Device, trim element for the device, and method of forming the trim element
A trim element for a device includes a substrate formed from a material. The material has a first coefficient of static friction and a first coefficient of kinetic friction with respect to the device. The trim element includes a cured film disposed on the substrate and formed from a coating composition. The cured film has a second coefficient of static friction that is greater than the first coefficient of static friction and a second coefficient of kinetic friction that is greater than the first coefficient of kinetic friction. A device includes a body and the trim element attached to the body. In one embodiment, the device includes a component attached to the body and pivotable between an open position and a closed position.
1. A device comprising:
a body having a flange;
a trim element disposed on the flange, wherein the trim element includes:
a substrate formed from a material; and
a cured film disposed on the substrate and formed from a coating composition; and
a component attached to the body and pivotable between an open position in which the component is spaced apart from the trim element and a closed position in which the component is disposed in fixed contact with the trim element;
wherein the material has a first coefficient of static friction with respect to the component and a first coefficient of kinetic friction with respect to the component;
wherein the cured film has a second coefficient of static friction with respect to the component that is greater than the first coefficient of static friction and a second coefficient of kinetic friction with respect to the component that is greater than the first coefficient of kinetic friction.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate has an attachment portion configured for attaching to the body and a bulbous portion extending from the attachment portion.
3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the cured film is disposed on the bulbous portion.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the body is disposed in a plane, and further wherein the component is not translatable with respect to the trim element in a direction parallel to the plane when the component is disposed in the closed position.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the cured film dampens movement of the component with respect to the body when the component is disposed in the closed position.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the component is cohered to the body when the component is disposed in the closed position.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the component is a liftgate and the trim element is a seal disposed along the flange.
8. A device comprising:
a body;
a component attached to and pivotable with respect to the body;
a trim element disposed on the component, wherein the trim element includes:
a substrate formed from a material; and
a cured film disposed on the substrate and formed from a coating composition; and
wherein the component is pivotable with respect to the body between an open position in which the trim element is spaced apart from the body and a closed position in which the trim element is disposed in fixed contact with the body;
wherein the material has a first coefficient of static friction with respect to the component and a first coefficient of kinetic friction with respect to the component;
wherein the cured film has a second coefficient of static friction with respect to the component that is greater than the first coefficient of static friction and a second coefficient of kinetic friction with respect to the component that is greater than the first coefficient of kinetic friction.
9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the substrate has an attachment portion configured for attaching to the component and a bulbous portion extending from the attachment portion.
10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the cured film is disposed on the bulbous portion.
11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the component is cohered to the body when the component is disposed in the closed position.
12. The device of claim 8 , wherein the device is a vehicle, the component is a door, and the trim element is a seal.
13. A trim element for a device, the trim element comprising:
a substrate formed from a material, wherein the material has a first coefficient of static friction with respect to the device and a first coefficient of kinetic friction with respect to the device; and
a cured film disposed on the substrate and formed from a coating composition, wherein the cured film has a second coefficient of static friction with respect to the device that is greater than the first coefficient of static friction and a second coefficient of kinetic friction with respect to the device that is greater than the first coefficient of kinetic friction.
14. The trim element of claim 13 , wherein the second coefficient of static friction is greater than or equal to about 4.5.
15. The trim element of claim 13 , wherein the second coefficient of kinetic friction is greater than or equal to about 2.
16. The trim element of claim 13 , wherein the second coefficient of static friction is greater than or equal to about 5.
17. The trim element of claim 16 , wherein the second coefficient of kinetic friction is greater than or equal to about 5.
18. The trim element of claim 13 , wherein the coating composition is an epoxy.
19. The trim element of claim 18 , wherein the material is an elastomer.
20. The trim element of claim 19 , wherein the material is ethylene propylene diene terpolymer.