JP2002002324A - Shift position indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shift position indicator making it easy to view the current shift position. SOLUTION: The shift position indicator has an indicating element 19 for indicating the shift position in the form of at least either letters or figures, and a control means for controlling the indicating configuration of the indicating element 19. The indicating element 19 has first indicating segments (h), (i), (j), (k) and (l) for indicating the shift position, and second indicating segments (m), (n), (o), (p) and (q) provided along the first indicating elements (h), (i), (j), (k) and (l).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shift position display device for displaying a shift position of a transmission.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a vehicle combination meter 1 as shown in FIG. The vehicle combination meter 1 includes a speedometer 2, a tachometer 3, and a shift position display 4 (shift position display device). The shift position display 4 includes a speedometer 2 and a tachometer 3.
It is located between. The shift position display 4
"P (parking)", "R (reverse)", "N (neutral)", "D (drive)", "2 (2
The driver has an indicator lens 5 corresponding to each of the shift positions of “speed” and “L (low)”, and light emitting elements (for example, light emitting diodes) disposed behind the indicator lens 5, respectively. Turns on the light emitting element corresponding to the shift position selected by the shift lever,
The indicator lens 5 emits light. Providing the shift position indicator 4 has the advantage that the driver can operate the shift lever while looking ahead, and can operate the shift lever without looking at the shift lever.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned shift position display 4 is not always easy to see because the indicator lens 5 corresponding to the selected shift position only shines. In particular,
When sunlight is incident on the combination meter 1, the sunlight is reflected by the indicator lens 5,
There is a problem that it is difficult to confirm the current shift position because so-called pseudo-lighting occurs in which the indicator lens 5 shines. The present invention has been made in view of this problem, and provides a shift position display device that makes it easy to visually recognize the current shift position.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a shift position display for displaying a shift position of a transmission, wherein a selected shift position is changed from an unselected shift position. Are also displayed in bold.

The present invention also relates to a shift position display device for displaying a shift position of a transmission, wherein a first display segment for displaying at least one of a character and a number in a shift position, and a first display segment for displaying the shift position. A display element having a second display segment provided along the line, and a selected shift position turns on the first display segment and the second display segment, and a shift position that is not selected. And control means for turning off the second display segment and causing the display element to display.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A shift position display device for a vehicle has a display element 19 for displaying at least one of a character and a number in a shift position, and control means 31 for controlling a display mode of the display element 19. The display element 19 includes a first display segment h,
i, j, k, l and a first display segment h, i, j,
and k, l, and second display segments m, n, o, p, and q. The control means 31 turns on the first display segments h, i, j, k, l and turns off the second display segments m, n, o, p, q,
The shift position that is not selected is the first thickness,
Display is performed on the display element 19.

The control means 31 includes a first display segment h, i, j, k, l and a second display segment m,
By turning on n, o, p, and q, the selected shift position is displayed on the display element 19 with a second thickness larger than the first thickness. The selected shift position is displayed in thicker letters or numbers than the non-selected shift position, so that the visibility is better.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 6 is a combination meter,
The combination meter 6 includes a speedometer 7 and a thermometer 8
And a liquid crystal display 9 (shift position display) housed in a meter housing 10. The speedometer 7 and the thermometer 8 are pointer-type instruments having hands 11 and 12 and dials 13 and 14. Each dial 13 and 14 has an indicator 1
5 and 16 are formed by printing, and the indicating portions 17 and 18 of the hands 11 and 12 indicate the index portions 15 and 16, respectively.

The liquid crystal display 9 includes a TN (twisted nematic) type liquid crystal display element 19 and a liquid crystal display element 19.
From a rear side (not shown). The meter housing 10 houses indicators 20 such as a turn signal indicator, a headlight indicator, an airbag indicator, a side brake indicator, a battery indicator, an exhaust temperature indicator, and a hydraulic indicator.

As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal display element 19
It has a remaining fuel display section 21 and a shift position display section 22. The remaining fuel display section 21 has display segments a, b, c, d, e, f and a display segment g. The display segments a to f are bar graphs, and the number of display segments a to f corresponding to the remaining fuel is lit (turned on) to display the remaining fuel. For example, when the remaining fuel is about half, the display segments a, b, and c are turned on, and the display segments d, e, and f are turned off (off). The display segment g is an index portion of the bar graph.

