Patent ID: 6586088
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B32B,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
An exterior panel for a motor vehicle, comprising: a rigid structure having a rigidity sufficient for said rigid structure to be used as said exterior panel for a motor vehicle and being formed from at least one thermoplastic material and reinforcement particles dispersed within the at least one thermoplastic material, said reinforcement particles comprising less than 15% of a total volume of the rigid structure, at least 40% of the reinforcement particles having a thickness less than about 50 nanometers, said rigid structure having a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of less than 20Ã—10âˆ’6 inches of expansion per inch material per degree Fahrenheit, and a decorative coating layer having at least one coloring agent disposed on the rigid structure and being suitable for use as an exterior motor vehicle finish.