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US 2014/0174335 A1Published application
Dual color pointer arm for an instrument gauge
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorsVyacheslav Borisovich Birman, Tao-Chuan Wang, Curt Ollila
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Abstract
A dual colored pointer arm for an instrument gauge constructed of a clear material and having a coated bi-color top surface.
Claims17
An instrument cluster for a motor vehicle comprising:
- at least one gauge having a faceplate, a pointer mounted through a center portion of the appliqué, and a gauge indicator on an outer periphery of the appliqué;
- and
- wherein said pointer comprises a pointer arm constructed of a clear material, the pointer arm including a top surface facing away from said appliqué, and wherein said top surface is coated with at least a first translucent color in a first region and a second translucent color in a second region, thereby achieving a bi-color pointer arm effect.
An instrument cluster gauge comprising:
- a appliqué;
- a pointer mounted through a center portion of the appliqué;
- a gauge indicator on an outer periphery of the appliqué;
- and
- wherein said pointer comprises a pointer arm constructed of a clear material, the pointer arm including a top surface facing away from said appliqué, and wherein said top surface is coated with at least a first translucent color in a first region and a second translucent color in a second region, thereby achieving a bi-color pointer arm effect.
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