Paintable and bondable laminate
AssigneeSIMONA AMERICA Group Inc.
InventorsEric David Short, Samantha Ann Stacy
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Abstract
A laminate product is disclosed. The laminate product includes a base layer formed from a thermoplastic polyolefin and a bondable first layer laminated to the base layer. Paint, ink, or attachments may be applied to the bondable first layer. A method of producing the laminate product includes the steps of laminating a base layer and a bondable first layer by application of pressure and heat to the base layer and the first layer. Paint, ink, or attachments may then be applied to the bondable first layer.
Claims17
A method for producing a formable laminate product, the method comprising:
- laminating a first layer to a first side of a base layer to form a laminate sheet,
- wherein laminating the first layer further comprises applying pressure and heat to the base layer and the first layer;
- wherein the first layer is continuously positioned on an entire surface of the base layer,
- wherein the base layer is a thermoplastic polyolefin;
- wherein the base layer has a thickness from 0.030 inches to 0.450 inches;
- wherein the first layer is bondable;
- wherein the first layer consists of a multi-layer film;
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- wherein the multi-layer film consists of a polypropylene layer, a tie layer, and a polyurethane layer.
A method for producing a formable laminate product, the method comprising:
- laminating a first layer to a first side of a base layer and a second layer to a second side of the base layer to form a laminate sheet,
- wherein the first layer is continuously positioned on an entire first surface of the base layer and the second layer is continuously positioned on an entire second surface of the base layer;
- wherein the base layer is a thermoplastic polyolefin;
- wherein the base layer has a thickness from 0.030 inches to 0.450 inches;
- wherein the first layer is bondable;
- wherein the first layer consists of a first multi-layer film;
- wherein the first multi-layer film consists of a first polypropylene layer, a first tie layer, and a first polyurethane layer;
- wherein the second layer is bondable;
- wherein the second layer consists of a second multi-layer film;
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- wherein the second multi-layer film consists of a second polypropylene layer, a second tie layer, and a second polyurethane layer.
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