Method and apparatus for producing a precise joint between two cover materials for a trim component

An apparatus for molding a trim component,

• said apparatus comprising a first mold section and a second mold section that are relatively movable in a first direction for molding the trim component therebetween,
• wherein said first mold section includes a base tool segment with a first rim, and a pinching stamp that is movable relative to said base tool segment in a second direction at an angle relative to said first direction and that includes a second rim opposed to said first rim with a pinching gap formed therebetween, such that said pinching gap has a variable gap width responsive to movement of said pinching stamp in said second direction relative to said base tool segment,
• wherein said second mold section includes a tucking blade that is movable in said first direction on a plane extending through said pinching gap, such that said tucking blade can be moved into and withdrawn from said pinching gap, and
• wherein said first mold section further includes a counter-clamping blade that is movable relative to said base tool segment and relative to said pinching stamp in said first direction on said plane extending through said pinching gap, such that said counter-clamping blade cooperates with said tucking blade to clampingly hold the trim component therebetween while moving together into said pinching gap.