JP2000112403A - Display device of audio equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to increase the power for display by expanding the area for displaying an image even without increasing the power consumption by reflecting a display screen in the vicinity of the display screen side of a display member, and providing a reflecting body having a reflecting plane for expanding an area where the image is displayed as the whole. SOLUTION: A fluorescent display tube 24 formed in the shape of an approximately rectangular thick plate is electrically connected and loaded to a predetermined position of a circuit substrate arranged across a display part 21 of an equipment main body 20. At the same time, the fluorescent display tube 24 is arranged to face a window opened in a peripheral frame body near the display part 21. Further, adjacently to the neighborhood of the lower side part of the display screen 24A of the fluorescent display tube 24, a reflecting body 32 is provided at a corresponding predetermined position so as to reflect an image displayed on the screen 24A toward the front of the screen 24A. In this case, the reflecting body 32 is formed in a lengthy member shape with a L- shaped cross-section, and one side is formed to a reflecting plane 32A having a high reflectance enough to clearly reflect the image from the screen 24A.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device of an audio device for displaying an image such as a graphic equalizer display (spectral analyzer display).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As conventional audio equipment, there is an audio equipment called a so-called mini-component, as exemplified in FIG. Such a mini component system includes a device main body 10 and a pair of speakers 12 and 14. An amplifier, a tuner, a mini-disc (MD) changer, an adjusting device, and the like are mounted on the device main body 10 of the mini-component. Further, the apparatus main body 10 is equipped with a display device 16 that performs equalizer display (spectral analyzer display) for use as a level meter when setting sound quality and tone according to the type and taste of music.

A display device 16 is equipped with a fluorescent display tube (a so-called display FL tube) and performs analog display depending on the number of lighting of the linear electrodes.

[0004]

In the conventional mini-component equipment body 10 as described above, the display device 16 is provided.
There is a tendency to use a large fluorescent display tube in order to increase the area of the displayed image due to the above, increase the force, and improve the visual effect.

When a large fluorescent display tube is used for the display device 16, a large space for installing a large circuit board on which a large-scale circuit for driving the large fluorescent display tube is provided in addition to a large space for installing the large fluorescent display tube. Is also required,
The entire display device 16 becomes large. Also,
As the size of the fluorescent display tube or the circuit board increases, the cost increases and the power consumption for driving the large fluorescent display tube also increases.

In view of the above fact, the present invention enlarges the size of components such as a fluorescent display tube (display FL tube) and a circuit board, and enlarges the area of a portion where an image is displayed without increasing power consumption. It is another object of the present invention to provide a display device of an audio device that can increase a force and improve a visual effect.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus for an audio apparatus, wherein an image displayed on a display surface is reflected near a display surface side of a display member so that an image is formed as a whole. A reflector having a reflective surface for expanding the displayed area is provided.

[0008] With the above-described configuration, the image displayed on the display surface of the display member in the display device is reflected and displayed on the reflection surface of the reflector, so that the area for displaying the image is reduced. The area is expanded by adding the area of the reflection surface to the area of the display surface. Therefore, the power of the display image can be increased by the amount displayed so as to be expanded on the reflection surface of the display device, and the visual effect can be improved. In addition, the display member can be enlarged without increasing the size of the display member, the scale of the driving circuit, the size of the circuit board, and the power consumption without increasing the power consumption, so that an inexpensive product can be provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus for an audio apparatus for displaying an image such as a graphic equalizer on a fluorescent display tube, wherein a part of the display apparatus near the display surface of the fluorescent display tube, or A reflector that expands the display area by reflecting the graphic equalizer display displayed on the display surface on the reflective surface and displaying the graphic equalizer display on the display surface so as to extend in relation to the reflective surface over the entire circumference. Is provided.

With the above-described configuration, the graphic equalizer display displayed on the fluorescent display tube is reflected on the reflecting surface of the reflector and displayed in a mirror-symmetric state.

