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US5271885A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method for fabricating interior linings for motor vehicles

Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1992-03-03
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Granted: 1993-12-21
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Expires: 2012-03-03
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Abstract

Abstract A method of producing inside linings with a skin of polyurethane material and a polyurethane support reinforced with fiberglass pour-behind foamed together in a mold. The method operates in such a fashion that the support is first produced separately from a fiberglass mat, cut to size with exact contours and dimensions relative to the finished inside lining, and saturated with polyurethane material to form a support with a protruding edge section consisting only of the polyurethane material. The polyurethane skin is inserted into a lower mold with an edge that protrudes in the separation plane of the lower mold. The separately produced polyurethane support is then inserted into the upper mold with the edge section, made only of polyurethane material, lying in the separation plane. The support and the skin are pour-behind foamed by filling the polyurethane material into the open mold. The mold is closed so that the edge section of the separately produced support in the separation plane contacts the skin and forms a seal. The mold is then opened, and the molding is taken out. If one works with a closed mold, the mold naturally is first closed; and the polyurethane material is filled into the closed mold. The edge section consisting only of polyurethane material is cut off from the end product so that the waste consists solely of recyclable polyurethane material. At the same time, the edge section forms a seal during pour-behind foaming, which prevents the polyurethane material from reaching the outside surface of the skin during pour-behind foaming.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ernst Denker
  • 👤 Gerhard Reisinger

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/18; B32B5/20; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/02; B29C44/12; B29C44/34; B29C44/3402; B29K; B29K2075/00; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/06; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/30; B29L2031/3005; B32B2260/00; B32B2260/02; B32B2260/021; B32B2260/04; B32B2260/046; B32B2262/00; B32B2262/10; B32B2262/101; B32B2266/00; B32B2266/02; B32B2266/0214; B32B2266/0278; B32B2605/00; B32B2605/003

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 189 words
A method for producing finished inside linings for motor vehicles with a skin of polyurethane material and with a polyurethane support that is reinforced with a glass fiber mat, which are pour-behind foamed together in a mold comprised of a separation plane between a lower mold and an upper mold by the following process steps: a) separately producing the support comprised of a glass fiber mat cut to the precise contour and dimension of the desired finished inside lining, saturated with polyurethane material, said support having a protruding edge section consisting solely of this polyurethane material; b) inserting the skin into the lower mold, the skin having a protruding edge lying in the separation plane; c) inserting the separately produced support into the upper mold with said protruding edge section lying in the separation plane; d) pour-behind foaming the support and the skin by filling polyurethane material into the mold which is open; e) closing the mold so that the edge section of the separately produced support in the separation plane forms a seal in contact with the skin; and, f) opening the mold and taking the molding out.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 189 words
A method for producing finished inside linings for motor vehicles with a skin of polyurethane material and with a polyurethane support that is reinforced with a glass fiber mat, which are pour-behind foamed together in a mold comprised of a separation plane between a lower mold and an upper mold by the following process steps: a) separately producing the support comprised of a glass fiber mat cut to the precise contour and dimension of the desired finished inside lining, saturated with polyurethane material, said support having a protruding edge section consisting solely of this polyurethane material; b) inserting the skin into the lower mold, the skin having a protruding edge lying in the separation plane; c) inserting the separately produced support into the upper mold with said protruding edge section lying in the separation plane; d) pour-behind foaming the support and the skin by filling polyurethane material into the mold which is open; e) closing the mold so that the edge section of the separately produced support in the separation plane forms a seal in contact with the skin; and, f) opening the mold and taking the molding out.
Claim 3
Independent Claim 184 words
A method for producing finished inner linings for motor vehicles with a skin of polyurethane material and a polyurethane support reinforced with a glass fiber mat, which are pour-behind foamed together in a mold comprised of a separation plane between a lower mold and an upper mold by the following process steps: a) separately producing a support comprised of a glass fiber mat cut to the precise contour and dimension of the desired finished inside lining, saturated with polyurethane material, said support having a protruding edge section consisting solely of this polyurethane material; b) inserting the skin into the lower mold, the skin having a protruding edge lying in the separation plane; c) inserting the separately produced support into the upper mold with said protruding edge section lying in the separation plane; d) closing the mold so that the edge section of the separately produced support in the separation plane forms a seal in contact with the skin; e) pour-behind foaming the support and the skin by filling polyurethane material into the closed mold; and, f) opening the mold and taking out the molding.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 184 words
A method for producing finished inner linings for motor vehicles with a skin of polyurethane material and a polyurethane support reinforced with a glass fiber mat, which are pour-behind foamed together in a mold comprised of a separation plane between a lower mold and an upper mold by the following process steps: a) separately producing a support comprised of a glass fiber mat cut to the precise contour and dimension of the desired finished inside lining, saturated with polyurethane material, said support having a protruding edge section consisting solely of this polyurethane material; b) inserting the skin into the lower mold, the skin having a protruding edge lying in the separation plane; c) inserting the separately produced support into the upper mold with said protruding edge section lying in the separation plane; d) closing the mold so that the edge section of the separately produced support in the separation plane forms a seal in contact with the skin; e) pour-behind foaming the support and the skin by filling polyurethane material into the closed mold; and, f) opening the mold and taking out the molding.

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