| 摘要 |
A meter apparatus and a character plate thereof is provided. A vehicle-use combination meter 1 as a meter apparatus has a casing 3, a speedometer 4a, an inside-cover plate 10, and a bulb 15. The speedometer 4a has a movement 7a accommodated in the casing 3, a pointer 12a attached to an output shaft 8a of the movement 7a, and a vehicle speed indication character plate 6a. The vehicle speed indication character plate 6a as a character plate of the meter apparatus has a circular plate member 20 and a ring-like framing member 21. A numerical scale 9b is formed on the surface 20a of the plate member 20. A morning sun expression 26 is provided on the surface 20a of the plate member 20. A peripheral scale 9a is formed on a second surface 21a of the framing member 21. A metal layer 31 is overlaid on the second surface 21a of the framing member 21. Grooves 32 are formed on the metal layer 31. The inside-cover plate 10 is attached to the casing 3. The bulb 15 is attached to the inside-cover plate 10. The bulb 15 is arranged nearer a crew than the vehicle speed indication character plate 6a. The bulb 15 illuminates the whole surface 20a of the plate member. |
