JP2002039807A - Pointer instrument - Google Patents

Pointer instrument

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JP2002039807A
JP2002039807A JP2000220909A JP2000220909A JP2002039807A JP 2002039807 A JP2002039807 A JP 2002039807A JP 2000220909 A JP2000220909 A JP 2000220909A JP 2000220909 A JP2000220909 A JP 2000220909A JP 2002039807 A JP2002039807 A JP 2002039807A
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pointer
light
light source
rotation center
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Satoru Tamura
覚 田村
Kohei Kato
香平 加藤
Yuzo Achinami
裕三 阿知波
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Denso Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K35/00—Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
    • B60K35/60—Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K35/00—Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
    • B60K35/50—Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K35/00—Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
    • B60K35/20—Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
    • B60K35/21—Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor using visual output, e.g. blinking lights or matrix displays
    • B60K35/22—Display screens
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K2360/00—Indexing scheme associated with groups B60K35/00 or B60K37/00 relating to details of instruments or dashboards
    • B60K2360/60—Structural details of dashboards or instruments
    • B60K2360/68—Features of instruments
    • B60K2360/698—Pointers of combined instruments
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K2360/00—Indexing scheme associated with groups B60K35/00 or B60K37/00 relating to details of instruments or dashboards
    • B60K2360/60—Structural details of dashboards or instruments
    • B60K2360/68—Features of instruments
    • B60K2360/698—Pointers of combined instruments
    • B60K2360/6985—Pointers of combined instruments with only part of pointer being visible

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To arrange a display part such as an LCD on the rotation center side of a pointer by a simple means. SOLUTION: Light from first and second LEDs 117a and 117b installed in a substrate 116 is guided to a display part 114 through first and second prisms 118a and 118b. Installation of a light source for the LCD on the rotation center side of the pointer is made unnecessary, the structure of a speed meter (a pointer instrument) 110 can be simplified, and thereby, enlargement of the speed meter 110 and increase in production cost are suppressed, and at the same time, the LCD display part 114 can be arranged on the rotation center side by the simple means.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【０００１】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、回転する指針及び
目盛盤を有する指針計器に関するもので、車両用の速度
計や回転計に適用して有効である。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pointer instrument having a rotating pointer and a dial, and is effective when applied to a speedometer or a tachometer for a vehicle.

【０００２】[0002]

【従来の技術】車両用の速度計（回転計も含む。）とし
て、例えば特開２０００−１０８７２２号公報に記載の
発明では、目盛盤の目盛部より指針の回転中心側に液晶
ディスプレイ（以下、ＬＣＤと表記する。）を設けてい
る。2. Description of the Related Art As a speedometer (including a tachometer) for a vehicle, for example, in the invention described in JP-A-2000-108722, a liquid crystal display (hereinafter, referred to as "hereafter") is provided between a scale portion of a dial and a rotation center of a pointer. LCD).

【０００３】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】ところで、通常のＬＣ
Ｄでは、バックライト等の光源を必要とするので、ＬＣ
Ｄ用の光源を指針の回転中心側に設けると、この光源に
電力を供給する電気配線を指針の回転中心側に設けなけ
ればならないので、指針計器の構造が複雑になり、指針
計器の大型化及び製造原価上昇を招いてしまう。By the way, ordinary LC
In D, a light source such as a backlight is required.
If the light source for D is provided on the rotation center side of the pointer, the electric wiring for supplying power to this light source must be provided on the rotation center side of the pointer, which complicates the structure of the pointer meter and increases the size of the pointer meter. In addition, the production cost increases.

【０００４】本発明は、上記点に鑑み、簡便な手段に指
針の回転中心側にＬＣＤ等の表示手段を配設することを
目的とする。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a simple means with a display means such as an LCD on the rotation center side of a pointer.

