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AssigneeShanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
InventorsAlexander Stieglitz, Michael Gerard Zimmer, Xia Qun, Ni Jiawen, Wei Jing, Yichen Zhou
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A component for a vehicle interior is disclosed; a method for producing the component is also disclosed. The component comprises a base and a cover comprising an exterior surface providing the visible surface and an interior surface; the visible surface at the cover may comprise a display operated by light source/panel configured to present an image at an image presentation area. The image presentation area may comprise a formed image presentation area; the formed image presentation area may comprise at least one formed hole formation segment comprising at least one formed hole formation based on a hole pattern segment for a pattern image area. The image presentation area of the cover may comprise each formed hole formation comprising formed hole formation segments; each formed hole formation may comprise an opening through the cover generally corresponding to a hole of the hole pattern segment. A composite visual effect may be presented at the cover of the component; the external surface of the cover may comprise a surface effect such as by a veneer configured to provide a visual effect; the formed image presentation area is configured to provide a visual effect such as by the image illuminated at the display from the light source/panel. The formed hole formations for the image presentation area of the cover may comprise laser-formed openings formed through the internal surface and external surface of the cover.
A component for a vehicle interior with a visible surface intended to be visible to an occupant when the component is installed in the vehicle interior configured to be illuminated from a light source comprising:
A method of producing a component comprising a cover with an interior surface and an exterior surface with an image presentation area comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.