Patent ID: 7347575

Claim:
A gauge comprising: a housing that includes a sleeve; a plurality of light sources disposed in the housing and producing light; a bezel coupled to the housing to define a light transmitting aperture, the bezel having a opening; a display coupled to the housing, the display having a display surface that is visible through the opening, the display being spaced rearwardly of at least a portion of the bezel; a pointer moveably mounted to the housing, the pointer having a pointer end, which is disposed on a side of the bezel opposite the light transmitting aperture, an annular pointer body that includes a plurality of teeth formed about a perimeter of the body, the annular pointer body rotatably supported on the sleeve and a light guide that extends through the light transmitting aperture and the sleeve; a face coupled to at least one of the housing, the bezel and the display, the face including dial face indicia that are disposed about the sleeve; and a motor assembly coupled to the housing, the motor assembly having a drive member that meshingly engages the plurality of teeth of the pointer body, wherein a first portion of the light produced by the plurality of light sources back-illuminates the display surface; and wherein a second portion of the light produced by the plurality of light sources is collected by the light guide and illuminates the pointer end.