JP2011226900A - Meter device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a meter device for a vehicle which can achieve an illumination rendering even under a vehicle running state while maintaining the visibility of a dial without impairing functions as a meter.SOLUTION: A meter device for a vehicle including an analogue meter section comprises: an illumination area dividing section in which a dial is divided into a plurality of illumination areas illuminated by a light-emitting device and the plurality of illumination areas are divided into a specific illumination area that includes meter's indicated values and other ordinary illumination areas according to a position of a pointer on the dial; an illumination design determination section which determines whether the specific illumination area and the ordinary illumination areas are illuminated in an ordinary illumination design that ordinarily illuminates a plurality of illumination areas, or illuminated in a specific illumination design different from the ordinary illumination design; and a display control section which controls displaying of a plurality of illumination areas by illuminating light-emitting devices according to the determined illumination design.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular meter device, and more particularly to a vehicular meter device including a self-luminous analog indicator meter.

  In recent years, the meter device for vehicles is not directly lit by the light on the dial of the meter with the illumination inside the meter, but is illuminated by a backlight using a light source such as an LED / bulb attached to the back of the meter panel. Thus, a self-luminous meter that makes it appear as if the characters themselves are emitting light is becoming widespread. Since this self-luminous meter is excellent in visibility and has a high-class feeling, the meter and thus the commercial value of the vehicle is enhanced.

  In addition, in order to further improve the merchantability of the meter device for vehicles, the indicator is swept by turning on the ignition switch, and the light emitting means for emitting light regardless of day and night is provided. The controller has a control unit that performs control to increase the return sweep speed with respect to the sweep speed, and this control unit has a light adjustment unit that changes the brightness of the light emitting unit when sweeping, producing a feeling of hospitality The thing which can increase an effect is devised (refer patent document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 3872386

  In recent years, from the viewpoint of environmental protection, in-vehicle electronic devices have also been reduced in power consumption. In order to achieve low power consumption with a self-luminous meter, it is most effective to reduce the current flowing through the LED bulb serving as the backlight light source. However, simply reducing the current that flows through all LEDs and bulbs will reduce the overall brightness of the meter, causing the dial to become less visible, and the pointer will point to the dial. The original function is impaired.

  The configuration of Patent Document 1 is a display effect only when the ignition switch is turned on, and is not performed when the vehicle is running, and its practicality is low and does not contribute to improving the visibility of the dial. It is not intended for low power consumption.

  Against the background of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular meter device capable of realizing an illumination effect even when the vehicle is traveling while maintaining the visibility of the dial without impairing the function as a meter. There is.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

A vehicle meter device for solving the above problems includes a dial having translucency in a predetermined region, a light emitting device disposed behind the dial and irradiating the dial with a backlight, a meter The vehicle meter device includes an analog meter unit including a pointer that indicates the indicated value at a corresponding position on the dial, and a pointer driving unit that drives the pointer to a position corresponding to the meter indicated value. And
The dial is divided into a plurality of illumination areas illuminated by the light emitting device. Based on the position of the pointer on the dial, the plurality of illumination areas are divided into a specific illumination area including a meter indication value and other normal illuminations. The illumination area distribution part that distributes to the area, and the illumination design of the specific illumination area and the normal illumination area is a normal illumination design that is the illumination design at the time of normal display of multiple illumination areas, or is different from the normal illumination design An illumination design determining unit that determines whether to make an illumination design, and a display control unit that controls display by illuminating the light emitting device based on the determined illumination design based on the determined illumination design.

  With the above-described configuration, it is possible to achieve an illumination effect even when the vehicle is traveling while maintaining the visibility of the dial without impairing the function as a meter.

  In the vehicular meter device according to the present invention, at least one of the characters on the dial or the scale is included in the illumination area.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to achieve a fine lighting effect while maintaining the visibility of the dial without impairing the function as a meter.

  Moreover, the specific illumination design in the vehicle meter device of the present invention illuminates with the light emitting device at a luminance different from that of the normal illumination design.

