| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 362023000 | ILLUMINATED SCALE OR DIAL | 67 |
| 20080198571 | Light Guide Device - A light guide device is provided. The light guide device of the present invention includes a substrate and a plurality of patterns disposed on a surface of the substrate, wherein a material of the pattern includes an adhesive and a reflective material. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080225507 | WAVEGUIDE MEMBER AND KEYPAD ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a waveguide member and a keypad assembly including the same. The waveguide member includes a waveguide for guiding light propagated inside, and at least one recess formed in a direction perpendicular to a direction of guidance of light coupled to the inside of the waveguide so that light guided by the waveguide is reflected to the waveguide. The keypad assembly includes a keypad having at least one key button and an elastic sheet fixing the key button, a waveguide member positioned beneath the keypad, the waveguide member having a waveguide for guiding light coupled to an inside and at least one recess for reflecting light guided by the waveguide to the waveguide, and a switch pad positioned beneath the waveguide member so as to establish an electric contact when the key button is pressed. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080247151 | Multiple source reticle illumination - A reticle illumination system. The novel system includes a fluid material adapted to absorb incident energy and emit fluorescent light to illuminate a target surface, and a first light source for providing the incident energy to pump the fluid material. In an illustrative embodiment, the target surface is a prism surface upon which a reticle is disposed, and the fluid material is a cement or epoxy doped with a fluorescent dye or a suspension of nanodots. The fluorescent cement is applied to the target surface behind the reticle and has an index of refraction matching that of the prism. The system may also include one or more additional light sources that transmit light into the cement and illuminate the reticle either directly or by pumping the fluorescent cement. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080285256 | BACKLIGHTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to illumination of an instrument for displaying information suitable for use in a vehicle. The invention provides an illumination device for an instrument of a vehicle comprising: a substantially Y shaped light guide having a first leg portion a second leg portion and a third leg portion coupled at a junction; an LED coupled to one end of the first portion of the light guide; and in which the second portion and the third portion have an internal peripheral portion and an external peripheral portion, and the second leg portion and the third leg portion are arranged in operation to illuminate a segment of an instrument and each of the second leg portion and third leg portion have first grooves formed along the internal peripheral portion, and second grooves formed along the second peripheral portion. An instrument comprising such an illumination device is also provided. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090067151 | LIGHT GUIDE WITH FLEXIBILITY AND DURABILITY - A flexible light guide including a material having a tensile modulus of about 1 MPa to about 70 MPa, a T | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090080176 | Dial Control With LED Light Ring - An illuminated control for a gas range or the like provides arcuate reflective chambers capped by diffusers to create a substantially continuous glowing circular sector indicating the status of a possibly low visibility gas flames. Line power may be used for direct drive of light emitting diodes illuminating the reflective chambers through the use of discrete series-connected voltage dropping resistors distributed to prevent heat concentration. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090109649 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR KEYBOARD ILLUMINATION - A portable computing device, including a keyboard illumination device and system may include a light emitter housing incorporated into the hinge element of a portable computing device. The light emitter housing may include an aperture and a light emitter and may be configured to illuminate a keyboard while keeping the source of the emitted light hidden from the user and others who may be in the vicinity of the portable computing device. The light emitter, which illuminates the keyboard, may be driven by a different light source than the light source that illuminates a display panel of the portable computing device. It follows that the brightness of the light emitter may be adjusted without having any effect on the brightness of the display panel. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090116212 | Indicator Having an Electrooptical Display - In the case of an indicator having an electrooptical display ( | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090129048 | Brightness adjustable keyboard illuminating module of electronic device - A brightness adjustable keyboard illuminating module of an electronic device includes a controlling unit, a voltage regulating unit, and a projection lamp unit. The controlling unit is used for receiving a brightness adjusting command to generate a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal according to the brightness adjusting command. The voltage regulating unit receives the PWM signal and regulates a voltage of an output driving signal according to a duty cycle of the PWM signal. The projection lamp unit receives the driving signal and projects light in response to the voltage of an output driving signal, to the keyboard of the electronic device. