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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vyacheslav B. Birman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Christopher J. Volpe, Waterford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 13/22 (2006.01); G01D 11/28 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G01D 13/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); G01D 13/265 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gauge assembly for a motor vehicle includes a gauge surface with graphics representing a vehicle operating parameter and a pointer supported for movement about an axis to indicate a current condition of the vehicle operating parameter by pointing to a specific location on the gauge surface. The pointer includes a pointer arm extending away from a hub and a bottom surface with a negative slope angled away from a plane normal to the axis toward the gauge surface.