A functional vehicle component and related methods include a functional leather assembly fixed over a vehicle component. The functional leather assembly includes a leather sheet, a flexible electronic circuit arranged on a first surface of the leather sheet that faces away from the vehicle component, and a pigmented coating arranged over the circuit. The circuit optionally includes one or more electronic components, such as a piezoelectric switch that can be actuated to make or break a conductive path in the circuit. The piezoelectric switch provides a haptic signal that indicates the actuation of the piezoelectric switch. The entire functional leather assembly, including the circuit, may be embossed to provide an embossed pattern to an exposed surface of the functional leather assembly.
FUNCTIONAL LEATHER COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
FUNKTIONELLE LEDERKOMPONENTE UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN HERSTELLUNG
COMPOSANT EN CUIR FONCTIONNEL ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION ASSOCIÉ
2022-02-23
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
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