Conductive motor vehicle paint enabling wind drag reduction
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Darren Palmer, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Katherine Howard-Cone, Kevin Howard
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Abstract
A motor vehicle body component includes a substrate, at least one corrosion protection layer disposed on the substrate, a basecoat layer disposed on the at least one corrosion protection layer, and a clearcoat layer disposed on the basecoat layer. The clearcoat layer includes a material having a conductive network of linked nanostructures and also defines a Class A surface finish.
Claims18
A motor vehicle body component comprising:
- a substrate;
- a basecoat layer disposed above the substrate;
- a clearcoat layer disposed on the basecoat layer, the clearcoat layer comprising a material having a conductive network of linked nanostructures, the conductive network of linked nanostructures configured to be in electrical communication with a controller and configured to receive a positive or negative electrical charge;
- and
- electrical connections, wherein the substrate and the clearcoat layer are electrically connected by the electrical connections,
- wherein the motor vehicle body component defines a Class A surface finish.
A motor vehicle body component comprising:
- a substrate;
- a primer layer disposed above the substrate;
- a basecoat layer disposed on the primer layer;
- a clearcoat layer disposed on the basecoat layer, the clearcoat layer comprising a material having a conductive network of linked nanostructures, the conductive network of linked nanostructures configured to be in electrical communication with a controller and configured to receive a positive or negative electrical charge;
- and
- electrical connections, wherein the substrate and the clearcoat layer are electrically connected by the electrical connections,
- wherein the motor vehicle body component defines a Class A surface finish, and
- wherein the primer layer adheres the basecoat layer to a layer beneath the primer layer.
A system for controlling airflow around a motor vehicle body component, the system comprising:
- a controller;
- and
- the motor vehicle body component, the motor vehicle body component comprising:
- a substrate;
- a basecoat layer disposed above the substrate;
- a clearcoat layer disposed on the basecoat layer, the clearcoat layer comprising a material having a conductive network of linked nanostructures in electrical communication with the controller and configured to receive a positive or negative electrical charge;
- and
- electrical connections, wherein the substrate and the clearcoat layer are electrically connected by the electrical connections,
- wherein the motor vehicle body component defines a Class A surface finish.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.