  The present invention focuses on the fact that most of the light emitting devices such as LEDs and bulbs that illuminate the dial are controlled by an MPU or a driver circuit, which impairs the function of the dial that transmits the correct measurement value to the user. In this way, the current flowing through the light emitting device can be reduced. For example, by increasing the brightness of only the preset illumination area depending on the position of the pointer and setting the other illumination areas to the minimum brightness, the current consumption can be reduced without reducing the function of transmitting the value indicated by the pointer to the user. Can do. In this way, the lighting design can be changed, the current value of the light emitting device arranged for the dial can be differentiated, and the difference in luminance can be achieved to have an effect as an eco lighting effect, and the meter can also generate heat. Can be suppressed.

  Moreover, the specific illumination design in the vehicle meter device of the present invention is illuminated by the light emitting device with a display color different from that of the normal illumination design.

  Even with the above configuration, it is possible to realize a fine lighting effect while maintaining the visibility of the dial without impairing the function as a meter. For example, two light emitting devices having different emission colors are arranged in an area to be illuminated in accordance with the position of the pointer (that is, an illumination area), and the light emitting device having one emission color at the position of the pointer is fully illuminated. Illumination is performed in the area, and only the illumination area at the position of the pointer is illuminated by the light emitting device having the other emission color, and by mixing the two colors, it is possible to illuminate with a display color different from the normal illumination design.

  Moreover, the illumination design determination part in the meter apparatus for vehicles of this invention makes only the illumination design of a specific illumination area a specific illumination design.

  With the above configuration, the illumination area (specific illumination area) displayed with the specific illumination design changes following the movement of the pointer, and the effect of the illumination effect can be enhanced.

  In addition, the illumination design determination unit in the vehicle meter device according to the present invention may change the illumination design of the illumination area to the specific illumination design for a predetermined time even when the illumination area changes from the specific illumination area to the normal illumination area. And

  When the position of the pointer changes frequently, if the type (normal or specific) of the illumination area changes following the pointer, the effect of the lighting effect is enhanced, but depending on the situation, it is difficult to see the meter. It is also possible. With the above configuration, it is possible to perform an illumination effect that does not become excessive while maintaining the visibility of the meter.

  In addition, the illumination design determination unit in the vehicle meter device of the present invention keeps the illumination design in the illumination area that has become the normal illumination area from the specific illumination area while the pointer is moving, and the movement of the pointer is stopped. Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the illumination design of the illumination area that becomes the normal illumination area from the specific illumination area is defined as the normal illumination design.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to perform an illumination effect that does not become excessive while maintaining the visibility of the meter, and to indicate whether or not the pointer is moving.

  Moreover, the vehicle meter apparatus of this invention is provided with the operation input part for setting whether the display using a specific illumination design is performed by a user's operation input.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to select whether or not to perform an illumination effect according to the user's preference.

The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the meter apparatus for vehicles. The figure which shows the structure of the meter apparatus for vehicles. The front view which shows the structure of a speedometer. AA sectional drawing of the speedometer of FIG. The figure which shows another example of the structure of LED lighting control in an analog meter part. The figure which shows another example of the structure of LED lighting control in an analog meter part. The flowchart explaining LED lighting control processing. The flowchart explaining another example of LED lighting control processing. The flowchart explaining another example of LED lighting control processing. The figure which shows another example of a structure of a speedometer.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vehicle meter device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle meter device is configured as a meter ECU 1 that performs so-called meter display control. The meter ECU 1 includes a battery 31 that supplies power, for example, an ECO SW 32 configured as a mechanical switch (for details, see FIG. 1). A sensor group 33 (described later in detail) is connected.

  The meter ECU 1 includes an MPU (MicroProcessor Unit) 11 and a power supply circuit 12 connected to the MPU 11, an EEPROM (Electronically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory) 13, an analog meter The unit 20 is configured.

