Patent ID: 9073480
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B60Q,G07C

Abstract:
1. A turning direction indicator which indicates a turning direction of a vehicle, comprising: an indication operation section which is operated from a neutral position to a position indicating the turning direction, thereby switching display of the turning direction to an ON state; a display section which, when the display of the turning direction is switched to the ON state by the indication operation section, displays the turning direction; a steering angle detection section which detects a steering angle of a steering wheel that is operated for changing a course of the vehicle; a count section which counts a number of rotations in a case where the indication operation section is operated to a position indicating one turning direction and the one turning direction is displayed by the display section and also in a case where the steering wheel is rotated one time or more in the one turning direction; a storage section which stores the number of rotations that is counted by the count section; a determination section which determines whether the stored value stored in the storage section is a predetermined value indicating that the number of rotations has a value of 0 or not in a case where the steering wheel is operated in the one turning direction and thereafter the steering wheel is operated in another turning direction that is opposite to the one turning direction, and also in a case where the steering angle detected by the steering angle detection section becomes equal to or smaller than a magnitude of a predetermined angle; and a cancellation section which does not cancel the display of the turning direction if the determination section determines that the stored value is not the predetermined value, and which cancels the display of the turning direction if determined that the stored value is the predetermined value.