Decorative Sheet Grille Integration for Seamless Vehicle Interior Panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle interior decorative and panel parts require separate components for loudspeaker grilles, fan nozzles, and microphone openings, which visually interrupt the surface and require additional mounting, lacking integrated functionality.
Innovation Solution
A shaped part with a decorative layer and a carrier where the grille is an integral component, allowing sound and air to pass through, eliminating the need for extra mounting and providing a cleaner appearance by integrating loudspeaker, microphone, or fan components directly into the carrier.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If separate components are used for loudspeaker grilles, fan nozzles, and microphone openings, then these functions can be provided, but the surface appearance is interrupted and additional mounting is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the grille structure with the decorative sheet by forming the grille as an integral component during the sheet production process. The decorative sheet is manufactured with built-in openings arranged in grille patterns, eliminating the need for separate grille components and their associated mounting operations. This integration maintains the aesthetic continuity of the surface while providing the necessary acoustic and airflow functions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If extra components are mounted for loudspeaker grilles, fan nozzles, and microphone openings, then these functions are provided, but installation space and mounting complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The decorative sheet is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it provides aesthetic decoration, acoustic coverage for loudspeakers, airflow paths for fans, and microphone openings. All these functions are integrated into a single component that is mounted in one operation, reducing both installation space requirements and mounting complexity compared to separate components.
3Reliability
If separate grille components are used, then loudspeaker, fan, and microphone functions are provided, but the overall appearance becomes less tidy and installation space increases
Solution Approach 1:
The decorative sheet incorporates locally differentiated regions with specific opening patterns optimized for different functions: areas with openings for loudspeaker grilles, regions with patterns for fan airflow, and zones with openings for microphone access. Each local region has the appropriate quality and configuration for its specific function, while the overall sheet maintains visual continuity as a single aesthetic element.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a shaped part comprising a decorative layer having a front side designed as a visible side and a rear side opposite the front side, wherein the decorative layer is or comprises a decorative sheet, and a carrier arranged on the rear side of the decorative layer, wherein the decorative sheet has a grille at least in portions, wherein the grille is an integral component of the decorative sheet and is formed by a plurality of openings that extend from a front side of the decorative sheet to a rear side of the decorative sheet, wherein sound and/or air can be guided through the openings from the rear side of the decorative layer to the front side of the decorative layer and/or from the front side of the decorative layer to the rear side of the decorative layer.