US20130017365A1 - Multicolored interior trim components - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a process for the preparation of multicolored interior trim components of motor vehicles having a defined surface profile, and to the thus obtained interior trim components.
- DE 44 47 645 C2 relates to a process for the preparation of a molded part, especially an interior trim part or the like for motor vehicles, prepared from a non-woven fabric preimpregnated with a thermoplastic resin, in which the non-woven fabric is heated two-dimensionally in a contact heating press beyond the softening temperature of the thermoplastic resin, and predensified, and this non-woven fabric is pressed under a high pressure and at a temperature of from 100 to 130° C.
- the pressed molded part is cooled in at least one cooling step, wherein at least a contact pressure is maintained between the cooling mold and the molded part in said at least one cooling step, wherein a film or other decorative material is backed onto the pressed molded part by heating said film or other decorative material and the surface to be backed of the molded part by contact heat and adjoining them under a low pressure, whereupon the pressed molded part provided with said backing film or other decorative material is cooled.
- DE 44 00 388 C2 relates to a process for the preparation of a molded part, especially a trim part for a motor vehicle, consisting of at least one support layer and a backing layer, wherein the flat layers are mutually oriented in parallel extension, and the edges are kept at a distance while the edge is separated off, and the layers are pressed together between two press-mold surfaces to become bonded to one another, whereupon the edge opposite to the processed edge of the support layer is contacted with the support layer and attached thereto, characterized in that, immediately after the edge of the support layer is separated off and the two layers are pressed together, the prominent edge of the backing layer is folded around the processed edge and pressed onto the back side of the support layer, while the molded part still contacts the assigned press-mold surface with its front side.
- DE 196 07 781 A1 relates to trim parts for automobiles, which are mostly layer materials with a base and a textile decoration. For technological reasons, the latter has consisted of polyester fibers to date. In contrast, for reducing the number of polymers in a particular overall structure, polypropylene fibers are employed. This is enabled by a novel backing method and a special heat control in the process and preliminary backing of the decoration.
- DE 199 59 654 A1 describes a process for the preparation of interior trim components of motor vehicles with a defined surface profile, wherein in a first step a material (1) forming the visible surface is positioned in a mold cavity and shaped under the action of pressure and/or temperature to generate the desired surface embossing, in another step a support material (2) based on natural-fiber reinforced polymer materials is shaped into said mold cavity, edge portions of the material (1) not being covered by the support material (2), followed by demolding the interior trim component from the mold cavity upon bending the edge portions of the material.
- the trim has a trim base plate including a base material and a first exterior layer material that has been backed onto the base material or bonded thereto in a laminate fashion.
- the trim base plate is subdivided into a plurality of adjacent surface portions by means of at least one recess. At least one of the surface portions serves as a built-in part.
- At least one decorative part is adhesively connected with the trim base plate and comprises at least one rigid base plate designed in a shape matching the built-in part, and at least one second exterior layer material that covers the base plate.
- the decorative part is provided with a flange which is tightly fit into the recess of the trim base plate.
- the flange embraces the rigid base plate.
- DE 103 33 161 A1 describes interior trim components of motor vehicles having a defined surface profile.
- WO 90/03256 relates to a device and process for the preparation of solid products having a defined surface from a fiber-reinforced component support, which are pressed in a one-step process with cycle times of from 40 to 60 s.
- WO 01/41999 A1 relates to a method for the preparation of interior trim components of motor vehicles having a defined surface profile, wherein in a first step a material constituting the visible surface is positioned in a mold cavity and molded by the action of pressure and/or temperature while the desired surface impression is simultaneously produced, in a further step a support material based on natural-fiber reinforced polymer materials is inserted in the mold cavity followed by molding, edge portions of material not being covered by support material, followed by demolding the interior trim component from the mold cavity upon bending the edge portions of the material.
