Light emitting device and vehicle display device

A light emitting apparatus comprising:

• a light guiding member having:
• a first end face;
• a second end face opposite said first end face, for allowing light to be introduced into said light guiding member, said second end face having a first light introducing portion and a second light introducing portion;
• and
• a principal face for emitting the light introduced into said light guiding member through said second end face;
• a first light emitting diode optically coupled to a light introducing surface of said first light introducing portion;
• and
• a second light emitting diode optically coupled to a light introducing surface of said second light introducing portion;
• wherein light from said first light emitting diode and light from said second light emitting diode travels through said light introducing surface of said first light introducing portion and said light introducing surface of said second light introducing portion, respectively, and along a longitudinal axis of said light guiding member;
• and
• wherein a first optical path between said light introducing surface of said first light introducing portion and said first end face has a different length than a second optical path between said light introducing surface of said second light introducing portion and said first end face.

A vehicle instrument panel display comprising:

• a meter pointer including a light emitting apparatus, said light emitting apparatus including:
• a light guiding member having:
• an end face for allowing light to be introduced into said light guiding member, said end face having a first light introducing portion and a second light introducing portion, said first light introducing portion having a light introducing surface protruding further than a light introducing surface of said second light introducing portion;
• and
• a principal face for emitting the light introduced into said light guiding member through said end face;
• a first light emitting diode optically coupled to said protruding light introducing surface of said first light introducing portion;
• and
• a second light emitting diode optically coupled to said light introducing surface of said second light introducing portion.

A vehicle instrument panel display comprising:

• a meter pointer including a light emitting apparatus, said light emitting apparatus, including:
• a light guiding member having:
• a first end face;
• a second end face opposite said first end face, for allowing light to be introduced into said light guiding member, said second end face having a first light introducing portion and a second light introducing portion;
• and
• a principal face for emitting the light introduced into said light guiding member through said second end face;
• a first light emitting diode optically coupled to a light introducing surface of said first light introducing portion;
• and
• a second light emitting diode optically coupled to a light introducing surface of said second light introducing portion;
• wherein light from said first light emitting diode and light from said second light emitting diode travels through said light introducing surface of said first light introducing portion and said light introducing surface of said second light introducing portion, respectively, and along a longitudinal axis of said light guiding member;
• and
• wherein a first optical path between said light introducing surface of said first light introducing portion and said first end face has a different length than a second optical path between said light introducing surface of said second light introducing portion and said first end face.