System, method, and apparatus for integral backlight for an automotive
AssigneeTata Technologies Pte Ltd
InventorsKevin Power, Peter Davis, Anthony Jones
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an apparatus, a system and a method for a rear windshield for a vehicle, comprising an integral backlight having a combined surface, wherein the combined surface has an internal surface and an external surface, a plurality of illumination source disposed in a predefined pattern over the combined surface, a conductive grid disposed uniformly on the combined surface, and an apparatus capable of receiving signals disposed on the combined surface.
Claims18
A secure illumination arrangement retrofitted within a rear windshield assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
- an integral backlight having an internal surface and an external surface;
- a plurality of illumination units disposed in a predefined pattern over the integral backlight, wherein the plurality of illumination units comprises a taillight, a taillight assembly, a reverse light, a CHMSL, and a registration plate illumination;
- and
- a cover releasably affixed to the integral backlight comprising a plurality of compartments commensurating with the profile of the integral backlight, each compartment adapted to house the plurality illumination unit, each compartment separated with a light obstructing wall, wherein the cover provides a housing to the illumination unit.
A rear windshield system for a vehicle, comprising:
- an integral backlight having a combined surface, wherein the combined surface has an internal surface and an external surface;
- a plurality of illumination units disposed in a predefined pattern over the combined surface;
- a conductive grid disposed uniformly on the combined surface;
- and
- an apparatus capable of receiving signals disposed on the combined surface.
A process for manufacturing an integral backlight for a vehicle, comprising:
- glazing a combined surface of the integral backlight in a predefined profile;
- mounting a plurality of illumination source within a cover, each illumination source covering a substantial profiled area of the glazed combined surface;
- mounting the cover on the profiled area of the integral backlight;
- mounting a conductive grid uniformly disposed over the combined surface;
- mounting a rear wiper assembly on the combined surface;
- providing an apparatus capable of receiving signals disposed on the combined surface;
- and
- fastening the integral backlight to the vehicle.
An apparatus for a secure illumination arrangement in a rear windshield assembly of a vehicle characterized by mounting of all standard rear components on a backlight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.