Multi-colored coverstock
US6670012B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249993
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process for producing a multicolored coverstock (10, 20, 72) providing at least two thermoplastic or thermoplastic olefin sheets (12, 14, 58). Each of the sheets includes a different color. The process includes directing the sheets into a position where the edges (24, 26) of the sheets overlap. The sheets are laminated together and are laminated to a foam substrate (22, 60) by directing the sheets and the foam substrate through an embossing nip (72). The embossing nip is further operative to impart an embossed surface in the sheets (18). The resulting laminated coverstock may be used in vacuum forming, low pressure molding, and compression molding of interior trim parts of automobiles and other vehicles.
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