Fiber optic lighted instrument panel
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorZhong-You Joe Shi
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Abstract
A fiber optic lighted instrument panel includes an instrument panel having at least one portion to be illuminated and adapted to be disposed in an occupant compartment of a vehicle. The fiber optic lighted instrument panel also includes a fiber optic light cable extending around the at least one portion. The fiber optic lighted instrument panel further includes a light source connected to the fiber optic light cable to illuminate the at least one portion of the instrument panel.
Claims17
A motor vehicle having a fiber optic lighted instrument panel comprising:
- an occupant compartment;
- an instrument panel having at least one first portion to be illuminated disposed in said occupant compartment;
- a fiber optic light cable extending around said at least one first portion and having a second portion removed on one side of said fiber optic light cable to form an aperture;
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- a light source connected to said fiber optic light cable so that light is leaked out said aperture to illuminate said at least one first portion of said instrument panel.
A motor vehicle having a fiber optic lighted instrument panel comprising:
- an occupant compartment;
- an instrument panel having a plurality of gages to be illuminated disposed in said occupant compartment;
- a fiber optic light cable extending around each of said gages, said fiber optic light cable comprising a core and a cladding around said core wherein a portion of said cladding is removed to form an aperture;
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- a light source connected to said fiber optic light cable so that light is leaked out said aperture to illuminate a desired area on each of said gages of said instrument panel.
A motor vehicle having a fiber optic lighted instrument panel comprising:
- an occupant compartment;
- an instrument panel having a plurality of gages to be illuminated disposed in said occupant compartment, each of said gases comprising a gage member having indicia disposed circumferentially thereabout and a needle pivotally connected to said gage member;
- a fiber optic light cable extending around each of said gages, said fiber optic light cable comprising a core and a cladding extending around said core, wherein a portion of said cladding is removed to form an aperture;
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- a light source connected to said fiber optic light cable to allow light from said core to be emitted through said aperture to illuminate a desired area on each of said gages of said instrument panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.