JP2012117894A - Instrument device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an instrument device that is capable of featuring a feel of depth of an analog indicating instrument, which gives indications by the motions of a pointer, and a display panel indicating instrument, which can display an image simulating a pointer, while keeping an impression of unity between the two types of instruments.SOLUTION: In an instrument device that is provided side by side with an analog indicating instrument M1, which gives indications with a pointer 5, and a display panel indicating instrument M2, which can display a display image 21 simulating a pointer, a light-transmissive background member 30 provided with an indicator part 31 is arranged behind a display panel 20 disposed on the display panel indicating instrument M2, a light source 70 that irradiates the display panel 20 with illuminating light via the background member 30, and the display image 21 simulating a pointer and the indicator part 31 disposed on the background member 30 are arranged one over the other in the back-and-forth direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to an instrument device that displays vehicle information (measurement information) such as an automobile.

  In an instrument device mounted on a vehicle (particularly an automobile), an instrument device (meter) that displays vehicle speed, engine speed, and the like is arranged. As such an instrument device (meter), an analog indicator instrument that indicates a pointer along an indicator portion on a display board (a dial plate) has been conventionally applied.

  In recent years, in addition to the above-described analog indicating instrument based on the pointer, an indicating instrument based on display display (image display) including, for example, a liquid crystal panel, an EL panel, and other flat display panels is also provided.

  In this case, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-133867 discloses a meter indicator that displays an analog display image composed of a display image imitating a pointer as an indicator meter by display display (image display) in accordance with an analog type instrument according to a pointer instruction. It has been.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-239042

  In this way, an analog indicator instrument that indicates the pointer along the indicator on the display board (dial plate) and an indicator instrument that displays an analog display image composed of a display image imitating the pointer are provided. By doing so, there is an advantage that a sense of unity can be obtained in that each can be displayed in an analog manner.

  However, in the configuration of the instrument described in Patent Document 1, an analog indicator instrument with a pointer disposed on the front side of the display board, and a display image and an indicator portion (scale, etc.) imitating the pointer displayed on the flat display panel In the indicator instrument consisting of the analog indicator instrument where the pointer is actually arranged on the front side, there is a sense of depth between the pointer, the display board and the indicator part, but in the analog display displayed on the flat display panel In addition, it is impossible to express the sense of depth and three-dimensionality of the display image imitating the pointer and the background display board, and the sense of depth due to the distance between the display image imitating the indicator and the indicator part. There was a problem that there was no sense of unity with the analog indicator arranged on the front side, the overall balance was not achieved, and the merchantability was reduced.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made paying attention to the above-described problems, and can display an analog type indicating instrument that indicates a pointer along an indicator portion on a display board and a display image imitating the pointer. An object of the present invention is to provide an instrument device capable of producing a sense of depth of each indicating instrument while maintaining a sense of unity with a variety of analog display panel indicating instruments.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides an analog indicator that indicates a pointer along an indicator portion on a display board, and an analog indicator that can display a display image imitating the pointer. In the instrument device provided side by side with the display panel indicating instrument, a light transmissive background member provided with at least an indicator is disposed behind the display panel provided in the analog display panel indicating instrument, and the background A light source for irradiating illumination light through the background member is disposed on the display panel behind the member, the display image imitating the pointer displayed on the display panel, and the indicator provided on the background member The portions are laminated in the front-rear direction.

  By configuring in this way, a sense of depth (three-dimensional effect) is provided by arranging a background member provided with an indicator portion behind a display panel provided in a display panel indicating instrument capable of displaying a display image imitating a pointer. In this way, the depth indication of the analog indicator that indicates the pointer along the indicator on the display board is more closely matched to the depth expression of the analog display panel indicator. The sense of unity of the instrument can be emphasized and the merchantability can be enhanced.

  The instrument device according to claim 1, wherein the color of the pointer and the color of the display image imitating the pointer are provided in shades of similar colors. To do.

  By configuring in this way, a sense of depth can be expressed, and each indicator can be displayed in a well-balanced manner by matching the color of the pointer and the display image imitating the pointer to similar colors. Can emphasize the sense of unity of the indicating instrument.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the instrument device according to the first aspect, a warning display image having a high priority is displayed instead of the display image imitating the pointer.

