JP2013049373A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device, in which a driver can easily view a display on a display panel (flat display panel) and can instantly read necessary information.SOLUTION: The display device displays a variety of vehicle information on a display panel P having a plurality of pixels formed thereon in a matrix state, and the device includes at least, as a display image to be displayed on the display panel P: a standard mode display image A1 that displays the variety of vehicle information; and a simple mode display image A2 that displays the vehicle information in a smaller number of display items compared to that of the standard mode display image A1. A control part 101 controlling display of the display panel P can switch and display between the standard mode display image A1 and the simple mode display image A2, in accordance with an instruction of a switching device 100.

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device that displays vehicle information (measurement information) such as automobiles and motorcycles.

  As a display device for this type of vehicle, for example, a display device comprising a liquid crystal panel, an EL panel, or other flat display panel, and a vehicle speed information such as a rotation speed sensor or engine rotation for converting vehicle information such as rotation of a wheel into speed. Measurement information obtained from an engine rotation sensor that measures the number of fluids, a fluid level sensor that detects the amount of fuel, a temperature sensor that detects the water temperature of the engine, a sensor that detects the voltage of the battery, a sensor that detects the gear position, etc. Control means including a microcomputer to be displayed.

  For example, in a flat display panel in which a plurality of pixels are formed in a matrix by liquid crystal, for example, an analog display image composed of a display image simulating the vehicle speed and the engine speed is used (Patent Document 1). ) Or a digital display image (Patent Document 2), or an analog display, an image and a digital display image are displayed together (Patent Document 3).

JP 2004-157434 A JP-A-2005-304889 JP 2008-254539 A

  However, in a display device including a flat display panel, for example, a speedometer that displays the speed of the vehicle, an engine tachometer that displays the engine speed, and a fuel amount of the vehicle based on signals from various sensors as vehicle information. A fuel gauge that measures and displays temperature, a thermometer that displays the temperature of the water that cools the engine, an odometer (odometer, trip meter) that displays the mileage of the vehicle, a gear position indicator that displays the gear position, and the vehicle status Since various display images such as a centralized warning indicator for displaying the vehicle status and monitoring the state of the vehicle are displayed on the panel, there is a problem that necessary information cannot be immediately determined.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made paying attention to the above-described problems, and it is easy for the driver to view the display panel (flat display panel) in which a plurality of pixels are formed in a matrix, and it is necessary immediately. An object of the present invention is to provide a display device that can read various information.

  In order to solve the problems described above, the present invention provides a display device that displays various vehicle information on a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are formed in a matrix. And a standard mode display image for displaying various types of vehicle information and a simple mode display image for displaying the vehicle information having a smaller number of display items than the standard mode display image, and performing display control of the display panel The display device is characterized in that the control unit can switch and display the standard mode display image and the simple mode display image according to an instruction of the switching device.

  By configuring in this way, when it is desired to see various information of the vehicle, various vehicle information can be read by selecting the standard mode display image and, for example, the minimum necessary according to the safety standard When it is desired to view the limited display information, it is possible to switch to the display of the simple mode display image according to the instruction of the switching device, and it is possible to read the necessary information immediately.

  Further, in claim 2, in the display device according to claim 1, the control unit displays an eco-mode display image that carefully selects and displays the display item focusing on fuel consumption from the standard mode display image. Switching is performed according to an instruction from the switching device.

  With this configuration, it is possible to emphasize and display the eco display item and achieve a novel effect.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the display device according to the first aspect, the control unit displays the sport driving mode display image that carefully selects and displays the display items focused on sports driving from the standard mode display image. Are switched in accordance with an instruction from the switching device.

  With this configuration, the visibility of each display image is improved by, for example, displaying an image with an enhanced engine rotation display or displaying an image of the state of the supercharger that is the engine state. However, a dynamic feeling can be obtained and a novel production effect can be achieved.

  According to claim 4, in the display device according to claim 1, the control unit displays a custom mode display image for displaying a display item arbitrarily selected from the standard mode display image according to an instruction of the switching device. It is characterized by switching.

  With this configuration, it is possible to display an image with emphasis on information on display items arbitrarily selected by the driver, and it is possible to immediately determine the information.

