JP4858228B2 - Pointer instrument - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pointer instrument installed in a driver's seat of an automobile, for example, and particularly relates to a pointer equipped with a light emitting pointer that emits and displays light by light from a light source.

  As a conventional pointer instrument, for example, a pointer is arranged on the surface side of the dial, and a light source is built in the center of rotation of the pointer, and the pointer is a translucent applied to the groove extending in the longitudinal direction and the bottom of the groove There is a structure in which light from a light source that travels in the longitudinal direction in the pointer is reflected by the bottom of the groove to emit light (see Patent Document 1).

In this pointer instrument, the tip end side of the pointer in the groove is until just before it overlaps the display design of the dial in the viewing direction, and the reflection from the light source that has traveled through the pointer to the tip of the pointer is reflected to the front side. A surface is provided. Thereby, the groove of the pointer, that is, the light emitting display portion overlaps with the display design of the dial, and the visibility of the display design is prevented from being lowered. In addition, since the reflecting surface at the tip of the pointer is lit and displayed, the pointer is recognized as the pointer up to the tip, so that the visibility of the pointer itself can be improved.
JP 2003-83777 A

  In the above-mentioned conventional pointer instrument, since the appearance of the groove and the reflection part at the tip, for example, the brightness is different, the entire pointer appears to be uniform, that is, the light emitting display portion of the pointer appears as a unified design. Therefore, the overall appearance of the pointer instrument may be degraded.

  In order to solve this problem, in the conventional pointer instrument, a similar groove is formed on the extension of the original groove in the portion that does not overlap the display design on the tip side of the pointer, and the shape of the light emitting display portion is unified It is possible to do. However, in the conventional pointer instrument, light from the light source travels in the longitudinal direction of the pointer within the pointer. For this reason, in the portion where the groove of the pointer is interrupted, that is, the portion overlapping the display design of the dial, the light traveling inside the pointer is emitted from there, and the emission luminance of the groove on the tip side is lowered. . In this case, although the design of the light emitting display portion, in particular, the shape and color can be unified, the light emission luminance is different, and the appearance of the pointer instrument as a whole may be lowered.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the design of the light emitting display part of the light emission pointer and the issue luminance are made uniform, the appearance of the pointer is made good, and a part of the pointer is made transparent. An object of the present invention is to provide a pointer instrument that can improve the visibility of a dial display design.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following technical means.

  The pointer instrument according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a dial provided with a display design, and a pointer formed on a front surface side of the dial and formed of a translucent material that rotates along the surface of the dial. A pointer light source that emits light from a light source by causing the light from the light source to enter the pointer from the side of the dial from the front side of the dial and out of the rotation range of the dial. And reflecting means for reflecting the light emitted from the light source and incident on the pointer to the front side, and the pointer is interrupted in the longitudinal direction of the pointer and the reflecting means is not applied. And the dial can be seen through the interrupting part.

According to such a configuration, the reflecting means of the pointer travels along the surface of the dial and reflects the light from the light source incident on the pointer from the side surface of the pointer to display the light. In this case, since the amount of incident light on the side surface of the pointer, that is, the amount of incident light per unit area of the side surface is substantially uniform, the light emission luminance of the reflecting means is also substantially uniform over the entire length. That is, since the light emission brightness of the reflection means on both sides of the interrupted portion where the reflection means is not provided is the same, the design appearance of the light emission display portion of the pointer can be visually recognized as a continuous integral. . Further, since the dial can be visually recognized through the interrupting portion, the dial, for example, a display design or the like can be visually recognized without being interrupted by the reflecting means of the pointer.
As described above, it is possible to provide a pointer instrument that can improve the visibility of the display design of the dial while improving the appearance of the pointer by making the design and issuing brightness of the light emitting display portion of the light emitting pointer uniform. Can do.

