Patent ID: 8303147
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
1. A luminous garnish for a vehicle comprising: a) a garnish body provided as a surface member exposed to an exterior, wherein the garnish body is formed of a light transmitting material, b) a light transmitting film having various colors and patterns being inserted onto a surface of the exterior thereof, and c) a surface-emitting illumination unit integrally attached to and assembled in an inner surface of the garnish body so that light can be emitted to the inner surface of the garnish body, wherein the surface-emitting illumination unit includes: a light source; a wave guide plate which the light of the light source enters and is configured to uniformly diffuse the light and emit the light to the inner surface of the garnish body through a front surface thereof; a reflective film attached to a rear surface of the wave guide plate; a clear lens disposed on the front surface of the wave guide plate; and a light leakage preventing case configured to preventing the light attached and fixed to the inner surface of the garnish body from emitting to the outside, and wherein a masking tape a portion which is attached to a front surface of the lens or the front surface of the wave guide plate, which may be removed to form the shape of a letter, a figure, or a line, such that the light is transmitted through the removed portion of the masking tape to perform letter/figure emission or line emission.