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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Takamatsu, Makinohara, JP;
Tai Inoue, Makinohara, JP;
Masahide Nagata, Makinohara, JP;
Takayuki Ogawa, Makinohara, JP;
Gosei Sato, Makinohara, JP;
Takao Kanai, Makinohara, JP;
Assignee:
YAZAKI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); B60K 37/02 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60K 37/02 (2013.01); G02B 27/0018 (2013.01); G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); B60K 2370/155 (2019.05); B60K 2370/1523 (2019.05); B60K 2370/164 (2019.05); B60K 2370/166 (2019.05); B60K 2370/332 (2019.05); B60K 2370/334 (2019.05); B60K 2370/339 (2019.05); B60K 2370/39 (2019.05); B60K 2370/693 (2019.05); B60Y 2400/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surface panel is attached to an instrument panel so as to cover a display surface of a display unit disposed on the instrument panel of a vehicle. When the display unit is turned on, light L from the display unit is projected toward the driver's seat side via a thin hole formed in the surface panel.