Motor Vehicle Interior Fitting and Production Method Thereof

• US 20080023979A1
• Filed: 06/14/2005
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Faurecia Interieur Industrie (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: Faurecia Interieur Industrie (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Stoof, Freddy, Trillat, Sebastien
• Application Number:
  US11/629,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20080023979A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/70
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/00 Dashboards as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/0256 Dashboard liners
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2410/12 Production or manufacturing of vehicle parts

Abstract

The invention relates to a motor vehicle interior fitting which is characterised in that it consists of: a plastic insert (1) comprising a first finish area and a second finish area having a different finish to that of the first, the second area being disposed next to the first area along a connecting line and being moulded therewith; and a secondary element (2) which is solidly connected to the insert and which is moulded to the insert opposite the connecting line, such as to cover same.

Claims

1. Motor vehicle interior fitting, characterised in that it comprises an insert (1) of plastics material which has a first appearance zone and a second appearance zone whose appearance is different from the appearance of the first appearance zone, and which is adjacent to the first appearance zone along a connection line, and which is cast with the first appearance zone, and a secondary element (2) which is fixedly joined to the insert and which is attached to the insert by means of moulding so as to face and overlay the connection line.

2. Motor vehicle interior fitting according to claim 1, characterised in that the insert (1) of plastics material is produced by means of simultaneous or sequential controlled injection-moulding of two plastics materials having a different appearance.

3. Motor vehicle interior fitting according to claim 2, characterised in that the two injection-moulded plastics materials are constituted by the same polymer but comprise different additives.

4. Motor vehicle interior fitting according to claim 3, characterised in that the plastics material from which one appearance zone (4) is constituted comprises additives which are intended to confer thereon a good level of impact resistance.

5. Motor vehicle interior fitting according to claim 1, characterised in that the two plastics materials from which the insert is constituted are of different colours.

6. Motor vehicle interior fitting according to claim 1, characterised in that the two appearance zones of the insert have a different grain.

7. Motor vehicle interior fitting according to claim 1, characterised in that the two plastics materials from which the insert is constituted comprise polypropylene, to which at least an additive and a colorant are optionally added.

8. Motor vehicle interior fitting according to claim 1, characterised in that the secondary element (2) comprises a composite appearance comprising a coloured appearance skin of plastics material, such as PVC or TPU, and a layer of foam which is constituted, for example, by expanded polyurethane.

9. Motor vehicle interior fitting according to claim 8, characterised in that the secondary element (2) is constituted by polyurethane to which a colorant is added.

10. Motor vehicle interior fitting according to claim 1, characterised in that the two appearance zones (3, 4) of the insert and the secondary element (2) are of different colours.

11. Motor vehicle interior fitting according to claim 1, characterised in that it constitutes a dashboard, a door panel, or a cabinet element.

12. Method for producing a motor vehicle interior fitting according to claim 1, characterised in that a bi-material insert is produced by means of controlled simultaneous and/or sequential injection-moulding of two plastics materials having different appearances, then the secondary element is produced and fixedly joined to the insert by means of moulding.

13. Method according to claim 12, characterised in that, in order to produce and fixedly join the secondary element to the insert, the insert is arranged in a foaming mould, an appearance skin is arranged in the foaming mould, at least facing the separation line of the two appearance zones of the insert, an expandable foam of plastics material is injected between the insert and the appearance skin and the foam is allowed to expand.

14. Method according to claim 12, characterised in that, in order to produce and fixedly join the secondary element to the insert, a method for overmoulding the insert on an appearance skin or a method for overmoulding a secondary element on an insert is used.

15. Method according to claim 12, characterised in that it is implemented on a production line which allows the secondary element to be produced and fixedly joined to the insert, both by means of foaming and overmoulding and, for each component, the production method, foaming or overmoulding, is selected in accordance with the quality of the vehicle for which the component is intended.