Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.

Nippon Seiko Co., Ltd.

Masaki Yamazoe

Yousuke Maruyama

Kenichiro Hiroe

Provided is an instrument driving device which can have improved marketability and designability by providing a new expression for a prompting operation. The instrument driving device is provided with an instrument () that displays vehicle information by causing a pointer to turn on a display board, and a display board lighting means () for illuminating the display board. The instrument driving device is also provided with a control means () for causing, in response to the input of a predetermined start signal, the instrument () to perform a prompting operation which is different from a normal operation, and as the prompting operation, activating at least the display board lighting means (), then gradually reducing the illumination such that the transition in brightness is nonlinear and the fading rate lessens over time. The predetermined start signal may be the ON or OFF of an electrical power switch.

Instrument driving device

Provided is a gauge device that can provide innovativeness to representation during an operation of effect creation, and can improve the marketability and designability. A gauge deviceis configured to include a display sectionthat displays vehicle information by rotating a pointer needle on a display panel, and an operation sectionfor use to operate various types of functions of the display section. Control means is also provided for operating, in response to an input of a predetermined start signal, in a cooperative manner, first illumination meansprovided for illuminating the display sectionand second illumination meansprovided for illuminating the operation sectionto make those operate a predetermined operation of effect creation. The start signal is an input of turning on or off a power switch.

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Niigata, Japan

Masaki Yamazoe