CN215850755U

CN215850755U - Combined instrument

Info

Publication number: CN215850755U
Application number: CN202122221263.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 魏鹿义; 蓝凯; 潘钢; 姜洪亮
Original assignee: SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co Ltd
Current assignee: SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-14
Filing date: 2021-09-14
Publication date: 2022-02-18
Anticipated expiration: 2031-09-14

Abstract

The utility model provides a combination meter. The combined instrument comprises a circuit board, a floating platform assembly and a dial plate assembly, wherein the circuit board comprises a circuit board main body and a liquid crystal screen connected to the circuit board main body; the floating platform assembly comprises a supporting platform, and the supporting platform is downwards sunken to form a groove; the circuit board main part connect in the bottom of dial plate subassembly, the brace table connect in the top of dial plate subassembly, the dial plate subassembly has seted up first through-hole to make the LCD screen pass behind the first through-hole with the bottom butt of recess. This supporting bench of combination meter design floating platform subassembly inwards caves in and forms the recess, and the LCD screen joint in the bottom of recess in the circuit board main part, and the periphery of supporting bench extends outward simultaneously, has outstanding the stereoeffect of LCD screen, and novel structure avoids user's aesthetic fatigue.

Description

Combined instrument

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile part manufacturing, in particular to an automobile combination instrument.

Background

The automobile uses the combination meter to indicate the driving speed, the gasoline consumption, the vehicle temperature and other indicating items, so as to clearly identify the state of the vehicle.

The prior art combination meter is based on cost consideration, usually uses small-sized liquid crystal screen and pointer indication items, and the structure has the defects that: the dial plate is generally pasted, and the dial plate is easy to loosen when the pasting fails; the light source of the light-emitting element leaks out through the gap between the dial plate through hole and the pointer shaft to cause the problem of light leakage, in order to reduce the phenomenon of light leakage as much as possible, the gap between the dial plate through hole and the pointer shaft is often reduced, and the problem of pointer clamping stagnation is possibly caused due to the precision requirement during assembly; the small-size liquid crystal screen is used, so that a user always has aesthetic fatigue, the liquid crystal screen is parallel to the dial, the display content of the liquid crystal screen is displayed in parallel with the dial, and the liquid crystal screen cannot be made into a three-dimensional display effect as a pointer.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a combined instrument which comprises a circuit board, a floating platform assembly and a dial plate assembly, wherein a supporting table of the floating platform assembly is inwards recessed to form a groove, a liquid crystal screen on a circuit board main body is clamped at the bottom of the groove, and meanwhile, the periphery of the supporting table extends outwards, so that the three-dimensional effect of the liquid crystal screen is highlighted, the combined instrument is novel in shape, and the aesthetic fatigue of a user is avoided.

In order to realize the purpose of the utility model, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

according to one aspect of the present invention, a combination meter is provided. The combined instrument comprises a circuit board, a floating platform assembly and a dial plate assembly, wherein the circuit board comprises a circuit board main body and a liquid crystal screen connected to the circuit board main body; the floating platform assembly comprises a supporting platform, and the supporting platform is downwards sunken to form a groove; the circuit board main part connect in the bottom of dial plate subassembly, the brace table connect in the top of dial plate subassembly, the dial plate subassembly has seted up first through-hole to make the LCD screen pass behind the first through-hole with the bottom butt of recess.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the groove is a funnel-shaped structure formed by recessing the top surface of the supporting platform from top to bottom toward the center of the supporting platform.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the floating platform assembly further includes a transparent floating platform cover plate and a decoration ring, the decoration ring is provided with a snap ring, the support platform is provided with a protrusion, the protrusion is clamped with the snap ring to connect the floating platform cover plate with the support platform, and the floating platform cover plate, the support platform and the liquid crystal display are arranged in the same color to enlarge the visual effect of the liquid crystal display.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the groove is disposed in the center of the supporting platform, the floating platform cover plate is provided with decorative lines, and the decorative lines are symmetrically disposed along a central axis of the floating platform cover plate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the dial plate assembly includes a light guide cover and a dial plate main body disposed on the top of the light guide cover, the first through holes are respectively opened on the dial plate main body and the light guide cover, the supporting table is connected to the light guide cover, and the circuit board main body is provided with a light emitting element and connected to the bottom of the light guide cover.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the supporting platform is provided with at least two fasteners, and the light guide cover is provided with at least two slots, wherein the fasteners are connected to the slots.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the support table is provided with at least two nut posts, the light guide cover and the dial plate main body are respectively provided with second through holes, and the nut posts are disposed in the second through holes and abutted against the circuit board main body, so that screws are screwed and fixed with the nut posts after passing through the circuit board main body.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the dial plate assembly further includes a pointer, the pointer includes a pointer main body, a pointer shaft and a pointer motor, the dial plate main body and the light guide cover are respectively provided with third through holes, and the pointer shaft is disposed in the third through hole and connected to the pointer motor.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a light absorbing layer is disposed on a bottom surface of the supporting stage to absorb light leaking from the third through hole.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the pointers is two, and the two third through holes are disposed on two sides of the first through hole, so that the two pointers are disposed on two sides of the liquid crystal panel respectively.

