Illuminated vehicle emblem
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1. A vehicle emblem comprising:
- a base layer having a first side and a second side that is opposite from the first side,a cover layer disposed over the first side of the base layer, andan electroluminescent light source that emits light when activated,wherein when the electroluminescent light source is not activated, the cover layer has an opaque appearance, andwherein when the electroluminescent light source is activated, light emitted from the electroluminescent light source is a) transmitted through the cover layer and emitted from a front of the vehicle emblem, and b) emitted from a back of the vehicle emblem that is opposite from the front of the vehicle emblem.
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Abstract
An electroluminescent vehicle emblem and a method for illuminating a vehicle emblem includes a base layer, a cover layer, and an electroluminescent light source, which can be one or two electroluminescent assemblies. When the electroluminescent light source is not activated, the cover layer has an opaque appearance. When the electroluminescent light source is activated, light emitted from the electroluminescent light source is transmitted through the cover layer and emitted from a front of the vehicle emblem. Light is also emitted from a back of the vehicle emblem that is opposite from the front of the vehicle emblem to provide back lighting to the vehicle emblem.
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1. A vehicle emblem comprising:
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a base layer having a first side and a second side that is opposite from the first side, a cover layer disposed over the first side of the base layer, and an electroluminescent light source that emits light when activated, wherein when the electroluminescent light source is not activated, the cover layer has an opaque appearance, and wherein when the electroluminescent light source is activated, light emitted from the electroluminescent light source is a) transmitted through the cover layer and emitted from a front of the vehicle emblem, and b) emitted from a back of the vehicle emblem that is opposite from the front of the vehicle emblem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A grill assembly of a vehicle comprising a grill panel, and an electroluminescent emblem that emits light when activated, wherein:
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the emblem includes a front and an oppositely directed back, the emblem is secured relative to the grill panel such that the back of the emblem is closer to the grill panel than the front of the emblem, when the emblem is not activated, the front of the emblem has an opaque appearance, upon activation, light is emitted from the front and back of the emblem, and light emitted from the back of the emblem illuminates at least a portion of a front surface of the grill panel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of illuminating a vehicle emblem, comprising:
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providing a vehicle emblem including, a base layer having a first side and a second side that is opposite from the first side, a cover layer disposed over the first side of the base layer, and an electroluminescent light source that emits light when activated, the electroluminescent light source being disposed on the base layer, mounting the vehicle emblem on a vehicle, attaching the vehicle emblem to a power source of the vehicle, and providing power from the power source to the vehicle emblem to activate the vehicle emblem to emit light, wherein when the electroluminescent light source is not activated, the cover layer has an opaque appearance, and wherein when the electroluminescent light source is activated, light emitted from the electroluminescent light source is a) transmitted through the cover layer and emitted from a front of the vehicle emblem, and b) emitted from a back of the vehicle emblem that is opposite from the front of the vehicle emblem, and wherein light emitted from the front of the vehicle emblem has different chromaticity coordinates than light emitted from the back of the vehicle emblem. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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