CN1075987C

CN1075987C - Instrument unit for vehicles

Info

Publication number: CN1075987C
Application number: CN96123142A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 小室信昭
Original assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
Current assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
Priority date: 1996-01-18
Filing date: 1996-12-20
Publication date: 2001-12-12
Anticipated expiration: 2016-12-20
Also published as: TW331793U; KR970058981A; JPH09193867A; CN1159399A; ES2127123A1; KR100215275B1; JP3963977B2; ES2127123B1

Abstract

The assembly and wiring of the indicator bulb are simplified, reducing the man-hours of the assembly. The bulb holder (72) is hooked into the circuit board (70); each of the indicator bulbs of the oil indicator (14) and the velocity indicator bulb (16) to be fitted in the bulb holders (72) are clipped in and the electrode terminals of each indicator bulb are soldered into the circuit board (70). The flanges (106) have each been integrally fitted into the upper surfaces of the bulb holders (72) to shut off the light between the adjacent indicator bulbs and place them on the indicator panel.

Description

Instrument device for vehicle

The present invention relates to for motor vehicle meter systems such as automatic two-wheeled cycle.

An example of the meter system of automatic two-wheeled cycle is being arranged for Japanese kokai publication hei 6-122333 number.It is to do a bulb mounting bar in the instrument case that top is being opened, and adorns the lamp socket of an indicator light bulb on mounting bar, establishes simultaneously hornbook above indicator light bulb, the upper end of indicator light bulb from then on the bulb of plate with protruding in the hole.

Indicator light bulb is contained on the lamp socket, a termination lamp socket of bulb flexible cord, and another termination is to circuit card.

Being located on the mounting bar in the instrument case has slot, with fixed forms such as insertions, circuit card is installed in the instrument case.

Also having, is exactly lamp socket, makes with rubber etc. usually, is adorning indicator light bulb above, and its also is simultaneously that the electrode terminal of indicator light bulb is connect member to circuit card with bulb flexible cord etc.

Existing this structure, because indicator lamp and circuit card are to be installed on the instrument case respectively, so its structure and distribution are just complicated, and installation procedure increases, purpose of the present invention solves relevant issues exactly.

The instrument device for vehicle of first invention of the application includes instrument case, is provided with indicator light bulb within it, for lighting the element that indicator light bulb is adorned, is contained in the circuit card on the instrument case in addition, the lamp socket of dress indicator light bulb etc.; And it is characterized in that lamp socket just is arranged on the circuit card, this circuit card double as indicator light bulb is to the installation component of instrument case.

Second invention of the application is in first invention, and the electrode terminal of indicator light bulb is directly received on the circuit card.

The application's the 3rd invention is in second invention, and lamp socket is clamped between indicator light bulb and the circuit card.

The application's the 4th invention is in first invention, display disc is given necessary marks such as adding high scale earlier, be configured to instrument case then, on lamp socket, do simultaneously the recess of accommodating of an indicator lamp, around its peristome, protrude a flange, this flange is embedded in the bulb hole that forms on the display disc.

The application's the 5th invention is in first invention, and next distribution terminal kinks on instrument case the installation and the wiring of this coupling member double as circuit card jointly circuit card with from the outside with coupling member.

The application's the 6th invention is in first invention, and lamp socket and circuit card are formed one.

The drawing simple declaration

Fig. 1 is the mounting list figure of indicator lamp and circuit card.

Fig. 2 is the 2-2 line cutaway view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is the A portion enlarged drawing of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is the planar view that the minute surface of meter system is cut a part.

Fig. 5 is the cutaway view of the 5-5 line of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is and cooresponding other embodiment of Fig. 2.

Embodiment

Fig. 1-the example that is the present invention as example shown in Figure 5 is contained in the meter system on the automotive bicycle.

Fig. 1 is the mounting list figure of indicator lamp and circuit card, and Fig. 2 is the 2-2 line cutaway view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is the A portion enlarged drawing of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is the meter system planar view that cuts a part of minute surface, and Fig. 5 is the 5-5 line cutaway view of Fig. 4.

As Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 5, this meter system is that (Fig. 5) adorns a display disc 6 in the instrument box 4 that covers with transparent resin minute surface 2.

On display disc 6, scale separately (aftermentioned), and oil indicator 14, speed warning light 16 and the flash of light direction light 18 etc. of speed meter 10 and fuel quantity ga(u)ge 12 are housed.

Speed meter 10 is represented its speed according to speed with the speed scale 22 on rotating pointer 20 and the display disc 6.Near the center of turn of pointer 20, be provided with mileage device 24.

Fuel quantity ga(u)ge 12 too, the surplus of representing fuel with the rotation and the fuel scale 28 on the display disc 6 of pointer 26.

As everyone knows, oil indicator 14 be the surplus when oil drop to institute's definite value when following lamp just bright, supervise additional oil mass.

