JP2001114170A - Meter device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide meters mounted on a fuel tank of a vehicle or the like capable of securing gasoline resistance by making a transparent plate for protecting a display panel part of glass and improve the quality of appearance by more freely designing the appearance of the all meters. SOLUTION: As this meter device 1 mounted on the fuel tank, a meter cover 3 is installed to cover the peripheral part of a meter main body 2 on the meter main body 2 having a display panel part protected by a glass-made transparent plate, and an opening part 33 of an arbitrary shape is formed in the meter cover 3 so that only a required portion of the display panel part protected by the transparent plate can be seen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the structure of a meter device installed on a fuel tank located near a driver, such as a fuel tank of a motorcycle, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a straddle-type vehicle such as a motorcycle,
Since the fuel tank is located right in front of the driver sitting on the seat, meters for displaying vehicle speed, mileage, remaining fuel, etc. are not provided on the steering wheel but on the fuel tank. The installation on the upper surface side has been studied for some types of vehicles.

[0003]

However, in a meter installed on a fuel tank of a vehicle as described above, there is a high possibility that spilled gasoline adheres during refueling. The transparent plate that protects the parts is required to have high gasoline resistance so that it does not become cloudy or deformed due to the adhesion of gasoline. It is necessary to use a transparent plate made of glass instead of a transparent plate.

However, when the transparent plate for protecting the display panel is made of glass, the moldability is inferior to that of the resin, so that the degree of freedom of the shape is greatly reduced. As for the external shape of the meter as a whole, there is no choice but to use a simple shape. As a result, all the meters have the same shape.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems. More specifically, a transparent plate for protecting a display panel of a meter installed on a fuel tank of a vehicle or the like is provided. It is an object of the present invention to improve gasoline resistance by ensuring that gasoline resistance is ensured by using glass, and to make it possible to freely design the external appearance of the meter as a whole, thereby greatly improving the external quality.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a meter device installed on a fuel tank, in which a display panel is protected by a transparent plate made of glass. A meter cover is installed on the meter cover so as to cover the peripheral part of the meter body, and the meter cover has an arbitrary shape so that only a necessary part of the display panel part protected by the transparent plate can be seen. An opening is formed.

According to the above configuration, since the transparent plate for protecting the display panel of the meter is made of glass, the gasoline resistance of the transparent plate is ensured, and the transparent plate of the display panel is removed. Even if the degree of freedom of the shape of the meter body is limited by using glass, the appearance of the meter can be freely changed by changing the shape of the opening of the meter carver regardless of the shape of the meter body. it can.

[0008]

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

FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of each part of the meter device and the upper surface side of the fuel tank according to an embodiment of the meter device of the present invention. 2 shows a meter main body (A is a top view, B is a partially cutaway side view), FIG. 3 shows a meter carver (A is a top view, B is a vertical cross-sectional view), and FIG.
Shows a seal member (A is a top view, B is a longitudinal sectional view) attached to the periphery of the opening of the meter carver.

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 the installation of the meter device 1 of the present embodiment comprising the above-mentioned components on the fuel tank 6. FIG. 6 shows the meter installed on the fuel tank 6. 2 shows an upper surface side of the device 1. FIG. 7 shows the interposed state of the seal member 4 in each part of the meter device 1 (each part indicated by A, B, and C in FIG. 6).

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. In this way, when the transparent plate has a double wall structure, both transparent plates 2
The plates 3 and 24 are made of glass, or at least the upper transparent plate 23 directly exposed to the outside is necessarily made of glass.

The meter device 1 of the present embodiment as described above
According to this, since the transparent plate 23 for protecting the display panel portion 21 of the meter main body 2 is made of glass, gasoline resistance can be ensured as compared with the case where a transparent plate made of resin is used, while the transparent plate is transparent. Even if the degree of freedom of the shape of the meter main body 2 is restricted by making the plate 23 made of glass, the meter car bar 3 covering the meter main body 2 needs to be provided in the display panel portion 21 protected by the transparent plate 23. Meter opening 3 in any shape so that only
3, the meter opening 3 of the meter carver 3 is formed regardless of the shape of the meter body 2.
By changing the shape of 3, the appearance of the meter can be freely changed.

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, 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. Since the seal member 4 is attached to the peripheral edge of 33, the independence of the meter carver 3 in the part visible through the meter opening 33 can be emphasized as a meter.

Although the embodiment of the meter device of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the mounting structure of the meter device to the fuel tank is described in the above embodiment. It is not limited to a structure in which a meter carver is further attached to the meter body attached to the fuel tank as shown in the form,
It is also possible to implement by adopting an appropriate mounting structure,
Also, the relationship between the meter body and the indicator is not limited to the structure in which the indicator as shown in the above embodiment is provided alongside the meter body, and may be implemented by installing the indicator and the meter body separately. It is possible to change the design of the specific structure as appropriate, and furthermore, the use of the meter device is not limited to motorcycles, and other devices in which the fuel tank is arranged near the driver can be used. Needless to say, it can be applied to vehicles.

[0032]

According to the meter device of the present invention described above, the transparent plate for protecting the display panel is made of glass, so that the gasoline resistance of the transparent plate can be ensured. Despite limiting the degree of freedom of the shape of the meter body by making the transparent plate of the display panel made of glass, the appearance of the meter can be freely changed simply by changing the shape of the opening of the meter carver The appearance quality can be greatly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a meter device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing the components of the meter device and the upper surface side of the 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 apparatus 2 Meter main body 3 Meter carver 4 Seal member (of meter carber opening) 5 Seal member (at the lower edge of meter carver) 6 Fuel tank 21 Display panel (of meter main body) 23 Transparent plate (of meter main body) 33 Meter opening (of meter carver)

Claims (3)

[Claims] As a meter device installed on a fuel tank, a meter car bar is provided so as to cover a peripheral portion of the meter main body whose display panel portion is protected by a transparent plate made of glass. A meter device, wherein an opening is formed in an arbitrary shape on the meter cover so that only a necessary portion of the display panel portion protected by the transparent plate can be seen. 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 sealing member made of an elastic material is attached to a peripheral edge of the opening of the meter cover.