Surfaces of plastic glazing of tailgates

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018244136-A1
Application number	US-201615756649-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 7, 2016
Priority date	Sep 7, 2015
Publication date	Aug 30, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A plastic glazing of a tailgate of a vehicle is provided, the plastic glazing comprising: a translucent component, wherein a portion of the translucent component forms a rear window of the vehicle; a non-transparent component molded onto the translucent component, wherein an overlapping portion of the translucent component and the non-transparent component forms a blackout region proximate to the rear window, wherein the plastic glazing is of one-piece molded plastic construction, wherein the translucent component comprises a first textured surface in a region adjacent to the blackout region, where the first textured surface is configured to conceal a component of the vehicle.

First claim

1 . A plastic glazing of a tailgate of a vehicle, the plastic glazing comprising:
a translucent component, wherein a portion of the translucent component forms a rear window of the vehicle; and a non-transparent component molded onto the translucent component, wherein an overlapping portion of the translucent component and the non-transparent component forms a blackout region proximate to the rear window, wherein the plastic glazing is of one-piece molded plastic construction, and wherein the translucent component comprises a first textured surface in a region adjacent to the blackout region, the first textured surface configured to conceal a component of the vehicle.

2 . The plastic glazing of claim 1 , wherein each of the translucent component and the non-transparent component comprise a polycarbonate.

3 . The plastic glazing of claim 1 , wherein the blackout region comprises a pattern,
wherein the pattern is visible from an exterior of the vehicle.

4 . The plastic glazing of claim 3 , wherein the pattern comprises an inverted frit pattern.

5 . The plastic glazing of claim 1 , wherein the non-transparent component forms the pattern.

6 . The plastic glazing of claim 3 , wherein a film forms the pattern.

7 . The plastic glazing of claim 6 , wherein the film is bonded to at least one of the translucent component and the non-transparent component during an injection molding process.

8 . The plastic glazing of claim 1 , wherein the blackout region is configured to conceal an adhesive.

9 . The plastic glazing of claim 1 , wherein the plastic glazing is configured to attach to a housing unit of the tailgate,
wherein the blackout region is configured to conceal an adhesive attaching the housing unit to the plastic glazing.

10 . A plastic glazing of a tailgate of a vehicle, the plastic glazing comprising:
a translucent component, wherein a portion of the translucent component forms a rear window of the vehicle; and a non-transparent component molded onto the translucent component, wherein an overlapping portion of the translucent component and the non-transparent component forms a blackout region proximate to the rear window, wherein the plastic glazing is of one-piece molded plastic construction, and wherein the non-transparent component forms a pattern in the blackout region.

11 . The plastic glazing of claim 10 , wherein each of the translucent component and the non-transparent component comprise a polycarbonate.

12 . The plastic glazing of claim 10 , wherein the pattern is visible from an exterior of the vehicle.

13 . The plastic glazing of claim 10 , wherein the blackout region comprises an inverted frit pattern.

14 . The plastic glazing of claim 10 , wherein the pattern comprises an inverted frit pattern.

15 . The plastic glazing of claim 10 , wherein the blackout region is configured to conceal an adhesive.

Assignees

• Sabic Global Technologies Bv

Inventors

• Schellekens Geert Jan
• Terragni Matteo

Classifications

• B29L2031/30

  Vehicles, e.g. ships or aircraft, or body parts thereof {(vanes or blades B29L2031/08, air bags B29L2022/027)} · CPC title

• B60Q1/0035

  relative to the vehicle · CPC title

• B60Q1/26

  the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic · CPC title

• B29C45/16

  Making multilayered or multicoloured articles {(B29C45/0062 takes precedence; feeding colouring materials into the injection unit B29C45/1816)} · CPC title

• Y10T428/24802

  Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.] · CPC title