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090135580 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A SWIVELLING INDICATOR HAVING FIRST AND/OR SECOND OPTICAL WAVE GUIDE AREAS - The invention relates to a motor vehicle display device comprising a display area oriented in a viewing direction, wherein a swiveling indicator rotatable about an axis of rotation is provided in the viewing direction behind the displaying area, a printed circuit board, which is provided with a first lighting device arranged thereon, is positioned in the viewing direction behind the swiveling indicator and a first optical wave guide area enables a first light emitted by the first lighting device to be transmitted to the display area further the swiveling indicator. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090147496 | REAR MOUNT SHAFTLESS MOTOR AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - A motor and lighting system and method for mounting the motor and lighting system to the instrument cluster are disclosed, wherein the motor and lighting system includes a light source disposed on a rear side of a printed circuit board, the light source in electrical communication with a source of electrical energy and a motor having an aperture formed therein and disposed on the rear side of the printed circuit board, light emitted from the light source passing through the aperture of the motor. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090237910 | Indicator device - An indicator device includes a light emitting element for emitting light, and a light conducting plate having a light incidence surface for conducting light from the light emitting element inside thereof and a light output surface, for a lighted indication by the light output surface. The light conducting plate has a triangular recess recessed to form with prescribed recess depths in one planer surface thereof, for light from the light emitting element to be reflected in part. The triangular recess has a recess extremity constituting a single vertex disposed in position on an optical axis of the light emitting element and nearer to the light incidence surface than other end parts thereof. The recess depths becomes shallower as the V-form recess extends from the recess extremity, allowing for an evenness of luminance of light over the light output surface formed on the light conducting plate. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090316382 | ONE LED ILLUMINATED CLUSTER - An illuminated instrument cluster utilizes a single light emitting diode to backlight the entire dial surface. The LED is aligned with a light guide then directs light into a cavity of a light housing. The cavity includes a surface that reflects light upwardly onto a back surface of the dial face to provide the desired illumination. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100002412 | Vehicle meter - A vehicle meter is provided including a dial | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100110657 | Instrument Panel And Gauge With Ultraviolet Indicia - An instrument panel including nanophosphor indicia which is not visible under normal lighting conditions and low light conditions, but emits visible light in response to UV light. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100284164 | Instrument Cluster and Methods Thereof - The present invention relates to an instrument cluster, more particularly relates to an improved instrument cluster having a Printed Circuit Board [PCB ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100284165 | Dial Plate With Diffuse Lighting - A system for providing diffuse light to a dial plate of a meter is disclosed. The system includes a light-guide and a light source. The light from the light source enters the light-guide and exits the light-guide to illuminate a curved peripheral portion of a dial plate with a diffuse light. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110038137 | LIGHT GUIDING BODY AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Light emitted from light sources is reflected toward a dial plate by reflecting surfaces of a plurality of grooves radially formed on a light guide body from the center position of the light guiding body which is arranged on the rear surface side of the dial plate and has a circular arc shape in plane view. Then, the reflected light is diffused by a light diffusion film, and the diffused light transmissively illuminates a scale marks section and a numerical characters section of the dial plate. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110228512 | MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A measuring instrument includes a light source, a dial plate which has a scale design, and a light guide member which is provided between the light source and the dial plate, and guides a light received from the light source to the dial plate. The light guide member has a first face that faces to the dial plate and a second face that is opposite to the first face. The light guide member includes a light receiving portion for receiving the light from the light source, and a flat plate portion for irradiating the light transmitted from the light receiving portion to the dial plate. The scale design is arranged in a circular shape around the light source in view from an opposite side of the light source with respect to the dial plate. The flat plane portion includes a thick wall section that is positioned at a vicinity of the scale design, and a thin wall section that is provided so as to be extended from the thick wall section in a direction away from the light source, the thick wall section is greater in thickness than the thin wall section in a direction perpendicular to the dial plate. A boundary end face which is connected to a region of the thick wall section and a region of the thin wall section in the second face of the light guide member reflects the light transmitted in the light guide member from the light receiving portion to irradiate the scale design. