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US 2026/0217203 A1Published application
Flat surface tambour cover
AssigneeKTX Co., Ltd.
InventorUwe Schulz
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Abstract
A tambour cover for an interior of a vehicle includes a cover layer (4), a carrier layer (6), and ribs (8). The ribs (8) are lined up parallel to and at a distance (a1) from one another. The cover layer (4) is arranged on a first side (10) of the carrier layer (6). The ribs (8) are arranged on a second side (12) of the carrier layer (6) facing away from the first side (10). The carrier layer (6) includes a soft plastic, and the ribs (8) include a harder plastic than the soft plastic of the carrier layer (6).
Claims14
A tambour cover for an interior of a vehicle, the tambour cover comprising:
- a cover layer (4);
- a carrier layer (6);
- and
- ribs (8),
- wherein the ribs (8) are arranged parallel to one another and spaced apart by a distance (a1),
- wherein the cover layer (4) is arranged on a first side (10) of the carrier layer (6),
- wherein the ribs (8) are arranged on a second side (12) of the carrier layer (6) facing away from the first side (10),
- wherein the carrier layer (6) comprises a soft plastic, and
- wherein the ribs (8) comprise a plastic material that is harder than the soft plastic of the carrier layer (6).
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A vehicle, comprising:
- an interior (20) for receiving people to be conveyed, the interior (20) including
- a coverable region (24) being a storage place, a compartment, a holder, a window, a screen, or an operating element, and
- a displaceable, windable tambour cover (2) for covering the coverable region (24),
- wherein the tambour cover (2) is displaceable from an open, at least partially wound up position into a closed, at least partially unwound position, and
- wherein the tambour cover (2) comprises
- a cover layer (4);
- a carrier layer (6);
- and
- ribs (8),
- wherein the ribs (8) are arranged parallel to one another and spaced apart by a distance (a1),
- wherein the cover layer (4) is arranged on a first side (10) of the carrier layer (6),
- wherein the ribs (8) are arranged on a second side (12) of the carrier layer (6) facing away from the first side (10),
- wherein the carrier layer (6) comprises a soft plastic, and
- wherein the ribs (8) comprise a plastic material that is harder than the soft plastic of the carrier layer (6).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.