Therefore, the display area of the fluorescent display tube is extended so as to be added to the display area of the reflective surface, so that the overall power of the displayed image is increased and the visual effect can be improved. Moreover, the display screen can be expanded without increasing the size of the fluorescent display tube, the scale of the driving circuit thereof, the size of the circuit board, and the power consumption, thereby making it possible to provide an inexpensive product.

[0012] Further, the display mode as a whole is unprecedented by the related display of the graphic equalizer display displayed on the fluorescent display tube and the graphic equalizer display in a mirror-symmetric display mode reflected and displayed on the reflecting surface. Add new changes, increase the power of the displayed image, and improve the visual effect.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a display device for an audio device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a main part of a device main body of a mini component to which a display device according to the present embodiment is mounted, and FIG. 2 shows a main part of a longitudinal section thereof. A display unit 21 provided with a display device is disposed above an operation unit 22 provided with switches for operating an amplifier, a tuner, an MD changer, a CD player, and the like in a device body 20 having an integral structure of a mini-component. Fluorescent display tube (so-called display F)
The equalizer display (spectrum analyzer display) can be displayed on the (L tube) 24.

The fluorescent display tube 24 is formed in a substantially rectangular thick plate shape, and is electrically connected to a predetermined position of a circuit board 26 disposed over the display section 21 of the device main body 20 and mounted. At the same time, the fluorescent display tube 24 has its display surface 24
A is arranged so as to face a window 30 opened in a frame 28 around the display unit 21. The window 30 of the frame 28 is
Only a predetermined portion of the display surface 24A of the fluorescent display tube 24 has the window 30.
It is configured in a size and shape that can be seen through the outside.

A reflector 32 is provided at a predetermined position adjacent to the lower portion of the display surface 24A of the fluorescent display tube 24 so as to reflect an image displayed on the display surface 24A toward the front of the display surface 24A. Is arranged.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Is formed in the shape of a long member (angle material) having an L-shaped cross section, and one side surface thereof is formed on a flat reflecting surface 32A having a high reflectivity capable of clearly reflecting an image from the display surface 24A without blurring the image. Form.

The reflecting surface 32A may be formed as a curved surface for the purpose of enlarging or reducing the reflected virtual image.

The reflecting surface 32A of the reflector 32 is preferably formed of a mirror hot stamp so as to increase the reflectance, but may be formed by other means such as plating.

The reflector 32 has a reflecting surface 3 in the form of an angle material.
It is arranged by fixing the side 32B without the 2A to the lower side of the window 30 of the frame 28. The reflector 32 may be formed integrally with the frame 28 or may be formed integrally with the front panel of the display unit 21.

A transparent cover 34 is attached to the display unit 21 so as to cover the front side of the frame 28 to which the reflector 32 is attached. The operation unit 2 below the display unit 21
2, a push switch 36, a light-emitting display member 38, and the like are mounted.

Next, the display on the display unit 21 configured as described above will be described.

The fluorescent display tube 24 of the display unit 21 is configured by arranging a fluorescent display as shown in FIG.
That is, on the display surface 24A, a first display section 40 for displaying a bar graph is formed by arranging a plurality of columns each having a large number of dots arranged in a columnar shape at the upper center in the figure. On the display surface 24A, a plurality of strip-shaped unit fluorescent displays are radially arranged in an isosceles trapezoidal area below the first display section 40 based on the perspective drawing method. The second display section 42 is configured such that the unit fluorescent display body is gradually increased in length downward.

Further, a third display section 44 for displaying characters is mainly formed on the right end of the display surface 24A as viewed in the figure, and mainly a graphic symbol is formed in the left end of the figure as viewed in the figure. A fourth display section 46 for display is configured.

