Abstract: A cross coil type indicating instrument is improved in that a coil bobbin keeps a torque sufficient to hold a stopper plate as a zero point stopper to prevent a positional deviation of the stopper plate after position adjustment and that a stable rotational torque is kept in the positional adjustment of the stopper plate with a jig to assure a reliable position adjustment. The stopper plate is held between an upper bobbin and a lower bobbin with a pinching pressure to inhibit a vertical motion thereof. Spring pieces are formed on an outer periphery of the stopper plate while contacting with the inner face of the lower bobbin with an elastic force. By a biasing force of the spring pieces, the stopper plate is held in the lower bobbin along matching faces between the upper bobbin and the lower bobbin with a substantially constant holding torque.

Abstract: An integrating meter comprising a rotatable masking ring integrally containing elastic members for applying a predetermined thrust pressure to a plurality of less to more significant digit number rings rotatably aligned on a support shaft, the masking ring being positioned to the left of the most significant digit number ring. This construction eliminates the need for a conventional coil spring for pushing the number rings in the thrust direction. With the number of its parts reduced, the integrating meter is easy and inexpensive to manufacture.