ILLUMINATING DEVICE FOR AN ADJUSTING MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTING AN OPERATING PARAMETER IN A VEHICLE

• US 20110141761A1
• Filed: 12/10/2010
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Linke, Sandra Trujillo
• Application Number:
  US12/965,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20110141761A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/559
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 1/015 Arrangements for indicating the position of a controlling member means for continuously detecting pedal position G05G1/38; means for detecting position through tactile feedback G05G5/03
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 1/105 comprising arrangements for illumination

Abstract

An illuminating device is provided for an adjusting mechanism adapted to adjust an operating parameter in a vehicle, with a light-transmitting material that extends along the direction of extension and emits light visible to the user in a first and a second section. In order to realize the transition area between the two light-emitting sections concise and such that it can be easily recognized by the user, it is proposed that the light-transmitting material features a light-transmitting transition area with reduced material thickness between the first and the second section referred to the direction of extension.

Claims

1. An illuminating device for an adjusting mechanism adapted to adjust an operating parameter in a vehicle, comprising

a light-transmitting material extending along the adjusting mechanism and adapted to emit visible light in a first section and a second section;

a light-transmitting transition area of the light-transmitting material with a reduced material thickness between the first section and the second section referred to a direction of extension.

2. The illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein the reduced material thickness comprises a recess extending transverse to the direction of extension.

3. The illuminating device according to claim 2, wherein the recess is situated on a rear side of the light-transmitting material.

4. The illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein the light-transmitting material comprises two ends on which a lamp emits light into the light-transmitting material.

5. The illuminating device according to claim 4, wherein a first light emission of the first section differs from a second light emission of the second section.

6. The illuminating device according to claim 5, wherein a first wavelength of the first light emission differs from a second wavelength of the second light emission.

7. The illuminating device according to claim 5, wherein a first brightness of the first light emission differs from a second brightness of the second light emission.

8. The illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein the light-transmitting material forms a display area.

9. The illuminating device according to claim 8, further comprising a display unit adapted to display a numerically adjusted value is arranged along the display area.

10. The illuminating device according to claim 1, wherein a material thickness of the light-transmitting material initially decreases in a first substantially continuous manner in the direction of extension between a first light infeed area and a second light infeed area and increases in a second substantially continuous manner from a minimum.