Illumination – Illuminated scale or dial
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-15
2005-02-15
O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Illuminated scale or dial
C362S026000, C362S800000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06854853
ABSTRACT:
An instrument cluster for communicating a vehicle's operating status to a vehicle occupant is disclosed. The instrument cluster includes a housing for supporting the instrument cluster. The housing is mountable to a vehicle instrument panel. A circuit board is secured to the housing. A motor having a motor shaft is rotatably coupled to the motor and the motor is secured to the circuit board. A gauge pointer is mounted on the motor shaft and rotatable therewith for indicating the vehicle's operating status. At least one diode is provided for illuminating the gauge pointer and at least one diode “footprint” is disposed on the circuit board proximate the motor shaft for electrically interconnecting the at least one diode to the circuit board. The at least one diode “footprint” has a cathode solder pad and an anode solder pad. The anode solder pad is substantially rectangular and the cathode solder pad is substantially L-shaped.
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Corrion Wesley R.
Gheorghiu Adrian G.
Hernandez Ricardo
Rovik Christopher L.
O'Shea Sandra
Tsidulko Mark
Visteon Global Technologies Inc.
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