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US 2016/0107567 A1Published application
Instrument cluster including a pcb mounted light conductor
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorsHumberto Merchand Alvarado, Monica Abigail Aceves Mendoza, Maria Nohemi Bravo Solis
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Abstract
An instrument cluster is provided that includes a light conductor or light guide mounted directly to a printed circuit board having a light source. Such a light conductor can be attached to the printed circuit board near the light source using an adhesive, so as to eliminate the need for a separate frame or light housing to support the light conductor relative to the printed circuit board.
Claims20
An instrument display for a vehicle, comprising:
- a printed circuit board including at least one light source disposed on a first surface of the printed circuit board;
- a light conductor affixed directly to said first surface of the printed circuit board such that light from said at least one light source is provided inside a body of said light conductor;
- said light conductor including a light emitting face disposed opposite to a face of said light conductor adhered to said first surface.
A method of making an instrument cluster, comprising the steps of:
- providing a printed circuit board including at least one light source disposed on a first surface of the printed circuit board;
- affixing a translucent light conductor directly to a first surface of the printed circuit board such that light from the at least one light source is provided into a body of the light conductor, the light conductor including a light emitting face disposed opposite to a face of the light conductor adhered to the first surface.
An instrument cluster, comprising:
- a printed circuit board including at least one light source disposed on a first surface of the printed circuit board;
- a translucent light conductor affixed directly to said first surface of the printed circuit board such that light from said at least one light source is provided inside a body of said light conductor;
- said light conductor including a light emitting face disposed opposite to a face of said light conductor adhered to said first surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.