JP2008267881A - Display apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display apparatus capable of securing a display region for an information image for contracting the image of instruments provided with at least pointer and scale. <P>SOLUTION: The display apparatus 1 comprises a display panel 2 capable of displaying an instrument image 7 at least provided with a pointer and a scale, control means 4 and 5 for controlling the display condition of the display panel 2 so as to be able to display a reduced instrument image 7b by reducing the image 7 of the instrument. The control means 4 and 5, for displaying the contract image 7b of the instrument, secures a display region 74 of an information image 91 to be displayed together with the instrument image 7 by controlling the display form of the reduced instrument image 7b. Thereby, when reducing and displaying the instrument image, the display region of the information image can be secured. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device capable of reducing and displaying an instrument image having at least a pointer and a scale.

There has been disclosed a display device that includes a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel in which a plurality of pixels are formed in a matrix, and can reduce and display an instrument image having at least a pointer and a scale on the display panel (Patent Document 1). See).
JP-A-9-123848

  Although not clearly described in Patent Document 1, for example, when displaying an information image informing a message or the like inside an instrument image surrounded by an arc-shaped scale image, when the instrument image is reduced and displayed, The arc-shaped scale image is also reduced. For this reason, the inner area is also reduced, and in the reduced instrument image, it is difficult to secure a display area for the information image.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a display device capable of securing a display area of an information image when displaying a reduced instrument image having at least a pointer and a scale. With the goal.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following technical means.

  The display device according to claim 1 controls the display state of the display panel that can display an instrument image having at least a pointer and a scale, and can reduce the instrument image to display a reduced instrument image. Control means, and when the reduced instrument image is displayed, the control means controls the display form of the reduced instrument image to ensure a display area of the information image displayed in combination with the instrument image. Features.

  In this configuration, when the reduced instrument image is displayed, the display form of the reduced instrument image is controlled to secure a display area for the information image. Thereby, when the instrument image is reduced and displayed, a display area for the information image can be secured.

  The display device according to claim 2 includes a scale image in which the reduced instrument image constitutes a scale and a pointer image configured to indicate the scale image, and the pointer image is omitted on the side opposite to the scale image. It is shortened and the display area is arranged at a part where the pointer image is omitted.

  In this configuration, shortening the pointer image by omitting the opposite side of the scale image in the pointer image corresponds to controlling the display form of the reduced instrument image. Further, in this configuration, since the display area is arranged at a part where the pointer image is omitted, the display area can be secured by this part. Therefore, the above-described effect can be obtained.

  In the display device according to the third aspect, the scale image is substantially arc-shaped or elliptical arc-shaped, and the display area is provided on the inner side surrounded by the scale image. In this configuration, the portion where the pointer image is omitted in the reduced instrument image is the inner side surrounded by the scale image, and the display area is provided on the inner side. Thereby, the above-mentioned effect can be acquired in this inner side.

  The display device according to claim 4 is characterized in that the reduced instrument image includes a scale image constituting a scale, and a display area is provided so as to overlap the scale image. In this configuration, providing the display area so as to overlap the scale image in the reduced instrument image corresponds to controlling the display form of the reduced instrument image so that the display area can be secured. That is, since the display area can be secured by providing the display area so as to overlap the scale image, the above-described effect can be obtained.

  In the display device according to claim 5, the reduced instrument image is displayed with a region in which the outline of the scale image constituting the scale is partially omitted, and the outline of the scale image is omitted from the display region. It arrange | positions to an area | region, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In this configuration, having a region in which the outline of the scale image is partially omitted in the reduced instrument image corresponds to controlling the display form of the reduced instrument image. In this configuration, the display area can be secured by arranging the display area in the area where the outline of the scale image is omitted. Therefore, the above-described effect can be obtained.

  In the display device according to claim 6, the control unit is configured to switch display of an intermediate instrument image having the same size as the instrument image and having the same or similar form as the reduced instrument image, between display of the instrument image and the reduced instrument image. It is characterized by being displayed between.

  In this configuration, the intermediate instrument image is the same size as the instrument image and has the same or similar form as the reduced instrument image. Therefore, when switching the display between the instrument image and the reduced instrument image, the display changes between the instrument image and the reduced instrument image by switching the display to the intermediate instrument image between the display switching. Can be relaxed. That is, the change of the image is changed into a change in the image form due to the display switching between the instrument image and the intermediate instrument image, and a change in the image size due to the display change between the reduced instrument image and the intermediate instrument image. Can be divided. For this reason, the change of the image by the display switching between an instrument image and a reduction | restoration instrument image can be relieve | moderated, obtaining the above-mentioned effect.

