JP2001113983A - Metering device with indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To design the appearance of a meter with an indicator further freely mounting by the indicator integrally on the meter body while not enlarging the whole meter shape of as a result and besides separating the display part of the meter and the indicator from each other. SOLUTION: In a meter device 1 formed such that a meter cover 3 is situated in a manner to cover the peripheral part of a meter body 2 incorporating instruments, an indicator 22 different from the instruments is integrally mounted on the meter body 2 and an opening part 34 exclusively used for confirmation of the indicator is formed in a meter cover 3 separately away from an opening part 33 to confirm the display part of the instruments.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a meter device in which a meter carver is installed so as to cover a peripheral portion of a meter body having built-in meters, wherein an indicator different from the meters is integrated with the meter body. The present invention relates to a structure of a meter device provided in a general manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A meter installed on a steering wheel, a fuel tank, or the like of a motorcycle for displaying a vehicle speed, a mileage, a remaining fuel amount, and the like to a driver covers a peripheral portion of a meter body having built-in instruments. While installing a meter carver has been done in the past,
Indicators for displaying the ON / OFF status of various switches, etc., which are separate from instruments such as speedometers and fuel gauges, can be provided integrally with the meter body, or separately from the meter body. It has been conventionally performed to provide the above.

[0003]

By the way, in a meter device in which a meter carver is installed so as to cover the peripheral portion of the meter main body as described above, when an indicator is provided integrally with the meter main body together with the meters, Since the opening formed in the meter car bar to show the display panel is one large one that includes both the display part of the instruments and the indicator, the degree of freedom of the external shape of the meter device is limited. It is low.

When the indicator is provided on the meter carver separately from the meter main body, the indicator must be laid out on the meter carver avoiding the meter main body, so that the entire meter device including the indicator is provided. The shape is large, and the degree of freedom of the shape of the entire meter device is also low.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems. Specifically, for a meter with an indicator, the indicator is integrally provided on the meter main body to reduce the shape of the entire meter. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to design the appearance of a meter more freely without increasing the size and by separating a display portion of the meter from an indicator.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a meter device in which a meter carver is installed so as to cover a peripheral portion of a meter body having built-in meters. A separate indicator is provided on the meter body separately from the class, and the meter carver is formed separately from the opening for checking the display part of the instruments, and an opening dedicated to indicator confirmation is formed. It is characterized by the following.

According to the above arrangement, the indicator is provided integrally with the meter main body, so that a separate indicator is provided on the meter carver while avoiding the meter main body portion. In addition to keeping the shape small, the display part of the instrument and the indicator can be separated from the appearance by separating the opening of the meter carver, so that the appearance of the meter can be designed more freely, and moreover, the indicator Blinking is easy to see.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a meter device with an indicator according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an embodiment of a meter device with an indicator according to the present invention, showing components of the meter device and an upper surface side of a fuel tank. About FIG. 2
Is the meter body (A is a top view, B is a partially cutaway side view)
FIG. 3 shows a meter car bar (A is a top view, B is a vertical sectional view), and FIG. 4 is a seal member (A is a top view, B is a longitudinal section) attached to the periphery of the opening of the meter car bar. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, a meter device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a meter body 2 having a built-in speedometer, a fuel gauge, an indicator, etc., a meter car bar 3 covering the periphery of the meter body 2, a meter car bar 3 3 and a seal member 5 attached to the lower edge of the peripheral wall of the meter car bar 3. The seal member 4 is provided on the upper surface side of the fuel tank 6 of the motorcycle. It is installed detachably in the meter installation section.

The meter main body 2 contains necessary parts such as a speedometer, a fuel gauge and an indicator in a housing made of synthetic resin, and has an upper surface as shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B). The display panel 21 on the side is provided with respective display portions of a speedometer, an odometer (trip meter and odometer), and a fuel meter, and a plurality of switches for indicating ON / OFF states of various switches. An indicator 22 is provided, and the entire upper surface of the display panel unit 21 is protected from the outside by being covered with a transparent plate 23 made of glass.

