IP Library Granted Patent US 9,434,254
Granted Patent B2
US 9,434,254 · App. 14/538,252 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

Display device

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Patent No.
US 9,434,254
App. No.
14/538,252
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a facing plate that covers around a first display unit, a second display unit that is disposed on a position corresponding to an opening on the facing plate at a reverse side of the facing plate, and a panel that closes the opening on the facing plate. The panel is set such that a surface position of a peripheral edge of the panel is flush with a surface position of a peripheral edge of the opening, and a smoke material that reduces transparency is used for the panel.

Claims (9)

1. A display device comprising:

a facing plate that covers around a first display unit to form a design around the first display unit, and that has an opening in which a display unit different from the first display unit is disposed;

a second display unit disposed on a position corresponding to the opening at a reverse side of the facing plate; and

a panel that closes the opening and transmits a design of the second display unit, wherein

the panel is set such that a surface position of a peripheral edge of the panel is flush with a surface position of a peripheral edge of the opening,

the panel is made of a smoke material that reduces transparency, and

surface texturing is applied on a surface of the panel and on a surface of the facing plate.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the surface texturing applied on the surface of the panel is similar to the surface texturing applied on the surface of the facing plate such that an appearance of the surface of the panel resembles an appearance of the surface of the facing plate.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the surface of the panel on which surface texturing applied is located adjacent to the surface of the facing plate on which surface texturing applied.

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 Nov 11, 2014
From: OTANI, AKIHIRO; TAKESHITA, KOUHEI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034147/0674 →