Patent ID: 7232776
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: B32B,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A surface material for an automobile internal trim panel consisting essentially of a fiber sheet, wherein said fiber sheet has a density-gradient structure having a high-density area within the fiber sheet; said fiber sheet contains an oil repellent having a surface tension of 18 mN/m or less and substantially consists of non-water absorbent fibers; an oil repellency and a water repellency of one surface of said surface material is grade 1 or more in an evaluation by an AATCC Test method 118-1997 and two points or more in an evaluation by a water repellency test (a spray test) JIS L 1092:1998 6.2, respectively; an oil repellency and a water repellency of the other surface of said surface material is grade 0 and one point, respectively; a grade of the oil repellency of one surface of said surface material is different from that of the other surface thereof; and said oil repellent is contained in said high-density area.