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Molding in airbag door features in a vehicle interior panel using a movable mold member
US9010799B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9010799-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213425909-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Publication date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
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A method of making a vehicle interior panel substrate with a reduced thickness portion along a boundary of an airbag door includes molding the substrate using a substrate mold that includes a movable mold member. The movable mold member is part of a mold section and moves with respect to other portions of the mold section during the molding process to form the reduced thickness portion, which may include a hinge or a tear seam. The mold member moves after plastic material is introduced into the mold cavity. The plastic material is allowed to expand when substrate mold sections are moved away from each other. Plastic material expansion may be part of a structural gas injection (SGI) process. A scrim material or other hinge reinforcement may be molded into the substrate.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of making a vehicle interior panel having a substrate with a reduced thickness portion along a boundary of an airbag door, the method comprising the steps of: (a) forming a mold cavity using first and second mold sections of a substrate mold, wherein the first and second mold sections include respective first and second mold surfaces that together at least partially define the cavity, and wherein the first mold section includes a movable mold…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9010799B2 cover?
- A method of making a vehicle interior panel substrate with a reduced thickness portion along a boundary of an airbag door includes molding the substrate using a substrate mold that includes a movable mold member. The movable mold member is part of a mold section and moves with respect to other portions of the mold section during the molding process to form the reduced thickness portion, which m…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Hagl Reinhold, Faurecia Interior Systems Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B29C37/0057. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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