Speed warning light 16 also is well-known, and lamp is bright during fixed speed limit when surpassing, and warning outpaces.

Turning beacon light 18 represents Suddenly it apperared and disappered that when the unshowned Cornering Lamp of figure is glistened flash of light operation, its structure are to adorn the eyeglass of a band look on display disc 6, and side is adorned a bulb (diagram omission) within it again.

Minute surface 2 and instrument case 4 separately around, be equipped with mirrored sides joint portion 30 and instrument case side joint portion is 32, minute surface joint portion 30 be buckled in instrument case joint portion 32 in conjunction with in the recess 34 and form one.

Also have, be provided with extension 36 in the left and right sides of minute surface 2, as shown in Figure 5, the extension 38 that instrument case is arranged on instrument case 4 too, during assembling minute surface extension 36 is overlayed on the instrument case extension 38, the positioning convex 40 of instrument case extension 38 is entrenched in the knock hole 42 of minute surface extension 36, carries out installing and locating.

Display disc 6 is to make with easily curved resin, establishes transmission illumination with bulb 46 on instrument case inside bottom 44, makes printing opacity with it and shows.

Around the display disc 6, between minute surface and instrument case 4, pad up the transfer of vibration in advancing with minimizing with yielding rubber pad 48.

With screw 52 with the movement 50 of speed meter directly be contained in display disc below, and the bottom of speed meter driving section 50 just holder on bottom 44.

The part that the movement 50 of speed meter is protruded to the outside by bottom 44 is a joint 54, and being connected by this joint 54 and the rotation check cable that illustrates the abridged front-wheel rotates rotating shaft 56, relies on the rotation of rotating shaft 56, with regard to rotating pointer 20.

Protrude on display disc from the big slightly shaft hole 58 made of display disc 6 upper end of rotating shaft 56, is connected to the roughly rounded base portion 60 that is used to hide shaft hole 58.

In the movement 50 of speed meter, except that rotating shaft 56, constitute the counting machine 62 of mileage device 24 in addition, also have rotation to pass to the gear mechanism 63 of counting machine 62 and the retracing spring circle 64 of pointer 20 etc. turning cylinder 56.

Can reckon with that these structures are owing to amount of deflection of display disc 6 etc. is out of shape, the relative position between the various members of its result is easy to depart from.

The inner face of the movement 66 same direct mount display discs 6 of fuel quantity ga(u)ge 12, the upper end of its rotating shaft 68 links the covered base portion 69 of pointer 26.

Rotating shaft 68 bases and the corresponding electric parameters of scheming in the unshowned tanks of residual fuel are with its rotation of drive mechanism in the movement 66.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, oil indicator 14 and speed warning light 16 all with the LED device bulb of giving instruction, are contained in the lamp socket 72 of circuit card 70 respectively.

Circuit card 70 is for the object that makes the various elements 74 that oil indicator 14 and speed warning light 16 can light is installed, and by the terminal 76 of the end that is formed at circuit card 70, it is contained on the installation cylinder 80 that forms one by bottom 44 projectioies.

The interior rafter flange hole 78 that is about to terminal 76 is stacked and placed on installs on the cylinder 80, uses by the screw 86 below by the axis hole that cylinder 80 is installed of bottom 44 and tightens.

To also be fastened on bottom 44 1 sides that cylinder 80 is installed with screw 86 this moment by the terminal 84 of the next distribution 82 in the outside of instrument case 4, and each terminal 76 of circuit card 70 is connected with distribution 82 separately as a result, has also carried out the installation of 70 pairs of instrument cases 4 of circuit card simultaneously.

As shown in Figure 2, lamp socket 72 is oil indicator 14 1 sides and speed warning light 16 1 sides are fused and to form with bridge 90, claw 92 is made in its bottom, and claw 92 is inserted in the mounting hole 94 on the circuit card 70, with this combination lamp socket 72 is fixed on the circuit card 70.

The height of lamp socket 72 roughly is equivalent to the interval between display disc 6 and the circuit card 70, supports the part of display disc 6.

On lamp socket 72, what form oil indicator 14 and speed warning light 16 respectively combines recess 96, and oil indicator 14 embeds wherein respectively with speed warning light 16.

From oil indicator 14 and the linear electrode 98 stretched from the bottom of speed warning light 16, through hole 100 by lamp socket 72 above-below directions, and stretch below circuit card 70 by the mounting hole 102 on the corresponding circuit card 70 therewith, here the current-carrying part with bump 104 and circuit card 70 is connected.

Certainly, be not limited to scolding tin and link, also suitable mode such as available crimping links.

As shown in Figure 3, on lamp socket 72,, be embedded in the bulb hole 108 that forms on the display disc 6 in conjunction with flange 106 of the outstanding formation of the peristome of recess 96.

