Patent ID: 7147738

Claim:
A process for producing a component with an inner fabric, comprising: providing a plurality of fabric layers, one layer on top of another layer, wherein the plurality of fabric layers comprise a polymer fabric; arranging a plastic layer between at least one pair of the plurality of fabric layers, wherein the plastic layer has a melting point of at most a melting point or a decomposing temperature of the plurality of fabric layers; pressing the plurality of fabric layers and the plastic layer under a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure; at least partially melting the plastic layer; melting a maximum of approximately 10 vol. % of fibers of the plurality of fabric layers; after reaching a desired final form, cooling the melted plastic; monolithically bonding the plurality of fabric layers to one another by the cooled plastic and by the partially-melted fibers, wherein the layer of plastic is in at least one of a powder form or a sheet form.