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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841293 | Display instrument and method for production and disassembly of a display instrument A display instrument (1), in particular, for a motor vehicle, has a housing (2) retaining a cover disc (3) and a connector element (10), connecting the housing (2) and the cover disc (3) which engages in a housing recess ( | 11/30/2010 |
| 7690323 | Gauge head assembly with non-magnetic insert A gauge head assembly for use with a magnetically actuated dial includes a cylindrical body formed from a magnetic material having a cylindrical sidewall with an threaded outer surface, wherein the sidewall defines an axially extending passage for receiving a tubula... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7614357 | Step voltage regulator polymer position indicator with non-linear drive mechanism A position indicator may include a position indicator display and mechanism. A polymer housing houses the position indicator display and mechanism and a one-piece clear polymer cover encloses the position indicator display and mechanism in the polymer housing. The p... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7357095 | Transparent edge-lighted instrument cluster An instrument cluster that is mountable on a top surface of a vehicle dashboard is disclosed. The instrument cluster includes a transparent dial that has indicia engraved thereon. A plurality of light emitting diodes are positioned in a center portion of the transpa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347160 | Needle pointer type meter It is possible to eliminate the problem that a conductive part to a light source is subjected to stress by operation of a needle-pointer, thereby improving reliability. A needle-pointer type meter includes: an indicator plate having a first see-through portion and a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343873 | Step voltage regulator polymer position indicator with non-linear drive mechanism A position indicator may include a position indicator display and mechanism. A polymer housing houses the position indicator display and mechanism and a one-piece clear polymer cover encloses the position indicator display and mechanism in the polymer housing. The p... | 03/18/2008 |
| 6962127 | Tachometer pointer instrument A tachometer pointer instrument for motorcycles comprises a housing which includes a housing base and a housing cover which is transparent at least in part. The tachometer pointer instrument also comprises a pointer drive module accommodated in the housing base and ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6915758 | Display device for vehicle A display device for a vehicle comprises an instrument for a vehicle (1), which includes a plate having a surface on which characters are provided (8), an indicating needle (7) rotatably disposed along a surface of the plate (8), and a tr... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6889626 | Meter for motor vehicle A meter for a motor vehicle includes a meter case 4 for protecting components of the meter which are incorporated therein, and a front cover 9 composed of a prism which is a part of a convex lens and provided in front of the meter case 4. A dial... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6879863 | User interface for controlling a whirlpool tub An apparatus is provided to control a plumbing fixture, such as a whirlpool, that has electrically operated components. The apparatus has a dial that is moveable by the user into a plurality of positions to select a function of the plumbing fixture to be controlled.... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6747381 | Shaft drive device With the disclosure shaft drive device, has a PCB device (1, 1′); a rotor device (50; 5, 51) with a rotor (5) and a rotor shaft (51) attached to it; and a stator device (40) for driving the rotor (5) with the rotor shaft (... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6710718 | Slim profile indicating instruments An apparatus includes indicating instruments with slim profiles. The indicating instrument comprises a meter movement and a circuit board. The main body of the meter movement is situated in an aperture in the circuit board. With this placement, the front end of the ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6648505 | Structure for vehicular temperature, air pressure and vacuum meter This invention relates to an improved structure for the vehicular temperature, pressure and vacuum meters with characteristics on that the hand rod is an integrally formed design joined to the dial plate and Bourdon tube without using any bolts or screws,... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6581539 | Package and holder for dispenser A holder and/or a holder and cover for containing a dispenser of a consumable product, such as a cartridge containing pressurized gas for therapeutic use, and a method for selecting the optimum parameters for such holder are provided to allow sensitive de... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6571726 | Device for monitoring gear lever position A device for monitoring a gear lever position includes one internal tube, one external tube, one adjust handle, one cover and one flexible piece. The internal tube has one ring-shape outer rim, one slot formed on the outer rim and one hollow and axial she... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568345 | Selectable instrument clusters An instrument panel comprises multiple instrument clusters with differently arranged display devices. The clusters are selectable and viewable one at a time behind a viewing surface. The clusters are mounted on a single support or frame. A rotating mechan... