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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2002
Werner Eckardt, Rochester, MI (US);
Vyacheslav Birman, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Werner Eckardt, Rochester, MI (US);
Vyacheslav Birman, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An instrument display for a vehicle comprises a first light guide () in communication with a first light source (). (FIG.A). The first light guide () directs light to a first instrument mark (). A second light guide receives light from a second light source (). The second light guide () is spaced from the first light guide () and directs light to a second instrument mark (). A support () connects the first light guide () and the second light guide () and limits light transmission between the first light guide () and the second light guide ().