146results about "Indication elements" patented technology

The invention relates to a device and a method for displaying information inside a vehicle. An apparatus for displaying information inside a vehicle comprising a surface having a coating that emits visible light when excited by an ultraviolet (UV) beam, and a laser for generating and directing the UV beam to the coating to display information on the surface Projection device (LPD). The LPD produces one or more UV laser beams, and the coating has one or more light emitting layers, each of which can be excited by different UV wavelengths. Each layer emits light of a different color when excited. The surface is a transparent windshield or lens, or an opaque surface. A method for displaying information in a vehicle interior includes applying a luminescent coating to a surface in at least one layer, and generating and projecting a UV beam onto the coating to present information in at least as many colors as the coating.

The invention relates to a multifunction automobile digital instrument system which comprises a liquid crystal screen and an embedded singlechip fixed on the back of the liquid crystal screen; sensor data is still read through a bus interface of the prior analogue instrument board, without changing the installation structure of the prior vehicle instrument board. The system is provided with all functions of the prior analogue instruments of an automobile, besides, the system is also provided with functions such as monitoring vehicle running state and fault diagnosis, monitoring driving state of drivers, monitoring vehicle discharge state, vehicle traveling recorder, video reversing radar, GPS navigation, GPRS wireless data transmission and so on. The multifunction automobile digital instrument system of the invention can greatly expand functions of the prior instrument board and make the prior instrument board to be the information processing center of modern automobiles. The application of the system contributes to improving the service life of vehicles, reducing accidental faults, improving the safety of running and driving of vehicles, reducing the cost of use and management of vehicles and realizing informatization of traffic guidance.

An illuminated pointer includes an outer pointer that surrounds an inner pointer. The outer pointer extends from a base and is generally elliptical. The inner pointer extends from the base into the void of the outer pointer. The illuminated pointer utilizes a single light source for illuminating both the outer and inner pointer. The inner pointer provides easier reading of a dual scale gauge such as with a speedometer having both English and Metric speed scales.

A backlit display unit comprising a user display for displaying information to a user of the unit, the user display having a display medium and a movable display device with a movable indication, a common source of illumination for backlighting the user display, at least one light diffuser for diffusing light incident thereon and a carrier, the carrier supporting the illumination source, the carrier having opposite first and second surfaces. The movable indication and the display medium are provided on the first side of the carrier. The light diffuser is provided on the second side of the carrier. The arrangement is such that illumination from the illumination source is incident upon the light diffuser, and the incident light is diffused by the light diffuser back towards the movable indication and the display medium to provide backlit illumination for both the movable indication and the display medium.

A visual indicator display device includes a bracelet, a transparent capillary chamber, and a displacement member. The transparent capillary chamber is matched to an indicia and has a primary length and a width less than the primary length. The displacement member is functionally disposed at one end of the capillary chamber and is responsive to a measureable input for moving a fluid contained therein a defined amount.

A display unit is disclosed. The display unit includes a display panel having a graphical information display area for displaying graphical information to a user of the unit, a diffusing means including a primary diffusing reflector and a secondary diffusing reflector disposed adjacent the display panel, wherein the primary diffusing reflector extends transversely away from the display panel, and a source of optical radiation spaced from the diffusing means, the source of optical radiation having an emitting side that faces in a lateral direction with respect to the extent of the display panel and towards the primary diffusing reflector and so that optical radiation from the source of optical radiation is directed toward the primary diffusing reflector.

A gauge with indicating pointer has three light sources on a printed circuit board. A rear dial plate has rear markings such as MPH indicia. The first light source illuminates the pointer length, which points to the rear indicia. The second light source illuminates a front dial assembly located on an opposite side of the indicator as the rear dial plate by passing light through the thickness of the indicator. The front dial assembly is cantilevered over the rotating pointer to permit pointer rotation. The third light source illuminates the rear indicia. The front dial assembly has a front dial plate with front indicia illuminated by the second light source and to which the pointer points. The three light sources may be different colors since each illuminates a specific area of the gauge. The front dial assembly may display a separate lighted scale, such as KPH from the rear markings.

The invention discloses a display brightness adjusting device for motormeters. The device comprises a photoelectric sensor for converting sensed brightness of ambient light into a corresponding electric signal to be output; a processor for making a response to the electric signal output by the photoelectric sensor and outputting a corresponding control signal; and a power conversion module for making a response to the control signal output by the processor and outputting a corresponding voltage signal to a display motormeter. The invention also discloses a display brightness adjusting method for the motormeters. The adjusting device and the adjusting method overcomes the drawbacks of the prior motormeter that the display brightness is fixed or only can be manually and roughly adjusted by few grades, and can adjust the display brightness of the motometers to the best as well as saves energy effectively.

