JP2002357459A - El element display indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thin, light-weight, inexpensive, and new-design analog EL element display indicator luminously displaying a pointer and three- dimensionally displaying a scale and the pointer. SOLUTION: This EL element display indicator is essentially characterized in that a display signal generating base board generating a scale and the like display signal for displaying the scale or the scale and characters and the like and a pointer display signal for displaying the pointer or the pointer display signal alone, or an interface base board receiving the scale and the like display signal and the pointer display signal or the pointer display signal alone is arranged, while a scale board carrying the scale or the scale and characters printed or watermarked on it, or an EL element scale board receiving the scale and the like display signal for display the scale or the characters and the like is arranged, and an EL element pointer board, which is transparent usually and displays the pointer by receipt of the pointer display signal, is arranged in front of the scale board or the EL element scale board, so that the pointer is displayed in front of the scale board or the EL element scale board for indicating and displaying a measurement amount.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an analog indicating instrument for displaying a measured amount in an analog manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an analog indicating instrument for displaying a measured amount in an analog manner has a movement mechanism, which rotates a pointer shaft provided with a pointer and shakes the pointer to perform measurement. The amount is indicated on the display. For this reason, there are problems in that the design of the movement mechanism is difficult, and that the indicating instrument has a depth, and it is difficult to reduce the thickness, weight, and cost. Therefore, in order to improve these, an analog lightning indicating instrument which displays (lightens) a scale and a pointer using a display signal has been invented (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-246487).

[0003] However, although the analog lightning indicator of the analog type does not require the movement mechanism of the conventional analog indicator, it can be made thinner and lighter, and it enables a novel design. Since the scale and the pointer are displayed on a single board, the display of the scale and the pointer is flat, and the pointer is on the scale. Lack.

[0004]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the conventional analog indicating instrument has a movement mechanism, so that it is difficult to reduce the thickness, weight and cost of the analog indicating instrument. Since the analog type electronic light indicating instrument displays the scale and the pointer on a single substrate, the display of the scale and the pointer becomes flat, and is similar to the pointer of a conventional analog indicating instrument. There are problems such as lack of three-dimensional effect.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has a scale or a scale display signal for displaying scales and characters, a pointer display signal for displaying hands, and the like. Is a display signal generating board that generates only the pointer display signal, or an interface board that receives the scale display signal and the pointer display signal or only the pointer display signal, and a scale or a scale and a character. A scale plate printed or watermarked, or an EL element scale plate that prints a scale or characters or performs a watermark or the like or receives a display signal such as the scale and displays a scale or characters and the like, A scale plate or a front part of the EL element scale plate, which is provided with an EL element pointer plate which is usually transparent and receives the pointer display signal and displays a pointer, and a front part of the scale plate or the EL element scale plate. To display the pointer and display the measurement amount The main feature that was.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on embodiments with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an EL element display indicating instrument 1 showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. In these figures, the display signal generating substrate 2
Generates a graduation 5 or a graduation display signal indicating the graduation 5 and, for example, a numeral 7, a character 8, etc., and also generates a pointer display signal for displaying a pointer 6 which changes according to a change in the measured amount.

The scale plate 3 has a scale 5 or a character 8 on its surface.
The EL element graduation plate 3 is printed with a graduation 5 or a character 8 or is provided with a watermark or the like, or the graduation display signal from the display signal generating substrate 2 is displayed. In response to this, the scale 5 or the numeral 7 or the character 8 or the like is displayed by the scale or the like display signal, so that the scale 5 can be viewed. Either the scale plate 3 or the EL element scale plate 3 is used. Also, scale 5 or character 8
Are not displayed on the EL element scale plate 3 when printed or watermarked on the EL element scale plate 3.

The EL element pointer plate 4 is disposed in front of the scale plate 3 or the EL element scale plate 3 and receives the pointer display signal from the display signal generating board 2 so that the pointer 6 moves to the scale plate 3 or 3. Are displayed on the EL element scale plate 3 so that they can be visually checked.

