Abstract: Automotive vehicles include a display system releasably attached to the interior facing curved glass surface of a front windshield assembly. The front windshield assembly includes at least two spaced apart rigid pins adhesively bonded thereto. The display system includes a rigid bracket including a keyhole portion configured for sliding engagement with the at least two pins. A display such as a non-transparent display, a transparent display, or a heads-up display can be mounted to the bracket. A decorative covering overlies the rigid bracket in its entirety and can be readily removed to provide access for release of the rigid bracket from the at least tow pins. The front windshield can further include a closeout formed of a compressible thermoplastic elastomer configured to compress upon sliding engagement of the rigid bracket with the at least two pins and form a sealed cavity to prevent dust, debris and moisture from entering.

Abstract: Laminated vehicle glass structures included printed piezoelectric actuators for sound generation. Ring-shaped piezoelectric actuators are printed on an inner surface of a selected one of the exterior glass panel or interior glass panel. The printed piezoelectric actuators are offset relative to a centerline longitudinally extending between the opposing glass panels. Also disclosed are processes for forming the laminated glass structures including at least one printed piezoelectric actuator. The laminated glass structures can be utilized about the vehicle anywhere sound generation is desired, e.g., passenger windows, sunroofs, front windshield, rear windshield, and the like. The printed ring-shaped piezoelectric actuators act as a diaphragm to produce sound upon excitation.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include the lamination of micro integrated circuits (micro ICs) with integrated micro light-emitting diodes (micro LEDs) into glass or laminated glass assemblies (e.g., a glass panel of a vehicle). An exemplary vehicle includes a laminated glass panel having an outer glass layer, an inner glass layer, and a bonding layer between the outer glass layer and the inner glass layer. The vehicle further includes a display unit embedded in the laminated glass panel. The display unit includes a micro IC having a driving circuit and a micro LED on a surface of the driving circuit. The vehicle includes a controller electrically coupled to the display unit. The controller is configured to direct the driving circuit to deliver a driving voltage to the micro LED.

Abstract: Laminated glass speaker systems include at least one pair of asymmetrical piezoelectric exciters within a laminating material used to effectively bond glass panels together. The laminated glass speaker system can be utilized about the vehicle anywhere sound generation is desired, e.g., passenger windows, fixed or sliding roofing systems, front windshield, rear windshield, side windows, rear quarter glasses, and the like. The piezoelectric exciters are generally off-axis relative to a centerline longitudinally extending between the glass panels and act as a diaphragm to produce sound upon vibration.

Abstract: Some embodiments disclosed herein are directed to controlling tinting levels of dimmable glass on vehicles. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

Abstract: A structural component comprises a body structure defining an interface surface. A composite panel comprises a plurality of reinforcing fibers encapsulated in a resin. An adhesive affixes the composite panel to the interface surface of the body structure. The adhesive has a stiffness in a range from 50 MPa to 2 GPa.

Abstract: Laminated vehicle glass structures included embedded piezoelectric exciters for sound generation. The piezoelectric exciters are embedded at least partially within the laminating materials and are offset relative to a centerline longitudinally extending between the opposing glass panels. Also disclosed are processes for forming the laminated glass structures. The laminated glass structures can be utilized about the vehicle anywhere sound generation is desired, e.g., passenger windows, fixed or sliding roofing systems, front windshield, rear windshield, side windows, rear quarter glasses, and the like. The piezoelectric exciters act as a diaphragm to produce sound upon vibration.

Abstract: A microLED lighting module is disclosed. The microLED lighting module includes a micromodule having one or more transparent polymer layers thereon. Additionally, the one or more transparent polymer lavers are configured to maintain a temperature of the microLED lighting module below approximately 220° C.

