Patent ID: 6267072
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: B60K,G01D,G09F,G12B

Abstract:
An indicating instrument comprising:a holder having at least a pair of elongated sides;a dial plate fixed to said holder and having a plurality of patterned trans-illuminous portions;an illumination lamp;a light conducting plate disposed in said holder behind said dial plate and having a longitudinal groove accommodating said illumination lamp to be coplanar therewith, said light conducting plate having a light receiving surface and a light reflecting surface, said light receiving surface being disposed at a periphery adjacent to said groove to convey light from said illumination lamp into an interior of said light conducting plate in a direction transverse to said illumination lamp, said light reflecting surface reflecting said conveyed light toward said plurality of patterned trans-illuminous portions;a driving unit disposed behind said dial plate, said driving unit having a driving shaft extending outward through said light conducting plate and said dial plate;an indicator connected to said driving shaft to rotate over said dial plate; anda light diffusing member disposed in said groove behind said dial plate.