The following describes the effect of present embodiment, in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, lamp socket 72 is installed on the circuit card 70, and oil indicator 14 and speed warning light 16 are contained on this lamp socket 72, so electrode terminal 98 just directly can be connected on the circuit card 70.

Therefore, just there is no need to resemble now like this, link lamp socket and circuit card with distribution in addition, the mounting structure of distribution and indicator lamp is all simple, and it is also easy to install.

In addition because lamp socket 72 be by claw 92 card knot on circuit card 70, this point also makes easy that the installation of lamp socket 72 becomes.

Further because oil indicator 14 and speed warning light 16 be entrenched in lamp socket 72 in conjunction with in the recess 96, can block the light that penetrates from transmission illumination bulb 46 (Fig. 5).

In addition, owing to done flange 106, also shading each other between adjacent oil indicator 14 and the speed warning light 16 so both sides can more close configuration, helps the miniaturization of device single-piece.

Also have, 90 pairs of transilluminations of bridge make oil indicator 14 and speed light 16 possibilities close with also shading of bulb 46 equally.

And, owing to flange 106 is entrenched in the bulb hole 108, so just become the localization part of

oil indicator

14 and 16 pairs of display discs 6 of speed warning light.

Therefore, although display disc 6 because original flexible yielding, oil indicator 14 and speed warning light 16 can be respectively at 108 middle position, keep good profile.

And lamp socket 72 also can form one with circuit card 70, also can install with suitable installation components such as screws.

Shown in Figure 6 is other example, and Fig. 6 is corresponding with Fig. 2, and its circuit card is made of with the resin support 210 that FPC200 is installed the FPC of wiring part (printed electronic circuit) 200.

On the support 210, be equipped with being integral with the foregoing description in lamp socket 72 cooresponding lamp sockets 212, other structures are the same with above-mentioned form, just omitted the explanation of common symbol.

The result who does like this can be made of one the support 210 of a lamp socket 212 and a circuit card part, so can further cut down the quantity and the assembling procedure of part.

In addition, because can realize further that the whole cost of meter system reduces with cheap FPC.

In addition, the invention is not restricted to above-mentioned example, various distortion can be arranged, for example indicator light bulb just is not limited to LED, also can with the small-sized small electric bulb that wire or pellet electrode are drawn.

After being located at lamp socket on the circuit card, circuit card is double gives instruction the device bulb to the installing mechanism of instrument case, so the distribution structure of indicator lamp is simple, it is easy that also transfiguration is installed.

At this moment, if electrode terminal directly is connected on the circuit card with means such as welding, then can save the lamp line between lamp socket and the circuit.

Because do like this, can be clamped in lamp socket between indicator light bulb and the circuit card, can be installed in the structure of lamp socket on the circuit card by cooperating with simple location degree.

More again, the peristome that is formed on the recess of accommodating indicator light bulb on the lamp socket protrudes a flange part, it is embedded in the bulb hole of display disc, then indicator light bulb is correctly located display disc, even originally because of yielding display disc such as flexible, also can be in bulb hole with the correct geosphere of bulb, it is good that profile keeps.

And if indicator lamp is adjacent because the light that has flange to block to send each other, can adjacent indicator lamp be provided with nearer, this just might be with the instrument integral miniaturization.

In addition, if with common coupling compoonent with circuit card on instrument case installation and the distribution terminal that comes from the outside to the carrying out jointly of circuit card, then coupling compoonent of Shi Yonging and installation procedure all can reduce.

Also have, lamp socket and circuit card can form one, do the while of counting that has both reduced part so also to have reduced installation procedure.

Claims

1. instrument device for vehicle, it includes instrument case; Be located at the indicator light bulb in this box; This indicator light bulb has the element of being lighted by circuit drives; Be installed in the circuit card on the instrument case; The lamp socket of the indicator light bulb that is installed; It is characterized in that lamp socket is arranged on the circuit card, this circuit card also is also used as the installation component of indicator light bulb to instrument case.

2. according to the described instrument device for vehicle of claim 1, it is characterized in that the electrode terminal of indicator light bulb directly is connected on the circuit card.

3. according to the described instrument device for vehicle of claim 2, it is characterized in that lamp socket is clamped between indicator light bulb and the circuit card.

4. according to the described instrument device for vehicle of claim 1, it is characterized in that display disc is given necessary marks such as doing high scale earlier, be configured in the instrument case, on lamp socket, do simultaneously the recess of accommodating of an indicator light bulb, around its peristome, protrude a flange, this flange is entrenched in the bulb hole that forms on the indicator board.

5. according to the described instrument device for vehicle of claim 1, it is characterized in that concluding jointly on instrument case with coupling compoonent, with this coupling compoonent mounting circuit boards and double as tie lines with circuit card with by the next distribution terminal in outside.

6. according to the described instrument device for vehicle of claim 1, it is characterized in that lamp socket and circuit card are formed one.