A vehicle (10) instrument panel assembly (12) that includes a display surface (20) and a pointer (30) equipped with an electro-optical cell (34). The display surface (20) is equipped with a graphical indicator (24). The graphical indicator (24) is selectively operable to an off-state and an illuminated-state. The pointer (30) is operable to move about an axis to point to indicia (22) on the display surface (20). The pointer (30) is operable to a position that obstructs the graphical indictor from view. The electro-optical cell (34) is operable to a transparent-state and located on the pointer (30) to overlay the graphical indicator (24) when the pointer (30) is at the position that obstructs the graphical indictor from view. The cell is operated to the transparent-state when the graphical indicator (24) is operated to the illuminated-state.
Instrument panel pointer with transparent section
Instrumententafelzeiger mit transparentem Teil
Pointeur de tableau de bord avec section transparente
2016-06-15
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / G01D MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE , Anzeigen oder Aufzeichnen in Verbindung mit Messen allgemein |
Instrument panel assembly with variable length pointer
Europäisches Patentamt | 2016
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