Vehicle interior structure, interior member used therefor, method for producing the same, and method for producing polarizing member

Abstract

Provided are a vehicle interior structure in which a burden for passengers caused by reflected light generated due to a mirror phenomenon and the like can be reduced while at the same time the design can be enhanced, an interior member used therefor, a method for producing the same, and a method for producing a polarizing member. An instrument panel as an interior member includes a glossy portion and a polarizing layer formed on the surface of the glossy portion, the glossy portion being adapted to reflect light coming through a windshield and the polarizing layer being adapted to absorb optical oscillation components in the vehicle width direction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vehicle interior structure comprising:
 an interior member; and   glass with a portion overlapping the interior member in a vertical direction,   wherein:   the interior member has a glossy portion and a polarizing layer provided on a surface of the glossy portion, the glossy portion being adapted to reflect light coming through the glass, and the polarizing layer being adapted to absorb optical oscillation components in a vehicle width direction.   
     
     
         2 . The vehicle interior structure according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein:   the interior member is a member provided in a front part of the vehicle ahead of a driver seat and a front passenger seat, and   the glass is a windshield.   
     
     
         3 . An interior member arranged at a position overlapping glass of a vehicle in a vertical direction, the interior member comprising:
 a glossy portion adapted to reflect light coming through the glass; and   a polarizing layer provided on a surface of the glossy portion, the polarizing layer being adapted to absorb optical oscillation components in a vehicle width direction.   
     
     
         4 . A method for producing an interior member, the interior member being adapted to be arranged at a position overlapping glass of a vehicle in a vertical direction, comprising:
 preparing an interior member with a glossy portion, the glossy portion being adapted to reflect light coming through the glass;   humidifying and swelling a film so as to plasticize the film;   stretching the plasticized film in a vehicle width direction so as to shape the plasticized film in conformity with a surface shape of the glossy portion of the interior member while at the same time providing the film with a polarizing property to absorb optical oscillation components in the vehicle width direction, and attaching the film being stretched to a surface of the glossy portion; and   drying the attached film.   
     
     
         5 . The method for producing an interior member according to  claim 4 , further comprising forming a coating layer on a surface of the polarizing layer made of the dried film, the coating layer being adapted to protect the polarizing layer. 
     
     
         6 . A method for producing a polarizing member adapted to absorb optical oscillation components in a single direction, comprising:
 humidifying and swelling a film so as to plasticize the film;   stretching the plasticized film in a single direction so as to shape the plasticized film in conformity with a surface shape of a target member while at the same time providing the film with a polarizing property to absorb optical oscillation components in the single direction, and attaching the film being stretched to a surface of the target member; and   drying the attached film.   
     
     
         7 . The method for producing a polarizing member according to  claim 6 , further comprising forming a coating layer on a surface of the polarizing layer made of the dried film, the coating layer being adapted to protect the polarizing layer.