Claims
- 1. A gear shift position indicating device for use with a shift lever, comprising:
- an opaque plastic case;
- a light conductive structure having a horizontal wall and a vertical wall, the walls being integral with each other;
- first and second groups of projections integrally formed in the horizontal wall, one of said group of projections having indicia representative of gear shift position, a rounded cut formed in the lower edge of the vertical wall, the light conductive structure being embedded in the plastic case by means of monobloc molding, the first and second groups of projections on the horizontal wall being exposed to the outside of the plastic case while the lower edge of the vertical wall is contained within the interior of the plastic case;
- a pointer located within the plastic case below the horizontal wall of the light conductive structure, the pointer being movable with the shift lever;
- light conductive means in the plastic case exposing a lower surface of the horizontal wall to the interior of the plastic case; and
- a light source for illuminating the interior of the plastic case and further illuminating said projections by providing light which passes through the rounded cut in the vertical wall of the light conductive structure, the pointer being illuminated by the light source and visable on the outside of the plastic case through a projection with which it is in registration to indicate shift position.
- 2. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 1, in which said first group, of projections are lens portions integrally formed in said horizontal wall.
- 3. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 2, in which each of said second group of projections comprises:
- rounded stage portions integrally formed in said horizontal wall; and
- raised letters integrally formed on each said rounded stage portion.
- 4. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 3, in which said vertical wall of the light conductive structure is smoothly curved.
- 5. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 4, further comprising an inner panel which is stationarily installed in said plastic case, said inner panel having one end on which said light source is mounted.
- 6. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a slide plate which moves together with said shift lever while sliding on said inner panel, said slide plate having said pointer integrally connected thereto.
- 7. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 6, in which said pointer is painted.
- 8. A shift position indicating device for use with a shift lever, comprising:
- an opaque plastic case;
- a light conductive structure embedded in said opaque plastic case by means of monobloc molding, said light conductive structure having first and second portions which are integral with each other, said second portion having a light receiving part exposed to the interior of said plastic case;
- projections integrally formed on said first portion and exposed to outside of said plastic case;
- first means for illuminating the interior of said plastic case;
- a pointer located in said plastic case and movable with said shift lever; and
- second means for permitting said pointer to be viewed from outside of said plastic case.
- 9. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 8, in which said second means comprises:
- one group of said projections; and
- means for defining respective openings in said plastic case just below said one group of projections, thereby permitting said pointer to be viewed from outside of said plastic case through a selected one of said one group of projections.
- 10. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 9, in which each of said one group of projections is a lens.
- 11. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 10, in which the projections of said one group are aligned with said first portion of said light conductive structure.
- 12. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 10, in which each of another group of said projections comprises:
- a rounded stage portion integrally formed on said first portion; and
- a raised letter integrally formed on said rounded stage portion.
- 13. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 12, in which said second portion of said light conductive structure is smoothly curved.
- 14. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 13, in which said light receiving part of said second portion of the light conductive structure has a rounded cut which is directed toward said first means.
- 15. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 14, further comprising an inner panel which is secured in aid plastic case, said inner panel having one end on which said first means is mounted.
- 16. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising a slide plate which moves with said shift lever while sliding on said inner panel, said slide plate having said pointer integrally connected thereto.
- 17. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 16, in which said pointer is painted.
- 18. A shift position indicating device as claimed in claim 12, in which said first portion of said light conductive structure has a granulated inner surface just below the other group of projections.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/420,034, filed Oct. 11, 1989, now abandoned.
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