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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2009
Matthias Helmstetter, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Reinhard Schulze, Usingen, DE;
Matthias Helmstetter, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Reinhard Schulze, Usingen, DE;
TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle interior decor element, in particular an air bag cover, comprising a front side () facing the vehicle interior and an opposite rear side (), a cover () and a decorative element () which is provided at the cover (), is visible from the front and is at least partly translucent. The decorative element () includes sections () between which the decorative element () has a gap () through which the cover () is accessible from the front side (). The decorative element () extends with at least one portion () thereof towards the rear side () towards or into a cavity () which is formed in the cover () and in which an illuminant () for illuminating the decorative element () is accommodated.