Patent ID: 6915758

Claim:
An instrument for a vehicle comprising: a plate having a surface on which characters are provided; an outer periphery wall member of a cylinder shape for surrounding a periphery of said plate on the surface side; a cylindrical housing disposed inside the outer periphery wall member by aligning an axis line with the outer periphery wall member; a transparent cover which extends from a top of the housing to a back end of an edge portion of the outer periphery wall member, and is integrally connected to the back end of edge portion, wherein said transparent cover includes a reflective surface so as to reflect an outside light toward an inner circumference surface of said outer periphery wall member, wherein said outer periphery wall member is formed by a transparent material having the similar a quality of material similar to said transparent cover; a light emitting portion formed on a tip edge portion of the outer periphery wall member by disposing concealing means in side faces of the outer periphery wall member, and an illumination light from a light source is disposed in a said back end of the edge portion side of said outer periphery wall member that is led to the light emitting portion.