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- 照明文字盤と指針とを有する計器であって、
前記照明文字盤によって表される変量に対する表示を含む前面を有する透光性文字盤プレートと、
前記透光性文字盤プレートの外周部の背面から後方に配置され、該透光性文字盤プレートの該背面を照明する少なくとも1つの光源であって、該光源からの光は前記透光性文字盤プレートにより該透光性文字盤プレートの前記前面に伝達される、少なくとも1つの光源と、
前記少なくとも1つの光源と前記透光性文字盤プレートの外周部との間に配置される光リングと、
前記透光性文字盤プレートに対して垂直な軸を中心に回転移動するように取り付けられる透光性指針であって、前記軸と同心であり且つ前記透光性文字盤プレートを貫通すると共に該透光性文字盤プレートから前方及び後方の両方に突出するハブと、前記透光性文字盤プレートの前記前面の一部にわたって前記ハブから横方向に突出する指示部とを有し、該ハブは、前記透光性文字盤プレートの後方に位置する小径部と、該透光性文字盤プレートを貫通する大径部と、該小径部と該大径部との間のテーパ遷移部とを有し、該テーパ遷移部は、前記光源より前記透光性文字盤プレートの前記背面に近いように配置されると共に、前記光源からの光が前記ハブに入り該ハブを通って前方に且つ前記指示部を照明するために該ハブから該指示部内に横方向に伝播するように、該光を受けるように構成されるテーパ外面を形成する、透光性指針と、
を具備し、
前記光リングは、前記少なくとも1つの光源からの光を前記透光性指針に向けるように構成されるとともに、前記光源よりも前記軸の側に延伸するような幅を有する、
照明文字盤と指針とを有する計器。 - 前記光リングは、前記透光性文字盤プレートの前記前面において、ホットスポットを低減するか又はなくすように構成される、請求項1に記載の計器。
- 前記光リングの幅は、前記少なくとも1つの光源から放射される前記光の角度に基づいて選択される、請求項1に記載の計器。
- 前記光リングは、文字盤面が特定の形状及び大きさの構成を有するように前記文字盤面の部分を照明するように形成される、請求項1に記載の計器。
- 前記表示は、前記透光性文字盤プレートの覆われていない部分のみが照明されて該表示を形成するように、該透光性文字盤プレートの部分を覆う薄い面板によって形成される、請求項1に記載の計器。
- 前記透光性指針は、前記ハブの上面に、光を該透光性指針を通って横方向に伝播させる反射面を形成する凹部をさらに有する、請求項1に記載の計器。
- 前記テーパ遷移部は円錐状である、請求項1に記載の計器。
- 前記軸と前記テーパ遷移部の前記テーパ外面との間の角度は約45度である、請求項1に記載の計器。
- 前記軸と前記テーパ遷移部の前記テーパ外面との間の角度は約15度である、請求項1に記載の計器。
- 前記軸と前記テーパ遷移部の前記テーパ外面との間の角度は約60度である、請求項1に記載の計器。
- 前記計器はフルスイープ計器又はショートスイープ計器である、請求項1に記載の計器。
- 前記少なくとも1つの光源は側射型発光ダイオードである、請求項1に記載の計器。
- 照明文字盤と指針とを有する計器であって、
前記照明文字盤によって表される変量に対する表示を含む前面を有する透光性文字盤プレートと、
前記透光性文字盤プレートに対して垂直な軸を中心に回転移動するように取り付けられる透光性指針であって、前記軸と同心であり且つ前記透光性文字盤プレートを貫通すると共に該透光性文字盤プレートから前方及び後方の両方に突出するハブと、前記透光性文字盤プレートの前記前面の一部にわたって該ハブから横方向に突出する指示部とを有する、透光性指針と、 前記透光性文字盤プレートの外周部の背面から後方に配置されると共に前記ハブの外面を照明するように構成される少なくとも1つの光源と、
前記少なくとも1つの光源と前記透光性文字盤プレートとの間に配置される光リングと、
