Patent ID: 6338561
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: G01D

Abstract:
A luminous pointer comprising a pointer element having a reflecting part for reflecting illuminating light fed from an illuminating light source at a rear side of a central region of swing motion of said pointer element at least toward its tip end, wherein said pointer element is formed of a light-transmitting material and a glowing surface which glows in the form of a line including said central region of swing motion is formed by the illuminating light guided by said reflecting part; and a shielding element disposed between the pointer element and the illuminating light source and fixed to said pointer element covering its central region of swing motion from the rear side, said shielding element having an exposing part for exposing an area of said central region of swing motion corresponding to said reflecting part, and wherein said shielding element is formed to have a light-transmitting property so that it can adjust the amount of transmission of the illuminating light.