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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Kristian Engel, Waldbronn, DE;
Manfred Süss, Remchingen, DE;
Martin Mayer, Sinsheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Automotive, Remchingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 13/22 (2006.01); G01D 11/08 (2006.01); G01P 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a display instrument, particularly for a motor vehicle, having an indicator that is rotatable about a rotational axis, wherein the indicator has an inner first region that is radial with regard to the rotational axis and that is not visible to a user, and an outer second region that is radial with regard to the rotational axis and that is visible to a user, wherein at a radial distance from the rotational axis an additional mounting of the indicator and/or a stop for receiving tilting moments positioned substantially perpendicular on the rotational axis are provided.