Method for manufacturing a decorated thermoplastic shell in a single operation

Abstract

A method for manufacturing an aircraft seat shell, from a thermoplastic multilayer structure, the method being characterized in that it includes: a step of laying the multilayer structure over an autonomous self-regulated heating mold; a step of applying a heating membrane directly over the multilayer structure; a step of applying a vacuum into the mold by means of the heating membrane, the vacuum producing a compression of the multilayer structure; a step of baking at a predefined temperature, according to a cycle regulated by the mold; and a step of demolding and trimming the obtained shell; the method further includes integrating a decorative film onto the multilayer structure during molding. An aircraft seat lining shell obtained by such a method is also provided.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.