INTERIOR TRIM COMPONENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20140211498A1
• Filed: 01/30/2014
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Automotive Components Group GmbH (IAC, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Automotive Components Group GmbH (IAC, Inc.)
• Inventors: CANNON, Carter Scott, BEHNKE, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 10,059,259 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/555
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/14 lighting through the surface to be illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/20 for lighting specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments; mounted on specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments lighting for dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/217 Doors, e.g. door sills; Steps
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/233 Seats; Arm rests; Head rests
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/54 Lighting devices embedded in interior trim, e.g. in roof liners
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/62 using light guides
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/64 for a single lighting device
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/745 using lighting panels or mats, e.g. electro-luminescent panels, LED mats
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/76 for spotlighting, e.g. reading lamps spotlighting on or for specific fittings B60Q3/20; spotlighting in mass transit vehicles B60Q3/44
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

The invention relates to an interior trim component for a motor vehicle, which comprises: a carrier component, which determines the contour of the interior trim component, a cover layer, which is applied to a front side of the carrier component, and a light-emitting layer, which is applied to a back side of the carrier component, wherein the carrier component and the cover layer are transparent.

Claims

1. An interior trim component for a motor vehicle, which comprises:

a carrier component, which determines the contour of the interior trim component,

a cover layer, which is applied to a front side of the carrier component, and

a light-emitting layer, which is applied to a back side of the carrier component,

wherein the carrier component and the cover layer are transparent.

2. The interior trim component according to claim 1, wherein the cover layer is permanently attached to the carrier component and the light-emitting layer is detachably attached to the carrier component.

3. The interior trim component according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting layer is coupled to the carrier component via a latch-, snap- or screw connection.

4. The interior trim component according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting layer is applied to a base layer.

5. The interior trim component according to claim 4, wherein the base layer is opaque.

6. The interior trim component according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting layer has a woven fabric containing optical fibers, a light-conducting film or plate, an electroluminescent film and/or an LED assembly, which is applied to a conductive or optical film, or is coupled to a light source, in particular an LED assembly.

7. The interior trim component according to claim 6, wherein the woven fabric containing optical fibers has PMMA fibers.

8. The interior trim component according to claim 6, wherein the woven fabric containing optical fibers has a woven structure and/or an opaque back side.

9. The interior trim component according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting layer is a woven fabric containing optical fibers and the woven fabric is opened up in the region of an opening in the interior trim component such that the optical fibers are routed around the opening without interrupting light conduction.

10. The interior trim component according to claim 1, wherein the carrier component is made of a colored or uncolored plastic, and serves as a diffuser for the light emitted by the light-emitting layer.

11. The interior trim component according to claim 1, which is embodied as an insert for interior trim or as an entire interior trim component, such as the panel for the inside of a door, an instrument panel, a center console, a column, a roof liner, a seat, an armrest, a storage compartment or a cover thereof.

12. A method for producing an interior trim component which comprises:

producing a composite composed of a carrier component and a cover layer, wherein the cover layer is permanently applied to the front side of the carrier component, and

attaching the light-emitting layer to the back side of the carrier component of the composite, wherein the attachment is detachable,

wherein the carrier component and the cover layer are transparent.