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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2005
Zinoviy Kelman, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Yuriy Taborisskiy, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Ching Fong, Canton, MI (US);
Zinoviy Kelman, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Yuriy Taborisskiy, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Ching Fong, Canton, MI (US);
Yazaki North America, Inc., Canton, MI (US);
Abstract
The various embodiments of the present invention generally include a display device having a surface with indicia formed thereon. The indicia are indicative of at least one vehicle parameter. The display device includes a light guide connected to the surface and a light-reflecting portion formed in the light guide. The light-reflecting portion is disposed at least partially over one of the indicia. The light guide collects light, directs the light toward the light-reflecting portion and illuminates at least one of the indicia. The light guide and the light reflecting portion provide an enhanced or decorative effect for one or more of the indicia.