Method of producing roof panelling with an integrated lighting system and the panelling thus obtained
US7234850B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2013/0287
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The procedure consists in incorporating in the actual process of conforming a roof lining, determined by the securing to each other of a previously conformed lining support and the positioning and securing thereon of a coating, of one or more electroluminescent strips which will constitute a lighting system of the roof lining, which electroluminescent strips are integrated between such lining support and coating, each of them with a ribbon cable and a connector which are made to pass through a hole of the support of the lining and is finished in a connector, which is hidden by the rear face of the actual lining for its connection to the power supply of the roof of the vehicle in which the lining is applied.
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