WO1999016081A1 - Car gauge - Google Patents
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- WO1999016081A1 WO1999016081A1 PCT/KR1998/000292 KR9800292W WO9916081A1 WO 1999016081 A1 WO1999016081 A1 WO 1999016081A1 KR 9800292 W KR9800292 W KR 9800292W WO 9916081 A1 WO9916081 A1 WO 9916081A1
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- gauge
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- 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
- G01D13/00—Component parts of indicators for measuring arrangements not specially adapted for a specific variable
- G01D13/22—Pointers, e.g. settable pointer
- G01D13/28—Pointers, e.g. settable pointer with luminescent markings
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- 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
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
- G01P1/00—Details of instruments
- G01P1/07—Indicating devices, e.g. for remote indication
- G01P1/08—Arrangements of scales, pointers, lamps or acoustic indicators, e.g. in automobile speedometers
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- G—PHYSICS
- G12—INSTRUMENT DETAILS
- G12B—CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF INSTRUMENTS, OR COMPARABLE DETAILS OF OTHER APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G12B11/00—Indicating elements; Illumination thereof
- G12B11/04—Pointers; Setting-mechanisms therefor
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a car gauge, and more particularly, to a car gauge which
- a prism that can make an efficient reach of a light from a light source at rear of
- car gauges display information on running, and other operating conditions of
- the car so that the driver can drive the car with safety and make maintenance of the car with ease.
- FIG. 11 and 12 showing a speedometer for indicating a car speed(or a revolution
- a background art gauge 10 is provided with a dial 11 having various numerals(characters) and
- needle 40 having a shaft 40 A at one end thereof inserted in a shaft 51 of a needle moving unit 50
- the prism 20 has an end portion having a light receiving part 21
- reference numeral 60 is a cap for covering one end of the needle.
- the light incident to the third reflecting part 42 is reflected at a bottom of the needle 40 and directed upward, illuminating the needle for an easy observation of the driver.
- the background art needle 40 can not be highly illuminated because the needle
- the base 20 A is formed only at one portion of the base 20 A, and has a non-uniform luminance as well as a heavy
- the black face window W provided as a front face of the gauge 10 in an attempt to make the gauge 10 a high
- small sized lamp 30 has been provided in the needle 40 as a light source 30 as shown in Fig. 13.
- the present invention is directed to a car gauge that substantially obviates one
- An object of the present invention is to provide a car gauge which allows an effective transmission of light from a light source to a needle for an excellent reading of the gauge by a driver and to embody an elegant and highly illuminated needle.
- the car gauge having a transparent prism in rear
- the prism includes the prism 20 having a reflecting means for converging the light from the light
- Fig. 1 illustrates an exemplary gauge having the present invention applied
- Fig. 2 illustrates a top view of an exemplary gauge having a black face window in
- Fig. 3 illustrates a disassembled perspective view of the present invention
- Fig. 4 illustrates a section of a system in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 5 illustrates an operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 6 illustrates a section of a system in accordance with a second preferred embodiment
- Fig. 7 illustrates a section of a system in accordance with a third preferred embodiment
- Fig. 8 illustrates a section of a system in accordance with a fourth preferred embodiment
- Fig. 9 illustrates a section of a system in accordance with a fifth preferred embodiment of
- Fig. 10 illustrates a plan view of an exemplary prism in accordance with a fifth preferred
- Fig. 11 illustrates a perspective view of a background art needle system in a gauge
- Fig. 12 illustrates a section of a background art system
- Fig. 13 illustrates a section of another exemplary background art system.
- Fig. 1 illustrates an exemplary gauge
- Fig. 2 illustrates a top view of an exemplary gauge
- a dial 11 in front of a car driver seat has a dial 11 with various scale marks, a black face window W on top
- Fig. 3 illustrates a disassembled perspective view of a system of the present invention
- Fig. 4 illustrates a section of a system in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the
- the prism 20 includes a base 20A having a radial cut
- the light source 30 may be
- the base 20 A of the prism 20 has a concave portion A 22A
- the shaft 40A has a recessed portion 40B on top, and the
- needle 40 has a concave portion B 41 on one side of a lower end fitted on the top of the shaft
- the second reflecting part 22 is formed of a convex portion, for
- FIG. 5 illustrates an operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 4.
- the dial 11 is illuminated and, on the same time, a portion of light incident to the light
- the light through the light receiving part 21 is incident to the
- first reflecting part 21 A reflected at the first reflecting part 21 A to travel in a horizontal direction
- reflecting part 22 is reflected again at an angle upwardly, converged, and incident to the third
- the needle can be highly reflective
- Fig. 6 illustrates a section of a system in accordance with a second preferred embodiment
- a second refracting part 40D respectively formed convex on top and bottom thereof separate from the needle 40.
- the second embodiment is operative as follows.
