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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2020
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Alex W. Baker, Ostrander, OH (US);
Zainab I. Ali, Marysville, OH (US);
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A functional vehicle component and related methods include a transmitter coil and a molded part. The molded part includes a first thermoformed film, a molded polymeric structural layer arranged under the film, a printed electronic circuit arranged under the film and adjacent the structural layer, an optional second thermoformed film, and graphics on the first film. The electronic circuit includes a receiver coil, conductive traces, and electronic elements. The first film is arranged to cover the polymeric structural layer and the electronic circuit to thereby define an exposed surface of the molded part. The first film and/or the graphics camouflages the circuit. The transmitter coil is connected to an external power source, and is arranged on the molded part such that the receiver coil is inductively coupled to the transmitter coil so as to wirelessly power the electronic elements of the circuit.