Patent ID: 7669909
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. An indicator for a passenger in a vehicle, the indicator comprising: a composite image having at least a first image, a second image, and a third image; a lenticular lens optically aligned with the composite image, the lens being disposed in a plane, the lens having a plurality of lenticules protruding at an angle that is angularly offset from a line normal to the plane in which the lens is disposed, and the lens being configured to display the first image within a first optic angle interval (α), the second image within a second optic angle interval (β), and the third image within a third optic angle interval (γ); and a mount configured to secure the lenticular lens to the composite image; wherein the first optic angle interval (α) is between the second and third optic angle intervals (β and γ) without overlapping the second and third optic angle intervals (β and γ); wherein the first and second optic angle intervals (α and β) are angularly offset from the line normal to the plane based on an angle (δ) that is between the plane in which the lens is disposed and ground; and wherein the passenger views the first image when viewing the composite image within the first optic angle interval (α), the second image when viewing the composite image within the second optic angle interval (β), and the third image when viewing the composite image within the third optic angle interval (γ).