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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1995
Michael E Pryor, Huntsville, AL (US);
Bradley S Chupp, Madison, AL (US);
Emily A Graffeo, Huntsville, AL (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An automobile instrument cluster assembly includes a printed circuit board and a display unit coupled to the circuit board. The display unit includes a light source for displaying information. The instrument cluster further includes a switch having a depressible push-button moveable between an ON position and an OFF position for interacting with the displayed information. The instrument cluster further includes a switch actuator assembly having a plunger for moving the push-button between the ON and OFF positions. The switch actuator assembly further includes a plunger support member removably attached to the circuit board in a snap-fit arrangement for movably supporting the plunger.