Sound-absorbing lining for motor vehicles, particularly engine hood lining

Abstract: The invention relates to a self-supporting, sound-absorbing lining for the engine bonnet of motor vehicles, comprising at least one layer of open-cell foamed material which on at least one side is covered with a covering nonwoven, an open-pored coating that connects the covering nonwoven to the layer of foamed material being applied to at least one side of the layer of foamed material. In order to improve this type of lining with regard to its dimensional stability at temperatures of up to 180° C. and when in a damp environment and without using nonwovens made from synthetic mineral fibres, the invention proposes that the coating be formed from a powder mixture that consists of at least one thermoplastic component, at least one cross-linking component and mineral microbodies, preferably hollow microbodies. (end of abstract)