  The display device according to claim 7 is characterized in that the control means performs display switching between the intermediate instrument image and the reduced instrument image by gradually changing the size of the image. As a result, the change in the image size due to the display switching between the intermediate instrument image and the reduced instrument image can be mitigated. Therefore, the change in the image due to the display switching between the instrument image and the reduced instrument image can be further relaxed while obtaining the above-mentioned effect it can.

  Hereinafter, a display device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  A display device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is used, for example, as an in-vehicle display device, and includes a liquid crystal panel 2 that is a display panel, a light emitting diode 3, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 4 that is a control means, and a drawing IC. (Integrated circuit) 5, ROM (read only memory) 41, and image memory 51 capable of rewriting stored data.

  The liquid crystal panel 2 in which a plurality of pixels 21 are formed in a matrix is an active matrix type liquid crystal panel of a type driven by a thin film transistor (TFT) (not shown). Each pixel 21 includes a red pixel, a green pixel, and a blue pixel, and controls the voltage applied to the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel in each pixel 21 by applying a voltage to the gate of the TFT. Thus, in each pixel 21, the light transmittance of each of the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel is controlled. The light emitting diode 3 that emits white light is a light source that is disposed behind the liquid crystal panel 2 to illuminate the liquid crystal panel 2 and is turned on by the CPU 4. The light emitting diode 3 transmits and illuminates each pixel 21 in which the light transmittance of each of the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel is controlled, thereby causing the liquid crystal panel 2 to perform full color display.

  The CPU 4 captures a signal from the rotation sensor 61 or the like that detects the engine speed of the automobile, inputs the signal to the drawing IC 5, and provides an indicator for notifying the operating state of the equipment provided in the automobile or a warning for warning the abnormality of the automobile. A signal from the indicator / warning sensor 62 and the like is taken in and input to the drawing IC 5. In the ROM 41, a rotation meter image 7 which is an instrument image shown in FIG. 2, a reduced instrument image 7b obtained by reducing this image, a speed meter image 8 which is an instrument image, a reduced instrument image 8b obtained by reducing this image, and an information image The indicator / warning images 91-91b and 94-94b and the indicator / warning images 92-93b are stored.

  In response to an instruction from the CPU 4, image data is transferred from the ROM 41 to the image memory 51, and the drawing IC 5 determines the red pixel in each pixel 21 based on the image data in the image memory 51 and the input measurement amount and indicator / warning information. The voltage applied to the green pixel and the blue pixel is controlled, and each display state of the plurality of pixels 21 is controlled. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotation meter image 7, the reduced instrument image 7b reduced, the speed meter image 8, the reduced instrument image 8b reduced, the indicator / warning images 91-94b, etc. Is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 2.

  When the night vision switch 11 is turned on, the CPU 4 receives an on signal of the night vision switch 11 via a night vision ECU (electronic control unit) 10 and is a night image that is second information captured by the infrared camera 12. Is input to the drawing IC 5 via the night vision ECU 10. The infrared camera 12 captures a night image by reflection of infrared rays irradiated from the front portion of the automobile. In response to an instruction from the CPU 4, the drawing IC 5 controls the voltage applied to the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel in each pixel 21 based on the night video signal, and controls each display state of the plurality of pixels 21. . Thereby, the night vision image 13 is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 2 as shown in FIG.

  When the night vision switch 11 is turned off, the night vision image 13 is not displayed on the liquid crystal panel 2 as shown in FIG.

  The tachometer image 7 is an image representing a tachometer indicating the engine speed of the automobile, a pointer image 71 representing a pointer that moves (turns) in accordance with increase / decrease in the engine speed, and a scale image representing a scale indicated by the pointer. 72 and a character image 73 representing the character indicated by the pointer. The pointer image 71 rotates about the rotation center 71 c according to the increase or decrease of the engine speed of the automobile, and the scale image 72 is arranged in a substantially arc shape along the rotation of the pointer image 71.

