A method can be used to attach a fabric member to a trim while forming a pattern in the fabric member. A trim has trim grooves formed in one side of the trim and a fabric member has a foam formed in one side of a skin material of the fabric member. A bonding member is coated to an outer surface of the foam and the fabric member is heated where the bonding member is coated. The heated fabric member is placed on the side of the trim where the trim grooves are formed. The fabric member is fixed to the trim by inserting edges of the fabric member into the trim grooves using insertion blades while pattern protrusions formed in a compression jig form a pattern by pressing the skin material of the fabric member.

The invention provides a heat-shrinkable polyester film in which the differences in physical properties in the width direction are reduced even if the film has a small thickness. The heat-shrinkable polyester film has a main shrinkage direction in a width direction of the film and has (1) a thickness of 6-27 m; (2) a maximum value of the molecular orientation angle of 5 degrees or less; (3) a hot-water shrinkage at 90 C. in the width direction of the film 40-85%; (4) a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the hot-water shrinkage at 90 C. in the width direction of the film of 2% or less; and (5) a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the maximum shrinkage stress at 90 C. in the width direction of the film of less than 0.3 MPa.

A sealing assembly for sealing a bundle of wires includes a first sheet formed of a sealant material, a second sheet disposed above the first sheet, and a third sheet disposed above the second sheet formed of the sealant material. The second sheet includes a thermally conductive material. When the bundle of wires is overlaid on the assembly in a first direction, and the assembly is wrapped in a second direction that is generally perpendicular to the first to thereby surround the wires, the second sheet facilitates enhanced thermal energy distribution of applied heat throughout the assembly to thereby more uniformly melt the sealant material and thereby fill voids between the wires.

The invention provides a heat-shrinkable polyester film in which the differences in physical properties in the width direction are reduced even if the film has a small thickness. The heat-shrinkable polyester film has a main shrinkage direction in a width direction of the film and has (1) a thickness of 6-27 m; (2) a maximum value of the molecular orientation angle of 5 degrees or less; (3) a hot-water shrinkage at 90 C. in the width direction of the film 40-85%; (4) a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the hot-water shrinkage at 90 C. in the width direction of the film of 2% or less; and (5) a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the maximum shrinkage stress at 90 C. in the width direction of the film of less than 0.3 MPa.

An upper opening accommodating chamber and a lower opening upper box are joined vertically together with a decorative film sandwiched therebetween to sealingly form a forming space in which the accommodating spaces and are coupled together, and each of the upper and the lower spaces of the forming space is pressure-controlled to bring, under reduced pressure, the decorative film into close contact with a surface of a part of the adherend accommodated in the forming space. The accommodating chamber includes a recessed receiving jig enclosing a predetermined forming portion of the entire adherend from the inside of the portion to a side periphery, and only the portion surrounded by the receiving jig is partially vacuum formed.

The present disclosure is to provide a laminated film for decorating a three-dimensional molded product by vacuum forming which has a crack and strain-free uneven design on the clear coating film layer being an outermost layer at the time of use and provide a good design property to a molded product.

A laminated film for decorating a three-dimensional molded product by vacuum forming, having a base material film layer (A), a clear coating film layer (B), and a design layer (C), wherein at least one face of the base material film layer (A) bordering the clear coating film layer (B) has an uneven design.

The present disclosure relates to a monobloc tool for the production of laminated molded parts. The tool includes an effective surface area facing the molded part to be laminated, a usable surface area facing a tool holder for securing the tool 1, at least one fluid duct 4 passing through without kinks and arranged in the interior near the face of the effective surface area, and at least one cavity arranged between the fluid duct and the usable surface area.

A coating apparatus includes a support unit configured to support a film over a work to be coated. The support unit includes first support unit and second support unit which are arranged with a distance therebetween in a first direction so as to be positioned on both sides of the work. The first support unit includes a first lower member and a first upper member which vertically hold therebetween a first end of the film. The second support unit includes a second lower member and a second upper member which vertically hold therebetween a second end of the film. Each of the first lower member and the second lower member includes a support surface which extends in a second direction intersecting with the first direction while curving in an up-down direction, and is configured to support the film from below.

A gripper is disclosed for a draping frame having a gripper chassis and at least two opposing mutually movable gripper jaw elements for gripping a film element. The gripper jaw elements are provided on a gripper head part of the gripper. The gripper head part of the gripper is movably mounted, at least with one degree of freedom, relative to the gripper chassis.

Methods and apparatuses for mounting a material (1) on a carrier (6) are provided. To this end, the material is arranged on a porous layer (2) of an air bearing arrangement (2, 3).