Japan Vilene Company, Ltd.

Kyowa Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Kazuhito Yoshikawa

Hiroto Ogawa

Takashi Tokiwa

Norimitsu Kitazawa

A surface material substrate has one surface of a fiber substrate containing cellulosic fiber is bonded with an acrylic resin binder containing a flame retardant and a thermosetting resin, a fineness of fiber constituting the fiber substrate is 2.2 dtex or less, and a mass ratio of the acrylic resin to the thermosetting resin is 80:20 to 65:35. A surface material is provided with an adhesive layer containing a resin with a melting point of 200&#xb0; C. or less on a surface of the fiber substrate of the surface material substrate opposite to a facing surface, which is bonded with the acrylic binder. In a molded body, the surface material is integrated with a substrate mat by heat molding via an adhesive layer. The surface material substrate simultaneously fulfills requirements of low weight and cost, design properties, flame retardancy, mold releasability, followability and trimming properties.

Surface material substrate, surface material and molded body

A surface covering material for use with a vehicle sun visor includes a non-woven fabric layer and a synthetic resin layer overlaid onto a back surface of the non-woven fabric layer. The density of the non-woven fabric layer is between 120 g/m and 250 g/m. The non-woven fabric layer preferably includes a binder resin. The thickness of the synthetic resin layer is between 30 &#x3bc;m and 50 &#x3bc;m. A vehicle sun visor may be covered with such a surface covering material.

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Moriyama, Japan

Kazuhito Yoshikawa