  In the present invention, in a display device that displays various vehicle information by a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are formed in a matrix, a standard mode display that displays various vehicle information as a display image to be displayed on the display panel. At least a simple mode display image for displaying the vehicle information having a smaller number of display items than the standard mode display image, and the standard mode display according to an instruction of a switching device by a control unit that performs display control of the display panel Since the display device is characterized in that the image and the simple mode display image can be switched and displayed, when the user wants to see various information of the vehicle, the standard mode display image is selected. Various types of vehicle information can be read, and for example, the minimum display information required in accordance with safety standards. If you want to see the image, you can switch to the display of the simple mode display image according to the instructions of the switching device, it is possible to read the necessary information immediately, thereby achieving the intended purpose be able to.

1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a vehicle indicating instrument (display device) according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control unit of the display device of FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of a “standard mode display image” of the display device. FIG. 4 is a front view showing an example of a “simple mode display image” of the display device. FIG. 5 is a front view showing an example of an “eco-mode display image” of the display device. FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example of a “sports driving mode display image” of the display device. FIG. 7 is a front view showing an example of a “custom mode display image” of the display device.

  As a display device to be an object of the present invention, a display device using an indicating instrument composed of a display panel (flat display panel) mounted on an automobile will be described in detail.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIGS. 1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the present invention. As a display image to be displayed on the display panel P, “standard mode display image A1” and “standard mode display image A1” for displaying various vehicle information display items are shown. “Simple mode display image A2” that displays vehicle information having a smaller number of display items than “mode display image A1” is basically provided.

  In addition to “standard mode display image A1” and “simple mode display image A2,” “eco mode display” displays display items that focus on fuel consumption and the like from “standard mode display image A1”. From “Image A3”, “Standard Mode Display Image A1”, “Sports Travel Mode Display Image A4”, and “Standard Mode Display Image A1” that display carefully selected display items focused on sports driving A “custom mode display image A5” for displaying an arbitrarily selected display item is provided so as to be switched by an operation of a switching device described later.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration according to the present invention, and an electrical configuration of a display device for a vehicle will be described. The display device includes an operation unit 100 that is a display image switching device, a control unit 101, an ignition switch 102, and a display panel P.

  The operation means 100, which is a display image switching device, includes a steering switch, an operation switch in the indicating instrument, or a mode switching signal from the vehicle side ECU.

  The control unit 101 includes a microcomputer, and includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, interface circuit, and a storage device that stores various images. The control unit 101 is configured to input various types of vehicle information from the ECU, obtain vehicle information such as the vehicle speed, engine speed, and various alarms through arithmetic processing and perform predetermined display.

  The ignition switch 102 is mounted on the vehicle and is turned on and off based on the rotation operation of the vehicle key.

  The display panel P is a TFT display panel formed in a matrix and formed with a plurality of pixels, and a backlight light source is disposed behind. The display panel P performs “standard mode display image A1”, “simple mode display image A2”, “eco mode display image A3”, and “sports driving mode display image A4” by predetermined processing of the control unit 101 based on the input of the operation means 100. “Custom mode display image A5” is displayed.

  A control flow of the control unit 101 will be described with reference to FIG. The control unit 101 determines whether there is an input from the ignition switch 102 (S1).

  Next, when the ignition switch 102 is turned on, the control unit 101 displays images (standard mode display image A1, simple mode display image A2, eco mode display image A3, and sport running mode display image A4) when the ignition switch 102 was previously turned off. Any one of the custom mode display images A5) is displayed (S2).

  Further, the control unit 101 determines whether the display images A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5 of the standard mode, simple mode, eco mode, sport running mode, and custom mode are based on the operation of the operation unit 100 by the determination process of S3 to S7. The display image is specified as a display image based on the determined content in S8 to S12, and is set as the display image based on the determined content (S13).

