Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cover glass that can improve the visibility of a display unit in an automobile and a method for producing a glass sheet for the cover glass. The present invention provides a cover glass that is to be installed so as to cover a display unit in an automobile, and the cover glass includes a glass body that includes a first surface facing the display unit side and a second surface opposite to the first surface, projections and depressions having a depth of 20 to 500 nm being formed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, and a transmittance gain of the cover glass is 1% or more.

Abstract: A sealing lip assembly exhibits improved load loss and compression set properties. In a first embodiment, a seal lip has a first end connected to a base and a second end extending outwardly from the base. A hinge is provided in the seal lip between the first and second ends to allow the second end to angularly rotate relative to the base wherein the base and seal lip are made from a single elastomeric material. In a second embodiment, a seal lip has a first end connected to a base and a second end extending outwardly from the base. A hinge is provided between the first and second ends to allow the second end to angularly rotate relative to the base. The base and seal lip are made from different hardness elastomeric materials. The seal lip has a first durometer portion over substantially an entire length between the hinge and the second end, and a second durometer portion from the first end to a knit line formed where the first and second durometer portions abut one another.

Abstract: Structurally enhanced preformed layers of multiple rigid unidirectional rods are constructed and arranged for use in fabricating load-bearing support structures and reinforcements in a variety of composite components, e.g. wind turbine blades. Individual preform layers include multiple elongate unidirectional strength elements or rods arranged in a single layer along a longitudinal axis of the preform layer. Individual rods include aligned unidirectional structural fibers embedded within a matrix resin such that the rods have a substantially uniform distribution of fibers and high degree of fiber collimation. The relative straightness of the fibers and fiber collimation provide rods and the preform layers with high rigidity and significant compression strength. A plurality of rods are loosely attached, e.g. knitted, together with a coupling that allows for each rod to be axially displaced. e.g. slideable, relative to another rod.

Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: A retroreflective piping sheet for vehicle interior decoration includes a fabric layer having a fabric circular-knitted from a ply yarn of polyester and spandex, a retroreflective layer, disposed on a one side of the fabric layer, having a plurality of glass beads therein and a hot melt adhesive layer disposed on the other side side, opposite to the one side, of the fabric layer.

Abstract: Starch-based packaging material and methods for making the material are described. The starch-based packaging material can comprise layers of expanded starch with a cellulosic web disposed between the layers. The expanded starch can be formed by extruding starch with water which acts as an expanding agent and causes the starch to expand resulting in an extrudate having a density of no more than about 5 lbs/ft3. An apparatus and methods for post-processing the expanded starch are described wherein the expanded starch is extruded as a tube that enters a funnel and is advanced forward by forced air. The tube passes over a blade where the tube is slit and subsequently opened up into a sheet by a second supply of forced air. The sheet then exits the funnel and can be calendered as well as stacked with subsequent lamination.

Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide a particularly planar component that is as simple as possible to produce and has an optimized stability. In order to achieve said aim, a component is proposed which comprises or is formed from a polymer matrix material and at least one non-compressible filler, wherein an average proportion of the at least one non-compressible filler is preferably approximately 75 wt. % or more, based on the total mass of the component and/or based on a local mass of the component in a locally compacted region of the component, wherein the component has one or more attachment regions for attaching the component to an additional component, and wherein a material of the component is compressed at least in the one or more attachment regions.

Abstract: A friction film for increasing friction between two workpieces includes a deformable carrier material having a porous structure and friction-increasing particles on at least one side of the carrier material. The carrier material may be a polyethylene film or a liquifiable adhesive, and the friction-increasing particles may be titanium boride particles and/or diamond particles.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a folding fitness mat, including a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other, where the top surface is provided with one or more top surface broken line grooves spanning a width direction of the fitness mat, the bottom surface is provided with one or more bottom surface broken line grooves extending along the width direction of the fitness mat, bump structures are respectively disposed at two opposite ends of each bottom surface broken line groove, each of the bump structures is connected to groove walls on two sides in a width direction of each of the bottom surface broken line grooves, and the bump structures can reinforce the strength of the bottom surface broken line groove to prevent tearing.

Abstract: A reinforcement pillar assembly and a method for manufacturing such assembly for a machine are disclosed. The reinforcement pillar assembly includes a cover panel formed of a polymer material. The cover panel includes an outer surface and an inner surface adapted to face in a direction towards a wall of the machine housing. Further, the reinforcement pillar assembly includes at least one support pillar formed of a metallic material. The at least one support pillar is adapted to be coupled to the cover panel. The at least one support pillar includes a first planar extension and a second planar extension. The first planar extension is adapted to be coupled to the inner surface of the cover panel. The second planar extension is adapted to abut the wall of the machine housing. A gap is defined between the inner surface of the cover panel and the wall of the machine housing.

