Low profile switching and lighting integration within an interior vehicle component

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8733990
APP PUB NO 20120230047A1
SERIAL NO

13508823

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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.

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YANFENG CZECHIA AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR SYSTEMS S R OPRŮ MYSLOVÁ 1060 BITOZEVES-PRŮ MYSLOVÁ ZÓNA TRIANGLE 438 01

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Catlin, Michael Holland, US 4 42
Gwinnup, Stephen J Spring Lake, US 1 16
Smith, Nels R Zeeland, US 44 1059
Tindall, Rodney J Zeeland, US 6 93

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