Patent ID: 7934463

Claim:
A gauge, the gauge comprising: a face plate having a gauge center and an indication area disposed about the gauge center, the indication area having a bottom boundary and a top boundary spaced apart from the bottom boundary, the bottom boundary being spaced apart from the gauge center by a first radial distance, the indication area being angled rearward relative to a front side of the face plate such that the top boundary of the indication area is spaced rearward a distance from the front side of the face plate; a plurality of indicia disposed on one of the front side of the face plate and the indication area; a stationary laser diode positioned behind a rear side of the face plate and pointing away from the rear side of the face plate, the laser diode arranged to project a beam perpendicular to the face plate; a sensor arranged to monitor a parameter and output a signal indicative of a value of the parameter; and a drive system disposed behind the rear side of the face plate, the drive system arranged to rotate the projected beam from the laser to a position adjacent to a specific one of the plurality of indicia based on the signal output from the sensor.