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US 9,845,009 B2Granted
Meter cluster seal
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsThomas Horton, Timothy Fridley
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Abstract
A seal for a meter ring includes a sealing section and a connecting portion. The sealing section is configured to block transmission of light from a first portion of a meter cluster to a second portion of the meter cluster. The connecting portion extends from the sealing section and is configured to couple the sealing section to a meter ring.
Claims12
A seal for a meter ring, comprising:
- a seal portion including a base portion and a sealing section, and being configured to block transmission of light from a first portion of a meter cluster to a second portion of the meter cluster, the base portion being rectangular in cross section and extending from an outer surface of the sealing section, the sealing section being substantially circular in cross section and being configured to extend only about 45 degrees around the meter ring;
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- a plurality of connecting portions monolithically formed with the seal portion and extending away from the seal portion,
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- each connecting portion of the plurality of connecting portions being spaced a predetermined distance from each adjacent connecting portion of the plurality of connecting portions, and including a protrusion that has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending from the rectangular base portion, and the second portion having a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the first portion.
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A seal for a meter ring, comprising:
- a sealing section configured to block transmission of light from a first portion of a meter cluster to a second portion of the meter cluster;
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- a connecting portion extending away from the sealing section and configured to couple the sealing section to a meter ring, the connecting portion being monolithically formed with the sealing section,
- the sealing section being arcuately shaped such that the sealing section is configured to extend only partially around a peripheral contour of the meter ring, a radial direction of the sealing section being transverse to an extending direction of the connection portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.