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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1997
Kazunari Tajiri, Aichi-ken, JP;
Soji Nimura, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for manufacturing an injection molded steering wheel pad having a cover and a pocket formed between a first projection and a second hook-shaped projection, that together hold an arm of an air bag device. The apparatus includes fixed and movable mold members opposed to one another. The movable mold member moves along a predetermined moving path to selectively contact and separate from the fixed mold member. Core members are provided in one of the mold members for forming the first and second projections in the pad. The core members are movable between retracted and extended positions with respect to one of the movable and fixed mold members so that the formed pad projections can be separated from the mold by varying movements of the core members, relative to each other and the mold in which they operate.