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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2004
Glenn A. Cowelchuk, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Robert J. Adams, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kenneth W. Shaner, Howell, MI (US);
Randy S. Reed, Fair Haven, MI (US);
Nelson E. Williams, Jr., Saline, MI (US);
Joseph T. Donatti, Howell, MI (US);
Glenn A. Cowelchuk, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Robert J. Adams, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kenneth W. Shaner, Howell, MI (US);
Randy S. Reed, Fair Haven, MI (US);
Nelson E. Williams, Jr., Saline, MI (US);
Joseph T. Donatti, Howell, MI (US);
International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present invention include interior vehicle trim panel having a sprayed expanded polyurethane layer and method of making same. In at least one embodiment, the method of making the vehicle interior trim panel comprises providing a skin layer on a spray tool, spraying expandable polyurethane reactive components onto the skin layer to form a resilient layer, and securing a rigid substrate on the resilient layer, such that the resilient layer extends between and connects the skin layer with the substrate to form the vehicle interior trim panel.