US4868030A
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Article covered with painted carrier films
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1988-08-04
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Granted: 1989-09-19
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Expires: 2008-08-04
Abstract
Abstract A method of applying a prepainted carrier film to an automobile body part in a vacuum thermoforming process. The prepainted carrier film has a top surface painted by a color coat formulation not containing any flakes and then coated with a layer of clear coat having a thickness of no less than 10 microns. The prepainted carrier film is heated and stretched in a vacuum thermoforming process and then assembled to a substrate for an automobile body part by adhesive means. The clear coat layer retains substantially the same gloss and color appearance of the stretched prepainted carrier film as prior to the such stretch.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles C. Mentzer
- 👤 Howard W. Cox
- 👤 William T. Short
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 00:14
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C37/00; B29C37/0025; B29C51/00; B29C51/16; B29C37/0028; B29C2037/0042; B29C43/00; B29C43/02; B29C43/18; B29C2043/185; B29C2043/186; B29C2791/00; B29C2791/001; B29C43/183; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/30; B29L2031/3005; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31562; Y10T428/31565; Y10T428/31605
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A paint coated article comprising: a substrate portion having front and back surfaces wherein the front surface of said substrate portion being contoured to define the exterior surface of said article, a facing sheet being stretched and disposed over the entire front surface of said substrate portion in a thermoforming process and contoured in detail in conformance with said contour of the front surface of said substrate portion, said facing sheet being a laminate comprising a thermoplastic sheet of a least 0.05 mm thick, at least one layer of a pigmented paint not containing any flakes, and at least one layer of a clear coat having a total thickness of no less than 10 microns, said clear coat layer serves to retain the gloss appearance of said facing sheet after stretching at a 20° gloss reading of no less than 50 as measured by a Gardner gloss meter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A paint coated article comprising: a substrate portion having front and back surfaces wherein the front surface of said substrate portion being contoured to define the exterior surface of said article, a facing sheet being stretched and disposed over the entire front surface of said substrate portion in a thermoforming process and contoured in detail in conformance with said contour of the front surface of said substrate portion, said facing sheet being a laminate comprising a thermoplastic sheet of a least 0.05 mm thick, at least one layer of a pigmented paint not containing any flakes, and at least one layer of a clear coat having a total thickness of no less than 10 microns, said clear coat layer serves to retain the gloss appearance of said facing sheet after stretching at a 20° gloss reading of no less than 50 as measured by a Gardner gloss meter.
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