IP Library Granted Patent US 11,594,813
Granted Patent B2
US 11,594,813 · App. 17/320,340 · Granted Feb 28, 2023

Method for producing a layered structure in a multi-component process

Inventors: Jochen Holzleitner (Ergolding, DE); Manuel Schwarz (Landshut, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
H01Q1/422B05D1/02B05D3/007
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Patent No.
US 11,594,813
App. No.
17/320,340
Granted
Feb 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for producing a layered structure in a multi-component process includes the steps of: generating a basic substrate composed of a transparent plastic, in particular of polycarbonate, in a first manufacturing step, and coating the basic substrate with a transparent resin layer, in particular composed of polyurethane, in a second manufacturing step.

Claims (29)

1. A method for producing a layered structure in a multi-component process, wherein the layered structure is a radome of a self-driven vehicle, comprising:

generating a basic substrate composed of a transparent plastic, in a first manufacturing step;

coating the basic substrate with a transparent resin layer, in a second manufacturing step; and

selecting a wall thickness of the basic substrate in conjunction with the transparent resin layer such that the wall thickness constitutes a multiple of a wavelength in the material of the basic substrate for a radar frequency range,

wherein the transparent resin layer has a radar transparency which is identical to a radar transparency of the basic substrate,

wherein a transparent heating film is integrated between the basic substrate and the resin layer and wherein the heating film is applied to a surface of the basic substrate prior to the coating operation of the basic substrate and is subsequently covered over its entire area with the resin layer in a flooding process, the heating film being located so as to be completely embedded between the resin layer and the basic substrate after the coating operation.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the transparent plastic is polycarbonate, and

the transparent resin layer is composed of polyurethane.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

after the basic substrate has been generated, the basic substrate remains in a production tool, and the coating of the basic substrate takes place while the basic substrate is located in the production tool.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

a lacquer layer is applied directly to a surface of the basic substrate, said surface facing away from the resin layer.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein

the lacquer layer is initially applied over the entire area of that surface of the basic substrate which faces away from the resin layer, and is subsequently removed, at least in certain portions, by way of laser ablation or by way of mechanical machining.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein,

before the lacquer layer is applied, a mask is applied to at least certain portions of a surface of the basic substrate, said surface facing away from the resin layer, and

the lacquer layer is applied to the mask in masked regions and is applied directly to the surface of the basic substrate in non-masked regions.

7. The method according to claim 4 , wherein

the lacquer layer is applied at least to a side of the basic substrate, said side facing away from the resin layer, by way of a printing method, and

the lacquer layer is applied to only certain portions of the surface of the basic substrate, whereby regions with the lacquer layer and regions without the lacquer layer are produced on said surface.

8. The method according to claim 4 , wherein

after the lacquer layer has been applied, a transparent adhesion-promoter layer is applied to the lacquer layer in a layer thickness of 5 μm to 50 μm.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

a decorative layer composed of a semiconductor is applied to the transparent adhesion-promoter layer by physical vapor deposition.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein

a non-transparent topcoat is applied to the decorative layer by a spraying method.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

end-side surfaces of the basic substrate, which basic structure is provided with one or more layers, including the basic substrate, are sealed with a resin.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2021
From: HOLZLEITNER, JOCHEN; SCHWARZ, MANUEL
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 056242/0906 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 114 258.7 · May 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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