Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automobile instrument
- Patent Title (中): 汽车仪表
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Application No.: US13702404Application Date: 2011-10-21
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Publication No.: US09021979B2Publication Date: 2015-05-05
- Inventor: Riyuuichi Hashimoto , Masanobu Terao , Takayuki Ogawa
- Applicant: Riyuuichi Hashimoto , Masanobu Terao , Takayuki Ogawa
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
- Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2010-239840 20101026
- International Application: PCT/JP2011/074329 WO 20111021
- International Announcement: WO2012/057035 WO 20120503
- Main IPC: G01D13/02
- IPC: G01D13/02 ; G01D11/28 ; B60K37/02

Abstract:
An automobile instrument (1) includes: a dial (4); an indicator (11) configured to rotate on the dial (4); a facing member (14) configured to surround a circumference of the dial (4) and comprising a plurality of transparent light guide portions (35) radially arranged respectively from an end of the circumference of the dial (4) at intervals in a circumferential direction of the dial (4); a first light source (17) configured to irradiate the dial (4) with light; and a second light source (19) configured to emit light to the transparent light guide portions (35).
Public/Granted literature
- US20130087092A1 AUTOMOBILE INSTRUMENT Public/Granted day:2013-04-11
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