JP2005265835A - Self-luminous pointer and pointing type display unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a self-luminous pointer of a simple configuration which can be allowed to uniformly and evenly be luminescent. <P>SOLUTION: The self-luminous pointer 12 is equipped with a pointer body 12a made of translucent resin member which comprises a base 12a2 for receiving light from a light source 13a, an indicator section 12a1 extending in one direction from top edge of the base 12a2, and a reflecting surface 12a4 for reflecting the light received at the above base 12a2 in the direction of the front edge on the above indicator section 12a1. This self-luminous pointer 12 is illuminated by the light which is led in collaboration with such an indication as graduation of dial plate through inside the indicator section 12a1 so as to make measured magnitude visible for the observer, and provided with a proximal reflecting surface 12a8 for reflecting a part of the light received at the above base 12a2 toward the bottom surface 12a9 of the indicator section 12a1 near the base 12a2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a self-light emitting pointer and a pointer-type display device, and more specifically, a base portion that receives light from a light source, an instruction portion that extends in one direction from the upper end of the base portion, and light received by the base portion. Provided with a pointer body made of a translucent resin member having a reflecting surface that reflects in the direction of the tip of the indicator, so that the amount of measurement can be visually recognized by an observer in cooperation with an indicator such as a dial scale The present invention relates to a self-light emitting indicator that emits light by light guided through the indicator.

  Among instruments such as speedometers and tachometers, analog instruments that use pointers and dials are behind the dials as devices that illuminate the pointers and dials so that they can be easily seen in the dark. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pointer-type display device that shines an indicator portion of a pointer with light from a light source arranged has been disclosed.

  In this type of pointer-type display device, the illumination light is guided from the light source to the pointer shaft insertion hole through the light guide plate, and is guided by the reflection surface formed by making the peripheral surface of the insertion hole a conical surface. The light is reflected above the light plate and is incident on the base of the pointer made of a translucent material fixed to the upper end of the pointer shaft. A light receiving surface that receives incident light and a reflective surface that reflects light received by the light receiving surface toward the tip of the pointer are formed on the base, and these are covered with a non-translucent pointer cap. In the above-described conventional pointer-type display device, the light receiving surface formed on the pointer base in the pointer cap is not sufficiently large, so that it is difficult to take in enough light to shine the pointer with high brightness. was there.

  In view of this, there has been conventionally proposed a method in which the light receiving surface in the pointer cap is enlarged so that the amount of light that can be taken into the pointer is increased, and the pointer is made bright. For example, the proposed pointer-type display device is applied to a black face type instrument as shown in FIGS. This pointer-type display device emits light that makes the pointer 12 shine when introduced into the pointer 12 that is fixed to the output shaft of the instrument unit 11 that drives the output shaft in accordance with the measurement amount, the pointer 12 that is fixed to the output shaft of the meter unit 11. A dial plate comprising a light source unit for pointer illumination 13, a character for displaying a measurement amount in cooperation with the pointer 12, a dial plate having a scale, and the like, and an annular cold cathode discharge tube disposed on the back of the dial plate The light emitted from the dial illuminating light source 15 is transmitted through the letters, scales, and the like that are printed on the dial 14 with the letters removed, so that it shines.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the instrument unit 11 is wound in an intersecting manner, and a NS-magnetized rotating magnet (see FIG. 11) that combines magnetic fields generated by a pair of coils 11 a whose energization amount is controlled according to speed. The output shaft 11b formed by rotating the rotating magnet and rotating the rotating shaft of the rotating magnet is driven to rotate.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the pointer 12 includes a pointer main body 12a including an instruction portion 12a1 and a base portion 12a2 (see FIG. 11), a pointer cap 12b formed of a black opaque resin material covering the base portion 12a2, and the pointer 12 Is composed of a pointer rod 12c for fixing to the output shaft 11a (see FIG. 11) of the instrument unit 11. A slit 12b1 is provided in the pointer cap 12b to expose the upper surface of the pointer main body 12a. A balance weight 12d (see FIG. 11) is fixed in the pointer cap 12b.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the pointer main body 12a is formed of a transparent acrylic resin and includes an instruction portion 12a1 and a base portion 12a2. The base portion 12a2 reflects the rib 12a6 fitted to the slit 12b1 of the pointer cap 12b, the light receiving portion 12a3 that receives light incident from the light source 13a, and the light received by the light receiving portion 12a3 in the direction of the indicating portion 12a1. The reflecting surface 12a4 and a light guiding portion 12a5 for guiding the light reflected by the reflecting surface 12a4 in the direction of the tip of the indicating portion 12a1.

  The upper surface 12a7 of the light guide portion 12a5 is stepped from the surface of the rib 12a6 by the thickness of the pointer cap 12b so that the rib 12a6 fits into the slit 12b1 of the pointer cap 12b and the both surfaces become the same surface. Forming and falling. The light receiving unit 12a3 has an arc shape to increase the area and increase the amount of light received, and the light guide unit 12a5 is gradually narrowed from the light receiving unit 12a3 toward the instruction unit 12a1 in order to guide the received light to the instruction unit 12a1. Make a fan shape. The fan shape is the most preferable shape, but is not limited thereto, and may be a triangle or other shapes. When the light receiving part 12a3 and the light guiding part 12a5 are formed in such a shape, the base part 12a2 becomes larger and the instruction part 12a1 becomes shorter.

