Plastic air bag cover having an integrated light source

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1995-06-07

1996-09-24

Hurley, Kevin

Land vehicles

Wheeled

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2807302, 280732, 362 80, 40593, B60R 2120, B60Q 304

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055583644

ABSTRACT:
A plastic air bag cover is provided with an integrated light source and is adapted for use within a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The light source is mounted on a base plate and a front plate cooperates with the base plate to seal the light source therebetween. The front plate is provided with indicia capable of transmitting light therethrough, the indicia represent graphical information wherein light transmitted through the indicia causes an information-bearing image to be projected into the passenger compartment through a window formed in a front panel of the air bag cover. The light source may be an emissive display such as an electroluminescent or thin film electroluminescent display. Alternatively, the light source may be a flat panel display such an emissive display or an electroluminescent display.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4938504 (1990-07-01), Fukuda et al.
patent: 5062661 (1991-11-01), Winget

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