Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes – Direct application of electrical or wave energy to work – Reshaping – drawing or stretching
Reexamination Certificate
2003-11-25
2008-08-26
Huson, Monica A (Department: 1791)
Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
Direct application of electrical or wave energy to work
Reshaping, drawing or stretching
C264S172150, C264S320000, C264S319000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07416693
ABSTRACT:
A molding manufacturing method includes: preparing a molding body including a molding main body made of thermoplastic material and a decorative layer higher than the molding main body in hardness and melt temperature; setting the molding body in a fixed die; heating and softening an end portion of the molding body while maintaining the decorative layer softer than the molding main body, by irradiating an infrared ray onto a back surface of the molding main body corresponding to the end portion; and press forming the end portion of the molding body by applying a movable punch onto the fixed die while the end portion of the molding body is in a softened state to bend the end portion of the molding body to obtain an end cover portion having a predetermined shape.
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Japanese Office Action mailing date: Oct. 4, 2005 with English translation issued for corresponding Japanese Application No. JP-A-2002-342649.
Japanese Office Action mailing date: Oct. 4, 2005 with English translation issued for corresponding Japanese Application No. JP-A-2002-342648.
Jinno Akira
Miwa Yoshikazu
Miyake Jun-ichi
Tamura Tatsuya
Yamada Masahito
Huson Monica A
Tokai Kogyo Co. Ltd.
Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian , LLP.
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