Abstract: A coating film is provided on the surface of a car body of an automobile and includes a plurality of protruding portions extending from the front toward the rear along the car body.

Abstract: A co-extruded hemp composite board (CHB) is provided. By combining hemp feedstocks with virgin and/or recycled binder materials and subsequently coextruding them into a coextruded extrudate sheet, an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional construction materials is created. Secondary feedstocks and waste products from other production streams may be added during the coextrusion process to enhance the physical characteristics of the coextruded extrudate sheet as well to reduce waste/cost of production and create a more environmentally friendly construction material. The coextruded extrudate sheet produced using such materials possesses superior physical properties when compared to traditional construction materials due to the structural characteristics of dispersed hemp feedstocks; the complete encapsulation of hemp feedstocks in the binder material; and the lower hygroscopic and higher pest resistance properties of hemp feedstocks.

Abstract: Provided is a device assembly including a substrate for mounting a device thereon, electrodes provided on the substrate to be electrically connected to the device, and an encapsulation provided on the substrate and the electrodes to accommodate and encapsulate the device therein, wherein the substrate and the encapsulation are made of a self-healing polymer (SHP), and wherein the electrodes are made of a conductive polymer composite including the SHP.

Abstract: Composite joints and methods of forming composite joints are presented. A composite joint comprising: a first composite component formed of one of a thermoset material or a first thermoplastic material; a second composite component formed of a thermoset material or a third thermoplastic material; a thermoplastic joining film formed of a second thermoplastic material between the first composite component and the second composite component, the second thermoplastic material different from the thermoset material, first thermoplastic material, and third thermoplastic material; and a carbon conductive layer in the thermoplastic joining film.

Abstract: A glass substrate includes a thin portion having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, a thick portion having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface and having a sheet thickness t3 that is larger than a sheet thickness t2 of the thin portion, a connection portion having a first connection surface and a second connection surface, the first connection surface connecting the first surface of the thin portion to the first surface of the thick portion, the second connection surface connecting the second surface of the thin portion to the second surface of the thick portion. The first connection surface has a curvature radius of more than or equal to 400 ?m.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multilayer structure having: a polyolefin layer (A); an adhesive resin layer (B); and a resin composition layer (C), wherein the polyolefin layer (A) is laminated on at least one face of the resin composition layer (C) via the adhesive resin layer (B).

Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent resin film which enables visual check of the adhesion state after lamination of the transparent resin film on a picture layer provided on a substrate, a decorative board including the transparent resin film, and a method for producing the decorative board. Provided is a transparent resin film for protecting a picture layer provided on one side of a substrate, the transparent resin film including at least: a thermoplastic resin layer; and an external haze layer on a picture layer side.

Abstract: Complexly-curved glass articles and methods of forming the same are described herein. The glass articles described herein may be reformed via application of vacuum pressure thereto. The glass articles may comprise a first glass layer comprising a first non-developable curved shape defined by a first curved surface and a second curved surface. At least one of the first curved surface and the second curved surface comprises a surface area of 60.000 mm2 or more. A thickness of the glass articles may comprise a uniformity of +/?75 microns per 1000 mm2 of surface area. The non-developable curved shape may comprise a maximum compressive strain shape parameter, as measured between an imaginary central surface disposed between the first curved surface and the second curved surface and an imaginary surface, of greater than or equal to 3.0%.

Abstract: A cap for an optical module includes features that aid in adhesive attachment. In some examples, the cap includes a standoff configured to initiate capillary action upon contacting adhesive on a substrate to move the cap toward the substrate and an alignment feature configured to control lateral movement of the cap with respect to the substrate as the capillary action moves the cap toward the substrate. In other examples, the cap includes a standoff configured to initiate movement of an adhesive away from a substrate via surface tension and wetting upon contacting the adhesive and an alignment feature is configured to control lateral movement of the cap with respect to the substrate as the adhesive moves away from the substrate.

Abstract: A tiered, wedge-shaped insert for reducing noise and/or vibration caused by a first surface contacting a second surface, the insert having at least one upper body portion forming a top surface of the insert, one or more middle body portions, each body portion have a pair of ledges that extend along opposed front and rear surfaces of the insert, and a wedge-shaped tip, wherein the middle body portions are disposed between the upper portion and the tip. A generally wedge-shaped insert having a top surface, a wedge-shaped bottom portion, opposed front and back surfaces, and two opposed side surfaces.