Abstract: The present invention relates to a molded part, in particular, to an interior panel component for a motor vehicle, having a core layer comprising a mixture of natural or synthetic fibers and thermoplastic binding fibers, which are processed to form a nonwoven, and a thermoplastic cover layer, the core layer and the cover layer being fused together and the cover layer being such that the molded part has a visible surface, which is terminated by the cover layer, the visual appearance of the visible surface being at least shaped by the fibers of the core layer. The present invention furthermore relates to the manufacturing of a molded part in which the nonwoven of the core layer is warmed and pre-compressed in a contact heater, and the compressed nonwoven, together with the cover layer is introduced into a mold and recast.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 1, 2011
Publication date:
June 7, 2012
Applicant:
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP GMBH
Abstract: Trim component for the interior of a motor vehicle, in particular floor lining component for a loading platform of a motor vehicle, with a cassette profile layer in which a plurality of cavities are formed, which are open towards a supporting or abutting side of the trim component and on the opposite use surface of the trim component, are sealed by an airtight use layer which rests on the use surface of the trim component, or by an airtight surface of the cassette profile layer, wherein the cavities of the cassette profile layer are filled with air and wherein the columns of air enclosed in the cassette profile layer, form in connection with the use layer an acoustic spring-mass system.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 10, 2011
Publication date:
January 12, 2012
Applicant:
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP GMBH