Patent ID: 8089351

Claim:
An instrument cluster for use in a passenger vehicle, the instrument cluster comprising: a translucent sheet located at a first level of the instrument cluster; a display face and a pointer of the instrument cluster located at a second level relative to the first level, the instrument cluster configured such that the first level is closer to an occupant of the vehicle than the second level when the instrument cluster is mounted in the vehicle; and a plurality of independently controllable indicia carried by the translucent sheet, each of the indicia having a first visual state and a second visual state where the indicia is more noticeable in its second visual state than in its first visual state; a light source located at a third level behind the display face; and a light guide finger extending from an edge of the translucent sheet and through a plane formed by the display face, the light guide finger configured to guide light from the light source to the translucent sheet, wherein the display face and an opaque housing piece hide the light source and the light guide finger from view by the occupant.