Daimler Chrysler Ag

Daimler Ag

Uwe Skrzypek

Arno Jambor

Engelbert Wolpert

Thomas Benzing

Peter Lehmann

The present invention relates to a wind blocker arrangement () for a personal vehicle embodied as a cabriolet, having a roller device () comprising a shaft () and a material web () that may be rolled onto the shaft (), having a bow () to which the material web () is attached and by means of which the material web () may be unwound from the shaft (), and having two lateral arms () that, when the material web () is extended, are disposed in the region of the lateral edges () of the material web () and that are pivotable transversely to the rotational axis () of the shaft (). A particularly compact and comfortable construction may be achieved if the arms () are drive-coupled to the bow () such that the arms () pivoting open causes the bow () to pull out the material web ().

Wind blocker arrangement

A method for producing a trim panel with a thin decorative layer on a supporting element. The thin decorative layer is composed of an organic and/or crystalline material which is frangible in a thin layer, in particular natural stone. The method including the steps of: An adhesive and a nonwoven fabric or a film are applied as a plastic fixing film to a surface of the thin decorative layer. A surface of the supporting element later facing the decorative layer is coated with an adhesive. The supporting element is placed with the side not coated with the adhesive into a lower mold. The decorative layer with the plastic fixing film is roughly cut to size and placed with its uncoated surface onto the surface of the supporting element coated with the adhesive and positioned. An elastic element is positioned on the decorative layer with the plastic fixing film. Pressure is applied to the side of the elastic element facing away from the decorative layer, the decorative layer adapting itself to the form of the surface of the supporting element and adhesively bonding to the supporting element. The composite structure composed of the supporting element and the decorative layer is removed from the lower mold and an outer contour of the composite structure composed of the supporting element and the decorative layer is machined to the final dimensions. The plastic fixing film is removed from the decorative layer by the action of heat and/or solvent.

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Moensheim, Germany

Uwe Skrzypek