Patent ID: 6187233
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of making a colored automotive trim product, the method comprising the steps of:providing a substantially transparent clear coat layer on a carrier layer to form a clear coat laminate;calendaring the clear coat laminate to a colored substrate including color pigment material therein using at least first and second rollers to form a colored laminate including the clear coat, the carrier layer, and the colored substrate, the colored substrate being opaque to visible light;thermoforming the colored laminate into a desired three dimensional shape in a vacuum-forming apparatus to provide a thermoformed colored laminate;providing the thermoformed color laminate in a cavity of an injection molding apparatus;injecting flowable resin into the cavity of the injection molding apparatus behind the thermoformed color laminate to provide a colored trim product having at least three layers; andremoving the carrier from the trim product.