LOW PROFILE SWITCHING AND LIGHTING INTEGRATION WITHIN AN INTERIOR VEHICLE COMPONENT

An interior vehicle component comprises a base and a panel coupled to the base. The panel is moveable between a first position and a second position. The panel has a first side and an opposite second side. The first side is configured to be visible to a vehicle occupant when the panel is in the firs...

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Hauptverfasser: GWINNUP STEPHEN J, CATLIN MICHAEL, SMITH NELS R, TINDALL RODNEY J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An interior vehicle component comprises a base and a panel coupled to the base. The panel is moveable between a first position and a second position. The panel has a first side and an opposite second side. The first side is configured to be visible to a vehicle occupant when the panel is in the first position. The second side cooperates with the base to define a cavity. The panel has an aperture extending through the first side and the second side. The panel also comprises at least one of a solid state switch and a light source supported at the first side of the panel, and a flexible circuit coupled to a backside of the at least one of the solid state switch and the light source through the aperture.