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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2015
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo, JP;
Norikazu Matsumura, Hyogo, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a meter display device for a vehicle having improved visibility of indicated contents. A meter display device includes a pointer having a pointer position changed by shifting in a predetermined array direction in accordance with a continuously changing vehicle state to indicate the vehicle state, a dial having a plurality of numeral indicating portions configured to indicate the vehicle state at different levels, aligned at intervals in the array direction, and individually change lighting modes, and a controller configured to change the lighting modes of the plurality of numeral indicating portions in accordance with the vehicle state.