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Microwave Oven With Removable Storage Cassette in Dashboard of Motor Vehicle
A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8065973 | Panel for indicating instrument, method of manufacturing the panel, and indicating instrument having the panel A panel for an indicating instrument has a base plate. The base plate has a line pattern with lines. The line pattern is defined by projections and grooves. A desired metal-like appearance is converted into a glossiness ratio Gp/Gv. The projections and grooves are f... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7129849 | Analog instrument gauge display An analog instrument gauge display is provided that comprises a lens having a pointing indicia displayed thereon, a back plate having a pattern thereon, and a drive motor coupled to the lens and configured to rotate the lens and pointing indicia relative to the patt... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7034495 | Indicating instrument An output port open control device (65) allows a port (P3) which outputs PWM signals of a Cos+ side to be in a high impedance state in a period in which respective PWM signals of Cos+ and Cos− supplied to a S-phase coil (22) of a stepping moto... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6993987 | Meter unit having indication part and control part A meter unit for indicating a physical quantity includes an indication part and a control part. The indication part memorizes a first indication deviation data, which provides a deviation between a detected value detected by a physical quantity sensor and a raw valu... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6959995 | Illuminating apparatus The present invention provides an illuminating apparatus capable of carrying out an illumination operation excellently by guiding the light from light sources to an illuminating member efficiently, and having a low price. The illuminating apparatus is provided with ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6956351 | Driving device for stepping motor A driving device, includes a stepping motor having an exciting coil and a rotor; a driven member driven in accordance with a rotation of the rotor; a stopper mechanically stopping the driven member at a zero position; a controller controlling the state of excitation... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6778095 | Variable light source device for pointer-type meter A variable light source device useful for a pointer-type meter comprises essentially a microprocessor, a memory, a electronically controlled circuit, and a RGB luminescent light source set, characterized in that it takes advantage of an electronically controlled cir... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6771038 | Instrument reference system A method and system for calibrating a motor-driven instrument pointer (8) against a stop (5) without using feedback includes, in a first power state, driving the pointer (8) at full torque against the stop (5), then driving the pointer ( | 08/03/2004 |
| 6710718 | Slim profile indicating instruments An apparatus includes indicating instruments with slim profiles. The indicating instrument comprises a meter movement and a circuit board. The main body of the meter movement is situated in an aperture in the circuit board. With this placement, the front end of the ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6600427 | Combination instrument for displaying measured values and/or other information, in particular for use in a motor vehicle A combination instrument (1) for displaying measured values and/or other information, having a flexible printed circuit (2) on which electrical and/or electronic components (9, 10, 13) are arranged, and with parts of the flexible printed circuit (2) being... | 07/29/2003 |
| 5847531 | Process for reducing the strength of an uncontrolled pointer movement A process for reducing the strength of an uncontrolled movement of a pointer driven by a stepper motor and abutting against a mechanical stop means when the stepper motor is switched off. Prior to the switch-off operation, the field strength of the magnet... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5142274 | Silhouette illuminated vehicle head-up display apparatus An improved vehicle head-up display apparatus in which both the display and pointer of the image source are illuminated for low ambient driver viewing by a back lighting means mounted on the rear face of the display. A generally opaque applique includes a... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4117722 | Measuring apparatus providing separate analog and digital outputs A capacitive integrator passes a current through a non-linearity compensating transistor, a thermistor, and an analog output amplifier and resistor so that the value of the current and the value of the voltage across the resistor are proportional to the t... | 10/03/1978 |