Further, the EL element pointer plate 4 is made of, for example, an organic EL.
An element is used and is usually transparent, and is in a transparent state except for the position where the pointer 6 is displayed.
From the front part, the scale 5 and the characters 8 or the like printed on the scale plate 3 or provided with a watermark or the like, or the scale 5 or the characters 8 or the like displayed on the EL element scale plate 3 can be viewed. The scale position of the pointer 6 displayed on the scale plate 3 or the EL element scale plate 3 can be visually checked, and the measured amount can be read.

[0010] From these, the EL element display indicating instrument 1
Indicates the pointer 6 on the scale 5 of the scale 3 or the EL element scale 3.
Is displayed, and the scale 5 and the pointer 6 can be three-dimensionally viewed like an analog indicating instrument having a conventional movement mechanism.

The scale 5 on which the scale 3 is printed or watermarked, or the scale 5 displayed on the EL element scale 3 is selected depending on the application, and may be circular or elliptical. In this case, the length of the pointer 6 displayed on the EL element pointer plate 4 can be selected according to the scale 5.
In addition, a plurality of indicators (not shown) may be displayed on the hands 6 by changing the emission color, for example, so that a plurality of measurement amounts can be visually observed simultaneously.

The characters 8 printed on the scale plate 3 or provided with a watermark or the like, or displayed on the EL element scale plate 3 are:
Depending on the application, in addition to V and km, for example, a plurality of speeds and traveling distances can be used, and the position can be selected. In addition, the pointer 6 and the numeral 7 can indicate different measured quantities such as speed and mileage, and the numeral 7 is, for example, an LED 7 segment display arranged on the scale 3 or the EL element scale 3. Or other display modes may be employed and may be omitted.

A scale 5 displayed on the EL element scale 3
The numerals 7, the characters 8 and the like are displayed in a matrix type display in which images are displayed on the EL element scale plate 3 by using an organic EL element in which pixels of the same shape are arranged in a matrix, for example. Segmented display that displays the segment that has been read. The scale 5 may be provided with switching means for switching the range.

The pointer 6 displayed on the EL element pointer plate 4
Using, for example, the organic EL element for the EL element pointer plate 4,
A matrix type display in which an arbitrary shape (a pointer) is image-displayed by selecting the pixel by the pointer display signal that changes according to the measurement amount and emitting light, or
A display segment comprising pixels arranged in a thin line, wherein a plurality of the display segments are radially arranged from the center of the scale 5 toward the scale 5, and the pointer display changes according to the measured amount. One of the display segments (2
(It is also possible to display a book and display different measurements at the same time.) A segment type display may be used in which a light is emitted and a segment (pointer) at an arbitrary position is displayed.

A scale 5 or a character 8 printed on the scale plate 3 or provided with a watermark or the like, or a scale 5 or a numeral 7 and a character 8 displayed on the EL device scale plate 3 and an EL device pointer The hands 6 and the like displayed on the plate 4 may be designed by selecting a color scheme or a display color and further using auxiliary lighting.

The display signal generating board 2 receives (inputs) the scale display signal and the pointer display signal from the outside and transfers them to the EL element scale plate 3 or the EL element pointer plate 4. -It may be a face substrate. When the scale 5 or the character 8 is printed or watermarked on the scale plate 3 and the numeral 7 is omitted, the display signal generated by the display signal generating board 2 is only a pointer display signal. Also, in this case, when the display signal generating board 2 is replaced with the interface board, the display signal received by the interface board may be only the pointer display signal.

Further, the EL element display indicating instrument 1 is used for portable or built-in devices, for example, housed in a case (not shown).
In addition, there can be voltmeters, ammeters, thermometers, speedometers, and all other types of measurement applications.
You may make it fit in a field. Further, the overall shape and the like may be appropriately designed.

The above is an explanation of the embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention. The scale plate 3 or the EL element scale plate 3 also has the display signal generating substrate 2 or the interface substrate. In this case, the invention of claim 2 is realized.

In this case, especially when the EL element scale plate 3 is used, it is necessary to consider its strength, and it is necessary to take measures such as applying a reinforcing material (not shown) to the rear part.

