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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1998
David Charles Knisely, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Dale Paul Moore, Plymouth, MI (US);
Zinoviy Chernyak, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a film-covered article. A moveable press having first and second mold surfaces is moved to an open position. The first mold surface has a sealing surface, and the second mold surface has a cutting surface. A thin flexible film having an offal portion is placed between the first and second mold surfaces. The offal portion is positioned between the sealing and cutting surfaces and acts as a seal between the mold halves. The press is moved to the closed position. The cutting surface contacts the film and partially cuts the offal portion along a perimeter of the film. The offal portion remains positioned between the cutting and sealing surfaces and seals the space between the first and second mold surfaces.