Patent ID: 7387397
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: B60Q,B60R,G09F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle backlit panel comprising: a base substrate; an electroluminescent element disposed on one side of the base substrate; and an outer substrate overlying the electroluminescent element, the outer substrate including a translucent substrate portion having a planar side surface and a contoured side surface, the translucent substrate portion having a plurality of areas of different thicknesses as measured between the planar side surface and the contoured side surface in a direction of illumination of light from the electroluminescent element through the outer substrate to form a three-dimensional graphic image with a three-dimensional appearance resulting from different translucency levels of the plurality of areas of different thicknesses, with the direction of illumination being generally perpendicular to both the planar side surface and the contoured side surface.