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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Toshiki Wada, Kariya, JP;
Katsuhiro Kumazawa, Anjo, JP;
Takaaki Muramatsu, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q001/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An indicating instrument for a vehicle includes a dial plate, a light modulation member disposed on the dial plate and a controller for controlling the light transmissivity. The light modulation member has variable light transmissivity, and the controller changes the light transmissivity according to a condition of the vehicle when operated.