Patent ID: 7954871
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A trim component for a vehicle comprising: a console including side walls presenting an interior space therebetween, each of said side walls having an upper contour defining an opening to said interior space, a flexible component disposed along said opening of said console, said flexible component including a plurality of slats and a substrate coupling said plurality of slats, said substrate of said flexible component including at least one of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), said slats of said flexible component including at least one of polypropylene (PP) and polycarbonate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (PC/ABS), said substrate and said plurality of slats of said flexible component each being translucent, and a light source disposed in said console for directing light into said interior space and through said flexible component.