IP Library Granted Patent US 7,669,544
Granted Patent B2
US 7,669,544 · App. 12/117,770 · Granted Mar 2, 2010

Display apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,669,544
App. No.
12/117,770
Granted
Mar 2, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a display apparatus which is intended to improve the miniaturization and illumination efficiency, an indicator 8 is disposed on the rear surface side of a transparent display panel 3 . A printed board 5 mounts a movement 7 on the front surface thereof so as not to overlap the movement 7 and the transparent display panel 3 and mounts the indicator 8 on the rear surface thereof. LEDs 6 for the transparent display panel are mounted on the front surface of the printed board 5 so as to oppose to the outer peripheral surface of the transparent display panel 3.

Claims (12)

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a transparent display panel, on which indexes are formed;

an indicator, disposed on a rear surface side of the transparent display panel and indicates the index;

a movement, rotating the indicator;

a light source, illuminating the transparent display panel; and

a board, on which the movement and the light source are mounted,

wherein the movement is mounted on a front surface side of the board;

the indicator is mounted to the movement and disposed on a rear surface side of the board; and

the light source is mounted on the front surface of the board so as to oppose an outer peripheral surface of the transparent display panel.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is mounted on the board in a manner that an optical axis of the light source is in parallel to the transparent display panel.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is disposed on the board so as to oppose the outer peripheral surface of the transparent display panel on the movement side of the transparent display panel.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator has a rear end portion to which a rotation shaft of the movement is attached, a tip end portion which is provided on the front surface side than the rear end portion and indicates the index, and a coupling portion for coupling the rear end portion and the tip end portion.

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 May 9, 2008
From: KIMURA, HIROMICHI; TAKAO, KOUICHI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020923/0571 →