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Compact instrument panel

US5644289A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 1995
Grant dateJul 1, 1997
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01D7/04
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A compact display device for a measuring or control instrument having on the same plate (4) a main dial (8) giving a main reading by means of a first needle (9) moving above secondary dials (8a, 8b, 8c) located inside the perimeter of the main dial (8), the needles of which (9a, 9b, 9c) rotate in a space included between the main dial (8) and the first needle (9) to give readings of different or complementary nature. An instrument panel of a moving vehicle providing a main reading of speed on a circular dial.

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