Benecke-kaliko Ag

J. H. Benecke Ag

Reiner Taczkowski

Gustav Hildebrandt

Werner Wagner

Hans-Hinrich Kruse

Axel Bruder

Dirk Leiss

Heinrich Kracke

Horst Buscher

Florian Band

This invention concerns a sheet for producing plastic films with a tear-resistant layer and a plastic layer that is applied to the former and has a surface that faces away from the tear-resistant layer and is suitable for applying liquid or pasty plastics for the plastic film to be produced. The surface of the layer of plastic which is preferably a negative of a relief pattern consists of polypropylene. The sheet permits a high fidelity in reproduction of the relief pattern plus a long lifetime as well. The sheet may be relatively thin, so a great length can be wound up on a roll. Therefore, great lengths of a plastic film can be produced in one piece by casting or spreading liquid plastic on the sheet. Therefore, the conversion time required for the manufacturing installation is short, which has a positive effect on the price of the product.

Sheet for producing plastic films and a process for producing this sheet

A pressure- and vacuum-moldable foam sheeting, consisting of a foam layer, on which is applied a decorative layer, and optionally a primer layer as well as additional layers, for lining the interior of vehicles, is described. It is distinguished owing to the fact that the foam layer has a) a density of approximately 25 to 200 kg/m.sup.3, b) an elongation at break according to DIN 53571 of at least about 50% and c) a compression hardness according to DIN 53577 of at least 50 kPa (at 50% deformation). Preferably, the foam layer consists of a polyolefin. This vacuum-and pressure-moldable foam sheeting does not require any PVC material for its foam layer; disposal problems are thus eliminated. Because of the low weight of the foam sheeting, there is very little rejected material during secondary processing. The foam sheeting is distinguished by good mechanical properties and satisfies the demanding delivery conditions of the automobile industry.

Pressure- and vacuum-moldable foam sheeting for lining the interior of

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Hanover, Germany

Reiner Taczkowski