Vehicular transmissive member, vehicular decorating device, and vehicular decorating method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10202074-B2
Application number	US-201715442916-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2017
Priority date	Mar 1, 2016
Publication date	Feb 12, 2019
Grant date	Feb 12, 2019

Abstract

This vehicular transmissive member includes: a first transmissive layer that is provided on a first side in a light passing direction and that has a first luminescent portion, which becomes visually recognizable by specific light; a second transmissive layer that is provided on a second side in the light passing direction further than the first transmissive layer and that has a second luminescent portion, which becomes visually recognizable by the specific light; and a light blocking layer that is provided between the first transmissive layer and the second transmissive layer and that blocks the specific light from passing through.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicular decorating device, comprising:
a vehicular transmissive member, comprising:
a first transmissive layer that is provided on a first side in a light passing direction and that has a first luminescent portion, which becomes visually recognizable by specific light;
a second transmissive layer that is provided on a second side in the light passing direction further than the first transmissive layer and that has a second luminescent portion, which becomes visually recognizable by the specific light; and
a light blocking layer that is provided between the first transmissive layer and the second transmissive layer and that blocks the specific light from passing through;

a first light source that is provided on a first side in the light passing direction with respect to the vehicular transmissive member, and that irradiates the specific light onto the first transmissive layer;
a second light source that is provided on a second side in the light passing direction with respect to the vehicular transmissive member, and that irradiates the specific light onto the second transmissive layer; and
a third light source that is provided on the second side in the light passing direction with respect to the vehicular transmissive member, and that irradiates visible light onto the vehicular transmissive member,
wherein the first light source and the second light source emit an identical spectrum of wavelengths of light,
wherein the third light source emits a different spectrum of wavelengths of light as compared to the first light source and the second light source,
wherein at least one of the first transmissive layer and the second transmissive layer has a background pattern that is made visually recognizable by irradiation of the visible light,
wherein the first light source, the second light source and the third light source are configured so as to be individually illuminated selectively or simultaneously, and
wherein the background pattern is different from a pattern of the first luminescent portion and the second luminescent portion.

2. The vehicular decorating device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the vehicular transmissive member is installed in a vehicular interior member,
wherein the first transmissive layer faces an external side of the vehicular interior member, and the second transmissive layer faces an internal side of the vehicular interior member, and
wherein an inside of the vehicular interior member is provided with the second light source and with the third light source.

3. A vehicular decorating method, comprising:
a first step of including the vehicular transmissive member, the first light source, the second light source, the third light source and the background pattern according to claim 1 ; and
a second step of irradiating a specific light and a visible light onto the vehicular transmissive member individually selectively or simultaneously from a first side and a second side in a light passing direction, to thereby make a first luminescent portion, a second luminescent portion, and the background pattern visually recognizable selectively or simultaneously.

4. The vehicular decorating device according to claim 1 , wherein the specific light is ultraviolet light.

5. The vehicular decorating device according to claim 1 , wherein only the first transmissive layer has the background pattern.

6. The vehicular decorating device according to claim 1 , wherein only the second transmissive layer has the background pattern.

7. The vehicular decorating device according to claim 1 , wherein both the first transmissive layer and the second transmissive layer have the background pattern.

Assignees

• Honda Access Kk

Inventors

• Kumada Akira

Classifications

• B60Q3/60 Primary

  characterised by optical aspects · CPC title

• B60Q3/16

  Circuits; Control arrangements · CPC title

• B60Q3/68 Primary

  using ultraviolet light · CPC title

• B60K37/20

  Dashboard panels · CPC title

• B60K35/28

  characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver · CPC title