  Therefore, the rib 12a6 is provided on the upper surface of the light guide portion 12a5 on the extension line of the indication portion 12a1, the base portion 12a2 other than the rib 12a6 is covered with the pointer cap 12b, and the rib 12a6 acts as a part of the indication portion 12a1, and the apparent indication portion Increase the length of. The pointer cap 12b covers the light guide portion 12a5 and the reflection surface 12a4, prevents light from leaking outside, and acts to make the rib 12a6 and the instruction portion 12a1 appear as a single pointer. A colored body 23 is provided on the bottom surface of the pointer main body 12a to improve the reflection of light on the top surface of the pointer main body 12a and enhance the brightness of the pointer. The colored body 23 is formed, for example, by applying a paint or hot stamping. A red fluorescent paint is often used as the paint, but a white or silver paint may also be used.

  A pointer illumination light source unit 13 shown in FIG. 11 includes a plurality of (e.g., eight) light sources 13a made of light-emitting diodes having a high luminance and a long life, and a compartment 13b1 that accommodates and holds each of the plurality of light sources 13a independently. And a light source holding member 13b. The light source 13a is fed with its lead terminal connected to the printed wiring board 13c.

  As shown in FIG. 14, eight light sources 13a are arranged at equal intervals of about 45 degrees on the circumference, and the light receiving portions 12a3 of the pointer 12 slide on the circumference to emit light from the light sources 13a. Accept. The light source 13a may shine in a circular shape, and the number of light sources is not limited to eight. The larger the area where the light receiving part 12a3 covers the circular light source, the greater the amount of light received. In the example shown in FIG. 14, the light receiving unit 12 a 3 is set to a size that always receives the amount of light corresponding to the two light sources 13 a regardless of the position of the pointer 12.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the light emitted from the light source 13a enters the light receiving portion 12a3 through the opening of the pointer cap 12b, is reflected by the reflecting surface 12a4, and the reflected light is indicated through the fan-shaped light guide portion 12a5. It is guided toward the tip of 12a1. Since light is incident on the light receiving unit 12a3 at various angles, the light is reflected in various directions to brighten the instruction unit 12a1.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the dial 14 includes a dial main body 14 a and a light diffusing plate 14 b and is attached on the light source holding member 13 b of the light source unit 13.

  The light from the dial illuminating light source 15 is diffused by the light diffusing plate 14b and applied to the back surface of the dial main body 14a. The irradiated light passes through the letters and scales of the dial main body 14a and reaches the surface. As a result, characters, scales, etc. are brilliant.

  Accordingly, the driver can visually recognize the indication part 12a1 of the shining pointer 12 and the characters and scales of the dial 14 through the black transparent cover 18, and cannot see any extraneous items such as the shining pointer cap 12b. It has become. When the ignition key switch is turned off, the light source 13a of the pointer illumination light source unit 13 and the dial illumination light source 15 are not lit, and the driver visually recognizes the black surface of the black transparent cover 18.

  In the pointer main body 12a shown in FIG. 13, since the light receiving portion 12a3 is enlarged, the amount of light entering the light guiding portion 12a5 is increased. However, since the size of the rib 12a6 remains the thickness of the indicator 12a1, the light that passes through the upper surface of the rib 12a6 and shines on the surface of the rib 12a6 is not enough even if the light guide 12a5 is enlarged. Does not increase. The light reflected by the upper surface 12a7 of the light guide 12a5 and traveling toward the indicating unit 12a1 and the light passing through the upper surface 12a7 of the light guide 12a5 and absorbed by the pointer cap 12b are proportional to the area of the upper surface 12a7. This is because light that is incident on the upper surface of the rib 12a6 because the reflection conditions on the upper surface 12a7 of the light guide portion 12a5 and the colored body 23 are well matched is increased.

  For this reason, the brightness | luminance of the upper surface part of the pointer | guide shown enclosed with the broken line 22 in FIG. 15 becomes relatively low compared with another part, and looks a little dark. The difference in brightness of the shine of the pointer 12 is not so large, and there is no problem in visually recognizing the pointer 12, but it is preferable that the entire pointer shine evenly if possible. In addition, it is preferable to reduce light that passes through the upper surface 12a7 of the light guide portion 12a5 and does not contribute to the brightness of the rib 12a6, increase the utilization rate of the received light, and make the pointer brighter.

  Therefore, the present applicant can shine the pointer with high brightness, eliminate the difference in brightness of the pointer, make the pointer shine evenly, and increase the light utilization rate to increase the brightness of the pointer. Has been provided (see Patent Document 1).

