A trim component for a vehicle interior is disclosed. The trim component may comprise a fiber panel comprising a compression-formed component and a structure comprising a resin. The compression-formed component may provide a structural substrate. The structure may comprise a molded resin feature for the structural substrate formed in at least one hole of the fiber panel. The structure may reinforce the structural substrate. The structure may also comprise a border. The fiber panel may comprise structural fibers and a resin. The structural fibers may comprise at least one of natural fibers; synthetic fibers; glass fibers; carbon fibers; polymeric fibers. The resin may comprise at least one of thermoplastic resin; polypropylene; acrylonitrile butadiene styrene; polycarbonate; thermoset resin; epoxy; polyimide; polyester; vinylester. The component may comprise at least one of a center console; a floor console; a door panel; an instrument panel; a headliner; an overhead console; a sun visor.

An integrating sphere includes twelve pentagonal spherical shells and twenty hexagonal spherical shells. The hexagonal spherical shell includes a first circular spherical shell having a first diameter and six first auxiliary spherical shells formed by cutting the first circular spherical shell. The pentagonal spherical shell includes a first circular spherical shell having the first diameter and five second auxiliary spherical shell formed by cutting a second circular spherical shell having a second diameter.

An integrating sphere includes twelve pentagonal spherical shells and twenty hexagonal spherical shells. The hexagonal spherical shell includes a first circular spherical shell having a first diameter and six first auxiliary spherical shells formed by cutting the first circular spherical shell. The pentagonal spherical shell includes a first circular spherical shell having the first diameter and five second auxiliary spherical shell formed by cutting a second circular spherical shell having a second diameter.

A method of making a surgical suture having a reformed tip includes providing an elongated fiber having a first end, a second end, a central axis extending between the first and second ends thereof, and an outer surface that defines a cross-sectional dimension of the elongated fiber, and compressing a center region of the elongated fiber that is located between the first and second ends thereof for reshaping the center region into a core mass and a deformed mass that extends laterally outside the cross-sectional dimension of said elongated fiber. The method includes separating the deformed mass of the center region from the core mass of the center region so that only the core mass remains for interconnecting the first and second ends of the elongated fiber, and after separating the deformed mass from the core mass, reshaping the core mass into a reformed mass having a reformed mass central axis that is offset from the central axis of the elongated fiber.

A method for manufacturing a microprojection unit (10) according to the invention involves: a microprojection tool forming step of forming a microprojection tool (1) by bringing a projecting mold part (11) into contact from one surface (2D) side of a base sheet (2A) including a thermoplastic resin, and thus forming a protrusion (3) that protrudes from another surface (2U) side, and withdrawing the projecting mold part (11) from the interior of the protrusion (3); a joining step of joining the one surface (2D) side of the base sheet (2A), in which the microprojection tool (1) has been formed, and a tip end of a base component (4); and a cutting step of cutting the base sheet (2A), to which the base component (4) has been joined, along a contour (4L) of the base component (4) at a position more inward than the base component's contour (4L) in a planar view of the base sheet (2A) as viewed from the microprojection tool (1) side, to manufacture a microprojection unit (10).

A composition for producing a foamed layer of a sheet, comprising: a primary component and an auxiliary component; the primary component is composed of polyvinyl chloride and calcium carbonate, and the auxiliary component comprises a regulator, a stabilizer, a lubricant and a foaming agent; in parts by weight, the polyvinyl chloride is 75 parts, the calcium carbonate is 75 to 80 parts, the regulator is 6 to 8 parts, the stabilizer is 3 to 5 parts, the lubricant is 0.7 to 1.4 parts, and the foaming agent is 0.2 to 0.7 parts. The compositions for producing a foamed layer and solid layers of a sheet in the present application do not contain any glue-like component, and there is no gluing process in the production method, so it is very environmentally friendly and healthy. The foamed layer is formed by foaming polyvinyl chloride and the solid layers made of non-foamed polyvinyl chloride are co-extruded on two sides of the foamed layer to form a core layer of the sheet, so that the sheet produced by the compositions and the method has excellent compression resistance, warping and shrinkage performance, and is waterproof, moisture-proof and mothproof.

A composition for producing a foamed layer of a sheet, comprising: a primary component and an auxiliary component; the primary component is composed of polyvinyl chloride and calcium carbonate, and the auxiliary component comprises a regulator, a stabilizer, a lubricant and a foaming agent; in parts by weight, the polyvinyl chloride is 75 parts, the calcium carbonate is 75 to 80 parts, the regulator is 6 to 8 parts, the stabilizer is 3 to 5 parts, the lubricant is 0.7 to 1.4 parts, and the foaming agent is 0.2 to 0.7 parts. The compositions for producing a foamed layer and solid layers of a sheet in the present application do not contain any glue-like component, and there is no gluing process in the production method, so it is very environmentally friendly and healthy. The foamed layer is formed by foaming polyvinyl chloride and the solid layers made of non-foamed polyvinyl chloride are co-extruded on two sides of the foamed layer to form a core layer of the sheet, so that the sheet produced by the compositions and the method has excellent compression resistance, warping and shrinkage performance, and is waterproof, moisture-proof and mothproof.

The technology provides for a cushion assembly or a tool for forming the cushion assembly for a patient interface delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways. The cushion assembly has an inferior surface and a mask connection portion, and includes a pad arranged on the inferior surface for sealingly contacting a wearer's face in use.

The technology provides for a cushion assembly or a tool for forming the cushion assembly for a patient interface delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways. The cushion assembly has an inferior surface and a mask connection portion, and includes a pad arranged on the inferior surface for sealingly contacting a wearer's face in use.

An apparatus includes a fixed assembly and a reciprocating assembly. The fixed assembly includes a hopper, a first gas manifold, and a dispensing chamber, and the reciprocating assembly includes a channel assembly defining a channel conduit, a shield plate vertically aligned therewith, and a second gas manifold. The reciprocating assembly may move, in relation to the fixed assembly, to a first position to enable the channel conduit to be filled with bulk compressible material from the hopper, a second position to enable compressible material to be pushed from the channel conduit to the dispensing conduit and to be compressed in the dispensing chamber according to a first gas directed through the channel conduit by the first gas manifold, and a third position to enable the compressed material to be pushed out of the dispensing conduit according to a second gas directed through the dispensing conduit by the second gas manifold.