Patent ID: 7497509
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: B60R,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An exterior component that is attached to an outer surface of a lower part of a vehicle body, the component having a shape that corresponds to at least a portion of the body lower part, the component comprising: a surface layer, wherein, in a state where the exterior component is attached to the outer surface of the body lower part, the surface layer is the outermost layer, the surface layer being formed by shaping a nonwoven fabric made of a number of fibers into a sheet; and an inner layer, wherein, in a state where the exterior component is attached to the outer surface of the body lower part, the inner layer is located between the surface layer and the body lower part, the inner layer being formed by shaping a nonwoven fabric made of a number of fibers into a sheet, wherein the nonwoven fabric forming the inner layer has a higher tensile strength than that of the nonwoven fabric forming the surface layer.