Plastic panels for motor vehicles and methods for making the same

摘要

Plastic panels for motor vehicles and methods for making plastic panels are provided herein. In one example, a plastic panel for a motor vehicle comprises a first molded microcellular polymeric substrate and a second polymeric substrate. The first molded microcellular polymeric substrate has a first outer skin, a second outer skin, a microcellular structured core that is disposed between the first and second outer skins, and a wall that extends between the first and second outer skins to define a support structure in the microcellular structured core. The second polymeric substrate comprises a weld feature that is aligned with the support structure and that is coupled to the second outer skin of the first molded microcellular polymeric substrate.

主权项

1. A plastic panel for a motor vehicle, the plastic panel comprising:
a first molded microcellular polymeric substrate having a first outer skin, a second outer skin, a microcellular structured core disposed between the first and second outer skins, and a wall extending substantially between the first and second outer skins defining a support structure in the microcellular structured core; and a second polymeric substrate comprising a weld feature that is aligned with the support structure and that is coupled to the second outer skin of the first molded microcellular polymeric substrate.