Lighting device for a grille of a car stereo
AssigneePioneer Electric Corporation
InventorMasashi Kawamoto
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Abstract
A grille of a car stereo has a recess, an operation flap pivotally mounted in the recess, an opening for inserting a sound recording medium formed at a position behind the flap, and a liquid crystal display panel provided in the flap. The lighting device has a light source provided behind the grille and a light introducing plate, so that the liquid crystal display panel and the opening are lighted by light transmitted from the light source through the light introducing plate.
Claims10
A lighting device for a grille of a car stereo, the grille having a recess, an operation flap pivotally mounted in the recess, an opening for inserting a sound recording medium formed at a position behind the flap and in the recess, a liquid crystal display panel provided in the flap, and a plurality of buttons for operating the car stereo, the lighting device comprising:
- a first light source provided behind the operation flap;
- a first light introducing plate having a rear end and provided in the flap and disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel, the rear end of the first light introducing plate being positioned adjacent the first light source when the flap is closed, whereby the liquid crystal display panel is lighted by light transmitted from the first light source through the light introducing plate;
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- at least one second light introducing plate provided adjacent the first light source and behind the buttons so as to light the buttons.
A car stereo system, comprising:
- a grille having a recess with an opening defined therein for inserting a sound recording medium;
- an operation flap pivotally mounted in the recess of said grill, the opening for the sound recording medium being formed at a position behind said operation flap, said flap including a liquid crystal display panel and a plurality of buttons for operating the car stereo system;
- a first light source mounted with said grille and positioned behind the said operation flap;
- a first light introducing plate mounted with said operation flap and having a rear end alignably positioned so as to be adjacent the light source behind the liquid crystal display panel when said operation flap is closed, whereby the liquid crystal display panel is lighted by light transmitted from said first light source through said light introducing plate, and the opening is lighted by said first light source;
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- at least one second light introducing plate provided adjacent said first light source and behind the plurality of buttons so as to light the buttons.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.