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Seamlessly integrated instrument panel display

US10227007B1 · kind B1 · utility

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7References

11Claims

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Assignee

N.S. International, Ltd. · US

Inventors

Saumil Satish Wagle · Dearborn, US
Diyu Chen · Southfield, US
Arul Krishna · Bloomfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 18, 2018
Grant date	Mar 12, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K2360/693
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A composite instrument panel having both an electronic display and an opaque dial plate is provided with features that mimic a seamless electronic display. The instant panel includes an electronic display and an applique having a translucent or transparent window through which the electronic display is viewable, and an opaque area adjacent the window defining a dial plate upon which indicia can be printed, the transparent or translucent window having a peripheral border area that transitions from transparent or translucent at an inner edge of the border nearer a center of the window to opaque or nearly opaque at an outer edge of the border farther from the center of the window.

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