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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Jason M. Hipshier, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Kristan Marie Pierce, West Olive, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jason M. Hipshier, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Kristan Marie Pierce, West Olive, MI (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/04 (2006.01); B05D 1/20 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/04 (2013.01); B05D 1/20 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed a vehicle console trim component. The trim component can include an articulated door with a plurality of slats, a substrate, and a flexible layer including a pattern for decoration disposed on and supported by the substrate. The flexible layer will maintain the pattern for decoration as the articulated door is cycled. The pattern for the vehicle trim component may be a photographic image. An overcoat also can be disposed on the flexible layer.