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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Oberursel, DE;
Hans Kolibius, Babenhausen, DE;
Georg Nehm, Niedernberg, DE;
Stephan Zech, Eltville/Rhein, DE;
Hartmut Kronenberg, Nordseebad Burhave, DE;
Mannesmann VDO AG, Frankfurt, DE;
Abstract
An instrument cluster has a rigid printed circuit board ( ) on the rear side of a basic ( ). On the front side, the basic body ( ) is partially covered by a supporting body ( ) which is connected in an articulated manner to the basic body ( ). A flexible printed circuit board ( ) extends over the front side of the basic body ( ) and the supporting body ( ), the printed circuit board having a connecting region ( ) which is deflected by a defined angle with respect to an edge region of the rigid printed circuit board ( ) and is connected to this printed circuit board ( ) by bow-type soldering ( ) for example.