| US 7,562,637 B2 | ||
| Combination meter | ||
| Kouji Mori, Shizuoka (Japan); Masahiko Mio, Shizuoka (Japan); and Tatsuya Saito, Shizuoka (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 05, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/806,892. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006-177846 (JP), filed on Jun. 28, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0000410 A1, Jan. 03, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01D 7/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 116—300 [116/62.4; 116/DIG. 6] | 1 Claim |
| 1. A combination meter comprising:
a plurality of dials disposed on and spaced circumferentially about one circle for indicating a condition of a vehicle; and
a plurality of pointers rotating in response to measured values and attached to separate and spaced drive axles, the axles
having different axes of rotation of movements,
the pointers each including
a base end portion attached to the associated drive axle having a portion extending coaxially with the associated drive axle
and rotating therewith as the center of rotation of the associated pointer,
a needle outwardly extending from the associated base end portion for pointing to the associated dial, and
a deadweight holder extending opposite to the associated needle from the associated base end portion for holding a deadweight,
wherein the deadweight holders partly overlap each other in a direction of the portion of the base end portion extending coaxially
with the drive axles.
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