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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1998
Carl Henry Visconti, Clarkston, MI (US);
Michael William Jary, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Edward Joseph Wenzel, Troy, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A mold is provided having the shape of the trim panel and having a blade projecting from the mold at the juncture between the first and second regions to be covered by the different sheet materials. A first sheet material is provided and cut to fit the first region and also extend over the blade. This first sheet is draped over the mold and the blade. A second sheet material is bonded to a rigid substrate material, with the rigid substrate material having a flange structure along the edge margin thereof which is adapted to snap-fit over the blade of the mold and thereby hold in place the first sheet material which had previously been draped over the blade. The mold is then closed and a suitable molding material is injected to adhere to the back side of the first sheet material and the substrate layer of the second sheet material to thereby form the rigid trim panel. The mold is opened and the rigid trim panel is removed from the blade.