Signals and indicators – Indicators – Rotary indicator with actuating means
Patent
1996-12-05
2000-06-06
Gutierrez, Diego
Signals and indicators
Indicators
Rotary indicator with actuating means
116288, 362 23, 362 26, 362 31, G01D 1128
Patent
active
060705493
ABSTRACT:
A pointer type indicator having a structure in which internal mechanisms and illuminating light sources are directly connected to an optical guide plate through the medium of a circuit board, and is capable of brightly illuminating pointers and indexes. The pointer type indicator comprises a dial plate provided with a transparent indexes corresponding to information to be indicated, a pointer provided adjacent to a front face of the dial plate, an optical guide plate provided adjacent to a back face of the dial plate for guiding the illuminating light transmitted from an illuminating light source to the entire area of the front face of the dial plate, a circuit board having at least a circuit pattern formed thereon, said circuit pattern being used for transmitting an electric signal, and an electric element operated by the signal fed from the circuit board, which electric element is fixed to a back face of the optical guide plate through the medium of the circuit board, whereby a light reflecting member is provided on a surface of the circuit board which faces to the optical guide plate.
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Iuchi Kazuto
Takenouchi Kazuyuki
Watanabe Yasuyuki
Gutierrez Diego
Hirshfeld Andrew
Yazaki -Corporation
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