Patent · US Expired

Continuous LED instrument panel

US7562993B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 10, 2005
Grant dateJul 21, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K1/181
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A viewed component of a vehicle instrument cluster includes a dial structure. A printed circuit board is arranged on the dial structure and has an outboard surface. A layer of printed ink is arranged on the outboard surface of the printed circuit board. A series of LEDs are arranged on the outboard surface of the printed circuit board wherein the series of LEDs occupy an outermost layer of the dial structure.

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