Patent ID: 9021978
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: B60K,G01D

Abstract:
1. An indicator displaying device comprising: a rotatable indicator including: a shaft portion around which the rotatable indicator is rotated; and an entrance portion through which light enters the rotatable indicator, so that the rotatable indicator is illuminated by the light having entered from the entrance portion; a display unit that displays information together with the rotatable indicator, the display unit including: an opening through which the shaft portion passes; and a displaying portion provided at an outer peripheral side of the opening and illuminated by light passing therethrough; a first light source opposite to the entrance portion in an axial direction of the shaft portion across the opening, the first light source emitting light which enters the entrance portion; a housing having: a supporting portion that supports the display unit; and a reflecting portion that is positioned between the first light source and the display unit to be opposite to the displaying portion and reflects light toward the displaying portion; a cylindrical body inserted into the opening in the axial direction of the shaft portion, the cylindrical body having a supporting portion in order to hold the display unit between the supporting portion of the cylindrical body and the supporting portion of the housing, the cylindrical body further having an outer peripheral reflecting portion formed by an outer peripheral surface, which is tapered in a direction toward the first light source, the outer peripheral reflecting portion reflecting the light from the first light source toward the reflecting portion of the housing; and a window portion formed in the axial lower-side wall of the cylindrical body, which is tapered in the direction toward the first light source, wherein the first light source includes (i) a first light portion that faces the outer peripheral reflecting portion and that emits light toward the outer peripheral reflecting portion, and (ii) a second light portion that faces the window portion and that emits light toward the window portion so that the light passes through the window portion and reaches the entrance portion; the window portion comprises a plurality of notched portions; and the second light portion includes a first plurality of light emitting diodes, each light emitting diode being aligned with a respective one of the plurality of notched portions.