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the “standard mode display image A1”. The “standard mode display image A1” is a speed display image 1 showing the speed of the vehicle on the display screen of the display panel P, and the rotation of the engine. Engine rotation display image 2 to be displayed, water temperature display image 3 to display the water temperature of the radiator of the engine, fuel display image 4 to show the remaining fuel amount in the fuel tank of the vehicle, gear position display image 5 to display the gear position position, vehicle A direction indicator display image 6 that indicates the traveling direction of the vehicle, each warning display image 7 that monitors the vehicle state or warns of an abnormal state, an integrated display image 8 that measures and displays the travel distance of the vehicle, and displays the fuel consumption of the vehicle. The fuel consumption display image 9 and the eco display image 10 that informs the eco-driving of the vehicle, for example, by color (green illumination, orange illumination, red illumination, etc.) are provided. To have.

  A mode name display image 11 for displaying the above-described mode display images (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5) is provided on the display screen (upper right) of the display panel P.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the “simple mode display image A2”, in which the number of display items is reduced and the minimum necessary display information is displayed as compared with the “standard mode display image A1”. .

  In the “simple mode display image A2”, a speed display image 1 having a large display form is arranged at the center on the screen of the display panel P. A water temperature display image 3 and a fuel display image 4 are arranged on both sides of the speed display image A1, a direction indicator display image 6 is arranged in the upper part of the center, and the travel distance of the vehicle is displayed below the speed display image 1. An integrated display image 8 is arranged, and characters of a simple mode display image are written as a mode name display image 11 in the upper right of the display screen.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the “eco-mode display image A3”. The “eco-mode display image A3” is a display item focused on the fuel consumption from the “standard mode display image A1”. It is a display image that is carefully selected and displayed by the subject.

  The “eco-mode display image A3” has a large speed display image 1 arranged at the center, an engine rotation display image 2 displaying engine rotation on the left side, and a ring around the engine rotation display image 2 The eco display image 10 is provided so as to surround the ring. The ring-shaped eco display image 10 is displayed in, for example, green when the engine speed is low, is displayed in, for example, yellow when the engine speed is in the medium speed range, and the engine speed is in the high speed range. In some cases, it is provided to be displayed in red. Thereby, it is possible to easily determine whether or not eco-driving is being performed.

  A fuel display image 4 and a water temperature display image 3 are arranged on the right side of the speed display image 1, an integrated display image 8 is arranged on the lower side of the speed display image 1, and a direction indicator on the upper side of the speed display image 1. A display image 6 is arranged. Further, a fuel consumption display image 9 representing the fuel consumption of the vehicle is arranged on the upper left side, and characters of the eco mode display image are written as the mode name display image 11 on the upper right side of the display screen.

  In the speed display image 1, in this embodiment, as the speed of the vehicle increases or decreases, the speed gradually changes from green to yellow in accordance with the indication area of the pointer, and the pointer changes to red when traveling at high speed. It is provided so that the hue changes.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of “sports driving mode display image A4”. “Sports driving mode display image A4” is focused on sports driving from “standard mode display image A1”. This is a display image that is displayed by carefully selecting the displayed items.

  In the “sports driving mode display image A4”, an engine rotation display image 2 that displays the rotation of the engine, which is an analog display image (instruction of the pointer), is arranged at a substantially central position of the display panel P.

  Further, on the right side of the engine rotation display image 2, a speed display image 1 made up of an analog display image that displays the traveling speed of the vehicle that is smaller than the screen of the engine rotation display image 2 is arranged, and a water temperature display is displayed above the display. An image 3 and a fuel display image 4 are arranged, a direction indicator display image 6 is arranged on the upper side of the engine rotation display image 2, and a voltage display image 12 for displaying a battery voltage and the like on the left side of the engine rotation display image 2. And an oil temperature display image 13 for displaying the temperature of the engine oil, a hydraulic pressure display image 14 for displaying the value of the hydraulic pressure in the engine, an integrated display image 8 for displaying the travel distance of the vehicle, and a gear position of the vehicle. A gear position display image 5 to be displayed is arranged on the display screen, and a spot is displayed as a mode name display image 11 on the upper right of the display screen. Tsu character of the running mode display image is the title.

  FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of the “custom mode display image A5”. The “custom mode display image A5” is a display for displaying display items arbitrarily selected from the “standard mode display image A1”. It is an image.

  The “custom mode display image A5” is a collective display image 20 in which a plurality of display images are combined to imitate the shape of an animal's face, and the collective display image 20 includes a speed display image 1 including an analog display image at the center thereof. The engine rotation display image 2 is arranged on the upper left side of the screen (location located in the right ear), and the fuel consumption display image 9 is arranged on the upper right side of the screen (location located in the left ear). An integrated display image 8 is arranged at the position where it is located.

