Patent ID: 6863411

Claim:
A pointer type indicator comprising: a dial plate having indexes corresponding to measured values; and a pointer for pointing respective indexes of the dial plate, whereby said pointer includes a base assembly, a pointer light source supported by the base assembly, a pointer cap which has a notch at one part thereof and is attached to the base assembly, a pointing portion fixed to the pointer cap to be illuminated by the light emitted from the pointer light source, and a light guide means for guiding a part of the light emitted from the pointer light source through the notch and illuminating a limited area of the dial plate behind the pointing portion, wherein said pointing portion comprises: a pointer main body made of optically transparent resin; a light introducing portion formed at one end of the pointer main body for introducing light emitted from the pointer light source; a light guiding portion formed at a part of the pointer main body for working as a part of the light guide means and guiding the light introduced from the light introducing portion toward the dial plate; and the emitting layer provided on the pointer main body.