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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hirofumi Ikeuchi, Kariya, JP;
Tsutomu Yoshikawa, Chita-gun, JP;
Takao Yagami, Nagoya, JP;
Hirokazu Shibata, Okazaki, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 1/128 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 1/128 ;
Abstract
A straight cold cathode fluorescent lamp is detachably held at the back of a dial plate by a plurality of fork-shaped holders to illuminate a plurality of scales formed on the front surface of the dial plate and accommodated in the reflector which is also detachably fixed to a casing of the indicator instrument. A circuit board is also detachably fixed to the reflector.