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120020049 | HOOK-TYPE ELECTRIC METER CAPABLE OF PROVIDING LIGHT SOURCE - A hook-type electric meter capable of providing a light source is provided, which includes a measurement body, having a display and a measurement shift manipulation key disposed thereon. A clip jaw is disposed at a top of the measurement body and a push handle for controlling opening/closing of the clip jaw is disposed at one side of the measurement body, such that the clip jaw forms a clip mouth for clipping a subject to be tested. The measurement body has a luminous source disposed at the top and facing the clip mouth of the clip jaw. The luminous source is connected to a power supply device in the measurement body and the push handle at one side of the measurement body respectively. Thus, when the push handle is pushed, the clip mouth of the clip jaw is driven to be opened and the luminous source is driven to emit light simultaneously, and the light rays from the luminous source are projected towards the direction of the clip mouth. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120106124 | INDICATING INSTRUMENT - An indicating instrument which is capable of supplying stable power to an light source is provided. The indicating instrument including: a display member | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120147584 | TOUCH DEVICE - A touch device includes a light guide having a plurality of light guiding blocks, a plurality of light-emitting modules, and a plurality of touch sensing modules. Each light guiding block includes an incident surface, an emissive surface, and a bottom surface. An isolating gap is disposed between any two adjacent light guiding blocks. Each light-emitting module is disposed adjacent to the incident surface of a corresponding light guiding block for emitting light that is guided thereto, and the light is guided out of the emissive surface thereof. Each touch sensing module is disposed on the bottom surface of the corresponding light guiding block. Any one of the plurality of touch sensing modules generates a driving signal to control a corresponding light-emitting module for emitting light when sensing a corresponding light guiding block is touched. Therefore, each light guiding block can emit light independently. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120307478 | ELECTRIC METER WITH BACKLIGHT INDICATOR - The electric meter contains a number of indicator units radially arranged along the circumference of a selection dial and a backlight switch. Each indicator unit contains a lighting element marked with a label. The backlight switch, when engaged, turns on the lighting element of the indicator unit pointed by the selection dial so that its label is visible in the dark and the operation mode of the electric meter is identifiable, even though there is no or little illumination. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120314396 | KEY LIGHTING ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure describes key lighting assemblies, electronic devices and keycaps. In one aspect, a key lighting assembly comprises a keycap defining at least one key. The keycap has one or more decorations. The assembly comprises a keycap, defining a key. The keycap has a non-opaque portion to identify the key. The assembly further comprises a light guide which is mounted in spaced relation with the keycap and an optical radiation source optically coupled to the light guide. The assembly further comprises a first opaque layer disposed on a first surface of the light guide. The first opaque layer defines a first opaque layer opening for passing optical radiation from the light guide to the keycap. The first opaque layer opening is located to permit optical radiation to be transmitted from the light guide to the non-opaque portion. | 12-13-2012 |
| 362024000 | Telephone dial | 3 |
| 20080205032 | LIGHT GUIDE METHOD OF DOUBLE-LAYER LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND KEYPAD STRUCTURE USING THE DOUBLE-LAYER LIGHT GUIDE PLATE - A keypad structure includes a circuit board, a reflecting plate, a second light guide plate, a second light guide plate, a shading strip, a first light guide plate, an elastic layer, a keypad module and a light source module. A shading strip is provided for attaching the second light guide plate to the first light guide plate. A hole at an overlapped position of the first and second light guide plates is provided for exposing the first light guide plate. A light emitting element of the second light guide plate is lit to project a single-color light onto a corresponding keypad. When the light emitting element of the first light guide plate is lit, different color lights are produced, such that a light transmission effect of single-color light or mixed multiple-color light occurs at the surface of the keypad corresponding to the first light guide plate. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080239696 | Information Presenting Device - The invention is directed towards an information presenting device and a portable electronic device including such an information presenting device. The information presenting device ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090129049 | Segmented Light Guide - An exemplary embodiment of a segmented light guide includes a light channeling layer having at least one slit dividing the light channeling layer into a plurality of segments, and at least one LED associated with the light channeling layer. The slit substantially prevents light from migrating in the segmented light guide between adjacent segments that are divided by the slit. | 05-21-2009 |
