Denso Corporation

Denso International America, Inc.

Ramesh Mishra

Ryo Kunitachi

Amol Deshmukh

Brandon Peterson

Michael Koch

Rajesh Keshavamurthy

A meter assembly for a vehicle instrument panel. The meter assembly includes a plurality of plates stacked in alignment with each other. Each one of the plurality of plates includes a first alignment member. All of the first alignment members are aligned along a vertical alignment plane of the meter assembly, which extends perpendicular to a horizontal alignment plane of the meter assembly. The plurality of plates includes a printed circuit, a case, and an instrument dial. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of light emitting elements. The case includes a plurality of light guides aligned with the light emitting elements. The instrument dial has graphics illuminated by the light emitting elements.

Meter assembly

A meter assembly for a vehicle instrument panel. The meter assembly includes a reflector case having a plurality of light guides extending from an inner surface of the reflector case. Neighboring ones of the plurality of light guides have different lengths and extend different distances from the inner surface of the reflector case.

A frame member of an instrument cluster assembly. The frame member includes a base portion, a first wing extending from a first side of the base portion, and a second side of the base portion that is opposite to the first side. A display overlapping portion extends from the base portion between the first side and the second side, and is configured to be mounted to a display area of a dial sheet that the frame member is coupled to. The first wing is configured to restrict bending of the dial sheet that the frame member is coupled to.

Display devices

The present teachings provide for a light guide for a vehicle dashboard display having a first display panel. The light guide can include a guide structure secured to the vehicle dashboard display proximate to the first display panel. The guide structure can be configured to transmit light from the first display panel at a first position, through the guide structure, to a second position spaced apart from the first display panel.

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Troy, MI, United States of America

Ramesh Mishra