A display device includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels in a form of matrix and a controller configured to control the plurality of pixels of the display panel so that an instrument image indicating an instrument is displayed on the display panel. The instrument image includes a scale image indicating a scale, and a pointer image indicating a pointer that is movable in accordance with an increase and decrease in a measured magnitude for indicating the measured magnitude in association with the scale image. The instrument image further includes a highlight image that is displayed in a predetermined pattern in accordance with at least one of a position and a motion of the pointer image.

Methods and apparatus for integrating an electromagnetic navigation system and a tool and aligning the tool with a target are presented, including a sensor tool, a tool, a field generator, a display, and a computer. The sensor tool attaches to a target component in a unique position relative to target features. The field generator is fixed relative to the tool except in rotation about a tool axis. The display is adjustably mounted to the tool and automatically adjusts image parameters. Target registration and error compensation methods are provided. The system detects magnetic field and signal disturbances that may lead to inaccurate navigation, filters navigation data, and adjusts filtering parameters based on detected conditions. Apparatus for proximally locking anIM nail such that a clear passage through the cannulation of the nail is maintained are provided.

A pointer assembly includes the pointer and hub that are both illuminatable. The hub includes a main portion with a concave surface. A reflector is partially received within a slot through the concave surface and is supported on top of the hub. The reflector includes a reflective surface that directs light onto the concave surface. Light from a light source is directed by separate reflective surfaces on the pointer and the reflector to illuminate both the hub and the pointer.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved graphic display meter which is prevented from causing inconvenience to the vehicle operator, when a motion blur display mode is switched to a normal display mode.When a motion blur pointer image 10 is switched to a normal pointer image 20a, multiple pointer images 20 including the normal pointer image 20a are displayed adjacent to or in abutment with a leading part of the motion blur pointer image 10 in a direction where the pointer is rotating. The multiple pointer images 20 are consisted of the normal pointer image 20a and a plurality of auxiliary pointer images 20b, which are aligned with one another and are positioned in close proximity to the normal pointer image 20a. The multiple pointer images 20, a plurality set of which have been stored as data in advance, are selected on the basis of a space between the motion blur pointer image 10 prior to the switching of the pointer image and the normal pointer image 20 after the switching of the pointer image.

An indicator lighting device in which light introduction efficiency into a indication portion can be improved, brightness is good and unevenness in lighting is small is provided; wherein an indicator 7 which has a translucent indication member (indication portion) 72 and a light introduction member (light introduction portion) 73 and is operated around an axis by a drive shaft 1 of a drive unit 2, light sources L which are disposed around the drive shaft 1 and illuminate the indication member 72 through the light introduction member 73 are provided, and the light introduction member 73 has a light receiving surface 73a for receiving light from the light sources L, a first reflective surface 73b for focusing light introduced from the light receiving surface 73a to a position of a rotation axis Va of the drive shaft 1, a second reflective surface 73c which is formed between the first reflective surface 73b and the rotation axis and reflects light from the first reflective surface 73b in a direction along the rotation axis Va, and a third reflective surface 73d which is formed on the rotation axis Va in a way of facing the second reflective surface 73c and reflects light from the second reflective surface 73c in a longitudinal direction of the indication member 72.

An optical light guide member according to the present invention includes a tubular portion in which an annular light incident end surface for entering light is formed on a one end thereof, a funnel-shaped expanded section having a one end side thereof continuously extending to the other end of the tubular portion, a flat section which has on a front side thereof a light exit surface extending along a flat plane intersecting an axis of the tubular portion, and which extends continuously to the one end side of the funnel-shaped expanded section, and a plurality of light deflection elements formed at least on the back side of the flat section each for altering the traveling direction of the light. An incident light on the tubular portion from the light incident end surface is emitted with a uniform intensity distribution from the light exit end surface.

The present invention is to provide a combination meter having a close arrangement of a plurality of drive axles of pointers so as to save a space thereof and provide a good design thereof. The combination meter includes a speedometer and a tachometer. A speedometer dial and a tachometer dial are disposed on the circumference of one circle. The pointers each include a deadweight holder to hold a deadweight. The deadweight holders are separately overlapped each other in directions of the drive axles. One of the drive axles is disposed on the center of the circle and the other is disposed close to the center.

A pointer lighting device which can improve a light introduction efficiency to an indicating unit, and is bright and small in lighting non-uniformity, and which comprises a pointer (7) having a translucent indicating member (indicating unit) (72) and a light introducing member (light introduction unit) (73), and being operated around and by the drive shaft (1) of a drive device (2), and a light source (L) disposed around the drive shaft (1), for allowing the indicating member (72) to emit light via the light introducing member (73), wherein the light introducing member (73) has a light receiving surface (73a) for receiving a light from the light source (L), a first reflection surface (73b) for condensing a light introduced from the light receiving surface (73a) toward the rotation axis (Va) position of the drive shaft (1), a second reflection surface (73c) formed between this first reflection surface (73b) and the rotation axis, for reflecting a light from the first reflection surface (73b) in a direction along the rotation axis (Va), and a third reflection surface (73d) formed on the rotation axis (Va) so as to face the second reflection surface (73c), for reflecting a light from the second reflection surface (73c) in the longitudinal direction of the indicating member (72).

