Trim element comprising a backlit area
AssigneeFaurecia Interieur Industrie
InventorsChristophe Cuvillier, Armand Brousselle
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Abstract
A trim element having a covering layer containing at least one opaque area preventing the passage of light and at least one backlit area translucent so as to enable the passage of light, the trim element further including at least one light source and at least one reflective surface extending opposite the light source and being arranged to reflect the light emitted by the light source toward the backlit area. The light source is attached to the covering layer opposite the opaque area, and the reflective surface extends opposite the covering layer to reflect light emitted by the light source toward the backlit area.
Claims10
A trim element comprising a covering layer having an outer surface that forms an outer surface of the trim element and having an inner surface, opposite the outer surface of the covering layer, the covering layer comprising at least one opaque area preventing the passage of light from the inner surface to the outer surface and at least one backlit area in which said covering layer is translucent so as to allow light to pass from the inner surface to the outer surface, the backlit area extending around at least part of the opaque area, the trim element further comprising at least one light source and at least one reflective surface extending opposite the light source and being arranged to reflect toward the backlit area light emitted by the light source,
- wherein the light source is attached to the inner surface of the covering layer against the opaque area, the reflective surface extending opposite the inner surface of the covering layer and being oriented with respect to said inner surface to reflect toward the backlit area the light emitted by the light source.
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