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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2004
Glenn A. Cowelchuk, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Robert J. Adams, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kenneth W. Shaner, Howell, MI (US);
Nelson E. Williams, Jr., Saline, MI (US);
John D. Youngs, Southgate, MI (US);
Glenn A. Cowelchuk, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Robert J. Adams, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kenneth W. Shaner, Howell, MI (US);
Nelson E. Williams, Jr., Saline, MI (US);
John D. Youngs, Southgate, MI (US);
International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An interior trim panel for a vehicle door is provided according to alternative methods. The interior trim panel includes a bolster to which a polyurethane skin is molded by a spraying operation. Expanded polyurethane foam is sprayed over the polyurethane skin and a backing panel is either integrally formed or assembled to the polyurethane foam layer.