Patent ID: 6302551
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B60K,B60Q,G01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A meter for a vehicle, comprising:a scale plate made of a transparent material having scales thereon;a guide plate disposed along a backside of said scale plate for guiding light;an actuator having a shaft passing through holes formed on said scale plate and said guide plate;a light emitting pointer supported on said shaft at a base thereon;a first light source for supplying light along a thickness direction of said scale plate from a backside thereof;a second light source disposed in a radial inside of said first light source for supplying light into said guide plate from an end thereof;a third light source disposed in a radial inside of said second light source for supplying light into said light emitting pointer from said base; andmeans for controlling said light sources so that at least one of said first and second light sources or said third light source is activated when a key switch of said vehicle is turned on, and that a remaining other one of said light sources is activated after a predetermined delay time.