Patents Assigned to Honda Engineering North America, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6328920
    Abstract: A plastic part having a complex structure as a first layer and a simple structure as a second layer, is formed using a method for molding. Initially, a single mold is provided, the mold having an interior cavity and a runner reaching from an exterior of the mold to the cavity. The mold is kept closed while a quantity of a first plastic material is injected via the runner into the interior cavity to form a first layer of the plastic part. The mold is then partially opened, creating an increased interior cavity section, into which a quantity of a second plastic material is injected, via the runner, to form a second layer of the plastic part. The solidified plastic part can then be ejected from the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Engineering North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichi Uchiyama, Lam B. Sam