  The speed meter image 8 is an image representing a speed meter that displays the speed of the automobile, and, similar to the rotation meter image 7, a pointer image 81 representing a pointer that moves (turns) according to increase / decrease of the speed of the automobile, A scale image 82 representing the scale pointed to by the pointer and a character image 83 representing the character pointed to by the pointer are provided. The pointer image 81 rotates around a rotation center (not shown) according to the increase / decrease of the speed of the automobile, and the scale image 82 is arranged in a substantially arc shape along the rotation of the pointer image 81. The indicator / warning image 91-94a is an image representing an indicator including a message and a warning.

  Hereinafter, the display switching of the rotation meter image 7 which is a feature of the present invention will be mainly described with reference to FIGS.

  When the night vision switch 11 is turned off, the rotation meter image 7 shown in FIG. 2A is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 2, and when the night vision switch 11 is turned on, the rotation meter image 7 is displayed from FIG. The display is switched to the intermediate instrument image 7a shown in FIG. During the elapse of a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) after the night vision switch 11 is turned on, the intermediate instrument image 7a is gradually reduced to the size of the reduced instrument image 7b shown in FIG. The display is switched from 7a to the reduced instrument image 7b.

  The reduced instrument image 7 b is an image representing the same engine rotational speed of the automobile as the rotation meter image 7, but is reduced from the rotation meter image 7 and is an image having a different form from the rotation meter image 7. When the reduced instrument image 7b is displayed, the display form 74 of the indicator / warning image 91 arranged in combination with the rotation meter image 7 is controlled in the reduced instrument image 7b by controlling the display form of the reduced instrument image 7b. The display area 74b of the indicator / warning image 91b is secured. Thereby, when the rotation meter image 7 is reduced and displayed, the display area 74 can be secured as the display area 74b in the reduced instrument image 7b.

  Specifically, instead of the pointer image 71, the scale image 72, and the character image 73, the reduced instrument image 7b is substantially similar to the pointer image 71b obtained by shortening the pointer image 71 and the scale image 72 (in FIG. 2A). A scale image 72b reduced from an arcuate arrangement to an arcuate arrangement in FIG. That is, the reduced instrument image 7b includes a scale image 72b constituting a scale and a pointer image 71b configured to indicate the scale image 72b, and the pointer image 71b is opposite to the scale image 72b (FIG. 2 (c ) And the inner side surrounded by the scale image 72b is omitted and shortened. The display area 74b is arranged at a part where the pointer image 71b is omitted.

  That is, omitting the opposite side of the scale image 72b in the pointer image 71b to shorten the pointer image 71b corresponds to controlling the display form of the reduced instrument image 7b. In addition, since the display area 74b is arranged in a portion where the pointer image 71b is omitted on the inner side surrounded by the scale image 72b, the display area 74 can be secured by this portion.

  Also, the indicator / warning image 92 in FIG. 2A is changed to the indicator / warning image 92b in FIG. 2C in accordance with the display switching from the rotation meter image 7 to the reduced instrument image 7b.

  The intermediate instrument image 7a is an image representing the same engine rotational speed of the automobile as the rotation meter image 7, and is an image having the same size as the rotation meter image 7, but is different in form from the rotation meter image 7, and is a reduced instrument image. It is an image of the same form as 7b. Specifically, the intermediate instrument image 7 a includes a scale image 72 a that is the same as the scale image 72, and a pointer image 71 a that is the same as the pointer image 71 b instead of the pointer image 71 and the character image 73. Further, the relative arrangement relationship between the intermediate instrument image 7a and the indicator / warning images 91a, 92a is made the same as the relative arrangement relationship between the instrument image 7 and the indicator / warning images 91, 92.

  Since the intermediate instrument image 7a has the same size as the rotation meter image 7 and the same form as the reduction instrument image 7b, the display switching is performed when switching the display between the rotation meter image 7 and the reduction instrument image 7b. The change of the image can be reduced. That is, by switching the display to the intermediate instrument image 7a during the display switching, the change in both the form and size of the image due to the display switching between the rotation meter image 7 and the reduced instrument image 7b can be changed. 7 and an intermediate instrument image 7a can be divided into a change in image form and a change in image size due to display change between the reduced instrument image 7b and the intermediate instrument image 7a. For this reason, the change of the image by the display switching between the rotation meter image 7 and the reduced instrument image 7b can be reduced.

