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US 2026/0160404 A1Published application
Multi-layer display element for selective display
AssigneeTesla, Inc.
InventorsBharath Swaminathan, Aneesh Kaliyanda, Shakeel Theodore, Richard Zhovner
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Abstract
A multi-layer display element with a matte finish surface capable of hiding the outline of a graphic until a light illuminates the graphic from behind the display.
Claims24
A multi-layer display element comprising:
- a first layer comprising an optical plastic;
- a second layer comprising a matte grain or varnish, wherein the second layer is disposed onto the first layer;
- a third layer comprising a graphical mask, wherein the third layer is disposed onto the first layer, and wherein the second layer and the third layer are arranged on opposite surfaces of the first layer;
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- at least one interactive component configured to provide a light source.
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A multi-layer display element comprising:
- an A-surface;
- a B-surface;
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- at least one interactive component configured to provide a light source,
- wherein the A-surface is the outer surface of the multi-layer display element, the B-surface is the inner surface of the multi-layer display element, and wherein the A-surface and the B-surface are on opposite sides of the multi-layer display element,
- wherein the A-surface comprises a matte grain or varnish, and
- wherein the B-surface is configured to control the path of the light source.
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A method of producing a multi-layer display element comprising:
- molding an optical-grade resin into a plastic comprising an A-surface and a B-surface;
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- masking the B-surface of the plastic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.