Vehicle light system
View Patent ↗A vehicle light system can include an LED display. An intermediate can be layer positioned along the LED display. A vehicle charge port door can include a panel and a decorative layer. The decorative layer can be positioned between the intermediate layer and the panel. The decorative layer can define one or more channels therethrough.
1. A vehicle light system comprising:
an LED display;
an intermediate layer positioned along the LED display; and
a vehicle charge port door movable between an open position and a closed position, the vehicle charge port door including a panel and a decorative layer, the decorative layer positioned between the intermediate layer and the panel, and wherein the decorative layer defines one or more channels therethrough, and wherein light emitted from the LED display is configured to be emitted through the vehicle charge port door in the open position and the closed position.
2. The vehicle light system of claim 1 , wherein the LED display comprises:
an LED chip configured to emit light about a focal axis; and
a circuit board configured to selectively electrify the LED chip, wherein the circuit board is elastically deformable.
3. The vehicle light system of claim 2 , wherein the LED chip is a flip chip having both a first electrode and a second electrode positioned on a common side of the LED chip.
4. The vehicle light system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a protection layer positioned on the LED display.
5. The vehicle light system of claim 2 , wherein the LED display further comprises an optic optically coupled with the LED chip and defining an optical axis, wherein the optic is elastically deformable.
6. The vehicle light system of claim 5 , wherein the optical axis and the focal axis maintain a generally aligned position when the circuit board is positioned in a non-planar orientation.
7. The vehicle light system of claim 1 , wherein the LED display emits light through the intermediate layer, the decorative layer, and a B-side of the panel.
8. The vehicle light system of claim 1 , wherein the LED display and the intermediate layer each have a non-planar orientation along the vehicle charge port door.
9. The vehicle light system of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer is configured as at least one of a diffuser, a light filter, or a tint.
10. A method for manufacturing a vehicle light system, the method comprising:
producing an LED display;
disposing a decorative layer on a surface of a panel;
forming one or more channels through the decorative layer;
operably coupling an opposing side of the decorative layer from the panel to the LED display; and
operably coupling a power assembly to the LED display, wherein the power assembly includes a photovoltaic cell positioned on the opposing side of the decorative layer from the panel.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
operably coupling an intermediate layer between the LED display and the decorative layer.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein producing the LED display further comprises:
producing a flexible circuit board substrate;
forming a dielectric layer on the flexible circuit board substrate;
disposing one or more traces on the dielectric layer;
electrically coupling an LED flip chip to the one or more traces; and
optically coupling an optic with the LED flip chip.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the panel forms at least a portion of a vehicle charge port door of a vehicle.
14. A vehicle light system comprising:
an LED display;
an intermediate layer positioned along the LED display;
a decorative layer positioned on an opposing side of the intermediate layer from the LED display, wherein the decorative layer defines one or more channels therethrough;
a light transmissive panel positioned on an opposing side of the decorative layer from the intermediate layer;
a power assembly operably coupled with the LED display, the power assembly including a first portion operably coupled with a support structure and a second portion operably coupled with the light transmissive panel, wherein the second portion is configured to operably couple with the first portion in a first position and move with the light transmissive panel to a second position, and wherein the first portion is separated from the second portion when the light transmissive panel is in the second position; and
a power supply operably coupled with the power assembly and configured to power the LED display.
15. The vehicle light system of claim 14 , wherein the decorative layer and the light transmissive panel form an exterior vehicle panel.
16. The vehicle light system of claim 15 , wherein the exterior vehicle panel is configured to move between an open position and a closed position.
17. The vehicle light system of claim 14 , wherein the power assembly includes a photovoltaic cell positioned on an opposing side of the decorative layer from the light transmissive panel.