Patent ID: 9163719
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: B60K,B60Q,F16H,F21V,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A knob for a shifter assembly of a vehicle, said knob comprising: a housing having an interior surface defining a cavity and an opening extending into said cavity; a body at least partially disposed within said cavity having a first surface and a second surface spaced from one another with said body extending to periphery and being formed of an at least partially transparent material; an illumination device disposed within said cavity between said interior surface of said housing and said body for emitting light rays; at least one reflective surface disposed along said periphery of said body for receiving the light rays from said illumination device with a first portion of the light rays reflecting off of said reflective surface and internally reflecting within said body off of said first surface toward said second surface; and at least one indicum disposed along said body; said body defining at least one indicum cavity having a bottom substantially parallel to said first surface with said indicium disposed within said indicium cavity along said bottom for reflecting the first portion of the light rays toward said opening for illuminating said indicium; said at least one reflective suface being further defined as a plurality of reflective surfaces disposed and staggered about said periphery of said body.