Internal trim part, comprising a decorative skin having a decorative element that is arranged in a depression in the decorative skin and is connected to the decorative skin by means of ultrasonic welding, and method for producing said internal trim part with decorative element
AssigneeFaurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
InventorsMaxime Musy, Andreas Meyer, Martin Schulz
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an internal trim part for a vehicle, comprising at least two layers. A decorative skin (1) forms an upper layer and has a depression (3), in which a decorative element (8) is arranged. The decorative element (8) is connected to the decorative skin (1) by means of a bonded connection, such as a weld seam, in particular an ultrasonic weld seam (16). The invention further relates to a method for producing an internal trim part and to a device for performing said method.
Claims20
An inner trim part for a vehicle, comprising at least two layers, wherein one of the layers is a decor skin, and further comprising a decor element arranged in a recess of the decor skin and being connected to the decor skin via a material-fit connection, wherein the material-fit connection comprises an ultrasonic weld seam.
A method for manufacturing an inner trim part for a vehicle, said inner trim part comprising two layers, comprising the steps:
- a) incorporating a decor element into a recess of a decor skin, wherein the decor skin forms one of the two layers;
- b) fastening the decor element in the recess of the decor skin by way of a material-fit connection using ultrasonic welding;
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- c) fastening a lower one of the two layers on a side of the decor skin which is away from the decor element.
A device for carrying out a method for manufacturing an inner trim part for a vehicle, said inner trim part comprising two layers, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) incorporating a decor element into a recess of a decor skin, wherein the decor skin forms one of the two layers;
- b) fastening the decor element in the recess of the decor skin by way of a material-fit connection;
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- c) fastening a lower one of the two layers on a side of the decor skin which is away from the decor element,
- wherein the device comprises a mold which is provided with suction channels and a surface, wherein the decor skin is fixable on the surface by way of suctioning, and the surface comprises a hollow, in which the decor element can be attached during the suctioning.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.