Patent ID: 7518498
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: B60K,B60Q,G01D

Abstract:
1. A meter for an automotive vehicle comprising: a back light illuminating with a predetermined color, a display portion comprising a first deflecting plate, a second deflecting plate, and a phase difference portion for providing a meter design having scales and letters, the display portion disposed in front of the back light and being changeable between a positive mode and a negative mode at a predetermined speed, and a reverse control device determining whether an engine of the vehicle is in an initial starting step or the vehicle is in a running state, the control device reversing the display portion at a speed in response to a result of the determination, wherein the reverse control device has a reverse operation control unit for controlling an intersection angle between a first deflecting axis of the first deflecting plate and a second deflecting axis of the second deflecting plate so as to at least partly transmit or block light emitted from the back light, the intersection angle being from 0° to 90°.