  Further, since the intermediate instrument image 7a is gradually reduced to the size of the reduced instrument image 7b, the change in the size due to the display switching from the intermediate instrument image 7a to the reduced instrument image 7b can be reduced. The change in the image due to the display switching to the reduced instrument image 7b can be more relaxed.

  On the other hand, when the night vision switch 11 is turned off in the speed meter image 8 as well as the rotation meter image 7, the speed meter image 8 shown in FIG. When 11 is turned on, the display is switched from the speed meter image 8 to the intermediate instrument image 8a shown in FIG. During the elapse of the predetermined time after the night vision switch 11 is turned on, the intermediate instrument image 8a is gradually reduced to the size of the reduced instrument image 8b shown in FIG. The display is switched to the instrument image 8b.

  The reduced instrument image 8 b is an image representing the same vehicle speed as the speed meter image 8, but is an image that is reduced from the speed meter image 8 and has a different form from the speed meter image 8. When the reduced instrument image 8b is displayed, the display form 84 of the indicator / warning image 94 arranged in combination with the speedometer image 7 is controlled in the reduced instrument image 8b by controlling the display form of the reduced instrument image 8b. The display area 84b of the indicator / warning image 94b is secured. Thereby, when the speedometer image 8 is reduced and displayed, the display area 84 can be secured as the display area 84b in the reduced instrument image 8b.

  The reduced instrument image 8b is an image having a different form from the reduced instrument image 7b. Specifically, instead of the pointer image 81, the scale image 82, and the character image 83, a numeric image 81b representing the speed of the car, and a scale image And a scale image 82b obtained by reducing 82 in a substantially similar manner (from an arcuate arrangement in FIG. 2A to an arcuate shape in FIG. 2C).

  That is, the reduced instrument image 8b includes a scale image 82b constituting a scale, and a display area 84b is provided so as to overlap the scale image 82b. That is, providing the display area 84b so as to overlap the scale image 82b in the reduced instrument image 8b corresponds to controlling the display form of the reduced instrument image 8b so that the display area 84 can be secured. By providing the display area 84b so as to overlap the scale image 82b, the display area 84 can be secured in the reduced instrument image 8b.

  The indicator / warning image 94b is displayed in the display area 84b, and the scale image 82b is not displayed in the display area 84b. When the indicator / warning image 94b is not displayed, the scale image 82b is displayed in the display area 84b.

  As the display is switched from the speed meter image 8 to the reduced instrument image 8b, the indicator / warning images 93 and 94 in FIG. 2 (a) are changed to the indicator / warning images 93b and 94b in FIG. 2 (c). To do.

  The intermediate instrument image 8a is an image having the same size as the speed meter image 8, but is different in form from the speed meter image 8, and is an image having the same form as the reduced instrument image 8b. Further, the relative arrangement relationship between the intermediate instrument image 8a and the indicator / warning images 93a and 94a is made the same as the relative arrangement relationship between the reduced instrument image 8b and the indicator / warning images 93b and 94b.

  The indicator / warning image 94a is displayed in the display area 84a, and the scale image 82a is not displayed in the display area 84a. When the indicator / warning image 94a is not displayed, the scale image 82a is displayed in the display area 84a.

  Since the intermediate instrument image 8a is the same size as the speed meter image 8 and has the same form as the reduced instrument image 8b, when the display is switched between the speed meter image 8 and the reduced instrument image 8b, the display switching is performed. The change of the image can be reduced. That is, by switching the display to the intermediate instrument image 8a during this display switching, both the form and size of the image due to the display switching between the speedometer image 8 and the reduced instrument image 8b are changed. 8 and the intermediate instrument image 8a can be divided into a change in the image form due to the display switching, and a change in the image size due to the display switching between the reduced instrument image 8b and the intermediate instrument image 8a. For this reason, the change of the image by the display switching between the speedometer image 8 and the reduced instrument image 8b can be relieved.

  Further, since the intermediate instrument image 8a is gradually reduced to the size of the reduced instrument image 8b, the change in the size due to the display switching from the intermediate instrument image 8a to the reduced instrument image 8b can be reduced. The change in the image due to the display switching to the reduced instrument image 8b can be more relaxed.

