US 12,403,847 B2
Skin for a vehicle interior trim part containing an operating element
Yvan Vanluchene, Wetteren (BE); and Geert Trossaert, Wetteren (BE)
Assigned to ASCORIUM GMBH, Konigswinter (DE)
Appl. No. 17/785,526
Filed by ASCORIUM GMBH, Königswinter (DE)
PCT Filed Jan. 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/050526
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/144286, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20152318 (EP), filed on Jan. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0011608 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 13/0256 (2013.01) [B29C 45/0053 (2013.01); B32B 3/263 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B60R 13/0243 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3041 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2605/003 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A skin for a vehicle interior trim part, which skin comprises at least an outer elastomeric layer with an inner surface and an outer surface and at least one operating element which is adhered to the inner surface of said outer layer and which has an operating surface, the outer surface of said outer elastomeric layer forming the visible surface of the skin,
wherein the operating surface of said operating element extends-in-under a first area of the visible surface of said skin which is at least partially surrounded by a second area of the visible surface of said skin, the outer surface of said outer layer having in at least a portion of said first area a first surface texture and in said second area a second surface texture which is different from said first surface texture, and said operating element is configured to be connected to an electric or electronic component to control the operation of said component.