In this pointer type display device, the irregularly reflected light is reflected on the bottom surface of the light guide part 12a5 in various directions by forming fine irregularities on the upper surface of the light guide part 12a5 of the base part 12a2 of the pointer 12 to make the irregular reflection surface. The ratio of light incident on the upper surface of the rib 12a6 is increased, the light passing through the upper surface of the light guide 12a5 is reduced, and the light that is diffusely reflected inside the light guide 12a5 is increased, so that the upper surface of the entire pointer is uniform. To be brilliant.
Japanese Patent No. 2940798

  However, in the pointer-type display device described above, the proportion of light incident on the upper surface of the rib 12a6 is increased by the light irregularly reflected by the upper surface (diffuse reflection surface) 12a7 of the light guide 12a5 of the base 12a2 of the pointer 12. Compared with the light reflected by the reflecting surface 12a, it was difficult to obtain a sufficient amount of light, and it was difficult to uniformly shine the upper surface of the entire pointer. In addition, the pointer is desired to be thinned, and if the light is reflected toward the tip, the amount of light reflected toward the vicinity of the base 12a2 decreases, and the indicator 12a1 is caused to emit light uniformly. Was difficult. In the case of a black-face type meter, only a bright portion is visible to the driver, and there is a demand for even more reliable and uniform light emission from the tip of the pointer to the end thereof.

  Therefore, in view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a self-light emitting pointer and a pointer-type display device that can emit light evenly with a simple configuration without any spots.

  In order to solve the above problems, the self-light emitting pointer according to claim 1, which is made according to the present invention, includes a base that receives light from a light source, an indicator that extends in one direction from the upper end of the base, and light received by the base. A pointer body made of a translucent resin member having a reflecting surface that reflects the tip portion in the direction of the tip, and the amount of measurement can be visually recognized by an observer in cooperation with an indicator such as a dial scale. As described above, in the self-light emitting pointer that emits light by the light guided in the pointing portion, a reflective surface for the vicinity that reflects a part of the light received by the base toward the bottom surface of the pointing portion in the vicinity of the base is provided. And

  According to the self-light-emitting pointer of the present invention described in claim 1, when the light emitted from the light source is received by the base, most of the light is reflected by the reflecting surface toward the tip of the indicator, Other light is reflected by the reflective surface for the vicinity toward the bottom surface of the indicator near the base, and the reflected light is guided through the indicator so that there is no unevenness from the tip of the indicator to the vicinity of the base. It is visible from the observer as if it is emitting light.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 2 is the self-luminous indicator according to claim 1, wherein the reflection surface for the vicinity reflects the light received by the base a plurality of times and the vicinity of the base. It is formed so that it may reflect on the bottom face of this indication part.

  According to the self-light-emitting pointer of the present invention described in claim 2, a part of the light received at the base is reflected a plurality of times by the reflecting surface for the vicinity and reflected toward the bottom surface of the indicating part near the base. The

  Invention of Claim 3 made | formed in order to solve the said subject WHEREIN: In the self-light-emitting pointer | guide of Claim 1 or 2, the said base is not emitted from the said reflective surface to the exterior of the said pointer main body. It is formed in a shape that receives light from a light source and directs it toward the reflecting surface.

  According to the self-light-emitting pointer of the present invention described in claim 3, the light emitted from the light source has, for example, an incident angle that is totally reflected by the reflecting surface so as not to be emitted from the reflecting surface to the outside of the pointer body. In this way, the light is received at the base, and the light is totally reflected by the reflecting surface and travels toward the tip of the pointing unit.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 4 is the self-light-emitting pointer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the base portion directs light from the light source toward the reflection surface. A light receiving surface that receives light and a light receiving surface for proximity that receives light toward the reflective surface for proximity are formed.

  According to the self-light-emitting pointer of the present invention described in claim 4, the light received by the light receiving surface of the base is reflected toward the tip of the pointing unit by the reflecting surface. In addition, the light received by the vicinity reflecting surface is reflected toward the vicinity of the base portion of the pointing unit by the vicinity reflecting surface.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 5 is the self-luminous pointer according to claim 4, wherein the base diffuses light from the light source and guides the inside of the pointer main body. A diffusion surface is formed so as to be interposed between the light receiving surface and the light receiving surface for the vicinity.

  According to the self-light emitting guideline of the present invention described in claim 5, the light received by the diffusing surface of the base is diffused in various directions such as the indicator, the reflecting surface, and the reflecting surface for the vicinity, A part of the diffused light is reflected by the reflecting surface toward the tip of the indicating unit, and the other part of the diffused light is reflected by the reflecting surface for the vicinity toward the bottom surface near the base of the indicating unit.

  The pointer-type display device according to claim 6, which has been made according to the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problem, moves the pointer according to the measurement amount, and displays the measurement amount in cooperation with an index such as a scale attached to the dial. In the pointer-type display device, the pointer is the self-luminous pointer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and the self-luminous pointer is configured to emit light from the light source provided on the back side of the dial. It is characterized in that it emits light by being guided into the instruction section.

