MANUFACTURING VEHICLE FLOOR TRAYS

摘要

The three-dimensional positions of points on a surface of a vehicle foot well are digitally measured and are stored in a memory. The stored points are used to construct an electronic model of the vehicle foot well surface. The electronic model of the vehicle foot well surface in turn is used to construct an electronic three-dimensional image of the vehicle floor tray. A vehicle tray data file is created from the electronic three-dimensional image. The data file is in turn used to make a mold for a vehicle floor tray, and vehicle floor trays are manufactured by molding polymer material in the mold.

主权项

1. A process for manufacturing a vehicle floor tray, comprising the steps of:
digitally measuring the three-dimensional position of a plurality of points on a substantially carpeted surface of a vehicle foot well for which the vehicle floor tray is to be provided; storing said points in a memory; using the stored points to construct an electronic model of the vehicle foot well surface; using the electronic model of the vehicle foot well surface to construct an electronic three-dimensional image of the vehicle floor tray; creating a vehicle tray data file from the electronic three-dimensional image of the vehicle floor tray; using the vehicle tray data file to make a vehicle tray mold; and manufacturing the vehicle floor tray by molding polymer material in the mold.