The display content on the display surface 24A of the fluorescent display tube 24 configured as described above is reflected by the reflector 32 provided below the fluorescent display tube 24, so that the display unit 21 as shown in FIG. Are displayed in a state where the display area is expanded as a whole. That is, when the display unit 21 is viewed from a viewpoint normally viewed by the user, the second display section 42 is reflected on the reflection surface 32A of the reflector 32, and a mirror-symmetric display is performed as shown in FIG. For this reason, for example, when the image is displayed in the second display section 42 of the fluorescent display tube 24 by an expression method that flows downward from above in the figure, the reflection surface 3
Since the display by 2A is displayed by a related expression method that flows upward from the bottom toward the figure, as a whole, the display from the top and bottom toward the boundary line 48 between the fluorescent display tube 24 and the reflector 32 They are displayed in an unprecedented way of expression that flows into each other. Note that, when the display is performed in the second display section 42 using an expression that flows upward from the bottom toward the figure, the display is performed using an expression that flows upward and downward from the boundary line 48.

Next, a case where the reflector 32 is attached to the upper side of the fluorescent display tube 24 as shown by imaginary lines in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described. In this case, as shown in the figure, the reflector 32 is disposed such that its reflection surface 32A faces downward in the figure. Thereby, when the display unit 21 is viewed from a viewpoint that is normally viewed as if the user looks up from below, the second display section 42 is reflected on the reflection surface 32A, and the first display section 40 is positioned in the middle as shown in FIG. A mirror-symmetric display is made in a sandwiched state.

When the display is performed in the second display section 42 using an expression method flowing downward from the top of the figure (from the first display section 40 to the lower side), the display by the reflection surface 32A is displayed from the bottom of the figure. The image is displayed in an expression manner that flows upward (from the first display section 40 upward). Therefore, the entire display unit 21 is displayed by an expression method in which the first display section 40 flows in the vertical direction with the first display section 40 as the middle. In addition, both the second display section 42 and the reflection surface 32A are expressed so that the first display section 40 is located far away by a method based on the perspective drawing method. The three-dimensional perspective is emphasized and expressed, and the expressive power is increased.

Next, although not shown, reflectors 32 may be arranged on both the upper and lower sides of the fluorescent display tube 24, respectively. In this way, the display area can be further expanded,
Various expression methods can be used to enhance the power of expression and improve visual effects. Further, the reflectors 32 are arranged on all sides of the fluorescent display tube 24, so that the display area can be further expanded and the power of expression can be enhanced. In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the display unit 21 is configured by a fluorescent display tube, but may be configured by a liquid crystal or other display means.

[0028]

According to the display device of the audio equipment of the present invention, in addition to the area of the portion displayed on the display surface of the display member, the area of the portion where the image is displayed by the amount of the display by the reflector is reduced. There is an effect that it is enlarged and the power of expression is increased, and the visual effect can be significantly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a display part of a mini component system according to an embodiment of a display device for an audio device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part showing a display state in which a reflector is arranged below the fluorescent display of the display unit in the minicomponent according to the embodiment of the display device of the audio equipment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a main part front view showing a display state in which a reflector is arranged above the fluorescent display of the display unit in the mini component system according to the embodiment of the display device of the audio equipment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a main part front view showing a display screen of a fluorescent display tube itself of a display unit in the mini component system according to the embodiment of the display device of the audio equipment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view of a mini-component that exemplifies a display device of a conventional audio device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Display part 24 Fluorescent display tube 24A Display surface 28 Frame 30 Window 32 Reflector 32A Reflective surface 40 1st display section 42 2nd display section

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A reflector having a reflecting surface for reflecting an image displayed on the display surface and expanding an area in which the image is displayed as a whole is provided near the display surface of the display member. Characteristic display equipment for audio equipment. 2. An audio apparatus for displaying an image such as a graphic equalizer display on a fluorescent display tube, wherein the graphic equalizer is displayed on the display surface in a part or all around the display surface of the fluorescent display tube. A sound is provided, wherein a reflector is provided for reflecting a display on a reflection surface and displaying the graphic equalizer display on the display surface so as to extend in relation to the reflection surface, thereby expanding a display area. Equipment display device.