Vehicle interior member
View Patent ↗A covering material of an instrument panel includes an infrared reflecting layer, which is a lower layer, and a design layer, which is an upper layer. The design layer is applied to the infrared reflecting layer and has a small thickness. An undulating pattern is formed on the outer surface of the infrared reflecting layer. The design layer has a small thickness, so that an undulating pattern that is similar to that of the infrared reflecting layer is formed on the design layer. The design layer contains a black pigment that is transmissive to infrared radiation. Incident infrared radiation passes through the design layer, is reflected by the infrared reflecting layer, and is diffused.
1. A vehicle interior member comprising:
a core material that forms a basic shape of the interior member; and
a covering material that covers the core material and forms an outer shape of the interior member, the covering material having a double-layer structure including
a lower layer that contains a substance that reflects infrared radiation, and
an upper painted layer that is formed over the outer surface of the lower layer, the upper painted layer containing a black pigment that allows the infrared radiation to pass therethrough, wherein
the outer surface of the lower layer has an undulating pattern,
the upper painted layer is formed over the outer surface of the lower layer along the undulating pattern of the outer surface,
the undulating pattern has a depth in the range of 30 to 40 micrometers, and
the upper painted layer has a thickness in the range of 10 to 30 micrometers.
2. The vehicle interior member according to claim 1 , wherein a cushioning material is disposed between the core material and the lower layer.