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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1993
Toshio Oike, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroyuki Yokota, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A display apparatus for a vehicle with a light introducing member in which light emitted by a light source passes through a slit. The slit is used as a luminous pointer with high luminance, resulting in improved recognizability and readability of the display apparatus. The display apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention comprising: a dial; a pointer plate with a substantially round light-transmissible portion, the pointer plate situated on a front side of the dial and driven to rotate according to a measured value; a light-transmissible slit formed on the pointer plate; a light source situated on a rear side of the dial; and a light introducing member for gathering light from the light source to introduce the light into the slit.