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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2003
Nels R. Smith, Zeeland, MI (US);
James D. Schichtel, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Chad M. Baumann, Zeeland, MI (US);
Nels R. Smith, Zeeland, MI (US);
James D. Schichtel, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Chad M. Baumann, Zeeland, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a panel is disclosed. The method includes forming a flexible skin (); coupling a compressible material () to the skin (); positioning the skin () and compressible material () in a mold; and forming a rigid substrate () around the skin () and compressible material () providing a first soft region () wherein the compressible material () is disposed between the skin () and the substrate () so that a first soft region () is defined by the compressible material ().