US 12,330,397 B2
Three shot plastic tailgate
Geert Jan Schellekens, Glize (NL); and Matteo Terragni, Misinto MB (IT)
Assigned to SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Bergen op Zoom (NL)
Filed by SABIC Global Technologies B.V., Bergen op Zoom (NL)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/386,406.
Application 18/386,406 is a continuation of application No. 17/942,817, filed on Sep. 12, 2022, granted, now 11,845,240.
Application 17/942,817 is a continuation of application No. 16/912,198, filed on Jun. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,458,709, issued on Oct. 4, 2022.
Application 16/912,198 is a continuation of application No. 16/534,446, filed on Aug. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,717,348, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Application 16/534,446 is a continuation of application No. 15/756,649, granted, now 10,434,846, issued on Oct. 8, 2019, previously published as PCT/IB2016/055333, filed on Sep. 7, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/215,085, filed on Sep. 7, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0059051 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B29C 45/16 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/00 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B60J 1/00 (2006.01); B60J 1/18 (2006.01); B60J 3/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29K 69/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01)
CPC B32B 27/00 (2013.01) [B29C 45/0005 (2013.01); B29C 45/02 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/365 (2013.01); B60J 1/006 (2013.01); B60J 1/18 (2013.01); B60J 3/007 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0035 (2013.01); B60Q 1/26 (2013.01); F21S 43/26 (2018.01); B29C 45/14688 (2013.01); B29C 45/16 (2013.01); B29K 2069/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/30 (2013.01); B32B 2307/41 (2013.01); B32B 2307/412 (2013.01); B32B 2307/414 (2013.01); B32B 2605/006 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of forming a tailgate of a vehicle comprising:
molding a window,
molding a license plate holder, and
molding a license plate lamp lens,
wherein the method comprises
injecting a first plastic from which the window and license plate lamp lens are molded in a first shot, and
injecting a second plastic from which the license plate holder is molded in a second shot, and
wherein the tailgate is of one-piece monolithic molded plastic construction.