WO1999061236A1 - Interior trim components for motor vehicle - Google Patents
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- WO1999061236A1 WO1999061236A1 PCT/US1999/011109 US9911109W WO9961236A1 WO 1999061236 A1 WO1999061236 A1 WO 1999061236A1 US 9911109 W US9911109 W US 9911109W WO 9961236 A1 WO9961236 A1 WO 9961236A1
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- C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- This invention relates to an interior trim component for a motor vehicle.
- Hard interior automotive trim such as door panels, instrument panels,
- steering column covers, glove box doors, knee bolsters, consoles, pillar post covers, seat backs, speaker grilles, vent grilles, mirror housings, and HVAC
- housings are often produced by injection molding the more expensive resins, such as ABS or PC/ABS.
- Hard appearance surface parts are used in many small cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles.
- polyolefins must be painted to provide a more durable surface. This adds
- interior trim component for an automobile comprising a structure formed from at least
- the reinforcement particles comprise less than or
- the interior trim component is constructed and arranged to be devoid of any decorative coating layer disposed thereon in its final finished form for installation into a
- At least 50% of the reinforcement particles have a
- an interior trim component is
- nanoparticles preferably loaded with nanoparticles in amounts of 3-5% of the total volume of a
- polyolefin interior trim part wherein over 40% of the particles are less than about
- interior trim component be loaded with nanoparticles in amounts of 3-7% of the total volume of a polyolefin interior trim part, wherein over 50% of the particles
- the mar threshold of a polyolefin interior trim part can be more than doubled by adding nanoparticles in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an interior trim component in accordance with the present invention, shown installed in a motor vehicle.
- nanoparticle fillers are added in
- the automotive parts manufactured in accordance with the present invention comprises a composite material of a polymer having dispersed therein reinforcement fillers in the form of very small mineral reinforcement particles.
- the reinforcement filler particles also referred to as “nanoparticles" due to the
- each comprise one or more generally flat platelets.
- each platelet has a thickness of between about 0.7-1.2 nanometers.
- the average platelet thickness is approximately 1 nanometer thick.
- the preferred aspect ratio (which is the largest dimension divided by the
- each particle is about 50 to about 300. At least 80% of the particles
- the aspect ratio for each particle is between 100-200. Most preferably, the aspect ratio for each particle is between 100-200.
- At least 90% of the particles have an aspect ratio within the 100-200 range.
- the platelet particles or nanoparticles are derivable from larger layered
- Any layered mineral capable of being intercalated may be
- layered silicate minerals that may be employed include natural and artificial
- Non-limiting examples of more preferred minerals include
- montmorillonite vermiculite, hectorite, saponite, hydrotalcites, kanemite, sodium octosilicate, magadiite, and kenyaite.
- Mixed Mg and Al hydroxides may also be used.
- Various other clays can be used, such as claytone H.Y.
- montmorillonite is a group consisting of montmorillonite.
- the mineral particles may also be exfoliated by a
- the composites of the present invention are prepared by combining the
- the components can be blended and then melted in mixers or extruders. Additional specific preferred methods, for the purposes of the present
- the polymer used for the purposes of the present invention is a polyolefin or a blend of polyolefins.
- the preferred polyolefin is at least one
- thermoplastic olefins TPOs
- thermoplastic polyolefin elastomers TPEs
- the present invention contemplates that at least 40% of the particles should be less than about
- At least 50% of the particles should be less than about 20 nanometers in
- the particles it is preferable for at least 99% of the particles to have a thickness of less than about 30 nanometers. It is most preferable to have as many
- parts to be manufactured should contain nanoparticle filler in amounts less than
- these relatively rigid parts to have reinforcement particles of the type described herein comprising about 2-10% of the total volume of the part, with the balance comprising the polyolefin substrate. It is most preferable for
- these exterior panels to have reinforcement particles of the type contemplated herein comprising about 3%-7% of the total volume of the part, wherein over 50%
- a non-limiting example of an interior trim component in accordance with the present invention can b e a front dash, as generally indicated at 10 in FIG. 1.
- This trim component is clearly visible to a vehicle occupant and need not be
- toughness or resistance to marring could be more than doubled by using various nanoparticles in an amount of about 3-5% by volume of the total volume of a
- polyolefin interior trim part In one specific example, the test used about 5% by
- trim part volume comprised polypropylene plastic and suitable conventional additives. It should be appreciated that the foregoing description is illustrative in
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Priority Applications (5)
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EP99924374A EP1091848B1 (en) | 1998-05-22 | 1999-05-20 | Interior trim components for motor vehicle |
CA 2332877 CA2332877C (en) | 1998-05-22 | 1999-05-20 | Interior trim components for motor vehicle |
AU40890/99A AU4089099A (en) | 1998-05-22 | 1999-05-20 | Interior trim components for motor vehicle |
US09/701,019 US6440534B1 (en) | 1998-05-22 | 1999-05-20 | Interior trim components for motor vehicle |
DE1999623317 DE69923317T2 (en) | 1998-05-22 | 1999-05-20 | INTERIOR COVERING PARTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES |
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US8659698P | 1998-05-22 | 1998-05-22 | |
US60/086,596 | 1998-05-22 |
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CA (1) | CA2332877C (en) |
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