IP Library Granted Patent US 7,586,404
Granted Patent B2
US 7,586,404 · App. 11/494,554 · Granted Sep 8, 2009

Display apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,586,404
App. No.
11/494,554
Granted
Sep 8, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Providing a display apparatus with a structure suitable to support a ring-shaped member for three-dimensional effect to express information for recognition of a partial area of a display area of a display unit by surrounding the partial area with the ring-shaped member arranged in front of the display area so as to be movable linearly along the display area, the ring-shaped member is supported at the top side and the bottom side of the rear edge in a top-bottom direction along the display area and perpendicular to a direction of the linear motion, by each mount piece of the supporting member. Front portions of the mount pieces located in front of the display area are completely covered by the facing plate located between the front portions and the front large diameter portion of the ring-shaped member.

Claims (8)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display unit including a display area and a facing plate covering an outside area of the display area;

a ring-shaped member arranged in front of the display area so as to be movable linearly along the display area, and surrounding a partial area of the display area for making recognition of the partial area in a view from a front side of the display area;

an actuating device provided at a rear side of the display unit for moving the ring-shaped member; and

a supporting member for connecting the actuating device and two partial portions of the ring-shaped member spaced from each other in a direction along the display area and intersecting a linear moving direction of the ring-shaped member,

wherein the supporting member extends from the partial portions of the ring-shaped member toward an outer side of the ring-shaped member through an outside of the display unit until the actuating device,

wherein the facing plate includes an opening for exposing the display area, and a circumferential edge of the opening is arranged between the partial portions of the ring-shaped member and the supporting member along a front-rear direction of the display unit.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display area displays various information of a vehicle, and a display design part for indicating measured values of driving condition of the vehicle from among the various information is surrounded as the partial area with the ring-shaped member.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2006
From: KAGEYAMA, HIDEAKI; FURUYA, YOSHIYUKI; YOKOTA, HIROYUKI; SAOTOME, SATOSHI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018139/0959 →