Deformable component, especially accessory for a vehicle, and process for manufacturing
View Patent ↗A structural article, in particular an equipment article for the interior of a motor vehicle, includes a first, hard-elastic or plastically deformable carrier structure ( 2 ) and of a second, soft-elastic component ( 6 ) which is connected in one piece to the latter and which sealingly closes the carrier structure provided with recesses ( 5 ). There is provision for the recesses ( 5 ) to be essentially filled by the soft-elastic component ( 6 ) and consequently to be sealingly closed. A method for producing a structural article of this type is also disclosed.
1. A structural article for use in a vehicle comprising:
a carrier member having grid elements defining a plurality of recesses providing a grid-like design;
an elastic component coupled to the carrier member and configured to sealingly engage the plurality of recesses in the carrier member.
2. The structural article of claim 1 wherein that the local wall thickness of the elastic component is smaller than the local width of the respective recess.
3. The structural article of claim 1 wherein that the local wall thickness of the elastic component is at most half as large as the local width of the respective recess.
4. The structural article of claim 1 further comprising a foam layer formed on one side the carrier member and the elastic component.
5. The structural article of claim 4 wherein the foam layer is surrounded over its entire circumference by a sealing bead comprising a soft-elastic material formed onto the carrier member.
6. The structural article of claim 1 wherein the carrier member is made of at least one of a hard-elastic material or a plastically deformable material.
7. A structural article for use in a vehicle comprising:
a carrier member having at least one recess;
an elastic component coupled to the carrier member and configured to sealingly engage the at least one recess in the carrier member;
a foam layer that covers one side the carrier member and the elastic component;
wherein the foam layer is surrounded over its entire circumference by a sealing bead of a soft-elastic material and integrally formed in one piece onto the carrier member.
8. The structural article of claim 7 wherein the at least one recess comprises a plurality of U-shaped recesses that form latching tongues integrally formed into the carrier member.
9. The structural article of claim 7 wherein the at least one recess comprises a plurality of recesses disposed in a grid-like design and defined by grid elements on the carrier member.
10. The structural article of claim 7 wherein the foam layer comprises an outer sheet.