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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2003
Lisa A. Grems, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Dana M. Jones, Goodrich, MI (US);
Daniel V. Beckley, Fenton, MI (US);
Daniel E. Wenglinski, Livonia, MI (US);
Manfred Fritsch, Ringgold, GA (US);
Thomas G. Bailey, Highland, MI (US);
Larry Gaudreau, North Berwick, ME (US);
Lisa A. Grems, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Dana M. Jones, Goodrich, MI (US);
Daniel V. Beckley, Fenton, MI (US);
Daniel E. Wenglinski, Livonia, MI (US);
Manfred Fritsch, Ringgold, GA (US);
Thomas G. Bailey, Highland, MI (US);
Larry Gaudreau, North Berwick, ME (US);
Intier Automotive Inc., Aurora, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
An automotive component () and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The component () comprises a core portion () formed of a first material and a second portion () integral with the core portion () and formed of a second material. In one illustrated embodiment, the first and second materials have different material property characteristics. For example, the first material can be made of a relatively harder plastic material than the second material made of a softtouch plastic material. The method for manufacturing the component comprises the steps of injecting the first material into a first cavity of a mold to form the core portion (), altering the mold cavity to form a second cavity and injecting the second material into the second cavity while the first material is in a reactive state to form the second portion () of the component. Because the first material is in the reactive state, the second material is integrally formed with the first material.