METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOLDED ARTICLE OF A RUBBER POLYMER TO WHICH ANOTHER ARTICLE IS DETACHABLY CONNECTED

• Main Authors: NIJMAN GERARD, OUDE LUTTIKHUIS BART MARIA, REUVEKAMP LOUIS-PHILIPPE ANTOINE EUGENE MARIA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.08.2015
• Subjects: BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE; HABERDASHERY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; JEWELLERY; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCESIN A PLASTIC STATE; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a molded article (11) of a rubber polymer to which another article (12) is detachably connected. The method comprises the steps of providing a coupling means (2), comprising a first (2a) and second (2b) member, both of which are provided with interlocking elements (21,22) along connectable edges, the interlocking elements (21,22) being configured to interlock in a substantially continuous way along the edges in the connected state, and unlock in the disconnected state; integrating the first member (2a) and the molded article (11), such that its interlocking elements (21) are available for connection; integrating the second member (2b) and the other article (12), such that its interlocking elements (22) are available for connection; and interlocking the interlocking elements (21,22) of the first and second member (2a,2b) to produce the detachable connection between the articles. The invention further relates to a vehicle spoiler (1), portions of which are mutually connected by the method of the invention.