INDICATION DEVICE

• US 20150294540A1
• Filed: 04/13/2015
• Published: 10/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: HORI, Takahiro
• Granted Patent: US 9,715,841 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/139 Clusters of instrument input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/34 Backlit symbols
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/96 by assembling
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/0409 Arrangements for homogeneous illumination of the display surface, e.g. using a layer having a non-uniform transparency arrangements of reflectors G09F13/14
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/0427 in the form of buttons
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/08 using both translucent and non-translucent layers

Abstract

An indication device includes an indication portion made of a light transmitting material and a cover portion made of a light blocking material. The indication portion has a sign including at least one of a character, a symbol and a figure. The cover portion covers a periphery of the sign of the indication portion. The sign is illuminated by hot emitted by a light source and guided to the indication portion. The cover portion is configured such that a recess from a surface of the cover portion is provided in a region corresponding to the sign of the indication portion.

Claims

1. An indication device comprising:

an indication portion made of a light transmitting material, the indication portion having a sign including at least one of a character, a symbol and a figure; and

a cover portion made of a light blocking material, the cover portion covering a periphery of the sign of the indication portion,

wherein the sign is illuminated by light emitted by a light source and guided to the indication portion, and

wherein the cover portion is configured such that a recess from a surface of the cover portion is provided in a region corresponding to the sign of the indication portion.

2. The indication device according to claim 1, wherein a bottom of the recess is opened so that the sign of the indication portion faces an outside.

3. The indication device according to claim 1, wherein the indication portion and the cover portion are integrally formed by two-color molding.

4. The indication device according to claim 3, wherein the indication portion has an inclined surface raised toward a peripheral edge of the recess.