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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2006
Vyacheslav B. Birman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Werner Eckardt, Rochester, MI (US);
Francisco Ramirez-aldana, Guadalajara, MX;
Vyacheslav B. Birman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Werner Eckardt, Rochester, MI (US);
Francisco Ramirez-Aldana, Guadalajara, MX;
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An example light guide assembly for illuminating a display of an instrument cluster includes a light receiving portion, a light propagating portion and a conical surface positioned between the light receiving portion and the light propagating portion. An exterior surface of the light propagating portion includes a plurality of lobes that uniformly illuminate the display as light propagates from the light receiving portion to the conical surface and through the light propagating portion.