Method and system for laminating and dynamically and reversibly bending cover glass

A vehicle interior system, comprising:

• a first frame having a first end, a second end, and an aperture that extends through the first frame and opens to opposite sides of the first frame;
• a second frame having a third end and a fourth end, wherein the third end of the second frame is connected to the second end of the first to define a bending axis between the second end and the third end;
• a continuous cover glass bonded to the first frame and to the second frame and across the bending axis;
• wherein the vehicle interior system has a first configuration in which the first frame is substantially planar with the second frame and a second configuration in which the first frame is not substantially planar with the second frame;
• an actuator arm coupled to the first frame or the second frame, where the actuator arm is configured to move the first frame or the second frame between the first configuration and the second configuration via one or more of pneumatic actuation, hydraulic actuation, and mechanical linkages to a motor;
• wherein the vehicle interior system is configured to reversibly transition between the first configuration and the second configuration,
• wherein, in addition to being connected to one another by the continuous cover material, the second end of the first frame and the third end of the second frame are connected by a pivotable joint at the bending axis when the system is in both the first configuration and the second configuration, wherein the pivotable joint is separate from the cover material, and
• wherein, in the second configuration, the second frame forms an angle with the first frame and wherein the angle is in the range that either:
• (a) is greater than or equal to 90° and less than 180° or (b) greater than 180° to less than or equal to 270°, so as to enhance the visibility of a first display device positioned in the first aperture of the first frame from a particular viewing direction.