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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 23, 2014
Applicants:

Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Naoto Ogawa, Kariya, JP;

Takuo Yamamoto, Kariya, JP;

Mika Kasai, Wako, JP;

Ryo Kobe, Wako, JP;

Assignees:

DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); B60K 37/02 (2006.01); B60Q 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/001 (2013.01); B60K 37/02 (2013.01); B60Q 3/004 (2013.01); B60Q 3/044 (2013.01); G02B 6/002 (2013.01); G02B 6/0018 (2013.01); G02B 6/0058 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicular display apparatus includes a light source and a light guide member. The light guide member includes (i) an interior portion that receives light from the light source and (ii) outer faces that reflect the light repeatedly to permit the light to propagate in the interior portion. The light guide member further includes a viewable portion and a light absorption member serving as a light attenuation portion. The viewable portion reflects a part of the light propagating in the interior portion towards a viewer side so as to appear to be luminous. The light absorption member absorbs a part of light reflected by the outer face.


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