Abstract: A Lidar system, window of the Lidar system and a method of moving a fluid along a window. The window includes a first electrode disposed on a first side of a outermost layer of the window, a second electrode disposed on the first side of the outermost layer, and a processor. The processor is configured to activate the first electrode to draw a fluid to a first location on a second side of the outermost layer opposite the first electrode, deactivate the first electrode, and activate the second electrode to draw the fluid to a second location on the second side of the outermost layer opposite the second electrode.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite panel includes arranging a continuous reinforcing fiber on a surface in a predetermined pattern to form a structural insert; encapsulating the structural insert in a first resin to form a composite panel; and at least one of painting an exterior surface of the composite panel; applying a film to the exterior surface of the composite panel; and using a transparent resin for the first resin to allow light to transmit through at least a portion of the composite panel.

Abstract: A vehicle having a Lidar system includes a cleaning apparatus that performs a method of cleaning the Lidar system. The cleaning apparatus includes a nozzle for spraying a gas onto a window of the Lidar, a pump for controlling a flow of the gas through the nozzle, and a processor. The processor is configured to control the pump to control the flow of the gas through the nozzle at a variable flow rate.

Abstract: A body component for a transportation vehicle comprising an e-paper visible from a front side of the body component; a thermally protective material at least partially surrounding the e-paper; an injection molded body element located around at least a portion of the thermally protective film can be used on a transportation device to provide a digital image.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a roof for a vehicle upper body structure. The roof includes a body extending between a first side and a second side, and extending between a front end and a back end. The front end is configured to be coupled to a header. The body includes a polymer and a plurality of fibers. At least a portion of the body has a transparency of greater than or equal to about 4%.

Abstract: A windshield and roof system of a vehicle includes: a windshield that includes glass and that is transparent; a front cross-member that extends laterally between A-pillars of the vehicle, that is disposed rearward of the windshield, and that has a thickness in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle of less than 50 millimeters (mm); and a roof portion that is transparent, that is located rearward of the windshield, where the windshield and the roof portion are joined with the front cross-member.

Abstract: A nozzle in a vehicle includes a nozzle insert to provide pulsed flow of a cleaning agent from an outlet to clean a sensor of the vehicle. The nozzle also includes a cleaning agent supply line to provide the cleaning agent to an inlet of the nozzle insert.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include a light feeding system for a display that uses micro light-emitting diodes (LEDs) laminated into glass for light guide applications. An exemplary display can include a light feeding system having one or more micro LEDs on a surface of a backplane. An optical bonding collimator is positioned over and in direct contact with a surface of the micro LEDs. The optical bonding collimator is on the surface of the backplane. A light guide is coupled to an end of the optical bonding collimator such that the optical bonding collimator is between the light guide and the backplane. One or more inner reinforcing layers are in direct contact with the light feeding system and one or more outer layers are in direct contact with the inner reinforcing layers. The light feeding system is laminated with the inner reinforcing layers and the outer layers.

Abstract: A micro-LED encapsulated structure comprising a plurality of micro-LEDs and interconnections arranged on a supporting layer. A first polymer layer includes a first polymer matrix encapsulating the plurality of micro-LEDs, the interconnections, and the supporting layer. A second polymer layer includes a second polymer matrix encapsulating at least one side of the first polymer layer.

Abstract: A composite panel includes a backing substrate and a first plurality of fiber tows. The first plurality of fiber tows is stitched to a first surface of the backing substrate in a predetermined pattern to form a fiber reinforced insert. A first polymer layer encapsulates the first surface of the backing substrate and the first plurality of fiber tows.

Abstract: Presented are multilayer composite panels for motor vehicles, methods for making/using such panels, and motor vehicles with transparent composite roof panels having localized reinforcement features. A sandwich-type multilayer composite panel contains one or more exterior layers each including a transparent rigid material, one or more bonding layers each including a transparent adhesive material, and one or more structural reinforcement layers each including a fiber-reinforced polymer material. Each structural reinforcement layer may be attached directly to a bonding layer and/or exterior layer. The composite panel may also include one or more IR-reflective layers, one or more light-absorbing sunshade layers, and one or more insulating low-k layers.

Abstract: A composite panel includes a backing substrate and a first plurality of fiber tows. The first plurality of fiber tows is stitched to a first surface of the backing substrate in a predetermined pattern to form a fiber reinforced insert. A first polymer layer encapsulates the first surface of the backing substrate and the first plurality of fiber tows.