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US 2003/0155792 A1Published application
Multi-layered vehicle body part and method of manufacture
AssigneeArvinMeritor GmbH
InventorsHorst Bohm, Rainer Grimm
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Abstract
A mountable vehicle body part has a visible outer surface and includes a outer plastic sheet, an inner fiber-reinforced layer made of plastic, and a protective layer disposed between the plastic sheet and the fiber-reinforced layer. The protective layer is made of plastic and prevents direct contact between the fibers fiber-reinforced layer and the plastic sheet. The protective layer prevents the fibers from marring the outer surface of the plastic sheet.
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A mountable vehicle body part, comprising:
- a plastic sheet having a outer surface that is visible when the vehicle body part forms part of a vehicle body, wherein the plastic sheet has at least one dyed portion;
- a fiber-reinforced layer having a base material and a plurality of reinforcing fibers disposed in the base material;
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- a protective layer disposed between the plastic sheet and the fiber-reinforced layer to prevent contact between the reinforcing fibers and the plastic sheet.
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A method of manufacturing a mountable vehicle body part, comprising:
- applying a protective layer to an inner surface of a plastic sheet to form an intermediate product;
- applying a backing layer of base material to the intermediate product;
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- adding a plurality of reinforcing fibers to the base material to form a fiber-reinforced layer, wherein the protective layer prevents contact between the reinforcing fibers and the plastic sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.