Next, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the EL element scale plate 3 and the EL element pointer plate 4 are constituted by one EL element (EL element display panel), and the scale 5 or the scale is provided thereon. Is a scale 5 or a character or the like on which a character or the like is printed or a watermark is given, or a scale or a character or the like which is not printed or given a watermark is given,
Furthermore, the invention according to claims 3 and 4 is realized by configuring so that the pointer 6 is displayed.

[0021]

According to the above construction, the EL element display indicating instrument according to the first and second aspects of the present invention can be configured such that all of the measuring elements can be read by displaying a pointer on a scale in addition to being configured electronically. As in the case of a known analog lightning indicator (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-246487), the movement mechanism of the conventional analog indicator is unnecessary, and the thickness is reduced.
In addition to being lightweight and cost-effective, it is possible to easily adopt a novel design and the like, and furthermore, the electric light indicating instrument displays scales and hands in a plane on a single substrate. Although the scale and the pointer are flatly displayed, a three-dimensional effect similar to the pointer of a conventional analog indicating instrument having a movement mechanism can be obtained.

Further, a scale plate or an EL element scale plate on which the scale is printed or watermarked or displayed, and a pointer is displayed.
Since the EL element pointer plate is divided, characters or the like to be printed or displayed on the scale plate or the EL element scale plate can be drawn without considering the display of the hands. And various other instruments with thinner, lighter and more innovative designs.

Further, according to the second and third aspects of the present invention, the scale plate or the EL element scale plate and the EL element pointer plate are constituted by one EL element, so that the cost can be further reduced. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an EL element display indicating instrument 1 showing one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the EL element display indicating instrument 1 shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 EL element display indicating instrument 2 Display signal generating board 3 Scale plate or EL element scale plate 4 EL element pointer plate 5 Scale 6 pointer 7 Numeric 8 characters

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A scale or a scale display signal for displaying a scale and a character and a pointer display signal for displaying a hand or a display signal generating board for generating only the hand display signal, or the scale or a display signal and the display signal An interface board that receives the pointer display signal or only the pointer display signal, a scale or a scale plate on which a scale and characters are printed or a watermark or the like is printed, or a scale or a character or the like is printed; An EL element scale plate that displays a scale or a character upon receiving a display signal such as a watermark or receiving the scale or the like display signal, and the pointer display signal that is usually transparent on the front of the scale plate or the EL element scale plate. An EL element pointer plate for receiving and displaying a pointer, wherein a pointer is displayed on the scale plate or a front portion of the EL element scale plate to indicate and display a measurement amount. Element display indicating instrument. 2. The display signal generating board or the interface.
A scale plate which also has a face substrate and is printed with scales or scales and characters or watermarks, or a scale or characters printed or watermarked or receives a display signal of scales or the like. And an EL element scale plate for displaying a scale or characters, and an EL element scale plate for displaying the hands in response to the pointer display signal, which is usually transparent at the front of the scale plate or the EL element scale plate. An EL element display indicating instrument, wherein a pointer is displayed on the scale plate or a front portion of the EL element scale plate to indicate and display a measured amount. 3. A scale or a scale display signal for displaying scales and characters, a pointer display signal for displaying a hand or a display signal generating substrate for generating only the hand display signal, or the scale or display signal and the display signal An interface board that receives only the pointer display signal or the pointer display signal, and a graduation or a character or the like printed or watermarked, or receives the graduation display signal and the pointer display signal and receives a graduation or An EL element display plate for displaying a character or the like and a pointer is provided, and a scale or a character or the like and a pointer are displayed on the EL element display plate to indicate and display a measurement amount. EL element display indicating instrument. 4. The display signal generating board or the interface.
Including the EL element display plate also serving as a face substrate,
An EL device characterized in that a scale or characters and a pointer are displayed on the EL element display panel to indicate and display a measured amount.
Element display indicating instrument. 5. The display of the scales, characters, etc. and the pointers is displayed in a matrix or in segments.
EL element display indicating instrument described.