Illuminated indicator
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Todd Jared Konet
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Abstract
A gear shifter indicator assembly for a vehicle is provided herein. The gear shifter indicator assembly includes a member having a plurality of indicia thereon. A position indicator is configured to move in concert with a gear shifter lever. One or more light sources is disposed below the member and directed towards a photoluminescent structure. The photoluminescent structure is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light source to illuminate the indicia.
Claims19
A gear shifter indicator assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of light sources disposed below a plurality of corresponding indicia;
- a position indicator configured to move in concert with a shifter lever;
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- a first photoluminescent structure disposed on the position indicator, wherein the first photoluminescent structure selectively luminesces from a single indicia at one time based on illumination of a corresponding light source from the plurality of light sources.
A gear shifter indicator assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a member having a plurality of indicia thereon;
- a position indicator disposed under one of the plurality of indicia and configured to move in concert with a gear shifter lever, wherein the position indicator cooperates with the indicia to notify an occupant of a transmission mode;
- a plurality of light sources, wherein each light source is disposed below one of the plurality of indicia;
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- a luminescent structure configured to luminesce in response to excitation by one of the plurality of light sources to illuminate one of the plurality of indicia.
A gear shifter indicator assembly, comprising:
- a member having one or more transmissive member portions therein;
- a position indicator configured to move in concert with a gear shifter lever and disposed below the member;
- one or more light sources disposed below the position indicator;
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- a first photoluminescent structure disposed on the position indicator, wherein the first photoluminescent structure is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the one or more light sources such that the position indicator illuminates below a single transmissive member portion at one time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.