Patent · US Active

Motor vehicle display instrument having an embracing indicator

US8166907B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

Johnson Controls Automotive S.r.l. · DE

Inventors

Kristian Engel · Waldbronn, DE
Manfred Süss · Remchingen, DE
Martin Mayer · Sersheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 1, 2008
Grant date	May 1, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 4, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S116/06
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides a display instrument, particularly for a motor vehicle, having an indicator that is rotatable about a rotational axis, wherein the indicator has an inner first region that is radial with regard to the rotational axis and that is not visible to a user, and an outer second region that is radial with regard to the rotational axis and that is visible to a user, wherein at a radial distance from the rotational axis an additional mounting of the indicator and/or a stop for receiving tilting moments positioned substantially perpendicular on the rotational axis are provided.

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