Patent ID: 6979094
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: G01D

Abstract:
1. An indicating instrument comprising: a dial having a front face with indicia on a background field, and a rear surface; a reflector, the dial being positioned on the reflector such that an interior space is defined between the reflector and the rear surface of the dial, the reflector having an opening located opposite to the rear surface of the dial, and a cylindrical wall extending toward the opening, the cylindrical wall having an inner cavity; a circuit board, the reflector being positioned against the circuit board, a portion of the circuit board being exposed to the interior space through the reflector opening; first and second sets of lights mounted on the exposed portion of the circuit board, the first set being located directly under the cylindrical wall, the second set being located outside the cylindrical wall, a color of the first set of lights being different than a color of the second set; wherein the cylindrical wall is spaced a predetermined distance from the printed circuit board such that light from the first set leaks out from the inner cavity and is reflected by the reflector to light the background field as light from the second set illuminates the indicia of the dial.