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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
Hirokazu Ishida, Niiza, JP;
Tomoki Kawamura, Niiza, JP;
Yoku Tahira, Niiza, JP;
Honda Access Corporation, Saitama, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a cover panel including a lighting device which is attachable without a mounting seat. A cover panelincludes a panel main bodyfixed on an instrument panelin an interior of an automobile and a lighting deviceprovided inside the panel main body. The panel main bodycomprises an openingwhich forms a gap between itself and the instrument panel, and light emitted through the openingfrom the lighting deviceilluminates the interior of the automobile. The panel main bodyand the lighting deviceare integrated and are fixed on the instrument panel, so that the cover panelincluding the lighting devicecan be fixed on the instrument panelwithout utilizing the mounting seat as was conventionally done.