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US 9,168,833 B2Granted
Display instrument having a pointer
OwnerBernd Ludewig, Jean-Yves Daurelleinventors
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Abstract
An indicating instrument has a pointer rotatable about a pointer axle. A coupling part, a pointer vane and at least one pointer section are arranged between the pointer and the axle. Between the pointer coupling part and the pointer vane at least one pointer section is held in a base structure.
Claims16
An indicating instrument, comprising:
- a pointer rotatably arranged about a pointer axle, wherein the pointer comprises a pointer coupling part, a pointer vane, and a first pointer section, the first pointer section is arranged between the pointer vane and the pointer coupling part, and the first pointer section is offset from the pointer vane along a viewing direction;
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- a base structure configured to stiffen the first pointer section, wherein the base structure comprises at least one limb extending along a longitudinal extent of the first pointer section, and at least a portion of the at least one limb is laterally offset from the first pointer section such that a gap is formed between the at least one limb and the first pointer section.
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