IP Library Granted Patent US 11,142,646
Granted Patent B2
US 11,142,646 · App. 16/084,286 · Granted Oct 12, 2021

Vehicle headlight assembly

Inventor: Hiroyuki Sumi (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
C09B67/0013C08K5/00C08K5/3437C09B5/60C09B67/009C09B67/0038G06F1/1616G06F1/1679G06F1/1681C08K5/0041C08K5/08C08K5/3465C08K5/375C08L77/00
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Patent No.
US 11,142,646
App. No.
16/084,286
Granted
Oct 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention relates to a vehicle headlight assembly comprising: a light source, a housing supporting the light, a bezel equipped over the front side of the housing, and a transparent cover being equipped over the front side of the bezel, wherein the bezel and optionally the housing comprises a thermoplastic resin and a colorant, wherein the colorant is selected from the group consisting of an anthraquinone dye, an amine salt thereof and a mixture thereof.

Claims (19)

1. A vehicle headlight assembly comprising:

a light source,

a housing supporting the light,

a bezel equipped over the front side of the housing, and

a transparent cover being equipped over the front side of the bezel, wherein the bezel and optionally the housing comprise a thermoplastic resin and a colorant, wherein the colorant is selected from the group consisting of an anthraquinone dye, an amine salt thereof and a mixture thereof; and wherein the thermoplastic resin consists essentially of polybutylene terephthalate.

2. The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 1 , wherein the anthraquinone dye is represented by the following formula [I], formula [II-a] or formula [II-b];

wherein R 1 to R 8 is independently H, OH, NH 2 , OCH 3 , OCH 3 , CH 3 NH, C 4 H 9 NH, C 5 H 11 NH, Br, NOC 2 H 4 NH, methylanilino, aniline, benzoylamido, ethylanilino, cyclohexyl amido or phenyloxy.

3. The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 1 , wherein the anthraquinone dye is selected from the group consisting of an anthraquinone green dye, an anthraquinone blue dye, an anthraquinone violet dye, an anthraquinone red dye, an anthraquinone orange dye, an anthraquinone yellow dye and a mixture of two or more thereof.

4. The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 3 , wherein the anthraquinone green dye is selected from the group consisting of C.I. Solvent Green 3, 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29 and a mixture thereof.

5. The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 3 , wherein the anthraquinone blue dye is be selected from the group consisting of C.I. Solvent Blue 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 35, 36, 40, 41, 45, 58, 59, 63, 65, 68, 69, 74, 76, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 139, C.I. Vat Blue 4, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14 and a mixture thereof.

6. The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 3 , wherein the anthraquinone violet dye is selected from the group consisting of C.I. Solvent Violet 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42 and a mixture thereof.

7. The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic resin is 100 parts by weight and the colorant is 0.01 to 12 parts by weight.

8. The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bezel and optionally the housing further comprises an additional colorant selected from the group consisting of perinone dye, an azo dye and a mixture thereof.

9. The vehicle headlight assembly of claim 8 , wherein the thermoplastic resin is 100 parts by weight and the additional colorant is 0.01 to 3 parts by weight.

10. A method of manufacturing a vehicle headlight assembly comprising steps of:

preparing a thermoplastic resin composition comprising a colorant and a thermoplastic resin that consists essentially of polybutylene terephthalate, wherein the colorant is selected from the group consisting of an anthraquinone dye, an amine salt thereof and a mixture thereof;

forming a bezel by injection molding the resin composition;

equipping the bezel on the front side of a housing holding a light; and

equipping a transparent cover on the front side of the bezel.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 11, 2026
From: DUPONT POLYMERS, INC.
To: CELANESE POLYMERS HOLDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 074734/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2023
From: SUMI, HIROYUKI
To: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Reel/Frame 063345/0341 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2019
From: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
To: DUPONT POLYMERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 049590/0650 →