Claims
- 1. A method of making an interior trim panel for attachment to structure of a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
loading a trim blank into a cavity of a first side of a mold; depositing a molten thermoplastic material onto a core on the first side of the mold; closing the mold; moving the slide in a channel of the core; and injecting a molten thermoplastic material into a second side of the mold to form the interior trim panel.
- 2. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of injecting includes forming a carrier from the thermoplastic material and bonding the carrier to the trim blank.
- 3. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of depositing comprises extruding the thermoplastic material onto the core of the mold.
- 4. A method as set forth in claim 1 including the step of moving the slide to an extended position prior to said step of closing the mold.
- 5. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of moving the slide comprises moving the slide to a retracted position after said step of closing the mold.
- 6. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of loading comprises loading the trim blank into a slip device on the mold.
- 7. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of injecting comprises providing a fixed injection unit and injecting molten plastic into the mold.
- 8. A method as set for the in claim 7 including the step of cooling the interior trim panel.
- 9. A method as set forth in claim 8 including the step of opening the mold.
- 10. A method as set forth in claim 9 including the step of removing the interior trim panel from the mold.
- 11. A method as set forth in claim 1 including the step of precutting the trim blank.
- 12. A method as set forth in claim 1 including the step of starting one step before a previous step has been completed.
- 13. A method of making an interior trim panel for attachment to an inner panel of a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
loading a trim blank into a cavity of a mold on a first side thereof; depositing a molten thermoplastic material onto a core of the mold on the first side thereof; closing the mold to form a first portion of the interior trim panel; moving the slide in a channel of the core; and injecting a molten thermoplastic material into the mold and forcing the molten plastic material into a second side of the mold to form a second portion of the interior trim panel.
- 14. A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein said step of injecting includes forming a carrier from the thermoplastic material and bonding the carrier to the trim blank.
- 15. A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein said step of depositing comprises extruding the thermoplastic material onto the core of the mold.
- 16. A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein said step of loading comprises loading the trim blank into a slip device on the mold.
- 17. A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein said step of moving the slide comprises retracting the slide to a retracted position after said step of closing.
- 18. A method as set for the in claim 17 including the step of opening the mold.
- 19. A method as set forth in claim 18 including the step of removing the interior trim panel from the mold.
- 20. A method of making a door trim panel for attachment to an inner panel of a door of a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
loading a trim blank into a cavity of a mold on a first side thereof; depositing a molten thermoplastic material onto a core of the mold on the first side thereof; closing the mold to form a first portion of the interior trim panel; moving the slide into a channel of the core; and injecting a molten thermoplastic material into a second side of the mold and forcing the molten plastic material into the second side of the mold to form a second portion of the door trim panel.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0001] The present invention claims the priority date of copending United States Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/173,636, filed Dec. 30, 1999.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60173636 |
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