Patent ID: 7086764
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: B60K,G02B

Abstract:
1. A display for conveying to an observer in an automotive vehicle information relating to monitored parameteres associated with selected conditions occurring in the vehicle; the display comprising: a case having a front side and a rear side and having therein at least one indicator for conveying information relating to a monitored parameter; a lens having a front face and a rear face; the lens covering the front side of the case and having a light diffusing surface constructed and arranged to minimize reflections of light from exterior light sources toward an observer in the vehicle, while allowing illumination to pass from behind the rear face of the lens through the lens: indicia associated with at least one monitored parameter, the indicia beginning disposed on one of the faces of the lens for absorbing at least a portion of the illumination to render the indicia distinct, the indicia cooperating with the indicator to display information relating to the monitored parameter; and wherein the light diffusing surface is formed in the front face of the lens and comprises an array of adjacent grooves extending substantially horizontally and constructed and arranged to transmit light form behind the lens therethrough as well as to reflect light from in front of the front face away from observer of display.