US 12,286,044 B2
Method and apparatus for producing a vehicle interior component
Joshua Hallock, Warren, MI (US); Eric Repke, Milford, MI (US); Mark Karges, Macomb, MI (US); James Gerry Williams, Highland, MI (US); Michelle A. Pereny, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Lisa Swikoski, West Bloomfield, MI (US); and Christopher D. Johnson, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on May 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/316,353.
Prior Publication US 2024/0375567 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/58 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/5891 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly, comprising:
a die;
a funnel comprising one or more side walls extending from an entrance to an outlet, wherein the die is positioned adjacent to and above the entrance to the funnel; and
a liner comprising one or more elastic panels, the liner conforms to a shape of an inner surface of the one or more side walls.