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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:
Jun. 27, 2017

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;

Ryo Kobe, Wako, JP;

Shinji Kamon, Wako, JP;

Assignees:

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

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133608 (2013.01); G02F 1/133524 (2013.01); G02F 1/133603 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133607 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicular display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display unit and a display plate. The display plate includes a diffusion portion that transmits and diffuses light of a first light source, and a transmission display portion that permits light of a second light source to transmit through and illuminate a prescribed shape portion serving as a status display portion. The liquid crystal display unit provides a liquid crystal display using, as back light, the light diffused by the diffusion portion. The display plate includes a slit in a portion located in between the transmission display portion and the diffusion portion.


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