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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2003
Wataru Kakinoki, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroaki Fukuchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Wataru Kakinoki, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroaki Fukuchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A film molded casing includes a transparent or translucent film molded member having a printed layer provided on the inner surface thereof so as to define the place of an illumination display, and a casing inside of which a lens for guiding light of an inner light source to the appearance surface thereof is integrally formed with the casing using a light-permeable resin, in which a light transmitting area is integrally formed with the casing so as to be contiguous with the lenses, and on the inner surface of which a light-impermeable printed layer is provided. In this film molded casing, the light transmitting area is matched to the light transmitting area of the film molded member.