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Method of making wood veneer vehicle interior
Assignee: MASSENA
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Filing: 1985-09-09
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Granted: 1987-05-26
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Expires: 2005-09-09
Abstract
Abstract A method manufacturing an exposed portion of a vehicle interior having a real wood appearance is shown. A desired wood finish is first applied to a selected surface of a sheet of wood veneer. A laminate backing is then applied to the wood veneer surface opposite the finished surface, the laminate backing comprises a peel-off adhesive backing. An overlay is then formed of the vehicle interior portion in a desired shape by stamping the laminated wood veneer with a steel rule die, the steel rule die being patterned in the desired shape. The adhesive backing is then peeled from the overlay and the backing surface of the wood veneer is then applied to a selected location within the vehicle interior so that the finished surface of the wood veneer is exposed.
Inventors
- 👤 Johnthan. D. Burns
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:28
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44C; B44C5/00; B44C5/04; B44C5/043; B44F; B44F9/00; B44F9/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1462; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24058; Y10T428/24066; Y10T428/24355; Y10T428/24438
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of manufacturing an exposed portion of a vehicle interior having a real wood appearance, comprising the steps of: applying a desired wood finish to a selected surface of a sheet of wood veneer; applying a laminate backing to the wood veneer surface opposite the finished surface, the laminate backing comprising a peel-off adhesive backing; forming an overlay of the vehicle interior portion in a desired shape by stamping the laminated wood veneer with a steel rule die, the steel rule die being patterned in the desired shape; and peeling off the adhesive backing and applying the backing surface of the wood veneer overlay to a selected location within the vehicle interior so that the finished surface of the wood veneer is exposed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of manufacturing an exposed portion of a vehicle interior having a real wood appearance, comprising the steps of: applying a desired wood finish to a selected surface of a sheet of wood veneer; applying a laminate backing to the wood veneer surface opposite the finished surface, the laminate backing comprising a peel-off adhesive backing; forming an overlay of the vehicle interior portion in a desired shape by stamping the laminated wood veneer with a steel rule die, the steel rule die being patterned in the desired shape; and peeling off the adhesive backing and applying the backing surface of the wood veneer overlay to a selected location within the vehicle interior so that the finished surface of the wood veneer is exposed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the sheet of wood veneer is the range from about 0.005 to 0.125 inches.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the adhesive backing contains an acrylic adhesive.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
161 words
A method of manufacturing an exposed portion of a vehicle interior having a real wood appearance, comprising the steps of: applying a desired wood finish to a selected surface of a sheet of wood veneer by staining, sanding and then oiling the selected surface; applying a peel-off adhesive, laminate backing to the wood veneer surface opposite the finished surface by running the backing and the sheet of wood veneer through a pair of press rollers, whereby the laminated product so produced has a finished wood exposed surface and a peel-off adhesive backing; forming an overlay of the vehicle interior portion in a desired shape by stamping the laminated wood veneer product with a steel rule die, the steel rule die being patterned in the desired shape; and peeling off the adhesive backing and applying the backing surface of the wood veneer overlay to a selected location within the vehicle interior so that the finished surface of the wood veneer is exposed.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
161 words
A method of manufacturing an exposed portion of a vehicle interior having a real wood appearance, comprising the steps of: applying a desired wood finish to a selected surface of a sheet of wood veneer by staining, sanding and then oiling the selected surface; applying a peel-off adhesive, laminate backing to the wood veneer surface opposite the finished surface by running the backing and the sheet of wood veneer through a pair of press rollers, whereby the laminated product so produced has a finished wood exposed surface and a peel-off adhesive backing; forming an overlay of the vehicle interior portion in a desired shape by stamping the laminated wood veneer product with a steel rule die, the steel rule die being patterned in the desired shape; and peeling off the adhesive backing and applying the backing surface of the wood veneer overlay to a selected location within the vehicle interior so that the finished surface of the wood veneer is exposed.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of manufacturing a vehicle instrument console having a real wood appearance, comprising the steps of: applying a desired wood finish to a selected surface of a sheet of wood veneer by staining, sanding and then oiling the selected surface, the sheet of wood veneer having a thickness in the range from about 0.005 to 0.125 inches; applying a peel-off adhesive, laminates backing to the wood veneer surface opposite the finished surface by running the backing and the sheet of wood veneer through a pair of press rollers, whereby the laminated product so produced has a finished wood exposed surface and a peel-off adhesive backing; forming an overlay of the vehicle interior portion in a desired shape by stamping the laminated wood veneer product with a steel rule die, the steel rule die being patterned in the desired shape; and peeling off the adhesive backing and applying the backing surface of the wood veneer overlay to a selected location on the instrument console so that the finished surface of the wood veneer is exposed.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of manufacturing a vehicle instrument console having a real wood appearance, comprising the steps of: applying a desired wood finish to a selected surface of a sheet of wood veneer by staining, sanding and then oiling the selected surface, the sheet of wood veneer having a thickness in the range from about 0.005 to 0.125 inches; applying a peel-off adhesive, laminates backing to the wood veneer surface opposite the finished surface by running the backing and the sheet of wood veneer through a pair of press rollers, whereby the laminated product so produced has a finished wood exposed surface and a peel-off adhesive backing; forming an overlay of the vehicle interior portion in a desired shape by stamping the laminated wood veneer product with a steel rule die, the steel rule die being patterned in the desired shape; and peeling off the adhesive backing and applying the backing surface of the wood veneer overlay to a selected location on the instrument console so that the finished surface of the wood veneer is exposed.
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