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CATEGORY: Chassis / Hardware
DUAL-RATE AIR EXTRACTOR
OEM Make & Model: Ford Motor Co. 2012MY Ford Escape and Edge CUVs Tier Supplier/Processor: Wegu Manufacturing Inc.
Material Supplier / Toolmaker: Rhetech / Anfe-Moulds Inc.
Material / Process: 40 percent talc-filled PP / Injection molding
Description: Two-shot molding is used to produce this one-piece air extractor formed of rigid polypropylene and overmolded with TPE. The unit features plastic living hinges and plastic torsional springs that function as a one-way pneumatic valve, allowing air to exit through flaps but reducing the amount of outside noise that can enter the passenger compartment through the extractor.
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