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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Applicants:
Tram, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Novi, MI (US);
Shuri Arakawa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yuichi Inami, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignees:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
TRAM, INC., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/28 (2006.01); G02B 5/30 (2006.01); F21V 14/08 (2006.01); F21V 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/281 (2013.01); G02B 5/3041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotary dial assembly includes a rotary dial configured to selectively display a plurality of graphical images and a polarized film assembly disposed in the rotary dial and configured to control the selective displaying of the plurality of graphical images on the rotary dial. When the rotary dial is rotated the polarized film assembly is illuminated such that at least one of the plurality of graphical images is displayed on the rotary dial assembly.