AUTOMOTIVE TRIM COMPONENT HAVING AN ELASTOMERIC SKIN WITH A FOAM CORE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME

WIPO Patent Application WO2002002291

A3

A mold assembly for manufacturing a trim component of an automotive vehicle. The mold assembly comprises a first mold half (11) having a contoured first mold surface (14) and an outer peripheral edge and a second mold half having a contoured second mold surface and an outer peripheral edge. The mold halves pivotal about a hinge between an open position providing access to the respective mold surfaces and a closed position with the outer peripheral edge of the first mold half aligned with an abutting the outer peripheral edge of the second mold surface. A cutting ridge (21) is formed around the outer peripheral edge of the first mold half (11) for engaging a bulbous projection (26) formed around the outer peripheral edge of the second mold half (12) in the closed position whereby upon the injection of a urethane material (42) onto the mold halves, the cutting ridge abuts against the projection and perforates any oversprayed material (24) extending outside of the mold surfaces when the mold halves are moved to the closed position.

INWERSENT KARSTEN (US)
THARY CHRISTIAN (US)
KLEMS WILLIAM F (US)

PCT/US2001/021027

May 23, 2002

July 02, 2001

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INTIER AUTOMOTIVE SEATING AMERICA INC (US)
INWERSENT KARSTEN (US)
THARY CHRISTIAN (US)
KLEMS WILLIAM F (US)

B29C44/14; B29C44/58; (IPC1-7): B29C44/58; B29C44/14

DE29714028U1	1997-10-23
GB1447110A	1976-08-25
US5116557A	1992-05-26

DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 198138, Derwent World Patents Index; Class A32, AN 1981-68983D, XP002187286

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