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US 7,798,091 B2Granted
Meter device and vehicle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshikazu Suita, Pairuch Worakasemsuk
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Abstract
A meter device for a vehicle with enhanced visibility that is easily discriminated from other meter devices. A speedometer includes a meter panel having an indication surface that indicates a running speed, and a finger moving in an area above the meter panel. A light guide surrounds a rim part of the meter panel. The light guide is formed with a light guiding member which guides light from a light source. A rim frame section of the light guide protrudes over the indication surface from a back side of the meter panel toward a front side.
Claims10
A meter device comprising:
- an indication plate including a rim part and an indication surface that indicates information concerning a measured amount;
- a finger arranged to move in an area above the indication plate;
- a light source;
- and
- an indication plate frame that surrounds at least a portion of the rim part of the indication plate, wherein
- the indication plate frame is made of a light guiding material and arranged to guide light from the light source to the indication plate,
- the indication plate frame includes a protruding portion arranged to protrude beyond the indication surface from a back side of the indication plate to a front side of the indication plate,
- the protruding portion of the indication plate frame illuminates the indication surface of the indication plate with the light from the light source, and
- the protruding portion includes a frame inclination section arranged such that a frame outer end of the frame inclination section is positioned more forward on the front side of the indication plate than a frame inner end arranged adjacent to the rim part of the indication plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.