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Vehicle door panel manufacturing method

US5582789A · kind A · utility

27Cited by
10References
5Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 1994
Grant dateDec 10, 1996
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/249987
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides, in a preferred embodiment, an interior trim component for a motor vehicle including a first membrane with a connected foam backing, an apertured second membrane spread adjacent the foam backing of the first membrane, and a moldable rigid polymeric material providing a backing for the second membrane and supporting the first membrane, the moldable polymeric material penetrating the apertures of the second membrane and adhering to the foam backing of the first membrane.

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