US4845595A
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Meter device for vehicle
Assignee: MITSU/BISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KK
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Filing: 1988-07-20
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Granted: 1989-07-04
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Expires: 2008-07-20
Abstract
Abstract A meter panel device for a vehicle having a light-transmissive base plate having a dial face and marking, and a light emitting unit, which comprises translucent colored layers differing in color from each other provided respectively on the front side and backside of the dial face, and translucent colored layers differing in color from each other provided respectively on the front side and backside of the marking, thus enabling changes in colors of the dial face and the marking between the daytime in which the vehicle interior is relatively lighter than the backside of the meter device and the night in which the light emitting unit disposed at the rear side of the meter device is lit and the vehicle interior is relatively darker than the backside of the meter device.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiro Fujii
- 👤 Shunjiro Fukui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:17
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01D; G01D11/00; G01D11/28; G12; G12B; G12B11/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S116/00; Y10S116/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A meter device for a vehicle having a light-transmissive base plate having a dial face and marking, and a light emitting unit disposed in a space at the rear side of said base plate, comprising a first translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the backside of said base plate corresponding to said dial face, a second translucent colored layer differing in color from said first translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the backside of said base plate corresponding to said marking, a third translucent colored layer differing in color from said first translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the front side of said base plate corresponding to said dial face, and a fourth translucent colored layer differing in color from said second translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the front side of said base plate corresponding to said marking.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A meter device for a vehicle having a light-transmissive base plate having a dial face and marking, and a light emitting unit disposed in a space at the rear side of said base plate, comprising a first translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the backside of said base plate corresponding to said dial face, a second translucent colored layer differing in color from said first translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the backside of said base plate corresponding to said marking, a third translucent colored layer differing in color from said first translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the front side of said base plate corresponding to said dial face, and a fourth translucent colored layer differing in color from said second translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the front side of said base plate corresponding to said marking.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A meter device for a vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said light emitting unit is a lamp bulb capable of being turned on and off in conjunction with other lamps disposed on said vehicle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
164 words
A meter device for a vehicle having a light-transmissive base plate having a dial face and marking, and a light emitting unit disposed in a space at the backside of said base plate, comprising a first translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the backside of said base plate corresponding to said dial face, a second translucent colored layer differing in color from said first translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the backside of said base plate corresponding to said marking, a third translucent colored layer differing in color from said first translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the front side of said base plate corresponding to said dial face, a fourth translucent colored layer differing in color from said second translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the front side of said base plate corresponding to said marking, and an opaque layer provided at boundaries between said third translucent colored layer and said fourth translucent colored layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
164 words
A meter device for a vehicle having a light-transmissive base plate having a dial face and marking, and a light emitting unit disposed in a space at the backside of said base plate, comprising a first translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the backside of said base plate corresponding to said dial face, a second translucent colored layer differing in color from said first translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the backside of said base plate corresponding to said marking, a third translucent colored layer differing in color from said first translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the front side of said base plate corresponding to said dial face, a fourth translucent colored layer differing in color from said second translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the front side of said base plate corresponding to said marking, and an opaque layer provided at boundaries between said third translucent colored layer and said fourth translucent colored layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A meter device for a vehicle as claimed in claim 3, wherein said light emitting unit is a lamp bulb capable of being turned on and off in conjunction with other lamps disposed on said vehicle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A meter device for a vehicle as claimed in claim 3, wherein part of said opaque layer and periphery of said fourth translucent colored layer are overlapped.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
139 words
A meter device for a vehicle comprising a light-transmissive base plate having a dial face and marking, a light emitting unit disposed in a space at the backside of said base plate, a translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the backside of said base plate corresponding to said dial face or said marking, another translucent colored layer differing in color from said translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the backside of said base plate corresponding to said translucent colored layer, and an indicator comprising a light-transmissive material, moving nearly along the surface of said base plate, and transmitting light from said light emitting unit, said indicator being formed to have a rectangular cross section along the width direction of said indicator and to have a pair of opposing side surface perpendicular to said base plate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
139 words
A meter device for a vehicle comprising a light-transmissive base plate having a dial face and marking, a light emitting unit disposed in a space at the backside of said base plate, a translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the backside of said base plate corresponding to said dial face or said marking, another translucent colored layer differing in color from said translucent colored layer provided on a portion of the backside of said base plate corresponding to said translucent colored layer, and an indicator comprising a light-transmissive material, moving nearly along the surface of said base plate, and transmitting light from said light emitting unit, said indicator being formed to have a rectangular cross section along the width direction of said indicator and to have a pair of opposing side surface perpendicular to said base plate.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-07-03 | 1993-01-02 | 1993-07-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-07-03 | 1997-01-02 | 1997-07-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-07-03 | 2001-01-02 | 2001-07-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |