Title:
ILLUMINATED VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/120938
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A vehicle interior assembly includes an interior trim component at least partially enclosing a storage volume (29) and having a recessed compartment (30). The interior trim component is configured to transition between a first position, a second position, and a third position relative to a support structure. The vehicle interior assembly also includes a first light transmissive element (46, 48) coupled to the interior trim component and configured to illuminate an exterior surface of the interior trim component. In addition, the vehicle interior assembly includes a second light transmissive element (62) coupled to the interior trim component and configured to illuminate a first interior (32) of the recessed compartment. The vehicle interior assembly further includes a light source (38) coupled to the support structure. The light source is positioned to optically communicate with the first light transmissive element while the interior trim component is located in the first position, to optically communicate with the second light transmissive element while the interior trim component is located in the second position, and to otherwise illuminate a second interior of the storage volume.
Inventors:
BOZIO RONALD A (US)
HANSEN SCOTT A (US)
FRENS JONATHAN M (US)
MCCARTHY DAVID J (US)
TUTTLE MARK J (US)
HIPSHIER JASON M (US)
HODGINS GREG (US)
HANSEN SCOTT A (US)
FRENS JONATHAN M (US)
MCCARTHY DAVID J (US)
TUTTLE MARK J (US)
HIPSHIER JASON M (US)
HODGINS GREG (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2014/013879
Publication Date:
October 02, 2014
Filing Date:
January 30, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO (US)
International Classes:
B60Q3/02
Foreign References:
| JP2003159978A | 2003-06-03 | |||
| US20100128493A1 | 2010-05-27 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KANTOR, Andrew L. et al. (Houston, Texas, US)
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