  By configuring in this way, for example, when an abnormality or the like occurs in a vehicle or the like, a warning display image having a high priority is replaced with a display image imitating a guideline for displaying a warning content with a high degree of urgency on the display panel. By displaying, the abnormal state can be accurately confirmed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the instrument device according to the first aspect, a warning display image having a high priority is displayed at the center of the display image imitating the pointer.

  By configuring in this way, it is possible to accurately check the abnormal state by displaying the instruction by the display image of the pointer and the warning display image having a high priority.

  In the present invention, an instrument device in which an analog indicator instrument that indicates a pointer along an indicator portion on a display board and an analog display panel indicator instrument that can display a display image imitating the pointer are provided side by side. A light transmissive background member provided with at least an indicator portion is disposed behind the display panel provided in the analog display panel indicating instrument, and the background member is disposed on the display panel behind the background member. A light source for illuminating illumination light is arranged, and the display image imitating the pointer displayed on the display panel and the indicator portion provided on the background member are stacked in the front-rear direction. Because it is an instrument device that features a display, a display provided in a display panel indicating instrument that can display a display image imitating a pointer An analog system that can express a sense of depth (three-dimensional effect) by arranging a background member provided with an indicator portion behind the channel, and thereby indicates the pointer along the indicator portion on the display board. The sense of depth of the indicating instrument and the depth expression of the display panel indicating instrument are more closely matched, so that the sense of unity of the indicating instrument can be emphasized and the merchantability can be enhanced. Can be achieved.

The front view which shows the instrument apparatus which is embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing which shows the principal part location of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the example of a change of the instruction | indication state of 1st Embodiment (engine tachometer). Sectional drawing which shows the principal part location of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the example of a change of the instruction | indication state of 2nd Embodiment (engine tachometer).

  The instrument device that is the subject of the present invention is, for example, a combination meter mounted on a dashboard of an automobile. A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  In the figure, on the right side inside the case 1 which is an exterior member, an analog indicator instrument M1 which is a known pointer-type instrument which is a display member for displaying information such as a speedometer is housed. A display board 3 is mounted and fixed on the front side of the instrument main body 2 (movement) of the analog type indicator M1, and scales and characters are applied to the display board 3 with instructions of the pointer 5 assembled to the rotating shaft 4 of the instrument main body 2 The index part 3A and the like are read in contrast.

  The analog indicating instrument M1 is mounted on a hard circuit board 6 and assembled and fixed in the case 1 as an exterior member.

  On the circuit board 6, a light emitting diode 7, which is a light source for illuminating and displaying the pointer 5 and the indicator portion 3 </ b> A applied to the display board 3, is mounted.

  In this case, the pointer 5 is made of a transparent material made of synthetic resin, and the indicator portion of the pointer 5 is colored, for example, orange, and is provided so as to be illuminated by the light beam of the light emitting diode 7 that is a light source.

  Further, as described above, the indicator portion 3A such as scales, letters and symbols is applied to the surface of the substrate of the display board 3 with, for example, black ink, and display is performed on almost the entire area of the surface of the display board 3. The ground color portion 3B is provided by white ink which is the background color of the plate 3, and the ground color portion 3B is transmitted and illuminated by the light rays of the light emitting diode 7 which is a light source.

  Further, on the left side inside the case 1, a display panel instruction comprising a flat display panel which is a display member for displaying information such as an engine tachometer, for example, a liquid crystal display panel 20 capable of displaying a display image 21 imitating a pointer. An instrument M2 is accommodated, and the display panel indicating instrument M2 is also mounted on the circuit board 6 described above, and is assembled and fixed in the case 1 which is an exterior member.

  Behind the liquid crystal display panel 20 constituting the flat display panel of the display panel indicating instrument M2, a light transmissive background member 30 provided with at least an indicator portion 31 is disposed. In the present embodiment, a background member 30 made of a synthetic resin panel having white transparency is disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel 20, and on the surface side of the background member 30 made of white, for example, opaque An indicator portion 31 such as a scale is provided with a characteristic black ink.

