Cover part located within the beam path of a radar
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorEugen Berweiler
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Abstract
A cover part which is located within the beam path of a radar and is composed of plastic with subregions which are composed of metal and are visible from the outside is not intended to influence the function of the radar. To this end, such a cover part is designed as follows: the plastic path has a multilayer construction, the subregions composed of metal are formed by an extremely thin layer which is vapour-deposited onto one of the layers, which acts as a substrate, the subregions composed of metal are covered by a transparent layer towards the surface side from which they are intended to appear to be visible from the outside, or are vapour-deposited onto this layer.
Claims9
Cover part located within the beam path of a radar, composed of plastic and having subregions which are visible from the outside and are composed of metal, comprising:
- the plastic part has a multilayer construction;
- the subregions composed of metal are formed by an extremely thin layer which is vapour-deposited onto one of the layers, which acts as a substrate;
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- the subregions composed of metal are covered by a transparent layer towards the surface side from which they are intended to appear to be visible from the outside, or are vapour-deposited onto this layer,
- wherein a structure of this cover part is provided with at least four successive layers in the direction of the radar beams, a first plastic layer which points outwards, is transparent, this first layer is followed by a non-transparent second plastic layer having recesses passing through for defining a metal pattern which can be seen from the outside, the third layer is composed of metal which is applied onto the second layer and those subregions of the first layer which are located in the recesses in the second layer, the fourth layer is composed of a non-transparent plastic.
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