Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
362230160 | Edge illuminated modifier or light rod/pipe | 18 |
20130083508 | HAND ILLUMINATING APPARATUS - A hand illuminating apparatus is described. According to one implementation of the present invention, the hand illuminating apparatus includes a hand which is driven to rotate by a hand spindle. A light source is provided in a position below the hand spindle. A first optical guiding section is provided to guide light from the light source from a lower edge to an upper edge of the hand spindle. A second optical guiding section, in which a plurality of optical waveguides are formed on the hand, is provided to guide light which exits from the first optical guiding section from a base to a tip of the hand. | 04-04-2013 |
20130279148 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided in which all indicators can be illuminated with substantially uniform brightness irrespective of the distance of the indicators from the light source or the positional relationship of the indicators. A light guide ( | 10-24-2013 |
20140146514 | CONTROLLER FOR AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - Obtained is a controller for an air-conditioning apparatus with which indication by light can be effectively performed. The controller includes a light source | 05-29-2014 |
20140192511 | METER - A meter includes at least one meter unit, a visor provided around the meter unit; and a light-emitting part. The light-emitting part includes a light-guiding ring, a light source and a prism provided between the light guiding ring and the light source. The light-emitting part is annularly provided so as to cover an outer periphery of a dial panel of the meter unit. The light guiding ring is composed of a light guiding body and a light shielding body. The light shielding body is integrally formed with the light guiding body so as to cover the light guiding body. The light guiding ring is fixed to a mounting part provided in a proximity of an end part of the visor. | 07-10-2014 |
20140198477 | NEEDLE ATTACHING STRUCTURE OF ROTATING SHAFT AND METER DEVICE - When a press-in part | 07-17-2014 |
20140340867 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus provides a display region to display information, and a peripheral light luminous region to output light. The display apparatus includes an indicator light source and a coloring transmissive member made of light transmissive material. The coloring transmissive member includes a light input face where the light emitted from the indicator light source enters; a light output face with a belt-like shape in an extended direction to form the light luminous region by outputting light inputted from the light input face; and an attenuation portion attenuating light transmitting from the light input face to the light output face. The attenuation portion has a thickness between the light input face and the light output face. The thickness changes to increase in the extended direction of the light output face as going from a central portion towards each of both end portions. | 11-20-2014 |
20140376204 | TFT DISPLAY TRIM LIGHTING STRUCTURE - The present teachings provide for a light guide for a vehicle dashboard display having a first display panel. The light guide can include a guide structure secured to the vehicle dashboard display proximate to the first display panel. The guide structure can be configured to transmit light from the first display panel at a first position, through the guide structure, to a second position spaced apart from the first display panel. | 12-25-2014 |
20150062868 | Display With An Electro-Optical Display Module - A display with an electro-optical display module has a display area, with a light-transmissive cover arranged between the display area and a possible observer of the display area. The light-transmissive cover is bonded onto the display area by an adhesive, and provision is made for the surface of the light-transmission cover to be configured in a three-dimensional fashion. | 03-05-2015 |
20150077969 | INJECTION MOLDED CONTROL PANEL WITH IN-MOLDED DECORATED PLASTIC FILM - Provided are systems and methods for a control assembly including: a first film that is in-molded that includes decorative graphics, a front surface and a rear surface; and a second film molded to the rear surface of the first film having a printed circuit that includes sensors, control circuits and interconnects and a front and rear surface. | 03-19-2015 |
20150085465 | LIGHT GUIDE AND COVERING ELEMENT, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DECORATIVE ELEMENT - A light guide and covering element, a motor vehicle instrument panel including the same, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The light guide and covering element include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the light guide and covering element are produced from a first transparent material. The second portion of the light guide and covering element are produced from a second opaque material. The first portion of the light guide and covering element and the second portion of the light guide and covering element are made from a single part. | 03-26-2015 |
