US 12,337,769 B2
Control unit for a vehicle interior and method for producing the control unit
René Zemmrich, Hagenbach (DE); and Raquel Machado, L'Isle Adam (FR)
Assigned to Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH, Hagenbach (DE)
Filed by Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH, Hagenbach (DE)
Filed on Jan. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/648,060.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 200 335.4 (DE), filed on Jan. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0227312 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B41F 15/14 (2006.01); B41M 3/00 (2006.01); B60Q 3/80 (2017.01); G09F 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 13/02 (2013.01) [B41F 15/14 (2013.01); B41M 3/00 (2013.01); B60Q 3/80 (2017.02); G09F 13/044 (2021.05)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control unit for a vehicle interior, the control unit comprising a visible side, for visibly facing toward the vehicle interior, and a rear side and further comprising:
a transparent cover layer arranged on the visible side;
an opaque mask layer; and
a translucent decorative layer arranged between the transparent cover layer and the opaque mask layer, wherein the opaque mask layer and the translucent decorative layer each have at least one through-hole in a first region, wherein in the first region the at least one through-hole of the opaque mask layer and the at least one through-hole of the translucent decorative layer are aligned with each other, and wherein, in a second region, the opaque mask layer has at least one through-hole covered by the translucent decorative layer, wherein, in the first region, at least one of the at least one through-hole of the opaque mask layer or the at least one through-hole of the translucent decorative layer is formed and arranged in such a way that at least one symbol is permanently visible on the visible side of the control unit without requiring a backlighting of the control unit from the rear side, and wherein, in the second region, the at least one through-hole of the opaque mask layer is formed and arranged in such a way that at least one symbol is visible on the visible side of the control unit when backlighting the control unit.