【０００５】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、上記目的を達
成するために、請求項１に記載の発明では、回転する指
針（１１３）及び目盛盤（１１１）を有する指針計器で
あって、目盛盤（１１１）の目盛部（１１２）より指針
（１１３）の回転中心側に設けられ、情報を表示する表
示手段（１１４）と、指針（１１３）を回転させる回動
内機（１１５）と、回動内機（１１５）が固定された基
板（１１６）と、基板（１１６）に設けられた光源（１
１７ａ、１１７ｂ）と、光源（１１７ａ、１１７ｂ）の
光を表示手段（１１４）に導く導光手段（１１８ａ、１
１８ｂ）とを備えることを特徴とする。According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, there is provided a pointer meter having a rotating pointer (113) and a dial (111), A display means (114) provided on the rotation center side of the pointer (113) from the scale portion (112) of the dial (111) to display information; and a rotating inner unit (115) for rotating the pointer (113). A substrate (116) on which the rotating inner machine (115) is fixed, and a light source (1) provided on the substrate (116).
17a, 117b) and light guide means (118a, 1 1b) for guiding the light of the light source (117a, 117b) to the display means (114).
18b).

【０００６】これにより、表示手段（１１４）用の光源
を指針（１１３）の回転中心側に設ける必要がないの
で、指針計器の構造を単純なものとすることができる。
したがって、指針計器の大型化及び製造原価上昇を抑制
しつつ、簡便な手段に指針の回転中心側に表示手段（１
１４）を配設することができる。Accordingly, it is not necessary to provide a light source for the display means (114) on the rotation center side of the pointer (113), so that the structure of the pointer instrument can be simplified.
Therefore, the display means (1) is provided on the rotation center side of the pointer in a simple manner while suppressing an increase in the size of the pointer instrument and an increase in manufacturing cost.
14) can be provided.

【０００７】なお、指針（１１３）を照らす指針用光源
（１１７ａ、１１７ｂ）は、請求項２に記載の発明のご
とく、光源（１１７ａ、１１７ｂ）が設けられた基板
（１１６）に設けてもよい。The light source for the pointer (117a, 117b) for illuminating the pointer (113) may be provided on the substrate (116) provided with the light source (117a, 117b). .

【０００８】また、請求項３に記載の発明のごとく、光
源（１１７ａ、１１７ｂ）を複数の種類の光源から構成
し、さらに、導光手段（１１８ａ、１１８ｂ）を光源
（１１７ａ、１１７ｂ）の種類と等しい種類の導光手段
から構成してもよい。According to the third aspect of the present invention, the light sources (117a, 117b) are composed of a plurality of types of light sources, and the light guide means (118a, 118b) are different types of the light sources (117a, 117b). The light guide means may be of the same type as the light guide means.

【０００９】因みに、上記各手段の括弧内の符号は、後
述する実施形態に記載の具体的手段との対応関係を示す
一例である。Incidentally, the reference numerals in parentheses of the above means are examples showing the correspondence with specific means described in the embodiments described later.

【００１０】[0010]

【発明の実施の形態】本実施形態は、本発明に係る指針
計器を車両用の速度計に適用したものであって、図１は
車両速度を表示する速度計１１０、エンジン回転を表示
する回転計１２０、エンジン冷却水の温度を表示する水
温計１３０、及び燃料の残量を表示する燃料計１４０等
からなるコンビネーションメータ１００の正面図であ
る。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In this embodiment, a pointer instrument according to the present invention is applied to a speedometer for a vehicle. FIG. 1 shows a speedometer 110 for displaying a vehicle speed and a rotation speed for displaying an engine speed. FIG. 2 is a front view of a combination meter 100 including a total 120, a water temperature gauge 130 for displaying the temperature of engine cooling water, a fuel gauge 140 for displaying the remaining amount of fuel, and the like.

【００１１】因みに、１０１は方向指示灯（図示せ
ず。）の点灯を示すインジケータであり、１０２はオー
トマチィックトランスミッション（ＡＴ）のギヤポジシ
ョンを示すポジションインジケータである。Reference numeral 101 denotes an indicator for turning on a direction indicator lamp (not shown), and reference numeral 102 denotes a position indicator for indicating a gear position of an automatic transmission (AT).

