Dura Automotive Holdings U.k., Ltd

Dura Operating, LLC

Dura Automotive Body & Glass Systems Gmbh

Plasman Europe Ab

Torsten Hundt

Martin Schulte

Stephan Röhner

Jan Stegemann

Joaquin Rodrigo Pastor

Margit Veeh

Michael Wirsing

Oliver Deuscher

Ralf Giessler

Denis Tisljar

Illdiko Gössl

Antje Krehmer

Markus Fisch

Karl-Heinz Adis

Björn Storz

Stefan Dr Röhner

Dr Stephan Röhner

An illuminated trim fitting for a motor vehicle, in particular a trim fitting as a cover fitting of a sealing strip for the window channel of a vehicle door, is intended to provide a high-quality illuminating effect accompanied at the same time by a simple structural design, low manufacturing costs and space-saving means of attachment. In addition, the trim fitting is to differ as little as possible externally from non-illuminated trim fittings. For this purpose there is provision that a light gap is formed between a profiled strip of the trim fitting and the adjacent vehicle outer skin, through which light gap the light emitted by an optical waveguide provided on the rear of the trim fitting can exit to the outside.

Illuminated trim fitting

An illuminated trim fitting for a motor vehicle, in particular a trim fitting as a cover fitting of a sealing strip for the window channel of a vehicle door, is intended to provide a high-quality illuminating effect accompanied at the same time by a simple structural design, low manufacturing costs and space-saving attachment. In addition, the trim fitting is to differ as little as possible externally from non-illuminated trim fittings. For this purpose there is provision that a light gap is formed between a profiled strip of the trim fitting and the adjacent vehicle outer skin, through which light gap the light emitted by a lighting structure provided on the rear of the trim fitting can exit to the outside.

A trim strip arrangement is provided. The trim strip arrangement includes a profiled strip which partially covers a sealing profile and an end portion uniform lighting of a light gap without negatively affecting the external appearance of the trim strip arrangement. Provision is made for an external surface of the end portion to be configured as a visible surface which is optically matched to the external appearance of the adjoining sealing profile, and for an internal surface to be configured at least partially as a reflection surface which has a reflectivity which is increased with respect to the visible surface.

End cap for an illuminated trim strip arrangement and trim strip arrangement

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