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Apparatus for making vehicle panel assembly

  • US 5,665,397 A
  • Filed: 07/21/1995
  • Issued: 09/09/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mold assembly for forming a polymeric structure on one surface of a sheet-like panel having opposite surfaces, comprising:

  • a pair of cooperating mold sections movable between open and closed positions, said mold sections adapted to receive, engage and hold the sheet-like panel therebetween when said mold sections are in said closed position, each mold section having a facing surface which faces the other mold section;

    a mold cavity defined in a first portion of said facing surface of a first of said mold sections, said first portion of said facing surface of said first mold section having a support area adjacent said mold cavity, said support area adapted to support and seal against the one surface of the sheet-like panel such that said mold cavity opens to the one surface of the panel when the panel is held between said mold sections in said closed position;

    a heat insulative pad on the second of said mold sections, said pad being urged against the surface of the sheet-like panel which is opposite the one surface at a position opposite said mold cavity to hold the one surface of the panel against said support area and overlying said mold cavity when said mold sections are in said closed position; and

    a resilient member located between said heat insulative pad and said second mold section, said resilient member urging said heat insulative pad against the opposite surface of the panel when said mold sections are in closed position,whereby when a polymeric molding material is introduced in said mold cavity, a polymeric structure defined by said mold cavity will be formed on the one surface of the panel.

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