Indicating apparatus
AssigneesNippon Seiki Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Asahi Keiki Seisakusho
InventorMasami Ohashi
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an indicating apparatus which has light-refractive sections comprising concave and convex sections that are formed of ultraviolet-cured resin having light transmission properties and are disposed on a back surface of an indicating plate and adjacent an illuminating light source, is easy to manufacture, and, furthermore, is capable of obtaining the same three-dimensional illumination effect as those processed into a form of lens.
Claims11
An indicating apparatus comprising:
- a light-transmitting apparatus indicating plate;
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- a light source disposed behind said light-transmitting indicating plate that is to be lighted thereby, for illuminating at least a portion of said indicating plate when said light source is lit, said portion of said indicating plate being provided with a light-refractive section comprising concave and convex sections formed of light-transmitting ultraviolet-cured resin disposed on a back surface of the indicating plate and adjacent said light source.
An indicating apparatus wherein a light-transmitting base plate is unitedly disposed behind a light-transmitting indicating plate;
- and a light source capable of applying a transmissive light to said indicating plate is provided, and when said light source is lit, said indicating plate is illuminated for indication, characterized in that at least one of said indicating plate and light-transmitting base plate is provided with light-refractive section comprising concave and convex sections formed of light-transmitting ultraviolet-cured resin.
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