| 362026000 | Edge illuminated modifier or light rod/pipe | 19 |
| 20080218991 | LIGHT-GUIDING METHOD OF LIGHT-GUIDING PLATE AND KEY PAD ASSEMBLY USING THE LIGHT-GUIDING PLATE - A key pad assembly includes a printed circuit board, a first elastic layer, a second elastic layer, a light-shielding layer, a keycap group, a light-emitting element and a light-shielding piece. The second elastic layer has a light-guiding plate thereon. The light-guiding plate has a chain-like light-shielding structure. The light-shielding structure is constituted of a plurality of penetrating holes with neighboring ones arranged alternatively and divides the light-guiding plate into two light-guiding sections. When the lights with different colors are introduced from the outside of the two light-guiding sections into the light-guiding plate, and the light of either light-guiding section passes through the light-shielding structure, the intensity of the light passing through the penetrating hole is so reduced that it cannot achieve the other light-guiding section, thereby to avoid the mutual interference and mixing of the lights of the two light-guiding sections. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080225508 | Light-emitting device and electronic device using the same - A light-emitting device and an electronic device using the same are provided. The light-emitting device includes a light-guiding plate, a circuit board, at lease one light source unit and a reflective layer. The circuit board is disposed under the light-guiding plate. The reflective layer is disposed above the light-guiding plate. The light-guiding plate has at lease one hole. The light source unit is disposed on the circuit board and within the hole. The reflective layer is disposed above the hole. The light-emitting device is disposed on one side of a part, such as a keypad, of the electronic device for providing light to the keypad. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080247152 | KEY MODULE WITH MULTI-LAYER LIGHT GUIDING STRUCTURE - A key module with a multi-layer light guiding structure includes a plurality of keys, light guiding structure and a plurality of light blocks corresponding to the light guiding structure. The light guiding structure includes a plurality of light guiding plates. Each of the light guiding plate includes at least one light guiding strip corresponding to specific keys, which are staggered to each other or corresponding to each other. The light guiding strip is provided with a color layer. An electronic device using the key module individually or selectively lights light emitting elements for each layer of the light guiding plates. Therefore, different lights are emitted from the light guiding strips or a mixed light is produced from the light guiding strips to illuminate the keys. The keys have lights of different color to manifest symbols or alphabets on the keys. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080266832 | Lighting device - A lighting device, for illuminating display designed parts on a display plate, includes at least one light source arranged at a rear side of the display plate, and a light guide body having a light guide portion for guiding the light toward its outer-circumferential portion to output the light toward the display designed parts through a front surface of the light guide portion. The outer-circumferential portion has an outer-circumferential side wall surface at is outer end. The light guide portion has at least one projecting portion projecting from the outer-circumferential side wall surface. The projecting portion is provided with a reflecting side surface formed along the outer-circumferential side wall surface so that the reflecting side surface can reflect the light traveling in the light guide portion to be outputted through the front surface of the light guide portion. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090059553 | LIGHT GUIDING STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING OF THE SAME - The present invention discloses a light guiding system, applied to a portable device configured with at least a keying unit; an illuminator producing incident light to illuminate said portable device. The light guiding system comprising: a light guiding structure; at least an incident portion provided on a side of the light guiding structure to receive the incident light from the illuminator; a plurality of light guiding portions to guide the incident light to the at least one keying unit; and a chemical layer provided on the light guiding structure. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090091910 | Keypad with increased refractive index - A keypad with increased refractive index includes a light-guiding elastic element, an optical refractive layer and at least one light-emitting element. The optical refractive layer is applied on an upper surface of the light-guiding elastic element. The light-emitting element is provided on one side of the light-guiding elastic element. The refractive index of air is defined as a real number x. The refractive index of the light-guiding elastic element is defined as a real number y. The refractive index of the optical refractive layer is defined as a real number z. The refractive index z is larger than the refractive index x. Since the optical refractive layer is applied on the light-guiding elastic element and the refractive index of the optical refractive layer is different from that of the light-guiding elastic element, the angle of total reflection of the light in the light-guiding elastic element can be changed. