Patent ID: 8172439
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: B60K,B60Q,G01D

Abstract:
1. A display device for a motor vehicle, in particular for a combined instrument of a motor vehicle, comprising: a display surface, having a visible side and a rear side; and illumination means having a light exit surface and a light source, the illumination means being arranged on the rear side of the display surface, wherein the illumination means is configured to generate a light beam emanating from the light exit surface that falls directly onto the rear side of the display surface and has an aperture angle of less than approximately 20°, wherein the light beam emanating from the light exit surface is convergent or substantially parallel so as to produce a sharp illumination spot on the visible side of the display surface, and wherein the light exit surface is provided below the display surface in a fashion rotatable about a rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the display surface.