  The MPU 11 includes a CPU 11a, a ROM 11b, a RAM 11c, an input / output circuit 11d, and a bus line 11e for connecting them, and the CPU 11a executes a meter control program stored in the ROM 11b, thereby realizing a function as the meter ECU 1. That is, based on input information such as a sensor signal acquired through the input / output circuit 11d or a known communication interface (not shown), the CPU 11a performs a corresponding calculation process, and performs display control of the meter based on the calculation result. Do. The MPU 11 corresponds to an illumination area distribution unit, an illumination design determination unit, and a display control unit of the present invention.

  The MPU 11 also has an accessory switch (ACC SW: 34) operated by the user to control the power supply to the accessory system load (ACC), or an ignition switch (IG) operated by the user for starting the engine. The state (IG +) of SW: 34) is input as a voltage value. In the MPU 11, this voltage value is A / D converted by an A / D converter (not shown), and the state of the switch is determined based on the value after A / D conversion.

  The power supply circuit 12 converts the power (+ B) supplied from the battery 31 into a predetermined voltage such as Vcc that is the power supply voltage of the MPU 11 and supplies the converted voltage to the MPU 11. Further, power is supplied to peripheral circuits (not shown) in the meter ECU 1 including the EEPROM 13 other than the MPU 11.

  The EEPROM 13 stores data necessary for the operation of the meter ECU 1, such as a travel distance.

  The ECO SW 32 is for switching the lighting mode of the analog meter unit 20 by a user operation (details will be described later).

The sensor group 33 is for acquiring data necessary for display of the analog meter unit 20, and uses at least one or a combination of the following.
A vehicle speed sensor that detects the speed of the vehicle (displayed by the vehicle speedometer 201).
An engine rotation sensor that detects the engine speed (displayed on the engine tachometer 202).
A fuel remaining amount sensor (indicated by a fuel remaining amount meter 203) that detects the remaining amount of fuel.
A water temperature sensor (indicated by a water temperature gauge 204) that detects the coolant temperature of the engine coolant.

  FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the analog meter unit 20. In the example of FIG. 2, in addition to the vehicle speed meter 201, an engine tachometer 202, a fuel remaining amount meter 203, and a water temperature meter 204 are configured as analog meters. These analog meters are each provided with a dial (216, 226, 236, 246) and a pointer (213, 223, 233, 243), and the dial has numerals or letters (216a, 226a, 236a, 246a) and a scale ( 216b, 226b, 236b, 246b) are displayed. In addition, only a part of characters and scales are added.

  Details of the configuration of the analog meter unit 20 will be described using the vehicle speedometer 201 as an example with reference to FIG. Dial 216 is formed of a thin plate having translucency. On the outer peripheral portion of the dial 216, numbers 216a indicating the speed of the vehicle and predetermined scales 216b corresponding to the numbers are printed at predetermined intervals such as substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction. A non-transparent colored layer is formed on the portion (216c) excluding the numerals 216a and the scale 216b of the dial 216 so as not to transmit light.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, the numerals 216a and scales 216b of the dial 216 are emitted by LEDs 1 to LEDn (LED 4 is illustrated in FIG. 4) which are dial illumination LEDs arranged corresponding to the positions. Illuminated from behind the dial 216 (so-called backlight). Moreover, you may arrange | position and illuminate each LED with respect to each of the number 216a and the scale 216b, and it is good also as a different display color of LED of the number 216a and the scale 216b. As shown in FIG. 1, each LED is controlled to be turned on by an LED driver 214 connected to each cathode side. The LED driver 214 generates and outputs a pulse signal (PWM signal) by a known PWM drive to each LED based on a control command of the MPU 11, and controls lighting / extinction of each LED or luminance. The resistors R1 to Rn connected to the anode side of each LED are for limiting the current flowing to the LEDs 1 to LEDn (preventing overcurrent). LEDs 1 to LEDn correspond to the light emitting device of the present invention. Moreover, you may use a bulb | bulb (bulb) other than LED as a light emitting device.

