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Granted Patent B2
US 12,065,025 · App. 17/646,726 · Granted Aug 20, 2024

Vehicle body resin member, window member with vehicle body resin member, and vehicle

Inventor: Kuniko Nagai (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: AGC INC.
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Patent No.
US 12,065,025
App. No.
17/646,726
Granted
Aug 20, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle body-use resin member disposed on an upper portion of a window member in a vehicle. At least one in-vehicle member is mounted on the vehicle body-use resin member. The vehicle body-use resin member has a visible light transmittance of 50% or less. The visible light transmittance may be 20% or less.

Claims (27)

1. A vehicle body-use resin member, comprising:

a resin member configured to be disposed on an upper portion of a window member in a vehicle and having a plate shape having a thickness of 2 to 30 mm,

wherein at least one in-vehicle member is mounted on the resin member, and the resin member has a visible light transmittance of 50% or less and a deflection temperature under load of 50° ° C. or more.

2. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 1 , wherein the resin member has a visible light transmittance of 20% or less.

3. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 1 , wherein the resin member is configured to be positioned throughout a width direction of the window member.

4. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the in-vehicle members is a sensor, and the resin member has a through hole formed therein.

5. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 4 , wherein the sensor is at least one of a visible light camera, an infrared camera, a radar, and a LIDAR.

6. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the in-vehicle members is an antenna, and the resin member has a concave portion configured to mount the antenna.

7. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the in-vehicle members is a mirror, and the resin member comprises a planar portion configured to mount a mirror base of the mirror.

8. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the in-vehicle members is a mirror, and a mirror base of the mirror is integrally molded with the resin member.

9. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 4 , wherein a cover glass is provided at a vehicle exterior-side end of the through hole.

10. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 9 , wherein the cover glass is a chalcogenide glass.

11. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 1 , wherein the resin member has a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of 80×10 −6 ° C. −1 or less.

12. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 1 , wherein the resin member includes an UV absorber and/or an antioxidant.

13. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 1 , wherein the resin member is colored black.

14. A vehicle body-use resin member-equipped window member, comprising:

a window member; and

the vehicle body-use resin member of claim 1 disposed on the upper portion of the window member.

15. The vehicle body-use resin member-equipped window member according to claim 14 , further comprising:

at least one in-vehicle member mounted to the vehicle body-use resin member.

16. A vehicle, comprising:

a window member; and

the vehicle body-use resin member of claim 1 disposed on the upper portion of the window member.

17. The vehicle according to claim 16 , further comprising:

at least one in-vehicle member mounted to the vehicle body-use resin member.

18. A vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein the resin member is painted with the same color as the vehicle body.

19. The vehicle body-use resin member according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness is not uniform.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2022
From: NAGAI, KUNIKO
To: AGC INC.
Reel/Frame 058524/0151 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-126898 · Jul 8, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020024069 · Jun 19, 2020
Related Publication 20220118832A1 · Apr 21, 2022
Cited By (1)
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