Patent ID: 8717855

Claim:
A dial plate structure, comprising: a first dial plate having a first opening or a first cutout portion at a predetermined portion thereof; a second dial plate arranged under the first dial plate and having a plurality of function display portions that are exposed through the first opening or the first cutout portion; and a rotary indicator arranged between the first and second dial plates, having a function indicator to selectively indicate one of the plurality of function display portions by rotating over the second dial plate, and partially exposed through the first opening or the first cutout portion; wherein the rotary indicator has a plurality of index markers respectively corresponding to the plurality of function display portions on the surface thereof, and wherein the first dial plate has a second opening or a second cutout portion at a position different from the first opening or the first cutout portion, the second opening or the second cutout portion being configured to expose one of the index markers when the function indicator indicates one of the function display portions, the one of the index markers corresponding to the indicated function display portion.