- a light from the light source 30 is
- the light incident to the first refracting part 40C is made to incident to the second refracting
- part 40D is focused onto a center of the concave part B 41 underside of the needle 40.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a section of a system in accordance with a third preferred embodiment
- the light from the light source 30 passes through the light receiving part 21 and the
- first reflecting part 21 A is reflected at the convex portion of the second reflecting part upwardly
- the concave portion B 41 is refracted upwardly in a vertical direction, incident to the third
- Fig. 8 illustrates a section of a system in accordance with a fourth preferred embodiment
- the shaft 40 A has a flat recess part 40E sloped downwardly inwardly to a center on a top
- the needle 40 having a flat recess part 40F sloped upwardly to a center opposite to
- a highly illuminated needle 40 can be implemented by receiving a large amount of light by means of the light receiving part 21 enlarged wider and converging to a center when the
- Fig. 9 illustrates a section of a system in accordance with a fifth preferred embodiment of
- Fig. 10 illustrates a plan view of an exemplary prism in accordance with
- a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention including a base 20A of the prism 20 having
- fitting recesses 20B and LEDs L fitted in the fitting recesses 20B. That is, fitting recesses 20B
- light receiving convex part 20C is formed in front of the LED L, i.e., at an end of the fitting recess
- fitting recesses 20B are formed radially in the base 20A in the disc form of prism 20, for fitting
- LEDs L may be formed and directly fitted therein at the position of the light receiving part 21 in
- present invention can implement a highly illuminated needle and allows to provide a high quality gauge. And, the highly illuminated needle helps easy reading of the gauges that help a safe
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Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP98944331A EP1018121A1 (en) | 1997-09-24 | 1998-09-23 | Car gauge |
CA002304877A CA2304877A1 (en) | 1997-09-24 | 1998-09-23 | Car gauge |
DE1018121T DE1018121T1 (en) | 1997-09-24 | 1998-09-23 | POINTER INSTRUMENT FOR A VEHICLE |
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
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KR1997/48539 | 1997-09-24 | ||
KR19970048539 | 1997-09-24 | ||
KR1019980033912A KR100287925B1 (en) | 1997-09-24 | 1998-08-21 | Indicator for gauge panel of vehicle |
KR1998/33912 | 1998-08-21 |
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WO1999016081A1 true WO1999016081A1 (en) | 1999-04-01 |
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PCT/KR1998/000292 WO1999016081A1 (en) | 1997-09-24 | 1998-09-23 | Car gauge |
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EP (1) | EP1018121A1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN1271455A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2304877A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE1018121T1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999016081A1 (en) |
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EP1877736A2 (en) * | 2005-04-29 | 2008-01-16 | Auto Meter Products, Inc. | Gauge with illuminated dial and pointer |
US7665413B2 (en) * | 2007-04-27 | 2010-02-23 | Continental Automotive Systems Us, Inc. | Illuminated hub pointer |
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DE3425029A1 (en) * | 1983-07-08 | 1985-01-31 | Yazaki Corp., Tokio/Tokyo | Illuminating device in a measuring instrument |
EP0295165A1 (en) * | 1987-05-25 | 1988-12-14 | Jaeger | Illuminated pointer, in particular for vehicle dashboards |
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- 1998-09-23 EP EP98944331A patent/EP1018121A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1998-09-23 CA CA002304877A patent/CA2304877A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-09-23 DE DE1018121T patent/DE1018121T1/en active Pending
- 1998-09-23 WO PCT/KR1998/000292 patent/WO1999016081A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1998-09-23 CN CN 98809458 patent/CN1271455A/en active Pending
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DE3425029A1 (en) * | 1983-07-08 | 1985-01-31 | Yazaki Corp., Tokio/Tokyo | Illuminating device in a measuring instrument |
EP0295165A1 (en) * | 1987-05-25 | 1988-12-14 | Jaeger | Illuminated pointer, in particular for vehicle dashboards |
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE10006058A1 (en) * | 2000-02-10 | 2001-08-16 | Borg Instr Ag | Electroluminescent film for pointer illumination |
EP1877736A2 (en) * | 2005-04-29 | 2008-01-16 | Auto Meter Products, Inc. | Gauge with illuminated dial and pointer |
EP1877736A4 (en) * | 2005-04-29 | 2012-11-07 | Auto Meter Products Inc | Gauge with illuminated dial and pointer |
US7665413B2 (en) * | 2007-04-27 | 2010-02-23 | Continental Automotive Systems Us, Inc. | Illuminated hub pointer |
US8454180B2 (en) | 2008-11-19 | 2013-06-04 | Yazaki Corporation | Measuring instrument |
US9234774B2 (en) | 2011-06-06 | 2016-01-12 | Yazaki Corporation | Lighting structure for meter device |
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DE1018121T1 (en) | 2001-01-25 |
EP1018121A1 (en) | 2000-07-12 |
CN1271455A (en) | 2000-10-25 |
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