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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2001
Phillip S. Wilson, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Magna International of America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An exterior panel ( ) for a motor vehicle has a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of less than 20×10 inches of expansion per inch material per degree Fahrenheit. The exterior panel ( ) comprises a rigid structure ( ) formed from at least one thermoplastic material and reinforcement particles dispersed within the at least one thermoplastic. The reinforcement particles comprise less than 15% of a total volume of the rigid structure. At least 40% of the reinforcement particles have a thickness less than about 50 nanometers. A decorative coating layer ( ) having at least one coloring agent is disposed on the rigid structure ( ).