- WO 2005/009721 A1 describes a process for the preparation of interior trim components of motor vehicles having a defined surface profile. The process is realized by preparing the component support on the basis of natural-fiber reinforced polymer materials and adjusting its surface temperature on the surface to be provided with the decorative layer to the desired backing temperature within a range of from 150 to 180° C. in a first step;
- the visible side of the decorative layer is heated to the desired graining temperature within a range of from 200 to 220° C., and the backing side of the decorative layer is heated to the desired backing temperature;
- the process and the thus obtained interior trim components must be designed in such a way that even the finest grain structures in the embossing mold are taken up by the film, and thus an ideal grain formation and thereby an optimum surface on the component are formed.
- the PUR technology currently has an essential advantage: Since the skin can be prepared in two colors due to the nature of the process, wherein color ranges are separated by a very narrow groove and painted in two colors in an in-mold coating process, or sprayed with PUR systems colored in two colors, integral surfaces with two or more colors can be produced and subsequently connected with a support part.
- an object of the present invention was to provide a process for the preparation of corresponding interior trim components of motor vehicles, especially multicolored components.
- the above object of the present invention is achieved by a process for the preparation of interior trim components of motor vehicles from a component support 1 and at least two decorative layers 2 a, 2 b two-dimensionally bonded thereto with a respectively defined surface and/or color profile of the decorative layers 2 a, 2 b, wherein:
- the respective visible sides 3 a, 3 b of the respective decorative layers 2 a, 2 b are heated to the respectively desired graining temperatures in the range of from 180 to 220° C., especially from 200 to 220° C.
- the back sides of the decorative layers 2 a, 2 b are heated to the respective molding temperatures in the range of from 130 to 170° C.
- the respective molded part geometry and simultaneously the corresponding surface graining of decorative layers 2 a, 2 b are prepared by pressing, blow molding and/or deep drawing;
- the edges of the respective decorative layers 2 a, 2 b are trimmed as necessary, especially in the region of the color separation;
- the respective decorative layers 2 a, 2 b are positioned in mutual orientation and fixed by reduced pressure; and in a fourth step, the oriented decorative layers 2 a, 2 b are transferred to a backing mold and backed in a per se known manner with the component support 1 on the surface opposite to the visible sides 3 a, 3 b.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the mold and the decorative layered of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the decorative layer molded in the mold.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the trimming apparatus of the molded part in the mold.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the trimmed decorative layer on the mold.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of two decorative side-by-side-layers of different colors of a vacuum molded process.
- an integral door trim support can be prepared that has different film colors grained in an in-mold graining process.
- the foam thickness for the balustrade and bottom part when different film laminates are used, so that a higher foam thickness and thus better haptic properties can be employed in the balustrade region while savings can be made in the bottom part by a reduced foam thickness.
- different grainings that correspond to the designer's wish can be employed for the balustrade and bottom parts without problems arising from process technology.
- FIG. 1 shows the preparation of the decorative layer 2 a.
- the decorative layer 2 a which may optionally have a foam layer on the bottom side thereof, is heated to a temperature within a range of from 200 to 220° C. at the upper side and to a temperature within a range of from 130 to 170° C. at the lower side.
- the mold consisting of the upper part (punch) and lower part (graining shell)
- the corresponding molded part geometry of the decorative layer 2 a is prepared by pressing and/or deep drawing as shown in FIG. 2 .
- this is also done for decorative layer 2 b.
- the corresponding molded part geometry and simultaneously the surface graining of the decorative layer 2 a is prepared by pressing and/or deep drawing as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the grained lower part of the mold is preferably provided with (laser) bores in order that the air can escape from the gap between the decorative layers 2 a, 2 b and the mold wall.
- a vacuum method could also be employed, but it is known from former experience that fine grains are imaged with a clearly higher resolution in the punch-press method.
- FIG. 3 shows how the grained films produced are trimmed at the edges. This may be performed, for example, by a robot on corresponding cutting receptacles, but it is also possible without difficulty to trim the edges already in the first process step over corresponding tool edges.
- FIG. 4 shows the decorative layer 2 a on a lower part of a mold prepared by analogy with FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 5 shows how the two decorative layers 2 a, 2 b are positioned in mutual orientation and fixed on a positive vacuum mold by reduced pressure.
- the groove through which the color separation runs is oriented in accordance with the component geometry and also fixed under vacuum.
- the positive receptacle with the films is swiveled by 180° into the actual backing tool (negative) and delivered.
