Film laminate and interior trim part for motor vehicles
AssigneeBenecke-Kaliko AG
InventorsJoseph Mani, Volker Huelsewede
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Abstract
The invention relates to a film laminate, including at least one compact decorative layer with a lacquer layer on the upper side and with a foam layer on the underside, where the density of the foam layer is more than 500 kg/m3. The invention further relates to the use of said film laminate for the coating of components for the interior trim of motor vehicles and to interior trim parts of motor vehicles provided with said film laminate. The foam layer is based on a composition which includes from 15 to 60 parts by weight of at least one thermoplastic vulcanizate, from 15 to 35 parts by weight of at least one high melt strength polyolefin, and from 30 to 60 parts by weight of at least one low density polyethylene (LDPE).
Claims20
A thermoforming process for producing a film laminate, the process comprising:
- providing a compact decorative layer comprising a lacquer layer on an upper side, wherein the compact decorative layer further includes an underside;
- applying a foamable layer directly on the underside of the compact decorative layer, wherein the foamable layer is based on a polymer composition comprising:
- a) from 15 to 60 parts by weight of at least one thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV), wherein the at least one TPV comprises a thermoplastic phase and a vulcanized elastomer phase;
- b) from 15 to 35 parts by weight of at least one high melt strength polyolefin (HMS polyolefin);
- c) from 30 to 60 parts by weight of at least one low density polyethylene (LDPE);
- and,
- d) a chemical blowing agent;
- wherein proportions of a), b), c) and d) are a total of 100 parts by weight;
- and
- wherein the vulcanized elastomer phase of the at least one TPV serves as a phase disruptor that minimizes flow behavior of at least the HMS polyolefin and the LDPE with respect to each other;
- thermoforming the film laminate, wherein the foamable layer is transformed to a foam layer, and wherein the density of the foam layer is less than 800 kg/m3;
- and,
- crosslinking the film laminate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.