High-Lubricity Fuel Filler-Door Seal

This slip-modified, high-lubricity TPV with 10% siloxane has a soft durometer (45 Shore A) and is uniquely formulated for fuel filler-door seals to allow easy opening/closing force under all required environmental conditions. The TPV is bonded via 2-shot injection molding to a 20% GR PP substrate. The previous TPV door seal was 55 Shore A durometer, making it hard to open/close the filler door (requiring an 80 N force). The new TPV reduces opening/closing force to 38 N, so less effort is required to operate the door, providing ergonomic benefit to consumers. It was a drop-in replacement so no part-design changes were needed.

OEM/Vehicle General Motors Co. 2014 Cadillac CTS luxury sedan System Supplier US Farathane Material Processor US Farathane

Material Supplier Mitsubishi Chemical Performance Polymers Resin Trexprene A45SBW/SCW TPV Tooling/Equipment Supplier Proper Tooling

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