Combination circular instrument display for a vehicle dashboard has a compact design that saves space by mounting a central display mechanism beneath a support plate with outer displays arranged above the plate

摘要

Instrument has a number of circular instruments (3-6) with a common support plate (15). On the rear of the plate, away from the observer, is the drive for the central instrument (3) with its needle (11) bent in a swan neck at its outer end so that it moves over an outer narrow circular arc scale (19). The other instruments (4-6) have a common forward covering (20) with their scales that extends as far as the swan neck.