Patent ID: 7347160
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: B60K,G01D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A needle pointer type meter, comprising: an index plate having a first through-vision section and indexes surrounding the first through-vision section; a movable body which has a second through-vision section corresponding to the first through-vision section; a drive device for moving the movable body; a needle pointer which is attached to the movable body and moves along the indexes around the first through-vision section; a light source for illuminating the needle pointer; and a display device for displaying predetermined information to an observer located in front of the index plate through the first and second through-vision sections, characterized in that: the light source is formed by a plurality of light sources disposed at certain intervals along the movement route of the needle pointer, and the needle pointer is made of light-transmissive material which receives light from a given light source of the plural light sources in accordance with the movement of the needle pointer so that the needle pointer can emit light, the needle pointer and the light source are optically connected behind the index plate.