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Process for producing multicolored slush skins
Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1991-09-06
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Granted: 1993-11-16
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Expires: 2011-09-06
Abstract
Abstract In the course of producing a multicolored slush skin in accordance with the powder-slush method, individual one-piece slush skins are produced in successive process steps, which extend over the entire mold, which is divided into individual color zones by means of separation fins. After the first slush skin with the first color has been produced, the area assigned to another color is cut off and this part taken out of the mold, the other part of the slush skin remaining in the mold. Subsequently a complete second slush skin is formed in the previously emptied partial area as well as in the area of the remaining first slush skin, etc. A multicolored slush skin, looking from the grain side, then is the result after it is finally taken out of the mold, which is distinguished by an exact and visually tidy separating seam between the individual color areas.
Inventors
- 👤 Jurgen Minke
- 👤 Roland Wolff
- 👤 Axel Bruder
- 👤 Werner Wagner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-03 06:50
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26F; B26F3/00; B26F3/06; B26F3/08; B29; B29C; B29C41/00; B29C41/02; B29C41/22; B29C2791/00; B29C2791/001; B29C2793/00; B29C41/04; B29C41/18; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/57; Y10S264/60; Y10S264/79
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
233 words
A process for producing multicolored slush skins comprising the steps of: (A) placing a colored slush material selected from a predetermined number of colored slush materials into a mold having a form face, the form face having a plurality of color zones separated by separation fins having acutely tapering flanks which form a wedge angle of approximately 45° with each other, the flanks being symmetrically inclined to an adjacent area of the form face of the mold; (B) rotating the mold to distribute and deposit the colored slush material on the form face including on the plurality of color zones and on the separation fins; (C) sintering and gelling the colored slush material; (D) removing from the mold the sintered and gelled colored slush material from at least one color zone to expose the form face by cutting the sintered and gelled colored slush material at a top edge of the separation fins by moving a separating device with a heated separating cutter on and along the top edge of the separation fins; (E) placing another colored slush material selected from the predetermined number of colored slush materials into the mold; (F) repeating steps (B) and (C) to obtain a multi-colored slush skin; (G) optionally repeating steps (D), (E), and (F) to obtain a multicolored slush skin with a desired number of colors; and (H) removing the multicolored slush skin from the mold.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
233 words
A process for producing multicolored slush skins comprising the steps of: (A) placing a colored slush material selected from a predetermined number of colored slush materials into a mold having a form face, the form face having a plurality of color zones separated by separation fins having acutely tapering flanks which form a wedge angle of approximately 45° with each other, the flanks being symmetrically inclined to an adjacent area of the form face of the mold; (B) rotating the mold to distribute and deposit the colored slush material on the form face including on the plurality of color zones and on the separation fins; (C) sintering and gelling the colored slush material; (D) removing from the mold the sintered and gelled colored slush material from at least one color zone to expose the form face by cutting the sintered and gelled colored slush material at a top edge of the separation fins by moving a separating device with a heated separating cutter on and along the top edge of the separation fins; (E) placing another colored slush material selected from the predetermined number of colored slush materials into the mold; (F) repeating steps (B) and (C) to obtain a multi-colored slush skin; (G) optionally repeating steps (D), (E), and (F) to obtain a multicolored slush skin with a desired number of colors; and (H) removing the multicolored slush skin from the mold.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein a thickness of the colored slush material placed according to step (A) is selected to be less than a height of the separation fins.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein PVC powder is used for the colored slush materials.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein the separation fins are triangular pointed separation fins.
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