Laminating device and a method for laminating a decor layer onto a carrier part

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018201004-A1
Application number	US-201815875527-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 19, 2018
Priority date	Jan 19, 2017
Publication date	Jul 19, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A laminating device and method for laminating a decor layer onto a carrier part includes a lower tool with a support region for receiving the carrier part, an upper tool including a pressing surface for exerting a pressing pressure onto the decor layer which is arranged between an upper side of the carrier part and the pressing surface, and at least one movable slider for edge-folding an overhang of the decor layer around an edge of the carrier part by way of pressing the slider against the overhang of the decor layer. A distance between the lower tool and the pressing surface can be enlarged or reduced. The lower tool includes a first membrane, wherein the arrangement of the first membrane and the slider to one another is such that the first membrane is movable onto the slider, for pressing the slider against the overhang of the decor layer.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A laminating device for laminating a decor layer onto a carrier part, comprising:
a lower tool with a support region for receiving the carrier part; an upper tool comprising a pressing surface for exerting a pressing pressure onto the decor layer which is arranged between an upper side of the carrier part and the pressing surface; and at least one movable slider for edge-folding an overhang of the decor layer around an edge of the carrier part by way of pressing the slider against the overhang of the decor layer, so that the overhang is pressed around the edge of the carrier part onto a lower side of the carrier part, wherein the upper tool and lower tool are configured such that a distance between the lower tool and the pressing surface can be enlarged or reduced, and wherein the lower tool comprises a first membrane, wherein the arrangement of the first membrane and the slider to one another is such that the first membrane is movable onto the slider, for pressing the slider against the overhang of the decor layer.

2 . A laminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the first membrane is movable against the slider by way of producing an underpressure.

3 . A laminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing surface is a second membrane.

4 . A laminating device according to claim 3 , wherein a space between the first membrane and the second membrane can be sealed off in a fluid-tight manner, so that the second membrane can be pressed against the decor layer which is arranged on the upper side of the carrier part and the first membrane against the slider, by way of subjecting the space to an underpressure.

5 . A laminating device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the upper tool and the lower tool is at least one of actively coolable and heatable.

6 . A laminating device according to claim 1 , wherein the slider is translatorily and rotationally movable.

7 . A laminating device according to claim 1 , including at least one of a pneumatic, hydraulic, and motoric device for moving the slider.

8 . A method for laminating a decor layer onto a carrier part comprising the following steps:
providing a laminating device with a lower tool, a slider and an upper tool which has a pressing surface , wherein the lower tool comprises a first membrane and the arrangement of the first membrane and the slider to one another is such that the first membrane is movable against the slider; arranging the carrier part on a support region of the lower tool; arranging a decor layer on an upper side of the carrier part in a manner such that a region of the decor layer projects beyond an edge of the carrier part and forms an overhang; pressing the pressing surface onto the decor layer such that the decor layer is pressed onto the carrier part; and pressing the first membrane against the slider such that the first membrane presses the slider against the overhang of the decor layer and edge-folds this at least partly around the edge of the carrier part.

9 . A method according to claim 8 , compromising the step:
moving the slider into a pre-edge-folding position, so that the overhang of the decor layer is laid at least partly around the edge of the carrier part.

10 . A method according to claim 8 , wherein the decor layer comprises at least one of leather and artificial leather and/or wherein the carrier part comprises at least one of wood, fibre material, plastic and a natural fibre composite material.

11 . A method according to claim 8 , compromising the step:
depositing an adhesive onto at least one of a lower side of the decor layer, the upper side, and the edge of the carrier part so that the adhesive is arranged between the decor layer and the carrier part.

12 . A method according to claim 8 , compromising the step:
providing at least one of heating and cooling to at least one of the upper tool and the lower tool.

13 . A method according to claim 8 , wherein the steps of the pressing-on of the pressing surface and pressing-on of the first membrane are carried out simultaneously.

14 . A method according to claim 8 , wherein a pressing pressure for at least one of the pressing-on of the pressing surface and pressing-on of the first membrane are applied by an under pressure.

15 . A method according to claim 8 , wherein the pressing surface is a second membrane and an under pressure is applied between the first membrane and the second membrane, so that the first membrane presses the slider against the decor layer and thus against at least one of the carrier part and the second membrane presses the decor layer on the upper side of the carrier part.

16 . A vehicle interior trim part, manufactured by a method according to claim 8 .

Assignees

• Faurecia Innenraum Systeme Gmbh

Inventors

• Schilles (Gerhard) Wilfried
• Lindemann Sabine

Classifications

• B32B9/025

  comprising leather · CPC title

• B32B27/304

  comprising vinyl halide (co)polymers, e.g. PVC, PVDC, PVF, PVDF · CPC title

• B32B2266/0278

  Polyurethane · CPC title

• B32B15/085

  comprising polyolefins · CPC title

• B32B15/082

  comprising vinyl resins; comprising acrylic resins · CPC title