Patent ID: 9715828
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: B60K,G01D,G08G,G12B,H05B

Claim:
1. A meter display device for a vehicle, the meter display device comprising: a pointer body having a pointer position changed by shifting in a predetermined array direction in accordance with a continuously changing vehicle state to indicate the vehicle state; a display plate having a plurality of index portions configured to indicate the vehicle state at different levels, the plurality of index portions being aligned at intervals in the array direction, and the plurality of index portions being configured to individually change lighting modes; and a controller configured to change the lighting modes of the plurality of index portions individually in accordance with a shift of the vehicle state while the vehicle is traveling, wherein the controller brings the lighting modes of the plurality of index portions into a first lighting mode, under the first lighting mode, the plurality of index portions are changed in synchronism with the shift of the pointer body so as to represent the shift of the vehicle state indicated by the shift of the pointer body, and when a predetermined condition while the vehicle is traveling is satisfied, the controller brings the lighting modes of the plurality of index portions into a second lighting mode which is different from the first lighting mode.