Dial plate, its manufacturing method, meter using the same, in-vehicle status indicator and meter using the same
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsTetsuya Sugiyama, Yoshiyuki Furuya
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Abstract
A dial plate includes a substrate having a curve with an opening formed at the center; and an indicating member attached onto the curve of the substrate. The indicating member is a planar ring-shaped transparent resin film having an indicating portion with a scale consisting of characters and symbols and a recess portion formed partially. In this configuration, the dial plate can provide a new shape with a scale indication with a sense of depth. A mater including such a dial plate can be also provided.
Claims19
A method of manufacturing a dial plate comprising the steps of:
- preparing a substrate having a curve with an opening formed at the center;
- and
- attaching an indicating member attached onto said curve of the substrate, wherein
- the indicating member is a planar ring-shaped transparent resin film having an indicating portion with a scale consisting of characters and symbols and a recess portion formed partially.
A dial plate comprising:
- a substrate having a curve with an opening formed at the center;
- and
- an indicating member attached onto said curve of the substrate, wherein
- the indicating member is a planar ring-shaped transparent resin film having an indicating portion with a scale consisting of characters and symbols and a recess portion formed partially.
An in-vehicle status indicator comprising:
- a transmission LCD panel;
- a transmission backlight unit for illuminating the transmission LCD panel, which is arranged on the rear side of said transmission LCD panel;
- a warning indicating portion arranged on the rear side of said backlight unit;
- and
- a warning light source arranged on said warning indicating portion.
A meter comprising:
- a dial plate having an indicating portion on which a scale composed of characters and symbols is indicated;
- a needle arranged on the front side of said indicating portion;
- a warning indicating portion centrally arranged on said indicating portion;
- and
- a warning light source arranged on the rear side of said warning indicating portion;
- a transmission backlight unit arranged on the front side of said warning indicating portion and said needle;
- and
- a transmission LCD panel arranged on the front side of said transmission backlight unit, which is illuminated with said transmission backlight unit.
A meter comprising:
- a dial plate having a indicating portion on which a scale composed of characters and symbols is indicated;
- a needle arranged on the front side of said indicating portion;
- a warning indicating unit centrally arranged on the front side of said indicating portion and on the front side of said needle;
- and
- a LCD unit arranged on the front side of said warning displaying unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.