Patent ID: 7247382

Claim:
A panel structure mountable in a vehicle to form a part of a vehicle interior thereof, the panel structure having an exterior surface, at least a portion of which is exposed to the vehicle interior, and an interior surface, said panel structure comprising: a reinforcing substrate; a layered composite structure comprising an outer layer defining at least a portion of said exterior surface of the panel structure and an inner layer, said layered composite structure being united to a surface of said reinforcing substrate; said outer layer comprising at least one light-stable aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane and at least one heat-activated crosslinking agent; said inner layer being adjacent to said outer layer such that said inner layer has an outer surface adjacent an inner surface of said outer layer, said inner layer comprising a polyvinyl chloride and a plasticizer, wherein an interfacial chemical bond is formed between at least one of a pendent functional group of said at least one light-stable aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane and an unreacted functional group of said at least one heat-activated crosslinking agent of said outer layer and at least one pendent functional group of said plasticizer of said inner layer.