【００１２】以下、本発明の実施形態である速度計１１
０について述べる。Hereinafter, a speedometer 11 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
0 will be described.

【００１３】１１１は速度目盛り１１２ａが印刷された
目盛部１１２を有する目盛盤であり、１１３は目盛部１
１２（速度目盛り１１２ａ）を指し示す指針である。そ
して、目盛部１１２より指針１１３の回転中心側には、
走行距離を示すオドメータ１１４ａ、シートベルトの着
用を促す警告灯１１４ｂ、及びカーナビションシステム
からの情報を表示する簡易ナビ表示部１１４ｃからなる
ＬＣＤ製の表示部（表示手段）１１４が設けられてい
る。Reference numeral 111 denotes a scale plate having a scale portion 112 on which a speed scale 112a is printed.
12 (speed scale 112a). Then, on the rotation center side of the pointer 113 from the scale portion 112,
An LCD display unit (display means) 114 including an odometer 114a indicating a traveling distance, a warning light 114b for urging the user to wear a seat belt, and a simple navigation display unit 114c for displaying information from a car navigation system is provided.

【００１４】図２は速度計１１０の断面図であり、１１
５は指針１１３を回転させる回動内機（ムーブメント）
であり、１１６は回動内機１１５が固定された樹脂製の
基板である。そして、基板１１６には、回動内機１１５
に電気信号を供給する電気配線が形成されているととも
に、表示部１１４を照らす光源をなす第１、２ＬＥＤ
（発光ダイオード）１１７ａ、１１７ｂ、及び指針を照
らす指針用光源をなす第３ＬＥＤ１１７ｃが設けられて
いる。FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the speedometer 110, and FIG.
Reference numeral 5 denotes a rotation internal machine (movement) for rotating the pointer 113.
Reference numeral 116 denotes a resin substrate to which the rotating inner unit 115 is fixed. Then, the rotating internal machine 115 is provided on the substrate 116.
An electric wiring for supplying an electric signal is formed to the first and second LEDs which form a light source for illuminating the display unit 114.
(Light emitting diodes) 117a and 117b and a third LED 117c serving as a pointer light source for illuminating the pointer are provided.

【００１５】なお、第１〜３ＬＥＤ１１７ａ〜１１７ｃ
も基板１１６上に形成された電気配線から電力を供給を
受けている。The first to third LEDs 117a to 117c
Also, electric power is supplied from the electric wiring formed on the substrate 116.

【００１６】また、１１８ａは第１ＬＥＤ１１７ａから
の光を表示部１１４の上部（警告灯１１４ｂ側）に導く
第１プリズム（導光手段）であり、１１８ｂは第２ＬＥ
Ｄ１１７ｂからの光を表示部１１４の中央部から下部
（簡易ナビ表示部１１４ｃ及びオドメータ１１４ａ側）
に導く第２プリズム（導光手段）である。Reference numeral 118a denotes a first prism (light guide means) for guiding light from the first LED 117a to an upper portion of the display unit 114 (on the side of the warning light 114b), and 118b denotes a second LE.
The light from D117b is transmitted from the center to the lower part of the display unit 114 (the simple navigation display unit 114c and the odometer 114a side).
(A light guiding means).

【００１７】なお、本実施形態では、第１ＬＥＤ１１７
ａと第２ＬＥＤ１１７ｂの発光色が相違する異種の光源
であるので、導光手段をなすプリズムも第１プリズム１
１８ａ及び第２プリズム１１８ｂの２種としている。In this embodiment, the first LED 117
a and the second LED 117b emit light of different types.
18a and a second prism 118b.

【００１８】また、第１、２プリズム１１８ａ、１１８
ｂの外表面は、光を反射させることによりプリズムから
１１８ａ、１１８ｂから光が漏れることを防止すべく、
図２の太い実線部分は白色にて塗装されている。The first and second prisms 118a, 118
The outer surface of b is used to prevent light from leaking from the prisms 118a and 118b by reflecting light.
The thick solid line in FIG. 2 is painted white.

