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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
David R McCooey, Dover, NH (US);
Assignee:
Textron Automotive Company Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294695 ; 29530 ; 298972 ; 264 465 ; 264261 ;
Abstract
An automotive interior trim panel has an outer flexible skin that overlies a rigid backing panel formed with a foam entry hole through which foam precursors are poured into a space between the skin and panel and they react and expand to generate a foam layer within the space. Tab projections are carried by the panel and extend into the foam space to at least partially cover the opening and provide rigid backing support for foam expanding in the region of the entry hole to control the density of the foam in this entry hole region such that it conforms more closely with the density of the immediate surrounding foam.