PROCESS FOR CREATING A SKIN OR A COVERING ELEMENT PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE ITEM ON ITS VISIBLE SURFACE
A method for forming a covering for a motor vehicle interior is disposed wherein a kin is formed on a mold and non-visible surfaces of an item irremovably attached to the mold so that the skin is in the substantially same plane as a visible surface of the item.
1 . A method of forming a covering for a motor vehicle interior comprising the steps of:
providing a mold having a functional surface;
providing an item having a visible surface and a non-visible surface;
removably attaching the item to the functional surface of the mold; and
applying a skin to the non-visible surface of the item and the functional surface of the mold.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein space between the skin and the item is minimized during the application of the skin thereon.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a visible surface of the skin on the item and the visible surface of the item are in the substantially same plane.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the skin is applied to the item in a vacuum mold.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the skin is applied to the item with a spraying process.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the skin is one of a polyurethane and a polyvinyl chloride.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the skin is applied to the item with a powder depositing process.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the skin is one of a polyurethane and a polyvinyl chloride.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the item is removably attached to the functional surface of the mold by magnetic forces.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the item is removably attached to the functional surface of the mold with a film applied on the visible surface of the item.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the film is removable from the visible surface of the item.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the film is one of an adhesive strip and a magnetic strip.
13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the film creates a seal between the item and the functional surface of the mold.
14 . A method of forming a covering for a motor vehicle interior comprising the steps of:
providing a mold having a functional surface;
providing an item having a visible surface and a non-visible surface;
applying a film to the visible surface of the item;
removably attaching the item to the functional surface of the mold; and
applying a skin to the non-visible surface of the item and the functional surface of the mold.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the film creates a seal between the item and the functional surface of the mold.
16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein a visible surface of the skin and the visible surface of the item are in the substantially same plane.
17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the skin is applied to the item in a vacuum mold.
18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the skin is applied to the item with one of a spraying process and a powder depositing processing.
19 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the film is one of an adhesive strip and a magnetic strip.
20 . A method of forming a covering for a motor vehicle interior comprising the steps of:
providing a mold having a functional surface;
providing an item having a visible surface and a non-visible surface;
applying a film to the visible surface of the item, wherein the film is one of an adhesive strip and a magnetic strip;
removably attaching the item to the functional surface of the mold; and
applying a skin to the non-visible surface of the item and the functional surface of the mold.