【００１９】因みに、第３ＬＥＤ１１７ｃからの光は、
指針１１３内を通過することにより指針１１３を照らす
ように作用する。また、１１３ａは指針１１３の偶力を
打ち消すバランサーであり、１１４ｄは表示部１１４ｄ
に信号電流を供給する信号線である。Incidentally, the light from the third LED 117c is
By passing through the pointer 113, the pointer 113 acts to be illuminated. Reference numeral 113a denotes a balancer for canceling a couple of the pointer 113, and reference numeral 114d denotes a display unit 114d.
Is a signal line for supplying a signal current to the signal line.

【００２０】次に、本実施形態の特徴を述べる。Next, the features of this embodiment will be described.

【００２１】本実施形態によれば、基板１１６に設けら
れた第１、２ＬＥＤ１１７ａ、１１７ｂからの光を第
１、２プリズム１１８ａ、１１８ｂを介して表示部１１
４に導くので、ＬＣＤ用の光源を指針の回転中心側に設
け必要がなく、速度計１１０（指針計器）の構造を単純
なものとすることができる。According to this embodiment, the light from the first and second LEDs 117a and 117b provided on the substrate 116 is transmitted to the display unit 11 via the first and second prisms 118a and 118b.
4, the light source for the LCD does not need to be provided on the rotation center side of the pointer, and the structure of the speedometer 110 (pointer instrument) can be simplified.

【００２２】したがって、速度計１１０（指針計器）の
大型化及び製造原価上昇を抑制しつつ、簡便な手段に指
針の回転中心側にＬＣＤ製の表示部１１４を配設するこ
とができる。Therefore, it is possible to dispose the LCD display unit 114 on the rotation center side of the hands with simple means, while suppressing an increase in the size of the speedometer 110 (a pointer meter) and an increase in manufacturing costs.

【００２３】（その他の実施形態）上述の実施形態で
は、表示部１１４としてＬＣＤを用いたが、本発明はこ
れに限定されるものではなく、ＣＲＴ（ブラウン管）、
ＬＥＤ（発光ダイオード）からなる表示パネル、ＥＬ
（エレクトロルミネッセンス）、プラズマディスプレ
イ、ＶＦＤ（冷電極放電管）等のその他の表示手段であ
ってもよい。(Other Embodiments) In the above embodiment, an LCD is used as the display unit 114. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a CRT (CRT),
Display panel composed of LED (light emitting diode), EL
Other display means such as (electroluminescence), a plasma display, and a VFD (cold electrode discharge tube) may be used.

【００２４】また、上述の実施形態では、指針用光源
（第３ＬＥＤ１１７ｃ）を有していたが、第３ＬＥＤ１
１７ｃを廃止し、表示部１１４に光を供給する第１、２
ＬＥＤ１１７ａ、１１７ｂの光を指針１１３に供給して
もよい。In the above embodiment, the pointer light source (third LED 117c) is provided.
17c is abolished, and the first and second light sources for the display unit 114 are provided.
The light of the LEDs 117 a and 117 b may be supplied to the pointer 113.

【００２５】また、上述の実施形態では、表示部１１４
に２種類以上の光を供給する必要があったので、２種以
上の光源（第１、２ＬＥＤ１１７ａ、１１７ｂ）を有し
ていたが、本発明はこれ限定されるものではなく、１種
類の光源にて表示部１１４用の光源を構成してもよい。
なお、この場合は、導光手段をなすプリズムを１個とし
てもよい。In the above embodiment, the display unit 114
To supply two or more types of light to the light source, the device has two or more types of light sources (first and second LEDs 117a and 117b), but the present invention is not limited to this. May constitute a light source for the display unit 114.
In this case, the number of prisms constituting the light guiding means may be one.

【００２６】また、上述の実施形態では、表示部１１４
に光を導く導光手段としてプリズムを採用したが、本発
明はこれに限定されるものではなく、光ファイバー等の
その他の導光手段を採用してもよい。In the above embodiment, the display unit 114
Although a prism is employed as the light guiding means for guiding light to the light source, the present invention is not limited to this, and other light guiding means such as an optical fiber may be employed.