One embodiment of the present invention has the following advantages or benefits:

the combined instrument comprises the circuit board, the floating platform assembly and the dial plate assembly, wherein the supporting platform of the floating platform assembly extends outwards to partially cover a pointer of the dial plate assembly, the supporting platform is sunken inwards to form a groove, and the liquid crystal screen on the circuit board main body is clamped at the bottom of the groove, so that the upper surface of the supporting platform has the effect of expanding the liquid crystal screen visually, the three-dimensional effect of the liquid crystal screen is highlighted, the appearance is novel, and the aesthetic fatigue of a user is avoided.

Drawings

The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combination meter shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a top view of a combination meter shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a combination meter shown in FIG. 2 along line A-A, according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a floating platform assembly in a cluster tool, according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a combination meter shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

Wherein the reference numerals are as follows:

1. a circuit board; 11. a circuit board main body; 12. a liquid crystal screen; 2. a float table assembly; 21. a support table; 211. A groove; 212. a protrusion; 213. buckling; 214. a limiting frame; 215. a nut post; 22. a floating platform cover plate; 221. decorating lines; 23. a decorative ring; 231. a snap ring; 3. a dial plate assembly; 31. a first through hole; 32. a light guide cover; 321. a card slot; 33. a dial main body; 34. a second through hole; 35. a third through hole; 36. a pointer; 361. a pointer body; 362. a pointer shaft; 4. an upper housing; 41. a housing; 42. A transparent screen; 5. a lower base.

Detailed Description

Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Example embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The same reference numerals in the drawings denote the same or similar structures, and thus their detailed description will be omitted.

The terms "a," "an," "the," "said" are used to indicate the presence of one or more elements/components/etc.; the terms "comprising" and "having" are intended to be inclusive and mean that there may be additional elements/components/etc. other than the listed elements/components/etc.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a combination meter according to the present invention. Fig. 2 shows a top view of a combination meter provided by the present invention. Fig. 3 shows a sectional view of a combination meter provided by the present invention along the line a-a in fig. 2. Fig. 4 shows an exploded view of the floating platform assembly 2 in the combined meter provided by the utility model. Fig. 5 shows an exploded view of a combination meter provided by the present invention.

The combined instrument comprises a circuit board 1, a floating platform assembly 2 and a dial plate assembly 3, wherein the circuit board 1 comprises a circuit board main body 11 and a liquid crystal screen 12 connected to the circuit board main body 11; the floating platform assembly 2 comprises a support platform 21, wherein the support platform 21 is downwards sunken to form a groove 211; circuit board main part 11 connects in the bottom of dial plate subassembly 3, and brace table 21 connects in the top of dial plate subassembly 3, and dial plate subassembly 3 has seted up first through-hole 31 to make LCD screen 12 pass behind first through-hole 31 with the bottom butt of recess 211.

Wherein, LCD screen 12 can be on circuit board main part 11 for lug connection, can also be through 12 support connections of LCD screen on circuit board main part 11, because circuit board main part 11 sets up in the bottom of dial plate subassembly 3, then need set up first through-hole 31 on dial plate subassembly 3, so that LCD screen 12 passes behind first through-hole 31 and the recess 211 bottom butt of floating platform subassembly 2, recess 211 and LCD screen 12 butt are formed to the interior recess of brace table 21 of floating platform subassembly 2, the outside extension of the periphery of brace table 21 is in order to extend the area of LCD screen 12, enlarge the visible area of LCD screen 12 from the visual effect, dial plate subassembly 3 is hidden to the part simultaneously, present pointer 36 cap structure has been cancelled, avoid user's aesthetic fatigue.

