Norman J Clavette

US Patent:

57098280, Jan 20, 1998

Filed:

Oct 26, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/548643

Inventors:

Claude E. Bemis - York ME
Craig B. Labrie - Dover NH
Norman J. Clavette - Rollinsford NH

Assignee:

Davidson Textron Inc. - Dover NH

International Classification:

B29C 4406
B29C 4412

US Classification:

264 465

Abstract:

A vehicle interior trim component, such as a glove compartment or console door, and its method of fabrication includes an outer flexible shell having a peripheral contoured return flap captured within a peripheral gap provided between insert and backing panels of the component. Foam is injected into a space between the outer shell and insert panel and any gases and excess foam are allowed to escape from the foam space into an adjacent overflow chamber in a controlled manner through the gap while the return flap seals the assembly against external leakage of such excess foam.

US Patent:

48608157, Aug 29, 1989

Filed:

Aug 17, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/085796

Inventors:

Kent Parker - Dover NH
Bruce Batchelder - Barrington NH
Norman Clavette - Dover NH

Assignee:

Davidson Textron Inc. - Dover NH

International Classification:

B22C 700

US Classification:

164 47

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for manufacturing a composite article by use of a mold core and a cavity block and wherein a skin and insert are placed in the mold cavity and foam precursors are poured into the mold cavity to complete the article includes a process in which a series of part replicas are formed and used to cast thermally stable liners that are carried by the mold core and mold cavity. The thermally stable liners have low melt temperatures and can be reused and recast following wear during the molding process. The liners are made from material which has low shrinkage and expansion rates to define a mold assembly that will produce repeatable parts.