Display surround
View Patent ↗This disclosure relates to a display surround for protecting a display area and, in particular, to trim elements for surrounds located around dials in automotive instrument panels. A display surround for protecting a display area comprises a perimeter wall for surrounding the display area and a wall capping piece. The wall extends from a base portion of the wall proximate the display area towards an end portion of the wall away from the display area. The end portion includes a top face, and the top face includes a groove. The capping piece has a tongue. The tongue includes a protuberance on opposite sides and the groove includes a recess on opposite sides. The capping piece is secured in place to cap the wall by seating the tongue within the groove and by engaging each protuberance with a corresponding recess.
1. A display surround for protecting a display area, the display surround comprising:
a perimeter wall surrounding the display area;
an end portion of the wall including a top face having a groove with at least one of a recess and a protuberance formed therein;
a base portion of the wall adjacent the display area, wherein the base portion is disposed between the display area and the end portion; and
a wall capping piece including a tongue with at least one of a protuberance and a recess formed thereon;
wherein the at least one of the recess and the protuberance of the groove cooperates with the at least one of the protuberance and the recess of the tongue to releasably secure the tongue in the groove.
2. The display surround according to claim 1 , wherein the groove includes a plurality of recesses and the tongue includes a plurality of protuberances.
3. The display surround according to claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of protuberances has a semi-circular profile.
4. The display surround according to claim 1 , wherein the groove includes a plurality of protuberances and the tongue includes a plurality of recesses.
5. The display surround according to claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of protuberances has a semi-circular profile.
6. The display surround according to claim 1 , wherein the tongue includes a first protuberance on a first side thereof and a second protuberance on a second side thereof opposite the first side, and the groove includes a first recess on a first side thereof corresponding to the first protuberance, and a second recess on a second side thereof corresponding to the second protuberance.
7. The display surround according to claim 1 , wherein the tongue includes a first recess on a first side thereof and a second recess on a second side thereof opposite the first side, and the groove includes a first protuberance on a first side thereof corresponding to the first recess, and a second protuberance on a second side thereof corresponding to the second recess.
8. The display surround according to claim 1 , wherein the tongue and the groove extend continuously around the wall.
9. The display surround according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the protuberance and the recess of the tongue and the at least one of the recess and the protuberance of the groove extend continuously around the wall.
10. The display surround according to claim 1 , wherein the wall capping piece is a continuous ring extending around the wall.
11. A display surround for protecting a display area, the display surround comprising:
a perimeter wall surrounding the display area;
an end portion of the wall including a top face having a groove with at least one protuberance;
a base portion of the wall adjacent the display area, wherein the base portion is disposed between the display area and the end portion; and
a wall capping piece including a tongue with at least one recess;
wherein the at least one protuberance of the groove cooperates with the at least one recess of the tongue to releasably secure the tongue in the groove.
12. The display surround according to claim 11 , wherein the groove includes a plurality of protuberances and the tongue includes a plurality of recesses.
13. The display surround according to claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of protuberances has a semi-circular profile.
14. The display surround according to claim 11 , wherein the tongue includes a first recess on a first side thereof and a second recess on a second side thereof opposite the first side, and the groove includes a first protuberance on a first side thereof corresponding to the first recess, and a second protuberance on a second side thereof corresponding to the second recess.
15. The display surround according to claim 11 , wherein the tongue and the groove extend continuously around the wall.
16. The display surround according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one recess of the tongue and the at least one protuberance of the groove extend continuously around the wall.
17. A display surround for protecting a display area, the display surround comprising:
a perimeter wall surrounding the display area;
an end portion of the wall including a top face having a groove with at least one recess;
a base portion of the wall adjacent the display area, wherein the base portion is disposed between the display area and the end portion; and
a wall capping piece including a tongue with at least one protuberance;
wherein the at least one recess of the groove cooperates with the at least one protuberance of the tongue to releasably secure the tongue in the groove.
18. The display surround according to claim 17 , wherein the groove includes a plurality of recesses and the tongue includes a plurality of protuberances.
19. The display surround according to claim 18 , wherein each of the plurality of protuberances has a semi-circular profile.
20. The display surround according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one protuberance of the tongue and the at least one recess of the groove extend continuously around the wall.