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6520109 | Heat insulation arrangement of indicating instrument An indicating instrument includes a transparent dial plate, a printed circuit board disposed behind the dial plate, a drive unit disposed behind the printed circuit board having a plurality of lead wires soldered to the printed circuit board, a light cond... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6356046 | Instrument panel having pointer driven by stepping motor An instrument panel for use in an automobile includes a speedometer, an engine rotational speed meter and other indicators. A pointer of each meter is driven by a stepping motor via a reduction gear train made of synthetic resin. Terminals of the stepping... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6178916 | Compact, low-cost, rotary knob with indicator In a preferred embodiment, a compact, low-cost, rotary control knob assembly, including: an indicator portion having disposed thereon indicia representing selectable settings of the control knob assembly; a knob portion disposed over the indicator portion... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5950035 | Dual dial apparatus First and second dials are coaxially and rotatably supported by a boss formed on an outer cover. An encoding plate having an encoding pattern formed on each of its upper and lower surfaces is fixed to the lower surface of the outer cover. A first contact ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5769118 | Position indicating valve wheel A position indicating valve wheel (1) having a digit ring (28) in rotating communication with an intermediate wheel (35), both of which are rotatably mounted in a wheel house (1). A driver (51) secured to a flange (48) of a decimal ring (40) which is also... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5479820 | Cryogenic gauge A gauge for measuring fluid level, especially cryogenic fluids, having a head assembly with a passageway to receive the upper portion of a lift rod assembly. The lift rod assembly includes a spring attached at the upper end to the head and at the lower en... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5357080 | Cooktop with control surface on frame leg A cooktop includes a cooking surface preferably having a plurality of cooking locations. A cooktop frame to be inserted into a kitchen work counter surrounds the cooking surface and has a frame leg protruding above the cooking surface. The frame leg has a... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5267526 | Cross-coil type indicator A cross-coil type indicator including a coil bobbin around which a pair of coils are wound while intersecting each other at a right angle, a magnet rotor rotatably supported in a hollow space of the coil bobbin, a pointer shaft fixedly secured to a center... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5138968 | Cross coil-shaped indicating instrument A cross coil-shaped indicating instrument includes a cross coil structure in which two coils are wound around a coil bobbin at right angles to each other. The coil structure is electrically charged in correspondence to the amount measured so as to form a ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5088257 | Accessory window seal assembly An improved seal assembly provides a mechanical seal for a housing having a window panel of dissimilar material which prevents moisture from entering the housing or liquid escaping the housing over a wide range of temperature and environmental conditions,... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5044304 | Illuminated indicator gauge An indicator gauge is disclosed, which comprises a housing; a dial board installed in the housing; and a pointer arranged in such a manner that an elongate pointing portion moves over a front face of the dial board. A narrow band of fluorescent substance ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5029472 | Measuring instrument, preferably for watercraft A measuring instrument comprising an instrument body (1), a dial (2), an attachment plate (3) on the instrument body behind the dial, and a transparent front plate (4) covering the dial. The front plate is permanently and water-tightly attached to at leas... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4704984 | Display device A display device for the displaying of two measured values on a graduated dial 1 which has two scales 4 and 5 arranged concentrically to each other. Two pointers 6 and 7 are turnable around pointer shafts 8 and 9 which are coaxial to each other and each o... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4628731 | Fog-resistant gauge An improved gauge design is presented wherein the tendency of fogging of the lenses is eliminated or reduced. The gauge of this invention includes an inner lens spaced between the dial and outer lens and a surronding baffle which is disposed between the l... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4413529 | Adjustably keyed pressure gauge construction A pressure gauge having a rotatably secured Bourdon tube, and a dial plate arcuately displaceable for effecting zero calibration of the gauge includes a rotationally presettable key for registered placement within a key-slotted receptacle in which the gau... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4211332 | Color coded boom and chart system A color coding system for correlating the stages of a multiple stage, telescoping boom with the corresponding sections of a load chart and boom extension chart. The charts are arranged in separate sections which indicate, for various positions of the boom... | 07/08/1980 |
