Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Katsuji Ueki

Toyokazu Endo

Sadao Morishita

Masamitsu Matsuki

Tetsuo Sakai

An automotive interior component consisting of a resin core member and a surface skin member is fabricated by giving an approximately final shape to the surface skin member before mold press forming the resin core member with the surface skin member placed in the cavity of the die assembly for the mold press forming. Since the surface skin member is given with an approximately final shape in advance, even the most stretched part of the surface skin member would not break or wrinkle during the step of attaching the surface skin member to the resin core member as the latter is being molded.

Method for fabricating automotive interior components

An automotive interior component such as an automotive door trim comprising a main body integrally combining a resin core member and a surface skin member by a mold press forming process and an attachment member attached to a part of the main body, in which the attachment member is attached to the main body by way of connecting parts of the resin core member during the process of mold press forming. The connecting part may consist of an extension of the resin core member which is pushed out of openings provided in the surface skin member and adhered to the attachment member. Alternatively, the connecting part may consist of parts of the resin core member into which engagement pawls provided in the attachment member, in particular, an attachment core member thereof are penetrated through the surface skin member. In either case, solidification of the connecting parts completes the attachment of the automotive door trim. Thus, the process of mounting the attachment member is simplified, and accurate positioning of the attachment member can be achieved.

Automotive door trim with attachment joined during molding

Automotive door trim and method for fabricating the same

In a method and device for combining a resin core member and a surface skin member at the same time as molding the resin core member into a desired shape, air and reaction gas trapped in the die cavity is removed through air vent pieces embedded in the die surfaces of the upper and lower dies so that a laminated molded article with a favorable appearance free from creases can be obtained. The air vent pieces may be either porous or provided with minute slits so that air and gas may be removed but the resin material may not seep through.

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Kanagawa-ken, Japan

Katsuji Ueki