JP2010256197A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device which secures an information display space while restraining an influence to a decorative member for a display device mounted to vehicles including, for example, automobiles and motorcycles. <P>SOLUTION: The display device includes: a first display section 3; a decorative section (decorative member) 73 for fringing the first display section 3; and a second display section 4 adjacent to the first display section 3. The display device is formed so that the decorative section 73 may cover one portion of the second display section 4. In the display device, a display window 732 for allowing one portion of the display information of the second display section 4 to be visually recognized is formed at the decorative section 73. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile or a motorcycle.

  As this type of display device, for example, a display device described in Patent Document 1 below is known. The display device includes a first display unit that displays a measurement amount such as a vehicle speed with a pointer that rotates on a display plate, a decoration ring (decoration member) that borders the first display unit, and a first display unit. And a second display unit that displays vehicle information including a shift position adjacent to the display unit, the decorative ring is formed in a closed ring shape, and a part thereof is shifted in the second display unit The position information is arranged so as to cross the background area where the position information is not displayed.

JP 2008-139087 A

  However, since the display device described in Patent Document 1 is arranged so that the decoration ring crosses the second display unit, it is serious in the case of a display unit that does not take up a relatively large space for information display, such as a shift position. Although it is unlikely to be a problem, for example, in the case of a display unit that uses a liquid crystal display and switches or displays various information on one screen, the display space for displaying information is limited by the decoration ring There is. For this reason, when priority was given to securing display space, measures were taken to partially secure the display space by partially breaking the decorative ring portion corresponding to the second display unit. There is a problem that (modeling or shape) is sacrificed or restricted.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, and provides the display apparatus which can ensure an information display space, suppressing the influence on a decorating member.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a first display unit, a decorative member that borders the first display unit, and a second display unit adjacent to the first display unit, In the display device in which the decoration member is formed so as to cover a part of the second display unit, a display window for allowing the decoration member to visually recognize a part of display information of the second display unit is formed. It is characterized by that. According to such a configuration, it is only necessary to form the display window on the decorative member, so that the display space of the second display unit can be secured without greatly changing the design of the decorative member.

  According to the present invention, a plurality of the display windows are formed in a line along the border direction of the decorative member, and a part of the second display part is a plurality of display parts corresponding to the individual display windows. It is characterized by. According to this configuration, it is possible to display with a sense of unity along the border direction of the decorative member by the decorative member and a part of the display information of the second display unit.

  In the invention, it is preferable that the display window is formed as a magnifying lens by using a translucent material. According to such a configuration, since a part of the display information of the second display unit is enlarged and displayed, the tolerance of positional deviation between the display window and the display information of the second display unit is increased due to the magnifying lens effect. can do.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the initial purpose can be achieved and the display apparatus which can ensure an information display space can be provided, suppressing the influence on a decorating member.

1 is a front view of a display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. AA sectional drawing of FIG. 1 (a hatching is abbreviate | omitted). The principal part enlarged view of FIG. 2 (a hatching is abbreviate | omitted). The front view of the display apparatus by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

  1 and 2, the display device according to the present embodiment is mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile or a motorcycle, for example, and includes a back cover 1, a circuit board 2, a first display unit 3, and a second display. A display unit 4, a light source 5, a frame body 6, and a cover member 7 are provided.

  The back cover 1 is made of, for example, a light-shielding synthetic resin, and is combined with a cover member 7 to store a circuit board 2, a first display unit 3, a second display unit 4, and a frame body 6. Form.

  The circuit board 2 is a well-known hard circuit board, for example, and is electrically connected to each component of the first and second display units 3 and 4 and a light source 5 that illuminates them.

  The first display unit 3 includes, for example, a pointer-type tachometer, and includes a drive main body 31, a pointer 32, and a display plate 33.

  The drive main body 31 has a pointer shaft 34, the main body portion is located on the back surface of the circuit board 1, and is fixedly attached so that the pointer shaft penetrates the circuit board 1.

  The pointer 32 is connected to the pointer shaft 34 and is provided to rotate on the display plate 33 according to the measurement amount.

  The display plate 33 is a well-known printed dial plate, and has an indicator portion 35 such as a scale or a number corresponding to the pointer 32.

  The second display unit 4 includes a liquid crystal display panel 41 that displays information such as the remaining fuel amount, vehicle speed, and time.

  The light source 5 is composed of, for example, a plurality of light emitting diodes, is mounted on the circuit board 2, and illuminates the first display unit 3 (the pointer 32 and the indicator unit 35) and the second display unit 4 by light emission.

  The frame body 6 is made of, for example, milky white milky white synthetic resin material, is disposed on the circuit board 1, houses the light source 3 therein, and supports the display plate 33 and the liquid crystal display panel 41 from behind.

