Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Foam filled panel with sealed decorative stitching and process for manufacture thereof
- Patent Title (中): 泡沫填充面板,密封装饰缝合及其制造方法
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Application No.: US13435162Application Date: 2012-03-30
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Publication No.: US08877317B2Publication Date: 2014-11-04
- Inventor: Kerry Scott Zellner, Jr. , Chase Perry Nelson , Timothy A. Pittaluga , Michael Brent Hampton , Garland Wayne Brookshire , Takashi Niwa
- Applicant: Kerry Scott Zellner, Jr. , Chase Perry Nelson , Timothy A. Pittaluga , Michael Brent Hampton , Garland Wayne Brookshire , Takashi Niwa
- Applicant Address: US KY Erlanger JP Toyota-shi
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.,Toyota Motor Corporation
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.,Toyota Motor Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US KY Erlanger JP Toyota-shi
- Agency: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
- Main IPC: B32B7/08
- IPC: B32B7/08 ; B32B3/06

Abstract:
A foam filled panel with decorative thread stitching is provided. In addition, the stitching can be sealed to prevent leakage of foam when it is injected between a substrate and a skin layer to provide a foam filled panel. The decorative thread stitching can be sewn into the skin layer of the foam filled panel before the panel is assembled and filled with injectable foam. In addition, the skin can be made via slush molding, which allows various features and details to be molded into the skin. In some instances, the stitching can be sealed by adhesively attaching an impermeable membrane along a length of the stitching, thereby covering all the openings. In other instances, the stitching is sealed by using an expandable thread. Also disclosed is a process for manufacturing a foam filled panel with decorative thread stitching.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130260086A1 FOAM FILLED PANEL WITH SEALED DECORATIVE STITCHING AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF Public/Granted day:2013-10-03
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