JP2017159854A - Meter device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a meter device for a vehicle capable of improving visibility of each gauge and reducing a size of the meter device.SOLUTION: A meter device 40 for a vehicle comprises: a speed meter 41; a fuel gauge 42 for indicating a measured value by a pointer 60 and a fuel graduation display 61; and a zone cover 35 for zoning a first display range A which is a display range of the speed meter 41, and a second display range B which is a display range of the fuel gauge 42, and is attached to a motor cycle 1, in which the speed meter 41 and the fuel gauge 42 are arranged adjacently in a lateral direction. The first display range A contains a first protrusion range C protruding to the second display range B side, and the second display range B contains a second protrusion range D protruding to the first display range A side so as to be along a shape of the first protrusion range C, and a part of the fuel graduation display 61 is arranged on the second protrusion range D. An end linear display E as an empty display of the fuel graduation display 61 is made longer than other linear display.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle meter device, and more particularly to a vehicle meter device in which a plurality of meters are arranged.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a meter device attached in front of a vehicle, a configuration in which a display range of each meter such as a speedometer and a fuel meter is divided and arranged for each meter is known.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a motorcycle meter device in which a speedometer, a tachometer, a fuel meter, a water temperature meter, and a liquid crystal display are divided into substantially circular sections.

JP 2009-83684 A

  However, the meter device disclosed in Patent Document 1 can improve the visibility by dividing the display range of each instrument, while the arrangement range of the cover member for dividing the display range becomes large. Therefore, there is a problem that the entire meter device is easily increased in size.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems of the prior art and provide a vehicle meter device that enables downsizing of the meter device while improving the visibility of each meter.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a first instrument (41), a second instrument (42) indicating a measured value by a pointer (60) and a scale display (61), and the first instrument (41). And a compartment cover (35) that partitions the first display range (A) that is the display range of the second display range (B) that is the display range of the second instrument (42). In a vehicle meter device (40) to be mounted, the first instrument (41) and the second instrument (42) are arranged adjacent to each other in the lateral direction, and the first display range (A) is the second display. The first display range (A) side includes a first protrusion range (C) protruding to the range (B) side so that the second display range (B) follows the shape of the first protrusion range (C). Including a second projecting range (D) projecting to a portion of the scale display (61). There is a first feature in that it is arranged to enclose (D).

  The scale display (61) includes a plurality of linear displays that match the swing angle of the pointer (60), and is arranged in the second projecting range (D) of the plurality of linear displays. The second feature is that the end linear display (E) has the longest length.

  The second meter (42) is a fuel meter showing the fuel amount of the vehicle, and the end straight line display (E) is an empty display showing that the fuel amount is small. There is.

  A fourth feature is that the meter device (40) is attached to a handle cover (11) fixed to the steering handle (4) of the vehicle (1).

  Furthermore, it has the 3rd display range (F) enclosed by the said division cover (35), The said 3rd display range (F) is a position above the said 2nd protrusion range (D), and the said division cover. There is a fifth feature in that it is formed along the first display range (A) and the second display range (B) across (35).

  According to the first feature, the first instrument (41) and the second instrument (42) are adjacently arranged in the horizontal direction, and the first display range (A) is the second display range (B ) Side, and the second display range (B) protrudes toward the first display range (A) in order to follow the shape of the first protrusion range (C). Since the second projecting range (D) is included and a part of the scale display (61) is arranged in the second projecting range (D), the area of the first display range is enlarged and the first instrument is visually recognized. The visibility of the second instrument can also be ensured by enhancing the performance and conspicuous a part of the scale display of the second instrument. Thereby, the visibility of a 1st meter and a 2nd meter can be improved, without enlarging the arrangement area of a division | segmentation cover, and size reduction of a meter apparatus can be achieved.

  According to the second feature, the scale display (61) includes a plurality of linear displays in accordance with the swing angle of the pointer (60), and the second protruding range of the plurality of linear displays. Since the end portion linear display (E) arranged in (D) has the longest length, it is possible to enhance the visibility of the second instrument by making the linear display arranged in the second projecting range stand out. It becomes.

  According to a third feature, the second instrument (42) is a fuel gauge indicating the fuel amount of the vehicle, and the end straight line display (E) is an empty display indicating that the fuel amount is small. Therefore, it is possible to increase the visibility of the empty display that is particularly important information for the occupant in the fuel gauge.

  According to the fourth feature, the meter device (40) is attached to the handle cover (11) fixed to the steering handle (4) of the vehicle (1). In the vehicle of the formula, the visibility of the meter device can be increased in a limited space.