【００２７】また、光源はＬＥＤに限定されるものでは
なく、電球（バルブ）等のその他のものであってもよ
い。The light source is not limited to the LED, but may be another light source such as a light bulb (bulb).

【００２８】また、上述の実施形態では、車両用の速度
計を例に本発明を説明したが、本発明の適用はこれに限
定されるものではなく、その他用途にも適用することが
できる。Further, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention has been described by taking the speedometer for a vehicle as an example. However, the application of the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to other uses.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図１】本発明の実施形態に係る指針計器（コンビネー
ションメータ）の正面図である。FIG. 1 is a front view of a pointer meter (combination meter) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図２】本発明の実施形態に係るコンビネーションメー
タのうち速度計の断面図である。FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a speedometer in the combination meter according to the embodiment of the present invention.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

１１１…目盛盤、１１３…指針、１１４…表示部、１１
５…回動内機、１１６…基板、１１７ａ…第１ＬＥＤ
（光源）、１１７ｂ…第２ＬＥＤ（光源）、１１７ｃ…
第３ＬＥＤ（指針用光源）。111: scale plate, 113: pointer, 114: display unit, 11
Reference numeral 5: rotating internal machine, 116: substrate, 117a: first LED
(Light source), 117b ... second LED (light source), 117c ...
Third LED (light source for pointer).

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 阿知波 裕三 愛知県刈谷市昭和町１丁目１番地 株式会 社デンソー内 Ｆターム(参考） 2F074 AA02 AA04 BB06 DD03 EE03 FF01  ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yuzo Achinami 1-1-1 Showa-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi F-term in DENSO Corporation (reference) 2F074 AA02 AA04 BB06 DD03 EE03 FF01

Claims (3)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項１】 回転する指針（１１３）及び目盛盤（１
１１）を有する指針計器であって、 前記目盛盤（１１１）の目盛部（１１２）より前記指針
（１１３）の回転中心側に設けられ、情報を表示する表
示手段（１１４）と、 前記指針（１１３）を回転させる回動内機（１１５）
と、 前記回動内機（１１５）が固定された基板（１１６）
と、 前記基板（１１６）に設けられた光源（１１７ａ、１１
７ｂ）と、 前記光源（１１７ａ、１１７ｂ）の光を前記表示手段
（１１４）に導く導光手段（１１８ａ、１１８ｂ）とを
備えることを特徴とする指針計器。A rotating dial (113) and a dial (1).
11) a pointer instrument having a scale (112) of the scale plate (111), a display means (114) for displaying information, provided on a rotation center side of the pointer (113); Rotating inner machine (115) for rotating 113)
And a substrate (116) to which the rotating inner machine (115) is fixed.
And light sources (117a, 11a) provided on the substrate (116).
7b) and light guide means (118a, 118b) for guiding the light of the light source (117a, 117b) to the display means (114). 【請求項２】 前記指針（１１３）を照らす指針用光源
（１１７ａ、１１７ｂ）は、前記光源（１１７ａ、１１
７ｂ）が設けられた前記基板（１１６）に設けられてい
ることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の指針計器。2. A pointer light source (117a, 117b) for illuminating the pointer (113) includes the pointer light source (117a, 117b).
The pointer instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that it is provided on the substrate (116) provided with 7b). 【請求項３】 前記光源（１１７ａ、１１７ｂ）は複数
の種類の光源から構成されており、 さらに、前記導光手段（１１８ａ、１１８ｂ）は、前記
光源（１１７ａ、１１７ｂ）の種類と等しい種類の導光
手段から構成されていることを特徴とする請求項１又は
２に記載の指針計器。3. The light source (117a, 117b) includes a plurality of types of light sources, and the light guide means (118a, 118b) includes a light source of the same type as the light source (117a, 117b). 3. The pointer indicator according to claim 1, wherein the pointer indicator is constituted by light guide means.
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