US4829644A
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Method of molding skin-covered foamed plastic article
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-04-27
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Granted: 1989-05-16
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Expires: 2008-04-27
Abstract
Abstract Herein disclosed is a method of producing a skin-covered foamed polyurethane article, such as a seatback proper of an automotive seat, a seat cushion proper of the same or the like. A bag-shaped skin member which is to constitute the skin of the article consists of two parts which have respective inwardly projected peripheral portions stitched up. One of the peripheral portions is folded back fully to constitute a thicker peripheral portion. A mold used for molding the article has a groove which extends around the side wall of the cavity. The skin member is put into the cavity of the mold in such a manner that the thicker portion is forcedly received in the groove, and then a liquid material of polyurethane is poured into the bag-shaped skin member.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuaki Kondo
- 👤 Kiichiro Ishimaru
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 08:49
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/02; B29C44/12; B29C44/14; B29C44/143; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/58; B29L2031/751; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/48; Y10T29/481; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49888
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A method of producing a skin-covered foamed plastic article, comprising by steps: (a) preparing a bag-shaped skin member which consists of two parts, the two parts having respective inwardly projected peripheral portitions stitched up, one of said peripheral portions being folded back fully to constitute a thicker peripheral portion; (b) preparing a mold which has a cavity formed therein, said cavity having at its wall an elongate ridge thereby to define a groove at a given portion of said cavity; (c) putting said skin member in said cavity in such a manner that said thicker peripheral portion is forcedly received in said groove; (d) pouring a liquid material of foamed plastic into the bag-shaped skin member in the mold; (e) inserting a shaping die into said cavity; (f) putting a lid member on said mold thereby to close said cavity; and (g) removing, upon sufficient hardening of the material, said lid member and said shaping die and taking out a hardened product of foamed plastic from the mold.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
168 words
A method of producing a skin-covered foamed plastic article, comprising by steps: (a) preparing a bag-shaped skin member which consists of two parts, the two parts having respective inwardly projected peripheral portitions stitched up, one of said peripheral portions being folded back fully to constitute a thicker peripheral portion; (b) preparing a mold which has a cavity formed therein, said cavity having at its wall an elongate ridge thereby to define a groove at a given portion of said cavity; (c) putting said skin member in said cavity in such a manner that said thicker peripheral portion is forcedly received in said groove; (d) pouring a liquid material of foamed plastic into the bag-shaped skin member in the mold; (e) inserting a shaping die into said cavity; (f) putting a lid member on said mold thereby to close said cavity; and (g) removing, upon sufficient hardening of the material, said lid member and said shaping die and taking out a hardened product of foamed plastic from the mold.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, in which an adhesive tape is attached to a bottom surface of the cavity of the mold before the step (c).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, in which said bag-shaped skin member is placed in said cavity having its mouth portion directed upward.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as claimed in claim 3, in which during curing of the material of foamed plastic, said lid is kept clamped to said mold.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in claim 4, in which after the step (g), said product is mounted to a frame member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, in which said material is a liquid material of polyurethane foam.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, in which the thickness of said thicker peripheral portion of the skin member is greater than the width of said groove of said mold.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as claimed in claim 7, in which said skin member is of a two-layered skin which comprises an outer skin of cloth and an inner skin of wadding.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as claimed in claim 8, in which the thickness of said thicker peripheral portion is substantially two times as large as that of a major portion of the skin member.
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