  The cover member 7 itself is made of, for example, a translucent synthetic resin, and includes a first see-through portion 71, a second see-through portion 72, a decorating portion (decorating member) 73, and a light-shielding portion 74. .

  The first see-through unit 71 covers the first display unit 3 so as to be seen through, and the second see-through unit 72 covers the second display unit 4 so as to be seen through.

  The decoration part 73 is formed so that the outer periphery of the 1st display part 3 may be bordered in strip shape, and a part of 2nd display part may be covered.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the decoration portion 73 is formed by, for example, a first colored film 731 integrated (in-mold molding) when the cover member 7 is molded, and the colored film 731 is a silver color. The synthetic resin sheet.

  In addition, the decoration unit 73 has a bar graph whose display length changes depending on a part of the display information of the second display unit 4 in this case, in this case, the remaining fuel amount, at a position corresponding to the second display unit 4. A display window 732 for visually recognizing the display unit BG is formed, and a plurality of the display windows 732 are formed in a row corresponding to the bar graph display unit BG and along the edge direction of the decorating unit 73.

  Further, the display window 732 is covered with a second colored film 733 integrally formed with the first colored film 731. In this case, the second colored film 733 includes the first and second see-through portions 71, The smoke color is set to be lower in transmittance than 72 and is differentiated from the first and second fluoroscopic portions 71 and 72.

  Furthermore, since the surface shape of the display window 732 is formed as, for example, a magnifying lens that is convex toward the observer, a concave portion is formed around the magnifying lens so as to border the magnifying lens, and the three-dimensional appearance is improved. A plurality of extensions 734 are formed on the back side of the magnifying lens and extend in a columnar shape toward the individual bar graph display parts BG. The extension part 734 displays a display image of the bar graph display part BG as a magnifying lens. It comes to guide to the side.

  As with the decorative portion 73, the light shielding portion 74 is formed by in-mold formation of the first colored film 731.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the first display unit 3, the decoration unit (decoration member) 73 that borders the first display unit 3, and the second display unit adjacent to the first display unit 3. In the display device that includes the display unit 4 and is formed so that the decoration unit 73 covers a part of the second display unit 4, a part of display information of the second display unit 4 is displayed on the decoration unit 73. By forming the display window 732 to be visually recognized, it is only necessary to form the display window 732 in the decoration portion 73, so that the display of the second display portion 4 can be performed without greatly changing the design (basic design) of the decoration portion 73. Space can be secured.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of display windows 732 are formed in a row along the border direction of the decoration portion 73, and a part of the second display portion 4 is a bar graph display portion (corresponding to each display window 732 ( By being made of a plurality of display parts (BG), a display with a sense of unity along the bordering direction of the decoration part 73 is possible between the decoration part 73 and a part of the display information of the second display part 4.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the display window 732 is formed as a magnifying lens with a translucent material, a part of the display information of the second display unit 4 is enlarged and displayed. It is possible to increase the allowable width of the positional deviation between the window 732 and the display information on the second display unit 4.

  FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, a case is shown in which character information (a plurality of display portions) IN such as “ABS” and “FI” is visually recognized from the display window 732 as a part of the display information of the second display portion 4. In this case, the display information of the second display unit 4 visually recognized from the display window 732 is not limited to the character information IN and the bar graph display unit BG, and may be arbitrary information.

  In addition, the decoration part 73 can apply not only the closed circular ring shape but various shapes. Moreover, the decoration part 73 can also be provided not as a part of the cover member 7 like the said embodiment but as an exclusive component. Furthermore, the indicator part 35 or a part thereof can be provided in the decoration part 73.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Back cover 2 Circuit board 3 1st display part 4 2nd display part 5 Light source 6 Frame body 7 Cover member 31 Drive main body 32 Pointer 33 Display board 34 Pointer shaft 35 Index part 71 1st see-through | perspective part 72 2nd See-through part 73 Decoration part (decoration member)
74 Light-shielding part 731 1st colored film 732 Display window 733 2nd colored film 734 Extension part BG Bar graph display part (plural display parts)
IN character information (multiple displays)

Claims (3)

A first display unit; a decoration member bordering the first display unit; and a second display unit adjacent to the first display unit, wherein the decoration member is the second display unit. A display device formed so as to cover a part of the display device, wherein a display window for visually recognizing a part of display information of the second display unit is formed on the decorative member. A plurality of the display windows are formed in a line along the edge direction of the decorative member, and a part of the second display part is a plurality of display parts corresponding to the individual display windows. Item 4. The display device according to Item 1. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display window is formed of a translucent material as a magnifying lens.

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