Interior trim component having carrier element and fabric-type surface layer

Abstract

The invention relates to an interior component (1) having a carrier element (2) and a fabric-type surface layer (3), the fibers of the carrier element (2) and of the fabric-type surface layer (3), in particular of the fabric-type surface layer (3) being essentially made of the same base material.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an interior component having a carrier element and a textile surface layer. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, polyester knitted fabrics are often used as surface layers for interior components. Here, the polyester knitted fabric material is bonded in a material-locking manner to a carrier element of the interior component, which carrier element is usually made of polypropylene.

[0003] In the context of the recycling economy, the recycling of materials for motor vehicle interior components is becoming increasingly important for sustainability reasons. However, homogeneous recycling of components at the end of their service life is currently not possible due to the inability to separate the materials homogeneously. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is therefore to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages and to provide an interior component in which material recovery and the quality of the recovered material are optimized.

[0005] This object is achieved by the combination of features according to claim 1 .

[0006] The basic idea of ​​the invention is that the textile-like surface layer of the interior component, in particular a knitted fabric, is made of the same base polymer from the same plastic family as the carrier element of the interior component. Accordingly, the textile fibers of the textile-like surface layer are made of the same plastic family as the carrier element to which the surface layer is bonded. In this way, the recycling of the interior component is optimized, since there is no need to separate the materials of the individual components of the interior component and the quality of the recycled material is also improved.

[0007] According to the invention, an interior component, in particular an interior component for a motor vehicle, is therefore proposed, which has a carrier element and a textile surface layer, wherein the carrier element and the textile surface layer, in particular the fibers of the textile surface layer, are produced essentially from the same base material.

[0008] In an advantageous embodiment variant, it is provided that the carrier element and the textile-like surface layer are produced from the same base polymer from the same plastic family.

[0009] In one embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the carrier element and the textile-like surface layer are produced from the same single material (monomaterial).

[0010] Furthermore, in one embodiment variant, the textile-like surface layer is adhesively bonded to the carrier element.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the carrier element and the textile surface layer are made of the same material.

[0012] In a further advantageous variant, it is provided according to the invention that the textile-like surface layer is arranged in places on the carrier element.

[0013] In one embodiment variant, the interior component according to the invention is designed such that an intermediate layer is arranged between the carrier element and the textile surface layer, the intermediate layer being produced essentially at least from the same base material, in particular from the same material as the carrier element and / or the textile surface layer.

[0014] Furthermore, an embodiment is advantageous in which the essentially identical base material is polypropylene and / or polycarbonate / acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC / ABS) and / or polypropylene-natural fiber (PP-NF) and / or thermoplastic olefin (TPO) and / or polyester and / or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

[0015] In one embodiment of the invention, the interior trim component is a cockpit panel or an instrument panel or a glove box or a door trim or a pillar trim or a center console or a roof trim or a seat back trim of a motor vehicle. However, applications are also conceivable in which the interior trim component is used in an airplane or a train or a bus.

[0016] It is also conceivable for all other types of trim components and functional components.

[0017] The features disclosed above can be combined as desired, as long as this is technically feasible and does not contradict one another. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Further advantageous embodiments of the invention are the features of the dependent claims or are described in more detail below together with the description of preferred embodiments of the invention with the aid of the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are as follows:

[0019] Figure 1 A cross-sectional view showing an interior component having a carrier element and a fabric-like surface layer; and

[0020] Figure 2 The illustration shows a section through an interior component having a carrier element, a textile surface layer and an intermediate layer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The accompanying drawings are schematic and illustrative, and the same reference numerals in the accompanying drawings represent the same functions and / or structural features.

[0022] exist Figure 1, a cross-sectional view of an interior component 1 with a carrier element 2 and a textile surface layer 3 is shown. In this case, the carrier element 2 and the textile surface layer 3, in particular the fibers of the textile surface layer 3, are essentially made of the same base material. The textile surface layer 3 is bonded to the carrier element 2.

[0023] exist Figure 1 In the embodiment shown in , the carrier element 2 and the fabric-like surface layer 3 are made of the same base polymer formed from the same material. Accordingly, the carrier element 2 and the fabric-like surface layer 3 are composed of the same plastic family, in the present case of the same single material. Here, the essentially same base material is polypropylene and / or polycarbonate / acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC / ABS) and / or polypropylene-natural fiber (PP-NF) and / or thermoplastic olefin (TPO) and / or polyester and / or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

[0024] Figure 2 The figure shows a cross-section of an interior component 1 having a carrier element 2, a textile surface layer 3 and an intermediate layer 4. Figure 2 The interior component 1 shown has essentially the same Figure 1 The interior component 1 shown has the same features, and only the different or additional features are described below.

[0025] exist Figure 2 In the interior component 1 shown, an intermediate layer 4 made of the same material is arranged between the carrier element 2 and the textile surface layer 3. In addition, the textile surface layer 3 is arranged partially on the carrier element 2.

[0026] The present invention is not limited to the preferred exemplary embodiments described above in terms of its embodiment. Rather, a number of variants are conceivable which also use the illustrated solution in fundamentally different types of embodiments.

Claims

1. An interior component (1), in particular an interior component of a motor vehicle, comprising a carrier element (2) and a textile surface layer (3), wherein: The carrier element (2) and the textile surface layer (3), in particular the fibers of the textile surface layer (3), are produced essentially from the same base material.

2. The interior trim component (1) according to claim 1, wherein: The carrier element (2) and the textile-like surface layer (3) are produced from the same base polymer from the same plastic family.

3. The interior trim component (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The carrier element (2) and the textile surface layer (3) are produced from the same single material.

4. The interior trim component (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The carrier element (2) and the textile surface layer (3) are made of the same material.

5. The interior component (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The textile surface layer (3) is bonded to the carrier element (2).

6. The interior trim component (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: The textile surface layer (3) is arranged in places on the carrier element (2).

7. The interior trim component according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: An intermediate layer (4) is arranged between the carrier element (2) and the textile surface layer (3), said intermediate layer being produced at least substantially from the same base material.

8. The interior trim component according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: The substantially identical base material is polypropylene and / or polycarbonate / acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC / ABS) and / or polypropylene-natural fiber (PP-NF) and / or thermoplastic olefin (TPO) and / or polyester and / or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

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