Head-up display unit for vehicle including flocking and methods for applying flocking onto same

A head-up display unit for a vehicle, comprising:

• a display device configured to display an image onto an observation surface of a vehicle;
• trim structure located about a periphery of the display device, the trim structure having an exterior surface configured to be exposed to an interior compartment of the vehicle when assembled therewith;
• a substantially uniform and continuous adhesive layer located directly on and in contact with an entire extent of the exterior surface;
• and
• flocking dispersed directly on and in contact with the adhesive layer such that no backing layer exists between the flocking and the exterior surface.

A head-up display unit for a vehicle, comprising:

• a display device configured to display an image onto an observation surface of a vehicle;
• trim structure located adjacent the display device and configured to provide a continuous surface transition from the head-up display unit to a dashboard surface of the vehicle, the trim structure having a three-dimensional curved exterior surface configured to be exposed to an interior compartment of the vehicle when assembled therewith;
• and
• flocking uniformly covering at least a portion of the exterior surface of the trim structure.