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US 8,231,750 B2Granted
Method for covering a vehicle interior part with leather, in particular a vehicle steering wheel
AssigneeTRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
InventorMartin Kreuzer
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Abstract
A method for covering a vehicle interior part with leather, particularly a vehicle steering wheel, includes the following steps: A leather piece being cut to size and having a front side, a rear side, and edges is provided with a thermoplastic layer on the rear side. The leather piece is fastened on the vehicle interior part by a high frequency welding process in a region of the thermoplastic layer.
Claims11
A method for covering a vehicle interior part (11) with leather, particularly a vehicle steering wheel, comprising the following steps:
- providing a leather piece (20) being cut to size and having a front side, a rear side, and edges (22) with a thermoplastic layer (26) on said rear side, said thermoplastic layer (26) abutting said leather piece (20) and only being applied onto said leather piece (20) in a region of the edges (22), and
- fastening said leather piece (20) on said vehicle interior part (11) by a high frequency welding process in a region of said thermoplastic layer (26).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.