  The pointer instrument according to claim 1 of the present invention is characterized in that a translucent colored layer is applied to a portion corresponding to the interrupting portion on the side surface of the pointer.
  When light from the light source enters the pointer from a portion corresponding to the interrupting portion on the side surface of the pointer, this light is diffusely reflected in the interrupting portion, and a part of the light is emitted from the bottom surface of the pointer to irradiate the dial. Here, when the interruption part is formed at a position that overlaps a display design provided on the dial, for example, a numeral or the like, the numeral that overlaps the pointer, that is, the numeral that overlaps the interruption part is irradiated with the light described above. As a result, the number that overlaps the interrupted portion, that is, the number indicated by the pointer, looks different from other numbers that do not overlap the pointer in brightness and the like. Thereby, the appearance of the pointer instrument can be made novel.

  The pointer instrument according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that the interrupting portion overlaps at least the numeral of the display design and the visual recognition direction of the dial.

  Thereby, it is possible to surely prevent the display design of the pointer instrument, at least the numbers that are elements of the particularly important display design, from being obstructed by the light-emitting display portion of the pointer.

  The pointer instrument according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the reflecting means is a recess provided on a bottom surface which is a surface facing the dial of the pointer.

  According to such a configuration, the light incident on the pointer is reflected by the wall surface of the recess, and the reflected light is visually recognized as the pointer. Further, the concave portion can be easily formed by a mold when the pointer is formed by molding with a translucent resin material. Therefore, the reflecting means can be easily provided on the pointer.

  The pointer instrument according to claim 4 of the present invention is characterized in that the reflecting means is a diffuse reflection layer provided on a bottom surface which is a surface facing the dial of the pointer.

  According to such a configuration, the light incident on the pointer is reflected by the diffuse reflection layer, and the reflected light is visually recognized as the pointer. Further, the diffuse reflection layer can be easily applied to the bottom surface of the pointer. Therefore, the reflecting means can be easily provided on the pointer.

  In this case, as in the pointer instrument according to claim 5 of the present invention, if the diffuse reflection layer is a colored layer or a texture, the colored layer can be formed by painting or printing, and the texture can be formed by molding or the like. The reflecting means can be easily provided on the pointer.

When a translucent colored layer is applied to a portion corresponding to the interrupted portion on the side surface of the pointer, the display design is displayed in a light color such as white and the dial as in the pointer instrument according to claim 6 of the present invention. If the background part of the display design is displayed in a dark color such as black, the number that overlaps the interrupted part, that is, the number that is indicated by the pointer, can look different from other numbers that do not overlap the pointer. The effect can be made more prominent. That is, the light emitted from the interrupting portion and irradiating the dial is colored in the color of the transparent colored layer of the pointer. However, when the pointer is on the background portion of the dial, the background portion is dark, so the color of the colored light emitted from the interruption portion is hardly visually recognized, and the appearance does not change from other background portions. However, when the pointer overlaps a display design, for example, a number or the like, the number is light and the number is irradiated with colored light from the translucent colored layer and is visually recognized by the color of the colored light. In other words, only the numbers that overlap the pointer instrument appear to change color. Thereby, the appearance of the pointer instrument can be further improved.

  Hereinafter, a case where the pointer instrument according to the present invention is applied to a speedometer S incorporated in a combination meter 100 mounted on an automobile will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
The combination meter 1 is installed at a position where it can be seen from the driver in front of the driver's seat of the automobile. The speedometer S is formed in the combination meter 100 and indicates the traveling speed of the automobile by the turning angle of the pointer.

  Below, the structure of the speedometer S is demonstrated.

  The speedometer S roughly includes a dial 2, a pointer 7 disposed on the front side of the dial 2, a light emitting diode 4 that is a light source for displaying the pointer by light emission, and guides light from the light emitting diode 4 to the pointer 7. The light guide plate 3 and the movement 6 for rotating the pointer 7 are configured.