  According to the pointer type display device of the present invention described in claim 6, when the light emitted from the light source on the back side of the dial plate is received by the base of the self-luminous pointer, most of the light is reflected on the reflecting surface. Reflected toward the tip of the indicator, and other light is reflected toward the bottom of the indicator near the base by the reflection surface for the vicinity, and the reflected light is guided through the indicator to indicate The observer visually recognizes that light is emitted from the tip of the part to the vicinity of the base.

  As described above, according to the self-light emitting pointer of the present invention described in claim 1, the light received by the base is added to the reflecting surface that reflects the distal direction of the pointing unit, and a part of the received light is near the base. Since the reflection surface for the vicinity that reflects toward the bottom surface of the instruction section is provided, the instruction section in the vicinity of the base section can emit light reliably. Therefore, regardless of the length of the pointing unit, light can be emitted uniformly from the tip of the pointing unit to the vicinity of the base without any spots.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, in order to reflect the light received by the base toward the bottom surface of the indicator near the base, a plurality of reflection surfaces for the vicinity are used. Since it is constituted so as to be reflected once, the reflection surface for the vicinity can be formed so that the incident angle of the light received by the base becomes an appropriate angle. Accordingly, the amount of light emitted from the reflective surface for the vicinity to the outside of the pointer body can be reduced, and a sufficient amount of light can be reflected to the bottom surface of the indicator near the base so that the vicinity of the base from the tip of the indicator It is possible to emit light uniformly without unevenness.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the base is formed in such a shape that the light emitted from the light source is not emitted from the reflecting surface to the outside of the pointer body. As a result, light leakage at the reflecting surface can be prevented. In addition, since the shape of the base portion takes into account the arrangement of the light source and the shape of the reflecting surface, it is possible to give flexibility to the arrangement of the light source and to easily change the position of the base portion relative to the output shaft of the instrument. be able to. Therefore, the indicator can emit light uniformly with a sufficient amount of light, and a degree of freedom can be given to the arrangement of the self-light emitting pointer.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1-3, the light receiving surface for receiving the light from the light source so as to go to the reflecting surface and the reflecting surface for the vicinity. Thus, since the base is formed so as to have the light receiving surface for the vicinity that receives light, the light traveling toward the reflection surface for the vicinity can be reliably received. Further, since the light received by the reflection surface for the vicinity of the base can be directed to the reflection surface for the vicinity, the shape of the reflection surface for the vicinity can be given a degree of freedom. Therefore, since a sufficient amount of light can be reflected by the reflection surface for the vicinity, it is possible to emit light uniformly from the tip of the indicator to the vicinity of the base.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 4, the diffusion surface for diffusing the light from the light source and guiding the inside of the pointer main body has the light receiving surface of the base and the light receiving for the vicinity. Since it is interposed between the light-receiving surface and the light-receiving surface, it is possible to eliminate unevenness in the light emission of the pointing unit due to the connecting portion of each light-receiving surface. Therefore, it is possible to emit light even more uniformly from the tip of the indicator to the vicinity of the base.

  As described above, according to the pointer type display device of the present invention described in claim 6, the light of the light source received at the base of the self-light emitting pointer is reflected by the reflecting surface toward the tip of the pointing unit and is used for the vicinity. Since a part of the light received by the reflecting surface is reflected toward the bottom surface of the indicator near the base, the light from the tip of the indicator to the vicinity of the base is uniformly emitted without any spots. The measured amount can be displayed with the light emission pointer. Therefore, since the self-luminous pointer finger is displayed uniformly without spots, the visibility in the needle type display device can be improved.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a self-luminous pointer and a pointer-type display device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings of FIGS. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which is the same as that of what was demonstrated in background art, or the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pointer body of the pointer according to the present invention as seen obliquely from below, FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing the lower surface of the pointer body of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is the pointer body of FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the pointer main body of the present invention.

[First best mode]
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 described in the background art described above, the self-light emitting pointer 12 according to the present invention is disposed on the surface side of the dial 14 of the pointer type display device. The self-luminous pointer 12 includes a pointer main body 12a shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and covers a base 12a2 with a pointer cap (not shown) made of an opaque resin material such as black.

  The pointer main body 12a includes a base portion 12a2 that receives light from the light source 13a, an instruction portion 12a1 that extends in one direction from the upper end of the base portion 12a2, and a reflective surface that reflects light received by the base portion 12a2 toward the distal end of the indication portion 12a1. 12a4, and is formed of a translucent acrylic resin or the like. On the bottom surface 12a9 of the pointer main body 12a, as described in the background art, for example, a colored body 23 formed by applying a paint or hot stamping is provided.

  The pointer main body 12a further includes a near reflection surface 12a8 that reflects part of the light received by the base portion 12a2 toward the bottom surface 12a9 of the instruction portion 12a1 in the vicinity of the base portion 12a2. The near reflection surface 12a8 is interposed between the reflection surface 12a4 and the upper surface of the instruction portion 12a1. Then, like the reflected light indicated by the solid line arrow in FIG. 3, the light reflected by the reflecting surface 12a4 is reflected by the reflecting surface 12a8 for the vicinity to the indication unit 12a1 of the base 12a2.

