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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2011
Masatoshi Kubota, Wako, JP;
Masatoshi Kubota, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle display apparatus includes a first indicator, a second indicator, and an illuminance detector. The illuminance detector is configured detect illuminance outside a vehicle. Display luminance of the second indicator is capable of being changed in a specific luminance range in accordance with the illuminance outside the vehicle detected by the illuminance detector irrespective of daytime or nighttime. A luminance setting device is configured to set the specific luminance range. A controller is configured to increase or decrease the display luminance of the second indicator at least in a portion of the specific luminance range set by the luminance setting device based on display luminance for each of daytime and nighttime of the first indicator set by the luminance setting device.