Patent ID: 7602352

Claim:
A flush-fitted instrument cluster for a motor vehicle, said instrument cluster comprising: a first display device ( 2 ) displaying a first image located in a direct field of vision ( 3 ) of a viewer, said first image including a background surface area ( 2 c ); a second display device ( 4 ; 40 , 41 ) arranged at an angle to the first display device ( 2 ) and displaying a second image including a background surface area ( 40 a , 42 a ; 41 a , 43 a ); and a reflecting optical combination device ( 5 ) selectively displaying the second image in the field of vision ( 3 ) of the viewer with the first image, the first image and the second image not completely overlapping in the field of vision ( 3 ) of the viewer to form an overlapping surface area ( 40 a , 41 a ) and non-overlapping surface area ( 42 a , 43 a ), wherein at least one of transparency and brightness of the non-overlapping surface area ( 42 a , 43 a ) being adjusted to minimize an unwanted jump in brightness when the background surface area ( 40 a , 42 a ; 41 a , 43 a ) of the second display device ( 4 ; 40 , 41 ) and the background surface area ( 2 c ) of the first display device ( 2 ) have varying degrees of luminance between the overlapping surface area ( 40 a , 41 a ) and the non-overlapping surface area ( 42 a , 43 a ).