Method of manufacturing radome
A method of manufacturing a radome, which is provided on a detection side of a radar for detecting an obstacle in a vicinity of a vehicle, includes a first forming step of forming a transparent member that includes a recess on one surface thereof; an first installing step of installing a bright member, which has a shape corresponding to a space in the recess and of which a contact surface coming into contact with an inner surface of the recess has brilliance, in the recess; and a second installing step of installing a base member that covers the one surface and integrally holds the transparent member and the bright member.
1. A method of manufacturing a radome that is provided on a detection side of a radar for detecting an obstacle in a vicinity of a vehicle, the method comprising:
a first forming step of forming a transparent member that includes a recess in one surface thereof, said recess being defined by an inner surface;
a second forming step of forming a bright member body having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the bright member body being made of resin, performing metal deposition on the first surface of the bright member body to form a bright layer having a contact surface corresponding in size and shape to the inner surface of the transparent member recess, said bright member body and said bright layer together forming a bright member, the bright member having a thickness corresponding to a depth of the recess formed in the transparent member and further having the contact surface and the second surface;
a first installing step of installing the bright member in the recess after the first and second forming steps, wherein, the contact surface of the bright member comes into contact with the inner surface of the recess such that the second surface of the bright member is substantially flush with said one surface of the transparent member; and
a second installing step of installing a base member that covers the one surface of the transparent member and the second surface of the bright member and integrally holds the transparent member and the bright member.
2. The method of manufacturing a radome according to claim 1 , wherein the second installing step includes a step of disposing the transparent member, where the bright member is installed in the recess, in a mold for injection molding, and forming the base member by injection molding.
3. The method of manufacturing a radome according to claim 2 , wherein the base member has a color, and the transparent member and the base member are welded to each other on the one surface in the second installing step.
4. The method of manufacturing a radome according to claim 1 , wherein, in the second installing step, the transparent member and the bright member are bonded to the base member by an adhesive.
5. The method of manufacturing a radome according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a step of forming a colored layer on the one surface before the first installing step after the first forming step.
6. The method of manufacturing a radome according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a step of forming a colored layer on the one surface before the first installing step after the first forming step.
7. The method of manufacturing a radome according to claim 1 , wherein the bright member and the transparent member are formed in parallel.