Patent ID: 8562159

Claim:
An instrument cluster comprising: a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assembly ( 1 ) comprising: a drive source connected to the PCB assembly ( 1 ) and is mounted in such a way that, stem of the drive source faces towards bottom side of the PCB assembly ( 1 ) for driving a pointer, wherein the pointer is characterized into: a bottom pointer ( 4 ) which is connected to the drive source at one end and to a counter weight ( 12 ) at its other end to balance with respect to its rotating axis; and a top pointer ( 5 ) connected to the bottom pointer ( 4 ); a light guide ( 6 ) mounted above the PCB assembly ( 1 ) comprising a light source assembled with a diffuser sheet ( 14 ) and a reflector ( 3 ) mounted above the light source, wherein the diffuser sheet ( 14 ) and a dial ( 7 ) of the instrument cluster are assembled to the light guide ( 6 ) using screws and guide pinches of the light guide ( 6 ), wherein the light source illuminates the reflector and the top pointer picks light from the reflector all around its sweep angle and rotates on a dial ( 7 ) of the instrument cluster at peripheral way for dial indication; and a case assembly ( 13 ) for supporting the PCB assembly ( 1 ).