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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
May. 26, 2006
Vyacheslav B. Birman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Chay Lee, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Richard Sanders, Clarkston, MI (US);
Christian Tanguy, Rochester, MI (US);
Shirley Yu, Troy, MI (US);
Vyacheslav B. Birman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Chay Lee, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Richard Sanders, Clarkston, MI (US);
Christian Tanguy, Rochester, MI (US);
Shirley Yu, Troy, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, unknown;
Abstract
A light guide assembly for illuminating an instrument surface includes a continuous curved transition portion for uniformly directing and transmitting light from a light source to a backlight surface of the instrument surface. The curved shape of the transition portion is tailored to transmit a desired amount of light into the backlight portion and a desired amount outwardly against a back surface of the instrument surface.