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090196013 | POINTER GAUGE ILLUMINATION - An illuminated display assembly includes a user display for displaying information to a user, wherein the user display includes a display medium and a movable display device having an indicator pointer for providing to the user a position indication on the display medium and an illumination source to emit an optical radiation for illuminating the indicator pointer and the display medium, wherein the movable display device includes a light pipe arranged to receive and convey the optical radiation from the illumination source, the light pipe having a dispersing feature arranged to disperse from the light pipe a first portion of the optical radiation to provide back illumination of the display medium and a second portion of the optical radiation conveyed by the light pipe to provide illumination of the indicator pointer. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090290324 | SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION TRAILER - A safety trailer has semi-tractor hitches at both ends and a safety wall that is fixed to one side of the trailer. That side, however, can be changed to the right or left side of the road, depending on the end to which the truck attaches. A caboose can be attached at the end of the trailer opposite the tractor to provide additional lighting and impact protection. Optionally, the trailer can be equipped with overhead protection, lighting, ventilation, onboard hydraulics, compressors, generators and other equipment, as well as related fuel, water, storage and restroom facilities and other amenities. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20110058351 | CONTROL PANEL STRUCTURE OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT - This specification discloses a control panel structure of fitness equipment that includes a control board for controlling settings and display of the fitness equipment, a panel disposed above the control board, and a plurality of light-guiding elements disposed on the panel. The light-guiding elements are parallel to the panel. Each of the light-guiding elements has a hollow part with an opening on its one end. A light-emitting source is disposed inside the light-guiding element via the opening and electrically connected with the control board. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110164396 | POINTER TYPE MEASURING INSTRUMENT - Disclosed is a pointer type measuring instrument of a novel look, in which an indication portion detours the outer circumference of a display portion and can be visually confirmed as if the indication portion is floating above the display portion. The pointer type measuring instrument (M) comprises a display means ( | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110182052 | POINTER STRUCTURE OF AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - Instrument cluster and pointing device for a car or other vehicle, the pointing device being mounted rotatable about a rotation axis and having a shaft element in the vicinity of the rotation axis, the pointing device further comprising at least one of a light guide element or a mirror element in the region of the shaft element and comprising one of an image forming element or an aperture, wherein the one of the image forming element or the aperture and the one of the light guide element or the mirror element are able to be rotated about the rotational axis with the shaft element, and wherein light incident to the shaft element is directed from the one of the light guide element or the mirror element to the image forming element or aperture and projecting to a visible surface. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110242789 | EDGE LIGHTING DIAL STRUCTURE - An instrument includes a transparent dial and a light source. The transparent dial includes an indicia, a graduation, and first and second surfaces, wherein the first and second surfaces are parallel to each other, and wherein the second surface is closer than the first surface to a viewer of the instrument. The light source provides light through the transparent dial to project the indicia and the graduation to a location that is closer than the second surface to the viewer of the instrument. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110242790 | Indicator and display apparatus - The present invention is to provide a lightweight indicator, which suppresses a backlash between a light guide portion and a light source, and a display apparatus including the indicator. The pointer includes a base portion disposed rearward of a display device and fixed to a rotation axle of a motor disposed rearward of the base portion, and extending radially from the rotation axle; a board fixed on a front face of the base portion; a light source mounted on a rear face of the board for radially outwardly emitting a light; and a light guide portion. The light guide portion is integrally formed with a first member radially outwardly extending and securely mounted on the base portion, an inward end thereof facing the light source, a second member upstanding forwardly from an outward end of the first member, a third member extending radially inwardly from an upper end of the second member, a fourth member upstanding forwardly from an inward end of the third member, and a pointer portion extending radially outwardly from an upper end of the fourth member. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120075831 | METER ILLUMINATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a meter illumination device which makes it possible to sufficiently illuminate the indicating sections of the indicating needle and the display panel. A meter housing ( | 03-29-2012 |
