Patent ID: 8291593

Claim:
A process for manufacturing interior trim components of motor vehicles from a component support ( 1 ) and at least two decorative layers ( 2 a , 2 b ) two-dimensionally bonded thereto with a respectively defined visible side and a back side, wherein in a first step, the visible sides ( 3 a , 3 b ) of the respective decorative layers ( 2 a , 2 b ) are heated to the desired temperatures in the range of from 180 to 220° C. to provide a graining surface imparted from a grained mold, and the back sides of the decorative layers ( 2 a , 2 b ) are heated to the molding temperatures in the range of from 130 to 170° C., to provide a molded part and the respective molded part and the corresponding surface graining of decorative layers ( 2 a , 2 b ) are simultaneously prepared by pressing, blow molding and/or deep drawing; in a second step, the edges of the respective decorative layers ( 2 a , 2 b ) are trimmed as necessary; in a third step, the respective decorative layers ( 2 a , 2 b ) are positioned in mutual orientation and pressed or molded together by reduced pressure; and in a fourth step, the oriented decorative layers ( 2 a , 2 b ) are transferred to a backing mold and molded with the component support ( 1 ) on the back sides, opposite to the visible sides ( 3 a , 3 b ).