Light piping for interior trim
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsFrank Unger, Alexander Sel
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Abstract
A vehicle seat is provided having first and second trim panels having an outer appearance surface. An illumination trim portion separates the first and second trim panels. The illumination portion has a pocket formed of translucent material and has first and second lateral flaps disposed on opposite sides of a central tunnel. A first seam secures the illumination portion to the first trim panel and to the first lateral flap. A second seam secures the illumination portion to the second trim panel and to the second lateral flap. A light conducting strip is inserted in the central tunnel of the pocket. A light source is in communication with the light conducting strip. Light from the light source is visible through the translucent material of the central tunnel.
Claims20
A trim component comprising:
- a first trim panel and a second trim panel;
- a pocket for a light pipe positioned between the first and second trim panels;
- wherein a first lateral edge of the pocket is secured to the first trim panel, and
- wherein a second lateral edge of the pocket is secured to the second trim panel and the.
A method of forming a trim assembly, the method comprising:
- forming a pocket with translucent material;
- positioning the pocket between a first trim panel and a second trim panel;
- attaching a first trim panel to the first lateral side of the pocket;
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- attaching a second trim panel and to the second lateral edge of the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.