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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2011
Haruyoshi Ono, Shimada, JP;
Atsushi Yoshimura, Shimada, JP;
Haruyoshi Ono, Shimada, JP;
Atsushi Yoshimura, Shimada, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is to provide a lightweight indicator, which suppresses a backlash between a light guide portion and a light source, and a display apparatus including the indicator. The pointer includes a base portion disposed rearward of a display device and fixed to a rotation axle of a motor disposed rearward of the base portion, and extending radially from the rotation axle; a board fixed on a front face of the base portion; a light source mounted on a rear face of the board for radially outwardly emitting a light; and a light guide portion. The light guide portion is integrally formed with a first member radially outwardly extending and securely mounted on the base portion, an inward end thereof facing the light source, a second member upstanding forwardly from an outward end of the first member, a third member extending radially inwardly from an upper end of the second member, a fourth member upstanding forwardly from an inward end of the third member, and a pointer portion extending radially outwardly from an upper end of the fourth member.