Patent ID: 6666101
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: B60K,G01D

Abstract:
Apparatus for use in an associated gauge system to simultaneously visually display at least two parameters by movement of a pair of gauge indicator members using first and second drive mechanisms, the apparatus comprising:a housing including selectively connectable opposing first and second members; a first driven shaft movable in response to said associated first drive mechanism, the first driven shaft having a free end extending through the second housing member and being adapted to carry a first associated gauge indicator member; a second driven shaft movable in response to said associated second drive mechanism, the second driven shaft having a free end extending through a central opening formed in said first driven shaft and extending through the second housing member and being adapted to carry a second associated gauge indicator member; a support bridge member disposed between the first driven shaft and the second driven shaft, the support bridge member engaging and rotatable supporting the first driven shaft and the second driven shaft relative to the housing; the first housing member defining a positioning recess rotatably receiving a second end of the second driven shaft opposite said free end; a first resilient spring member for biasing said first driven shaft away from said second housing member and into contact with said support bridge member; and, a second resilient spring member for biasing said second end of the second shaft away from said support bridge member and into engagement with said positioning recess.