Trim element and associated manufacturing method
AssigneeFaurecia Interieur Industrie
InventorsNathalie Durand, Hugo Piccin
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Abstract
A vehicle trim element that includes a complex formed from at least one layer of ligneous material and a reinforcing layer that extends over an inner face of the layer of ligneous material. The trim element further includes a substrate made from a first plastic material and at least one insert made from a second plastic material. The insert is located between the reinforcing layer of the complex and the substrate so as to space the substrate away from the reinforcing layer. The substrate is overmolded by injection on the insert.
Claims12
A vehicle trim element, comprising:
- a complex comprising at least one layer of ligneous material having an outer face and an inner face, and a reinforcing layer, extending over the inner face of the layer of ligneous material;
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- a substrate made from a first plastic material,
- characterized in that the trim element further comprises at least one insert, made from a second plastic material, inserted between the reinforcing layer of the complex and the substrate so as to space the substrate away from the reinforcing layer, the substrate being overmolded by injection on the insert.
A method for manufacturing a trim element, comprising:
- providing an insert made from a plastic material;
- providing a complex comprising at least one layer of ligneous material having an outer face and an inner face, and a reinforcing layer extending over the inner face of the layer of ligneous material;
- assembling the complex to the insert to form an intermediate assembly;
- forming the substrate by injection molding the plastic material on the intermediate assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.