Illumination – Illuminated scale or dial – Internal light source
Patent
1999-06-02
2000-12-05
O'Shea, Sandra
Illumination
Illuminated scale or dial
Internal light source
362 29, 362 85, 362 28, 200316, G01D 1128
Patent
active
061556912
ABSTRACT:
In a light illuminating type manipulation and display apparatus including a light source and rotary knobs having a plurality of stop positions and indicator sections which are illuminated and displayed with the light from the light source at each of the stop positions. In the apparatus, light reflecting bodies having a plurality of light reflecting surfaces corresponding to a plurality of the stop positions of the rotary knobs are disposed, and the light from the light source is reflected from each of the light reflecting surfaces of the light reflecting bodies and illuminates the indicator sections located at each of the stop positions. With this arrangement, the quality of the apparatus can be improved with reduced power consumption.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4918577 (1990-04-01), Furudate
patent: 4930048 (1990-05-01), Ito
Alavi Ali
Alps Electric Co. ,Ltd.
O'shea Sandra
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