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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/42 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01); B29K 105/20 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/424 (2013.01); B29C 51/266 (2013.01); B29K 2105/206 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for producing a vehicle interior component includes placing a polymeric cushion blank in a mold having a plurality of apertures and a mold cavity. The method may include the step of passing a first fluid having a first predetermined temperature through at least some of the apertures and through the cushion blank to heat the cushion blank to a compliant, non-liquid state. The method may also include passing a second fluid having a second predetermined temperature lower than the first predetermined temperature through the mold and through the cushion blank to cool cushion blank to a non-compliant state.