Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A dial device for an illumination meter, for indicating marks formed on a dial plate by illuminating the dial plate by a lamp from inside, comprising: (a) a transparent base plate; (b) a black semitransparent layer coated on said transparent base plate so as to form a mark; (c) a black opaque layer coated so as to cover a margin and an outer periphery of the mark formed by said black semitransparent layer; and (d) a white semitransparent layer coated so as to cover a margin of said black opaque layer and all over the dial plate except the mark.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A dial device for an illumination meter, for indicating marks formed on a dial plate by illuminating the dial plate by a lamp from inside, comprising: (a) a transparent base plate; (b) a black semitransparent layer coated on said transparent base plate so as to form a mark; (c) a black opaque layer coated so as to cover a margin and an outer periphery of the mark formed by said black semitransparent layer; and (d) a white semitransparent layer coated so as to cover a margin of said black opaque layer and all over the dial plate except the mark.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
134 words
The dial device for an illumination meter of claim 1, wherein in the daytime, the mark formed by the black semitransparent layer and the black opaque layer not covered by said white semitransparent layer can be seen in black in contrast with the white dial plate irradiated with sunlight from outside; in the evening, a margin of the mark formed by said black opaque layer not covered by said white semitransparent layer can be seen in in black in contrast with the marks and the dial plate irradiated with sunlight from outside and illuminated by the lamp from inside; and in the night, another thick margin of the mark formed by the black opaque layer can be seen in black in contrast the marks and the dial plate illuminated by the lamp from inside.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
The dial device for an illumination member of claim 1, which further comprises: (a) a first chromatic semitransparent layer formed on an inside surface of the dial plate so as to cover the marks from inside; and (b) a second chromatic transparent layer 36 having a light transmissivity smaller than that of said first chromatic semitransparent layer and formed on the inside surface of the dial plate so as to cover the dial plate except the marks from inside.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
79 words
A dial device for an illumination meter, for indicating marks formed on a dial plate by illuminating the dial plate from inside, comprising: (a) a black transparent base plate; (b) a black opaque layer coated on said black transparent base plate so as to form a constant width margin of the mark; and (c) a white semitransparent layer coated so as to cover a margin of said black opaque layer and all over the dial plate except the mark.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
79 words
A dial device for an illumination meter, for indicating marks formed on a dial plate by illuminating the dial plate from inside, comprising: (a) a black transparent base plate; (b) a black opaque layer coated on said black transparent base plate so as to form a constant width margin of the mark; and (c) a white semitransparent layer coated so as to cover a margin of said black opaque layer and all over the dial plate except the mark.