VEHICLE INTERIOR PART AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

摘要

The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a method of forming a polymeric skin of a vehicle interior part such as an instrument panel, the method including the steps of heating a molding cavity having a shape of the vehicle interior part, injecting a polymer into the molding cavity to form the polymeric skin, and cooling the molding cavity. The heating may be carried out prior to the injecting. The heating may overlap in time with the injecting. The cooling may be carried out subsequent to the injecting. The cooling may overlap in time with the injecting. The polymeric skin may then positioned next to a cushion layer which is in turn positioned next to a substrate layer to form the vehicle interior part.

主权项

1. A method of forming a polymeric skin of a vehicle interior part, comprising:
heating a molding cavity having a shape of the vehicle interior part; injecting a polymer into the molding cavity to form the polymeric skin; and cooling the molding cavity.