The present invention concerns a micromotor (1) for an indicator device comprising a hand (4) of the type generally used in the instrument panels of motor vehicles. More specifically, the present invention concerns a micromotor (1) of this type comprising a case wherein the thickness E2 of one area is smaller than its maximum thickness E1, so as to form a free space or recess (34) open on the exterior, in particular on the bottom (2) of the case. This recess (34) can be advantageously used for arranging components (18) necessary for the operation of the instrument panel in which the micromotor is mounted, thereby saving space with respect to devices of the prior art.

An instrument display for a vehicle dash includes a unique light source and light guide assembly. The light source is incorporated directly into the light guide. A non-contact magnetic coupling transfers power from a circuit board to the light source. A textured surface is formed on one portion of the external surface of the light guide to evenly illuminate the light guide. Also, surface roughness on an opposing external surface portion of the light guide is varied depending on the length of the light guide to provide similar luminance for light guides having different lengths.

A pointer instrument for a motor vehicle includes a pointer drive for deflecting a carrier body. A pointer which is visible in an indication is provided on the carrier body. An optical waveguide element is arranged on that side of the carrier body which is remote from an observer. Light from at least one light source is introduced into the optical waveguide element which extends along the movement path of the pointer. Light emerging from the optical waveguide element enters into the pointer and / or the carrier body, and the pointer is formed such that it is illuminated by light emerging from the optical waveguide element.

An adjustable garage parking locator device is disclosed in three iterations. All iterations are distinctively unique from prior art in the device contains a vertical adjustment means that is accessible from the garage floor while the device is suspended from the ceiling. Embodiments include the ability to move the device about for adjustments to varying vehicles heights and lengths, while being designed with ease of operation and maintainability.

The invention relates to an instrument, which comprises a driving mechanism, a printed circuit board (PCB), a backlight support, a graduated disc and a pointer. The driving mechanism, the PCB, the backlight support, the graduated disc and the pointer are sequentially arranged in a shell of the instrument; the driving mechanism is fixed on the PCB; the graduated disc is provided with numerical value and indication alarming icons; the PCB is provided with a light emitting diode (LED) lamp which is used for providing a backlight light source for the graduated disc; the lower part of the pointer penetrates through the graduated disc and the backlight support to be connected with the driving mechanism; a light blocking disc which is also connected with the driving mechanism is arranged at the inner bottom of the backlight support, is made of a light transmitting material, and is provided with a high light transmitting region and a low light transmitting region; and the high light transmitting region is positioned below the pointer. The instrument is unique and novel in structural design and low in cost, when the driving mechanism drives the pointer to rotate, the light blocking disc is driven to synchronously rotate in the same direction, when the pointer of the instrument points to a certain reading on the graduated disc, the reading can be displayed in a highlighting manner, and accordingly a driver can visually know that brightness of left and right parts of the region of the reading is higher than the brightness of other regions, is attracted easily, and can instantly read information on the graduated disc.

An indicator lighting device in which light introduction efficiency into a indication portion can be improved, brightness is good and unevenness in lighting is small is provided; wherein an indicator 7 which has a translucent indication member (indication portion) 72 and a light introduction member (light introduction portion) 73 and is operated around an axis by a drive shaft 1 of a drive unit 2, light sources L which are disposed around the drive shaft 1 and illuminate the indication member 72 through the light introduction member 73 are provided, and the light introduction member 73 has a light receiving surface 73a for receiving light from the light sources L, a first reflective surface 73b for focusing light introduced from the light receiving surface 73a to a position of a rotation axis Va of the drive shaft 1, a second reflective surface 73c which is formed between the first reflective surface 73b and the rotation axis and reflects light from the first reflective surface 73b in a direction along the rotation axis Va, and a third reflective surface 73d which is formed on the rotation axis Va in a way of facing the second reflective surface 73c and reflects light from the second reflective surface 73c in a longitudinal direction of the indication member 72.

The present invention relates to display mode of medical ambiplasma power source, and features the dot matrix display of several parameters, including cutting mode and power, blood coagulation mode and power, dynamic impedance, dynamic output power of the power source, acoustic loudness, probe type and model, error alarm information, etc. The present invention facilitates the electric surgical operation.

The present invention relates to an instrument cluster, more particularly relates to an improved instrument cluster having a Printed Circuit Board [PCB (1)] which holds the pointer drive source and an illumination source of pointer. The instant invention also provides for a method of operating the instrument cluster and method of assembling the instrument cluster.