GB2018485B - Illuminated indicator gauge - Google Patents

Illuminated indicator gauge

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Publication number
GB2018485B
GB2018485B GB7911730A GB7911730A GB2018485B GB 2018485 B GB2018485 B GB 2018485B GB 7911730 A GB7911730 A GB 7911730A GB 7911730 A GB7911730 A GB 7911730A GB 2018485 B GB2018485 B GB 2018485B
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Prior art keywords
indicator gauge
illuminated indicator
illuminated
gauge
indicator
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Expired
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GB7911730A
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GB2018485A (en
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Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0066—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form characterised by the light source being coupled to the light guide
    • G02B6/0068—Arrangements of plural sources, e.g. multi-colour light sources
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K35/00—Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
    • B60K35/60—Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q3/00—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors
    • B60Q3/10—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors for dashboards
    • B60Q3/14—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors for dashboards lighting through the surface to be illuminated
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q3/00—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors
    • B60Q3/10—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors for dashboards
    • B60Q3/16—Circuits; Control arrangements
    • B60Q3/18—Circuits; Control arrangements for varying the light intensity
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D11/00—Component parts of measuring arrangements not specially adapted for a specific variable
    • G01D11/28—Structurally-combined illuminating devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K2360/00—Indexing scheme associated with groups B60K35/00 or B60K37/00 relating to details of instruments or dashboards
    • B60K2360/20—Optical features of instruments
    • B60K2360/33—Illumination features
    • B60K2360/349—Adjustment of brightness
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0013—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide
    • G02B6/0015—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0018—Redirecting means on the surface of the light guide
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0013—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide
    • G02B6/0015—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/002—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it by shaping at least a portion of the light guide, e.g. with collimating, focussing or diverging surfaces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0081—Mechanical or electrical aspects of the light guide and light source in the lighting device peculiar to the adaptation to planar light guides, e.g. concerning packaging
    • G02B6/0095—Light guides as housings, housing portions, shelves, doors, tiles, windows, or the like

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Details Of Measuring Devices (AREA)
  • Instrument Panels (AREA)
GB7911730A 1978-04-05 1979-04-04 Illuminated indicator gauge Expired GB2018485B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP1978044476U JPS54148160U (en) 1978-04-05 1978-04-05

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB2018485A GB2018485A (en) 1979-10-17
GB2018485B true GB2018485B (en) 1982-07-28

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GB7911730A Expired GB2018485B (en) 1978-04-05 1979-04-04 Illuminated indicator gauge

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JP (1) JPS54148160U (en)
DE (1) DE2913139A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2422147A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2018485B (en)

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US4460940A (en) * 1981-11-07 1984-07-17 Kei Mori Apparatus for uniform illumination employing light diffuser
DE3237883A1 (en) * 1982-10-13 1984-04-19 Kienzle Apparate Gmbh, 7730 Villingen-Schwenningen ARRANGEMENT FOR ILLUMINATING THE DISPLAY MEANS OF A MEASURING DEVICE BY TRANSMITTER
GB2161969B (en) * 1984-07-17 1988-03-09 Stc Plc Edge lit liquid crystal display device
DE3601941A1 (en) * 1986-01-23 1987-07-30 Norbert Just Display device for an electromagnetic relay
DE3704574C2 (en) * 1986-02-17 1994-06-09 Yazaki Corp Dial for a measuring instrument
DE4121248B4 (en) * 1990-07-20 2007-04-26 Siemens Ag Illuminable pointer instrument
IT223153Z2 (en) * 1991-03-08 1995-06-13 Veglia Borletti Srl INDICATOR FOR MEASURING INSTRUMENTS WITH LUMINOUS INDEX
IT1259360B (en) * 1992-03-26 1996-03-12 Fiat Auto Spa INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH COLOR VARIATION AND LIGHT INTENSITY
FR2691416B1 (en) * 1992-05-25 1998-06-12 Jaeger IMPROVEMENTS ON THE DASHBOARDS OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
DE4242913A1 (en) * 1992-12-18 1994-06-23 Moto Meter Ag Illuminated pointer instrument
FR2715614B1 (en) * 1994-01-31 1996-03-22 Sagem Instrument panel with needle indicator.
DE4443064A1 (en) * 1994-12-03 1996-06-05 Bosch Gmbh Robert Display device
US5839810A (en) * 1994-12-20 1998-11-24 Robert Bosch Gmbh Display gauge
JPH08254963A (en) * 1995-03-16 1996-10-01 Hayashi Telempu Co Ltd Display panel for apparatus in vehicle
FR2736314B1 (en) * 1995-07-05 1997-08-14 Sagem DASHBOARD INDICATOR
FR2737162B1 (en) * 1995-07-27 1997-10-17 Magneti Marelli France DISPLAY DEVICE, ESPECIALLY FOR DASHBOARDS
FR2791614B1 (en) * 1999-03-29 2001-05-04 Sagem SIMPLIFIED DASHBOARD
DE60114129T2 (en) * 2000-07-31 2006-06-29 Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd., Nagaoka ILLUMINATION DEVICE
GB0409555D0 (en) * 2004-04-29 2004-06-02 Nissan Technical Ct Europ Ltd Display apparatus
CN111445812B (en) * 2020-03-16 2021-12-07 深圳市迅灵电子科技有限公司 Bus stop board light self-adaptation display device based on light energy power generation

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US2918034A (en) * 1957-10-01 1959-12-22 Edwin A Neugass Instrument lighting
GB902260A (en) * 1958-12-11 1962-08-01 Dana Jerome Blackwell Illuminated indicator means for instruments
US3129691A (en) * 1962-04-06 1964-04-21 Honeywell Regulator Co Illuminated dial pointer

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JPS54148160U (en) 1979-10-15
DE2913139A1 (en) 1979-10-11
GB2018485A (en) 1979-10-17
FR2422147B1 (en) 1984-06-08
FR2422147A1 (en) 1979-11-02

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