable or otherwise Class A surface moldable “virgin”
material 14 is injected into a mold of the liftgate inner panel and thereafter a second long glass fiber thermoplastic is injected for forming a core using a microcellular foam process for injection of supercritical fluid and atmospheric gas though injectors in the mold. The thermoplastic material used in forming the core of this process is a glass filled structural thermoplastic polyolefin. The polyolefin is 30% to 40% filled with 12 mm glass fibers which are reduced to from about 1-4 mm length fibers during the injection process. Therefore, the final product produced includes a virgin polymershow surface layer 14 and the core includes a resin and glass rich outer layer area 14 a and an expanded reinforced central area 14 b. Typically, rapid dissolution of the supercritical fluid providesmicrocellular pockets 12 in the core of the part. Theouter skin 14 is a thinner, higher density wall of solidthermoplastic material 14. The resulting structure is robust and is a weight and cost savings over even the magnesium reinforced parts of the prior art. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , a typical foamed core reinforcement distribution can be seen. As shown inFIG. 4 , the foam core injection is used for reinforcement in thestructural areas 16 and attachment structures such as 18. In the present invention, a MuCell™ process licensed from Trexel, Inc. of Wilmington, Mass. is preferred. However, other foam processes, such as chemically expanding materials could also be utilized in the liftgate inner panel of the present invention. The use of this method provides a part with increased thickness and geometric strength at equivalent and reduced mass of prior liftgate constructions. - In the present application, the thickness of the liftgate inner panel is from about 5 to 6 mm thick. This is unlike traditional MuCell™ molded parts where thicknesses of no greater than 3 mm are taught and the process is used to reduce overall thickness of parts. The present inventive process provides extra strength when compared to metal reinforced liftgates while reducing overall weight by several pounds
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gate injection mold 20 is used with a twoshot nozzle 21. Themold 20 provided includes afirst mold half 22 and asecond mold half 24. Thefirst mold half 22 andsecond mold half 24 are operably configured to include a first closed under pressure configuration for providing and initial molding part dimension of 2-4 mm. Themold halves rams 26 which are controlled preferably by a computer controller (not illustrated) to provide controlled parallel relative movement of the molds during release of mold pressure after the second shot is accomplished. Many vehicle closure body panel parts have various contours openings and gate or door hinge which would put varied forces in the lateral direction during expansion. The controlled retraction of themold halves rams 26 are shown as threaded members which could be rotated at the same speed with motors chains gears or other drive mechanisms in order to provide for parallel movement between the two halves. One skilled in the art would recognize that hydraulic rams or the like could also be used without deviating from the scope of the present invention. - The
mold 20 has at least one surface which includes a class A or show surface quality surface for providing the outside show surface of the liftgate inner panel. With the mold closed and clamped under initial injection molding pressure, afirst valve gate 28 is provided for initially injecting a virgin show surface quality thermoplastic material into themold 20. This molding step uses the temperature differential of themold 24 which allows the molten polymer to coat the cooler outer mold surface first. A Virgin polymer material with typical colorants, and additives and minor amounts of fillers is used for forming the show surface. This material is preferably a mold in color thermoplastic polypropylene, or polyolefin, paintable thermoplastic polyolefin or other like materials. It is anticipated that certain ABS and nylon materials may be used if desired. The virgin polymer provides anouter surface coating 14 on the mold and a show surface on the final part. Thereafter, the valve gate 30 is sequenced such that a second shot is provided of the MuCell™ molding material. The MuCell™ process is used to fill the core to provide reinforcement to the outer show surface of the liftgate inner panel. Prior to solidification of the material thesecond mold half 24 is either drawn back or the pressure on this molding half is removed and the mold is allowed to retract fromfirst mold half 22 parallel to thesecond mold half 24. Therams 26 provide four corner leveling between the mold halves 22 and 24 to the mold during retraction such that a uniform thickness of thepart 10 is maintained during expansion. This provides the lightweight 5 to 6 mm “sandwich” internal structure of the liftgate inner panel. If necessary thicker sections may be used at attachment points and strengthening structures of the liftgateinner panel 10. The use of this process eliminates aberrations in injection molding of class A materials at locations of strengthening ribs and bosses which has been an ongoing problem in injection molding situations. A lightweight liftgateinner panel 10 substantially without metal reinforcements, or with very localized metal reinforcements, is provided by the present invention.Liftgate structures 10 of the present invention show 22% increases in torsional stiffness and 25% increases of latch pull strength, exceeding the performance of metal reinforced parts. - The description of the invention is merely exemplary in nature and, thus, variations that do not depart from the essence of the invention are intended to be within the scope of the invention. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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