Method of and apparatus for fabricating interior element for aut

Details Method of and apparatus for fabricating interior element for aut Method of and apparatus for fabricating interior element for aut

1997-05-27

1999-06-22

Ball, Michael W.

Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture

Methods

Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor

156285, B31F 100

Patent

active

059139960

ABSTRACT:
A method of forming an interior element for an automotive vehicle, the interior element including a covering member and a substrate, comprising the steps of preparing a covering member for the interior element and an air-permeable substrate of a predetermined three-dimensional shape for the interior element, the covering member including a sheet of covering material and a cushioned padding, the covering sheet laminated with the cushioned padding; placing the substrate on a support for receiving and supporting the substrate thereon, the support having ventilating holes; putting the covering member, with the cushioned padding thereof facing the substrate, on a surface of the substrate carried on the support; applying vacuum to the substrate through the ventilating holes of the support to draw the covering member onto the substrate; causing a cover frame to be operatively combined with the support in a manner to contain the covering member and the substrate carried on the support; and applying compressed-air onto both surfaces of the interior element to bond the covering member onto the substrate. Also, an apparatus for forming an interior element for an automotive vehicle is disclosed.

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