A seat trim cover for an automotive seat formed from milled leather which lacks coatings and/or paint on the milled leather while retaining stored elongation introduced to the leather fiber structure during a milling process. At least one coating and/or paint is applied to an upper surface of the 3-dimensional leather shape after the milled leather is formed into a 3-dimensional leather shape by one or more of a vacuum form process, a compression mold process, and/or an embossing process.
Process to Mold 3-Dimensional Leather Trim Cover
2023-04-13
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B68F MAKING ARTICLES FROM LEATHER, CANVAS, OR THE LIKE , Herstellen von Gegenständen aus Leder, Segeltuch oder dgl. / B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet / C14B Mechanische Behandlung oder Bearbeitung von Häuten, Fellen oder Leder allgemein , MECHANICAL TREATMENT OR PROCESSING OF SKINS, HIDES, OR LEATHER IN GENERAL / C14C Behandlung von Häuten, Fellen oder Leder mit Chemikalien, Enzymen oder Mikroorganismen, z. B. Gerben, Imprägnieren, oder Zurichten , TREATING SKINS, HIDES OR LEATHER WITH CHEMICALS, ENZYMES OR MICROORGANISMS, e.g. TANNING, IMPREGNATING OR FINISHING |
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