Patent ID: 8016442

Claim:
An illuminated indicating device comprising: a dial plate including a front side and a rear side, the rear side opposite to the front side; a first light source disposed adjacent to the rear side of the dial plate to emit a beam of light; a light guide for diverting the beam of light into a first light along a longitudinal direction of the light guide and a second light at an angle relative to the first light; a light filter that includes a first filtering portion and a second filtering portion, wherein the first filtering portion is located in a path of the first light to allow a first color of light to pass through the first filtering portion and the second filtering portion is located in a path of the second light to allow a second color of light to pass through the second filtering portion; and a transmitting plate disposed adjacent to the rear side of the dial plate and a second light source that emits light to the transmitting plate; wherein the light emitted from the second light source illuminates indication marks on the dial plate from the rear side of the dial plate, and the transmitting plate includes an extension and a chamfered surface, the light from the second light source entering the transmitting plate through the extension and being reflected by the chamfered surface to travel toward an end of the transmitting plate distal of the extension.