  The dial 2 is formed of a light-transmitting material, for example, a thin plate such as a colorless and transparent polycarbonate resin or acrylic resin. The dial 2 includes a number 2a and a scale 2b, which are display designs for instructing the traveling speed of the automobile. The numbers 2a and scales 2b are formed by printing or hot stamping the surface 2c (the left side in FIG. 2) of the dial 2 or the like. That is, a non-transparent colored layer or a semi-transparent colored layer is provided on the background portion 2e, which is a portion other than the number 2a and the scale 2b of the dial 2, and the number 2a and the scale 2b are kept transparent, or A treatment such as providing a semi-transparent colored layer is performed. In the speedometer S according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the background portion 2e is dark, that is, an opaque black colored layer is applied, and the numbers 2a and the scale 2b are light, that is, A semi-transparent white colored layer is applied. As a result, when the dial 2 is illuminated by the light emitted from the light source from the back side and transmitted and illuminated, the background portion 2e blocks the light and is visually recognized as black, while the numbers 2a and the scale 2b are white. The light is displayed. In the speedometer S according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a light source dedicated to dial 2 illumination is not provided, and a light emitting diode 4 which is a light source for pointer 7 illumination described later is also used for illumination of the dial 2. . The light emitting diode 4 for illuminating the pointer 7 may not be used for the illumination of the dial 2 but an independent light source dedicated to the illumination of the dial 2 may be provided separately. A through hole 2d is provided at the center of the dial 2 for inserting a shaft 6a of a movement 6 (described later) or a boss of a pointer 7. The rotation range of the pointer 7 is a circle (exactly a fan shape) substantially coaxial with the through hole 2d, but the outer periphery of the dial 2 is located outside the rotation range of the pointer 7 described above. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, a light emitting diode 4 that is a light source for illuminating the pointer 7 is disposed behind the dial 2. As the light emitting diode 4, for example, a white light emitting diode whose emission color is white is used.

  As shown in FIG. 2, behind the dial 2, the light emitted from the light emitting diode 4 is guided to the front side of the dial 2 and out of the rotation range of the pointer 7 of the dial 2, and from there, the side surface 7 a of the pointer 7. A light guide plate 3 that emits light toward is disposed. The light guide plate 3 is formed in a substantially disc shape concentric with the dial 2 from, for example, colorless and transparent polycarbonate resin or acrylic resin. An annular wall protrudes from the outer peripheral side of the light guide plate 3 to the front side of the dial plate 2 as shown in FIG. 2, and an exit surface 3b is formed at the protruding portion as shown in FIG. ing. The emission surface 3b is formed in a cylindrical surface shape, and the diameter thereof is substantially equal to the diameter of the dial 2. That is, the outer peripheral edge of the dial 2 is fitted to the cylindrical emission surface 3b. Therefore, the emission surface 3b is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the scale 2b which is the display design of the dial 2. As shown in FIG. 2, a light receiving portion 3 a for introducing light emitted from the light emitting diode 4 into the light guide plate 3 is provided near the back surface of the light guide plate 3, that is, near the center of the surface opposite to the dial 2. Yes. In the combination meter 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the light receiving portion 3a is formed in a substantially spherical shape. Thereby, most of the light emitted radially from the light emitting diode 4 can be guided to the reflecting surface 3 c of the light guide 3. The light receiving unit 3 a is provided to face the light emitting diode 4. The light emitted from the light emitting diode 4 travels as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 2, passes through the light guide 3, and partly exits from the exit surface 3 b described above along the surface 2 c of the dial 2. And proceed toward the center of the dial 2. A part of the light is repeatedly reflected in the light guide 3 and is incident on the back surface of the dial 2 to illuminate the characters 2a and the scale 2b. The number of the light receiving portions 3a, that is, the number of the light emitting diodes 4, is that a good visibility of the pointer 7 described later can be obtained, that is, the amount of light emitted from the emission surface 3b toward the center of the dial 2 is cylindrical. It is set to be uniform over the entire area of the surface 3b and to realize that the numbers 2a and the scale 2b are light-emitting and displayed with uniform brightness.

  A movement 6 for rotating the pointer 7 is arranged behind the dial 2 as shown in FIG. The movement 6 comprises an electric actuator such as a stepping motor or a cross coil type rotating machine, and rotates the shaft 6a by an angle corresponding to an external electric signal (in the case of the speedometer S, an automobile speed signal). It is. As shown in FIG. 2, a pointer 7 is fixed to the tip of the shaft 6a of the movement 6.