The meter main body 2 is provided with operation buttons 25 for resetting the display of the odometer (trip meter and odometer).
1, each of which is protruded upward at the rear of the vehicle 1, and each of mounting portions (mounting holes) 26 and 27 for mounting the meter carver 3 to the meter main body 2, and each mounting portion for mounting the meter main body 2 to the fuel tank 6. (Mounting holes) 28 and 29 are formed at the front and rear ends of the housing of the meter body 2 respectively.

The meter carver 3 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and has a peripheral wall 31 having a continuity with the outer surface of the fuel tank 6 as shown in FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B). Is formed so that the height becomes lower toward the rear, the lower edge of the peripheral wall 31 is shaped to fit the curved surface of the fuel tank 6, and the top wall 32 surrounded by the peripheral wall 31 The meter opening 33 is formed in a shape corresponding to the range surrounded by the dashed line in FIG. 2A so that each meter display portion of the display panel section 21 can be seen.

An indicator opening 34 is formed on the top wall 32 of the meter carver 3 in a state separated from the meter opening 33 so that each indicator 22 can be seen individually (diagonally rearward). The button 22 for projecting each operation button 25 upward is formed behind each of the openings 33 and 34. The mounting holes 36 and 37 for mounting the meter carver 3 to the meter body 2 are formed on the front side (a pair of mounting holes 36) of the peripheral wall 31 and the rear part (one mounting hole 37) of the top wall 32, respectively. I have.

A sealing member 5 made of an elastic material such as rubber is attached to the above-described meter car bar 3 so as to border the lower end edge of the peripheral wall 31.
Meter opening 3 projecting slightly downward from top wall 32
A seal member 4 made of an elastic material such as rubber is attached so as to border the periphery of the indicator 3 (and each indicator opening 34).

The sealing member 4 attached to the periphery of the openings 33 and 34 of the meter car bar 3 is shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B).
As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of small frame portions 42 formed along the indicator opening portion 44 of the meter car bar 3 along with the large frame portion 41 formed along the meter opening portion 33 of the meter car bar 3, and the sealing member 4. Are integrally formed on the back side of the meter car bar 3 with a double-sided adhesive tape. The notch 44 is provided so that only the upper part does not contact the upper surface of the transparent plate 23 of the meter main body 2.

On the upper surface of the fuel tank 6 in which the meter device 1 is installed, as shown in FIG.
A recess 61 is formed so as to accommodate most of the above. A mounting stay 62 having a pair of pins for locking and fixing the front end side of the meter main body 2 is fixedly provided in front of the recess 61. A mounting stay 63 having a mounting hole for fixing the rear end side of the meter main body 2 by bolting is fixed to the rear bottom surface of the meter body 61, and wiring for connecting to the meter main body 2 is formed on the front bottom surface of the concave portion 61. A hole 64 is formed so as to allow passage and drainage.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the meter device 1 with an indicator according to the present embodiment comprising the above-described components is installed on the fuel tank 6, and FIG. 1 shows an upper surface side of the meter device 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 7 shows a sealing member 4 in each part of the meter device 1 (each part indicated by A, B, and C in FIG. 6).
3 shows the interposed state.

For mounting the meter device 1 on the fuel tank 6, first, the mounting portion 28 formed at the lower part of the front end of the meter main body 2 is locked to the front mounting stay 62 fixed to the fuel tank 6. After fixing (the mounting hole of the mounting portion 28 is inserted into the pin of the mounting stay 62), the meter body 2
By attaching the mounting portion 29 formed on the rear end side to the rear mounting stay 63 fixed to the fuel tank 6 (by bolting through both mounting holes of the mounting portion 29 and the mounting stay 63), The meter main body 2 is attached to the fuel tank 6.

