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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
May. 02, 2013
Light guide and covering element, instrument panel and method for manufacturing a decorative element
Applicant:
Visteon Electronics France, Cergy Pontoise, FR;
Inventor:
Benoit Box, L'Isle Adam, FR;
Assignee:
VISTEON ELECTRONICS FRANCE, Cergy Pontoise Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); G01D 11/28 (2006.01); B60K 37/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/10 (2006.01); B60Q 3/10 (2017.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29L 11/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/1676 (2013.01); B29C 45/16 (2013.01); B60K 37/02 (2013.01); B60Q 3/10 (2017.02); G01D 11/28 (2013.01); G02B 6/10 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29L 2011/0075 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light guide and covering element, a motor vehicle instrument panel including the same, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The light guide and covering element include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the light guide and covering element are produced from a first transparent material. The second portion of the light guide and covering element are produced from a second opaque material. The first portion of the light guide and covering element and the second portion of the light guide and covering element are made from a single part.