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Luminescent, ultraviolet protected automotive interior members

  • US 9,187,034 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 11/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A component of a motor vehicle comprising:

  • an injection molded photoluminescent interior member having a thickness of 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm, wherein the injection molded photoluminescent interior member is formed of a plastic composition, wherein the plastic composition comprises a blend of at least one polymer and a plurality of additives comprising at least one photoluminescent material and at least a first ultraviolet protector;

    wherein the at least one photoluminescent material absorbs electromagnetic radiation in a first ultraviolet range of an electromagnetic spectrum, and thereafter emits electromagnetic radiation in a visible radiation range of the electromagnetic spectrum;

    wherein the first ultraviolet protector is an ultraviolet absorber, wherein the ultraviolet absorber absorbs electromagnetic radiation in a second ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic spectrum and does not absorb electromagnetic radiation in the first ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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