Patent · US Expired

Meter for a vehicle

US4872415A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
5References
8Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 1988
Grant dateOct 10, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 22, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60K2360/336
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A meter is disclosed wherein a light source is disposed behind the face thereof. A light path from the light source is defined in part by a reflective surface on the needle which directs light from the light source onto a portion of the face that is in the immediate vicinity of the needle. The reflecting surface is opaque which causes the needle to appear as a silhouette over the illuminated portion of the face.

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