Component with a translucent surface with a variable shape
US12030284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05G1/02
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A component with an exterior decorative surface and with signaling or operating elements arranged in the surface or near the surface, in particular an interior trim component of a vehicle, wherein the component comprises a component carrier as supporting structure or substructure and a multilayered film arranged on the exterior thereof, wherein the film comprises a layer composite composed of at least one outer cover layer which is at least partly light-transmissive and is optionally provided with a coating, and at least one further layer which is at least partly light-transmissive and is arranged on the rear side of the cover layer, wherein the layers forming the film consist of a flexible, elastomeric and reversibly deformable polymer, and the component carrier comprises devices which act on the film for the at least regional deformation of the film, i.e. deformation that concerns partial regions of the surface, and also devices for the at least regional transillumination of the film.
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