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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
Guoging Wang, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Vyacheslav B. Birman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Ronald A. Struck, Flushing, MI (US);
Guoging Wang, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Vyacheslav B. Birman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Ronald A. Struck, Flushing, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A disclosed instrument cluster includes dial gauges with an illuminated pointer including light reflecting features for uniformly distributing light within the pointer. The light deflecting structure directs light toward tip of the pointer by reflecting the light of each of the first and second sides. The light deflecting structure provides the desired distribution of luminescence by directing light toward the sides surfaces of the pointer.