- the reduced pressure at the positive receptacle is switched off and, for example, a vacuum is switched on at the lower part of the backing mold, the decorative layers 2 a, 2 b are fixed here.
- the component support 1 with decorative layers 2 a, 2 b can be backed in a per se known manner Since the back side of the seam between the decorative layers 2 a, 2 b is exposed before the backing, it is possible to reinforce the back side of this groove in a per se known manner, for example, by clamping, welding or by engaging an additional reinforcement part.
- Another embodiment of the present invention consists in interior trim components of motor vehicles consisting of a component support 1 and at least two decorative layers 2 a , 2 b two-dimensionally bonded thereto with a respectively defined surface and/or color profile of the decorative layers 2 a, 2 b.
- the interior trim components of motor vehicles according to the invention are characterized in that said component support 1 comprises a door trim support, especially based on natural-fiber reinforced polymer materials, for example, a polypropylene material reinforced by a natural fiber, such as flax, a PUR reinforced by a natural fiber, such as flax, or an epoxy resin material reinforced by a natural fiber, such as flax, as well as a support of PP, ABS or polyamide prepared by an injection molding process.
- natural-fiber reinforced polymer materials for example, a polypropylene material reinforced by a natural fiber, such as flax, a PUR reinforced by a natural fiber, such as flax, or an epoxy resin material reinforced by a natural fiber, such as flax, as well as a support of PP, ABS or polyamide prepared by an injection molding process.
- films especially foam-backed plastic films, are employed as decorative layers 2 a, 2 b.
- This material of the decorative layers 2 a, 2 b like the material of the component support 1 , is also perfectly known to the person skilled in the art of preparing interior trim components for motor vehicles.
- plastic film selected from thermoplastic polyolefin, ASA, polyvinyl chloride or thermoplastic polyurethane
- This plastic film preferably contains a foam film, for example, of polyethylene/polypropylene, on the backing side.
- the backing temperature of the component support 1 and/or of the side of the decorative layers 2 a, 2 b opposite to the visible sides 3 a, 3 b is adjusted to a value within a range of from 150 to 180° C. If the backing temperature is chosen too high, it is to be feared that the foam structure of the back side of the decorative layers 2 a, 2 b is adversely affected. In contrast, if the backing temperature is chosen too low, a sufficient bonding between the component support 1 and the decorative layers 2 a, 2 b is not to be expected. Alternatively, an adhesion between the decorative layers and the component support can also be ensured by coating the component support with conventional adhesives (dispersion, solvent, hot-melt adhesives or adhesive films), followed by bonding it to the decorative layers.
- conventional adhesives disersion, solvent, hot-melt adhesives or adhesive films
- decorative layers 2 a, 2 b are employed having a total surface that protrudes over the support edge of the component support 1 (not shown in the Figures) and is folded over the support edge in a further process step.
- the mutually oriented decorative layers 2 a, 2 b fixed in the vacuum mold by reduced pressure are swiveled, especially by 180°, and introduced in the backing mold.
- the reduced pressure is removed from the above mentioned vacuum mold between the third and fourth process steps, and the oriented decorative layers 2 a, 2 b are fixed in the backing mold by applying reduced pressure to the visible sides 3 a, 3 b.
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The invention relates to a process for the preparation of multicolored interior trim components of motor vehicles having a defined surface profile, and to the thus obtained interior trim components.
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- The invention relates to a process for the preparation of multicolored interior trim components of motor vehicles having a defined surface profile, and to the thus obtained interior trim components.
- DE 44 47 645 C2 relates to a process for the preparation of a molded part, especially an interior trim part or the like for motor vehicles, prepared from a non-woven fabric preimpregnated with a thermoplastic resin, in which the non-woven fabric is heated two-dimensionally in a contact heating press beyond the softening temperature of the thermoplastic resin, and predensified, and this non-woven fabric is pressed under a high pressure and at a temperature of from 100 to 130° C. in a hot-press mold, and the pressed molded part is cooled in at least one cooling step, wherein at least a contact pressure is maintained between the cooling mold and the molded part in said at least one cooling step, wherein a film or other decorative material is backed onto the pressed molded part by heating said film or other decorative material and the surface to be backed of the molded part by contact heat and adjoining them under a low pressure, whereupon the pressed molded part provided with said backing film or other decorative material is cooled.
