The present invention provides a cover (2) for an interior component of a vehicle comprising: an exterior cover element (2.1) and a back coating (B) formed at least as a back barrier (2.2) bonded to the exterior cover element (2.1), wherein the back barrier (2.2) is formed by a plastic fibres material. The present invention further provides a process for the production of a pour-in-place formed cover (2) and an armrest (3) comprising such a cover (2).

A liner tube (1) for rehabilitating sewers and water drainage ducts, with an inner film tube (2), a first layer (4) arranged thereon made of nonwoven material, and a second layer (6) made of glass fiber material and arranged on the layer (4) made of nonwoven material, is characterized in that the first layer (4) contains at least one overlapping wound strip made of nonwoven material, which is impregnated with a fluid reaction resin which can be cured by light or heat, and in that the second layer (6) contains at least one first strip (6a) which is impregnated with a fluid reaction resin and made of glass fiber material, which has glass fibers (8) extending in the longitudinal direction of the liner tube. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing a liner tube of this kind.

The invention relates to a method of making composite strips and composite sheets of at least one first outer layer (1) of metal, one second outer layer (2) of metal, and at least one core layer (3) of plastic between the outer layers (1, 2) and bonded unitarily thereto, a first metal strip (4) for the first outer layer (1), a second metal strip (5) for the second outer layer (2), and a plastic web (6) for the core layer (6) being laminated together and continuously bonded unitarily into a composite strip by application of pressure and/or heat, the first metal strip (4) and the second metal strip (5) being heated before the lamination and/or during the lamination, characterized by the fact that, after lamination and bonding of the metal strips (4, 5), an actual transverse curvature of the composite strips is measured, and that the temperature of the first metal strip (4) and/or of the second metal strip (5) is carried out before the lamination and/or during the lamination as a function of the actual transverse curvature. Furthermore, the invention relates to a system for carrying out the method with a transverse curvature sensor (15).

Embodiments of the present invention describe secured fiber-reinforced aerogels and laminate structures formed therefrom. In one embodiment a laminate comprises at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer adjacent to at least one layer of fiber containing material wherein fibers from said at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer are interlaced with fibers of said at least one fiber-containing material. In another embodiment a laminate comprises at least two adjacent fiber-reinforced aerogel layers wherein fibers from at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer are interlaced with fibers of an adjacent fiber-reinforced aerogel layer.

The invention relates to the use of a structural adhesive film for bonding and sealing a hem flange connection between panels. The structural adhesive film comprises at least one adhesive layer and at least one layer with a porous structure. The adhesive layer comprise an epoxy compound as well as an epoxy curing agent.

Disclosed herein are a vacuum insulation panel having an improved structure which may improve durability by minimizing a folding process, and a refrigerator including the same. The vacuum insulation panel includes a core material, a first outer skin material that is arranged to form an outer surface of the core material, a second outer skin material that has a gap and forms the other outer surface of the core material, and is disposed to face the first outer skin material, and a third outer skin material that is provided to connect the first outer skin material and the second outer skin material and to be variable in accordance with the gap.

A composite structure having a laminated structure made of fiber reinforced plastic and metallic material comprises a base member(s) made of metallic material; and a reinforcement member(s) made of fiber reinforced plastic, the reinforcement member(s) comprising: a first reinforcement part(s) made of fiber reinforced plastic including reinforcement fibers which are aligned in a uni-direction, and a second reinforcement part(s) made of fiber reinforced plastic including at least reinforcement fibers which are aligned in a crossing direction relative to the uni-direction in which the reinforcement fibers of the first reinforcement part(s) are aligned, and interposed between the base member(s) and the first reinforcement part(s), the reinforcement member(s) further comprising a thermosetting resin included in a bonding site with the base member(s).

Various embodiments of a strength enhancing pre-form material ply layer which include a fibrous laminar base-ply substrate comprising a plurality of crossed elements forming a plurality of interstices; a thin adhesive sizing layer disposed on surfaces of the fibrous laminar base-ply substrate such that the plurality of interstices remain open to receive embedded fibers; and a plurality of reinforcing fibers are disclosed. These layers can be assembled into an Organic Polymer Laminar Composite (OPLC) structure, the reinforcing fibers impart greatly improved inter-laminar shear strength and toughness to the OPLC final structures.

Disclosed herein is a film comprising a polymer blend, the polymer blend comprising a first polyolefin elastomer having a weight average molecular weight of 120,000 to 350,000 grams per mole; and a second polyolefin elastomer having a weight average molecular weight of 15,000 to 75,000 grams per mole; wherein the overall melt index of the polymer blend is less than 8 g/10 minutes when measured as per ASTM D1238 at 2.16 kilograms at 190 C. Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing a film comprising blending a first polyolefin elastomer having a weight average molecular weight of 120,000 to 350,000 grams per mole; and a second polyolefin elastomer having a weight average molecular weight of 15,000 to 75,000 grams per mole to form a polymer blend; wherein the overall melt index of the polymer blend is less than 8 g/10 minutes when measured as per ASTM D1238 at 2.16 kilograms at 190 C.; and forming the polymer blend into a film.

The invention relates to a method for producing composite strips or composite sheets, consisting of at least a lower cover layer (1) of metal, an upper cover layer (2) of metal, and a core layer (3) of plastic, which is arranged between the cover layers (1, 2) and is integrally bonded thereto, wherein a first metal strip (4) for the lower cover layer (1), a second metal strip (5) for the upper cover layer (2), and a plastic web (6) for the core layer (3) are continuously brought together and continuously integrally bonded to each other by the application of pressure and/or heat. The method is characterized in that the metal strips are locally bonded to each other by means of a strip-bonding device as the metal strips approach the continuous process.