IP Library Granted Patent US 10,710,517
Granted Patent B2
US 10,710,517 · App. 15/591,803 · Granted Jul 14, 2020

Vehicle display device decorative part and vehicle display device

Inventors: Hiroaki Kannzaki (Shizuoka, JP); Sosuke Yamamoto (Shizuoka, JP); Masashi Watanabe (Shizuoka, JP); Yuji Kawamoto (Aichi, JP); Noriyuki Sakayanagi (Aichi, JP); Hiroki Kuroyanagi (Aichi, JP)
Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION; KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
B60R13/0256B29C33/424B29C37/0053B29C39/006B29C39/026B29C39/10B29C59/022B60K35/00B60K37/02B29C35/0888B29C2035/0827B29K2069/00B29K2995/0026B29L2031/3008B60K2370/60B60K2370/688
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Patent No.
US 10,710,517
App. No.
15/591,803
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle display device decorative part and a vehicle display device include a first area provided in the vehicle display device that displays information regarding a vehicle, and having a first pattern formed of a plurality of first grooves, and a second area provided to be included in the first area, and having a second pattern formed of a plurality of second grooves. As a result, the vehicle display device decorative part and the vehicle display device exhibits an effect to realize new and fresh visual effects due to a synergistic effect by a combination of the first pattern formed in the first area and the second pattern formed in the second area included in the first area.

Claims (54)

1. A vehicle display device decorative part comprising:

a first area provided in a vehicle display device that displays information regarding a vehicle, and having a first pattern formed of a plurality of first grooves; and

a second area provided to be included in the first area, and having a second pattern formed of a plurality of second grooves,

wherein the first area is formed around a first central axis,

wherein the second area is formed around a second central axis different from the first central axis, and

wherein a maximum depth of the plurality of second grooves that exist in the second area is deeper than a maximum depth of the plurality of first grooves that exist in the first area, between the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves.

2. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , wherein

the first pattern is formed by radially extending the plurality of first grooves, and

the second pattern is formed by concentrically and annularly or spirally and annularly extending the plurality of second grooves.

3. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 2 , wherein

the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves are transferred grooves transferred from a molding surface of a mold for molding a resin material to a surface of the resin material.

4. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves are transferred grooves transferred from a molding surface of a mold for molding a resin material to a surface of the resin material.

5. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first grooves are formed within the first area, and

wherein the plurality of second grooves are formed within the second area.

6. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , the first area and the second area are at least approximately circular shape.

7. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of first grooves in the first area has a first height, and

wherein each of the plurality of second grooves in the second area has a second height.

8. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 7 , wherein the first height is larger than the second height.

9. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of first grooves is a linear groove radially extending from the first center axis to the outer periphery of the first area.

10. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , wherein

the first center axis is a first rotating axis of a first pointer formed in the first area, and

the second center axis is a second rotating axis of a second pointer formed in the second area.

11. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , wherein

the first pattern and the second pattern are same except for their sizes.

12. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , wherein

the first pattern and the second pattern is one of:

radial lines extending from a first central point; or

circular lines concentrically and annularly or spirally and annularly extending outward from a second central point.

13. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , wherein

the first pattern is formed of radial lines extending from a first central point of the first area; and

the second pattern is formed of circular lines concentrically and annularly or spirally and annularly extending outward from a second central point of the second area.

14. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , wherein

the first pattern is formed of radial lines extending from a first central point of the first area; and

the second pattern is formed of radial lines extending from a second central point of the second area.

15. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , wherein

the first pattern is formed of circular lines concentrically and annularly or spirally and annularly extending outward from a first central point of the first area; and

the second pattern is formed of circular lines concentrically and annularly or spirally and annularly extending outward from a second central point of the second area.

16. The vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 1 , wherein

the first pattern is formed of circular lines concentrically and annularly or spirally and annularly extending outward from a first central point of the first area; and

the second pattern is formed of radial lines extending from a second central point of the second area.

17. A vehicle display device comprising:

a display portion configured to display information regarding a vehicle; and

a vehicle display device decorative part including a first area provided in the display portion, and having a first pattern formed of a plurality of first grooves, and a second area provided to be included in the first area, and having a second pattern formed of a plurality of second grooves

wherein the first area is formed around a first central axis, and

wherein the second area is formed around a second central axis different from the first central axis, and

wherein a maximum depth of the plurality of second grooves that exist in the second area is deeper than a maximum depth of the plurality of first grooves that exist in the first area, between the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves.

18. A vehicle display device decorative part comprising:

a first area provided in a vehicle display device that displays information regarding a vehicle, and having a first pattern formed of a plurality of first grooves; and

a second area provided to be included in the first area, and having a second pattern formed of a plurality of second grooves,

wherein the first grooves and the second grooves are transferred grooves transferred from a molding surface of a mold for molding a resin material to a surface of the resin material, and

a maximum depth of the second grooves that exist in the second area is deeper than a maximum depth of the first grooves that exist in the first area, between the first grooves and the second grooves.

19. A vehicle display device comprising:

the vehicle display device decorative part according to claim 18 .

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SECOND ASSIGNEE'S ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 042339 FRAME: 0096. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jul 5, 2017
From: KANNZAKI, HIROAKI; YAMAMOTO, SOSUKE; WATANABE, MASASHI; KAWAMOTO, YUJI; SAKAYANAGI, NORIYUKI; KUROYANAGI, HIROKI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION; KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
Reel/Frame 043087/0146 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2017
From: KANNZAKI, HIROAKI; YAMAMOTO, SOSUKE; WATANABE, MASASHI; KAWAMOTO, YUJI; SAKAYANAGI, NORIYUKI; KUROYANAGI, HIROKI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION; KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
Reel/Frame 042339/0096 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-107295 · May 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170341600A1 · Nov 30, 2017