  The center of rotation of the pointer 213 is attached to a rotation shaft 212b of a motor 212 configured by, for example, a step motor. The MPU 11 acquires a signal from a vehicle speed sensor included in the sensor group 33, calculates a vehicle speed (that is, a meter instruction value), and sends the calculated speed to a pointer driving unit 211 including a known motor driving circuit. In the pointer driving unit 211, the number of rotation steps and the direction of rotation of the motor 212 based on the meter indication value and the current position of the meter (for example, the number of rotation steps of the motor 212 with the position of 0 km / h as the origin and the origin as a reference). And the motor 212 is rotationally driven by the number of rotation steps.

  The pointer 213 includes a light-transmitting member 213d on the front side, and an LED n + 1 is disposed in the vicinity of the rotation center, and the LED n + 1 illuminates in the tip direction of the pointer 213 so that the pointer 213 is illuminated. It has become. Further, the LED n + 1 is not visible to the passenger by a cover member 213a attached to the center of rotation of the pointer 213.

  FIG. 5 shows another example of the configuration of LED lighting control in the analog meter unit 20 of FIG. In the configuration of FIG. 5, without using the LED driver 214, the transistors TR <b> 1 to TRn that are switching elements connected to the cathode side of each LED by the MPU 11 are turned on / off by the PWM signal generated / output by the MPU 11, Lighting control of each LED is performed. That is, the MPU 11 is configured to include the LED driver 214.

  FIG. 6 shows still another example of the configuration of the LED lighting control of FIG. In the configuration of FIG. 6, the LED driver 214 controls lighting of each LED by PWM (with a period of, for example, 100 Hz). To the LED driver 214, ON / OFF data for each LED is sent from the MPU 11 by serial communication (cycle: 1 kHz, for example). The LED driver 214 converts the serial reception data into parallel data, and outputs an ON / OFF signal to the corresponding LED. That is, when data is sent ten times from the MPU 11, a signal for one PWM period is output from the LED driver 214. For example, a PWM signal with a duty of 50% can be output when ON is sent 5 times and OFF is sent 5 times. The switch (SW) 215 is used to collectively supply / shut off power from the battery 31 to each LED.

  The LED lighting control process will be described with reference to FIG. This process is included in the meter control program stored in the ROM 11b by the CPU 11a and is repeatedly executed together with other processes included in the program. This processing will also be described by taking the vehicle speedometer 201 as an example.

  First, it is determined whether or not the dimming condition is satisfied (S11). When the accessory switch or the ignition switch (34) is in the ON state, it is determined that the dimming condition is satisfied. When it is determined that the dimming condition is satisfied (S12: Yes), information on the ECO SW 32 (that is, the state of the SW 32a) is acquired (S13).

  When the ECO SW 32 is in the OFF state (S14: No), display in the normal lighting mode is performed (S23). In this case, all the numbers and scales (that is, the illumination area) become the normal illumination area, and display is performed with the normal illumination design (predetermined display color and display brightness).

  On the other hand, when the ECO SW 32 is in the ON state (S14: Yes), meter indication value information is acquired (S15). The meter instruction value information may refer to information calculated by other processing and stored in the RAM 11c, or the value of a sensor (for example, a vehicle speed sensor) included in the sensor group 33 is acquired, and the acquired sensor value is obtained. The meter indication value may be calculated based on this.

Next, based on the meter instruction value, a specific illumination area is determined as follows (S16).
・ When the vehicle speed is included in the scale value ± 5 km / h (predetermined range), specify the vehicle speed number and scale corresponding to the scale value, and the vehicle speed number and scale adjacent to the scale. The lighting area. For example, in FIG. 3, when the vehicle speed is 55 to 65 km / h, the numbers “40”, “60”, “80” and the scales corresponding to these numbers become the specific illumination area. Further, when the vehicle speed is 0 km / h (lower limit value) or 180 km / h (upper limit value), numbers “0” and “20” or numbers [180] and “160” and scales corresponding to these numbers are provided. It becomes a specific lighting area. In addition, numbers and scales not included in the specific illumination area are normal illumination areas.