Preferably, the combination meter further comprises an upper shell 4 and a lower base 5, wherein the upper shell 4 comprises a shell 41 and a transparent screen 42 which are of a cylindrical structure, the transparent screen 42 is arranged at one end of the shell 41, and the other end of the shell 41 is connected with the lower base 5 to form a sealed cavity structure for accommodating the circuit board 1, the floating platform assembly 2 and the dial plate assembly 3, so that dust, water vapor and the like are prevented from entering the inside of the combination meter.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the recess 211 is a funnel-shaped structure formed by recessing the top surface of the supporting platform 21 from top to bottom toward the center of the supporting platform 21.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, the groove 211 is a funnel-shaped structure, the area of the bottom of the groove 211 is smaller than that of the top, when the liquid crystal panel 12 abuts against the bottom of the groove 211, when the color of the support table 21 is consistent with that of the liquid crystal panel 12 when the support table 21 is dormant, the support table 21 visually extends the liquid crystal panel 12, the stereoscopic effect of the liquid crystal panel 12 is highlighted, meanwhile, the periphery of the support table 21 extends outwards, the dial plate assembly 3 is arranged below the support table 21, the support table 21 partially covers the dial plate assembly 3, particularly, the top surface of the pointer shaft 362 of the pointer 36 is invisible, so that the pointer 36 can cancel the display effect of the cap arranged at the top of the pointer shaft 362, the structure is novel, and aesthetic fatigue of a user is avoided.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the floating platform assembly 2 further comprises a transparent floating platform cover plate 22 and a decoration ring 23, the decoration ring 23 is provided with a snap ring 231, the support platform 21 is provided with a protrusion 212, the protrusion 212 is snapped with the snap ring 231 to connect the floating platform cover plate 22 with the support platform 21, and the floating platform cover plate 22, the support platform 21 and the liquid crystal panel 12 are arranged in the same color to enlarge the visual effect of the liquid crystal panel 12.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the decoration ring 23 is disposed at the outer edge of the floating platform cover plate 22, and is integrally formed or fixedly connected with a snap ring 231, the snap ring 231 may be one or multiple, a plurality of snap rings 231 are annularly disposed at the outer edge of the decoration ring 23 at equal intervals, meanwhile, the outer edge of the support platform 21 is integrally formed or fixedly connected with a protrusion 212, the protrusion 212 and the snap ring 231 are in one-to-one correspondence, when the protrusion 212 is fixedly connected with the snap ring 231, it is ensured that the decoration ring 23 completely blocks the edge of the floating platform cover plate 22, and an aesthetic effect is achieved, when the colors of the floating platform cover plate 22, the support platform 21 and the liquid crystal display 12 are the same, the whole is displayed as the liquid crystal display 12 with a larger area.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the groove 211 is disposed at the center of the support table 21, the floating cover 22 is provided with decorative patterns 221, and the decorative patterns 221 are symmetrically disposed along the central axis of the floating cover 22.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the decorative patterns 221 are water ripples, and the side close to the center of the support platform 21 is dense, and the side far from the center of the support platform 21 is sparse, so that the whole structure is radial from the center of the support platform 21, and the whole visual effect of the floating platform assembly 2 can be visually extended.

Preferably, the float cover 22 is made of glass, and the color of the glass is selected to be the same as the color of the liquid crystal panel 12 when it is dormant.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the dial plate assembly 3 includes a light guide cover 32 and a dial plate main body 33 disposed on top of the light guide cover 32, the first through holes 31 are respectively opened on the dial plate main body 33 and the light guide cover 32, the support table 21 is connected to the light guide cover 32, and the circuit board main body 11 is disposed with a light emitting element and connected to the bottom of the light guide cover 32.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the dial main body 33 is disposed on the top of the light guide cover 32, so that after the circuit board main body 11 is powered on, the light emitted by the light emitting element, such as an LED, is irradiated on the dial main body 33 through the light guide cover 32, after the dial main body 33 is provided with the third through hole 35, the pointer shaft 362 is disposed in the third through hole 35, and the light can also be irradiated on the pointer main body 361 and the support table 21 through the third through hole 35 of the light guide cover 32 and the third through hole 35 of the dial main body 33.

