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US4781976A
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Skin covering for trims of automobiles
Assignee: Sunstar Giken KK
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Filing: 1987-11-27
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Granted: 1988-11-01
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Expires: 2007-11-27
Abstract
Abstract A skin covering for trims of automobiles having three layer structure comprising (a) a surface layer comrising a PVC having a mean degree of polymerization (P) of 2,000 or more (high polymerization PVC), (b) a foam layer comprising a blend of a crosslinking PVC and a PVC having a P of less than 1,500 (low polymerization PVC) and a foaming agent, and (c) a back layer comprising a low polymerization PVC, said skin covering having excellent processability with the cloth by high frequency welding and excellent vacuum forming properties and being useful for the facing of trims of automobiles.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihito Fujita
- 👤 Tamotu Nagao
- 👤 Chikaaki Okamura
- 👤 Fumihiko Yoshida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 05:33
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/30; B32B27/304; B32B27/06; B32B27/065; B32B5/00; B32B5/18; B60; B60R; B60R13/00; B60R13/02; B32B2266/00; B32B2266/02; B32B2266/0214; B32B2266/0221; B32B2266/0235; B32B2327/00; B32B2327/06; B32B2605/00; B32B2605/003; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/249988; Y10T428/249991; Y10T428/249992
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A skin covering for trims of automobiles which comprises (a) a surface layer comprising a high polymerization polyvinyl chloride having a mean degree of polymerization of 2,000 or more, (b) a foam layer comprising a blend of a crosslinking polyvinyl chloride and a low polymerization polyvinyl chloride having a mean degree of polymerization of less than 1,500 and a foaming agent, and (c) a back layer comprising a low polymerization polyvinyl chloride having a mean degree of polymerization of less than 1,500.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A skin covering for trims of automobiles which comprises (a) a surface layer comprising a high polymerization polyvinyl chloride having a mean degree of polymerization of 2,000 or more, (b) a foam layer comprising a blend of a crosslinking polyvinyl chloride and a low polymerization polyvinyl chloride having a mean degree of polymerization of less than 1,500 and a foaming agent, and (c) a back layer comprising a low polymerization polyvinyl chloride having a mean degree of polymerization of less than 1,500.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The skin covering according to claim 1, wherein the high polymerization polyvinyl chloride has a mean degree of polymerization of 2,500 to 4,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The skin covering according to claim 1, wherein the low polymerization polyvinyl chloride has a mean degree of polymerization of 800 to less than 1,500.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
the skin covering according to claim 1, wherein the blend of a crosslinking polyvinyl chloride and a low polymerization polyvinyl chloride in the foam layer has a blend ratio of crosslinking polyvinyl chloride/low polymerization polyvinyl chloride of 20/80 to 90/10 by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The skin covering according to claim 1, wherein the surface layer (a) comprises a blend of a high polymerization polyvinyl chloride having a mean degree of polymerization of 2,000 or more with a medium polymerization polyvinyl chloride having a mean degree of polymerization of 1,500 to less than 2,000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The skin covering according to claim 5, wherein the blend of a high polymerization polyvinyl chloride and a medium polymerization polyvinyl chloride has a blend ratio of high polymerization polyvinyl chloride/medium polymerization polyvinyl chloride of 50/50 to 90/10 by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The skin covering according to claim 1, wherein the surface layer (a) has a thickness of 0.2-1 mm, the foam layer (b) has an expanded ratio of 2- to 8-fold, and the back layer (c) has a thickness of 0.05-0.5 mm.
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