Title:
MANUFACTURING A VEHICLE TRIM COMPONENT VIA COMPRESSION AND INJECTION MOLDING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/033024
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a vehicle trim component is provided that includes disposing a fiber panel (44) onto a first surface (38) of a mold cavity (40). The method also includes compressing the fiber panel between the first surface and a second surface of the mold cavity to form the fiber panel into a desired shape. The method further includes injecting resin into the mold cavity to fill at least one void (52, 54, 62) between the first surface and the second surface adjacent to the fiber panel.
Inventors:
FOX BART W (US)
DEYOUNG JEFFREY A (US)
POKORZYNSKI TONY M (US)
DEYOUNG JEFFREY A (US)
POKORZYNSKI TONY M (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/052534
Publication Date:
April 25, 2013
Filing Date:
August 27, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO (US)
FOX BART W (US)
DEYOUNG JEFFREY A (US)
POKORZYNSKI TONY M (US)
FOX BART W (US)
DEYOUNG JEFFREY A (US)
POKORZYNSKI TONY M (US)
International Classes:
B29C43/02; B29C33/14; B29C43/36; B29C43/40; B29C45/14; B60R13/02
Foreign References:
| US5756406A | 1998-05-26 | |||
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| US5902533A | 1999-05-11 | |||
| US6685863B1 | 2004-02-03 | |||
| FR2445208A1 | 1980-07-25 | |||
| DE102009055983A1 | 2011-06-09 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KANTOR, Andrew L. et al. (Houston, Texas, US)
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