20150346690 | LUMINOUS DISPLAY HAND FOR A PORTABLE OBJECT SUCH AS A WATCH OR A MEASURING INSTRUMENT - Luminous display hand for a portable object, the portable object including a frame which houses an electrical energy supply source, the hand including a light guide in which is arranged a hole for the passage of a drive arbor, and a housing for accommodating a light source which injects light into the light guide, the light source including first and second poles, the first pole of the light source being connected to the energy supply source via the drive arbor of the hand and the second pole of the light source being connected to the energy supply source via the frame of the portable object. | 12-03-2015 |
20160076915 | LIGHT GUIDE BODY FOR LIGHT EMITTING POINTER - A light guide body includes a light introduction member ( | 03-17-2016 |
20160091346 | VEHICLE INSTRUMENT - A vehicle instrument includes: a three-dimensional object which is formed of a light transmitting material and is formed so as to protrude from a surface displaying a measurement value involved with a vehicle; and a light source which emits light to the three-dimensional object, wherein the three-dimensional object includes a portion having a different protrusion amount from a light incident surface to which light emitted from the light source is incident, and the light incident surface of the portion having a relatively small protrusion amount from the light incident surface is provided with a high-diffusion portion having a relatively large diffusion degree for the incident light compared with the light incident surface of the portion having a relatively large protrusion amount from the light incident surface. | 03-31-2016 |
362230170 | Plural light sources | 5 |
20140098516 | SHIFTING POSITION DISPLAY APPARATUS OF A VEHICLE - A shifting position display apparatus of a vehicle including: a light-transmissive lens including a plurality of characters or symbols; a light guide panel arranged on a lower side of the lens to be overlapped therewith; a side light emitting body for illuminating light from a side of the light guide panel toward the light guide panel; and a plurality of lower light emitting bodies provided at the positions corresponding to the characters or symbols on a lower side of the light guide panel. Various colors are illuminated on a character portion for displaying the respective shifting ranges to implement luxurious feeling of a vehicle greater than same level vehicle while relatively smaller number of the light-emitting bodies are used and as a result a complexity of the electric circuit for driving the light-emitting bodies is reduced to save cost and reduce manufacturing processes. | 04-10-2014 |
20140233208 | POINTER-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a pointer-type display device having a high degree of design freedom, with which a design can be efficiently illuminated. Said device is provided with a light guide letter board ( | 08-21-2014 |
20140293575 | COVER MODULE FOR HOST AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a cover module and a host having a lighting unit. The cover module has a light permeable cover, a system signal indicator, and a transmission unit. The cover has an outer surface, an opposite inner surface, and a fixing structure extended from the inner surface. The system signal indicator has a transparent portion having a plurality of indicating icons and an opaque portion. The transmission unit is fixed on the fixing structure, and the system signal indicator is sandwiched between the transmission unit and the inner surface. The cover module is installed on the host, and the transmission unit is aligned with the lighting unit. Thus, the transmission unit is used for transmitting light, emitted from the lighting unit, to the outer surface via the system signal indicator and the inner surface in turn, for showing the indicating icons on the outer surface. | 10-02-2014 |
20140307414 | Meter - A meter, comprising a meter unit, a visor arranged around the meter unit, a wiring board, a light source mounted on the wiring board, an annular light guiding member provided within the visor at a side of a light emitting surface of the light source so as to surround the meter unit, and a light emitting portion forwardly emitting light emitted by the light source and transmitted through the light guiding member and annually provided along an edge portion of the visor so as to surround the meter unit, wherein a protruding-length of the light guiding member is displaced to a longitudinal direction of the meter unit. | 10-16-2014 |
20150308868 | INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND METHOD OF ILLUMINATION - An instrument panel for a motor vehicle includes: a display area including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is located in a first main plane of extension, The second portion is located in a second main plane of extension, The second main plane of extension is positioned relative to the first main plane of extension with respect to a user of the instrument panel such that the second portion of the display area is positioned further from a normal position of the eyes of the user relative to the first portion of the display area. The instrument panel further includes an optical conductor, the optical conductor including a first part and a second part. At least part of the second portion and/or at least part of the third portion of the display area is illuminated by the second part of the optical conductor. | 10-29-2015 |