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A trim component (1) for an automobile or the like includes a substrate (2) and two different cover materials such as a cover film (3) and a cover cloth (4). The two cover materials (3, 4) are not spliced together, but instead are independently adhesively bonded directly onto the substrate (2) by a

A trim component (1) for an automobile or the like includes a substrate (2) and two different cover materials such as a cover film (3) and a cover cloth (4). The two cover materials (3, 4) are not spliced together, but instead are independently adhesively bonded directly onto the substrate (2) by a hot-melt contact adhesion. The junction (7) is received in a valley (6) of the substrate (2) that is pinched closed during molding of the trim component. For forming the trim component, a molding apparatus includes a horizontally movable pinching stamp (13) that forms a pinching gap (16) relative to a protruding edge (11A) of a fixed mold tool (11). A tucking blade (22) presses the substrate and junction (7) of the cover sheets into the pinching gap (16), and is then retracted while the pinching stamp (13) pinches closed the pinching gap (16). This forms a tightly closed valley (6) in the substrate (2) with the junction (7) cleanly pinched therein, without leaving a gap and without requiring a trim strip to be applied thereon.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A trim component comprising:a substrate with a valley therein,a first cover sheet adhesively bonded by mutual hot-melt adhesion onto a first surface area of said substrate, anda second cover sheet that is different from said first cover sheet and that is adhesively bond

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A trim component comprising:a substrate with a valley therein,a first cover sheet adhesively bonded by mutual hot-melt adhesion onto a first surface area of said substrate, anda second cover sheet that is different from said first cover sheet and that is adhesively bonded by mutual hot-melt adhesion onto a second surface area of said substrate,wherein:said first and second surface areas border each other along said valley,said first and second cover sheets respectively have first and second bordering edges that extend into and border each other along said valley,said first and second bordering edges are not spliced to each other and have not been pre-spliced to each other and have not been overlapped with each other,said valley of said substrate is pinched closed with said first and second bordering edges butting together edge-to-edge therein,no additional adhesive is provided between said cover sheets and said substrate for adhesively bonding said cover sheets onto said substrate, andsaid substrate comprises natural plant fibers and a hot-meltable synthetic.