| abstract |
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 pre-manufactured 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 ( 9 ) and by allowing this flowable skin material to harden. Before uniting any structural backing layer ( 4 ) or intermediate foam layer ( 5 ) to the back side of the skin, the pre-manufactured insert is adhesively fixed to said skin material. Use is preferably made as said flowable skin material of a reactive polyurethane mixture. The pre-manufactured insert is preferably adhesively fixed, at least partially by the adhesion of said flowable skin material itself before it has completely hardened. This method allows to integrate the inserts easier in the trim parts and to achieve a qualitative visual transition between the plastic material of the skin and the inserts. |