Vehicle interior systems having a curved cover glass and display or touch panel and methods for forming the same
Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
1. A vehicle interior system comprising
a base having a curved surface;
a display disposed on the curved surface, the display comprising
a curved and cold-bent glass substrate comprising a first major surface, a second major surface opposing the first major surface and a minor surface connecting the first major surface and the second major surface, a thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface, a width defined as a first dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to the thickness, and a length defined as a second dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to both the thickness and the width, and wherein the thickness is 1.5 mm or less, the width is in a range from about 5 cm to about 250 cm, and the length is from about 5 cm to about 250 cm, and wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater; and
a display module attached to the second major surface and comprising a second radius of curvature,
wherein the first radius of curvature is within 10% of one of or both the radius of curvature of the curved surface and the second radius of curvature.
2. The vehicle interior system of claim 1 , wherein the curved glass substrate is strengthened.
3. The vehicle interior system of claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive between the glass substrate and the display module.
4. The vehicle interior system of claim 1 , wherein the display module comprises a second glass substrate and a backlight unit, wherein the second glass substrate is disposed adjacent the first major surface and between the backlight unit and the first major surface, and wherein the backlight unit is optionally curved to exhibit the second radius of curvature.
5. The vehicle interior system of claim 4 , wherein the second glass substrate comprises a curved second glass substrate that is cold-bent.
6. The vehicle interior system of claim 4 , wherein the display module further comprises a frame at least partially surrounding the backlight unit, at least partially surrounds the second glass substrate, or at least partially surrounds the minor surface of the glass substrate.
7. The vehicle interior system of claim 6 , wherein the minor surface of the glass substrate is not surrounded by the frame.
8. The vehicle interior system of claim 6 , wherein the frame comprises an L-shape.
9. The vehicle interior system of claim 1 , wherein either one of or both the first major surface and the second major surface comprises a surface treatment wherein the surface treatment comprises any one of an easy-to-clean surface, an anti-glare surface, an anti-reflective surface, a haptic surface, and a decorative surface.
10. The vehicle interior system of claim 1 , further comprising touch functionality.
11. The vehicle interior system of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises any one of a center console, a dashboard, an arm rest, a pillar, a seat back, a floor board, a headrest, a door panel, and a steering wheel.
12. The vehicle interior system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is any one of an automobile, a seacraft, and an aircraft.
13. A vehicle interior system comprising
a base having a curved surface;
a display disposed on the curved surface, the display comprising
a curved and cold-bent glass substrate comprising a first major surface, a second major surface opposing the first major surface, and a minor surface connecting the first major surface and the second major surface, a thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface, a width defined as a first dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to the thickness, and a length defined as a second dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to both the thickness and the width, and wherein the thickness is 1.5 mm or less, and wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater;
a display module attached to the second major surface and comprising a second radius of curvature; and
an adhesive between the glass substrate and the display module, wherein the glass substrate comprises a periphery adjacent the minor surface, and the adhesive is disposed between the periphery of the second major surface and the display module,
wherein the first radius of curvature is within 10% of one of or both the radius of curvature of the curved surface and the second radius of curvature.
14. The vehicle interior system of claim 13 , wherein the width is in a range from about 5 cm to about 250 cm, and the length is from about 5 cm to about 250 cm.
15. The vehicle interior system of claim 13 , wherein the curved glass substrate is strengthened.
16. The vehicle interior system of claim 13 , wherein either one of or both the first major surface and the second major surface comprises a surface treatment wherein the surface treatment comprises any one of an easy-to-clean surface, an anti-glare surface, an anti-reflective surface, a haptic surface, and a decorative surface.
17. The vehicle interior system of claim 13 , further comprising touch functionality.
18. The vehicle interior system of claim 13 , wherein the base comprises any one of a center console, a dashboard, an arm rest, a pillar, a seat back, a floor board, a headrest, a door panel, and a steering wheel.
19. A vehicle interior system comprising
a base having a curved surface;
a display disposed on the curved surface, the display comprising
a curved and cold-bent glass substrate comprising a first major surface, a second major surface opposing the first major surface and a minor surface connecting the first major surface and the second major surface, a thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface, a width defined as a first dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to the thickness, and a length defined as a second dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to both the thickness and the width, and wherein the thickness is 1.5 mm or less, and wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater; and
a display module attached to the second major surface and comprising a second radius of curvature and a second glass substrate and a backlight unit, wherein the second glass substrate is disposed adjacent the first major surface and between the backlight unit and the first major surface, and wherein the backlight unit is optionally curved to exhibit the second radius of curvature,
wherein the first radius of curvature is within 10% of one of or both the radius of curvature of the curved surface and the second radius of curvature.
20. The vehicle interior system of claim 19 , wherein the width is in a range from about 5 cm to about 250 cm, and the length is from about 5 cm to about 250 cm.
21. The vehicle interior system of claim 19 , wherein the curved glass substrate is strengthened.
22. The vehicle interior system of claim 19 , wherein the display module further comprises a frame at least partially surrounding the backlight unit, at least partially surrounds the second glass substrate, or at least partially surrounds the minor surface of the glass substrate.
23. The vehicle interior system of claim 19 , wherein either one of or both the first major surface and the second major surface comprises a surface treatment wherein the surface treatment comprises any one of an easy-to-clean surface, an anti-glare surface, an anti-reflective surface, a haptic surface, and a decorative surface.
24. The vehicle interior system of claim 19 , further comprising touch functionality.
25. The vehicle interior system of claim 19 , wherein the base comprises any one of a center console, a dashboard, an arm rest, a pillar, a seat back, a floor board, a headrest, a door panel, and a steering wheel.
26. A vehicle interior system comprising
a base having a curved surface;
a display disposed on the curved surface, the display comprising
a curved and cold-bent glass substrate comprising a first major surface, a second major surface opposing the first major surface and a minor surface connecting the first major surface and the second major surface, a thickness defined as a distance between the first major surface and the second major surface, a width defined as a first dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to the thickness, and a length defined as a second dimension of one of the first or second major surfaces orthogonal to both the thickness and the width, and wherein the thickness is 1.5 mm or less, and wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater; and
a display module attached to the second major surface and comprising a second radius of curvature,
wherein the first radius of curvature is within 10% of one of or both the radius of curvature of the curved surface and the second radius of curvature, and
wherein either one of or both the first major surface and the second major surface comprises a surface treatment wherein the surface treatment comprises any one of an easy-to-clean surface, an anti-glare surface, an anti-reflective surface, a haptic surface, and a decorative surface.
27. The vehicle interior system of claim 26 , the width is in a range from about 5 cm to about 250 cm, and the length is from about 5 cm to about 250 cm.
28. The vehicle interior system of claim 26 , wherein the curved glass substrate is strengthened.
29. The vehicle interior system of claim 26 , further comprising touch functionality.
30. The vehicle interior system of claim 26 , wherein the base comprises any one of a center console, a dashboard, an arm rest, a pillar, a seat back, a floor board, a headrest, a door panel, and a steering wheel.