US5082609A
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Method of forming a moulded panel
Assignee: Bridgestone Australia Ltd
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Filing: 1990-10-22
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Granted: 1992-01-21
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Expires: 2010-10-22
Abstract
Abstract A panel having a finish face, a substrate and a lamina of moulded polyurethane between the two is formed in a single closable die having two portions, the first stage of the operation being to spray a release agent onto a face forming surface of one die portion, then spray an aliphatic polyurethane colored film onto the release agent, spray an elastomer polyurethane over that film and allow the elastomer to at least partially set, lay a sheet of reinforcing fibre which can for example be a continuous filament glass over the at least partially set elastomer, dispense the liquid ingredients of a rigid foam polyurethane over the glass, close to the mould, and remove the product after setting.
Inventors
- 👤 Milo L. Rohrlach
- 👤 William J. Hall
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 03:48
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C70/00; B29C70/04; B29C70/28; B29C70/30; B29C70/305; B29C44/00; B29C44/02; B29C44/12; B29C44/14; B29C44/141; B29C70/02; B29C70/026; B29K; B29K2075/00; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/06; B29K2105/08; B29K2105/0854; B29L; B29L2007/00; B29L2007/002; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A method of production of a moulded panel having a finish face, a substrate, and a lamina of moulded polyurethane between the face and substrate, comprising the following steps sequentially: (a) spraying release agent to finish forming and substrate forming surfaces of respective portions of an open two portion die set, applying a finish material over said release agent on the finish forming surface of one of said portions so as to establish an obverse side and a reverse side of the finish material, (b) spraying ingredients of mouldable polyurethane over the reverse side of the finish material, (c) applying a sheet of reinforcing fibres on the mouldable polyurethane after it has partially set but before it has completely cured, (d) spraying liquid ingredients of a rigid polyurethane onto the reinforcing fibres, and closing the die portions so that said substrate forming surface is contiguous with the rigid polyurethane before setting of the rigid polyurethane, and (e) opening said die portions after all said polyurethane has set, and removing the moulded panel from the die set.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
176 words
A method of production of a moulded panel having a finish face, a substrate, and a lamina of moulded polyurethane between the face and substrate, comprising the following steps sequentially: (a) spraying release agent to finish forming and substrate forming surfaces of respective portions of an open two portion die set, applying a finish material over said release agent on the finish forming surface of one of said portions so as to establish an obverse side and a reverse side of the finish material, (b) spraying ingredients of mouldable polyurethane over the reverse side of the finish material, (c) applying a sheet of reinforcing fibres on the mouldable polyurethane after it has partially set but before it has completely cured, (d) spraying liquid ingredients of a rigid polyurethane onto the reinforcing fibres, and closing the die portions so that said substrate forming surface is contiguous with the rigid polyurethane before setting of the rigid polyurethane, and (e) opening said die portions after all said polyurethane has set, and removing the moulded panel from the die set.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said finish material comprises an aliphatic polyurethane colour film, and the method comprises spraying release agent also on said finish forming surface, and spraying liquid ingredients of said aliphatic polyurethane colour film on said release agent on the finish forming surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said polyurethane ingredients applied in step (b) of claim 1 set to at least partly cellular high density foam elastomer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method according to claim 1 further comprising moulding said panel with a boss outstanding from said substrate, to have a small diameter opening in said boss, and, after said removal of the panel, expanding the base of said opening by a rotary tool.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein said polyurethane ingredients applied in step (b) of claim 1 set to at least partly cellular high density foam elastomer.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
232 words
A method of production of a molded panel having a finish face, a substrate, and a lamina of molded polyurethane between the face and substrate, comprising the following steps sequentially: (a) applying release agent to finish forming and substrate forming surfaces of respective portions of an open two portion die set, applying a finish material over said release agent on the finish forming surface of one of said portions so as to establish an obverse side and a reverse side of the finish material, (b) applying ingredients of mouldable polyurethane over the reverse side of the finish material, (c) applying a sheet of reinforcing fibers over the mouldable polyurethane after it has at least partially set, but before it has completely cured, (d) applying liquid ingredients of a rigid polyurethane to the reinforcing fibers, and closing the die portions so that said substrate forming surface is contiguous with the rigid polyurethane before setting of the rigid polyurethane, (e) opening said die portions after all said polyurethane has set, and removing the molded panel from the die set; and (f) said steps further comprising molding said panel to have surfaces defining a groove extending along a portion of the panel extending inwardly from said obverse side, cementing a sheet of fabric over a portion only of said obverse side, with an edge overlapping said groove, and urging said overlapping edge into said groove.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
232 words
A method of production of a molded panel having a finish face, a substrate, and a lamina of molded polyurethane between the face and substrate, comprising the following steps sequentially: (a) applying release agent to finish forming and substrate forming surfaces of respective portions of an open two portion die set, applying a finish material over said release agent on the finish forming surface of one of said portions so as to establish an obverse side and a reverse side of the finish material, (b) applying ingredients of mouldable polyurethane over the reverse side of the finish material, (c) applying a sheet of reinforcing fibers over the mouldable polyurethane after it has at least partially set, but before it has completely cured, (d) applying liquid ingredients of a rigid polyurethane to the reinforcing fibers, and closing the die portions so that said substrate forming surface is contiguous with the rigid polyurethane before setting of the rigid polyurethane, (e) opening said die portions after all said polyurethane has set, and removing the molded panel from the die set; and (f) said steps further comprising molding said panel to have surfaces defining a groove extending along a portion of the panel extending inwardly from said obverse side, cementing a sheet of fabric over a portion only of said obverse side, with an edge overlapping said groove, and urging said overlapping edge into said groove.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 6 further comprising positioning said panel together with said fabric sheet in one portion of a two portion die wherein the other portion comprises a blade aligned with the groove, and closing the die to thereby effect said urging of the overlapping edge into the groove with said blade.
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