Patent ID: 7798091

Claim:
A meter device comprising: an indication plate including a rim part and an indication surface that indicates information concerning a measured amount; a finger arranged to move in an area above the indication plate; a light source; and an indication plate frame that surrounds at least a portion of the rim part of the indication plate, wherein the indication plate frame is made of a light guiding material and arranged to guide light from the light source to the indication plate, the indication plate frame includes a protruding portion arranged to protrude beyond the indication surface from a back side of the indication plate to a front side of the indication plate, the protruding portion of the indication plate frame illuminates the indication surface of the indication plate with the light from the light source, and the protruding portion includes a frame inclination section arranged such that a frame outer end of the frame inclination section is positioned more forward on the front side of the indication plate than a frame inner end arranged adjacent to the rim part of the indication plate.