Decorative component and decorative component unit
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorsTatsuya SUGIURA, Tatsuya OBA, Akihiro MISAWA
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Abstract
A rear emblem forms an outer surface and includes a base member made of transparent plastic and a pattern print layer arranged on a part of the back side of the base member. The pattern print layer includes a light transmitting portion and a light transmission reducing portion. The light transmission reducing portion is arranged around the light transmitting portion and transmits less light than the light transmitting portion.
Claims9
A decorative component adapted to be mounted to a vehicle and have an outer surface, which is exposed to the vehicle outside, wherein an in-vehicle camera is arranged in the vehicle while facing the outer surface, and the decorative component transmits light toward the in-vehicle camera from the vehicle outside, the decorative component comprising:
- a transparent base member, which forms at least a part of the outer surface;
- and
- a decorative layer arranged on a part of a front side or a back side of the base member, wherein
- the decorative layer includes:
- a light transmitting portion;
- and
- a light transmission reducing portion that is arranged around the light transmitting portion and transmits less light than the light transmitting portion.
A decorative component unit adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, the decorative component unit comprising:
- a decorative component, which is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, has an outer surface exposed to a vehicle outside, and is adapted to transmit light from the vehicle outside toward an in-vehicle camera arranged in the vehicle while facing the outer surface;
- and
- a tubular camera mounting portion coupled to the decorative component, wherein the in-vehicle camera is mounted on the camera mounting portion,
- the decorative component includes:
- a transparent base member, which forms at least a part of the outer surface;
- and
- a decorative layer arranged on a part of a front side or a back side of the base member, and
- the decorative layer including:
- a light transmitting portion;
- and
- a light transmission reducing portion that is arranged around the light transmitting portion and transmits less light than the light transmitting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.