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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2006
Applicant:
Kenichi Takato, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Kenichi Takato, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An illuminated gauge for a vehicle instrument panel includes a single LCD having at least a first display configuration and a second display configuration different from the first display configuration. A pointer is selectively actuatable to operate within one of the first and the second display configurations. A selector is used to switch between the first and second display configurations.