Preferably, the support platform 21 is provided with a limiting frame 214 at a corresponding position at the bottom of the groove 211, and the limiting frame 214 is embedded in the first through hole 31 for limiting the dial main body 33 and preventing the dial main body 33 from loosening.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the support platform 21 is provided with at least two fasteners 213, the light guide cover 32 is provided with at least two slots 321, and the fasteners 213 are connected to the slots 321.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, the plurality of buckles 213 may be provided, the plurality of buckles 213 are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the first through hole 31, when the floating platform assembly 2 is connected to the dial plate assembly 3, the buckles 213 are clamped into the clamping grooves 321, the supporting platform 21 and the light guide cover 32 can be fixed, and then the floating platform assembly 2 is initially connected to the dial plate assembly 3, preferably, the buckles 213 are elastic hooks, and are bounced to reset after being clamped into the clamping grooves 321, so as to ensure that the buckles 213 and the clamping grooves 321 are effectively connected without slipping.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the support table 21 is provided with at least two nut posts 215, the light guide cover 32 and the dial main body 33 are respectively provided with second through holes 34, and the nut posts 215 are disposed in the second through holes 34 and abut against the circuit board main body 11, so that a screw passes through the circuit board main body 11 and then is screwed and fixed with the nut posts 215.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, after the nut post 215 passes through the second through hole 34 of the dial main body 33, the relative position between the dial main body 33 and the support table 21 is preliminarily limited, after passing through the second through hole 34 on the light guide cover 32, the relative position between the light guide cover 32 and the support table 21 is preliminarily limited, then the nut post 215 abuts against the circuit board main body 11 to support the circuit board 1, and then the nut post 215 is screwed with the screw after passing through the circuit board main body 11 to fix the relative position between the circuit board 1 and the support table 21.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the dial plate assembly 3 further includes a pointer 36, the pointer 36 includes a pointer main body 361, a pointer shaft 362 and a pointer 36 motor, the dial plate main body 33 and the light guide cover 32 are respectively provided with a third through hole 35, and the pointer shaft 362 is disposed in the third through hole 35 and connected to the pointer 36 motor.

As shown in fig. 5, the pointer main body 361 and the pointer shaft 362 may be integrally formed or fixedly connected to form a whole, the pointer shaft 362 is vertically connected to one end of the pointer main body 361, so that when the pointer main body 361 rotates on the upper surface of the dial main body 33, the pointer shaft 362 is vertically inserted into the third through hole 35 to prevent the pointer main body 361 from interfering during rotation, one end of the pointer shaft 362 is connected to the pointer main body 361, and the other end is connected to the pointer 36 motor, so that when the pointer 36 motor operates, the pointer main body 361 can be driven to rotate.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bottom surface of the support table 21 is provided with a light absorbing layer to absorb light leaking from the third through hole 35.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, since the outer surface of the pointer shaft 362 and the dial main body 33 and the light guide cover 32 are relatively displaced during the rotation process, there is a clearance fit between the pointer shaft 362 and the third through hole 35 to prevent the problem of the clamping between the pointer shaft 362 and the dial main body 33 and the light guide cover 32 caused by the precision requirement, when the support platform 21 extends to the position covering the pointer shaft 362 outward, a light absorbing layer is disposed on the bottom surface of the support platform 21, preferably, the light absorbing layer is made of a plastic material with good light absorbing performance, and can absorb the light passing through the third through hole 35 to avoid the light leakage phenomenon, and at the same time, the assembling precision of the pointer shaft 362 and the third through hole 35 can be properly reduced.

Preferably, the height from the bottom of the supporting platform 21 to the pointer main body 361 can be further reduced to reduce the range of light leakage from the light source of the light emitting element to the outside.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the number of the pointers 36 is two, and the two third through holes 35 are disposed at both sides of the first through hole 31, so that the two pointers 36 are respectively disposed at both sides of the liquid crystal panel 12.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the two third through holes 35 are respectively disposed on two sides of the first through hole 31, and may be symmetrically disposed or asymmetrically disposed, the first through hole 31 is a hole with regular shapes such as rectangle or circle, and the two third through holes 35 are disposed on two sides of the first through hole 31 in bilateral symmetry with a central line or a central axis of a long side of the first through hole 31, so that the combination instrument is more beautiful.

