Patent ID: 6887413
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B32B,B60R,F25D

Abstract:
1. A method for making a covering or trim part with a directly molded-on carrier, comprising: placing a decorative part having a veneer wood layer or sheet metal part in an at least two-part injection mold; closing the mold, thereby moving a cutting edge provided on a first part of the mold past an inside wall area of a second part of the mold and thereby cutting the decorative part to a precise shape by shearing off an outer edge of the decorative part while simultaneously pushing the decorative part in front of the cutting edge to an interior bottom surface of the second part of the mold, providing sealing between the cutting edge and a front edge of the decorative part formed by shearing off said outer edge, and defining at least part of a mold cavity between the first part of the mold and the decorative part; injecting molding compound into the mold cavity after cutting the decorative part, which upon curing permanently bonds to the decorative part; opening the mold; and removing the covering or trim part and molded-on carrier from the mold.