Skin material and method of producing skin material

A method of producing a skin material, the method comprising:

• a layered body forming process of forming a layered body having, on a surface of a release material, a layer of a composition for forming a skin layer and a layer of a composition for forming an adhesive layer, by applying the composition for forming a skin layer onto the surface of the release material, to form the layer of the composition for forming a skin layer, and applying the composition for forming an adhesive layer onto a surface of the layer of the composition for forming a skin layer, to form the layer of the composition for forming an adhesive layer;
• a pressurizing process of bringing the layer of the composition for forming an adhesive layer of the obtained layered body, into contact with a surface of a loop pile fabric, comprising fibers including polyester fibers, at a side at which pile yarns are provided, and applying pressure thereto;
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• a heating process of releasing the pressure applied to the loop pile fabric and the layered body and thereafter applying heat thereto, such that the layer of the composition for forming a skin layer and the layer of the composition for forming an adhesive layer are cured to form a skin layer and an adhesive layer,
• wherein the skin material comprises the loop pile fabric, comprising fibers including polyester fibers, and the adhesive layer and the skin layer, which are disposed, in this order, on a surface of the loop pile fabric at a side at which pile yarns are provided, at least top parts of the pile yarns are located in the adhesive layer, and a gap is formed between a ground structure of the loop pile fabric and the adhesive layer.

A method of producing a skin material, the method comprising:

• a layered body forming process of forming a layered body having, on a surface of a release material, a layer of a composition for forming a skin layer and a layer of a composition for forming an adhesive layer, by applying the composition for forming a skin layer onto the surface of the release material, to form the layer of the composition for forming a skin layer, and applying the composition for forming an adhesive layer onto a surface of the layer of the composition for forming a skin layer, to form a layer of the composition for forming an adhesive layer;
• a pressurizing process of drying the layer of the composition for forming a skin layer and the layer of the composition for forming an adhesive layer by heating the obtained layered body with a heating means, and thereafter bringing a surface of a loop pile fabric, comprising fibers including polyester fibers, at a side at which pile yarns are provided into contact with the layer of the composition for forming an adhesive layer of the obtained layered body, and applying pressure thereto;
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• a process of releasing the pressure applied to the loop pile fabric and the layered body,
• wherein the skin material comprises the loop pile fabric, comprising fibers including polyester fibers, and the adhesive layer and the skin layer, which are disposed, in this order, on a surface of the loop pile fabric at a side at which pile yarns are provided, at least top parts of the pile yarns are located in the adhesive layer, and a gap is formed between a ground structure of the loop pile fabric and the adhesive layer.