US 11,981,277 B2
Panel, integrated structure, and method
Erhard Bruss, Remagen (DE); and Tamara Marijke Eggenhuisen, Breda (NL)
Assigned to SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Bergen op Zoom (NL)
Appl. No. 16/652,295
Filed by SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Bergen op Zoom (NL)
PCT Filed Nov. 20, 2018, PCT No. PCT/IB2018/059135
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 30, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/102349, PCT Pub. Date May 31, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 17203445 (EP), filed on Nov. 24, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0298778 A1, Sep. 24, 2020
Int. Cl. B60R 19/52 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B60R 19/02 (2006.01); C08L 69/00 (2006.01); B29K 69/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 19/52 (2013.01) [B29C 45/0001 (2013.01); B60R 19/023 (2013.01); C08L 69/00 (2013.01); B29K 2069/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0044 (2013.01); B29L 2031/30 (2013.01); C08L 2205/025 (2013.01); C08L 2205/03 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A panel for a vehicle comprising:
a substrate; and
a hardcoat layer on a surface of the substrate configured as a vehicle front-facing surface,
wherein the panel comprises
a first portion having a visible light transmission equal to or greater than 40% measured in accordance with ASTM D1003-00,
a second portion having a visible light transmission of less than 40%, measured in accordance with ASTM D1003-00, and
a sensor accommodating portion in the second portion; and
wherein the substrate comprises a polymer composition comprising polycarbonate;
wherein a melt volume rate of the polycarbonate is equal to or less than 15 cm3/10 min, measured at 300° C. with a 1.2 kg load in accordance with IS01133;
wherein a width of the panel is equal to or greater than 450 mm;
wherein a height of the panel is equal to or greater than 300 mm;
wherein a thickness of the panel is equal to or less than 5 mm; and
wherein the panel is not a headlamp.