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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2019
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Andrew E. Barrow, Hilliard, OH (US);
Eric Ma, London, GB;
Jason R. Dilley, Plain City, OH (US);
Sarah Jennifer Huth, Dublin, OH (US);
Rachel E. Canepa, Marysville, OH (US);
Ryan W. Van Voorhis, Powell, OH (US);
John Michael Schermerhorn, Columbus, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An illuminated speaker panel assembly with an integrated audio seal is described. In one embodiment, an illuminated speaker panel assembly for a vehicle includes a speaker configured to mount to a door body of a vehicle and a base panel component configured to attach to the door body over the speaker. The base panel component includes a speaker frame aligned with an outer periphery of the speaker. The speaker frame includes an outer sealing wall, an inner retention wall, and a channel disposed between the outer sealing wall and the inner retention wall. A lighting member is disposed within the channel of the speaker frame such that the lighting member is configured to extend substantially along the outer periphery of the speaker.