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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Tk Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Tasus Canada Corporation, Hamilton, CA;
Jerome Bosch, Romeo, MI (US);
Vaughn Pipe, Hamilton, CA;
TASUS Canada Corporation, , CA;
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
Multi-piece constructions for an illuminated emblem assembly for connection to an airbag cover are provided herein. An airbag assembly can include an airbag cover having front and rear surfaces, an emblem portion having one or more translucent areas and an illumination source. The airbag cover can include attachment elements protruding from the rear surface. The emblem portion and the illumination source can include openings for accommodating attachment elements. The illumination source can include a light guide and light emitting diodes (LEDs), where the LEDs are fitted in recesses formed in the light guide. The emblem portion can be arranged between the airbag cover and the illumination source, and the emblem portion and the illumination source can be aligned such that at least one of the one or more translucent areas is illuminated by light passing through the emblem portion from the illumination source.