A PLASTIC COMPOSITE ELEMENT

• US 20050196602A1
• Filed: 05/19/2005
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Automotive Components Group North America (Lear Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Inventors: Fusseder, Josef
• Application Number:
  US10/908,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20050196602A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/316.6
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 44/0469 provided with physical separators between the different materials, e.g. separating layers, mould walls
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24983 Hardness
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249953 Composite having voids in a component [e.g., porous, cellular, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249981 Plural void-containing components
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249987 With nonvoid component of specified composition
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249991 Synthetic resin or natural rubbers

Abstract

A plastic composite element for a motor vehicle. The plastic composite element includes an outer covering and a separating means placed between flexible and rigid foam layers. The separating means prevents the rigid foam from penetrating the flexible foam and/or prevents a deformation of the outer covering.

Claims

1. A plastic composite element for an interior of a motor vehicle, the plastic composite element comprising:

an outer covering having interior and exterior surfaces;

a flexible foam disposed proximate the interior surface;

a rigid foam; and

a separating means having a predetermined shape placed between the flexible foam and the rigid foam;

wherein the separating means prevents the outer covering from being deformed by the rigid foam.

2. The plastic composite element of claim 1 wherein the shaped part inhibits the rigid foam from penetrating the flexible foam.

3. The plastic composite element of claim 1 wherein the shaped part inhibits the rigid foam from deforming the outer covering.

4. The plastic composite element of claim 1 wherein the material and/or shape of the separating means prevents the outer covering from being deformed by the rigid foam.

5. The plastic composite element of claim 1 wherein the outer covering is made of plastic.

6. The plastic composite element of claim 1 wherein the outer covering is polyvinyl chloride.

7. The plastic composite element of claim 1 wherein the flexible foam has a specific weight of between 0.11 to 0.18 g/cm³.

8. The plastic composite element of claim 1 wherein the exterior surface includes a relief feature.

9. The plastic composite element of claim 1 wherein the exterior surface includes graining.

10. The plastic composite element of claim 1 wherein the separating means is made of plastic.

11. The plastic composite element of claim 1 wherein the separating means is made of acrylic butadiene styrene.

12. A interior door trim panel for a motor vehicle, comprising:

a shaped part disposed between and adjacent to flexible and rigid foam layers; and

an outer covering disposed proximate a surface of the flexible foam layer disposed opposite the shaped part;

wherein the flexible foam layer is disposed in an area that forms a ledge of a door window.

13. The interior door trim panel of claim 12 wherein a portion of the outer covering is disposed proximate the shaped part.

14. The interior door trim panel of claim 12 wherein a portion of the outer covering is disposed proximate the rigid foam layer.

15. The interior door trim panel of claim 12 wherein the shaped part further comprises an edge portion that is in planar contact with the outer covering.

16. The interior door trim panel of claim 12 wherein the shaped part further comprises an edge portion that is in planar contact with the rigid foam layer.

17. The interior door trim panel of claim 12 wherein the shaped part inhibits the rigid foam layer from penetrating the flexible foam layer.

18. The interior door trim panel of claim 12 wherein the shaped part inhibits the rigid foam layer from deforming the outer covering.