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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2005
Applicants:
Rodger W. Eich, Holland, MI (US);
James T. Hotary, Holland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rodger W. Eich, Holland, MI (US);
James T. Hotary, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/00 (2006.01); G09F 13/12 (2006.01); G01D 11/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An instrument cluster for use in a passenger vehicle includes a translucent sheet. The sheet is located in front of at least one of an appliqué, a display face, and a pointer of the instrument cluster. Indicia are embedded in the translucent sheet. The indicia has a first visual state and a second visual state, the indicia being more noticeable in its second visual state than in its first visual state.