A casing component according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a decorating film and a casing part. The decorating film is formed on a base film by vapor deposition and includes a metal layer, fine cracks being formed in the metal layer by stretching the base film. The casing part has a decorated region, the decorating film being adhered to the decorated region.

A decorative member for a steering wheel which is used for being attached to a resin member formed around a ring core metal of a steering wheel. The decorative member includes a base layer attached to the resin member, a design part arranged on the base layer, and a heater arranged between the design part and the base layer. The base layer may include an extraction part at an intermediate position in a longitudinal direction thereof such that a lead wire connected with the heater is led out of the extraction part.

In composition of a heating cylinder cover that covers a heating cylinder 2 having a temperature control mechanism 3m in which at least a plurality of heating units 3a, 3b, 3c, . . . are provided on an outer circumferential surface 2ms of a heating cylinder body 2m along an axial direction Fs, the heating cylinder cover includes a heat-retaining cover part 5 that is integrally provided with a cover body part 5m and a plurality of partition parts 5a, 5bc, 5de, . . . ; the cover body part 5m is attached to the heating cylinder 2 thereby forming a predetermined covered space S between the cover body part 5m and the temperature control mechanism 3m and covers at least an upper half part 2u of the heating cylinder 2, and the partition parts 5a, 5bc, 5de, . . . project from an inner surface 5mi of this cover body part 5m toward the temperature control mechanism 3m and divides the covered space S into a plurality of closed spaces Sab, Scd, . . ..

In composition of a heating cylinder cover that covers a heating cylinder 2 having a temperature control mechanism 3m in which at least a plurality of heating units 3a, 3b, 3c, . . . are provided on an outer circumferential surface 2ms of a heating cylinder body 2m along an axial direction Fs, the heating cylinder cover includes a heat-retaining cover part 5 that is integrally provided with a cover body part 5m and a plurality of partition parts 5a, 5bc, 5de, . . . ; the cover body part 5m is attached to the heating cylinder 2 thereby forming a predetermined covered space S between the cover body part 5m and the temperature control mechanism 3m and covers at least an upper half part 2u of the heating cylinder 2, and the partition parts 5a, 5bc, 5de, . . . project from an inner surface 5mi of this cover body part 5m toward the temperature control mechanism 3m and divides the covered space S into a plurality of closed spaces Sab, Scd, . . ..

A structural reinforcement for an article including a carrier that includes: (i) a mass of polymeric material having an outer surface; and (is) at least one consolidated fibrous insert having an outer surface and including at least one elongated fiber arrangement having a plurality of ordered fibers arranged in a predetermined manner. The fibrous insert is envisioned to adjoin the mass of the polymeric material in a predetermined location for carrying a predetermined load that is subjected upon the predetermined location (thereby effectively providing localized reinforcement to that predetermined location). The fibrous insert and the mass of polymeric material are of compatible materials, structures or both, for allowing the fibrous insert to be at least partially joined to the mass of the polymeric material. Disposed upon at least a portion of the carrier will be a mass of activatable material.

A plastic glazing of a tailgate of a vehicle is provided, the plastic glazing comprising a translucent component, wherein a portion of the translucent component forms a rear window of the vehicle, a colored component molded onto the translucent component in a second shot, wherein the colored component comprises a lens of a light unit, a non-transparent component molded onto the translucent component, wherein an overlapping portion of the translucent component and the non-transparent component forms a blackout region proximate to the rear window, wherein the plastic glazing is of one-piece molded plastic construction, wherein the translucent component comprises a first textured surface in a region adjacent to the blackout region, where the first textured surface is configured to conceal a component of the vehicle.

The invention relates to an element of a vehicle luminous device, including an element made from a synthetic polymer material and includes an injection space which is formed by a primary space and a secondary space. The element further includes a material injection channel with at least two portions which extend in different directions. A first portion includes an injection location and a second portion is connected to the secondary space, and at least one angled portion with a variable angle connecting the at least two portions and including a protuberance.

A manufacturing method of a symbol button for a vehicle includes: preparing a button body comprising a side portion, a top portion formed of a polymer material on which a metal is able to be plated; forming an electrically conductive layer on an outside of the button body using a conductive polymer material; forming a plating shielding layer in a form of a symbol using a material on which a metal is not able to be plated on the electrically conductive layer; and performing metal plating on the outside of the button body having the plating shielding layer.

A manufacturing method of a symbol button for a vehicle includes: preparing a button body comprising a side portion, a top portion formed of a polymer material on which a metal is able to be plated; forming an electrically conductive layer on an outside of the button body using a conductive polymer material; forming a plating shielding layer in a form of a symbol using a material on which a metal is not able to be plated on the electrically conductive layer; and performing metal plating on the outside of the button body having the plating shielding layer.

In one aspect there is disclosed a method of improving shot repeatability in a multilayer reciprocating screw injection molding apparatus by preventing pressure communication or “cross-talk” between melt channels. In the first aspect an outlet nozzle valve is closed prior to closing a check valve within an injection unit of the multilayer reciprocating screw injection molding apparatus. In another aspect there is disclosed a method of improving shot repeatability in a reciprocating screw injection molding apparatus by recording a first position of a screw within the barrel of an injection unit of a reciprocating screw injection molding apparatus, the first position corresponding to a volume of melt within the barrel of the material injection unit. A second position of the screw is then calculated based on the first position, the second position corresponding to a transition position of the screw within the barrel of the injection unit of the reciprocating screw injection molding apparatus.