Mold and method for making a trim panel

摘要

A method of forming a vehicle trim component 10 having a first layer 10A and a second layer 12 includes overlapping an edge 44 of a first member 14 of the first layer 10A with an edge 50 of a second member 16 of the first layer 10A within a mold having first and second mold portions 22 and 26 to define a seam 18 location. One of the first and second mold portions 22 and 26 is moved into contact with the other of the mold portions to define a second layer cavity 54 between the mold portion and the first layer 10A. A second layer 12 is formed within the cavity 54 and adjacent the first layer 10A, wherein the material defining the second layer 12 urges the edges 44 and 50 of the first and second members 14 and 16 into engagement with one another to define a seam 18 in the first layer 10A such that no portion of the material defining the second layer 12 extends between the edges 44 and 50 of the first and second members 14 and 16.