- DE 44 00 388 C2 relates to a process for the preparation of a molded part, especially a trim part for a motor vehicle, consisting of at least one support layer and a backing layer, wherein the flat layers are mutually oriented in parallel extension, and the edges are kept at a distance while the edge is separated off, and the layers are pressed together between two press-mold surfaces to become bonded to one another, whereupon the edge opposite to the processed edge of the support layer is contacted with the support layer and attached thereto, characterized in that, immediately after the edge of the support layer is separated off and the two layers are pressed together, the prominent edge of the backing layer is folded around the processed edge and pressed onto the back side of the support layer, while the molded part still contacts the assigned press-mold surface with its front side.
- DE 196 07 781 A1 relates to trim parts for automobiles, which are mostly layer materials with a base and a textile decoration. For technological reasons, the latter has consisted of polyester fibers to date. In contrast, for reducing the number of polymers in a particular overall structure, polypropylene fibers are employed. This is enabled by a novel backing method and a special heat control in the process and preliminary backing of the decoration.
- DE 199 59 654 A1 describes a process for the preparation of interior trim components of motor vehicles with a defined surface profile, wherein in a first step a material (1) forming the visible surface is positioned in a mold cavity and shaped under the action of pressure and/or temperature to generate the desired surface embossing, in another step a support material (2) based on natural-fiber reinforced polymer materials is shaped into said mold cavity, edge portions of the material (1) not being covered by the support material (2), followed by demolding the interior trim component from the mold cavity upon bending the edge portions of the material.
- In DE 43 05 847 A1, an interior trim for a building body and a process for the preparation thereof is described. The trim has a trim base plate including a base material and a first exterior layer material that has been backed onto the base material or bonded thereto in a laminate fashion. The trim base plate is subdivided into a plurality of adjacent surface portions by means of at least one recess. At least one of the surface portions serves as a built-in part. At least one decorative part is adhesively connected with the trim base plate and comprises at least one rigid base plate designed in a shape matching the built-in part, and at least one second exterior layer material that covers the base plate. At its peripheral portion, the decorative part is provided with a flange which is tightly fit into the recess of the trim base plate. The flange embraces the rigid base plate. The above mentioned trim is prepared by a process which comprises the following steps:
- (1) placing a base material onto a first mold part of a press mold, wherein the base material is subdivided into a multitude of adjacent surface portions by means of at least one recess, and wherein at least one of the surface portions serves as a built-in part; (2) placing a decorative part onto said second mold part of the press mold, wherein the second mold part is facing the molded part.
- DE 103 33 161 A1 describes interior trim components of motor vehicles having a defined surface profile.
- WO 90/03256 relates to a device and process for the preparation of solid products having a defined surface from a fiber-reinforced component support, which are pressed in a one-step process with cycle times of from 40 to 60 s.
- WO 01/41999 A1 relates to a method for the preparation of interior trim components of motor vehicles having a defined surface profile, wherein in a first step a material constituting the visible surface is positioned in a mold cavity and molded by the action of pressure and/or temperature while the desired surface impression is simultaneously produced, in a further step a support material based on natural-fiber reinforced polymer materials is inserted in the mold cavity followed by molding, edge portions of material not being covered by support material, followed by demolding the interior trim component from the mold cavity upon bending the edge portions of the material.
- All the processes of the prior art have in common that both the building support and the decorative layer are heated to a (high) backing temperature in order to bond the two parts together. Also, the prior art does not allow the use of a plurality of different portions of the decorative layers with a respectively defined surface and/or color profile that are applied to an integral support material.
- WO 2005/009721 A1 describes a process for the preparation of interior trim components of motor vehicles having a defined surface profile. The process is realized by preparing the component support on the basis of natural-fiber reinforced polymer materials and adjusting its surface temperature on the surface to be provided with the decorative layer to the desired backing temperature within a range of from 150 to 180° C. in a first step;
- the visible side of the decorative layer is heated to the desired graining temperature within a range of from 200 to 220° C., and the backing side of the decorative layer is heated to the desired backing temperature; and
- subsequently the component support and the decorative layer are pressed in a mold whose upper part has a structure of said defined surface profile.
