Patent ID: 6182601
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: G01D

Abstract:
A meter for presenting status information of equipment during low and high intensity lighting conditions, said meter comprising;a controller for generating status information signals according to signals received from the equipment;a pointer comprising a base portion and an opaque cap, the base portion including a translucent elongate portion and a splitter;a pointer driver for deflecting the pointer according to the generated status information signals; andat least one LED connected to the controller for generating light according to the generated status information signals for illuminating the pointer for viewing the low and the high intensity lighting conditions, said light being directed to the splitter, wherein a first portion of the light is reflected into the translucent elongate portion and a second portion is passed through said splitter, said cap including an aperture spaced apart from the elongate portion, the aperture allowing the second portion of the light to pass through the cap to permit the aperture to be viewed in the high intensity lighting conditions when the translucent elongate portion is less visible.