Patent ID: 7143498
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A non-shut-off method manufacturing a trim component for the interior of a vehicle comprising the steps of: actuating a movable tool obstruction to define a ditch adjacent a mold cavity, the mold cavity adapted to form a molded trim component having a groove therein; injecting a first shot of material into the mold cavity so as to substantially stop at the actuated movable tool obstruction, the first shot of material is adapted to form a first trim element having a grained class-A side, the actuated movable tool obstruction adapted to permit flash to enter the ditch to provide a non-shut-off condition relative to injecting the first shot of material; injecting a second shot of material into a secondary void to form a second trim element having a grained class-A side, the retracted movable tool obstruction adapted to permit the flash to enter the ditch to provide a non-shut-off condition relative to injecting the second shot of material; retracting the movable tool obstruction during said step of injecting the second shot of material to define the secondary void within the mold cavity and to operatively position the ditch therebetween; and bonding the second trim element to the first trim element as they form within the mold cavity, wherein at least a portion of the second trim element is bonded to the first trim element within the groove, thereby forming a molded trim component having up to a 100% grained class-A side.