Illuminated trim fitting
AssigneeDURA Automotive Holdings U.K., Ltd
InventorsJan Stegemann, Torsten Hundt, Stephan Röhner
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Abstract
An illuminated trim fitting for a motor vehicle, in particular a trim fitting as a cover fitting of a sealing strip for the window channel of a vehicle door, is intended to provide a high-quality illuminating effect accompanied at the same time by a simple structural design, low manufacturing costs and space-saving attachment. In addition, the trim fitting is to differ as little as possible externally from non-illuminated trim fittings. For this purpose there is provision that a light gap is formed between a profiled strip of the trim fitting and the adjacent vehicle outer skin, through which light gap the light emitted by a lighting structure provided on the rear of the trim fitting can exit to the outside.
Claims32
An illuminated trim fitting for a vehicle, the illuminated trim fitting comprising:
- a profiled strip mounted on the vehicle and defining a front side which is facing away from the vehicle and a rear side which is facing towards the vehicle, the profiled strip having a main limb, the main limb having an outwardly pointing decorative surface with an edge that partially defines a gap, wherein the edge is defined as a lower end of the outwardly pointing decorative surface of the main limb;
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- a lighting structure disposed on the rear side and backlighting at least part of the profiled strip, wherein light emitted by the lighting structure passes through the gap to an outside of the illuminated trim fitting in a visible fashion.
An illuminated trim fitting for a vehicle, the trim fitting comprising:
- a profiled strip mounted on the vehicle and defining a decorative side which is facing away from the vehicle and a functional side which is facing towards the vehicle, the profiled strip having a main limb having an outwardly pointing decorative surface with a lower visible edge that partially defines a gap, wherein the lower visible edge is defined as a lower end of the outwardly pointing decorative surface of the main limb, the lower visible edge extended along a portion of a length of the profiled strip, the main limb having a lower limb;
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- a lighting structure contacting the lower limb and backlighting at least part of the profiled strip, and wherein light emitted by the lighting structure passes through the gap to an outside of the illuminated trim fitting in a visible fashion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.