The mounting portion 28 of the meter body 2 and the mounting stay 62 of the fuel tank 6 are locked and fixed (the mounting stay 6).
2), and the attachment between the attachment portion 29 of the meter body 2 and the attachment stay 63 of the fuel tank 6 (through both attachment holes of the attachment portion 29 and the attachment stay 63). As shown in FIG. 5, each of them is performed with damper members 7 and 8 made of an elastic material such as rubber interposed therebetween.

While the meter main body 2 is attached to the fuel tank 6 as described above, the seal member 5 is fitted to the lower end edge of the peripheral wall 31 of the meter car bar 3, and the meter opening 33 and the indicators The seal member 4 is fitted to the periphery of the opening 34 and the adhesive portion 43 of the seal member 4 is adhered to the back surface of the top wall 32 of the meter car bar 3 by a double-sided adhesive tape, so that each The sealing members 4 and 5 are integrally provided.

Then, the meter car bar 3 provided with the respective seal members 4 and 5 is placed over the meter main body 2 mounted and fixed to the fuel tank 6 from above, and a mounting hole 36 on the front side of the peripheral wall of the meter car bar 3 is provided. To the meter body 2
And the mounting hole 37 at the rear of the top wall of the meter carver 3 is aligned with the mounting hole of the mounting portion 27 at the rear end of the meter body 2. The meter carver 3 is attached to the meter main body 2 by integrally connecting the combined portions by bolting.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the meter main body 2 is fixedly mounted on the fuel tank 6, the meter carver 3 is fixedly mounted on the meter main body 2, and the meter car bar 3 and the meter main body 2 are fixed. (Transparent plate 2
3), the sealing member 4 is interposed between the meter carver 3 and the fuel tank 6, and the stacking direction of the meter carver 3, the meter main body 2, and the fuel tank 6 is provided. The meter device 1 is installed on the fuel tank 6 in a state where the gap caused by the mounting accuracy in the above is externally absorbed by the seal members 4 and 5.

In the meter device 1 installed on the fuel tank 6 as described above, as shown in FIG. 6, a portion of the display panel 21 of the meter main body 2 which can be seen through the meter opening 33 of the meter car bar 3. That is, only the part of the display panel unit 21 shown in FIG. 2A that is surrounded by the dashed line is externally recognized as a meter.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, although the indicators 22 are arranged on the same display panel 21 of the meter main body 2 together with the display portions of the meters, the indicators are shown in FIG. As described above, the indicators 22 viewed through the indicator openings 34 are externally arranged as if they were installed separately from the meters (display portions of the meters viewed through the meter openings 33).

In such a meter device 1, the seal member 4 attached to the periphery of each of the openings 33 and 34 of the meter car bar 3 has a large part of the meter opening 33 as shown in FIG. In contact with the upper surface of the transparent plate 23, the meter opening 3
As shown in FIG. 7 (B), a gap is formed between the rear end portion 3 and the upper surface of the transparent plate 23 by the notch portion 44, and at the indicator opening portion 34,
As shown in FIG. 7C, a gap is formed between the entire surface and the upper surface of the transparent plate 23.

Thus, due to the presence of the sealing member 4, the meter portion (the portion visible through the meter opening 33) and the indicator portion (the indicator opening 3)
Independence in appearance is emphasized, and even when water adheres to the upper surface side of the meter device 1 due to rain, car washing, or the like, each of the openings 33, 34 (especially the opening 34 for the indicator) does not remain in a state where water remains therein, and the water entering the inside of each of the openings 33 and 34 is not obstructed by the sealing member 4 and is transparent. By flowing rearward and downward along the upper surface of 23 (inclined downward and backward), it flows into the recess 61 of the fuel tank 6 and then is discharged downward through the hole 64.

