Method for depositing photoluminescent material
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1. A method of depositing a photoluminescent material into a surface of a molded polymeric vehicle component comprising the steps of:
- dissolving the photoluminescent material in water to create a solution;
controlling a temperature of the solution at a predetermined temperature;
contacting the surface with the solution, wherein;
the contacting is maintained for a predetermined time thereby infusing the photoluminescent material into a polymeric material of the vehicle component; and
the contacting is stopped after the photoluminescent material is embedded to a depth beneath the surface of the vehicle component; and
rinsing the solution from the surface.
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Abstract
A method of depositing a photoluminescent material into a surface of the polymeric material is disclosed. The method comprises dissolving the photoluminescent material in water to create a solution. The temperature of the solution is then controlled at a predetermined temperature. The surface is contacted by the solution at the predetermined temperature for a predetermined time, thereby infusing the surface with the photoluminescent material. Following the predetermined time, the solution is removed from the surface by rinsing the surface with water.
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1. A method of depositing a photoluminescent material into a surface of a molded polymeric vehicle component comprising the steps of:
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dissolving the photoluminescent material in water to create a solution; controlling a temperature of the solution at a predetermined temperature; contacting the surface with the solution, wherein; the contacting is maintained for a predetermined time thereby infusing the photoluminescent material into a polymeric material of the vehicle component; and the contacting is stopped after the photoluminescent material is embedded to a depth beneath the surface of the vehicle component; and rinsing the solution from the surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for infusing a molded polymeric part with a photoluminescent material comprising:
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dissolving the photoluminescent material in a fluid to create a solution; controlling a temperature of the solution at a predetermined temperature; submerging a surface of the part in the solution; embedding the photoluminescent material into the surface for a predetermined time until a concentration of the photoluminescent material reaches a predetermined level at a predetermined depth in the polymeric part; removing the polymeric part from the solution; and rinsing the solution from the surface with a rinse fluid. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of depositing a photoluminescent material into a molded polymeric vehicle part comprising the steps of:
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dissolving the photoluminescent material in liquid to create a solution; controlling a temperature of the solution at a predetermined temperature; submerging the surface in the solution; infusing the photoluminescent material into the surface for a predetermined time until a concentration of the photoluminescent material reaches a predetermined level at a predetermined depth in the polymeric vehicle part; and rinsing the solution from the surface with rinse liquid wherein the predetermined time decreases in response to the predetermined temperature being increased. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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