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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2002
Tetsuya Fujii, Aichi-ken, JP;
Takehiko Shiraki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Daiichiro Kawashima, Aichi-ken, JP;
Koichi Ogiso, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hiromi Hyuga, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yoshimi Nagata, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle exterior component includes an unwoven fabric having a noise absorbing function and an additional layer attached to the unwoven fabric. The unwoven fabric includes main fibers and binder fibers. The melting point of the binder fibers is lower than that of the main fibers. The unwoven fabric further includes a mesh structure in which the main fibers and the binder fibers are intertwined and welded to each other. The mesh structure is obtained by pressing a fiber web in which the main fibers and the binder fibers are intertwined. The unwoven fabric is formed into a predetermined outer shape. The additional layer has a function other than the noise absorbing function.