Metallic decorative part for vehicle display device, and vehicle display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10048099-B2
Application number	US-201615296862-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2016
Priority date	Oct 19, 2015
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

A metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device includes a substrate body molded from a synthetic resin, a metal thin film that is formed of metal and deposited on a surface of the substrate body, and a plurality of grooves deposited on a surface of the metal thin film in accordance with a shape of the surface of the substrate body. The grooves are formed so that a width is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 3.0 μm, and a height is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 1.0 μm. Accordingly, the metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device can properly secure a metallic texture recognized by a viewer with a configuration in which the metal thin film is deposited on the surface of the substrate body made of resin.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device, the metallic decorative part comprising:
a substrate body made from a synthetic resin and that includes a first plurality of grooves in a surface of the substrate body; and
a metal thin film that is formed of metal and deposited on the surface of the substrate body and that includes a second plurality of grooves on a surface of the metal thin film that correspond to the first plurality of grooves of the surface of the substrate body, wherein
the second plurality of grooves are formed so that a width between bottom points of the second plurality of grooves that are adjacent to each other is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 3.0 μm, and a height of an apex between the adjacent grooves from lower one of the bottom points of the adjacent grooves is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 1.0 μm,
the second plurality of grooves are formed so that a distribution width of the width is equal to or larger than 1.2 μm, and a distribution width of the height is equal to or larger than 0.3 μm, and
the second plurality of grooves forms a radial mark pattern, and the radial mark pattern is formed by the second plurality of grooves extending radially from a preset reference point or a point nearby the preset reference point outwardly.

2. The metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second plurality of grooves are formed so that the width is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 2.7 μm, and the height is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 0.35 μm.

3. The metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second plurality of grooves include a first linear groove formed to linearly extend and pass through a predetermined formation region, and a second linear groove formed to linearly extend in which at least one end of the second linear groove is blocked in the formation region.

4. The metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device according to claim 2 , wherein
the second plurality of grooves include a first linear groove formed to linearly extend and pass through a predetermined formation region, and a second linear groove formed to linearly extend in which at least one end of the second linear groove is blocked in the formation region.

5. A vehicle display device comprising:
a display unit that displays information relating to a vehicle; and
a metallic decorative part that includes a substrate body made from a synthetic resin and that includes a first plurality of grooves in a surface of the substrate body, and a metal thin film that is formed of metal and deposited on the surface of the substrate body and that includes a second plurality of grooves on a surface of the metal thin film that correspond to the first plurality of grooves of the surface of the substrate body, wherein
the second plurality of grooves are formed so that a width between bottom points of the second plurality of grooves that are adjacent to each other is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 3.0 μm, and a height of an apex between the adjacent grooves from lower one of the bottom points of the adjacent grooves is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 1.0 μm,
the second plurality of grooves are formed so that a distribution width of the width is equal to or larger than 1.2 μm, and a distribution width of the height is equal to or larger than 0.3 μm, and
the second plurality of grooves forms a radial mark pattern, and the radial mark pattern is formed by the second plurality of grooves extending radially from a preset reference point or a point nearby the preset reference point outwardly.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Hattori Tatsuya
• Fujita Sunao

Classifications

• Y10T428/12472

  Microscopic interfacial wave or roughness · CPC title

• Y10T428/12438

  Composite · CPC title

• B60R13/005

  Manufacturers' emblems, name plates, bonnet ornaments, mascots or the like; Mounting means therefor · CPC title

• B44C5/0415

  containing metallic elements · CPC title

• Y10T428/24545

  Containing metal or metal compound · CPC title