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Title:
LIGHTING APPARATUS AND METER CASE FOR VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/005627
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A vehicle (10), comprising running boards (11) located on the underside of doors (12) and (13), respectively, a lighting apparatus, and a meter case having a light transmitting tube which is low in weight, excellent in durability, and also capable of easily repairing a light source, wherein the light transmitting tube (1) is installed along the side edge of the running boards (11), one end of the light transmitting tube (1) is connected to a light source unit (16) located in a cabin of the vehicle (10) at the rearmost thereof and, when a light emitting element emits light, light is radiated from the side peripheral surface of the light transmitting tube (1) at the side edges of the running boards (11) and the side edges of the running boards (11) looks luminous if they flash; a stop lamp part (120) and a meter case main body (210) also utilizing the light emission of the light transmitting tube.

Inventors:
ISHIHARADA MINORU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2000/004734
Publication Date:
January 25, 2001
Filing Date:
July 14, 2000
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
BRIDGESTONE CORP (JP)
ISHIHARADA MINORU (JP)
International Classes:
B60K37/02; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/32; B60Q3/04; (IPC1-7): B60Q1/26; B60K37/00; G01D11/28; F21S2/00
Foreign References:
JPH10157511A1998-06-16
JPH09207661A1997-08-12
JPH05313015A1993-11-26
JPH09152360A1997-06-10
JPH0116918A
JPH10133026A1998-05-22
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shigeno, Tsuyoshi (Shinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, JP)
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