Vehicle LCD with an illuminated control panel
View Patent ↗A vehicle LCD includes an LCD screen installed in a housing. A transparent bar is mounted between the housing and the LCD screen and along sides of the LCD screen. A channel is defined in the transparent bar and along the sides of the LCD screen. A cold-light strip is received in the channel. A plurality of buttons is mounted on a control panel of the housing. Whereby, the buttons can be illuminated by the cold-light strip, so the user can directly press the buttons at night or in a dark environment without having to turn on an interior lamp in a vehicle.
1. A vehicle LCD with an illuminated control panel comprising:
an LCD screen installed in a housing;
a transparent bar mounted between the housing and the LCD screen and along sides of the LCD screen, and having a channel defined in the transparent bar and along the sides of the LCD screen;
a cold-light strip received in the channel; and
a plurality of buttons mounted on a control panel of the housing.
2. The vehicle LCD as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transparent bar is made of transparent acryl material.
3. The vehicle LCD as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transparent bar is made of transparent plastic material.
4. The vehicle LCD as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cold-light strip has a circular cross section.
5. The vehicle LCD as claimed in claim 1 , wherein tinting of the cold-light strip is selectable from a group of different color tints.