  Further, behind the background member 30, a light emitting diode 70 serving as a light source for transmitting and irradiating the liquid crystal display panel 20, which is a display panel, through the background member 30 is disposed.

  In addition, on the front side of the analog type indicating instrument M1 that is a speedometer and the display panel indicating instrument M2 that is an engine tachometer, a payback for partitioning between the analog type indicating instrument M1 and the display panel indicating instrument M2 A panel 1A is provided.

  In the instrument device according to the first embodiment configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 3, the display image 21 imitating the pointer displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 20 that is a display panel is displayed at the location of the indication portion of the pointer 2. By matching the hue of the display image 21 imitating the pointer with the orange color, which is a hue, to the similar color (orange), the indicating instruments M1 and M2 can be displayed in a balanced manner. The sense of unity between M1 and M2 can be emphasized.

  In addition, a display image 21 imitating an orange pointer displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 20 as a display panel, a white background member 30 disposed behind the display image 21, and a black color applied to the background member 30 The indicator portion 31 is stacked in the front-rear direction, so that the back of the transmissive liquid crystal display panel 20 serving as the display panel provided in the display panel indicating instrument M2 that can display the display image 21 imitating the pointer. By arranging the background member 30 provided with the index part 31 on the surface, it is possible to express a sense of depth (three-dimensional effect), thereby indicating the pointer 5 along the index part 3A on the display board 3. Since the sense of depth of the analog type indicating instrument M1 matches the depth expression of the display panel indicating instrument M2, each indication It is possible to improve marketability can highlight the unity vessels M1, M2.

  Further, due to light emission of the light emitting diode 7 which is a light source mounted on the circuit board 6, the display plate 3 is illuminated with the ground color portion 3B made of translucent white with the black indicator portion 3A as a background, and the indicator as a silhouette. The portion 3A is visible, and the pointer 3 is also lit and displayed in orange.

  The white background member 30 is transmitted and illuminated by the light emitted from the light-emitting diode 70 which is a light source mounted on the circuit board 6, and the black indicator portion 31 printed and formed on the background member 30 appears as a silhouette. In this case, since the indicator portion 31 provided on the background member 30 appears behind and behind the pointer display image 21 by the liquid crystal display panel 20 with a predetermined interval, the depth feeling can be emphasized. it can.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 3, the length of the pointer of the display image 21 displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 20 is shortened, and alarm information such as a vehicle such as a priority order is displayed on the center side of the display image 21 of the shortened pointer. By displaying the high warning display image 22, the abnormal state can be accurately confirmed. For example, as warning display information 22, a warning display image 22 is displayed at the center of the analog display panel indicating instrument M2 when a warning display due to a decrease in fuel amount or when the engine water temperature exceeds a normal value (not shown). It can be displayed according to the state, and the state determination can be confirmed accurately. The tachometer of the engine can be grasped by instructing the number of revolutions although the pointer display image 21 is shortened.

  4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the present invention, and the same parts and equivalent parts as those of the above-described first embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals.

  In the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment described above, a display member for displaying information such as a speedometer is provided on the right side inside the case 1 as an exterior member. An analog indicator meter M1 composed of a well-known pointer-type meter is accommodated, and a display board 3 is attached and fixed to the front side of the meter body 2 (movement) of the analog indicator meter M1. The indication of the pointer 5 assembled to 4 is read in contrast with the indicator portion 3A such as scales or characters provided on the display board 3.

  The display plate 3 is formed of a substrate formed by a constriction so that the central portion is recessed and the outer peripheral portion protrudes to the surface side, and the surface of the substrate of the display plate 3 is the same as in the first embodiment described above. As described above, the indicator portion 3A such as a scale, characters, and symbols is applied with, for example, black ink, and a white system that is the background color of the display plate 3 in almost the entire area of the surface of the display plate 3. The ground color portion 3B is applied with the ink.

