Patent ID: 7152296
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: B29C,B29L,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for forming a planiform piece having a support material and a cladding sheet intended for the interior fittings of motor vehicles, the device comprising: a mould including a punch and a die for covering the support material, on at least one of its faces with a cladding sheet, wherein an air gap is defined between the punch and the die and the punch and the die are movable towards one another to permit the closing of the mould in a forming direction and wherein the support material and cladding have a first zone located in the air gap and a second zone projecting from said air gap; a pivotable member; an intermediate member rotatably securing the pivotable member with respect to the die; a jack fixedly mounted at a first end to the intermediate member and pivotably secured at a second end to the pivotable member; a cutting tool mounted to the pivotable member for cutting the support material, the cutting tool is positionable between the cladding and the support material in the vicinity of the limit between the first zone and the second zone by the pivotal movement of the pivotable member, and wherein the pivotable member cooperates with the die to simultaneously cut and form the planiform piece when the mould moves from a first to a second configuration.