Vehicle Interior Cover With Perforated Veneer Image Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle interior components lack an effective way to present illuminated images with improved functional and optical performance, while maintaining structural integrity and aesthetic appeal.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle interior component with a cover featuring formed hole formations based on a set of hole pattern segments, configured to present an image when illuminated, utilizing a decorative layer made of materials like stone or wood veneer, and incorporating a light guide for enhanced visual effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a decorative layer is provided on the cover surface, then aesthetic appeal is improved, but the ability to present illuminated images with improved functional performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is divided into multiple segments with different functions: a first portion providing the decorative layer for aesthetic appeal, and a second portion providing the formed hole formations for image presentation. This segmentation allows each portion to optimize its specific function without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the cover are assigned different properties: the first portion has decorative qualities with the decorative layer, while the second portion has functional qualities with the formed hole formations. This local differentiation enables simultaneous achievement of aesthetic appeal and functional performance.
2Reliability
If formed hole formations are provided in the cover, then illuminated image presentation is improved, but structural integrity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is segmented into a first portion maintaining structural integrity and a second portion containing the formed hole formations. This separation allows the structural portion to remain intact while the functional portion provides image presentation capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover utilizes composite construction with different portions having different properties. The first portion provides structural strength while the second portion provides optical functionality, achieving both structural integrity and image presentation capability.
3Illumination intensity
If the cover is made transparent or translucent, then illuminated image visibility is improved, but aesthetic appeal in non-illuminated state deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is divided into portions with different optical properties. The decorative layer portion can be opaque or translucent to maintain aesthetic appeal, while the formed hole formation portion allows light transmission for image visibility. This segmentation resolves the contradiction between visibility and aesthetics.
4Reliability
If a light guide is incorporated, then visual effects are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The light guide is integrated with the cover structure itself rather than being a separate component. The cover portions are configured to work with the light guide, merging the lighting function into the existing cover structure and reducing overall device complexity.
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 component provides an illuminated image with improved visual effects, structural properties, and functional performance, offering a composite visual effect in both illuminated and non-illuminated states.
Implementation Method 1
a light guide configured to transmit illumination from the light source
Implementation Method 2
a formed image presentation area comprising a set of formed hole formations formed by perforation through the cover
Data Source
AI summary
A component for a vehicle interior is disclosed; a method for producing the component is also disclosed. The component comprises a base and a cover comprising an exterior surface providing the visible surface and an interior surface; the visible surface at the cover may comprise a display operated by light source/panel configured to present an image at an image presentation area. The image presentation area may comprise a formed image presentation area; the formed image presentation area may comprise at least one formed hole formation segment comprising at least one formed hole formation based on a hole pattern segment for a pattern image area. The image presentation area of the cover may comprise each formed hole formation comprising formed hole formation segments; each formed hole formation may comprise an opening through the cover generally corresponding to a hole of the hole pattern segment. A composite visual effect may be presented at the cover of the component; the external surface of the cover may comprise a surface effect such as by a veneer configured to provide a visual effect; the formed image presentation area is configured to provide a visual effect such as by the image illuminated at the display from the light source/panel. The formed hole formations for the image presentation area of the cover may comprise laser-formed openings formed through the internal surface and external surface of the cover.