Patent ID: 6192966
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B60J,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of producing an automobile sunshade, comprising the following steps:(a) continuously feeding a closed-cell foamed plastic board through an oven to heat said board to a condition wherein the plastic material is softened and the foam cells are expanded;(b) moving said heated plastic board from said oven through a set of molding dies so that the plastic board is pressed and molded repetitively, to form a continuous train of individual sunshades;(c) continuously cooling the molding dies by passing liquid coolant through said dies, whereby the heated plastic board is cooled during the molding operation; and(d) cutting the molded board at selected areas thereof to separate the sunshades formed as a result of steps (b) and (c).