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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vyacheslav B. Birman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Jeremy Rooney, Waterford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/28 (2006.01); G01D 13/02 (2006.01); H03B 28/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 28/00 (2013.01); G01D 11/28 (2013.01); G01D 13/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
An instrument cluster assembly is disclosed and includes at least one gauge. The gauge comprises a dial surface and a ring spaced apart from the dial surface. The ring has an outer surface and an inner surface that includes ring graphics. The gauge further comprises a pointer rotatable about an axis. The pointer may include a pointer arm including a portion extending into a space defined between the inner surface of the ring and the dial surface and at least partially visible through the ring. The dial surface my include dial graphics.