The combined instrument comprises a circuit board 1, a floating platform assembly 2 and a dial plate assembly 3, wherein a support table 21 of the floating platform assembly 2 extends outwards to partially cover a pointer 36 of the dial plate assembly 3, the support table 21 is sunken inwards to form a groove 211, a liquid crystal screen 12 on a circuit board main body 11 is clamped at the bottom of the groove 211, so that the upper surface of the support table 21 has the effect of expanding and extending the liquid crystal screen 12 visually, decorative grains 221 are arranged on the upper surface of a floating platform cover plate 22 to highlight the three-dimensional effect of the liquid crystal screen 12, the combined instrument is novel in shape, and aesthetic fatigue of a user is avoided. Pointer axle 362 and third through hole 35 need consider to avoid the light leak problem among the prior art and take the clearance that reduces pointer axle 362 and third through hole 35, probably arouse the problem of pointer axle 362 jamming simultaneously, the bottom of brace table 21 of this application sets up the light-absorbing layer, can disregard the clearance of pointer axle 362 and third through hole 35 for the light that this clearance leaked can be absorbed through the light-absorbing layer, shelter from the part that the pointer axle 362 top is unsightly simultaneously, the aesthetic property of combination meter has been improved.

In embodiments of the present invention, the term "plurality" means two or more unless explicitly defined otherwise. The terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly and include, for example, fixed connections, removable connections, or integral connections. Specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific situations.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred devices or units must have a specific direction, be configured in a specific orientation, and operate, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present invention.

In the description herein, the appearances of the phrase "one embodiment," "a preferred embodiment," or the like, are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the embodiments of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made to the present embodiment by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the embodiments of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A combination meter, comprising:

the circuit board (1) comprises a circuit board main body (11) and a liquid crystal screen (12) connected to the circuit board main body (11);

the floating platform assembly (2), the floating platform assembly (2) comprises a supporting platform (21), and the supporting platform (21) is downwards sunken to form a groove (211); and

dial plate subassembly (3), circuit board main part (11) connect in the bottom of dial plate subassembly (3), brace table (21) connect in the top of dial plate subassembly (3), first through-hole (31) have been seted up in dial plate subassembly (3), so that LCD screen (12) pass behind first through-hole (31) with the bottom butt of recess (211).

2. The cluster according to claim 1, wherein the recess (211) is a funnel-shaped structure formed by the top surface of the support platform (21) being recessed from top to bottom obliquely toward the center of the support platform (21).

3. The combination meter of claim 1, wherein the floating platform assembly (2) further comprises a transparent floating platform cover plate (22) and a decoration ring (23), the decoration ring (23) is provided with a snap ring (231), the support platform (21) is provided with a protrusion (212), the protrusion (212) is in snap connection with the snap ring (231) so as to connect the floating platform cover plate (22) with the support platform (21), and the floating platform cover plate (22), the support platform (21) and the liquid crystal screen (12) are arranged in the same color so as to enlarge the visual effect of the liquid crystal screen (12).

4. The combination meter according to claim 3, wherein the groove (211) is provided in the center of the support table (21), the floating deck cover (22) is provided with a decorative pattern (221), and the decorative pattern (221) is symmetrically provided along the central axis of the floating deck cover (22).

5. Combination meter according to claim 1, wherein the dial plate assembly (3) comprises a light guide cover (32) and a dial plate body (33) arranged on top of the light guide cover (32), the first through holes (31) open on the dial plate body (33) and the light guide cover (32), respectively, the support table (21) is connected with the light guide cover (32), and the circuit board body (11) is provided with a light emitting element and is connected with the bottom of the light guide cover (32).

6. Combination according to claim 5, wherein the support table (21) is provided with at least two catches (213), and wherein the light guide cover (32) is provided with at least two catches (321), the catches (213) being connected with the catches (321).

7. The combination meter according to claim 5, wherein the support base (21) is provided with at least two nut posts (215), the light guide cover (32) and the dial plate main body (33) are respectively provided with second through holes (34), and the nut posts (215) are provided in the second through holes (34) and abut against the circuit board main body (11) so that screws are screwed and fixed to the nut posts (215) after passing through the circuit board main body (11).

8. Combined instrument according to claim 5, characterized in that the dial plate assembly (3) further comprises a pointer (36), the pointer (36) comprising a pointer body (361), a pointer shaft (362) and a pointer (36) motor, the dial plate body (33) and the light guide cover (32) being provided with third through holes (35), respectively, the pointer shaft (362) being disposed in the third through holes (35) and being connected with the pointer (36) motor.

9. Combination according to claim 8, wherein the bottom surface of the support table (21) is provided with a light absorbing layer to absorb light escaping at the third through hole (35).

10. The combination meter according to claim 8, wherein the number of the indicating hands (36) is two, and two of the third through holes (35) are provided on both sides of the first through hole (31), so that the two indicating hands (36) are respectively provided on both sides of the liquid crystal panel (12).