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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Upton Beall Bowden, Canton, MI (US);
Robert Bruno Bucciarelli, Plymouth, MI (US);
Royce Duchante Channey, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Upton Beall Bowden, Canton, MI (US);
Robert Bruno Bucciarelli, Plymouth, MI (US);
Royce Duchante Channey, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An instrument cluster includes a cluster mask having a tell-tale formed therein, wherein the tell-tale includes an indicia window representing an alert to a user of the instrument cluster; and a light source for emitting light through the indicia window of the tell-tale.