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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Inteva Products, Llc, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Gassman, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Edward J. Wenzel, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/14631 (2013.01); B29C 45/14221 (2013.01); B29C 45/14688 (2013.01); B29C 45/14811 (2013.01); B29C 45/14786 (2013.01); B29C 2045/0032 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14188 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14245 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14729 (2013.01); B29K 2995/007 (2013.01); B29L 2031/302 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a trim panel is provided. The method including the steps of: placing a non-woven mat of material in a heating press; heating the material to a predetermined temperature; applying a decorative film to a first surface of the heated material to create a bilaminate; placing the bilaminate layer into a cavity of a tool such that the decorative film is facing the cavity; heating the cavity; and injecting a thermoplastic resin into the tool such that the thermoplastic resin is adhered to a second surface of the material, the second surface being opposite to the first surface.