Invention Application
- Patent Title: AUTOMOTIVE ARMREST WITH SOFT FEEL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
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Application No.: US10904008Application Date: 2004-10-19
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Publication No.: US20060082190A1Publication 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: B60J5/00
- IPC: B60J5/00

Abstract:
The present invention provides for an improved armrest 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, a trim assembly includes an integrated armrest formed by injecting a first material into a first shot mold cavity in a first shot of a molding operation. An armrest cover is molded to at least a portion of the armrest by injecting into a mold chamber a second foamed material in a second shot of the molding operation to provide the armrest 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 armrest.
Public/Granted literature
- US07458631B2 Automotive armrest with soft feel and method of making the same Public/Granted day:2008-12-02
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