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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinrich Noll, Gross-Umstadt, DE;
Matthias Rein, Rossdorf, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 1/128 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 1/128 ;
Abstract
In a pointer instrument, a LED ( ) is arranged in such a way that light can pass from it into a free end face ( ) of a pointer shaft ( ) which is embodied as a light guide. For this purpose, a printed circuit board ( ) on which the LED ( ) is fitted has an opening ( ) which is flush with the end face ( ) of the pointer shaft ( ) and into which the LED ( ) projects, at least partially.