Panel device and method of manufacturing
OwnerNissan Ringelinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a composite plastic component having a first section surrounded by a second section. The method includes positioning a first section on a mold, the mold having a curved top surface. The method includes heating a second section in the form of a frame, and positioning the second section about the first section on the mold. The method includes pressing the first and second sections on the curved mold to curve the first and second sections in conformance with the curve of the mold, and to attach the frame to the first section. The method includes removing the curved first section and frame from the mold, cooling the curved first section and frame, and allowing the first section to return from a curved shape to a planar shape.
Claims18
A method of manufacturing a composite plastic component having a first section surrounded by a second section, the method comprising:
- positioning a generally planar first section, formed of a first material on a mold and comprising a polarizing film applied to one or more surfaces of the first section, the mold having a curved top surface;
- heating a second section in the form of a frame, the second section formed of a second material;
- positioning the second section about the first section on the mold;
- pressing the first and second sections on the curved mold to curve the first and second sections in conformance with the curve of the mold, and to attach the frame to the first section;
- removing the curved first section and attached frame from the mold;
- cooling the curved first section and attached frame;
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- allowing the first section to return from a curved shape to a planar shape, the frame positioned about the first section to form a composite component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.