Dash cluster system and method
AssigneeDelta Systems, Inc.
InventorsDennis R. Young, Michael Eric Liedtke, Ernest Richard-Dean Buehman
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Abstract
A dash cluster system and a method for securing and/or interconnecting a dash cluster to power equipment. The dash cluster system includes a housing having a connecting assembly including at least one peripheral connector positioned along a peripheral surface of the housing. The dash cluster system further comprises a bezel having a front side and a rear side. The bezel also comprises a connecting arrangement formed from at least one extending connector, extending from the rear side. The dash cluster system also comprises a securing connection formed between the housing and the bezel by the interlocking of the peripheral connector of the connecting assembly with the extending connector of the connecting arrangement.
Claims12
A dash cluster for mounting to a support panel in a region of a panel opening that extends through the support panel comprising:
- a housing for mounting components of said dash cluster behind said support panel and having a first housing surface conforming generally to an inner surface of the panel in the region of the opening for contacting the panel, said housing comprising a connecting assembly having at least one housing connector in spaced relation to the first housing surface for securing the housing in an operative position with the first housing surface abutting the panel;
- and
- a bezel having a rear side that engages the panel opening in use, said bezel further comprising a connecting arrangement formed from at least one bezel connector extending away from said rear side of the bezel for connecting the bezel to said housing;
- wherein
- a securing connection is formed between said housing and said bezel by an interlocking of said housing connector with the bezel connector which extends through said opening to fix the rear side of the bezel in engagement with said panel.
A dash cluster system for use with power equipment, the dash cluster system comprising;
- a bezel for protecting components of a display assembly, the bezel comprises a front side and a rear side, said bezel further comprises a connecting arrangement continuously formed with said bezel having at least one extending connector projecting from said rear side;
- an annular housing having inner and outer regions formed by a continuous wall, the inner region secured to said rear side of said bezel and supporting said components of a display assembly therein;
- at least one peripheral connector continuously formed with and extending from said outer region of said annular housing;
- and
- a securing connection formed between said housing and said bezel by the engagement between said peripheral connector of said annular housing and said extending connector of said connecting arrangement of said bezel.
For use with a dash cluster for mounting components to a support panel in a region of a panel opening that extends through the support panel, a component housing comprising:
- a housing body having a panel facing housing surface conforming generally to an inner surface of the panel in the region of the opening for contacting the panel and a peripheral wall that extends around a housing enclosure having an outer peripherally extending wall surface, a connecting assembly comprising first and second housing connectors in spaced relation to the panel facing housing surface spaced apart circumferentially about the peripheral wall for securing the housing in an operative position in relation to the panel;
- wherein
- a securing connection is formed between the housing and one or more of a bezel and a second housing by an interlocking of said first and second housing connectors with a bezel connector and a housing connector of said second housing.
A dash cluster arrangement for use with power equipment, the dash cluster arrangement comprising;
- a bezel for protecting components of a display assembly, the bezel comprises a front side and a rear side, said bezel further comprises a connecting assembly continuously formed with said bezel having at least one extending connector projecting from said rear side, the extending connector having a u-shaped opening;
- a housing having inner and outer regions formed by a continuous wall, the inner region enclosed by said rear side of said bezel for supporting and protecting components therein;
- at least one peripheral connector continuously formed with and extending from said outer region of said housing;
- and
- a securing connection formed between said housing and said bezel during assembly by the engagement between said peripheral connector of said housing and said extending connector of said connecting assembly of said bezel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.