IP Library Granted Patent US 9,662,981
Granted Patent B2
US 9,662,981 · App. 15/044,395 · Granted May 30, 2017

Instrument for vehicle

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,662,981
App. No.
15/044,395
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dial, an LED, a black print film and a liquid crystal display panel are provided. A non-black print region where the black print film is absent is provided in, of a back surface of the dial, a circumferential part surrounding an opening and including an inner edge defining the opening.

Claims (9)

1. An instrument for a vehicle, comprising:

a dial including a translucent display design that is visually recognizable from the front of the instrument for a vehicle, and an opening;

a light-shading black print film that is formed on a back surface of the dial and contains carbon black; and

a liquid crystal display panel that is disposed on the dial so that a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel is visually recognizable from the opening; wherein:

a non-black print region where the black print film is absent is provided in, of the back surface of the dial, a circumferential part surrounding the opening and including an inner edge defining the opening.

2. The instrument for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the non-black print region is provided in, of the back surface of the dial, a part where the dial touches another member.

3. The instrument for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

a white print film is formed in the non-black print region.

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 Feb 16, 2016
From: YAMADA, OSAMU; NUMANO, KOUSUKE; HOSOO, KUNIHIKO; NARUSHIMA, HIROSHI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037741/0393 →