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AssigneeFaurecia Interieur Industrie
InventorsCédric Habert, Nicolas Pegorier, Jean Oeuvrard, Thierry Vourlat, Didier Ponthieu, Sébastien Diliberto
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A vehicle interior trim element has at least one substrate layer covered with a skin having an outer surface containing a plurality of asperities, regularly distributed on the outer surface. The outer surface of the skin defines an outer surface of the trim element that is visible within the vehicle interior. The trim element may be processed by applying a heat source on part of the outer surface forming a decorative area, the application of the heat source being arranged to at least reduce the height of the asperities in the decorative areas such that the decorative area has a different appearance from the rest of the outer surface.
A method for producing a vehicle trim element, comprising at least one substrate layer covered with a skin having an outer surface that includes a plurality of asperities, regularly distributed on said outer surface and protruding from said surface, said method comprising a step of forming an assembly comprising the substrate layer and the skin, the outer surface of the skin defining an outer surface of said assembly, the method being characterized in that it comprises a step of applying a heat source on part of the outer surface forming a decorative area, said application being done at a predetermined temperature and pressure for a predetermined period of time and being arranged to at least reduce the height of the asperities in the decorative areas such that the decorative area has a different appearance from the rest of the outer surface.
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