  The pointer main body 12a is continuously provided with a pointer rod 12c for fixing to the tip of the output shaft 11a (see FIG. 11) of the instrument unit 11, and the output shaft 11a is fitted to the pointer rod 12c. A hole 12c1 and a mounting hole 12c2 provided so as to sandwich the hole 12c1 and into which a pair of mounting pieces of the pointer cap are fitted are provided.

  In this manner, the pointer rod 12c is connected to the base portion 12a2 of the self-light emitting pointer 12, so that when the self-light emitting pointer 12 is attached to the output shaft 11a, the base portion 12a2 is disposed on the instruction portion 12a1 side of the output shaft 11a. It has become so. Therefore, the optical path from the light source 13a to the instruction unit 12a1 is shortened, and the loss of the amount of light reaching the instruction unit 12a1 is reduced.

  A balance weight 12d is connected to the pointer rod 12c, and the external shape of the pointer rod 12c and the balance weight 12d provided in the shape corresponds to the shape of the pointer cap. Then, the mounting portion of the pointer cap is fitted into the mounting hole 12c2 of the pointer rod 12c, so that the base portion 12a2, the pointer rod 12c, and a part of the balance weight 12d are covered with the pointer cap.

  Further, the base portion 12a2 is formed in a shape that receives light from the light source 13a and directs it toward the reflecting surface 12a4 so as not to be emitted from the reflecting surface 12a4 to the outside of the pointer main body 12a. In this best mode, the light receiving portion 12a3 of the base portion 12a2 has a substantially inclined surface, and the shape thereof is designed in consideration of the arrangement of the light source 13a and the position and shape of the reflecting surface 12a4. For example, the base 12a2 is formed in such a shape that the light received by the light receiving unit 12a3 is directed to the reflecting surface 12a4 so that the incident angle is totally reflected by the reflecting surface 12a4, and the light received by the light receiving unit 12a3 is reflected. The light is totally reflected by the surface 12a4 and is directed toward the distal end of the instruction unit 12a1.

  Next, illumination of the self-light emitting pointer 10 having the pointer main body 12a having the above-described configuration will be described below with reference to the drawing of FIG.

  When the light emitted from the light source 13a is received by the light receiving unit 12a3 of the base 12a2, most of the light indicated by the broken arrow in FIG. 3 is reflected by the reflecting surface 12a4 toward the tip of the indicating unit 12a1, and the indicating unit The light is guided through 12a1. In addition, the light indicated by the solid line arrow in FIG. 3 is reflected by the reflecting surface 12a4 and then reflected by the reflecting surface 12a8 for the vicinity toward the bottom surface 12a9 of the indicating unit 12a1 in the vicinity of the base 12a2. Then, the light guided in the instruction portion 12a1 is reflected by the colored body 23 provided on the back surface of the pointer main body 12a, and when the observer visually recognizes this light, the observer indicates the light emitting pointer 12 From the tip of the part 12a1 to the vicinity of the base part 12a2, it is visually recognized as evenly emitting light.

  As described above, the light received by the base 12a2 of the self-light emitting pointer 12 is added to the reflecting surface 12a4 that reflects in the distal direction of the indicator 12a1, and a part of the received light is added to the bottom 12a9 of the indicator 12a1 near the base 12a2. Since the reflection surface 12a8 for the vicinity that reflects toward the surface is provided, the instruction portion 12a1 in the vicinity of the base portion 12a2 can emit light reliably. Therefore, regardless of the length of the instruction part 12a1, it is possible to emit light uniformly from the tip of the instruction part 12a1 to the vicinity of the base part 12a2.

  In addition, since the base portion 12a2 is formed in such a shape that the light emitted from the light source 13a is not emitted from the reflecting surface 12a4 to the outside of the pointer body 12a, light leakage at the reflecting surface 12a4 can be prevented. it can. And since it becomes the shape of the base 12a2 in consideration of the arrangement of the light source 13a and the shape of the reflecting surface 12a4, the arrangement of the light source 13a can have a degree of freedom, or the position of the base relative to the output shaft 11a can be changed. Can be easy. Therefore, the instruction unit 12a1 can emit light uniformly with a sufficient amount of light, and the arrangement of the self-emitting pointer 12 can be given a degree of freedom.

  Therefore, the pointer-type display device reflects the light of the light source 13a received by the base 12a2 of the self-light emitting pointer 12 at the reflecting surface 12a4 toward the distal end of the indicating unit 12a1, and the light received by the reflecting surface 12a8 for the vicinity. Since part of the light is reflected toward the bottom surface 12a9 of the indicator 12a1 in the vicinity of the base 12a2, the self-light emitting pointer 12 that emits light uniformly and uniformly from the tip of the indicator 12a1 to the vicinity of the base 12a2. The measured amount can be displayed with. Therefore, since the self-light emitting pointer finger 12 displays uniformly without any spots, the visibility in the needle type display device can be improved.

