Patent ID: 8506102

Claim:
An indicator having a pointer for pointing a scale, the scale being disposed forward of a display device and having a hole at its own center for exposing the display device, the pointer comprising: a base portion disposed rearward of the display device and fixed to a rotation axle of a motor disposed rearward of the base portion, and extending radially from the rotation axle; a board fixed on a front face of the base portion; a light source mounted on the board for radially outwardly emitting a light; and a light guide portion integrally formed with a first member radially outwardly extending and securely mounted on the base portion, an inward end thereof facing the light source, a second member upstanding forwardly from an outward end of the first member, a third member extending radially inwardly from an upper end of the second member, a fourth member upstanding forwardly from an inward end of the third member, and a pointer portion extending radially outwardly from an upper end of the fourth member.