Invention Application
- Patent Title: AUTOMOTIVE HANDLE WITH SOFT FEEL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
- Patent Title (中): 具有软感的汽车手柄及其制造方法
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Application No.: US10904011Application Date: 2004-10-19
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Publication No.: US20060082174A1Publication Date: 2006-04-20
- Inventor: Glenn Cowelchuk , Todd DePue , David Dooley , Michael Hier , Randy Reed
- Applicant: Glenn Cowelchuk , Todd DePue , David Dooley , Michael Hier , Randy Reed
- Main IPC: B28B1/38
- IPC: B28B1/38

Abstract:
The present invention provides for an improved trim part, such as an automotive handle, with a soft feel, for use in a trim assembly, and to a continuous two-shot molding operation that may be continuously performed utilizing a single mold assembly. In an exemplary embodiment, an automotive handle includes a substrate formed by injecting a first material into a first shot mold cavity in a first shot of a molding operation. A handle cover is molded to at least a portion of the substrate by injecting into a mold chamber a second foamed material in a second shot of the molding operation to provide the handle with a soft feel. The second foamed material includes a foamed material that produces a soft, outer skin and a light, cellular inner core such that when a force is applied to the cover, the skin will deform and compress the inner core, providing a soft-touch feel to the handle.
Public/Granted literature
- US07478854B2 Automotive handle with soft feel and method of making the same Public/Granted day:2009-01-20
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