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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2003
Yasunori Yamamoto, Saitama, JP;
Makoto Yamanaka, Saitama, JP;
Yoshihiro Iijima, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An indicatorhaving LEDsis mounted on a panelwhich is provided at the center of a steering handlefor monitoring the winkers. The indicatorindicates the battery charge amount with the lit up LEDsand also the right or left turn of the vehicle when a winker switchis turned on for indicating the corresponding steering direction. For right turns, the LEDsare lit up incrementally in a sequence from the left to the right. As the LEDsall have been lit up, they are temporarily turned off and their action in the incremental sequence is then repeated. For left turns, the LEDsare lit up incrementally in order from the right. As the LEDsall have been lit up, they are temporarily turned off and their incremental action from the right is then repeated.