- Especially Japanese automobile manufacturers make use of the possibility of embossing grains onto decorative materials, mostly for instrument panels, but also for door trims. However, these components constantly do not show any high qualities of the grains and fail to meet the requirements demanded by manufacturers of high quality vehicles in this respect.
- In order to be successful in the premium segment of motor vehicles with the so-called in-mold graining method and corresponding interior trim components, the process and the thus obtained interior trim components must be designed in such a way that even the finest grain structures in the embossing mold are taken up by the film, and thus an ideal grain formation and thereby an optimum surface on the component are formed.
- Meanwhile, with the process published in WO 2005/009721, it has become possible to image even geometrically complex and very finely structured grains (most extreme example: reproductions of true leather grains) and to produce radii of up to 2.5 mm, while radii of only about 5 to 6 mm are possible with classical backing processes.
- Therefore, the automobile manufacturers of premium vehicles are much interested in the in-mold graining methods and corresponding interior trim components. Due to the good grain formation and, above all, the narrow (formerly typical of PUR skin processes) radii, the technology is now directly competing with the PUR skin, which is subsequently back-foamed with PUR.
- However, the PUR technology currently has an essential advantage: Since the skin can be prepared in two colors due to the nature of the process, wherein color ranges are separated by a very narrow groove and painted in two colors in an in-mold coating process, or sprayed with PUR systems colored in two colors, integral surfaces with two or more colors can be produced and subsequently connected with a support part.
- However, in the in-mold graining process of the prior art, only two components can be prepared separately and subsequently connected in a suitable joining process, for example, by welding or adhesive bonding. However, these joining processes are very cost-intensive, and double materials (and thus added weight) appear in the region of the joining surfaces. In addition, courses of gaps and transitions to the interior door panel must be matched tediously, which can be realized more easily with an integral support.
- Accordingly, an object of the present invention was to provide a process for the preparation of corresponding interior trim components of motor vehicles, especially multicolored components.
- In a first embodiment, the above object of the present invention is achieved by a process for the preparation of interior trim components of motor vehicles from a
component support 1 and at least twodecorative layers decorative layers - in a first step, the respective
visible sides decorative layers decorative layers decorative layers - in a second step, the edges of the respective
decorative layers - in a third step, the respective
decorative layers decorative layers component support 1 on the surface opposite to thevisible sides -
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the mold and the decorative layered of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the decorative layer molded in the mold. -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the trimming apparatus of the molded part in the mold. -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the trimmed decorative layer on the mold. -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of two decorative side-by-side-layers of different colors of a vacuum molded process. - The advantages of the process according to the invention reside in the fact, in particular, that multicolored components characterized by an integral support can be prepared.
- For example, by means of the present invention, an integral door trim support can be prepared that has different film colors grained in an in-mold graining process. For example, when different film laminates are used, the foam thickness for the balustrade and bottom part, so that a higher foam thickness and thus better haptic properties can be employed in the balustrade region while savings can be made in the bottom part by a reduced foam thickness. In addition, different grainings that correspond to the designer's wish can be employed for the balustrade and bottom parts without problems arising from process technology.
