摘要 |
In-mold decoration process for the production of molded plastic articles covered at least in part with a skin material, comprises the steps of: (a) providing an injection mold having a male and a female half; (b) cutting the skin material to the appropriate dimensions to provide individual skin pieces; (c) suspending a skin piece between said two halves of the mold by holding it from about its upper edge, the rest of the skin piece being free; (d) closing the mold; (e) injecting a stream of a molten plastic material centrally of the mold, whereby the plastic stream will apply the skin piece to the second half of the mold without causing wrinkles and form a plastic frame around at least all sides but one of the skin piece; (f) allowing the plastic to solidify; and (g) opening the mold and extracting the resulting molded piece. |