  When the vehicle speed is not included in the scale value ± 5 km / h, the number closest to the scale value, the number closest to the scale value, and the scale corresponding to these numbers are set as the specific illumination area. For example, in FIG. 3, when the vehicle speed is 66 to 74 km / h, the numbers “60” and “80” and the scales corresponding to these numbers are the specific illumination areas.

  Next, an illumination design is determined (S17), and display (illumination) is performed based on the determined display design (S18). That is, the normal illumination area is displayed with the normal illumination design, and the specific illumination area is displayed with the specific illumination design.

One or more of the following is used for the specific illumination design (display mode of the specific illumination area).
-Make the display brightness of the specific illumination area higher than the display brightness of the normal illumination area (the upper limit of the brightness conforms to the law).
-The display brightness of the normal illumination area is made lower than the display brightness of the specific illumination area (the lower limit of the brightness conforms to the law, but the normal illumination area may be extinguished).
-The display color of the specific lighting area is different from the display color of the normal lighting area. In this case, each LED (LED1 to LEDn) uses, for example, a multicolor LED in which three LEDs (red, green, and blue) are housed in one package, and the LED driver 214 or the MPU 11 uses each color of each LED. Perform lighting control. As a driver for a multicolor LED, a three-color LED multicolor controller driver is known.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the dimming condition is satisfied as in step S11 described above (S19). When it is determined that the dimming condition is satisfied (S20: Yes), information on the ECO SW 32 (that is, the state of the SW 32a) is acquired (S21). When it is determined that the dimming condition is not satisfied (S20: No), the process returns to step S11.

  When the ECO SW 32 is in the OFF state (S22: No), display in the normal lighting mode is performed (S23). On the other hand, when the ECO SW 32 is in the ON state (S22: Yes), the process returns to step S15 and the subsequent processing is repeated.

  In the above-described example, the specific illumination area sequentially changes according to the movement of the pointer 213 (that is, only the specific illumination area where the pointer 213 is located is displayed with the specific illumination design). In the following, another example of the display method will be described. This is a modification of the LED lighting control process of FIG. 7 and differs only in the content of step S17. Therefore, the description of the same steps as in FIG. 7 is omitted here. In this process, the illumination design of the illumination area that has become the normal illumination area after the predetermined time has elapsed after the movement of the pointer has stopped is set as the normal illumination design.

  First, similarly to FIG. 7, steps S11 to S16 are executed to determine a specific illumination area. Next, the previously determined specific illumination area temporarily stored in the RAM 11c is read, and it is determined whether or not the specific illumination area determined this time has changed from the previously determined specific illumination area.

  When it is determined that the specific lighting area determined this time has changed from the previously determined specific lighting area (S171: Yes), the lighting area from the previously determined specific lighting area to the specific lighting area determined this time is designated as the specific lighting design. (S172). Then, the timer is started (S173).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the specific illumination area determined this time has not changed from the previously determined specific illumination area (S171: No), it is determined whether or not the timer is operating. When it is determined that the timer is operating (S174: Yes), for example, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time stored in the ROM 11b, such as 3 seconds, has elapsed. When it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed (S175: Yes), the timer is stopped (S176), and the areas other than the specific illumination area determined this time (that is, the latest) are set as normal illumination designs (S177). When it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed (S175: No), the process proceeds to step S18.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the timer is not operating (S174: No), areas other than the specific illumination area determined this time are designated as normal illumination designs (S177).

