US5037681A
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Molding for use with an automobile and process for manufacturing the same
Assignee: Tokai Kogyo Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-03-06
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Granted: 1991-08-06
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Expires: 2010-03-06
Abstract
Abstract A molding for an automobile comprises a finishing film adhered to the surface of a metal strip. The finishing film comprises a flexible resin film adhered to the metal strip on one surface, and on its opposite surface, adhered to a flexible transparent resin film. The transparent film protects the flexible resin film to increase the durability of the finishing film. In the process for manufacturing the molding, an adhesive material is coated onto the metal strip, a finishing film is adhered thereby to the metal strip, and the combination of metal strip and finishing film are folded to an appropriate cross section, and seal members are attached.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukihiko Yada
- 👤 Kazuo Shiiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:11
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/07; B29C48/12; B29C48/15; B29C48/154; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B15/08; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/30; B32B27/304; B32B27/308; B32B27/40; B32B37/00; B32B37/14; B32B37/15; B32B37/153; B60; B60J; B60J10/00; B60J10/15; B60R; B60R13/00; B60R13/04; B60R13/06; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/40; B32B2307/412; B32B2327/00; B32B2327/06; B32B2375/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/2419; Y10T428/24198; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A molding for an automobile comprising: an elongated metal strip folded longitudinally in the vicinity of each longitudinal edge to produce an outwardly facing central portion and two outwardly facing edge portions; a finishing film adhesively bonded to said metal strip so as to cover said outwardly facing central portion and at least a part of said edge portions, said finishing film comprising a flexible resin film and a transparent resin film, said flexible resin film being adhesively bonded on one surface to said metal strip and on the opposite surface to said flexible transparent resin film; and a resilient seal member bonded to and extending outwardly from each edge portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A molding for an automobile comprising: an elongated metal strip folded longitudinally in the vicinity of each longitudinal edge to produce an outwardly facing central portion and two outwardly facing edge portions; a finishing film adhesively bonded to said metal strip so as to cover said outwardly facing central portion and at least a part of said edge portions, said finishing film comprising a flexible resin film and a transparent resin film, said flexible resin film being adhesively bonded on one surface to said metal strip and on the opposite surface to said flexible transparent resin film; and a resilient seal member bonded to and extending outwardly from each edge portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The molding as defined in claim 1, wherein said flexible resin film is adhesively bonded to said flexible transparent resin film by an acrylic resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The molding as defined in claim 1, wherein said transparent flexible resin film is adhered directly to said resin film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The molding as defined in claim 2, wherein said transparent flexible resin film is formed of fluorocarbon resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The molding as defined in claim 3, wherein said transparent flexible resin film is formed of urethane resin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The molding as defined in claims 4 or 5, wherein said flexible resin film is formed of colored polyvinyl chloride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
94 words
A process for manufacturing a molding for use with an automobile, comprising the steps of: coating an adhesive material on a metal strip; laminating to the surface of said adhesive material a finishing film comprising a flexible resin film having one surface laminated to said adhesive material and an opposite surface adhered to a flexible transparent resin film; folding said metal strip together with said finishing film to a desired configuration in cross section; and extruding a molten resin to form resilient seal members and bonding the formed seal members onto said metal strip.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
94 words
A process for manufacturing a molding for use with an automobile, comprising the steps of: coating an adhesive material on a metal strip; laminating to the surface of said adhesive material a finishing film comprising a flexible resin film having one surface laminated to said adhesive material and an opposite surface adhered to a flexible transparent resin film; folding said metal strip together with said finishing film to a desired configuration in cross section; and extruding a molten resin to form resilient seal members and bonding the formed seal members onto said metal strip.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process as defined in claim 7 further comprising a step of baking said adhesive material to said metal strip.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process as defined in claim 8 further comprising a step of pressing said metal strip laminated with said finishing film to firmly adhere said finishing film onto said metal strip.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process as defined in claim 9 further comprising a step of activating said adhesive material before extruding said seal members.
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