Patent ID: 8562201

Claim:
A display assembly comprising: a display glass comprising a plurality of variable transmissive elements, wherein the variable transmissive elements are configured to form one or more images on the display glass; a light pipe formed from a transparent optical grade material, wherein the light pipe is configured to generate a substantially even distribution of light across a top surface of the light pipe to illuminate a bottom surface of the display glass, wherein the light pipe is configured to receive the light for distribution from one or more illumination sources arranged along an edge of the light pipe; and a perimeter chassis directly bonded to the light pipe in surface regions proximate to the outer edges of the light pipe, wherein the perimeter chassis is configured to extend above the top surface of the light pipe such that an open cavity of the perimeter chassis is formed, and wherein the open cavity is configured to receive the display glass, and wherein the perimeter chassis is directly coupled to the display glass via the open cavity, and wherein the perimeter chassis and the light pipe are integrally formed and bonded to one another in a co-molding process, the bond between the light pipe and the perimeter chassis increasing a stiffness of the light pipe.