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US 8,016,465 B2Granted
Luminous molded part, in particular a decorative part and/or trim part for a vehicle interior
AssigneeNovem Car Interior Design GmbH
InventorsGerhard Egerer, Michael Wagner, Andreas Abach
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Abstract
The invention relates to a molded part, in particular a decorative part and/or a trim part for a vehicle interior. According to the invention, the molded part comprises at least one excitation source for emitting electromagnetic waves and at least one luminescent material which is excitable or excited by the electromagnetic waves emerging from the excitation source or sources to emit light in the visible range.
Claims15
A molded trim part for a vehicle interior, comprising:
- at least one excitation source for emitting electromagnetic waves;
- at least one carrier layer;
- at least one luminescent material incorporated or integrated into the carrier layer, the at least one luminescent material being excitable or excited by the electromagnetic waves emitted from the at least one excitation source to emit light in the visible range;
- one or more dyes incorporated or integrated in the carrier layer which impart a specific hue to the light that is emitted by the luminescent material in the visible range;
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- at least one decorative layer coupled to the carrier layer;
- wherein the at least one excitation source is connected to a voltage source of the vehicle via an on-board electrical system of the vehicle.
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