Laser etched graphic for a decorative surface
US7857474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R13/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An example vehicle instrument panel includes a control panel having illuminated buttons formed with an illuminatable decorative surface. The disclosed decorative surface includes a translucent layer disposed between a background layer and a graphic layer. Material is removed from the background layer to reveal the underlying translucent and graphic layers. The depth within which material is removed is determined to fall within a thickness of the translucent layer such that any variation in depth is accommodated within the translucent layer.
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