An interior door handle arrangement of a vehicle, includes a housing and an actuating section which is arranged on the housing, wherein the housing and/or the actuating section have/has a carrier section made from a first plastic and a visible section made from another, second material which is connected to the carrier section in an integrally joined manner. A method for producing such an interior door handle arrangement is also provided.

One general aspect includes a method of manufacturing a handle, the method including: providing a core element; providing a mold; strategically positioning the core element within the mold such that a formable material can be injected into the mold (when in a molten state) to operatively encapsulate the core element and such that the core element remains stationary while being operatively encapsulated by the formable material; and injecting the formable material (when in the molten state) into the mold to operatively encapsulate the core element and be formed, by the mold, into a handle configured to be joined to a window support pillar of a vehicle interior.

A method of and apparatus for extruding an article of uniform cross-section, the article including a thermoplastic material and at least one cable for inhibiting stretch of the article. The cable is supplied to a respective tube and is conveyed between upstream and downstream ends. The thermoplastic material may be supplied to the downstream end of the tube. The thermoplastic material is brought together with the cable to embed the cable within the thermoplastic material, thereby forming a composite extrudate. The tube is configured to at least hinder movement of loose windings of the cable from the downstream end towards the upstream end, which may prevent or at least reduce incidence of birdcaging.

A method and apparatus for extrusion of an article is provided. A die assembly can apply flows of thermoplastic material to an array of reinforcing cables to form a composite extrusion. A slider fabric can be bonded to one side of the composite extrusion. After exiting the die assembly, the slider fabric can act to support the extrudate as it passes along an elongate mandrel, which can cause the base of the slider fabric to change shape from a flat profile to the final internal profile of the article. The extruded article can then be cooled to solidify the material. The die can include cooling for the slider fabric and means for promoting penetration of the thermoplastic into reinforcing cables.

There is provided a mold assembly for molding a car door handle, the assembly comprising: a cavity mold as an upper mold, wherein the cavity mold has an elongate cavity defined in an upper body; a core mold as a lower mold, wherein the core mold has an elongate protrusion from a lower body; and first and second inserts received in the molds, wherein each of the first and second inserts has a first curved portion at a first edge of each of the first and second inserts, wherein the cavity mold has a second curved portion at a second edge of each of the first and second cavity mold-side insert-receiving recesses, the second edge abutting the first edge, wherein a parting line for the car door handle is defined as a contact line between the first and second curved portions, wherein the second curved portion extends upward in an upwardly convex shape, while the first curved portion extends downwardly in a downwardly convex shape.

A fiber-reinforced polymer composition that contains a polymer matrix and a plurality of long reinforcing fibers that are distributed within the polymer matrix is provided. The polymer matrix contains a propylene polymer and constitutes from about 30 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of the composition. The fibers constitute from about 10 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of the composition. Further, the polymer composition exhibits a spiral flow length of about 450 millimeters or more as determined in accordance with ASTM D3121-09 and a volatile organic content of about 100 micrograms per gram or less as determined by VDA 277.

A method and apparatus for extrusion of an article is provided. A die assembly can apply flows of thermoplastic material to an array of reinforcing cables to form a composite extrusion. A slider fabric can be bonded to one side of the composite extrusion. After exiting the die assembly, the slider fabric can act to support the extrudate as it passes along an elongate mandrel, which can cause the base of the slider fabric to change shape from a flat profile to the final internal profile of the article. The extruded article can then be cooled to solidify the material. The die can include cooling for the slider fabric and means for promoting penetration of the thermoplastic into reinforcing cables.

A method of and apparatus for extruding an article of uniform cross-section, the article including a thermoplastic material and at least one cable for inhibiting stretch of the article. The cable is supplied to a respective tube and is conveyed between upstream and downstream ends. The thermoplastic material may be supplied to the downstream end of the tube. The thermoplastic material is brought together with the cable to embed the cable within the thermoplastic material, thereby forming a composite extrudate. The tube is configured to at least hinder movement of loose windings of the cable from the downstream end towards the upstream end, which may prevent or at least reduce incidence of birdcaging.

The disclosure relates to an actuating apparatus (1) for a vehicle door handle arrangement, such as an inner door handle arrangement. The actuating apparatus (1) is manufactured in a multi-component injection molding method, such as a two-component injection molding method. The actuating apparatus (1) includes a carrier portion (4) made from a first plastic material and a decorative layer (5), in particular integrally connected to the carrier portion (4), made from a second plastic material. When used as intended, the actuating apparatus (1) comprises a first region (9), which faces away from the user in the resting position of the actuating apparatus (1) and at least regionally represents the rear side of the actuating apparatus (1) to be rearwardly engaged by the user when actuating the actuating apparatus (1), and a second region (10), which faces the user and at least regionally represents in particular the visible region of the actuating apparatus (1) in its resting position, in the first region (9) of the actuating apparatus (1), the decorative layer (5) completely covers the carrier portion (4), and, on a surface of at least 50% of the second region (10) of the actuating apparatus (1), the decorative layer (5) covers the carrier portion (4).

An interior door handle arrangement of a vehicle, includes a housing and an actuating section which is arranged on the housing, wherein the housing and/or the actuating section have/has a carrier section made from a first plastic and a visible section made from another, second material which is connected to the carrier section in an integrally joined manner. A method for producing such an interior door handle arrangement is also provided.