  Further, a water temperature display image 3 and a fuel display image 4 are arranged on the left and right of the collective display image 20, and a direction indicator display image 6 is arranged on the upper side, and a custom mode name display image 11 is arranged on the upper right of the display screen. The characters of the mode display image are marked.

  The speed display image 1 is configured to change the display image so that the facial expression of the animal changes in accordance with the indication area (speed) of the pointer as the speed of the vehicle increases or decreases. In some cases, by providing the background color so as to change in accordance with the change in speed, a novel effect can be achieved.

  As described above, in the display device for a vehicle in the present embodiment, a display to be displayed on the display panel P in a display device that displays various vehicle information by the display panel P in which a plurality of pixels are formed in a matrix. As the images, at least a standard mode display image A1 for displaying various types of vehicle information and a simple mode display image A2 for displaying vehicle information having a smaller number of display items than the standard mode display image A1 are provided. The display device is characterized in that the standard mode display image A1 and the simple mode display image A2 can be switched and displayed in accordance with an instruction of the switching device (operation means) 100 by the control unit 101 that performs the above. If you want to see detailed information, select the standard mode display image A1 to display various vehicle information. Can be read in detail and, for example, when it is desired to view the minimum display information in accordance with the safety standards, switching to the display of the simple mode display image A2 can be performed according to the instruction of the switching device 100. The necessary information can be read immediately.

  In addition, the control unit 101 switches the eco-mode display image A3, which displays carefully selected display items focusing on fuel consumption, etc. from the standard mode display image A1 according to the instruction of the switching device 100, thereby satisfying the driver's needs. It is possible to emphasize the displayed eco-display item and display a novel effect.

  In addition, the control unit 101 switches the sport driving mode display image A4 that displays carefully selected display items focused on sports driving from the standard mode display image A1 in accordance with the instruction of the switching device 100, so that the driver's needs are changed. For example, by displaying an image with the engine rotation display emphasized, or by displaying an image of the state of the supercharger that is the state of the engine in some cases, each display image can be displayed. A lively feeling can be obtained while improving visibility, and a novel production effect can be achieved.

  In addition, the control unit 101 switches the custom mode display image A5 that displays a display item arbitrarily selected from the standard mode display image A1 according to the instruction of the switching device 100, so that the display item arbitrarily selected by the driver is displayed. Information can be displayed with emphasis on information, and it is possible to immediately determine the information.

  Further, as described in detail in the above-described embodiment, the display device in the automobile has been described as an example. However, the present invention can be applied not only to the vehicle but also to a display device such as a ship instrument, and the like. An effect can be obtained.

A1 Standard mode display image A2 Simple mode display image A3 Eco mode display image A4 Sport mode display image A5 Custom mode display image P Display panel 1 Speed display image 2 Engine rotation display image 3 Water temperature display image 4 Fuel display image 5 Gear position display Image 6 Direction indicator display image 7 Warning display image 8 Accumulated display image 9 Fuel consumption display image 10 Eco display image 11 Mode name display image 12 Voltage display image 13 Oil temperature display image 14 Hydraulic display image 20 Collective display image 100 Operating means (switching) apparatus)
101 Control unit 102 Ignition switch

Claims (4)

  In a display device that displays various vehicle information by a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are formed in a matrix, a standard mode display image that displays various vehicle information and the standard are displayed as a display image to be displayed on the display panel. At least a simple mode display image that displays the vehicle information having a smaller number of display items than a mode display image, and the control unit that performs display control of the display panel and the standard mode display image and the simple A display device characterized in that a mode display image can be switched and displayed.   2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit switches an eco-mode display image that carefully displays the display item focusing on fuel consumption from the standard mode display image according to an instruction of the switching device. The display device described.   2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit switches a sport driving mode display image for carefully selecting and displaying the display item focused on sport driving from the standard mode display image according to an instruction of the switching device. The display device described in 1. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit switches a custom mode display image that displays a display item arbitrarily selected from the standard mode display image in accordance with an instruction from the switching device.

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