As shown in FIG. 1, the shift position display section 22 has a first display segment h, i, j, k, l and a second display segment m, n, o, p, q. is there. First display segment h, i, j, k, l
Indicates "P", "R", "N", "D", and "2", respectively. The second display segment h, i,
j, k, l are the first display segments h, i,
They are arranged along j, k, l.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the combination meter 6. Reference numeral 24 denotes a speed sensor, which detects the speed and outputs a speed signal to the microcomputer 25. Reference numeral 26 denotes a temperature sensor which detects the temperature of the engine and outputs a temperature signal to the microcomputer 25. The microcomputer 25 receives a speed signal and a temperature signal from the speed sensor 24 and the temperature sensor 26, respectively, and drives the speedometer 7 and the thermometer 8 via drive circuits 27 and 28, respectively.

A remaining fuel sensor 29 detects the amount of remaining fuel and outputs a remaining fuel signal to the microcomputer 25. A shift position sensor 30 detects a selected shift position and outputs a shift position signal to the microcomputer 25. Reference numeral 31 denotes a control unit. The control unit 31 includes the microcomputer 25 and the drive circuit 32. The microcomputer 25 inputs the remaining fuel signal and the shift position signal from the remaining fuel sensor 29 and the shift position sensor 30, and drives the liquid crystal display 9 via the drive circuit 31.

Next, a display example of the shift position display 9 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, when "neutral" is selected, the first display segments h, i,
j, k, l and the second display segment o are turned on, the second display segments m, n, p, q are turned off, and “N” is displayed.
Are displayed in bold characters, and “P”, “R”, “D”, and “2” are displayed in fine characters. As shown in FIG. 6, when “drive” is selected, the first display segments h, i,
j, k, l and the second display segment p are turned on, the second display segments m, n, o, q are turned off, and “D” is displayed.
Are displayed in bold, and “P”, “R”, “N”, and “2” are displayed in thin.

Second display segment m, n, o, p, q
Has the same width as the first display segment h, i, j, k, l, and the selected shift position is
It is displayed in characters or numbers approximately twice as thick as the shift position not selected. According to the present embodiment, the selected shift position can be displayed in bold than the non-selected shift position, so that the driver can easily recognize the current shift position.

Although the display element of the embodiment is the TN type liquid crystal display element 19, it may be, for example, a TFT type liquid crystal display element, VFD (fluorescent display tube) or OELD (organic electroluminescence). . The first display segments h, i, j, k, l and the second display segments m, n, o, p, q are appropriately set according to the transmission of the vehicle. ,
There may be only characters such as "P", "R", "N", "D", "L", or a transmission (for example, Tiptronic (trade name) )), "5", "4",
In some cases, only numbers are used, such as “3”, “2”, and “1”.

[0017]

According to the present invention, there is provided a shift position indicator for a vehicle for displaying a shift position of a transmission, wherein a selected shift position is displayed in a bold font than a non-selected shift position. The current shift position is easy to see.

The present invention also relates to a shift position display device for displaying a shift position of a transmission, wherein a first display segment for displaying at least one of a character and a number for the shift position, and a first display segment for displaying the shift position. A display element having a second display segment provided along the line, and a selected shift position turns on the first display segment and the second display segment, and a shift position that is not selected. And control means for turning off the second display segment and causing the display element to display the selected display position, wherein the selected shift position is displayed in a bold font than the non-selected shift position. Because it is possible, the current shift position is easily visible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of a shift position display section showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the combination meter showing the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a liquid crystal display element showing the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a shift position display section showing the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a shift position display section showing the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a combination meter showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 9 liquid crystal display (shift position display device) 19 liquid crystal display element 31 control means h, i, j, k, l first display segment m, n, o, p, q second display segment

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Akira Suzuki 1-1190 Fujibashi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata F-term in R & D Center Japan Seiki Co., Ltd. (Reference) 2H088 EA23 MA01 3D036 CA02 CA10 CA13 3D044 BA22 BA24 BA27 BD02 3J552 NA01 PA51 QC03 SB01 VA62W 5C094 AA01 BA43 CA15 EA04 HA05

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A shift position display device for displaying a shift position of a transmission, wherein a selected shift position is displayed in a bold font than a non-selected shift position. 2. A shift position display device for displaying a shift position of a transmission, comprising: a first display segment for displaying at least one of a character and a number; and a shift position provided along the first display segment. A second display segment,
A display element having a selected shift position turns on the first display segment and the second display segment, and a non-selected shift position turns off the second display segment, A shift position display device, comprising: control means for displaying on a display element.