SELECTIVELY VISIBLE BATTERY CHARGE STATUS INDICATOR FOR EXTERIOR TRIM COMPONENTS
First Claim
1. A vehicular exterior trim component for a vehicle of the type including at least one battery, the exterior trim component comprising:
- an at least partially light-transmissive substrate having opposite first and second surfaces, an illumination source adjacent the second surface of the substrate, the illumination source actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state, and a variably light-transmissive layer on one of the first or second surfaces of the substrate, the variably light-transmissive layer including a non-light-transmissive opaque portion and a light-transmissive portion, the light-transmissive portion defining visually perceptible indicia when backlit by the illumination source in its illuminated state;
the exterior trim component operative to receive information respecting at least a charge status of the at least one battery; and
wherein, when the illumination source is in its illuminated state, the visually perceptible indicia display at least a charge status of the at least one battery.
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Abstract
A vehicular exterior trim component for a vehicle of the type including at least one battery, the exterior trim component comprising an at least partially light-transmissive substrate having opposite first and second surfaces, and an illumination source adjacent the second surface of the substrate, the illumination source actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state. A variably light-transmissive layer on one of the first or second surfaces of the substrate includes a non-light-transmissive opaque portion and a light-transmissive portion, the light-transmissive portion defining visually perceptible indicia when backlit by the illumination source in its illuminated state. When the illumination source is in its non-illuminated state, the indicia are visually imperceptible to the naked eye. The exterior trim component is operative to receive information respecting at least a charge status of the at least one battery. When the illumination source is in its illuminated state, the visually perceptible indicia display at least a charge status of the at least one battery.
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13 Claims
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1. A vehicular exterior trim component for a vehicle of the type including at least one battery, the exterior trim component comprising:
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an at least partially light-transmissive substrate having opposite first and second surfaces, an illumination source adjacent the second surface of the substrate, the illumination source actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state, and a variably light-transmissive layer on one of the first or second surfaces of the substrate, the variably light-transmissive layer including a non-light-transmissive opaque portion and a light-transmissive portion, the light-transmissive portion defining visually perceptible indicia when backlit by the illumination source in its illuminated state; the exterior trim component operative to receive information respecting at least a charge status of the at least one battery; and wherein, when the illumination source is in its illuminated state, the visually perceptible indicia display at least a charge status of the at least one battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicular exterior trim component for a vehicle of the type including at least one battery, the exterior trim component comprising:
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an at least partially light-transmissive substrate having opposite first and second surfaces, an illumination source adjacent the second surface of the substrate, the illumination source actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state; the exterior trim component operative to receive information respecting at least a charge status of the at least one battery; and visually perceptible indicia defined on the light-transmissive substrate, the visually perceptible indicia displaying at least a charge status of the at least one battery when the illumination source is in at least its illuminated state. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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