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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Rody Hardy, Columbus, OH (US);
Natarajan S. Manakkal, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/00 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01); B60Q 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); B60Q 3/044 (2013.01); B60Q 3/046 (2013.01); H05B 37/00 (2013.01); B60Q 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switch image control system includes at least one first switch having a first image viewable when a backlighting is applied to the at least one first switch. The system also includes at least one second switch having a second image viewable when the backlighting is applied to the at least one second switch. The backlighting is independently applicable to either or both of the at least one first switch and the at least one second switch.