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Vehicle sunroof and method of making the same

US5763050A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 21, 1995
Grant dateJun 9, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31507
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle sunroof having variable optical transmission and a method for making the same. Specifically, a vehicle sunroof is provided that, in accordance with the present invention, comprises a relatively thin film having variable optical transmission and a relatively thick substrate layer of clear plastic material adhered to a surface of the relatively thin film. The relatively thin film is positioned in a first molding die of a pair of injection molding dies such that it is adjacent a surface of the first die. The relatively thick substrate layer is adhered to one surface of the relatively thin film while in contact therewith in a molten state under heat and pressure within a cavity defined by the injection molding dies.

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