Smart functional leather for steering wheel and dash board
First Claim
1. A smart functional vehicle component comprising:
- a vehicle component,a leather sheet fixed over a surface of the vehicle component,a flexible electronic circuit contacting an A-surface of the leather sheet and including a printed and cured conductive ink,a light source that emits light when electrical power is supplied to the light source, the light source being electrically connected to the circuit, anda pigmented coating arranged over the electronic circuit and over the light source.
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Abstract
A smart functional vehicle component includes a vehicle component, a leather sheet fixed over a surface of the vehicle component, a flexible electronic circuit contacting an A-surface of the leather sheet and including a printed and cured conductive ink, a light source that emits light when electrical power is supplied to the light source, the light source being electrically connected to the circuit, and a pigmented coating arranged over the electronic circuit and over the light source. The pigmented coating inhibits or prevents the circuit and the light source form being visible through the pigmented coating. Light emitted by the light source is visible through the pigmented coating. Light emitted by the light source provides visual indicators that convey information to a vehicle occupant.
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20 Claims
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1. A smart functional vehicle component comprising:
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a vehicle component, a leather sheet fixed over a surface of the vehicle component, a flexible electronic circuit contacting an A-surface of the leather sheet and including a printed and cured conductive ink, a light source that emits light when electrical power is supplied to the light source, the light source being electrically connected to the circuit, and a pigmented coating arranged over the electronic circuit and over the light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle system comprising:
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a vehicle power system; an electronic control unit electrically connected to the vehicle power system; and a smart functional vehicle component including a vehicle component, a leather sheet fixed over a surface of the vehicle component, a flexible electronic circuit contacting an A-surface of the leather sheet and including a printed and cured conductive ink that is in electrical communication with the electronic control unit, a micro light emitting diode that emits light when electrical power is supplied to the micro light emitting diode from the vehicle power system, the micro light emitting diode being electrically connected to the circuit, and a pigmented coating arranged over the electronic circuit and over the micro light emitting diode, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control operation of the functional vehicle component. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A smart functional vehicle steering wheel comprising:
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a vehicle steering wheel, a leather sheet fixed over a surface of the steering wheel, a flexible electronic circuit contacting an A-surface of the leather sheet and including a printed and cured conductive ink, and a pigmented coating arranged over the electronic circuit, wherein the circuit extends around the entire circumference of the steering wheel and includes one or more pressure sensors arranged around the entire circumference of the steering wheel.
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