Patent ID: 9523593
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: G01D

Claim Text:
1. A light guide for a vehicle dashboard display having a first display panel, said light guide comprising: a guide structure configured to be secured to the vehicle dashboard display proximate to the first display panel and configured to transmit light from the first display panel through said light guide to a surface of said guide structure spaced apart from the first display panel; the guide structure includes a base and a light distribution element, the base extends away from the first display panel to the light distribution element, the light distribution element extends from the base in a direction outward and away from the first display panel, a first location of the base is at the first display panel and receives light from the first display panel into the guide structure; and an inner surface of the base of the guide structure extends away from the first display panel to the light distribution element at an angle configured to reflect light that has entered the base at the first location, the inner surface is configured to prevent light from escaping out of the base through the inner surface so that the light can be visible to the operator at the light distribution element, but not through the inner surface; wherein the guide structure is disposed about a periphery of the first display panel such that the inner surface provides a frame of the first display panel; and wherein the light distribution element extends outward from the base to a second location that is outside of an outer periphery of the first display panel.