を具備し、
前記ハブは、テーパ遷移部を有して、
前記ハブは、前記少なくとも1つの光源からの光が前記テーパ遷移部から該ハブに入り該ハブを通って前方に且つ前記指示部を照明するために該ハブから該指示部内に横方向に伝播するように該光を受けるように構成され、
前記光リングは、前記少なくとも1つの光源からの光を前記透光性指針に向けるように構成されるとともに、前記光源よりも前記軸の側に延伸するような幅を有する、
照明文字盤と指針とを有する計器。 - 前記光リングは、前記透光性文字盤プレートの前記前面において、ホットスポットを低減するか又はなくすように構成される、請求項13に記載の計器。
- 前記透光性指針は、前記ハブの上面に、光を該透光性指針を通って横方向に伝播させる反射面を形成する凹部をさらに有する、請求項13に記載の計器。
- 前記テーパ遷移部は円錐状である、請求項13に記載の計器。
- 前記テーパ遷移部は、前記透光性文字盤プレートに近づくに従って先細りとなるようにテーパ外面が傾斜して、
前記軸と前記テーパ遷移部の前記テーパ外面との間の角度は約45度である、請求項13に記載の計器。 - 前記テーパ遷移部は、前記透光性文字盤プレートに近づくに従って先細りとなるようにテーパ外面が傾斜して、
前記軸と前記テーパ遷移部の前記テーパ外面との間の角度は約15度である、請求項13に記載の計器。 - 前記テーパ遷移部は、前記文字盤プレートに近づくに従って先細りとなるようにテーパ外面が傾斜して、
前記軸と前記テーパ遷移部の前記テーパ外面との間の角度は約60度である、請求項13に記載の計器。 - 前記計器はフルスイープ計器又はショートスイープ計器である、請求項13に記載の計器。
- 前記少なくとも1つの光源は側射型発光ダイオードである、請求項13に記載の計器。
- 計器の文字盤及び指針を照明する方法であって、
前記計器は、前記文字盤によって表される変量に対する表示を含む前面を有する透光性文字盤プレートと、該透光性文字盤プレートに対して垂直な軸を中心に回転移動するように取り付けられる透光性指針であって、前記軸と同心であり且つ前記透光性文字盤プレートを貫通すると共に該透光性文字盤プレートから前方及び後方の両方に突出するハブと、前記透光性文字盤プレートの前記前面の一部にわたって前記ハブから横方向に突出する指示部とを有し、該ハブは、前記透光性文字盤プレートの後方に位置する小径部と、該透光性文字盤プレートを貫通する大径部と、該小径部と該大径部との間の遷移部とを有し、該遷移部は、少なくとも1つの光源より前記透光性文字盤プレートの背面に近いように配置されると共にテーパ外面を形成する、透光性指針とを有し、該方法は、
前記計器の外周部であって前記透光性文字盤プレートの背面側に配置された前記少なくとも1つの光源から光を発光すること、
前記少なくとも1つの光源と前記透光性文字盤プレートとの間に配置されて、前記少なくとも1つの光源よりも前記軸の側に延伸するような幅を有する光リングにより、該少なくとも1つの光源からの光を前記透光性文字盤プレート及び前記ハブへ向けること、 前記光源からの前記光が前記ハブに入り該ハブを通って前方に伝播するように、該光を前記テーパ外面において直接取り込むこと、及び
前記指示部を照明するように、前記透光性文字盤プレートの前側にある前記ハブの部分から該指示部内に該光を横方向に向けること、
を含む、計器の文字盤及び指針を照明する方法。 - 前記光源は、前記軸の周囲に間隔を空けて配置される複数の発光ダイオードを含む、請求項22に記載の方法。
- 前記テーパ遷移部は円錐状である、請求項22に記載の方法。
- 前記透光性文字盤プレートの前記背面から後方に間隔を空けて配置される前記少なくとも1つの光源により前記透光性文字盤プレートを照明することをさらに含む、請求項22に記載の方法。
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