Colored carbon fiber vehicle trim component
AssigneeJoyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
InventorsKurt Kastelic, Joel George, Gael Palmieri
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A vehicle trim component according to various implementations comprises a first layer and a second layer. The first layer comprises a first surface and a second surface, the second surface coupled to a surface of the second layer. The first layer is formed from carbon fiber and thermoset resin and defines a plurality of holes and/or gaps. The first layer further comprises a color pattern and the second layer comprises a different color pattern, the color pattern of the second layer being visible through the holes and/or gaps in the first layer when viewed from the first surface of the first layer.
Claims21
A vehicle trim component comprising:
- a first layer comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first layer comprising a plurality of discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces, each cut from a carbon fiber sheet, the plurality of discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces set in a thermoset resin, the first layer comprising a first color pattern;
- a second layer comprising a surface, the second layer comprising a material comprising a second color pattern;
- wherein the surface of the second layer is coupled to the second surface of the first layer;
- wherein the first layer defines a plurality of holes and/or gaps through which the surface of the second layer is visible when viewed through the first surface of the first layer,
- wherein each of the discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces comprises a plurality of carbon fiber filaments that are parallel to each other, and
- wherein the plurality of carbon fiber filaments of each of the discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces are oriented obliquely relative to the carbon fiber filaments of at least one other piece of the plurality of discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces.
A vehicle trim component comprising:
- a first layer comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first layer comprising a plurality of discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces set in a thermoset resin, the first layer comprising a first color pattern;
- a second layer comprising a surface, the second layer comprising carbon fiber, the carbon fiber of the second layer comprising a second color pattern;
- wherein the surface of the second layer is coupled to the second surface of the first layer;
- wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of holes and/or gaps through which the surface of the second layer is visible when viewed through the first surface of the first layer,
- wherein each of the discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces comprises a plurality of carbon fiber filaments that are parallel to each other, and
- wherein the plurality of carbon fiber filaments of each of the discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces are oriented obliquely relative to the carbon fiber filaments of at least one other piece of the plurality of discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces.
A vehicle trim component comprising:
- a first layer comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first layer comprising a plurality of discrete chopped carbon fiber pieces set in a thermoset resin, the plurality of chopped carbon fiber pieces comprising a first color pattern;
- a second layer comprising a surface, the second layer comprising a sheet of unidirectional carbon fiber, the sheet of unidirectional carbon fiber comprising a second color pattern;
- wherein the surface of the second layer is coupled to the second surface of the first layer;
- wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of holes and/or gaps through which the surface of the second layer is visible when viewed through the first surface of the first layer,
- wherein each of the discrete chopped carbon fiber pieces comprises a plurality of carbon fiber filaments that are parallel to each other, and
- wherein the plurality of carbon fiber filaments of each of the discrete chopped carbon fiber pieces are oriented obliquely relative to the carbon fiber filaments of at least one other piece of the plurality of discrete chopped carbon fiber pieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.