Seamless integration of illumination into interior trim panels with decorative surface materials

US12391176B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VOLVO CAR CORPORATION · SE

Inventors

• Martin Axelsson · Tranås, SE
• Mathilda Andreasson · Onsala, SE
• Johan Persson · Gothenburg, SE
• Erik Åleby · Skintebo, SE
• Henrik Wilhelmsson · Karlskrona, SE
• Johan Elwing · Gothenburg, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 23, 2022
• Grant date: Aug 19, 2025
• Expiry date: May 9, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2013/0287
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A decorative cover for a back-illuminated interior trim panel for a vehicle, said cover being a sturdy shell-structure including a transparent plate, forming the back side of the shell-structure, and a decorative component top layer including a trim material layer, which forms the outer surface of the decorative cover, wherein the trim material layer is formed from a trim material which is one from a group of materials consisting of a wood veneer, a metallic layer, a paper, a textile and a fabric, and wherein the laminate is configured to have a predetermined degree of translucency.