Steering apparatus
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12103477B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US18497388

    申请日:2023-10-30

    摘要: A steering apparatus includes: a steering shaft coupled to a center of a steering wheel and movable in a front-rear direction of a vehicle; a steering shaft cover covering the steering shaft and allowing the steering shaft to be movable therein; and a protector attached to the steering shaft cover and allowing a part of a wire harness to be inserted and accommodated therein, the wire harness being a plurality of electric wires bundled and routed along the steering shaft. The wire harness positioned in the protector is routed in a state where the plurality of electric wires are unbundled and scattered.

    IN SITU PIGMENTATION OF DECORATIVE MATERIALS

    公开(公告)号:US20240270922A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18108057

    申请日:2023-02-10

    IPC分类号: C08J9/40 B60R13/02

    摘要: A method includes synthesizing pigment in situ in a porous material and includes impregnating the porous material with a first reactant, and subsequently impregnating the porous material with a second reactant to form the pigment in situ. The method is contrasted with applying a pigment to a material via an external surface of the material, where pigment penetration is limited, and the pigment is not protected from environmental hazards such as ultraviolet light. Forming the pigment within the cells of the porous material provides pigmentation throughout the material and protects the pigment over the life of the product.

    Vehicle interior component
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12005690B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US16379579

    申请日:2019-04-09

    摘要: A vehicle interior component including a patterned padding surface positioned proximate to an occupant of the vehicle. The component includes a substrate layer with a plurality of padding projections and an exterior layer connected to the substrate layer and including a plurality of gaps matching the location of the substrate layer's plurality of padding projections. Each of the plurality of padding projections aligns with one of the plurality of gaps and is exposed above the exterior layer to thereby form a pattern of padding on the surface of the vehicle interior component.

    Interior paneling component for a motor vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US12005680B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US13309439

    申请日:2011-12-01

    申请人: Rainer Ankele

    发明人: Rainer Ankele

    摘要: The present invention relates to a molded part, in particular, to an interior panel component for a motor vehicle, having a core layer comprising a mixture of natural or synthetic fibers and thermoplastic binding fibers, which are processed to form a nonwoven, and a thermoplastic cover layer, the core layer and the cover layer being fused together and the cover layer being such that the molded part has a visible surface, which is terminated by the cover layer, the visual appearance of the visible surface being at least shaped by the fibers of the core layer. The present invention furthermore relates to the manufacturing of a molded part in which the nonwoven of the core layer is warmed and pre-compressed in a contact heater, and the compressed nonwoven, together with the cover layer is introduced into a mold and recast.

    Component for vehicle interior
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11999290B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-04

    申请号:US18119817

    申请日:2023-03-09

    摘要: A component for a vehicle interior configured to be illuminated by a light source may comprise a substrate; a light guide; and a cover comprising an exterior surface. The light guide may transmit light between the substrate and the cover. The cover may be at least partially light-transmissive. The cover may present an effect on the exterior surface. The effect may comprise an illumination/dynamic lighting effect when illuminated. The cover may comprise a profile configured to present a visual effect and/or a surface effect. The component may comprise a concealed heating element between a cover base and a cover layer of the cover. The heating element may comprise a three-dimensional form behind the cover. The cover layer may be formed into a three-dimensional form and the cover base may be formed into a three-dimensional form for the surface effect. The light guide may comprise micro-optical structures.