JPH0323391Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] This invention relates to a vehicle skin material used as a skin material for roof head lining, etc.

[Technical background and problems]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a lighting device is provided on the ceiling of a vehicle interior of an automobile for the purpose of viewing road maps and the like inside the vehicle at night. A further developed version of such a lighting device is, for example, one described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 184350/1983. That is, a bulb as a light source is disposed between the roof head lining in the upper part of the vehicle interior and the roof panel, and a large number of lighting holes are bored in the roof head liner to communicate the space and the vehicle interior, At night, the bulbs can be turned on selectively by operating a switch. The light from the bulb is then dispersed through each lighting hole and irradiated into the passenger compartment, providing soft illumination that makes the entire ceiling of the passenger compartment glow. This makes it easy to confirm the position of small parts installed in the vehicle interior, such as coat hangers. However, many lighting holes are noticeable during the day,
There was a problem that the aesthetic appearance of the vehicle interior was spoiled.Recently, the surface material of the ceiling of the vehicle interior is a luminous fabric made by knitting or weaving luminous threads such as gold thread or lame thread. At night, the ceiling of the vehicle interior is illuminated by reflections from streetlights, etc., giving a soft and moody feeling, and making it easier to confirm the location of ticket holders and the like at night.

However, some of these products use expensive threads such as gold threads and lame threads, so they are not only expensive, but also because the threads themselves are exposed on the surface, making them easy to break due to wear. There were problems in that the threads were conspicuous, which attracted children's interest and made them easy to play tricks on, resulting in low durability.

[Purpose of the invention] This invention was devised to solve the problems in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is possible to improve the appearance of the vehicle interior regardless of day or night, and to improve the appearance of the interior of the vehicle at night. To provide a vehicle skin material that facilitates confirmation of scattered small parts, etc., and is durable.

[Summary of the idea]

This invention is a nonwoven fabric impregnated with an adhesive and molded, in which a luminescent paint or a metallic color paint is mixed with the adhesive.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of this invention will be described based on the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, a roof head lining 1 is provided in the upper part of the vehicle interior in consideration of the aesthetic appearance of the ceiling of the vehicle interior and the protection of the occupants' heads. This roof head lining 1 constitutes a molded ceiling, and as shown in the cross-section of FIG. It was formed.

The nonwoven fabric 5 is impregnated with an acrylic adhesive 7 as a backing material for fixing the intertwined fibers 5a and improving its abrasion resistance.
A luminescent paint 9 is mixed in the adhesive material 7.

In addition, 11 is a room lamp, 13 is a ticket holder, 15 is a ticket, 17 is a coat hanger,
19 is an assist grip.

Next, the manufacturing process of the nonwoven fabric 5, which is a skin material, will be explained based on FIGS. 3 and 4. To manufacture the nonwoven fabric 5, first, raw material fibers are passed through a carding machine (not shown) in a carding process A to form a web 21. Next, in the laminating process B, as shown in FIG. They are stacked so that they are shifted by a predetermined width. In the needle punching step C, the laminated web 21 is pierced with a number of hooked needles (not shown) to entangle the fibers 5a. Next, in the fixing process D, the entangled fibers 5
A is impregnated with an adhesive 7 as a backing material for improving abrasion resistance, which has been mixed with a luminescent paint 9 such as a fluorescent paint, and is fixedly formed into a felt shape to form a nonwoven fabric 5. becomes. That is, the adhesive 7 is impregnated into the intertwined fibers during the process of fixing and molding the nonwoven fabric, and is used as a binder to harden the fibers together, so it permeates throughout the entire thickness of the nonwoven fabric, and therefore, The luminescent paint 9 mixed therein also permeates together with the adhesive 7.

The mixing ratio of luminescent paint to adhesive is as follows:
It shall be determined as appropriate, taking into consideration the balance between the impregnating function and the luminescent function.

In this way, the nonwoven fabric 5 is formed by including the luminescent material 9, but the luminescent material 9 is included in the adhesive 7 in advance for fixing the entangled fibers 5a, and the luminescent material 9 is coated with the luminescent paint 9. Since no process is required, not only can manufacturing costs be reduced, but the paint will not scatter around and will not stain the surrounding area at all.

Then, by mounting the nonwoven fabric 5 thus formed on the base material 3 by appropriate means such as adhesion or pressure bonding, a ceiling member for a vehicle or the like will be constructed.

Next, when a ceiling member covered with the above-mentioned skin material is placed in the upper part of the vehicle interior, the following effects occur. First, at night, the luminescent paint 9 in the adhesive 7 of the nonwoven fabric 5 mounted on the roof head lining 1 shines, giving the entire interior of the vehicle a bright, peaceful, and moody atmosphere. In addition, a room lamp 11, a ticket holder 13,
The locations of the ticket 15, coat hanger 17, assist grip 19, etc. are shown in silhouette and can be easily confirmed without turning on the room lamp 11.

In addition, in the daytime, the luminescent paint 9 in the adhesive 7 of the nonwoven fabric 5 glows faintly in the vehicle interior, which is slightly darker than the outside, creating a bright and peaceful atmosphere inside the vehicle interior, which is a sealed space, and improving ride comfort. do.

In addition, even if children or children become interested in the luminescent material 9 and touch the ceiling, since it is a non-woven fabric 5, the threads are not exposed on the surface as in conventional examples. There is no need to cut the threads, and since the nonwoven fabric 5 is impregnated with the adhesive 7, it has excellent abrasion resistance and can be more durable than the conventional example.

In the above embodiment, the luminescent paint 9 is mixed in the adhesive 7, but a metallic color paint may also be used.

[Effect of idea]

As is clear from the above explanation, this idea is
The light emitting material contained in the skin material can create a bright and peaceful atmosphere inside the vehicle interior, which is a sealed space, both day and night, improving the ride comfort inside the vehicle interior. Ticket holders, etc. can be easily checked without requiring a switch operation to turn on a bulb.
Moreover, even if a child or child gets interested and touches the ceiling etc., since it is a non-woven fabric and the threads are not exposed on the surface, there will be no accidents such as thread breakage.Furthermore, there is no adhesive in the non-woven fabric. Since it is impregnated and has excellent abrasion resistance, it has the effect of improving durability compared to conventional examples.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a ceiling member having a base material covered with a vehicle skin material according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the upper part of a vehicle interior having a roof head lining covered with a vehicle skin material. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the manufacturing process of the vehicle skin material, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the lamination process. 5... Non-woven fabric, 7... Adhesive material, 9... Luminescent paint.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A nonwoven fabric formed by impregnating entangled fibers with an adhesive and solidifying the fibers, characterized in that the adhesive is mixed with a luminescent paint or a metallic color paint.