Injection-Molded Component and Method for Manufacturing an Injection-Molded Component
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsAndreas KNOEDLER-BUNTE, Franz TROFFER, Bernd VEIHELMANN
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Abstract
An injection-molded component for a motor vehicle, including a first film insert having a first printed area, a second film insert having a second printed area, and a transparent plastic layer disposed between the first film insert and the second film insert. The first printed area is configured to act as a cover for partially covering the second printed area.
Claims15
-14. (canceled)
An injection-molded component for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a first foil insert comprising a first print region;
- a second foil insert comprising a second print region;
- and
- a transparent polymer layer disposed between the first foil insert and the second foil insert,
- wherein the first print region is configured as a panel for coverage of sections of the second print region.
A method of producing an injection-molded component, wherein the injection-molded component comprises a first foil insert comprising a first print region;
- a second foil insert comprising a second print region;
- and a transparent polymer layer disposed between the first foil insert and the second foil insert, wherein the first print region is configured as a panel for coverage of sections of the second print region, the method comprising:
- printing the first foil insert with the first print region;
- printing the second foil insert with the second print region;
- providing an injection mold;
- positioning the first foil insert in the injection mold;
- positioning the second foil insert in the injection mold;
- injecting a polymer material into the injection mold;
- cooling the injection mold;
- and
- removing the injection-molded component from the injection mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.