US 12,391,176 B2
Seamless integration of illumination into interior trim panels with decorative surface materials
Martin Axelsson, Gothenburg (SE); Mathilda Andreasson, Onsala (SE); Johan Persson, Torslanda (SE); Erik Åleby, Hovås (SE); Henrik Wilhelmsson, Gislaved (SE); and Johan Elwing, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/847,259.
Claims priority of application No. 2028591 (NL), filed on Jun. 30, 2021; and application No. 21186243 (EP), filed on Jul. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0001852 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B60Q 3/78 (2017.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B62D 65/14 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 3/78 (2017.02) [B29C 45/1671 (2013.01); B60R 13/0206 (2013.01); B62D 65/14 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0029 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3041 (2013.01); B60R 2013/0287 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A decorative cover for a back-illuminated interior trim panel for a vehicle, said cover being a sturdy shell-structure comprising a transparent plate, forming the back side of the shell-structure, and a decorative component top layer comprising a trim material layer, which forms the outer surface of the decorative cover, wherein the trim material layer is formed from a trim material which is one from a group of materials consisting of a wood veneer, a paper, a textile and a fabric, wherein the decorative component top layer is configured to have a predetermined degree of translucency, and wherein the sturdy shell-structure is formed by back-injecting against the decorative component top layer, such that the sturdy shell-structure is a seamless, single component structure and wherein the decorative component top layer is non-permeable to the back-injected material.