  The pointer 7 is made of a translucent material such as a colorless and transparent polycarbonate resin or acrylic resin. As shown in FIG. 2, the pointer 7 is fixed to the shaft 6a of the movement 6 via a boss portion 7c. As shown in FIG. 1, the pointer 7 extends on both sides with the boss portion 7c interposed therebetween.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bottom surface 7 a, which is a surface facing the dial 2 of the pointer 7, is a red colored layer as a reflecting means that is a reflecting means formed along the longitudinal direction of the pointer 7. R is provided in a strip shape. The red colored layer R is light-shielding. The red colored layer R is provided by printing or hot stamping. The red reflecting layer R applied from the boss 7c of the pointer 7 to the tip of the scale 2b on the side overlapping the scale 2b is not a continuous one, but is interrupted in the middle and divided into two parts as shown in FIG. ing. In the pointer 7, as shown in FIG. 1, the red colored layer R is composed of three parts in total, which are arranged in a straight line and have the same width in the band shape. The interrupted portion M, which is the portion where the red colored layer R is interrupted in the pointer 7, that is, the hatched portion in FIG. 1 is colorless and transparent as a whole when viewed from the viewing direction. The dial 2 behind can be clearly seen through the portion M. When the pointer 7 rotates, the interruption part M also rotates integrally. The sweep region K of the interrupted portion M viewed from the viewing direction is within a substantially horseshoe-shaped range indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The number 2a, which is one of the display areas included in the dial 2, is entirely included in the sweep area K as viewed from the viewing direction. Thereby, when the pointer 7 and the numeral 2a overlap during the operation of the automobile, the numeral 2a always passes through the interruption portion M and the entire shape thereof is visually recognized well.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a translucent yellow colored layer Y, which is a translucent colored layer, is provided in a portion corresponding to the interrupted portion M of the side surface 7 b of the pointer 7. The translucent yellow colored layer Y is provided by printing or hot stamping.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pointer 7 includes a decoration means 7d on the front side of the boss portion 7c. The decoration means 7d may be formed from a member different from the pointer 7 and attached to the pointer 7, or the pointer 7 may be formed by printing, hot stamping, coating, plating, or the like.

  As described above, the light-emitting diode 4 and the movement 6 described above are mounted on the printed circuit board 5 disposed on the back side (right side in FIG. 2) of the dial 2. The printed circuit board 5 is made of, for example, a glass epoxy board or the like, and forms an electric circuit portion of the combination meter 100 including the speedometer S.

  On the printed circuit board 5, a controller 10 is mounted that controls the turning on / off of the light emitting diode 4 and the driving control of the movement 6. The controller 10 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer.

  As described above, the dial 2, the light guide plate 3, the printed board 5, the movement 6, and the like described above are accommodated and held in a casing 11 formed from a resin material.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a substantially frame-shaped facing plate 12 is mounted on the front side of the dial 2, and a transparent cover 13 is mounted on the tip of the facing plate 12. The facing plate 12 is made of, for example, a resin material. The transparent cover 13 is formed of a transparent resin thin plate or glass. The facing plate 12 and the transparent cover 13 improve the appearance of the combination meter 1 and at the same time prevent entry of dust, moisture and the like into the combination meter 1.

  On the other hand, a lower cover 14 is mounted behind the casing 11 as shown in FIG. The lower cover 14 is made of, for example, a resin material.

  Next, the electrical circuit configuration and operation of the combination meter 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above will be described based on the electrical circuit configuration diagram of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, power is constantly supplied from the battery 17 to the controller 10. Moreover, the controller 10 is connected so that the ignition switch 16 can detect the operation state (ON or OFF).

  The controller 10 is connected to a speed sensor 15 that detects the traveling speed of the vehicle so that a detection signal can be input.

  On the other hand, the controller 10 is connected to the light emitting diode 4 and the movement 6 which are the control targets.

  When the ignition switch 16 is turned on by the driver, the controller 10 detects that the ignition switch 16 is turned on and starts the display control operation of the combination meter 1. The controller 10 turns on the light emitting diode 4 so that the pointer 7 is displayed in red, and the characters 2a and scales 2b of the dial 2 are displayed in white. At the same time, the controller 10 drives the movement 6 based on the detection signal from the speed sensor 15 to rotate the shaft 6a to a predetermined angle, that is, an angle corresponding to the traveling speed of the automobile, thereby instructing the traveling speed of the automobile.

