VEHICLE DOOR MODULE
A vehicle door module includes a textile overmolded with a first thermoplastic composition to form a unitary frame, wherein the textile includes reinforcing fibers and a second thermoplastic composition.
1 . A vehicle door module comprising a textile overmolded with a unitary frame comprising a first thermoplastic composition, wherein the textile comprises reinforcing fibers and a second thermoplastic composition.
2 . The vehicle door module of claim 1 , wherein the first thermoplastic composition comprises polypropylene and glass fiber.
3 . The vehicle door module of claim 1 , wherein the first thermoplastic compositions comprises glass fiber in an amount of 10 to 60 weight percent, based on the total weight of the unitary frame.
4 . The vehicle door module of claim 1 , wherein the textile comprises 30 to 70 weight percent of the second thermoplastic composition, based on the total weight of the textile.
5 . The vehicle door module of claim 1 , wherein the textile comprises glass fiber and a thermoplastic polymer comprising a polyamide, a polyethylene, a polypropylene, a polyethylene copolymer, a polypropylene copolymer, or a combination thereof.
6 . The vehicle door module of claim 1 , further comprising a perimeter seal.
7 . The vehicle door module of claim 1 further comprising an adhesive disposed between a portion of the unitary frame and a portion of the textile.
8 . A method of making a vehicle door module comprising molding a textile and overmolding a unitary frame comprising a first thermoplastic composition onto the textile, wherein the textile comprises reinforcing fibers and a second thermoplastic composition.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the unitary frame comprises polypropylene and glass fiber and the textile comprises polypropylene and glass fiber.
10 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising surface treating the textile prior to overmolding.
11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising applying an adhesive to the textile prior to overmolding.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the unitary frame comprises polypropylene and glass fiber.