  Also, on the left side inside the case 1 is housed a display panel indicating instrument M2 including a liquid crystal display panel 20 capable of displaying a display image 21 imitating a pointer as a display member for displaying information such as an engine tachometer. The display panel indicating instrument M2 is also mounted on the circuit board 6 in the same manner as in the first embodiment described above, and is assembled and fixed in the case 1 which is an exterior member.

  A light transmissive background member 30 provided with at least an indicator portion 31 is disposed behind the transmissive liquid crystal display panel 20 constituting the flat display panel of the display panel indicating instrument M2. In the present embodiment, a background member 30 made of a synthetic resin panel having white transparency is disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel 20, and on the surface side of the background member 30 made of white, for example, opaque An indicator portion 31 such as a scale is provided with a characteristic black ink.

  The background member 30 made of a synthetic resin panel is provided so that the center portion is recessed and the outer peripheral portion protrudes to the front side in the same manner as the display panel 3.

  In the second embodiment, the display panel indicating instrument M2 that displays an image of the engine tachometer is provided so as to display the warning display image with priority instead of the display image 21 imitating the pointer. It is composed.

  That is, instead of the display image 21 imitating the pointer displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 20, alarm information such as a vehicle, for example, a warning display image 22 having a high priority is displayed at the center of the display image, as shown in FIG. By displaying the information, the abnormal state can be accurately confirmed.

  In the instrument device according to the second embodiment configured as described above, for example, as warning display information 22, when a warning display due to a decrease in the fuel amount of the fuel gauge or when the water temperature of the vehicle engine exceeds a normal value, Without displaying the display image 21 imitating the pointer, only the warning display image 22 can be displayed in the display image area in the center of the display panel indicating instrument M2 according to the warning state of the vehicle. It can be confirmed accurately.

  In addition, since the display board 3 or the background member 30 is formed in a concavo-convex shape, it is possible to further emphasize the sense of depth between the pointer 5 and the display image 21 imitating the pointer. While emphasizing the depth expression of the instrument M1 and the display panel indicating instrument M2, it is possible to obtain a sense of unity between the indicating instruments M1 and M2, and to increase the commercial value.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows. In the above-described embodiment, the engine tachometer has been described as an example of the display panel indicating instrument M2 according to the present invention. However, a display image imitating a pointer, such as an indicating instrument such as an engine water temperature gauge or a fuel fuel gauge. Can be used for various indicating instruments.

  In addition, the warning display image has been described by taking the warning display due to a decrease in the fuel amount and the case where the engine water temperature exceeds the normal value as an example, but the warning display includes, for example, a seat belt warning, a door warning, a high beam warning, and an exhaust temperature warning. It can be used for various indicator displays such as a charge warning.

  Further, as described in detail in the above-described embodiment, the description has been given by taking an example of an instrument device in an automobile. However, the present invention can be applied not only to a vehicle but also to an instrument device such as a ship instrument or an agricultural machine or a construction machine. Can be obtained, and similar effects can be obtained.

M1 Analogue indicating instrument M2 Display panel indicating instrument 1 Case 1A Look-back panel 2 Instrument body 3 Display board 3A Indicator part 3B Ground color part 4 Rotating shaft 5 Pointer 6 Circuit board 7 Light emitting diode 20 Liquid crystal display panel (display panel)
21 Display Image 22 Warning Display Image 30 Background Member 31 Indicator Unit 70 Light Emitting Diode

Claims (4)

  In an instrument device in which an analog type indicating instrument that indicates a pointer along an indicator portion on a display board and a display panel indicating instrument that can display a display image imitating the pointer are provided side by side, the display panel instruction A light transmissive background member provided with at least an indicator is disposed behind a display panel provided in the instrument, and illumination light is irradiated to the display panel through the background member behind the background member. An instrument device, wherein a light source is arranged and the display image imitating the pointer displayed on the display panel and the indicator portion provided on the background member are stacked in the front-rear direction.   The instrument device according to claim 1, wherein the color of the pointer and the color of the display image imitating the pointer are provided in shades of similar colors.   The instrument device according to claim 1, wherein a warning display image having a high priority is displayed instead of the display image imitating the pointer. The instrument device according to claim 1, wherein a warning display image having a high priority is displayed in a central portion of the display image imitating the pointer.

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