METHOD AND MOLD DESIGN FOR IN-MOLD DECORATION OF INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLES

摘要

The plastic substrate portion (20) of the part is formed by a first injection of plastic into a mold, so as to adhere to an overlying sheet of coverstock material (14). A portion of the coverstock is not initially adhered to the substrate. A second injection of plastic forms the undecorated portion (12) of the part, and bonds to the substrate portion (20) to form a unitary plastic panel (10). In the course of contacting the substrate portion (10), the plastic from the second injection folds and hides the non-adhered portion (14) of the cover stock, thereby forming a neat, clean split line (16).