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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
May. 18, 1998
Kenji Kawazu, Aichi-ken, JP;
Sonoko Nishimoto, Toyota, JP;
Yukitaka Hasegawa, Inazawa, JP;
Yasuhiko Ogisu, Nagoya, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A flexible lustered product used in automobiles. The flexible lustered product includes a base material made of resin. A base coat layer is formed on at least a portion of a surface of the base material by applying a coating. The base coat layer has a glass transition point that is at least −30° C. and at most 0° C. The base coat layer includes a silane coupling agent having a mercapto group. A metal film layer is applied to at least a portion of a surface of the base coat layer. The metal film layer is anticorrosive and has a thickness that is at least 150 Å and at most 800 Å. The metal film layer is formed by a plurality of metal particles disposed in contact with one another so as to define a grain boundary between adjacent metal particles. A top coat layer is formed on at least a portion of a surface of the metal film layer by applying a coating.