METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FLEXIBLE SKIN HAVING AT LEAST ONE INSERT ADHERED THERETO

• Main Authors: DE WILDE, PETER, DE SWAEF, FILIP, DIERENS, FRANK, BOUCKAERT, JEANRISTOPHE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Polish
• Published: 31.12.2018
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a flexible skin (1) which has at least one insert (2) adhered thereto. In a first step, the skin is produced on a mould surface (6). In order to adhere the insert (2) to the skin (1), an opening (13) is first made in the skin giving access to the back face (14) of the insert (2). The insert is positioned with its back face against the front face (12) of the skin (1) and an adhering layer (17) is provided which is adhesively connected to the back face (18) of the skin layer (1) which surrounds the opening (13) in the skin layer and, through this opening, to the back face (14) of the insert (2). The adhering layer (17) is preferably produced by applying a layer of a hardenable material, in particular a curable polyurethane composition. Since the back face (14) of the insert (2) engages the front side (12) of the skin (1) penetration of hardenable material to the front face (24) of the insert is avoided.