  In the above-described best mode, the case has been described in which the reflection surface 12a8 for the vicinity reflects the light reflected by the reflection surface 12a4 to the bottom surface 12a9 in the vicinity of the base portion 12a2 of the indication unit 12a1, but the present invention is limited to this configuration. Instead, the light reflected by the reflecting surface 12a is reflected a plurality of times and reflected by the bottom surface 12a9, or the light received by the light receiving portion 12a3 of the base portion 12a2 is directly guided to the reflecting surface 12a8 for the vicinity. Can be configured differently according to, for example, reflecting the light beam a plurality of times and reflecting the light beam to the bottom surface 12a9.

  For example, the vicinity reflecting surface 12a8 can be configured by two first reflecting surfaces 12a81 and a second reflecting surface 12a82 as shown in FIG. In the pointer main body 12a shown in FIG. 4, the difference from the above-described best mode is the shape of the reflection surface 12a8 for the vicinity and the light receiving portion 12a3 of the base portion 12a2, and the other configurations are the same. Will be explained.

  The light receiving portion 12a3 of the base portion 12a2 has a flat surface like the pointer described in the background art, and is disposed so as to face the light source 13a. And the light received by the light-receiving part 12a3 is reflected in the front-end | tip direction of the instruction | indication part 12a1 by the reflective surface 12a4 like the optical path shown with the broken-line arrow in FIG.

  The near reflection surface 12a8 is formed in a triangular prism shape in which the first reflection surface 12a81 and the second reflection surface 12a82 are connected. Then, as in the optical path indicated by the solid line arrow in FIG. 4, a part of the light received by the light receiving unit 12a3 is reflected by the second reflecting surface 12a82 toward the first reflecting surface 12a81, and the reflected light is the first light. The light is reflected by the reflecting surface 12a81 toward the bottom surface 12a9 of the indicating unit 12a1 in the vicinity of the base 12a2. Then, the light guided in the instruction portion 12a1 is reflected by the colored body 23 provided on the back surface of the pointer main body 12a, and when the observer visually recognizes this light, the observer indicates the light emitting pointer 12 From the tip of the part 12a1 to the vicinity of the base part 12a2, it is visually recognized as evenly emitting light.

  Even if the reflection surface 12a8 for the vicinity of the self-light emitting pointer 12 is configured in this way, as in the above-described best mode, regardless of the length of the instruction unit 12a1, the area from the tip of the instruction unit 12a1 to the vicinity of the base 12a2 is uneven. And uniform light emission.

  In addition, in order to reflect the light received by the light receiving unit 12a3 toward the bottom surface 12a9 of the instruction unit 12a1 in the vicinity of the base 12a2, the light is received by the base 12a2 because the light is reflected by the reflective surface 12a8 for the vicinity. The near reflection surface 12a8 can be formed so that the incident angle of light is an appropriate angle, an angle that does not exit the pointer body 12, and the like.

  Therefore, the amount of light emitted from the reflective surface 12a8 for the vicinity to the outside of the pointer main body 12 can be reduced, and a sufficient amount of light can be reflected to the bottom surface 12a9 of the instruction portion 12a1 in the vicinity of the base portion 12a2. It is possible to emit light uniformly from the tip of 12a1 to the vicinity of the base 12a2.

  Furthermore, although the case where the reflection surface 12a8 for the vicinity is reflected twice has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reflection surface 12a8 for the vicinity is formed so as to reflect twice or more according to the shape of the pointer body 12. It may be formed.

[Second best mode]
Next, the self-luminous guide according to the present invention in the second best mode will be described. In the basic configuration of the self-light emitting pointer, the same or corresponding parts as those described in the background art and the first best mode are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Here, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the self-luminous pointer according to the second best mode, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the optical path according to the present invention of the pointer main body shown in FIG. 7 is an enlarged view in which the vicinity of the base in FIG. 6 is enlarged.

  The self-light emitting pointer 12 shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 includes a pointer main body 12a, a pointer cap 12b covering the base portion 12a2 of the pointer main body 12a, and a pointer rod 12c for fixing the pointer main body 12a and the pointer cap 12b as described above. And having.

  The pointer main body 12a includes a base portion 12a2 that receives light from the light source 13a, an instruction portion 12a1 that extends in one direction from the upper end of the base portion 12a2, and a reflective surface that reflects light received by the base portion 12a2 toward the distal end of the indication portion 12a1. 12a4, and is formed of a translucent acrylic resin or the like. A colored body 23 formed by, for example, coating or hot stamping is provided on the bottom surface 12a9 of the pointer main body 12a.

  The pointer main body 12a further includes a near reflection surface 12a8 that reflects part of the light received by the light receiving portion 12a3 of the base portion 12a2 toward the bottom surface 12a9 of the instruction portion 12a1 in the vicinity of the base portion 12a2. The near reflection surface 12a8 is interposed between the reflection surface 12a4 formed in a planar shape and the upper surface of the pointing portion 12a1, and is formed as a notch in the pointer main body 12a.

