Patent ID: 6314908
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B60K,G01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A pointer instrument comprising:a pointer shaft;an essentially transparent pointer having a flag, and being deflectable by rotation of the shaft;illuminating means that radiates directly into the flag of the pointer;a connecting sleeve interconnecting the shaft with the pointer, wherein a part of the sleeve facing the pointer is formed as a carrier, the sleeve having connecting contacts for a connection to a power supply and being secured to the pointer shaft, the carrier holding the pointer and having contact surfaces for establishing contact with the illuminating means;electrical conductors extending along the sleeve from the connecting contacts to the contact surfaces; andwherein the connecting sleeve is made of nonconductive plastic; andwherein the conductors, the contact surfaces and the connecting contacts are made of conductive plastic, and serve to provide electric power to the illuminating means; andfurther comprising reflectors of electrically conductive plastic located at the end of the connecting sleeve which faces the pointer, and wherein at least two of the reflectors serve as the contact surfaces for providing contact with the illuminating means.