Lear Corporation

Lisa Tucci

Alan Sturt

Michael Berta

Henry Hsu

An interior trim component for a vehicle includes a main body having an exterior surface for facing the interior of the vehicle. The body defines an internal cavity formed therein and an opening in the exterior surface. The cavity and the opening are in communication with each other. A source of light is mounted in the cavity such that the source of light is hidden from direct normal viewing within the interior of the vehicle.

Trim component with mounted light source for indirectly lighting the interior of a vehicle

A message board system () for a vehicle () may include a message board () that is configured to be coupled to a vehicle structure (). The message board () has a first layer () and a second layer (). The second layer () resides adjacent the first layer () and is configured such that a portion of the first layer () adheres to the second layer () to form an image in response to applied pressure on that portion. The message board system () may, as an alternative, include a message board housing () also configured to couple a vehicle structure (). The housing () includes multiple cells, each of which having a suspension liquid () and magnetic particles (). The particles () are pulled through the suspension liquid () in response to an applied magnetic field to form an image.

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St. Heights, MI, United States of America

Lisa Tucci