Cover for air conditioning device for vehicle, and method for manufacturing same

A method of manufacturing a cover for an air conditioning device for a vehicle, which is configured to cover an air-conditioner main body mounted on a ceiling portion of the vehicle, the cover comprising:

• a core made of a foamed material having heat insulating property;
• and
• a surface member for covering entire surfaces of the core, the surface member being made of a fiber reinforced plastic obtained by impregnating fibers with a resin, the method comprising:
• shaping the core comprising closed cells and the fibers by flexing an intermediate portion of the core to be elastically deformed in a state in which the core is supported at two points corresponding to both end portions of the core on a molding die having a curved shape;
• impregnating the fibers with the resin by injecting the resin into a sealed space formed between the molding die and the core by vacuuming;
• and
• demolding the cover from the molding die after the resin is cured.