Paint substitute film
US7320824B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/28
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A paint substitute film 1 is provided which has an excellent property that permits universal application to a variety of components, for example to a complexly shaped component, without decreasing marketability of the component due to undesirable change in color. The paint substitute film 1 includes a color coat 3 which contains metallic pigments 5 and orientation inhibitors 6 for inhibiting orientation of the metallic pigments 5. When the paint substitute film 1 is bonded onto an exterior component of an automobile or the like, the paint substitute film 1 is drawn, but the orientation inhibitors 6 each serve as an obstacle to prevent the metallic pigments 5 from being uniformly oriented toward a direction parallel to the drawing direction. Accordingly, even after the paint substitute film 1 is drawn, rays of light incident on the film 1 diffuses upon reflection off the metallic pigments 5, and thus unfavorable alteration of color in the film 1 can be prevented.
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