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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2003
Michael P. Schoemann, Waterford, MI (US);
Robert J. Adams, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Glenn Cowelchuk, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
William J. Noble, Macolm, MI (US);
Michael P. Schoemann, Waterford, MI (US);
Robert J. Adams, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Glenn Cowelchuk, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
William J. Noble, Macolm, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an overmolded trim component includes providing a first mold portion and a movable mold element. The movable mold element includes first and second mold surfaces positioned at a first angle with respect to one another. The movable mold element is then positioned into the first position to define a first cavity. A first material is then introduced into the first cavity, thereby forming a substrate. The substrate includes a first substrate surface is at a second angle with respect to a second substrate surface. The movable mold element is then positioned into the second position to define a second cavity. A second material is then introduced into the second cavity, thereby forming an overmolded trim component. The movable mold element is oriented at a third angle with respect to the first substrate surface and at a fourth angle with respect to the second substrate surface.