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FIG. 1 shows the preparation of thedecorative layer 2 a. At first, thedecorative layer 2 a, which may optionally have a foam layer on the bottom side thereof, is heated to a temperature within a range of from 200 to 220° C. at the upper side and to a temperature within a range of from 130 to 170° C. at the lower side. In the mold consisting of the upper part (punch) and lower part (graining shell), the corresponding molded part geometry of thedecorative layer 2 a is prepared by pressing and/or deep drawing as shown inFIG. 2 . By analogy, this is also done fordecorative layer 2 b. In the mold consisting of the upper part (punch) and lower part (grained), the corresponding molded part geometry and simultaneously the surface graining of thedecorative layer 2 a is prepared by pressing and/or deep drawing as shown inFIG. 2 . By analogy, this is also done fordecorative layer 2 b. The grained lower part of the mold is preferably provided with (laser) bores in order that the air can escape from the gap between thedecorative layers -
FIG. 3 shows how the grained films produced are trimmed at the edges. This may be performed, for example, by a robot on corresponding cutting receptacles, but it is also possible without difficulty to trim the edges already in the first process step over corresponding tool edges. -
FIG. 4 shows thedecorative layer 2 a on a lower part of a mold prepared by analogy withFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 5 shows how the twodecorative layers decorative layers component support 1 withdecorative layers decorative layers - In the press mold, significant excesses of radius can be provided, which enables the definition of very narrow radii in the range of from 0.5 mm, especially from 2 to 3 mm. It is also to be pointed out that due to the low pressure load on the
decorative layers - At the same time, a graining at this sharp-edged bending radius and the later seam site of the different
decorative layers - Another embodiment of the present invention consists in interior trim components of motor vehicles consisting of a
component support 1 and at least twodecorative layers decorative layers - In a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, the interior trim components of motor vehicles according to the invention are characterized in that said
component support 1 comprises a door trim support, especially based on natural-fiber reinforced polymer materials, for example, a polypropylene material reinforced by a natural fiber, such as flax, a PUR reinforced by a natural fiber, such as flax, or an epoxy resin material reinforced by a natural fiber, such as flax, as well as a support of PP, ABS or polyamide prepared by an injection molding process. These materials are widely used in automobile construction and are therefore perfectly known to the skilled person. - In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, films, especially foam-backed plastic films, are employed as
decorative layers decorative layers component support 1, is also perfectly known to the person skilled in the art of preparing interior trim components for motor vehicles. - Particularly preferred according to the present invention is a plastic film selected from thermoplastic polyolefin, ASA, polyvinyl chloride or thermoplastic polyurethane This plastic film preferably contains a foam film, for example, of polyethylene/polypropylene, on the backing side.
- The backing temperature of the
component support 1 and/or of the side of thedecorative layers visible sides decorative layers component support 1 and thedecorative layers - In a preferred embodiment according to the invention,
decorative layers decorative layers - It is particularly preferred according to the present invention to mutually orient the respective
decorative layers - In the fourth step of the process according to the invention, it is particularly preferred that the mutually oriented
decorative layers - According to the present invention, it is further preferred that the reduced pressure is removed from the above mentioned vacuum mold between the third and fourth process steps, and the oriented
decorative layers visible sides
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7. Interior trim components of motor vehicles consisting of a component support (1) and at least two decorative layers (2 a, 2 b) two-dimensionally bonded thereto with a respectively defined surface and/or color profile of the decorative layers (2 a, 2 b), obtainable by a process wherein
in a first step, the respective visible sides (3 a, 3 b) of the respective decorative layers (2 a, 2 b) are heated to the respectively desired graining temperatures in the range of from 180 to 220° C., the back sides of the decorative layers (2 a, 2 b) are heated to the respective molding temperatures in the range of from 130 to 170° C., and in a respectively grained mold, the respective molded part geometry and simultaneously the corresponding surface graining of decorative layers (2 a, 2 b) are prepared by pressing, blow molding and/or deep drawing;
in a second step, the edges of the respective decorative layers (2 a, 2 b) are trimmed as necessary;
in a third step, decorative layers (2 a, 2 b) positioned in mutual orientation and fixed by reduced pressure; and
in a fourth step, the oriented decorative layers (2 a, 2 b) are transferred to a backing mold and backed in a per se known manner with the component support (1) on the surface opposite to the visible sides (3 a, 3 b).
8. Interior trim components according to claim 7 , characterized in that said component support (1) comprises a door trim support, especially based on natural-fiber reinforced polymer materials.
9. Interior trim components according to claim 8 , characterized in that the material of said door trim support is selected from natural fiber/polypropylene material, natural fiber/polyurethane material, natural fiber/epoxy resin material, ABS, ABS/PC, PP or polyamide.
10. Interior trim components according to claim 7 , characterized in that said decorative layers (2 a, 2 b) comprise films, especially foam-backed plastic films.
11. Interior trim components according to claim 10 , characterized in that said plastic films are selected from thermoplastic polyolefin, ASA, polyvinyl chloride and/or thermoplastic polyurethane.
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