  As described above, by switching the display between the reduced instrument image 7b and the reduced instrument image 8b, as shown in FIG. 2C, the reduced instrument image is displayed from the area where the rotation meter image 7 and the speed meter image 8 are displayed. The night vision image 13 is displayed using the area obtained by subtracting the area where 7b and the reduced instrument image 8b are displayed. That is, the area generated by switching between the reduced instrument image 7b and the reduced instrument image 8b can be used effectively, and therefore, a large amount of information can be displayed in a limited space.

  As described above, the display device 1 according to the present embodiment includes the liquid crystal panel 2 that is a display panel capable of displaying the rotation meter image 7 that is an instrument image having at least a pointer and a scale, and the reduced instrument image by reducing the rotation meter image 7. The CPU 4 and the drawing IC 5 which are control means for controlling the display state of the liquid crystal panel 2 so as to be able to display 7b are provided. When the CPU 4 and the drawing IC 5 display the reduced instrument image 7b, the reduced instrument image 7b is displayed. By controlling the form, the display area 74 of the indicator / warning image 91 which is an information image displayed in combination with the rotation meter image 7 is secured.

  Thereby, when the instrument image having at least the pointer and the scale is reduced and displayed, the display area of the information image can be secured.

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It is possible to reduce the length of the reduced pointer image 71b shown in FIG. 2C until it is substantially the same as the length of the reduced scale image 72b. Thereby, the display area 74b can be enlarged.

  In the above-described example, the scale images 72 are arranged in an arc shape, but may be arranged in an elliptic arc shape.

  In the above example, the pointer image 71 is rotated according to the increase / decrease of the engine speed of the vehicle. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 3A, in the rotation meter image 70, the pointer image 710 moves in the horizontal direction (left-right direction in FIG. 3A) in accordance with the increase or decrease of the engine speed of the vehicle. It is also possible to display an image 710, a scale image 720, a character image 730, and the like.

  In this case, the reduced instrument image 70 b is an image representing the same engine rotational speed of the automobile as the rotation meter image 70, but is an image that is reduced in size from the rotation meter image 70 and different from the rotation meter image 70. When the reduced instrument image 70b is displayed, the display form 740 of the indicator / warning image 91 arranged in combination with the rotation meter image 70 is controlled in the reduced instrument image 70b by controlling the display form of the reduced instrument image 70b. The display area 740b of the indicator / warning image 91b is secured. Thereby, when the rotation meter image 70 is reduced and displayed, the display area 740 can be secured as the display area 740b in the reduced instrument image 70b.

  Specifically, the reduced instrument image 70b is substantially similar to the reduced pointer image 710b obtained by shortening the pointer image 710 in the longitudinal direction of the pointer image 710 and the scale image 720 instead of the pointer image 710, the scale image 720, and the character image 730. A reduced scale image 720b reduced to a target (a linear array in FIG. 3A to a linear array in FIG. 3C).

  That is, the reduced instrument image 70b includes a scale image 720b constituting a scale and a pointer image 710b configured to point to the scale image 720b. The pointer image 710b is opposite to the scale image 720b (FIG. ), The lower side of the scale image 72b is omitted and shortened. A display area 740b is arranged at a part where the pointer image 710b is omitted.

  That is, omitting the opposite side of the scale image 720b in the pointer image 710b to shorten the pointer image 710b corresponds to controlling the display form of the reduced instrument image 70b. In addition, since the display area 740b is arranged at a part where the pointer image 710b is omitted, the display area 740 can be secured by this part.

  Further, the indicator / warning image 92 in FIG. 3 (a) is rearranged to the indicator / warning image 92b in FIG. 3 (c) as the display is switched from the rotation meter image 70 to the reduced instrument image 70b.

  The intermediate instrument image 70a is an image representing the same engine rotational speed of the automobile as the rotation meter image 70. The intermediate instrument image 70a is an image having the same size as the rotation meter image 70, but has a different form from the rotation meter image 70, and is a reduced instrument image. It is an image of the same form as 70b. Specifically, the intermediate instrument image 70 a includes a scale image 720 a that is the same as the scale image 720 and a reduced pointer image 710 a that is the same as the reduced pointer image 710 b instead of the pointer image 710 and the character image 730. Further, the relative arrangement relationship between the intermediate instrument image 70a and the indicator / warning images 91a and 92a is made the same as the relative arrangement relationship between the rotation meter image 70 and the indicator / warning images 91 and 92. Thereby, the effect similar to the above can be acquired.

