Signals and indicators – Vehicle – Motion and direction
Patent
1992-12-09
1994-06-14
Yasich, Daniel M.
Signals and indicators
Vehicle
Motion and direction
116286, 362 29, 362343, 359533, G02B 508, G08B 536, G01D 1128, F21Q 300
Patent
active
053200624
ABSTRACT:
A pointer for use in an instrument panel, such as a speedometer, in a vehicle. According to one embodiment, the pointer includes a conically shaped pointer body to which a pointer base is secured. A light source is disposed within the pointer base and a slit is provided in the body. The inner surface of the pointer body is reflective such that light directed from the light source is reflected off of the reflective surface and through the slit. In another embodiment the light source is disposed externally of the pointer and a reflecting member is provided in the pointer for reflecting the light towards the distal end of the conical body. The reflecting member can include a reflecting mirror or, alternatively, a prism.
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Aoki Kunimitsu
Iino Tadashi
Masuda Michihisa
Yasich Daniel M.
Yazaki -Corporation
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