Patent ID: 9139092
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: B60K,G02B

Abstract:
1. An instrument cluster assembly for a vehicle including a dashboard, the instrument cluster comprising: at least two gauges providing information relating to vehicle operation, wherein the at least two gauges are spaced apart to define an open space therebetween: a housing configured for mounting onto a top surface of a dashboard, whereby the housing defines a top visible surface of the dashboard in an installed condition and supports the at least two gauges and includes an opening through the top visible surface corresponding with the open space between the at least two gauges; and an electronic display for emitting an image viewable as a virtual image separated from the electronic display, wherein the electronic display is supported within the housing in the open space defined between the at least two gauges and the virtual image is viewable within the open space between the at least two gauges.