Display device with light guide

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7093948
APP PUB NO 20060126320A1
SERIAL NO

11013104

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A display device with a face, a pointer, a drive unit, a light guide, a housing member, a first light source and a plurality of second light sources. The face has translucent face indicia and a plurality of translucent indicators. The pointer is disposed on a front side of the dial face and is driven by an output shaft of the drive unit. The light guide, which is disposed rearwardly of the dial face and surrounds the output shaft, includes a guide structure into which a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart apertures are formed. Each of the apertures are aligned to an associated one of the indicators. The housing member is disposed rearwardly of the light guide and includes a plurality of light tunnels, each of which extending into an associated one of the apertures. The first light source disposed rearwardly of the light guide and disposed about the output shaft. The second light source having a plurality of lamps, each of which being disposed in a corresponding one of the light tunnels and being operable for transmitting light through the corresponding one of the light tunnels and illuminating a corresponding one of the indicators.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dehmlow, Brian Canton, MI 2 15
Fong, Ching Canton, MI 23 188

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