| US 7,527,386 B1 | ||
| Spring-mounted light guide | ||
| Victor Hugo Salinas Fox, Guadalupe (Mexico); and Akira Masuda, Yaizu (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Yazaki North America, Inc., Canton, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 04, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/730,838. | ||
| Int. Cl. G01D 11/28 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); F21V 15/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 362—29 [362/488; 362/390] | 5 Claims |
| 1. A light guide for a display, the light guide comprising:
a base with a bottom surface, a top surface, and opposite ends;
a formation projecting from the top surface of the base, the formation having multiple channels for directing light through
the light guide; and
spring arms extending over and past each opposite end of the base, each spring arm having a free end with means for securing
the light guide between a light source and the display,
wherein each securing means includes a collar fitting around a cylindrical protrusion of the display, the collar being formed
by opposite semi-circular segments joined at upper edges by a flat plate.
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