Lit badge with roll stamp selective chroming
AssigneeMagna Exteriors Inc.
InventorsMark Hess, Bradley Cox, Dan Clarry, Gregory P. Milligan, Andre Rest
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Abstract
There is provided a badge adapted for a vehicle that includes a first portion formed from a first injection molded process of light transmissive material and a second portion formed from a second injection molded process of plateable material. The plateable portion provides a chrome exterior of trim. The first portion provides a light-through decoration where the light transmissive material is back lit with at least one lighting element.
Claims20
A method of making a badge assembly operably adapted for a vehicle, comprising:
- providing at least one injection molding assembly;
- providing at least one predetermined light transmissive material that is non-plateable;
- providing at least one predetermined plateable material;
- providing at least one predetermined third material;
- injecting the light transmissive material into a mold operable to form at least one first injection molded portion;
- injecting the plateable material into the mold operable to form at least one second injection molded portion operably coupled to the first injection molded portion forming an injection molded assembly;
- and,
- operably applying a predetermined flow of the third material to the injection molding assembly operably to plate the plateable material with said third material.
A method of producing a badge assembly operably adapted for a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- providing an injection molding assembly;
- providing a chroming line path;
- providing a plateable material;
- providing a chrome material;
- providing a light transmissive material that is non-plateable;
- injecting the light transmissive material into a mold to form at least one first injection molded part;
- injecting the plateable material into the mold to form at least one second injection molded part operably coupled to the first injection molded part forming an injection molded assembly;
- applying a flow of the chrome material to the injection molded assembly to plate the plateable material in the chrome material;
- and
- providing at least one backlighting device operably coupled to the injection molded assembly.
A badge assembly adapted for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one first injection molded portion formed of a light transmissive material;
- at least one second injection molded portion formed of a plateable material;
- and
- at least one lighting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.