ILLUMINATION STRUCTURE OF METERING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illumination structure of a metering apparatus which can simplify a light source and a light guide plate and illuminate a dial and pointer of one meter in a different ambience from that another meter. SOLUTION: In an illumination structure of a metering apparatus...

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Main Author MACHIMURA HIDENORI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.03.2000
Edition7
Subjects
ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES
ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES
ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES
AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES
BLASTING
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF
HEATING
INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES
LIGHTING
MEASURING
MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE
MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TARIFF METERING APPARATUS
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
WEAPONS
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illumination structure of a metering apparatus which can simplify a light source and a light guide plate and illuminate a dial and pointer of one meter in a different ambience from that another meter. SOLUTION: In an illumination structure of a metering apparatus having a speedometer SM and a fuel gauge FM disposed adjacent to each other, a light guide plate 3 is mounted inside a dial 2 of the speedometer SM. A light entrance part 3a is formed to a part of the light guide plate 3 and a light source 8 is arranged opposite to the light entrance part 3a. A facing plate 4 is arranged to cover a boundary part of dials 2, 7 of adjacent meters from above. An end part of the light guide plate 3 is set to project at the boundary part of the dials 2, 7 inside the facing plate 4. A light emission part 3b for radiating light towards the character panel 7 and a pointer 10 of the fuel gauge FM is formed at the end part. An emboss face is formed to a face where the light emission part 3b radiates light.
Bibliography:Application Number: JP19980236835