# US 10,246,032 B2 · Trim for a motor vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,246,032 B2 - Document ID: US10246032B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/363,465 - Filed: 2016-11-29 - Published: 2017-03-16 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-03 - Assignees: DURA Automotive Holdings U.K., Ltd - Applicants: Dura Automotive Holdings U.K., Ltd. - Inventors: Ralf Gerndorf; Jochen Schulze Zur Wiesche; Norfried Bittner; Axel Nüsken; Martin Schulte - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246032B2 ## CPC - B60R 13/04: {External} Ornamental or guard strips; Ornamental inscriptive devices {thereon (fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates by means of clips F16B5/12)} - B60R 11/0235: {of flat type, e.g. LCD} - B60R 13/02: {Internal} Trim mouldings {; Internal} Ledges; Wall liners {for passenger compartments}; Roof liners (B60R13/01 takes precedence {; padded linings for the vehicle interior B60R21/04; arrangements or adaptations of floor mats or carpets in vehicles B60N3/04; internal lining for trains B61D17/18}) - B60R 13/0243: {Doors} - B60R 13/025: {Pillars; Roof rails} - B60R 25/01: operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens - B60R 25/23: using manual input of alphanumerical codes - B62D 25/04: Door pillars {; windshield pillars} - B60R 2011/0071: {using latches, clips, clamps, straps or the like} - B60R 2013/0287: {integrating other functions or accessories} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract A trim made of plastics for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprises a first component (7) made of plastics and a second component (8) made of plastics. To improve such trim, the first component (7) is at least partly transparent or semi-transparent. The second component (8) includes one or more recesses (10, 11, 12) for a display element and/or for an input element (FIG. 2). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle trim for supporting an illuminable electronic element, the vehicle trim comprising: a first component formed of an at least semitransparent first material, the first component having an outer surface defining a portion of an exterior of the vehicle trim; and a second component formed of a second material less transparent than the first material, the second component disposed on the first component and defining an inner surface of the vehicle trim, the second component defining a recess that is free from the second material and having a frame protruding from a rear portion of the second component proximal to the recess, and wherein the first component is disposed overtop the recess; and wherein the recess is configured to receive the illuminable electronic element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle trim of claim 1 wherein the second component is formed directly on the first component and the second material substantially covers the rear portion of the first component. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle trim of claim 1 wherein the frame includes edges that define the recess. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle trim of claim 1 wherein the frame extends entirely circumferentially around the recess. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle trim of claim 1 wherein the frame has a U-shaped configuration surrounding a substantial portion of the recess. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle trim of claim 1 wherein the frame extends substantially perpendicular to the rear portion of the second component. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle trim of claim 1 further comprising a housing connected to the second component for attaching the illuminable electronic element to the second component. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The vehicle trim of claim 7 wherein the housing covers the recess and locates the illuminable electronic element in the recess. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The vehicle trim of claim 7 wherein housing locates the illuminable electronic element directly adjacent to a rear surface of the first component in the recess of the second component. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The vehicle trim of claim 7 wherein the housing completely conceals the recess when viewed from the rear surface of the vehicle trim. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The vehicle trim of claim 7 wherein the housing further comprises a circumferentially-extending edge arranged to enclose the frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vehicle trim of claim 11 further comprising a circumferential seal disposed between the circumferentially-extending edge and the frame. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The vehicle trim of claim 7 wherein the housing includes a circumferential groove and the frame is disposed within the circumferential groove. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The vehicle trim of claim 1 further comprising a hook spaced apart from an edge of the second component that defines recess, the hook molded to the second plastic component layer and protruding from the second plastic component layer to attach to the illuminable electronic device. ### Claim 15 A vehicle trim comprising: a first component formed of an at least semitransparent first material, the first component having an outer surface defining a portion of an exterior of the vehicle trim, wherein the outer surface is continuous and uninterrupted by openings; and a second component formed of a second material less transparent than the first material, the second component formed directly on the first component and the second material substantially covering an inner surface of the first component and extending to substantially an entirety of a periphery of the first component, and the second component defining a recess that is free from the second material, wherein the recess is configured to receive an illuminable electronic element, and wherein the illuminable electronic element is in contact with the first component when disposed in the recess. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The vehicle trim of claim 15 wherein the second material completely covers the inner surface of the first component except within the recesses defined by the second component. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The vehicle trim of claim 15 wherein the illuminable electronic element is visible through the first component when in an illuminated condition. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The vehicle trim of claim 15 wherein the illuminable electronic element fills the recess. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The vehicle trim of claim 15 wherein the illumination of the illuminable electronic element is activated by a sensor. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The vehicle trim of claim 15 wherein the electronic element is visible through the first component only upon illumination of the illuminable electronic element. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The vehicle trim of claim 15 wherein the illuminable electronic element includes an input element which is actuated through the first component. ### Claim 22 (depends on 15) The vehicle trim of claim 15 wherein the illuminable electronic element is a display element for displaying information optically through the first component. ### Claim 23 (depends on 15) The vehicle trim of claim 15 further comprising a frame extending from a rear portion of the second component and a housing disposed overtop the frame, the housing configured to support the illuminable electronic element within the recess.