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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald Brian Peel, North Muskegon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kuhlman Corporation, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ; F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 26 ; 362 23 ; 362 31 ; 362 32 ;
Abstract
An evenly-lit instrument assembly adapted to be front-mounted in an opening in a vehicle's dashboard is provided. The mounting of the instrument assembly is concealed. The instrument assembly includes a housing and a circuit assembly fitted inside the housing. The circuit assembly controls a pointer. A dial is located above the circuit assembly, and is secured inside of the housing. A light pipe is further included inside the housing and positioned just above the circuit assembly for evenly disbursing light provided by a light-emitting source across the dial.