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Trim part for a motor vehicle, as well as method and device for its manufacture

US11207819B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Auria Solutions UK I, Ltd. · GB

Inventors

Eugen Schimmelpfennig · Lambrecht, DE
Sascha Rauch · Cologne, DE
Georg Prahst · Rodenberg, DE
Manfred Hoffmann · Würzburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 23, 2018
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB32B2605/003
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to a trim part for a motor vehicle that comprises: a carrier; and a decorative material applied onto an upper surface of the carrier, wherein the decorative material comprises a printed thermoplastic film; and wherein the trim part is shaped by a deep-drawing process and a grain or impression is produced on the visible side of the film, which faces away from the carrier, by the deep-drawing process. A method and a device for manufacturing the trim part is also proposed.

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