# US 10,864,704 B2 · Molded product

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- Number: US 10,864,704 B2
- Document ID: US10864704B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/455,836
- Filed: 2019-06-28
- Published: 2020-01-02
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2018-07-02
- Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; Sunarrow Ltd
- Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; Sunarrow Ltd
- Inventors: Seonghun Lee; Yuichi Takahashi; Tomoomi Kiyomiya
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864704B2

## CPC

- B32B 1/00: Layered products having a non-planar shape
- B32B 7/12: using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
- B32B 3/263: {characterised by a layer having non-uniform thickness}
- B32B 3/26: characterised by a particular shape of the outline of the cross-section of a continuous layer; characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids {(foam layer B32B5/18; layer of synthetic resin characterised by fillers that create voids or cavities B32B27/205); characterised by an apertured layer}
- B32B 7/04: Interconnection of layers
- Y10T 428/23: Sheet including cover or casing
- Y10T 428/231: Filled with gas other than air; or under vacuum
- Y10T 428/233: Foamed or expanded material encased
- Y10T 428/234: including elements cooperating to form cells
- Y10T 428/24273: including aperture
- Y10T 428/24298: Noncircular aperture [e.g., slit, diamond, rectangular, etc.]
- Y10T 428/24314: Slit or elongated
- Y10T 428/24479: including variation in thickness
- Y10T 428/24562: Interlaminar spaces
- Y10T 428/24612: Composite web or sheet
- Y10T 428/24752: Laterally noncoextensive components
- Y10T 428/24802: Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
- Y10T 428/24851: Intermediate layer is discontinuous or differential
- B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A molded product includes a body including a flat part and a projection protruding from the flat part, a design member including a design surface, and an adhesive member sticking the design member to the body. The adhesive member includes a buffer portion formed by cutting off a part of the adhesive member at a position corresponding at least to the projection. Thus, the adhesive member negates differences in level on the body, allowing the design surface to be smooth.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A molded product, comprising:
a body including a flat part and a projection protruding from the flat part;
a design member including a design surface; and
an adhesive member sticking the design member to the body, wherein:
the adhesive member includes a buffer portion formed by cutting off a part of the adhesive member at a position corresponding at least to the projection, and
the buffer portion includes an accommodation part that receives the projection.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The molded product according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive member further includes another accommodation part; and
the buffer portion includes a communication part in fluid communication with the accommodation parts while extending in a plane direction of the flat part.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The molded product according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the adhesive member is larger than a protruding length of the projection.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The molded product according to claim 3, further comprising a hollow cavity positioned between the design member and a distal end of the projection, wherein the hollow cavity is defined by the accommodating part of the buffer portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The molded product according to claim 1, wherein the buffer portion extends through the adhesive member in a thickness direction of the adhesive member.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The molded product according to claim 1, wherein the buffer portion is disposed inside an outer peripheral edge of the adhesive member.

### Claim 7

A molded product, comprising:
a body including a flat part and a plurality of recesses in the flat part;
a design member including a design surface; and
an adhesive member sticking the design member to the body, wherein:
the adhesive member includes a buffer portion comprising:
a plurality of accommodating parts that receive the plurality of recesses, and
a communication part that extends between the plurality of accommodating parts, wherein the plurality of accommodating parts and the communication part are formed by removing a portion of the adhesive member.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The molded product according to claim 7, wherein the buffer portion is disposed inside an outer peripheral edge of the adhesive member.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The molded product according to claim 7, further comprising a plurality of hollow cavities positioned between the design member and the plurality of recesses in a thickness direction of the molded product, wherein the plurality of hollow cavities are in fluid communication with each other via the communication part of the buffer portion.