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US 10,500,810 B2Granted
Decorative covering material with alignment features
AssigneeFaurecia Interior Systems, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Natale, Brad Kusky
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AssigneeFaurecia Interior Systems, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Natale, Brad Kusky
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A decorative covering for a vehicle interior panel is made from two sheets of material joined together at a seam. The sheets of material have matching alignment features along respective edges to aid in visual alignment during the joining operation. The alignment features are spaced along the edge of a decorative layer, and cutouts are formed along a corresponding edge of an attached backing layer such that each alignment feature is visible through one of the cutouts when viewed from the back side. The cutouts are larger than the alignment features and formed before the two layers are laminated together, effectively increasing allowable tolerances during lamination. This construction is particularly useful with leather, which is often subjected to cut-and-sew operations and used with a backing layer.
A sheet of material for use in making a decorative covering for a vehicle interior panel, the sheet of material comprising:
A vehicle interior panel comprising a decorative covering formed from a first sheet of material joined with a different sheet of material at a seam with each of the sheets of material being on opposite sides of the seam, the first sheet of material comprising:
A method of making a decorative covering for a vehicle interior panel, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.