Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for vehicle display lighting
- Patent Title (中): 车载显示照明装置及方法
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Application No.: US12962428Application Date: 2010-12-07
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Publication No.: US08740426B2Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: Thomas L. Jones , Dirk Dudenbostel
- Applicant: Thomas L. Jones , Dirk Dudenbostel
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Main IPC: B60Q1/00
- IPC: B60Q1/00

Abstract:
A display includes a display surface and a bezel. The bezel includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The bezel and bottom surface of the bezel covers a first area of display surface around the perimeter of the display, thereby leaving a second area of the display surface, inside the bezel, uncovered. At least one graphical indicator is disposed at or in the bezel. The display is configured and arranged to produce and emit light from one or more selected portions of the first area of the display surface, which are below the bottom surface of the bezel such that the emitted light passes through the bezel and is effective to illuminate the graphical indicator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120140499A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE DISPLAY LIGHTING Public/Granted day:2012-06-07
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