INNER DECORATIVE TRIM PANEL FOR A SUPPORT

• US 20160304035A1
• Filed: 07/03/2014
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adhex Technologies
• Original Assignee: Adhex Technologies
• Inventors: Azevedo, Xavier, de la Brosse, Roland
• Granted Patent: US 9,914,405 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/0243 Doors
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2013/0293 Connection or positioning of adjacent panels

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an assembly for a flexible decorative inner panel and a support such as the inner wall of a vehicle door for example. The panel comprises at least one support layer obtained in a foam or similar material and a layer of adhesive on said lower face of the support layer in order to allow bonding of the panel on the support. The support has a groove to receive the peripheral edge of the panel. The panel, at its periphery on its lower face, includes a non-adhesive strip having a width substantially equal to the overhang of the panel relative to the outer wall of the groove. During placement of said panel, the latter is not bonded on the support outside the groove, and after the peripheral edge of the panel becomes embedded in the groove, the adhesive layer bonds to the inner wall of the groove.

Claims

1. An assembly of a flexible decorative inner panel and a support such as the inner wall of a vehicle door, said panel comprising:

a support layer obtained in a foam or similar material;

an adhesive layer on the lower face of the support layer in order to allow the gluing of the panel on the support, and said support including a groove in which the peripheral edge of the panel is embedded,

wherein said panel includes, at its periphery, on its lower face, a non-adhesive strip having a width substantially equal to the overhang distance of the panel relative to the outer wall of the groove such that, when said panel is placed, the latter does not adhere on the support outside the groove, and that, after the peripheral edge of the panel is embedded in the groove, the adhesive layer adheres to the inner wall of the groove.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the groove has a width substantially equal to the thickness of the inner panel.

3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the groove has a depth substantially equal to the overhang distance of the panel relative to the inner wall of the groove.

4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the inner edge of the groove is rounded.

5. The assembly according to laim claim 4, wherein the rounded inner edge of the groove has a curve radius R₁ substantially equal to half the width of the groove.

6. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the outer edge of the groove is rounded.

7. The assembly according to claim 6, wherein the rounded outer edge of the groove has a curve radius R₂ substantially equal to half the width of the groove.

8. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising an ornamental upper layer secured to the upper face of the support layer.

9. The assembly according to claim 8, wherein the ornamental layer comprises at least one of a fabric, leather, and a plastic film.

10. A flexible decorative inner panel for trimming a support such as the inner wall of a vehicle door, said panel comprising:

a support layer obtained in a foam or similar material;

an adhesive layer on the lower face of the support layer in order to allow the gluing of the panel on the support, and said support including a groove in which the peripheral edge of the panel is embedded,

wherein said panel includes, at its periphery, on its lower face, a non-adhesive strip having a width substantially equal to the overhang distance of the panel relative to the outer wall of the groove such that, when said panel is placed, the latter does not adhere on the support outside the groove, and that, after the peripheral edge of the panel is embedded in the groove, the adhesive layer adheres to the inner wall of the groove.

11. The flexible decorative inner panel according to claim 10, further comprising an ornamental upper layer secured to the upper face of the support layer.

12. The flexible decorative inner panel according to claim 11, wherein the ornamental layer comprises at least one of a fabric, leather, and a plastic film.