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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2022
Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd., Novi, MI (US);
Christopher Kring, Zeeland, MI (US);
Dale Todd Glynn, Allendale, MI (US);
Scott Allen Hansen, Holland, MI (US);
James Bradley Price, Holland, MI (US);
Bryan Todd Jones, Holland, MI (US);
Tyler Lacroix, Zeeland, MI (US);
Liu Cheng, Shanghai, CN;
Wang Bin, Shanghai, CN;
Qiongxia Duan, Shanghai, CN;
Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd., Novi, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle interior component configured to present a user interface for a vehicle occupant with vehicle systems may comprise a housing, cover structure and user interface system to present the user interface at a cover surface. The user interface may comprise a light display to transmit light from a light source and/or an input device comprising a mechanical coupling to interface with a sensor arrangement. The user interface may comprise output from the light display and/or input by interaction with the input device at the cover surface. The component may comprise a module comprising the light display and the input device. The module may comprise an absorber. The light display may comprise a light guide and/or display panel. The light guide may comprise a projection and/or icon to transmit light through an aperture and/or recess of the cover structure.