  When the ignition switch 16 is turned off by the driver, the controller 10 detects this and turns off the light emitting diode 4. At the same time, the controller 10 stops driving the movement 6.

  Next, the effect of the configuration of the pointer 7 which is a feature of the combination meter 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention on the visibility of the speedometer S will be described.

  When the pointer 7 is irradiated with light emitted from the light emitting diode 4 that has been emitted from the emission surface 3 b of the light guide plate 3 and traveled along the surface 2 c of the dial 2, this light is emitted from the side surface 7 b of the pointer 7 to the pointer 7. 5, travels as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 5, is reflected by the red colored layer R, and travels upward in FIG. 3, that is, in the viewing direction. Thereby, the red colored layer R emits bright red light and is visually recognized as a pointer.

  At this time, since the side surface 7b of the pointer 7 is irradiated with light from the light emitting diode 4 from the entire outer periphery of the dial 2, the amount of light incident on the side surface 7b of the pointer 7, that is, per unit area on the side surface 7b. Is substantially uniform over the entire length of the pointer 7. As a result, the light emission luminances of the three red colored layers R of the pointer 7 are all uniform. As a result, the design appearance of the three red colored layers R of the pointer 7, that is, the light emitting display portion of the pointer 7, can be visually recognized as a continuous and integral one. At the same time, the entire number 2a, which is the display design of the dial 2, can be seen through the interruption portion M. Therefore, the number 2a, which is the display design of the dial 2, is improved by making the appearance of the light emitting display portion of the pointer 7, that is, the design and the issue luminance of the red colored layer R uniform and the appearance of the pointer 7 good. It is possible to provide a speedometer S that can improve the visibility of

  Further, the light incident on the translucent yellow colored layer Y on the side surface 7b of the pointer 7 becomes yellow light by passing through the translucent yellow colored layer Y. The yellow light travels as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 4 and is emitted from the bottom surface 7 a of the pointer 7 toward the dial 2 to irradiate the dial 2. Here, when the pointer 7 overlaps with the numeral 2a, in other words, when it overlaps with the background portion 2e, the background portion 2e is black, so even if the pointer 7 is irradiated with yellow light from the interruption portion M, The color of the background part 2e seen through the interruption part M is black without changing. On the other hand, when the pointer 7 is at an angular position where it overlaps the number 2a, the number 2a is white, so the number 2a seen through the interruption portion M is colored by yellow light emitted from the interruption portion M of the pointer 7 And is visible in yellow. That is, on the dial 2, the number 2 a is displayed in white, and the emission color of the number 2 a that overlaps the pointer 7, in other words, the number 2 a indicating the physical quantity indicated by the pointer 7, can be changed to yellow. . Thereby, the appearance of the speedometer S can be made novel.

  In the speedometer S according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the diffuse reflection layer as the reflection means formed on the back surface 7a of the pointer 7 is the red colored layer R. However, it is necessary to limit it to red. There may be other colors, such as white and orange. Further, it is not necessary to limit the diffuse reflection layer to the colored layer, and other types of diffuse reflection layers such as wrinkles may be formed.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the pointer 7 of the speedometer S according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view and corresponds to a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1.

  The speedometer S according to the second embodiment of the present invention is different from the speedometer S according to the first embodiment of the present invention in that the reflection means included in the pointer 7 is changed. In the speedometer S according to the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, a recess T is provided on the bottom surface 7a as reflecting means. As shown in FIG. 6, the recess T is formed of two reflecting surfaces 7 f that are formed in an inverted V-shaped cross section and extend in the longitudinal direction of the pointer 7. The speedometer S according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as the speedometer S according to the first embodiment of the present invention except that the red colored layer R of the pointer 7 is replaced with the recess T.

  In this case, when light that has exited from the exit surface 3b of the light guide plate 3 and traveled along the surface 2c of the dial 2 enters the pointer 7 from the side surface 7b of the pointer 7, this light is reflected by the reflecting surface 7f. It progresses upward in FIG. 6, that is, toward the viewer. Thereby, the reflective surface 7f forming the recess T emits light of the light emitting diode 4, that is, white, and is visually recognized as a pointer. Further, the brightness of the recess T is uniform over the entire length of the pointer 7.

