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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Silviu Pala, Birmingham, MI (US);
Christopher Arms, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Silviu Pala, Birmingham, MI (US);
Christopher Arms, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
DENSO International America, Inc., Douthfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/28 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A viewed component of a vehicle instrument cluster includes a dial structure. A printed circuit board is arranged on the dial structure and has an outboard surface. A layer of printed ink is arranged on the outboard surface of the printed circuit board. A series of LEDs are arranged on the outboard surface of the printed circuit board wherein the series of LEDs occupy an outermost layer of the dial structure.