Body side moulding
US6416095B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R13/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided an elongate body side molding suitable for attachment to the side of a vehicle body, which molding comprises:i) one or more stabilising strip(s);ii) one or more layer(s) of a polymeric material with a relatively high coefficient of thermal expansion; andiii) one or more layer(s) of a polymeric material with a relatively low coefficient of thermal expansion;the layers of polymeric material with high and low coefficients of thermal expansion being so arranged that, over a predetermined range of temperatures, the overall shape of the body side molding is substantially maintained.
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