Concealed Vehicle LED Display Through Decorative Light Channels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle light systems lack the ability to seamlessly integrate flexible LED displays that can produce graphics, safety signaling, and messaging while being concealed from view when not in use.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle light system that includes a flexible LED display with an intermediate layer, a decorative layer with defined channels, and a light transmissive panel, allowing light to be emitted through the channels and visible from the exterior while the LED display is concealed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the LED display is exposed on the vehicle exterior, then the informational and aesthetic capabilities are improved, but the sleek appearance is compromised when the display is not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The LED display is extracted from direct view by positioning it behind the decorative layer and panel. The display remains functional but is taken out of the visible space, allowing the vehicle to maintain a sleek appearance when the display is not actively showing information or graphics.
Solution Approach 2:
The decorative layer with channels acts as an intermediary between the LED display and the exterior environment. It allows light to pass through while concealing the actual display components, mediating between the need for visibility and the need for aesthetic concealment.
2Shape
If the LED display is concealed behind the decorative layer and panel, then the sleek appearance is maintained, but the light emission capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The decorative layer is designed with channels that function as a porous structure, allowing light to pass through while maintaining the aesthetic appearance. The channels provide optical pathways that preserve illumination capability despite the concealing structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution moves the display to another dimension (behind the decorative layer) rather than removing it entirely. The channels create optical dimensionality, allowing light to traverse through the concealing layer without requiring the display to be visible in the traditional sense.
3Illumination intensity
If channels are formed through the decorative layer, then light transmission is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The channels are formed in the decorative layer during the manufacturing process before final assembly. This preliminary action of creating channels upfront simplifies the overall manufacturing by integrating the light transmission feature into the decorative layer production rather than adding it as a separate complex step.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively provides visible graphics and messaging through the channels without exposing the LED display, enhancing aesthetic and informational capabilities while maintaining a sleek appearance.
Implementation Method 1
A vehicle may include various displays therein and/or thereon. Each display may be capable of providing information and/or creating aesthetic features.
Implementation Method 2
A light transmissive panel is positioned on an opposing side of the decorative layer from the intermediate layer
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AI summary
A vehicle light system can include an LED display. An intermediate can be layer positioned along the LED display. A vehicle charge port door can include a panel and a decorative layer. The decorative layer can be positioned between the intermediate layer and the panel. The decorative layer can define one or more channels therethrough.