Method for manufacturing a decorative element having a raised embossed visible surface, and decorative element manufactured by said method

A method for manufacturing a decorative component of an interior trim of a passenger compartment having a raised embossed visible surface, said method comprising the acts of:

• providing an embossing device which has female embossing mold and male embossing mold;
• providing at least one decorative material layer;
• disposing the decorative material layer between the female embossing mold and the male embossing mold in such a manner that a visible surface of the decorative material layer faces the female embossing mold, and a reverse face of the decorative material layer that is opposite the visible surface faces the male embossing mold;
• carrying out an embossing procedure by means of the embossing device such that the decorative material layer after the embossing procedure has a raised region on the visible surface, and opposite thereto a depressed region on the reverse face;
• producing an insert element by means of an additive production method, the insert element having a cell structure, wherein
• the resilience and elasticity of the insert element are adaptable by changing at least one of the cell size, cell geometry, cell wall thickness, and cell count of the cellular-type construction of the insert element to predefined values;
• configuring a multiplicity of recesses in the cell structure of the insert element such that a predefined compression hardness of the insert element is achieved;
• and
• disposing the insert element for stabilizing the raised region in the depressed region of the decorative component of the interior trim of a passenger compartment, wherein
• the insert element has an elasticity modulus of less than or equal to 5.0 GPa, and
• wherein the at least one decorative material layer is made of leather and has thickness, at the embossed region, between 2 mm and 5 mm.

A method for manufacturing a decorative component of an interior trim of a passenger compartment having a raised embossed visible surface, said method comprising the acts of:

• providing an embossing device which has female embossing mold and male embossing mold;
• providing at least one decorative material layer;
• disposing the decorative material layer between the female embossing mold and the male embossing mold in such a manner that a visible surface of the decorative material layer faces the female embossing mold, and a reverse face of the decorative material layer that is opposite the visible surface faces the male embossing mold;
• carrying out an embossing procedure by means of the embossing device such that the decorative material layer after the embossing procedure has a raised region on the visible surface, and opposite thereto a depressed region on the reverse face;
• producing an insert element by means of an additive production method, the insert element having a cell structure, wherein
• the resilience and elasticity of the insert element are adaptable by changing at least one of the cell size, cell geometry, cell wall thickness, and cell count of the cellular-type construction of the insert element to predefined values;
• configuring a multiplicity of recesses in the cell structure of the insert element such that a predefined compression hardness of the insert element is achieved;
• and
• disposing the insert element for stabilizing the raised region in the depressed region of the decorative component of the interior trim of a passenger compartment, wherein
• the insert element has an elasticity modulus of less than or equal to 5.0 GPa, and
• wherein the at least one decorative material layer is made of leather and has thickness, at the embossed region, between 2 mm and 5 mm.