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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Manfred Süss, Remchingen, DE;
Gerhard Kammerer, Königsbach, DE;
Manfred Schwarz, Weil der Sadt, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Automotive Electronics GmbH, Remchingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a display device for a motor vehicle, particularly for a combined instrument of a motor vehicle. The display device comprises a display area and an illumination means that is provided with a light emission area and a light source. The display area has a visible face and a rear face. The illumination means is disposed on the rear face of the display area. A light beam that is emitted from the light emission area is incident directly on the rear face of the display area. The light beam has an angle of spread of less than about 20°.