A relatively thin printed LED backlight device with an integral diffuser may be integrated into an interior trim component using a molding process, such as injection molding, compression molding and reaction injection molding. The display portion may be placed behind a textile surface or molded grille or may form a portion of the outer surface of the trim component to provide light to low light areas of the vehicle. Electronic circuitry and components may be printed on to the substrate of the device as part of an in-line continuous process at the molding station to allow low inventory and customization of each backlight device.
Method of integration of light emitting devices and printed electronics into vehicle trim components
Verfahren für Integration von lichtemittierenden Vorrichtungen und gedruckter Elektronik in Fahrzeugverkleidungskomponenten
Procédé d'intégration de dispositifs luminescents et d'électronique imprimée dans des composants de garniture de véhicule
27.07.2016
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein |
Light-emitting interior trim component for a motor vehicle
Europäisches Patentamt | 2018
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