Two shot molding with isosorbide based polycarbonate
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsWoo-Sung Bae, Bradley J. Tice, Guy D. Larouche
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Abstract
A vehicle trim component, a vehicle including a vehicle trim component, and method of making a vehicle trim component. The vehicle trim component includes a substrate including a first polymer. The substrate includes a first surface, and the first polymer includes bisphenol-A based polycarbonate. The vehicle trim component also includes an exterior layer including a second polymer. The second polymer includes isosorbide-based polycarbonate. The exterior layer includes an exterior surface, and the exterior layer is laminated to the first surface of the substrate.
Claims22
A vehicle trim component, comprising:
- a substrate comprising a first polymer, the substrate including a first surface and the first polymer includes bisphenol-A based polycarbonate;
- and
- an exterior layer comprising a second polymer, wherein the second polymer includes isosorbide-based polycarbonate, the exterior layer includes an exterior surface and a rear surface, and the exterior layer is laminated to the first surface of the substrate, wherein one or more gates for molding the exterior layer is formed along the rear surface.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle trim component, including:
- a substrate including a first polymer, wherein the first polymer includes bisphenol-A based polycarbonate and the substrate includes a first surface;
- and
- an exterior layer including a second polymer, wherein the second polymer is isosorbide-based polycarbonate, and the exterior layer is laminated to the first surface of the substrate, wherein the exterior layer includes an exterior surface and a rear surface and one or more gates for molding the exterior layer is formed along the rear surface.
A method of forming a vehicle trim component, comprising:
- molding a substrate from a first polymer, wherein the substrate includes a first surface and the first polymer include a bisphenol-A based polycarbonate;
- and
- molding an exterior layer of a second polymer, wherein the exterior layer includes a rear surface and the first surface of the substrate is laminated to the rear surface of the exterior layer, wherein the second polymer includes isosorbide-based polycarbonate polymer and wherein one or more gates for molding the exterior layer is formed along the rear surface.
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