Patent ID: 9703029
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B60Q,G01D,G02B

Claim:
1. A method of illuminating a component, comprising an outer surface layer, the method comprising: forming a deck seam between at least two separate pieces of an outer skin layer, the deck seam having two join seams each joining two distinct portions of the at least two pieces together; and locating an elongated light conducting medium in the deck seam between the two join seams, wherein tension control on one of the two join seams above the elongated light conducting medium provides a design gap located above the light conducting medium and between the at least two pieces so that the at least two pieces do not contact each other at the design gap and wherein light generated by the light conducting medium shows through the design gap, the design gap having a width between the at least two separate pieces at the one of the two join seams, and wherein the width of the design gap between the at least two separate pieces is smaller than a diameter of the elongated light conducting medium.