Method for manufacturing a trim part for the interior of an automobile vehicle or at least a skin therefor.
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January 19, 2011
A method for manufacturing at least a skin (2) for forming a visible front surface (3) of an interior trim part which comprises at least one premanufactured insert (6) showing a back face (7) situated at a distance behind said visible surface. The skin is made by applying at least one flowable skin material for producing an elastomeric, non-cellular or micro-cellular plastic skin (2) against at least one surface of a mould and by allowing this flowable skin material to harden. The insert (6) is maintained with its front face (12) at a distance from the mould surface against which the skin (2) is moulded by applying, before positioning the insert (6) into the mould, a first layer (33) of the flowable skin material against said mould surface and by positioning the insert (6) onto this first layer (33). A second layer (34) of a further flowable skin material is subsequently applied against a back side of said first layer (33) and against at least one side of the insert (6) so that the insert is adhesively fixed to said plastic material.
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