Vehicular instrument device and vehicle with vehicular instrument device
US7932819B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2360/179
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A first meter cluster panel and a second meter cluster panel are disposed on an instrument panel of a vehicle such that the first meter cluster panel and the second meter cluster panel have respective centers of display disposed substantially coaxially with each other. The first meter cluster panel is disposed near a boundary line at a position deeper than that of the second meter cluster panel as viewed by a driver who is directing his or her line of sight from an eye range in the forward direction of the vehicle. The first meter cluster panel displays information that is visually recognized outside of a steering wheel. The second meter cluster panel displays information that is visually recognized inside the steering wheel when the driver directs his or her line of sight from the eye range in the forward direction of the vehicle.
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