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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2024
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu, JP;
Koji Okumura, Kiyosu, JP;
Shintaro Okawa, Kiyosu, JP;
Hirotaka Fukui, Kiyosu, JP;
Hiroaki Ando, Kiyosu, JP;
TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
A vehicle exterior component includes a light source and a cover panel that covers the light source. The cover panel includes a substrate layer, a light-blocking layer and a non-light-blocking layer arranged side by side in a planar direction, and a colored layer located outward from the light-blocking and non-light-blocking layers. A region of the cover panel that overlaps the non-light-blocking layer and is located outward from the non-light-blocking layer forms a light-transmitting portion through which visible light emitted from the light source passes. A region of the cover panel that overlaps the light-blocking layer and is located outward from the light-blocking layer forms a non-light-transmitting portion through which the visible light emitted from the light source does not pass. When the light source is off, a color difference ΔE in an external appearance between the light-transmitting portion and the non-light-transmitting portion is less than or equal to 5.