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US 10,767,834 B2Granted
Concealed vehicle indicia
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorLinsheng Chen
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a light source configured to emit light. A substrate defines a surface. The surface integrally defines an optical grating. A light transmissive layer is positioned over the optical grating. The light source is configured to direct the light through the light transmissive layer to the optical grating.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- A plurality of light sources configured to emit light, the plurality of light sources spaced across an interior of the vehicle;
- a vehicle trim component spaced from the plurality of light sources, the vehicle trim component including a substrate defining a surface, wherein the surface integrally defines an optical grating;
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- a light transmissive layer positioned over the optical grating, the light transmissive layer configured to conceal the optical grating such that the optical grating is not apparent, wherein the plurality of light sources are configured to direct the light across the interior and through the light transmissive layer to the optical grating.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a cabin defining an interior;
- a vehicle trim component including a substrate, the substrate integrally defining an optical grating in a vehicle interior surface of the substrate, wherein the optical grating defines at least one of a holographic grating and a diffraction grating;
- a light transmissive layer positioned over the holographic grating of the vehicle interior surface of the substrate, the light transmissive layer configured to conceal the optical grating such that the optical grating is inconspicuous;
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- a plurality of light sources spaced across the interior of the vehicle from the vehicle trim component, the plurality of light sources configured to direct collimated beams of light across the interior and through the light transmissive layer to the holographic grating.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a cabin defining an interior;
- a vehicle trim component including a polymeric substrate integrally defining a holographic grating in a vehicle interior surface of the substrate;
- a light transmissive layer positioned over the holographic grating of the vehicle interior surface, wherein the light transmissive layer comprises a polymeric material configured to conceal the holographic grating such that vehicle interior surface includes an unbroken appearance;
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- a light source spaced across the interior of the vehicle from the vehicle trim component, the light source configured to direct a light across the interior and through the light transmissive layer to the holographic grating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.