  In the above example, the reduced instrument image 8b includes the scale image 82b constituting the scale and the display area 84b is provided so as to overlap the scale image 82b. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 4A, the reduced instrument image 80b can be displayed with a region 850b in which the outline of the scale image 820b is partially omitted. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the display area 840b is arranged in the area 850b.

  In this modification, having the area 850b in which the outline of the scale image 820b is partially omitted in the reduced instrument image 80b corresponds to controlling the display form of the reduced instrument image 80b. Further, the display area 84 can be secured by arranging the display area 840b in the area 850b.

  In the above example, when the indicator / warning image 94b is not displayed, the scale image 82b is displayed in the display area 84b. On the other hand, in this modification, even when the indicator / warning image 94b is not displayed, the scale image 820b is not displayed in the region 850b as shown in FIG.

  In the above example, the case where the night vision switch 11 is turned on has been described as an example, but the same applies to the case where the night vision switch 11 is turned off. In this case, the display is switched from the reduced instrument image 7 b to the intermediate instrument image 7 a and then the display is switched to the rotation meter image 7.

  The liquid crystal panel 2 can be a monochrome liquid crystal panel that does not perform full color display.

  Further, instead of the liquid crystal panel 2 which is a light receiving type (non-light emitting type) display panel, an EL (electroluminescence) display panel which is a light emitting type display panel may be used.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described examples, and combinations thereof and other various modifications are conceivable.

FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram of a display device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a front view of the liquid crystal panel 2 shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 (a) is a front view of the liquid crystal panel 2 displaying the rotation meter image 7, and FIG. 2 (b) is an intermediate view. FIG. 2C is a front view of the liquid crystal panel 2 displaying the instrument image 7a, and FIG. 2C is a front view of the liquid crystal panel 2 displaying the reduced instrument image 7b. FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing a modified example of the rotation meter image 7, the intermediate instrument image 7a, and the reduced instrument image 7b in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view showing a modification of the reduced instrument image 8b in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display apparatus, 2 Liquid crystal panel (display panel), 21 pixels, 3 Light emitting diode 4 CPU (control means), 41 ROM, 5 Drawing IC (control means), 51 Image memory 61 Rotation sensor, 62 Indicator / warning sensor 7, 70 Rotation meter image (instrument image), 7a, 70a Intermediate instrument image 7b, 70b Reduction instrument image, 71, 710 Pointer image 71a, 71b, 710a, 710b Reduction pointer image, 71c Center of rotation 72, 72a, 720, 720a Scale image , 72b, 720b Scale image 73, 730 Character image, 74, 740 Display area, 8 Speedometer image 8a Intermediate instrument image, 8b, 80b Reduced instrument image, 81 Pointer image 81a, 81b Number image, 82, 82a, 82b, 820b Scale image 83 Character image, 84,840 Display area, 85 Region 91-91b, 94-94b indicator / warning image (information image)
92-93b Indicator / warning image, 10 Night vision ECU
11 Night vision switch, 12 Infrared camera 13 Night vision image

Claims (7)

A display panel capable of displaying an instrument image having at least a pointer and a scale;
Control means for controlling the display state of the display panel so that the instrument image can be reduced and the reduced instrument image can be displayed;
The control means, when displaying the reduced instrument image, controls a display form of the reduced instrument image, and secures a display area of an information image displayed in combination with the instrument image. Display device. The reduced instrument image includes a scale image constituting the scale, and a pointer image configured to point to the scale image,
The pointer image is shortened by omitting the opposite side of the scale image,
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display area is arranged in a portion where the pointer image is omitted. The scale image is substantially arc-shaped or elliptical arc-shaped,
The display device according to claim 2, wherein the display area is provided on an inner side surrounded by the scale image. The reduced instrument image includes a scale image constituting the scale,
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display area is provided so as to overlap the scale image. The reduced instrument image is displayed with a region in which the outline of the scale image constituting the scale is partially omitted,
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display area is arranged in the area where an outline of the scale image is omitted.   The control means displays an intermediate instrument image having the same size as the instrument image and having the same or similar form as the reduced instrument image during display switching between the instrument image and the reduced instrument image. 6. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is characterized.   The display device according to claim 6, wherein the control unit performs display switching between the intermediate instrument image and the reduced instrument image by gradually changing the size of the image.

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