  The light receiving portion 12a3 of the base portion 12a2 has a light receiving surface 12a31 that receives light from the light source 13a toward the reflecting surface 12a4, and a near light receiving surface 12a32 that receives light toward the near reflecting surface 12a8. Forming. In the second best mode, the light receiving surface 12a31 is a flat surface, and the near light receiving surface 12a32 is inclined with respect to the light receiving surface 12a31.

  Since the vicinity reflecting surface 12a8 is formed on the base 12a2 in this way, the direction of the light received from the light source 13a can be changed so as to go toward the reflecting surface 12a8 for the vicinity. Therefore, depending on the shape of the base 12a2. An illumination part such as the illumination 13a can be adjusted, and a sufficient amount of light can be collected on the reflection surface 12a8 for the vicinity.

  In the best mode, the case where the light receiving surface 12a32 for the vicinity is formed so as to be inclined with respect to the light receiving surface 12a31 will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the R-shaped inclined surface is used. It is possible to adopt various forms such as a slanted surface in which a plurality of shaped surfaces are continuous.

  The light receiving portion 12a3 of the base portion 12a2 further includes a diffusion surface 12a33 that diffuses light from the light source 13a and guides the inside of the pointer body 12a so as to be interposed between the light receiving surface 12a31 and the nearby light receiving surface 12a32. doing. In the second best mode, the diffusion surface 12a33 is formed so that the cross section in the indication direction of the pointer main body 12a has an arcuate R shape, whereby the diffused light is indicated by the indication portion 12a1, the reflection surface 12a4, Although light emission spots of the indicator 12a1 due to the connecting portions of the respective light receiving surfaces are eliminated in all directions such as the reflection surface 12a8 for the vicinity, the present invention is not limited to this, and the incident angle is not limited to this. If it can be changed, the diffusing surface 12a33 can be formed in a flat shape, and the surface can be processed, or a diffusing member can be provided.

  The pointer rod 12c is formed with a through hole 12c3 through which the base portion 12a2 of the pointer main body 12a passes, and a fixing projection 12c4 fitted into a mounting hole of a pair of mounting pieces 12a9 provided on the side surface of the pointer main body 12a. doing. The through hole 12c3 has a shape corresponding to the outer shape (cross section) of the base portion 12a3 of the pointer main body 12a. In the best mode, the outer shape is a substantially square shape. This prevents the needle rod 12c from rotating. Then, when the fixing protrusion 12c4 of the pointer rod 12c is fitted to the mounting piece 12a9 of the pointer main body 12a, the pointer main body 12a is positioned and fixed to the pointer rod 12c.

  In a state where the pointer main body 12a is fixed to the pointer collar 12c, a part of the pointer main body 12a is slit in the pointer cap 12b so that the surface 12a11 of the pointer main body 12a is substantially flush with the upper surface of the pointer cap 12b. The pointer cap 12b is fixed to the pointer collar 12c with the pointer cap 12b covering the base portion 12a2 of the pointer main body 12a.

  Next, illumination of the self-light emitting pointer 10 having the pointer main body 12a having the above-described configuration will be described below with reference to the drawing of FIG.

  Light L1 from the light source 13a received by the light receiving surface 12a31 of the pointer main body 12a is guided through the base 12a1 toward the reflecting surface 12a4. Then, the light L1 reflected by the reflecting surface 12a4 is guided through the inside of the instruction unit 12a1 toward the tip direction illumination area B2 from the central part to the tip of the instruction unit 12a1.

  The light from the light source 13a received by the diffusing surface 12a33 of the pointer body 12a is diffused and guided toward various directions in the pointer body 12a. For example, the diffused light L2 is guided toward the vicinity of the upper portion of the reflection surface 12a4 near the reflection surface 12a8 for the vicinity, and the light L2 reflected by the reflection surface 12a4 is more distal than the light L1. The light is reflected toward the front end of the directional illumination area B2 and is guided through the indicator 12a1.

  Light L3 from the light source 13a received by the proximity light receiving surface 12a32 of the pointer main body 12a is guided in the base toward the reflection surface 12a8 for proximity. Then, the light L3 reflected by the vicinity reflecting surface 12a8 is guided in the pointer main body 12a toward the vicinity illumination area B1 indicating a predetermined area in the vicinity of the base 12a2 of the instruction portion 12a1.

  As described above, the light received by the base 12a2 of the self-light emitting pointer 12 of the present invention is added to the reflecting surface 12a4 that reflects in the distal direction of the indicator 12a1, and part of the received light is indicated by the indicator 12a1 near the base 12a2. The proximity reflecting surface 12a8 that reflects toward the bottom surface 12a9 is provided, and the proximity light receiving surface 12a32 that receives the light from the light source 13a toward the reflecting surface 12a8 is formed on the base 12a2. As a result, the light traveling toward the reflection surface for the vicinity can be reliably received, so that the instruction portion 12a1 in the vicinity of the base portion 12a2 can emit light reliably. Therefore, regardless of the length of the instruction part 12a1, it is possible to emit light uniformly from the tip of the instruction part 12a1 to the vicinity of the base part 12a2.

