Method and apparatus for partially laminating a component, in particular a motor vehicle component
AssigneeJohnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsEtem Ibrahim Uysal, Werner Klusmeier
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus at least for partially laminating a component (1), in particular of a motor vehicle, having a film (2) which is cut to a width which is selected to be slightly greater than a region (1.1) to be laminated of the component (1), wherein the film (2) is heated on both sides and is arranged in an upper die (4), wherein the component (1) is provided with an adhesive (6) and is arranged in a lower die (5), wherein the adhesive (8) is heated to be activated and a tool formed by the upper die (4) and the lower die (5) is closed for a pressing operation.
Claims11
A method at least for partially laminating a component, in particular a vehicle component, comprising:
- providing a film which is cut to a width which is selected to be slightly larger than a region of the component to be laminated;
- heating the film at both sides;
- arranging the film in an upper tool;
- providing the component with an adhesive;
- arranging the component in a lower tool;
- heating the adhesive for activation;
- and
- closing the upper tool and the lower tool for pressing operation the film to the component.
An apparatus at least for partially laminating a component, in particular a vehicle component, with a film, comprising a tool which is formed from an upper tool and a lower tool, wherein the upper tool and the lower tool are positioned relative to each other, wherein a reduced pressure for fixing the film to be applied to the component is produced by means of the upper tool, wherein the film has a width which is selected to be slightly larger than the region of the component, which region is intended to be laminated by the film, wherein the film is automatically supplied to a clamping frame and the upper tool is positioned above the clamping frame, wherein the film is fixed to the upper tool with the clamping frame by the reduced pressure produced and the component provided with an adhesive is arranged in the lower tool, wherein the adhesive is heated by a heating device in order to activate it and the tool formed from the upper tool and the lower tool is automatically closed for pressing the film on the component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.