Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transparent/translucent flexible component for a vehicle interior
- Patent Title (中): 用于车辆内部的透明/半透明柔性部件
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Application No.: US12582878Application Date: 2009-10-21
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Publication No.: US07954871B2Publication Date: 2011-06-07
- Inventor: Jason M. Hipshier
- Applicant: Jason M. Hipshier
- Applicant Address: US MI Holland
- Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Holland
- Agency: Dickinson Wright PLLC
- Main IPC: B60J1/20
- IPC: B60J1/20

Abstract:
A trim component for a vehicle includes a flexible component, and at least a portion of the flexible component is translucent or transparent, allowing light to pass therethrough. The flexible component could also include an opaque portion. The trim component may be a tambour door of a center console or other storage area, a gear shift closeout, or a steering column closeout. The flexible component includes a plurality of slats and a substrate coupling the slats. The center console includes a light source directing light through the translucent portion of the tambour door. The slats are formed from polypropylene or polycarbonate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, and the substrate is formed from thermoplastic polyurethane or a thermoplastic elastomer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100045060A1 Transparent/Translucent Flexible Component For A Vehicle Interior Public/Granted day:2010-02-25
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