IP Library Granted Patent US 9,715,841
Granted Patent B2
US 9,715,841 · App. 14/684,822 · Granted Jul 25, 2017

Indication device

Inventor: Takahiro Hori (Makinohara, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
G09F13/0409B60K35/00G09F13/08G09F2013/0427
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Patent No.
US 9,715,841
App. No.
14/684,822
Granted
Jul 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An indication device includes an indication portion made of a light transmitting material and a cover portion made of a light blocking material. The indication portion has a sign including at least one of a character, a symbol and a figure. The cover portion covers a periphery of the sign of the indication portion. The sign is illuminated by light emitted by a light source and guided to the indication portion. The cover portion is configured such that a recess from a surface of the cover portion is provided in a region corresponding to the sign of the indication portion.

Claims (16)

1. An indication device comprising:

an indication portion which internally transmits light, the indication portion comprising a sign which made entirely of a light transmitting material such that the sign internally transmits light, the sign protruding integrally and continuously from a top surface of the indication portion, a top surface of the sign being provided in a shape of at least one of a character, a symbol and a figure; and

a cover portion made of a light blocking material, the cover portion covering a periphery of the sign of the indication portion,

wherein the sign is internally illuminated by light emitted by a light source and guided to the indication portion, and

wherein the cover portion is configured such that a recess from a surface of the cover portion is provided in a region corresponding to the sign of the indication portion.

2. The indication device according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the recess is opened so that the sign of the indication portion faces an outside.

3. The indication device according to claim 1 , wherein the indication portion and the cover portion are integrally formed by two-color molding.

4. The indication device according to claim 3 , wherein the indication portion has an inclined surface raised toward a peripheral edge of the recess.

5. An indication device comprising:

an indication portion which internally transmits light, the indication portion comprising a sign which made entirely of a light transmitting material such that the sign internally transmits light, the sign protruding integrally and continuously from a top surface of the indication portion such that a top surface of the sign is raised relative to the top surface of the indication portion, the top surface of the sign being provided in a shape of at least one of a character, a symbol and a figure; and

a cover portion made of a light blocking material, the cover portion covering a periphery of the sign of the indication portion,

wherein the sign is internally illuminated by light emitted by a light source and guided to the indication portion, and

wherein the indication portion has an inclined surface extending between the top surface of the indication portion and a peripheral edge of the top surface of the sign.

6. The indication device according to claim 5 , wherein the cover portion is configured such that a recess from a top surface of the cover portion is provided in a region corresponding to the sign of the indication portion.

7. The indication device according to claim 6 , wherein a bottom of the recess is opened so that the sign of the indication portion faces an outside.

8. The indication device according to claim 5 , wherein the indication portion and the cover portion are integrally formed by two-color molding.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2015
From: HORI, TAKAHIRO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035395/0553 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-083204 · Apr 14, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150294540A1 · Oct 15, 2015