| 362027000 | Plural light sources | 5 |
| 20080247153 | Illuminated Plastic Fuel Tank - The invention is an illuminable tank that consists of a partially translucent plastic tank and an illumination apparatus. The illuminable tank enables a user to determine the level of liquid in the tank, to make the tank more visible at night, and to light the area surrounding the tank's mouth and a spout. The illumination apparatus has a magnetic reed switch and an electrical circuit with a plurality of light emitting devices that are directed toward the interior of the tank, therein backlighting the tank and illuminating a visible level line at an interface of a surface of the liquid in the tank and the space above the surface. There can also be external lights which provide a cone of light for the spout. The illumination apparatus is explosion proof, and the illuminable plastic tank can be used to store, carry and dispense all commercial retail fuels. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090109650 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING OPTICAL GUIDE PROVIDED WITH SEQUENTIALLY ILLUMINATED OPTICAL EXTRACTORS - There is disclosed a timepiece ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090109651 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING OPTICAL GUIDE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST TWO GROUPS OF INTERLACED OPTICAL EXTRACTORS - There is disclosed a timepiece ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090154136 | Illumination device for an indicating needle - An illumination device for an indicating needle includes a plurality of light sources, an indicating needle, a guiding member, and a luminance control unit. The indicating needle includes a needle body and a needle base. The base has an entrance surface and a reflection surface. A luminance control unit controls luminance of the light sources in response to turning of the indicating needle such that the luminance is lowest when a light emitted perpendicularly from a center of an emitting surface of the light source is reflected off a reflection surface's region which a longitudinal central line of the needle body intersects with, and that the luminance gradually increases as the light emitted by the light source from the center of the emitting surface thereof is reflected off a region that is more distant from the region which the longitudinal central line of the needle body intersects with. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100188835 | ILLUMINATED INDICATING DEVICES FOR INSTRUMENT PANELS - An illuminated indicating device includes a dial plate, a pointer, a first light source, a light guide and a light filter. The first light source emits a beam of light and the light guide diverts the beam of light into a first light to the pointer and a second light to a front side of the dial plate. The light filter includes a first filtering portion and a second filtering portion. The first filtering portion is located in a path of the first light to allow a first color of light to pass through and the second filtering portion is located in a path of the second light to allow a second color of light to pass through. | 07-29-2010 |
| 362028000 | Illuminated through meter case | 2 |
| 20100296263 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A display device including a generally annular display | 11-25-2010 |
| 20120262901 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METER DEVICE USING SAME - Disclosed is a display device capable of achieving a decorative effect by utilizing a color filter at the front of a light-emitting display unit. Also disclosed is a meter device using the display device. Specifically disclosed is a display device comprising a light-emitting display unit and a color filter, which is arranged at the front of the light-emitting display unit. A light-emitting element for decoration is provided on the outside of the light-emitting display unit. The color filter is provided with a light-discharging surface for discharging the light from the light-emitting element for a decorative appearance in the forward direction. | 10-18-2012 |
| 362029000 | Internal light source | 19 |
| 20090009983 | Reconfigurable Instrument Cluster - Provided are several reconfigurable instrument clusters for instrument panels in an automotive vehicle. Instrument cluster comprises a value indicia configured to indicate a value of a plurality of vehicle data and an appliqué comprising first and second indicia. A control circuit is configured to receive first and second vehicle data from different data sources and further configured to control the value indicia and first indicia to indicate the first vehicle data and, in response to a signal, to control the value indicia and second indicia to indicate the second vehicle data. