Recticel Automobilsysteme Gmbh

Recticel N.v.

Bart Broeckaert

Hugo De Winter

Jan Willems

Berthold Esders

Ralf Böbel

Nele Bosman

Martin Sabelus

Sven De Vis

The panel-like laminate comprises a flexible skin (), a rigid substrate () and an intermediate layer (). The flexible skin () comprises a main part () which forms the front side of the laminate and at least one flange () which extends from the main part () of the skin towards the substrate () to form at least a portion of the lateral side of the laminate. In order to avoid foam leakage when molding the intermediate layer () between the skin () and the substrate (), the flange () is extended by a border part () which comprises a flexible lip (). The flexible lip is pressed against the rigid substrate () so that the flexible lip () forms a seal between the skin and the substrate. To prevent deformation of the skin, the border part () of the skin further comprises at least one continuous or discontinuous ridge () which extends along the flange () of the skin () and which prevents a sliding of this border part when closing the mold.

Panel-like laminate and a skin for manufacturing such laminate

An electric switch module has one or more electric switches arranged on a substrate () of which at least one is designed as a push-pull rocker switch () having an actuator () formed by a projection () that is asymmetrical to its tilting axis (). The module is characterized in that the top side of the substrate (), together with the actuators () of its switches (), is covered by a flexible outer skin () that also covers the projection () that forms the actuator () of the at least one rocker switch ().

Electric switch module

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Wetteren, Belgium

Bart Broeckaert