Patent ID: 8278228

Claim:
A sound absorbing material for use as vehicle exterior equipment, said material comprising: a non-woven fabric including main fibers and binder fibers; and a resin layer formed of heated powdery resin applied to a surface of said non-woven fabric, said resin layer including: a fusion bonding resin part formed of melted powdery resin particles; and a particle residue part formed of non-melted powdery resin particles, said fusion bonding resin part and said particle residue part being distributed throughout an entirety of said resin layer, said particle residue part being arranged and configured such that pores are formed in said resin layer between said non-melted powdery resin particles for allowing air ventilation from an outer surface of said resin layer to said non-woven fabric; wherein said resin layer is applied to said non-woven fabric such that exposed fibers of said non-woven fabric pierce through said resin layer and are exposed at said outer surface of said resin layer, a portion of each of said exposed fibers being in said resin layer, pores being formed at a periphery of said portion of each of said exposed fibers for allowing air ventilation from said outer surface of said resin layer to said non-woven fabric.