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090059554 | APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY BACKLIGHTING A MATERIAL - A backlighting device ( | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090059555 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - There is provided a motor control apparatus illuminating a character or a graduation of a switch setting portion ( | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090091911 | METHOD FOR UTILIZING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BACKLIGHTING FOR DYNAMIC STYLING - A backlighting system and a method for utilizing instrument cluster backlighting for a dynamic styling are disclosed, wherein the backlighting system comprises a plurality of light sources separated into a plurality of light zones, adjacent light zones having walls disposed therebetween, wherein the walls militate against the light emitted in each zone from radiating into an adjacent zone. A controller is in electrical communication with the light source to produce the dynamic styling of the light zones, thereby providing the operator with a situational warning in response to a vehicle condition. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090103278 | Vehicle-mounted display apparatus - A vehicle-mounted display apparatus ( | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090129050 | LASER ETCHED GRAPHIC FOR A DECORATIVE SURFACE - A disclosed vehicle instrument panel includes a control panel having illuminated buttons formed with an illuminatable decorative surface. The disclosed decorative surface includes a translucent layer disposed between a background layer and a graphic layer. Material is removed from the background layer to reveal the underlying translucent and graphic layers. The depth within which material is removed is determined to fall within a thickness of the translucent layer such that any variation in depth is accommodated within the translucent layer. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090237911 | SWITCH FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A switch includes a substrate including a main body and a cylindrical portion protruding upright from the main body and defining a transverse groove in the outer surface thereof, a light emitter fixed on the cylindrical portion to receive light beams from the light emitter and produce three electrical outputs respectively, and a dial member including a cylindrical dial and two arms protruding upright from the cylindrical dial and forming two engagement portions on the inner surfaces thereof respectively. The engagement portions are engaged in the groove so that the cylindrical dial is rotatable to a number of orientations in which the produced electrical outputs are coded into a number of different switch signals by selectively blocking the radiated light beams using the two arms. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100103644 | UNIFORMLY SELF-LUMINOUS KEYBOARD DEVICE - An uniformly self-luminous keyboard device comprises a housing and a keyboard unit. The housing includes an upper casing and a lower casing, which can be assembled together. After the upper casing and the lower casing are assembled together, an accommodation space is formed therebetween. The upper casing has an opening interconnecting the accommodation space. The keyboard unit is arranged in the accommodation space and includes a plurality of press members passing through the opening and moved by a force to have a displacement, and a baseplate supporting the press members. A light conduction space is formed between the baseplate and the lower casing. A light emitting unit is arranged inside the light conduction space. The height of the light conduction space decreases with the distance to the light emitting unit, whereby light is uniformly distributed over the bottom of the keyboard unit. Thus is achieved the uniformly self-luminous keyboard device. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110051393 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Both end portions of a light guide body ( | 03-03-2011 |
| 20120257373 | INSTRUMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An instrument is provided for a motor vehicle that includes, but is limited to a display area and a housing, which surrounds the display area. A transparent instrument covering is held spaced from the display area by the housing. The instrument covering is a transparent light conductor panel, in which a symbol display area is arranged. The light conductor panel includes, but is not limited to light-diffusing Nano particles in its volume in the symbol display area. | 10-11-2012 |
| 362030000 | Indirect illumination | 9 |
| 20080310141 | VEHICLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - A backlit display unit comprising a user display for displaying information to a user of the unit, the user display having a display medium and a movable display device with a movable indication, a common source of illumination for backlighting the user display, at least one light diffuser for diffusing light incident thereon and a carrier, the carrier supporting the illumination source, the carrier having opposite first and second surfaces. The movable indication and the display medium are provided on the first side of the carrier. The light diffuser is provided on the second side of the carrier. The arrangement is such that illumination from the illumination source is incident upon the light diffuser, and the incident light is diffused by the light diffuser back towards the movable indication and the display medium to provide backlit illumination for both the movable indication and the display medium. