METHOD FOR FORMING PLASTIC MOLDED PANELS

摘要

Plastic panels which are useful as automotive interior trim panels, interior door panels and the like decorative and structural panels, are made by a method which provides an underturned edge onto the panel. The method includes positioning blands (30) over top of a mold ring (36). The blanks (30) are secured to the mold ring (36) and the blank (30) is secured to the mold cavity (32) via a vacuum. The two piece mold (60, 34) is mated together and a substrate is injected into the mold cavity (32). The cavity (32) is opened, the ring (36) is lifted and the formed part (10) is removed from the mold.