In the speedometer shown in FIG. 3, for example, when the vehicle speed changes from 0 km / h to 50 km / h, the processing shown in FIG. 8 displays as follows.
When the vehicle speed is 0 km / h, the numbers “0” and “20” are displayed with the specific lighting design. Of course, scales (216b) corresponding to these numbers are also displayed with the specific lighting design (the same applies to the scales below).
When the vehicle speed exceeds 15 km / h, the numeral “40” is displayed with the specific lighting design in addition to the numerals “0” and “20”.
When the vehicle speed exceeds 35 km / h, the numeral “60” is displayed with the specific lighting design in addition to the numerals “0”, “20”, “40”.
When the vehicle speed is 50 km / h and a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses, only the numbers “40” and “60” are displayed with the specific lighting design, and the numbers “0” and “20” are displayed with the normal lighting design. .

Moreover, you may display as follows in the above-mentioned example. In this case, the previous specific illumination area is also displayed with the specific illumination design.
When the vehicle speed is 0 km / h, the numbers “0” and “20” are displayed with the specific lighting design. Of course, scales (216b) corresponding to these numbers are also displayed with the specific lighting design (the same applies to the scales below).
When the vehicle speed exceeds 15 km / h, the numeral “40” is displayed with the specific lighting design in addition to the numerals “0” and “20”.
When the vehicle speed exceeds 35 km / h, the numeral “60” is displayed with the specific lighting design in addition to the numerals “20” and “40”. On the other hand, the number “0” is normally displayed as a lighting design.
When the vehicle speed becomes 50 km / h and a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses, only the numbers “40” and “60” are displayed with the specific lighting design, and the number “20” is displayed with the normal lighting design.

  Another example of the display method will be described with reference to FIG. This is a modification of the LED lighting control process of FIG. 8 and differs only in the content of step S17. Therefore, the description of the same steps as those in FIGS. 7 and 8 is omitted here. In this process, even when the illumination area changes from the specific illumination area to the normal illumination area, the illumination design of the illumination area is set as the specific illumination design for a predetermined time.

  First, similarly to FIG. 7, steps S11 to S16 are executed to determine a specific illumination area. Next, the previously determined specific illumination area temporarily stored in the RAM 11c is read, and it is determined whether or not the specific illumination area determined this time has changed from the previously determined specific illumination area.

  Next, as in FIG. 8, when it is determined that the specific illumination area determined this time has changed from the previously determined specific illumination area (S171: Yes), the specific illumination area determined this time from the previously determined specific illumination area. The illumination area up to is designated as a specific illumination design (S172). And the timer corresponding to the illumination area which became the normal illumination area from the specific illumination area on RAM11c is started (S173a).

  Then, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time, such as 3 seconds, stored in the ROM 11b has elapsed among the timers of each illumination area. When it is determined that the predetermined time has passed (S175a: Yes), the corresponding timer is stopped (S176a), and the illumination area corresponding to the stopped timer is set as the normal illumination design (S177a). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S18.

  Another example of the configuration of each illumination area will be described with reference to FIG. In the example of FIG. 10, the illumination area is divided by a line (indicated by a broken line) connecting the scale and the rotation center of the pointer, and these illumination areas 216c1 to 216c9 are formed of a thin plate having translucency, behind Illuminated by the attached LEDs 1 to 9. At this time, the thin plate is of a shape or material that prevents light from leaking into the adjacent illumination area. Further, on the back side of the dial 216, a light shielding plate may be provided at the boundary (broken line portion) with the adjacent illumination area. The numbers 216a and scales 216b may have the same configuration as in FIG. 3 (in this case, light is prevented from leaking to the dial 216 side), or a non-transparent colored layer is formed on the surface. Also good.

In the configuration of FIG. 10, the specific illumination area is determined as follows.
When the vehicle speed is included in the scale value ± 5 km / h (predetermined range), an illumination area having the scale value at either end is set as the specific illumination area. For example, in the process of FIG. 8, when the vehicle speed is 55 to 65 km / h, the illumination area 216c3 having numbers “40” and “60” at both ends and the illumination area 216c4 having numbers “60” and “80” at both ends are provided. Is the specific lighting area. When the vehicle speed is 0 km / h (lower limit value) or 180 km / h (upper limit value), the lighting area 216c1 having numbers “0” and “20” at both ends, and numbers [180] and “160” at both ends, respectively. A certain illumination area 216c9 is a specific illumination area. In addition, an illumination area that is not included in the specific illumination area is a normal illumination area.

