Although the present invention can be applied to a wide range of plastics material parts for decorative and trim purposes, for example in the field of automotive engineering, but also in other technical fields, for example when equipping any vehicles, aircraft or buildings, and also in domestic appliances or entertainment devices, the invention and the problem on which it is based are described in detail below with reference to a trim component for a motor vehicle, but without restricting the invention to that effect.
In the context of motor vehicles, in particular cars, vendors and users now require not only efficient drive technology, low fuel consumption and the like, but also a high-grade and aesthetic appearance. Decorative or trim components for the interior of motor vehicles are currently often produced from plastics material, at least in part. This allows the cost-effective production of complicated geometries with a simultaneous reduction in weight.
In this context, it can happen that a trim component of this type is of a high-gloss design for aesthetic reasons and is to be embellished in particular, predefined regions with a decoration, for example a chrome-look decoration.
For this purpose, the trim component can be implemented in two or more separate pieces, one of the pieces being provided with a high-gloss surface and a second of the pieces being provided with a chrome finish or another decoration. For this purpose, the second piece may for example be chromium-plated. However, a two-piece or multi-piece design is associated with high complexity and high costs, especially since the pieces must be produced individually and then assembled.
This is a situation which is worth improving.