Vehicle interior protective coating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle interior protective coatings are not suitable for a wide range of materials, requiring multiple products and separate applications, which can be cumbersome and difficult to manage, especially when different materials are adjacent to each other.
Innovation Solution
A universal vehicle interior protective coating composition based on a concentrated polymer system, including high viscosity amino functional silicone fluid, silicone glycol copolymer, aqueous-based intumescent flame retardant, and aqueous-based cationic fluoropolymer, that cures at ambient temperatures, providing protection and enhancement for various materials including porous and non-porous surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional coating products are used to protect vehicle interior materials, then protection and appearance enhancement are achieved for specific materials, but the coating is not suitable for all different types of vehicle interior materials
Solution Approach 1:
The patent develops a single protective coating composition that can be applied to multiple types of vehicle interior materials including leather, vinyl, fabric, carpeting, metal, chrome, carbon fiber, aluminum, wood, dashboard tech screens, and plastic. This universal coating eliminates the need for multiple specialized coating products while maintaining reliable protection and appearance enhancement across all material types.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different coating products are used to protect all vehicle interior materials, then all materials are protected, but the complexity of stocking and managing multiple products increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functions of multiple specialized coating products into a single universal protective coating composition. This merged formulation integrates the protective and appearance-enhancing properties needed for all vehicle interior materials, reducing the number of products to stock from multiple specialized coatings to just one universal product.
3Reliability
If different coating products are applied separately to different vehicle interior materials, then each material receives appropriate protection, but the application process becomes time-consuming and difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The universal coating composition allows applicators to treat all vehicle interior materials with a single product, eliminating the need to switch between different coating products during application. This reduces application time and simplifies the process while maintaining reliable protection across all material types through the coating's broad compatibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The coating effectively repels oil, water, and dirt, enhances appearance, and provides flame retardancy, while being user-friendly and suitable for a variety of vehicle interior materials, including traditional and newer materials, without the need for multiple products.
Implementation Method 1
treated surfaces will repel oil, water, and dirt
Implementation Method 2
treated surfaces will repel oil, water, and dirt
Implementation Method 3
the bonding of the polymer system is so strong that the treated surfaces will withstand numerous cleanings
Implementation Method 4
the protective coating composition comprises a U.V. molecular compound, which protects against cracking and fading
Implementation Method 5
the protective coating provides a flame retardant
Data Source
AI summary
A composition is provided comprising a high viscosity amino functional silicone fluid, a silicone glycol copolymer, an aqueous-based intumescent flame retardant, and an aqueous-based concentrated cationic fluoropolymer system that cures at ambient temperatures. The composition is characterized by providing a protective coating and enhancing the appearance of a wide variety of porous and non-porous vehicle interior material surfaces, including rubber, vinyl, fabric, carpeting, metal, metal alloys, chrome, leather, carbon fiber, aluminum, different grains of wood, dashboard tech screens, plastic made from renewable sources, and plastic made from non-renewable sources.