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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:
Jul. 25, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 22, 2015
Applicant:

Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo, JP;

Inventor:

Norikazu Matsumura, Hyogo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/0962 (2006.01); B60K 37/02 (2006.01); G01D 7/00 (2006.01); G01D 7/08 (2006.01); G12B 11/02 (2006.01); G01D 13/28 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); G08C 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/0962 (2013.01); B60K 37/02 (2013.01); G01D 7/002 (2013.01); G01D 7/08 (2013.01); G01D 13/28 (2013.01); G12B 11/02 (2013.01); H05B 37/02 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1064 (2013.01); B60K 2350/203 (2013.01); B60K 2350/2008 (2013.01); B60K 2350/402 (2013.01); B60K 2350/965 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention provides a meter display device for a vehicle having improved visibility of indicated contents. A meter display device includes a pointer having a pointer position changed by shifting in a predetermined array direction in accordance with a continuously changing vehicle state to indicate the vehicle state, a dial having a plurality of numeral indicating portions configured to indicate the vehicle state at different levels, aligned at intervals in the array direction, and individually change lighting modes, and a controller configured to change the lighting modes of the plurality of numeral indicating portions in accordance with the vehicle state.


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