Touchless keyless entry keypad integrated with electroluminescence backlight
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1. A dead front actuating assembly, comprising:
- a first layer that includes a microlens that projects light in a specific area and control the angles that light is emitted eliminating the need for a graphics layer, said first layer having at least one selectively illuminated area;
a second layer connected to said microlens to said first layer, said second layer having a plurality of sensors used for activating said at least one selectively illuminated area such that said at least one selectively illuminated area becomes illuminated; and
a dead front cover connected to said first layer, wherein said dead front cover is opaque with respect to electromagnetic radiation in the visible portion of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation and transparent with respect to the radio frequency portion of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation.
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Abstract
The present invention is a dead front actuating assembly, including a first layer having at least one selectively illuminated area, and a second layer having a plurality of sensors used for activating the at least one selectively illuminated area such that the at least one selectively illuminated area becomes illuminated, and the first layer is adjacent to the second layer.
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1. A dead front actuating assembly, comprising:
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a first layer that includes a microlens that projects light in a specific area and control the angles that light is emitted eliminating the need for a graphics layer, said first layer having at least one selectively illuminated area; a second layer connected to said microlens to said first layer, said second layer having a plurality of sensors used for activating said at least one selectively illuminated area such that said at least one selectively illuminated area becomes illuminated; and a dead front cover connected to said first layer, wherein said dead front cover is opaque with respect to electromagnetic radiation in the visible portion of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation and transparent with respect to the radio frequency portion of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A dead front actuating assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
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a first layer having at least one selectively illuminated area, wherein said first layer includes a mircrolens that projects light in a specific area and controls the angles that light is emitted eliminating the need for a graphics layer; a second layer connected to said first layer having a plurality of sensors, operably associated with said first layer; a dead front cover connected to and concealing said first layer and said second layer, wherein said dead front cover is opaque with respect to electromagnetic radiation in the visible portion of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation and transparent with respect to the radio frequency portion of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation; and a controller for receiving a plurality of signals from said plurality of sensors, and when said controller receives said plurality of signals from said plurality of sensors, said controller will perform a function in said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A dead front actuating assembly for performing a function in a vehicle, comprising:
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a first layer having at least one selectively illuminated area, wherein said first layer includes a microlens that projects light in a specific area and controls the angles that light is emitted, eliminating the need for a graphics layer; a sensor printed circuit board having a plurality of sensors adjacent said at least one selectively illuminated area; a dead front cover for concealing said first layer and said sensor printed circuit board, wherein said dead front cover is opaque with respect to electromagnetic radiation in the visible portion of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation and transparent with respect to the radio frequency portion of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation; and a controller for receiving at least two types of signals from said plurality of sensors, and when said controller receives one of said at least two types of signals from said plurality of sensors, said controller will command a door of a vehicle to lock or unlock, and when said controller receives another of said at least two types of signals from said plurality of sensors, said controller will command said first layer to activate said at least one selectively illuminated area. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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