Manufacture of an article having a decorative cover sheet overlying a substrate
US10076856B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R13/0243
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of forming a decorative article comprising placing a decorative cover sheet comprising an untextured skin layer, a cushion foam layer and an adhesive layer in a mold space between a front mold half and a rear mold half, placing a substrate on the rear mold half, heating a textured front mold surface and the skin layer with a first heater arrangement between the front mold half and the cover sheet, heating the cover sheet and the substrate with a second heater arrangement between the cover sheet and the rear mold half, forming the skin layer of the decorative cover sheet into contact with the textured front mold surface, forming into the skin layer a textured surface from the textured front mold surface, pressing the substrate against the adhesive layer of the decorative cover sheet, and bonding the cover sheet to the substrate with the adhesive layer.
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