Patent ID: 9744699
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29K,B29L

Claim:
1. A method of compression molding a polymeric component having improved impact resistance, the method comprising: applying a foaming agent to a first surface of a first blank comprising a first polymeric material; contacting a second surface of a second blank comprising a second polymeric material with the foaming agent to form an assembly, wherein the foaming agent is sandwiched between the first blank and the second blank in the assembly; disposing the assembly in a mold cavity of a compression mold; and compression molding the assembly by applying heat and pressure to form a compression molded consolidated polymeric component comprising a first polymeric layer, an intermediate foam layer, and a second polymeric layer, wherein the first polymeric material of the first blank and the second polymeric material of the second blank comprise a thermoplastic resin, and the foaming agent has an optimal gas yield temperature (T