Interior material including light-blocking layer capable of light emission through various logo patterns and method of manufacturing the same

#The present invention relates to an interior material including a light-blocking layer capable of light emission through various logo patterns, and a method of manufacturing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an interior material including an improved light-blocking structure required to selectively emit light through logo patterns, and a method of manufacturing the same.

#The term “interior material” refers to a material used to finish the exterior of a product. The interior material functions to improve the appearance of a product, such as texture and touch feeling, and to protect internal components by blocking noise, flame, oxygen, etc. The interior material is preferably manufactured so that aesthetic elements can be expressed externally.

#Korean Patent No. 10-0913811 discloses a molded article including a real wood film, which is used as an interior material. The molded article is manufactured by heat-pressing an adhesive film on the upper and lower sides of a real wool sheet. The molded article manufactured as described above is applied to automotive interior/exterior materials or various electronic product panels. Since the interior material includes the real wood material, it mimics the texture of natural wood, and thus can show an aesthetic appearance.

#The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

#FIG. 1 is a view showing a molded article including a real wood material;

#FIGS. 2a to 2c are flowcharts showing a method of manufacturing an interior material including a logo lighting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

#Some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the exemplary drawings.

#It should be noted that the same reference symbols are assigned to the same components as much as possible even when they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the embodiments, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related well-known function or configuration may make the gist of the present invention obscure, it will be omitted.

#The following embodiments of the present invention are characterized by specifying a particular step of forming a blocking layer, i.e., a light-blocking layer, that determines the final shape of a logo lighting portion in an overall process, and a particular material for filling lighting grooves, i.e., guides through which light emitted from a light source passes.