Patent ID: 9533615
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B60Q,B60R

Claim:
1. An interior door trim component for an automotive vehicle, the interior door trim component comprising: a main body; a door pull attached to the main body, a portion of the door pull being spaced apart from the main body of the interior door trim component by a distance allowing fingers of a vehicle occupant's hand to extend between the door pull and the main body, the portion of the door pull spaced apart from the main body having a top surface, an upper portion spaced a first distance apart from the main body, and a lower portion spaced a second distance apart from the main body, the first distance being less than the second distance and the upper portion tapering toward the lower portion; a light emitting assembly comprising a light pipe positioned around a light source and coupling light from the light source to a light emitting face, the light emitting assembly mounted adjacent to the door pull and disposed between the door pull and the main body, the light emitting assembly being oriented to emit light in an upward direction away from the door pull and toward the main body, wherein the upper portion of the door pull is oriented to block light directed toward at least the top surface of the door pull; and a receiving cavity defined by the light pipe, the door pull, and the main body, wherein the light source is positioned within the receiving cavity.