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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2012
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Jessica Alessandro, Dublin, OH (US);
Corey McEnhill, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a light-colored wood component for the interior of an automotive vehicle that includes a UV additive-containing aqueous treating mixture coated onto the wood substrate at a loading ranging between about 84 to about 104 g/m, and having a low gloss polyurethane-containing topcoat essentially free of UV additives applied to the top surface of the wood substrate. The wood component can have a 60 degree surface gloss rating no greater than about 25 gloss units measured according to ASTM D523-08 test conditions. Methods of producing the vehicle interior component are also disclosed.