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090027871 | Display device for creating a backlit effect on a display article - A display device for creating a backlit effect on a display article—such as a photograph—with a candle. The display device includes a candle container and a display panel attached to the wall of the candle container by a spacer. The wall of the candle, display panel, and spacer together form a pocket for receiving the display article. Both the display panel and inner wall are clear to allow the light of the candle to transmit through the display device and create a backlit effect on the display article that is viewable through the display panel | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090052155 | KEYPAD STRUCTURE WITH SURFACE ILLUMINATION - The present invention relates to a keypad structure with surface illumination, which comprises a housing, a circuit board, a keypad set, and a plurality of light-emitting devices. The housing has an annular surface or a plurality of hoods. The circuit board is coupled electrically to the keypad set. The circuit board and the keypad set are adapted in the housing. The plurality of light-emitting devices is adapted in the housing and in the periphery of the keypad set. The light emitted by the plurality of light-emitting devices is reflected by the annular surface or the plurality of hoods, and by the sidewall of the housing, and is then projected to the surface of the keypad set. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090086464 | SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR - A shift lever position indicator includes a light transmission plate and a light source which illuminates the inside of the light transmission plate. The light transmission plate is formed by a single plate and has a character indicating portion which is provided on a bottom surface of the light transmission plate and indicates a shift lever position, a protruding portion which is provided in a position corresponding to the character indicating portion on a top surface of the light transmission plate and through which a light from an inside of the light transmission plate passes, and a reflection part which is set inside the light transmission plate so that an incoming light to the inside of the light transmission plate is irregularly reflected and further reflected by the character indicating portion then comes out of the light transmission plate from the protruding portion. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090091912 | Light-guiding key structure with lateral light-guiding function - A light-guiding key structure with lateral light-guiding function includes: at least one key module, a light-guiding element, and at least one light-emitting element. The at least one key module can be a key body or a key display. The light-guiding element is disposed over the at least one key module. The at least one light-emitting element is disposed beside one side of the light-guiding element. Therefore, when the at least one light-emitting element projects a light source to the light-guiding element, the light source is guided via the light-guiding element onto the at least one key module to illuminate the image on the at least one key module for user to watch the image. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090219707 | Adjustable lens with self-illuminated scale - An adjustable lens with a self-illuminating scale for use in photography, cinematography, or videography has a housing surface with scale markings and an opaque member with a reference marking mounted over and movable relative to the surface. The movement of the member normally adjusts a parameter of the lens. The scale markings are visible through a window in the member. The edge of the member adjacent the scale has an opening. A light source is situated within a recess in the member adjacent the opening. Light is directed from the light source through the edge opening in a direction along the surface of the surface such that the visible scale markings are illuminated, while light from the light source is otherwise substantially prevented from escaping from the lens. The activation and intensity of the light source is controlled by movement of the member or an external illumination controller. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100020528 | Dial Plate with Diffuse Lighting - A system for providing diffuse light to a dial plate of a meter is disclosed. The system includes a light-guide and a light source. The light from the light source enters the light-guide and exits the light-guide to illuminate a curved peripheral portion of a dial plate with a diffuse light. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110044021 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DIAL FOR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - An indicating instrument, such as for an instrument cluster, may employ a dial with numerous lighted indicia and numerous lighted graduations, to individually demark the indicia. The indicia and graduations may be viewable on a first side of the dial, while on a second side of the dial, a frustum of a rectangular pyramid may be located immediately behind, relative to a viewer, each graduation. A light emitting diode may provide light into and through the protruding frustum, and a reflector case mounted to the dial may direct light from the light emitting diode into the frustum. Light directed into the frustum may pass through the frustum, through the graduation, and out of the graduation to the first side of the dial. Instead of a frustum, a recessed portion with four sloping and converging sides into the dial may be utilized to produce an illuminated graduation with a three-dimensional appearance. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110228513 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention relates to a display instrument ( | 09-22-2011 |
