A stacked workpiece molding device 1 includes: a first mold 20 configured to suck and hold a workpiece body 42; and a second mold 30 having on an inner surface a pattern that can be transferred to a surface of a sheet material 44 stacked on the workpiece body 42 and press the sheet material 44 against the workpiece body 42. The inner surface of the second mold 30 includes a groove portion 31 that is positioned at a peripheral edge portion of the workpiece body 42, the second mold 30 includes a through-hole 32 extending to open into the groove portions 31, the through-hole 32 is connected to a first suction device 51 that sucks the sheet material 44, and the first mold 20 includes a suction hole 22 for sucking the workpiece body 42, and the suction hole 22 is connected to a second suction device 52.

A thermoforming device includes: an upper hot plate including a first heating surface configured to heat a sheet from above; a lower hot plate including a second heating surface configured to heat the sheet from below; and a substrate-supplying unit including a base configured to hold a molded substrate, and configured to attach the molded substrate to and detach the molded substrate from the base and to dispose the molded substrate at a molding position below the first heating surface with the sheet interposed therebetween, in which the upper hot plate and the lower hot plate are configured to heat the sheet simultaneously from an upper surface and a lower surface of the sheet, the lower hot plate is provided to be movable in a horizontal direction with respect to a position below the upper hot plate, and the thermoforming device die-molds or adheres, onto the molded substrate held by the base, the sheet softened by being heated by the upper hot plate and the lower hot plate.

A mold configuration for forming a pocket in a film comprising: a film support surface; a perimeter edge at said film support surface; wall surfaces inward of the perimeter edge defining a mold cavity; the wall surfaces including transition wall surfaces extending to a bottom wall surface; and a plateau surface inward of the perimeter edge. In one form, the perimeter edge includes sharp corner profile perimeter edge portions defining at least one sharp corner profile. A method of forming a pouch, includes using the disclosed mold configuration.

Respiratory masks made of thermoformed EVA foam are provided. A mask can include a seal that contacts a user's face in use and a housing permanently joined to the seal. Both the seal and housing can be made of EVA foam. The seal and housing can be made of EVA foam having different densities. The mask can further include a frame removably or permanently coupled the housing. Headgear can be coupled to the frame and can couple the mask to the user's face in use.

Impact protection plate for a vehicle comprising at least an impact layer with an outer surface for receiving the impact comprising at least one fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymer layer, and whereby the impact protection plate further comprises a spacer layer comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer layer, formed in a 3-dimensional shape with one or more protrusions, and whereby the impact layer and spacer layer are at least over part of their surface materially connected to each other forming one or more cavities between the impact layer and the spacer layer.

Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, a cold-formed glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 500 mm or greater, and an adhesive between the curved surface and the glass substrate. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed. The systems and methods include components and/or design modifications or methods for reducing stress in the adhesive.

Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, a cold-formed glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 500 mm or greater, and an adhesive between the curved surface and the glass substrate. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed. The systems and methods include components and/or design modifications or methods for reducing stress in the adhesive.

Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, a cold-formed glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 500 mm or greater, and an adhesive between the curved surface and the glass substrate. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed. The systems and methods include components and/or design modifications or methods for reducing stress in the adhesive.

In an embodiment, a rotatable mold apparatus includes a first mold disposed on a first base structure to be integrally moved together with the first base structure, a second mold disposed on a second base structure to be integrally moved together with the second base structure in order to couple to or decoupled from the first mold, a drive device configured to rotate the first mold and the second mold together when the first mold and the second mold are coupled to each other and support devices rotatably supporting the first mold and the second mold on the first base structure and the second base structure, respectively.

In an embodiment, a rotatable mold apparatus includes a first mold disposed on a first base structure to be integrally moved together with the first base structure, a second mold disposed on a second base structure to be integrally moved together with the second base structure in order to couple to or decoupled from the first mold, a drive device configured to rotate the first mold and the second mold together when the first mold and the second mold are coupled to each other and support devices rotatably supporting the first mold and the second mold on the first base structure and the second base structure, respectively.