  When the vehicle speed is not included in the scale value ± 5 km / h, the illumination area including the vehicle speed (meter indication value) is set as the specific illumination area. For example, in the process of FIG. 8, when the vehicle speed is 66 to 74 km / h, the illumination area 216c4 having numbers “60” and “80” at both ends is the specific illumination area.

In the speedometer of FIG. 3, when the vehicle speed is changed from 0 km / h to 50 km / h in the processing of FIG. 8, for example, the following display is performed in the example of FIG.
When the vehicle speed is 0 km / h, an illumination area 216c1 having numbers “0” and “20” at both ends is displayed with a specific illumination design.
When the vehicle speed exceeds 15 km / h, the illumination areas 216c1 and 216c2 between the numbers “0” and “40” are displayed with the specific illumination design.
When the vehicle speed exceeds 35 km / h, the illumination areas 216c1 to 216c3 between the numbers “0” and “60” are displayed with the specific illumination design.
-When the vehicle speed becomes 50 km / h and a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses, only the illumination area 216c3 between the numbers "40" and "60" is displayed with the specific lighting design, and the numbers "0" and "40" The illumination areas 216c1 and 216c2 between them are displayed with a normal illumination design.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the knowledge of those skilled in the art can be used without departing from the spirit of the claims. Various modifications based on this are possible.

1 Meter ECU (Vehicle meter device)
11 MPU (lighting area distribution unit, lighting design determination unit, display control unit)
20 Analog meter section 32 ECO SW
201 Speedometer 211 Pointer drive unit 216 Dial 216a Numbers / letters (lighting area)
216b Scale (lighting area)
216c1 to 216c9 Lighting area LED (1 to n) Light emitting device

Claims (8)

A dial having translucency in a predetermined area;
A light emitting device arranged behind the dial to illuminate the dial with a backlight;
A pointer for indicating a meter indication value at a corresponding position on the dial;
An analog meter unit including a pointer driving unit that drives the pointer to a position corresponding to the meter indication value, and a vehicle meter device including:
The dial is divided into a plurality of illumination areas illuminated by the light emitting device,
Based on the position of the pointer on the dial, the illumination area sorting unit that divides the plurality of illumination areas into a specific illumination area including the meter indication value and other normal illumination areas;
Decide whether the illumination design of the specific illumination area and the normal illumination area is a normal illumination design that is an illumination design at the time of normal display of the plurality of illumination areas or a specific illumination design different from the normal illumination design A lighting design determination unit to
A display control unit configured to illuminate and display the light emitting device based on the determined illumination design;
A vehicle meter device comprising:   The vehicle meter device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a character or a scale on the dial is included in the illumination area.   3. The vehicle meter device according to claim 1, wherein the specific lighting design is illuminated by the light emitting device with a luminance different from that of the normal lighting design. 4.   4. The vehicle meter device according to claim 1, wherein the specific illumination design is illuminated by the light emitting device with a display color different from that of the normal illumination design. 5.   The vehicular meter device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the illumination design determination unit sets only the illumination design in the specific illumination area as the specific illumination design.   The lighting design determination unit sets the lighting design of the lighting area as the specific lighting design for a predetermined time even when the lighting area changes from the specific lighting area to the normal lighting area. The vehicle meter device described in 1.   The illumination design determination unit keeps the illumination design of the illumination area that has become the normal illumination area from the specific illumination area as the specific illumination design during the movement of the pointer, and in advance after the movement of the pointer stops. The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an illumination design of an illumination area that has become the normal illumination area from the specific illumination area after a predetermined time has elapsed is defined as the normal illumination design. Meter device.   The vehicular meter device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising an operation input unit configured to set whether to perform display using the specific illumination design by a user operation input.

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