IP Library › Granted Patent US 12679067
Granted Patent B2
US 12679067 · App. 17/954,705 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Colored carbon fiber vehicle trim component

Inventors: Kurt Kastelic (Rochester, MI); Joel George (Fraser, MI); Gael Palmieri (San Bonifacio, IT)
Assignee: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS ACQUISITION LLC
B32B7/023B32B3/266B32B5/12B32B27/12B32B27/20B60R13/0256B32B2260/021B32B2260/046B32B2262/106B32B2307/402B32B2307/72B32B2605/003
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Patent No.
US 12679067
App. No.
17/954,705
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle trim component according to various implementations comprises a first layer and a second layer. The first layer comprises a first surface and a second surface, the second surface coupled to a surface of the second layer. The first layer is formed from carbon fiber and thermoset resin and defines a plurality of holes and/or gaps. The first layer further comprises a color pattern and the second layer comprises a different color pattern, the color pattern of the second layer being visible through the holes and/or gaps in the first layer when viewed from the first surface of the first layer.

Claims (39)

1 . A vehicle trim component comprising:

a first layer comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first layer comprising a plurality of discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces, each cut from a carbon fiber sheet, the plurality of discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces set in a thermoset resin, the first layer comprising a first color pattern;

a second layer comprising a surface, the second layer comprising a material comprising a second color pattern;

wherein the surface of the second layer is coupled to the second surface of the first layer;

wherein the first layer defines a plurality of holes and/or gaps through which the surface of the second layer is visible when viewed through the first surface of the first layer,

wherein each of the discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces comprises a plurality of carbon fiber filaments that are parallel to each other, and

wherein the plurality of carbon fiber filaments of each of the discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces are oriented obliquely relative to the carbon fiber filaments of at least one other piece of the plurality of discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces.

2 . The vehicle trim component of claim 1 , wherein an orientation of each of the plurality of discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces is determined randomly.

3 . The vehicle trim component of claim 1 , wherein a density of the first layer is less than or equal to 200 and greater than or equal to 100 grams of carbon fiber per square meter of the first layer.

4 . The vehicle trim component of claim 1 , wherein the material of the second layer comprises a unidirectional carbon fiber sheet.

5 . The vehicle trim component of claim 1 , wherein the second color pattern of the second layer is different from the first color pattern of the first layer.

6 . The vehicle trim component of claim 5 , wherein the first color pattern of the first layer comprises a solid color, the solid color being black.

7 . The vehicle trim component of claim 6 , wherein the second color pattern of the second layer comprises a solid color, the solid color being a color other than black.

8 . The vehicle trim component of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of unidirectional carbon fiber pieces defines the same color pattern.

9 . The vehicle trim component of claim 1 , wherein the second layer comprises more than one sheet of material, each sheet comprising the same color pattern, a different color pattern, or a combination of color patterns.

10 . A vehicle trim component comprising:

a first layer comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first layer comprising a plurality of discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces set in a thermoset resin, the first layer comprising a first color pattern;

a second layer comprising a surface, the second layer comprising carbon fiber, the carbon fiber of the second layer comprising a second color pattern;

wherein the surface of the second layer is coupled to the second surface of the first layer;

wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of holes and/or gaps through which the surface of the second layer is visible when viewed through the first surface of the first layer,

wherein each of the discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces comprises a plurality of carbon fiber filaments that are parallel to each other, and

wherein the plurality of carbon fiber filaments of each of the discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces are oriented obliquely relative to the carbon fiber filaments of at least one other piece of the plurality of discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces.

11 . The vehicle trim component of claim 10 , wherein an orientation of each of the plurality of discrete unidirectional carbon fiber pieces is determined randomly.

12 . The vehicle trim component of claim 10 , wherein the carbon fiber of the second layer comprises a unidirectional carbon fiber sheet.

13 . The vehicle trim component of claim 10 , wherein a density of the first layer is less than or equal to 200 and greater than or equal to 100 grams of carbon fiber per square meter of the first layer.

14 . The vehicle trim component of claim 10 , wherein the second color pattern of the second layer is different from first color pattern of the first layer.

15 . The vehicle trim component of claim 14 , wherein the first color pattern of the first layer comprises a solid color, the solid color being black.

16 . The vehicle trim component of claim 15 , wherein the second color pattern of the second layer comprises a solid color, the solid color being a color other than black.

17 . A vehicle trim component comprising:

a first layer comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first layer comprising a plurality of discrete chopped carbon fiber pieces set in a thermoset resin, the plurality of chopped carbon fiber pieces comprising a first color pattern;

a second layer comprising a surface, the second layer comprising a sheet of unidirectional carbon fiber, the sheet of unidirectional carbon fiber comprising a second color pattern;

wherein the surface of the second layer is coupled to the second surface of the first layer;

wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of holes and/or gaps through which the surface of the second layer is visible when viewed through the first surface of the first layer,

wherein each of the discrete chopped carbon fiber pieces comprises a plurality of carbon fiber filaments that are parallel to each other, and

wherein the plurality of carbon fiber filaments of each of the discrete chopped carbon fiber pieces are oriented obliquely relative to the carbon fiber filaments of at least one other piece of the plurality of discrete chopped carbon fiber pieces.

18 . The vehicle trim component of claim 17 , wherein a density of the first layer is less than or equal to 200 and greater than or equal to 100 grams of carbon fiber per square meter of the first layer.

19 . The vehicle trim component of claim 17 , wherein the second color pattern of the second layer is different from the first color pattern of the first layer.

20 . The vehicle trim component of claim 19 , wherein the first color pattern of the first layer comprises a solid color, the solid color being black.

21 . The vehicle trim component of claim 20 , wherein the second color pattern of the second layer comprises a solid color, the solid color being a color other than black.