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Automobile ornament panel including an anti-glare icon area, and related automobile

A technology for decorative panels and motor vehicles, applied in the field of decorative panels, can solve the problems of expensive and complicated windshield manufacturing, and achieve the effect of eliminating reflections

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-09-14
FAURECIA INTERIEUR IND
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However, this treatment is particularly expensive and complicates the manufacture of windshields

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[0024] In this description, "outside" means visible from the cabin of the motor vehicle, and "inside" means not visible. The terms "up" and "down" are defined with respect to the direction from the cab wall to the interior of the cab.

[0025] figure 1 Indicates the path of the light rays in the decorative panel located under the windshield 1 when the light emitted from the light source 2 is not subjected to any change and when the windshield is not anti-reflectively treated. as arrow F 1 As shown, the light emitted by the light source 2 passes through the decorative panel and reaches the icon forming area 4 . At this time, the icon forming area is illuminated, so the driver 6 can see, as arrow F 2 as shown. However, as arrow F 3 As shown, a component of the light reaches the windshield 1 and is reflected by the windshield, so as arrow F 4 The driver 6 shown can also see the windshield area 8 which is reflective therein, which can be confusing for the driver, especially ...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to an automobile panel (10) that includes at least one icon area (18), said area being illuminated by a light source (20) placed under said ornament panel, said panel including a flexible translucent skin (12), forming the outer surface (14) of the ornament panel, and a backing layer (16), placed against the translucent skin (12), said layer (16) having at least one translucent area aligned with the icon area (18). The ornament panel includes at least one polarizing filter (32) placed between the light source (20) and the icon area (18) so as to polarize the light illuminating the icon area (18) and to substantially prevent the subsequent reflection thereof.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a decorative panel comprising at least one icon-forming area illuminated by a light source located beneath said decorative panel, said decorative panel comprising a translucent flexible case forming the outer surface of the decorative panel and resting against a semi-transparent A support layer for a transparent case arrangement, said support layer having at least one translucent area opposite to the icon forming area. [0002] The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising such a trim panel. Background technique [0003] It is known to provide trim panels of the type described above which allow icons to be displayed directly on the casing of these panels, said icons indicating certain functions or certain states of the motor vehicle. Panels of this type are used in particular to realize the trim of the dashboard of a motor vehicle located under the windshield of the motor vehicle. [0004] However, light pa...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60R13/02B60Q3/00B60Q3/02B60Q3/04B60K35/00
CPCB60K2350/2043B60K35/00B60K2350/2052B60R13/0256B60K2350/2082G02B5/30G02B2027/012G02B27/0101B60Q2500/10B60K37/00B60R13/02G02B27/281B60R2013/0287B60Q3/044B60Q3/14B60Q3/54B60K2360/334B60K37/20B60K2360/339B60K35/425
Inventor J-F·厄夫拉尔G·博
Owner FAURECIA INTERIEUR IND