  In the speedometer S according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the same effect as that of the speedometer S according to the first embodiment of the present invention can be obtained. In other words, the design appearance of the three concave portions T of the pointer 7 is visually recognized as a continuous integral body, and at the same time, the entire number 2a which is the display design of the dial 2 is visually recognized through the interruption portion M. Thus, the appearance of the light emitting display portion of the pointer 7, that is, the visual appearance of the number 2 a which is the display design of the dial 2, while improving the appearance of the pointer 7 by making the design of the concave portion T and the issued luminance uniform. The speedometer S which can improve the property can be provided. Further, on the dial 2, the light emission color of the number 2a overlapping with the pointer 7, in other words, the number 2a indicating the physical quantity indicated by the pointer 7 is changed to yellow, and the appearance of the speedometer S is made novel. be able to.

  In the speedometer S according to the second embodiment of the present invention described above, the cross-sectional shape of the recess T provided on the bottom surface 7a as the reflecting means is substantially inverted V-shaped, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the shape may be a semicircular shape, an inverted U shape, or the like.

  In the speedometer S according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention described above, the color of the translucent colored layer applied to the side surface 7b of the pointer 7 is yellow, but other colors may be used.

  Further, in the combination meter 1 according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention described above, the light emitting diode 4 is used as the light source for illuminating the pointer 7 and the dial 2, but other types of light sources such as light bulbs are used. A discharge tube, an EL panel, or the like may be used.

  Further, in the combination meter 1 according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention described above, the pointer instrument is the speedometer S. However, other instruments, for example, a tachometer that indicates the rotational speed of the engine or the remaining fuel amount is used. It is good also as a fuel gauge etc. to display.

It is a front view of speedometer S by a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a III arrow directional view in FIG. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is an electric circuit block diagram of the speedometer S by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the pointer 7 of the speedometer S by 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Combination meter (pointer meter)
2 Dial 2a Number 2b Scale 2c Surface 2d Through-hole 3 Light guide plate 3a Light receiving part 3b Outgoing surface 3c Reflecting surface 4 Light emitting diode (light source)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Printed circuit board 6 Movement 6a Shaft 7 Pointer 7a Bottom surface 7b Side surface 7c Boss part 7d Decoration means 7f Reflecting surface 10 Controller 11 Casing 12 Turn plate 13 Transparent cover 14 Lower cover 15 Engine rotation sensor 16 Ignition switch 17 Battery K Sweep area M Red colored layer (reflective means, diffuse reflective layer, colored layer)
S Speedometer (Guidelines)
T recess (reflecting means, diffuse reflection layer, colored layer)
Y translucent yellow colored layer (translucent colored layer)

Claims (6)

Dial with display design,
A pointer formed of a translucent material disposed on the front side of the dial and rotating along the surface of the dial;
A light source,
A pointer instrument that displays the pointer by emitting light from the light source to the pointer from the front side of the dial and from the side of the pointer from outside the rotation range of the pointer of the dial;
The pointer is formed along a longitudinal direction of the pointer, and includes a reflecting unit that reflects light emitted from the light source and incident on the pointer to the front side.
The pointer includes an interrupting portion in which the reflecting means is interrupted in the longitudinal direction of the pointer and the reflecting means is not applied.
Ri viewable der the dial and passes through the interruption,
A pointer instrument characterized in that a translucent colored layer is applied to a portion corresponding to the interruption portion on the side surface of the pointer.   2. The pointer instrument according to claim 1, wherein the interrupting portion overlaps at least a numeral of the display design in a visual recognition direction of the dial.   The pointer instrument according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reflecting means is a concave portion provided on a bottom surface which is a surface facing the dial of the pointer.   The pointer instrument according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reflecting means is a diffuse reflection layer provided on a bottom surface of the pointer facing the dial.   The pointer instrument according to claim 4, wherein the diffuse reflection layer is a colored layer or a texture. 6. The display according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the display design is displayed in a light color such as white on the dial, and a background portion of the display design is displayed in a dark color such as black. The indicated pointer instrument.

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