Patent ID: 6910439

Claim:
A vehicular meter characterized: by comprising: an indication element for indicating a predetermined piece of information, a circuit board arranged on the back of said indication element, and a manipulation mechanism for switching pieces of information to be indicated by said indication element; in that said manipulation mechanism includes a switch element mounted on said circuit board, an operation shaft for activating said switch element by a pushing operation, and an elastic member for returning said operation shaft in the non-pushing direction; in that said operation shaft includes a push portion for actuating said switch element, hook portions inserted into a through hole formed in said circuit board to come into engagement with the back face of said circuit board, and a flange portion opposed to said circuit board; and in that said elastic member is positioned between said flange portion and said circuit board for biasing said hook portions in a direction to abut against said circuit board by its restoring force, wherein said flanae portion is provided with a stopper portion for regulating the movement of said operation shaft in a pushing direction, and said elastic member is disposed on an outer circumferential portion of said stopper portion.