| 摘要 |
A lighted instrument indicator or flashing type indicator contained inside an instrument like an hourmeter, tachometer, voltage meter or any other type instrumentation allowing a visual indication displaying the instrument is ON and also can display the performance of the application that the instrument is attached thereto. The type of indicator can be a standard flashing light bulb, LED or EL-light under the face, through the face or flashing illuminated back light LCD dial contained within the instrument or be in a separate area on the face, side, back or any other area on instrument that can clearly inform to operator through visual indication that the instrument is operating or the performance of the application thereto which the meter is monitoring. This visual indicator will also help the operator to not forget to turn the ignition switch off on the equipment or machine in which the meter is monitoring. The present invention using the flashing indicator can also inform the operator by how the indicator is appearing during the time of use, which can change the indicator flash cycle from a steady light to gradually flashing quicker and quicker or changing the flash pattern from pattern to pattern or can use multiple illuminated segments that can light up different colors or can flash differently to informing the operator the condition of the equipment or machine the instrument is thereto attached and monitoring.
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