Embossed smart functional premium natural leather
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsPatricia A. Scott, Zainab I. Ali
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A smart functional leather assembly includes a leather substrate, an electronic circuit layer including one or more conductive traces and optional electronic elements arranged on the leather substrate, optionally a pigmented coating arranged on the circuit layer, and an optional anti-soiling layer arranged on the pigmented layer. The entire smart functional leather assembly, including the circuit, are embossed to provide an embossed smart functional leather assembly with an embossed pattern.
Claims20
A functional leather assembly defining a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface, the functional leather assembly including:
- a leather substrate comprising a first side facing the first surface of the functional leather assembly, and a second side opposite from the first side and facing the second surface of the functional leather assembly;
- an electrically conductive trace on the first side of the leather substrate;
- a pigmented coating on the first side of the leather substrate and covering the trace;
- and
- an embossed texture embossed into the first surface of the functional leather assembly.
A functional leather assembly defining a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface, the functional leather assembly including:
- a leather substrate comprising a first side facing the first surface of the functional leather assembly, and a second side opposite from the first side and facing the second surface of the functional leather assembly;
- an electrically conductive trace on the first side of the leather substrate;
- a light source on the first side of the leather substrate and electrically connected to the trace;
- and
- an embossed texture embossed into the first surface of the functional leather assembly.
A method of producing an embossed functional leather assembly, comprising:
- preparing a functional leather assembly comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface, and including:
- providing a leather substrate comprising a first side facing the first surface of the functional leather assembly, and a second side opposite from the first side and facing the second surface of the functional leather assembly;
- applying an electrically conductive trace over the first side of the leather substrate;
- and a) arranging a pigmented coating over the first side of the leather substrate to thereby cover the trace, and/or b) arranging a light source on the first side of the leather substrate and electrically connecting the light source to the trace;
- and
- embossing the first surface of the functional leather assembly to provide an embossed texture in the first surface of the functional leather assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.