PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELEMENT OF A COACHWORK

• Main Authors: JACQUEMET, Thierry, STABLO, Frédéric, DUBOST, Elise
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 15.06.2022
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The invention relates to a method for producing an element (1) for a vehicle body part, comprising the following steps in sequence: step A: producing a support sheet (10) comprising a first region (11), in which a connecting part (12) is arranged, and a second region (13), in which a heating rail (14) connected to the connecting part (12) is arranged; step B, changing the shape of the supporting sheet (10) to enable the first area (11) and the second area (13) to form an angle (alpha) between 65 degrees and 115 degrees; step C: arranging the support sheet (10) in a first moulding chamber and injecting a first thermoplastic material into the first moulding chamber to obtain a first layer (20) overmoulded on the support sheet (10), the first layer (20) covering the entire second region (13);step D: arranging the support sheet (10) in a second molding chamber and injecting a second thermoplastic material into the second molding chamber to obtain an overmolded second layer (30) on the first layer (20).