Lighting system for an interior module
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorsOliver Kautz, Daniel Schlüter
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Abstract
The invention relates to a lighting system for an interior module of a vehicle, comprising at least one light source (17), at least one light guide (3), and at least one emission element (5). The at least one light guide (3) consists at least partly of silicone, and the at least one emission element (5) is optically connected to the at least one light guide (3) on at least one side. During the operation of the lighting system, the at least one emission element (5) is provided with light generated by the at least one light source (17) by means of the at least one light guide (3). The lighting system (1) is flexibly designed such that upon being connected to a support layer (25), the lighting system (1) adapts to the shape of the support layer (25).
Claims15
A lighting system for an interior module of a vehicle, said lighting system comprising:
- a light source;
- a light guide made, at least in part, of silicone;
- a radiation element optically connected to the light guide on at least one side and made, at least in part, of nonwoven material, said radiation element being supplied via the light guide during operation of the lighting system with light, generated by the light source;
- a decorative layer connected to the radiation element and including at least one perforation opening for emitting light beams radiating by the radiating element;
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- a perforation-opening engagement formfittingly forming with the decorative layer a smooth surface which is substantially impermeable to contamination to thereby prevent ingress of dirt particles into the radiating element or the light guide,
- wherein the lighting system is configured flexible enough so that the lighting system, when connected to a carrier layer, conforms to a shape of the carrier layer.
A method for producing a lighting system for an interior module of a vehicle, said method comprising:
- optically connecting a light guide made, at least in part, of silicone with a radiating element;
- supplying light to the radiating element from a light source via the light guide;
- bonding the radiating element to a decorative layer;
- connecting the light guide with a reflector via an adhesive layer applied in a printing process upon the light guide and/or upon the reflector;
- formfittingly engaging a perforation opening of the decorative layer to form with the decorative layer a smooth surface which is substantially impermeable to contamination to thereby prevent ingress of dirt particles into the radiating element or the light guide;
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- selecting a content of silicone of the light guide such as to render a produced lighting system flexible enough to conform upon connection with a carrier layer to a shape of the carrier layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.