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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2002
John Robert Skibinski, Hubertus, WI (US);
Edward Francis Buck, Waldo, WI (US);
Norman John Colle, Carmel, IN (US);
Alan Robert Coloske, Milford, MI (US);
Michael John Drapac, Coralville, IA (US);
John Edmund Dunne, Cornelius, NC (US);
Charles John Luebke, Sussex, WI (US);
David Mark Nelsen, Mequon, WI (US);
Edwin Eames Pickens, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An indicator unit is provided to display information to occupants in a motor vehicle. An interface to a communication network provides data required for the specific information being displayed. The indicator unit is adapted to fit into a standard sized aperture found in motor vehicle dashboards, thereby enabling indicators for different operating parameters as desired by the owner to be incorporated into the dashboard of a particular vehicle. An input device also may be provided by which an occupant of the motor vehicle can control operation of the indicator unit.