Method for producing a foam-backed moulded component, and moulded component

A method for producing a foam-backed molded component, the method comprising the following steps:

• a) introducing a cover material in a mold, the mold having a negative-profiled surface, wherein the cover material is a real leather, a bonded leather, an imitation leather, a textile, a film, a composite material, or a mixture thereof;
• b) generating and maintaining a vacuum or negative pressure on the side of the cover material facing the mold;
• c) pouring a foam material in the mold, the foam material comprising a polyurethane foam;
• d) closing the mold;
• e) molding the foam material such that a size and prevalence of foam bubbles are essentially uniform over the foam material in all areas;
• f) opening the mold and removing the foam-backed molded component, the foam-backed molded component having a profiled surface corresponding to an inverted version of the negative-profiled surface of the mold;
• and
• wherein the cover material has the profiled surface comprising a plurality of indentations and protrusions with a height difference formed by at least one indentation and at least one protrusion, wherein the height difference is designed as a continuous and contiguous surface, and wherein the profiled surface further has at least one step with a step height of at least 5 mm.