The present disclosure relates to an airbag cover, which comprises at least one door portion adapted to be opened to allow at least a portion of an airbag to be deployed, at least one hinge portion located adjacent to a side of the door portion and being adapted to provide a hinge for the door portion when opening, and at least one reinforcement portion at least partly surrounding the at least one door portion and the at least one hinge portion. The airbag cover comprises a mesh member, a first portion of the mesh member being located in the at least one reinforcement portion and a second portion of the mesh member being located in the at least one hinge portion. The at least one reinforcement portion comprises at least one rib protruding in a first direction (D.sub.1). The first portion of the mesh member has a non-planar cross-section by the mesh member being molded into a portion of the at least one rib, such that the mesh member traverses the at least one rib. The disclosure further relates to a mesh member for use in an airbag cover, a vehicle interior panel, e.g. a vehicle interior panel for a dashboard, and a method for making an airbag cover.

An embodiment method of manufacturing an interior component for a vehicle using a real material includes bonding a plurality of laminated printed layers on a rear surface of the real material, injection-molding an injection-molded product that processes a shape by putting the real material into a molding mold and laminating the real material on the injection-molded product injection-molded in a shape corresponding to the processed shape of the real material, forming a light-transmitting part that processes a symbol part on a front surface of the real material and forming a light-transmitting part protruding in a shape of the symbol part, and mounting a light source unit on the injection-molded product, the light source unit configured to be selectively lighted through the light-transmitting part in response to detecting a change in a capacitance from the front surface of the real material.

A method for manufacturing a decorative molded article includes first to fourth steps. In the first step, a plastic sheet is secured to a cavity block in a state in which first and second portions are arranged along an open end of a molding recess. The plastic sheet is tightly held by the cavity block and a securing member at the first portions and is not tightly held at the second portions. In the second step, the plastic sheet is deformed. In the third step, the plastic sheet is secured to the cavity block in a state in which the plastic sheet is tightly held by the cavity block and the securing member over the entire periphery of the opening of the molding recess. In the fourth step, the plastic sheet is molded by being caused to closely contact the molding surface of the cavity block through vacuum suction.

A mold for high stretching of an in-mold decorative film, comprising an upper base, a stationary mold, a film pressing frame, a movable mold and a lower base sequentially arranged from top to bottom. The film pressing frame can move up and down; a film to be stretched is placed between the film pressing frame and the stationary mold; a cavity block is fixed in the stationary mold, the lower surface of the cavity block is provided with air holes, and the upper surface is provided with a vacuum air pumping cavity communicated with the air holes; a core block is fixed in the movable mold, and a core ejection movable block is arranged in the core block; the core ejection movable block and the movable mold are provided with a heated air inlet channel and an air outlet channel which are communicated with the outside.

A method is used for manufacturing a shell assembly which includes a metallic shell and a plastic material embedded into the metallic shell. The metallic shell has an outer surface provided with at least one slot. The at least one slot of the metallic shell is provided with a plurality of through holes. The plastic material is injected into the metallic shell, flows through the through holes of the metallic shell, and flows into and out of the at least one slot of the metallic shell during an injection molding process. Thus, the plastic material is embedded in the metallic shell so that the metallic shell and the plastic material are formed integrally.

An embodiment method of manufacturing an interior component for a vehicle using a real material includes bonding a plurality of laminated printed layers on a rear surface of the real material, injection-molding an injection-molded product that processes a shape by putting the real material into a molding mold and laminating the real material on the injection-molded product injection-molded in a shape corresponding to the processed shape of the real material, forming a light-transmitting part that processes a symbol part on a front surface of the real material and forming a light-transmitting part protruding in a shape of the symbol part, and mounting a light source unit on the injection-molded product, the light source unit configured to be selectively lighted through the light-transmitting part in response to detecting a change in a capacitance from the front surface of the real material.