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US 8,138,901 B2Granted
Instrument cluster mask with tell-tales
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsUpton Beall Bowden, Robert Bruno Bucciarelli, Royce Duchante Channey
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Abstract
An instrument cluster includes a cluster mask having a tell-tale formed therein, wherein the tell-tale includes an indicia window representing an alert to a user of the instrument cluster; and a light source for emitting light through the indicia window of the tell-tale.
Claims20
An instrument cluster comprising:
- a cluster mask having a tell-tale formed therein, wherein the tell-tale includes an indicia window representing an alert to a user of the instrument cluster;
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- a light source for emitting light through the indicia window of the tell-tale.
An instrument cluster comprising:
- an appliqué having a plurality of graphical representations and indicia to communicate a vehicle condition to an operator thereof;
- a cluster mask disposed adjacent the appliqué, the cluster mask having a tell-tale formed therein, wherein the tell-tale includes an indicia window representing an alert to a user of the instrument cluster;
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- a light source for emitting light through at least one of the appliqué and the indicia window of the tell-tale.
1 more element
An instrument cluster comprising:
- a circuit board to provide support and electrical intercommunication between various components of the instrument cluster;
- an appliqué having a plurality of graphical representations and indicia to communicate a vehicle condition to an operator thereof, wherein the appliqué is disposed adjacent the circuit board;
- a cluster mask disposed adjacent the appliqué, the cluster mask including a plurality of tell-tales formed therein, wherein each of the tell-tales includes an indicia window representing an alert to a user of the instrument cluster;
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- a light source for emitting light through at least one of the appliqué and the indicia window of at least one of the tell-tales.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.