The display panel 21 of the meter body 2
2 (B) and FIG. 5 do not show a transparent plate for protecting the image, but in the present embodiment, FIG.
As shown in (C), in addition to the transparent plate 23, a double wall structure is provided in which another transparent plate 24 is provided at an interval below the transparent plate 23.
As shown in (C), an indicator light-emitting lens 22a that emits light when irradiated from an indicator lamp 22b
Is fitted into the transparent plate 24 below this. When the transparent plate has a double wall structure as described above, both the transparent plates 23 and 24 are made of glass from the viewpoint of gasoline resistance, or at least the upper transparent plate 23 which is directly exposed to the outside. Is desirably made of glass.

According to the meter device with indicator 1 of the present embodiment as described above, an indicator 22 different from instruments such as a speedometer and a fuel gauge is integrally provided on the meter main body 2 (display panel section 21). By doing so, the overall shape of the meter device 1 can be reduced compared to the case where a separate indicator is provided on the meter carver avoiding the meter body part,
The degree of freedom of the overall appearance of the meter device 1 can be increased.

The indicator 22 is provided on the meter carver 3 while being separated from and independent of the opening 33 for checking the meter display portion (display portion of instruments).
By providing a dedicated opening 34 for checking the shape of the opening 33 for the meter display portion,
The indicator 22 can be designed freely without including the indicator 22, and the indicator 22 is separated from and independent of the meter display portion in appearance, so that the blinking of the indicator 22 is easy to see.

In particular, in this embodiment, the mounting holes 36 and 37 of the meter cover 3 and the mounting portion 2 of the meter body 2 are provided.
6 and 27, the meter carver 3 is directly fixed to the meter main body 2, so that the positioning of the meter main body 2 and the meter carver 3 can be performed accurately and reliably.
In addition, since the seal member 4 is attached to the periphery of each of the openings 33 and 34 of the meter cover 3, the meter display portion, the indicator 22, and the appearance of each indicator 22 can be improved. The independence of each indicator 22
Blinking becomes easier to see.

Although the embodiment of the meter device with the indicator of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. It can be applied not only to the meter device installed in the meter, but also to a meter device installed in other places such as a steering wheel, and the transparent plate for protecting the display panel portion of the meter body is also made of glass. Not only is it possible to use a transparent plate made of resin, for example, and the specific structure can be appropriately changed in design.Furthermore, the application of the meter device is not limited to a motorcycle, It is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to meter devices for other vehicles and the like.

[0033]

According to the meter device with an indicator of the present invention as described above, by providing the indicator integrally with the meter main body, the overall shape of the meter device can be reduced, and the meter device can be reduced. In addition to increasing the degree of freedom of the overall appearance, the meter display and indicator are separated in appearance, apart from the meter carber opening.
The external appearance of the display portion of the meter can be designed more freely, and the blinking of the indicator can be easily seen.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a meter device with an indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing components of the meter device and an upper surface side of a fuel tank.

2A is a top view showing a meter body of the meter device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG.

3A is a top view showing a meter carver of the meter device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3B is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

4A is a top view showing a sealing member interposed between the meter carver and the meter main body of the meter device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4B is a longitudinal section taken along the line BB of FIG. FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory sectional view showing a state where the meter device shown in FIG. 1 is installed on a fuel tank.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the meter device shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 shows each part (A, B,
(A) is a sectional view taken along line A in FIG. 6, (B) is a sectional view taken along line B in FIG. 6, and (C) is a sectional view taken along line C in FIG. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Meter device 2 Meter main body 3 Meter carver 4 Seal member (attached to the periphery of each opening of meter carver) 33 Opening (for confirming the display part of instruments) 34 Opening (for exclusive use of indicator confirmation)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A meter device in which a meter carver is installed so as to cover a peripheral portion of a meter main body containing a meter, wherein an indicator different from the meter is provided integrally with the meter main body. A meter device with an indicator, characterized in that an opening dedicated to checking an indicator is formed separately from an opening for checking a display portion of instruments on the meter car bar. 2. The meter device according to claim 1, wherein the meter carver is directly fixed to the meter body. 3. The meter device according to claim 1, wherein a seal member made of an elastic material is attached to a periphery of each opening of the meter cover.