A vehicle wheel and method of manufacturing the vehicle wheel is disclosed. A first polymeric coating (18) is applied to a surface (14) of an alloy substrate (12) that defines the vehicle wheel. The first polymeric coating defines a first coloration. An intermediate clear polymeric coating (20) is applied over the first polymeric coating. A second polymeric coating (22) is applied over the first polymeric coating with the second polymeric coating defining a second coloration that is distinguishable from the first coloration. A laser scans a pattern over the second polymeric coating resulting in ablation of the second polymeric coating rendering the first polymeric coating visible through the intermediate clear polymeric coating defining a pattern of exposed first polymeric coating. Thus, a two-tone appearance is present between the first coloration and the second coloration in the shape of the pattern scanned by the laser.
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTI-COLOR VEHICLE WHEEL USING LASER ABLATION
VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES MEHRFARBIGEN FAHRZEUGRADS MITTELS LASERABLATION
PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UNE ROUE DE VÉHICULE MULTICOLORE UTILISANT UNE ABLATION PAR LASER
08.11.2023
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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