Patent ID: 6802276
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: B60K,G01D

Abstract:
A meter apparatus, for viewing by a crew of a moving body; the meter apparatus comprising:a pointer attached to an output shaft of a meter unit to show a state of the moving body, the output shaft rotating according to the measuring quantity; and a character plate further comprising: a plate member including first indicating marks, on a first surface of the plate member facing the crew of the moving body, to be indicated by the pointer; and a framing member comprising light-transmitting material, the framing member including second indicating marks on a second surface surrounding the plate member and facing the crew of the moving body, wherein a metal layer is coated on portions of the second surface and the second indicating marks comprise areas of the light transmitting material surrounded by areas of the metal layer, whereby light inside the framing member is reflected by the metal layer and the light escapes from the framing member through the second indicating marks; and lighting means for illuminating the areas of the light transmitting material comprised in the second indicating marks.