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Details

Inventors: Oikawa, Akio; Sasai, Koji;
Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Limited (Yokohama, JP)
Primary Examiner: Yasich; Daniel M.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Schwartz, Jeffery, Schwaab, Mack, Blumenthal & Koch

A meter mounting panel having an opening through which a dial board of a meter is exposed is made of a transparent material and has a light reflecting surface formed thereon. An edge of the panel is located in the vicinity of a light source so that the light from the light source enters the panel through the edge and is reflected on the reflecting surface to be directed in a direction parallel to the surface of the panel thereby to illuminate the same from within.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an instrument assembly which gives the meter mounting panel much the same color and illumination in the nighttime as in the daytime.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an instrument assembly having a meter mounting panel which is constructed of a transparent material and is illuminated from within by the light which enters the panel through edges of the same.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become clear from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

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