Patent ID: 6404333
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
An instrument for viewing a condition of a vehicle, said instrument comprising:a sheet of material having a front and a back; markings on said back of said sheet of material, said markings being visible through said front of said sheet of material; a gauge motor disposed adjacent to said sheet of material; a controller for receiving a signal indicative of the condition of the vehicle, said controller controlling said gauge motor based on said signal; a pointer extending out of said gauge motor and movable by said gauge motor; and a light source disposed adjacent said sheet of material, said light source emitting light receivable by said sheet of material such that said light is reflected within said sheet of material and refracted out of said front of said sheet of material only at locations directly opposed said markings on said back of said sheet of material allowing said markings to be visible due to the refracted light exiting said sheet of material.