Method of making a laminated trim component
US10532499B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/30
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of making a laminated trim component is provided. A heated plastic composite sheet is pressed against a heated laminated sheet to bond a plastic cushioning layer of the laminated sheet to the plastic composite sheet. The step of pressing compresses a portion of the laminated sheet spaced inwardly from an outer periphery of the laminated sheet to locally compact and thin the cushioning layer at the portion to form a compressed portion of the cushioning layer. Interior portions of the sheets stretch during the step of pressing while remaining intact.
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