Molded painted plastic component being an integrally formed badge
AssigneePatent Holding Company
InventorsLarry J. Winget, Darius J. Preisler, Jason T. Murar
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Abstract
A method is provided for manufacturing a painted plastic component having a badge, emblem or other ornamentation, such as air bag covers having a badge, or wherein the component is the badge itself. The method includes providing a painted film sheet and a one-piece thermoplastic elastomeric structural carrier. A bottom contact surface of the film sheet bonds with a front contact surface of the structural carrier by diffusion between the contact surfaces thereof within a mold cavity of an injection mold separate from the mold cavity of a vacuum mold which is utilized to vacuum-mold the film sheet to form the desired painted plastic component.
Claims6
A molded painted plastic component being an integrally formed badge, the component comprising:
- a formed, prepainted film sheet having top and bottom surfaces defining a badge, the film sheet being selected from the group consisting of polyester, polycarbonate, and polyurethane;
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- a thermoplastic elastomer which forms a structural carrier bonded to the bottom surface of the film sheet to form a unitary laminate painted plastic component and badge wherein the film sheet comprises a layer of acrylic color and polyvinylidine fluoride and an acrylic clear coat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.