  In addition, a diffusion surface 12a33 for diffusing light from the light source 13a and guiding the inside of the pointer main body 12a is interposed between the light receiving surface 12a31 of the base portion 12a and the light receiving surface 12a32 for the vicinity. It is possible to eliminate the emission spots of the instruction unit 12a1 due to the connecting portions of the surfaces. Therefore, it is possible to emit light even more uniformly from the tip of the instruction part 12a1 to the vicinity of the base part 12a2.

  FIG. 8 is an enlarged view for explaining the shape of the base portion of the pointer main body according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the light receiving surface 12a31 and the light receiving surface 12a32 for the vicinity described above are the diffusion surface 12a33. It can also be formed as a continuous surface without intervening. For example, the light-receiving surface 12a31 and the proximity light-receiving surface 12a32 have R shapes with different diameters, and each surface is formed to be continuous. The light-receiving surface 12a31 to the proximity light-receiving surface 12a32 correspond to the proximity light-receiving surface 12a32. Various forms such as a continuous surface can be formed as an R shape with a diameter.

  Further, in the first and second best modes described above, the case where the reflection surface 12a8 for the vicinity is refracted from the reflection surface 12a4 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the light reception for the vicinity. Various shapes can be obtained by forming the surface 12a32 at the base.

  FIG. 9 is a view for explaining another form of the reflecting surface of the pointer main body and the reflecting surface for the vicinity, and as shown in FIG. 9, the reflecting surface 12a4 and the reflecting surface for the vicinity 12a8 are formed as a continuous plane. Even if formed, the light from the light source 13a can be directed to the reflective surface 12a8 for the vicinity by the light receiving surface 12a32 for the vicinity, and the light receiving surface 12a31 can be directed to the reflective surface 12a4. It is possible to simplify the shapes of the reflecting surface 12a4 and the neighboring reflecting surface 12a8 without increasing the size of 12a.

It is the perspective view which looked at the pointer main body of the pointer concerning the present invention from diagonally below. It is a bottom view which shows the lower surface of the pointer main body of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the optical path which concerns on this invention of the pointer main body of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the other example of the pointer main body of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the self-light-emitting pointer which concerns on a 2nd best form. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the optical path which concerns on this invention of the pointer main body shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the base in FIG. 6. It is an enlarged view for demonstrating the shape of the base of the pointer main body which concerns on this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the other form of the reflective surface of a pointer main body, and the reflective surface for the vicinity. It is sectional drawing of an example of the conventional pointer type display apparatus. It is a side view which fractures | ruptures and shows the instrument unit of FIG. 10, the light source unit for pointer illumination, and the pointer. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the pointer main body and the pointer cap of FIG. 11. It is a perspective view of a pointer main body. It is a top view which shows the relationship between the pointer | guide of FIG. 12, and a some light source. FIG. 14 is an optical path diagram of the pointer main body shown in FIG. 13.

Explanation of symbols

12a Pointer body 12a1 Indicator 12a2 Base 12a3 Light receiving part 12a31 Light receiving surface 12a32 Light receiving surface for proximity 12a4 Reflecting surface 12a8 Reflecting surface for proximity 12c Pointer rod 13a Light source

Claims (6)

A translucent resin having a base for receiving light from a light source, an indicator extending in one direction from the upper end of the base, and a reflecting surface for reflecting light received by the base toward the tip of the indicator In the self-light emitting pointer that comprises a pointer main body made of a member and emits light by the light guided in the indicator so that the measured amount can be visually recognized by an observer in cooperation with an indicator such as a dial scale,
A self-luminous pointer, comprising: a reflection surface for proximity that reflects a part of light received by the base toward a bottom surface of the indicator near the base. The self-light-emitting pointer according to claim 1, wherein the reflection surface for the vicinity is formed so as to reflect the light received by the base portion a plurality of times and to reflect the light to the bottom surface of the indication portion in the vicinity of the base portion. . The base is formed in a shape that receives light from the light source and directs it toward the reflective surface so that the base is not emitted from the reflective surface to the outside of the pointer body. Self-luminous guidelines described in The base is formed so as to have a light receiving surface that receives light from the light source toward the reflecting surface and a light receiving surface for proximity that receives light toward the reflective surface for proximity. The self-luminous guide in any one of Claims 1-3. The base is formed so that a diffusion surface for diffusing light from the light source and guiding the inside of the pointer main body is interposed between the light receiving surface and the light receiving surface for the vicinity. The self-luminous guide according to claim 4. In the pointer-type display device that moves the pointer according to the measurement amount and displays the measurement amount in cooperation with an index such as a scale attached to the dial,
The guide is a self-luminous guide according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The pointer-type display device, wherein the self-luminous pointer guides light from the light source provided on the back side of the dial to the indicator.

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