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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Toshiya Shibukawa, Zushi, JP;
Hiroaki Harata, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroki Nagayama, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G00B 27/10 (2006.01); G02B 5/124 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reflecting surface material for a vehicle interior, including multiple units of reflecting material each having a surface defined by a concave cross-sectional profile with at least one light reflecting face formed in one sector of the profile and at least one light absorbing face formed in another sector of the profile. A plurality of units of reflecting material are positioned such that the light reflecting faces are disposed in one direction toward the exterior of the vehicle and the light absorbing faces are disposed in another direction toward the driver of the vehicle.