Method and apparatus for nonwoven trim panels
AssigneeInteva Products, LLC
InventorsKenneth Gassman, Edward J. Wenzel
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Abstract
A method of forming a trim panel is provided. The method including the steps of: placing a non-woven mat of material in a heating press; heating the material to a predetermined temperature; applying a decorative film to a first surface of the heated material to create a bilaminate; placing the bilaminate layer into a cavity of a tool such that the decorative film is facing the cavity; heating the cavity; and injecting a thermoplastic resin into the tool such that the thermoplastic resin is adhered to a second surface of the material, the second surface being opposite to the first surface. Also disclosed is the trip panel formed by the foregoing method.
Claims20
An automotive interior trim panel comprising a thermoplastic decorative film disposed on a first side of a non-woven mat and injection molded features disposed on a second side of the non-woven mat, wherein the second side of the non-woven mat is opposite the first side and the decorative film has a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 millimeters.
An automotive interior comprising a thermoplastic decorative film disposed on a first side of a non-woven mat and injection molded features disposed on a second side of the non-woven mat, wherein the second side of the non-woven mat is opposite the first side and the non-woven mat, prior to forming the automotive interior trim panel, has an areal weight of 600 to 2500 grams per square meter.
An automotive interior trim panel consisting of a thermoplastic decorative film disposed on a first side of a non-woven mat and injection molded features disposed on a second side of the non-woven mat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.