  According to a fifth feature, the third display range (F) is surrounded by the partition cover (35), and the third display range (F) is located above the second projecting range (D). Since it is formed so as to be along the first display range (A) and the second display range (B) with the partition cover (35) in between, the third is highly visible in a limited space. A display range can be obtained.

1 is a left side view of a motorcycle to which a vehicle meter device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a front view around the meter device from the viewpoint of the passenger. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2. It is a front view of the meter unit which comprises a meter apparatus. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 4. FIG. 3 is a structural diagram around the meter device as viewed from the front of the vehicle body. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 3. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a front view of the lower case with the upper case removed from the state of FIG. 5. FIG. 10 is a front view of the lower case with the dial and the like removed from the state of FIG. 9.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle 1 to which a vehicle meter device 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The motorcycle 1 is a scooter-type straddle-type vehicle provided with a low floor 15 on which an occupant places both feet together. The bottom link type suspension 14 that supports the front wheel WF is attached to a pair of left and right front forks 13 that are pivotally supported by the body frame. A steering handle 4 is fixed to the upper end of the front fork 13. The front and rear of the steering handle 4 are covered with a front handle cover 3 that supports the position light 5 and a rear handle cover 11 that faces the occupant. . Rearview mirrors 2 are attached to the left and right of the front handle cover 3. A front fender 12 that covers the top of the front wheel WF is fixed to a front fork 13. The meter device 40 according to the present invention is disposed on the upper portion of the rear handle cover 11.

  A unit swing type power unit P, in which an engine as a drive source and an automatic transmission are integrated, is pivotally supported at the rear of the vehicle body of the motorcycle 1 so as to be swingable. A rear wheel WR as a drive wheel is rotatably supported at the rear end of the power unit P to which the air cleaner box 21 is attached.

  Lower cowls 23 are connected to both ends of the low floor 15 in the vehicle width direction. Behind the lower cowl 23, a seat panel 16 for supporting the seat 17 and a pair of left and right rear cowls 18 are disposed. A taillight device 20 and a rear fender 22 are attached below a rear grip 19 attached to the rear end upper portion of the rear cowl 18. The front side of the floor panel 9 facing the passenger's feet is covered with a front cover 6 that supports the headlight 8 and the blinker device 7 and a pair of left and right side covers 10.

  FIG. 2 is a front view around the meter device 40 from the viewpoint of the passenger. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. The steering handle 4 in which the grip gripped by the occupant is attached to the left and right ends is covered with the front handle cover 3 and the rear handle cover 11 from the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The meter device 40 is attached to the rear handle cover 11, and the rear handle cover 11 is fixed to the steering handle 4. The front handle cover 3 is fixed to the rear handle cover 11 with the steering handle 4 interposed therebetween.

  A meter device 40 disposed on the upper portion of the rear handle cover 11 includes a speedometer 41 as a first instrument that is a swing pointer type, a fuel gauge 42 as a second instrument that is a swing pointer type, A high beam operation lamp 43 and a pair of left and right turn signal operation lights 44 of the headlight 8 are provided. On the upper surface of the meter device 40, a section cover 35 that divides the display range of each meter and operation light is attached.

  A headlight switch 29 and a starter switch 30 are disposed at the right end of the rear handle cover 11, and a dimmer switch 26, a winker switch 27, and a horn for switching the high beam / low beam of the headlight 8 are disposed at one left end. A switch 28 is provided. A front wheel brake lever 24 is disposed in front of the right handle grip, and a rear wheel brake lever 25 is disposed in front of the left handle grip. A key cylinder 31 and a choke lever 32 are disposed on the floor panel 9.

  With reference to FIG. 3, the speedometer 41 has a polygonal first display range A (stipple portion) surrounded by an outer frame 35 b and a center frame 35 a of the partition cover 35. Further, the fuel gauge 42 adjacent to the speedometer 41 has a polygonal second display range B (stipple portion) surrounded by the outer frame 35b and the center frame 35a of the partition cover 35. The high beam operating lamp 43 has a substantially triangular third display range F located at the upper left of the fuel gauge 42.

  The speedometer 41 includes a pointer 50 that swings clockwise according to the vehicle speed, a speed scale display 51 that is shown in the swing range of the pointer 50, and an analog odometer 52. The fuel gauge 42 has a pointer 60 that swings clockwise according to the remaining amount of fuel, and a fuel scale display 61 that indicates from the leftmost empty position to the rightmost full position. The speedometer 41 and the fuel gauge 42 arranged adjacent to each other in the left-right direction are separated by a central frame 35a having a constant width.

  In the case where the meter device 40 is a so-called handle mount type, since the arrangement space is limited, the display area of each meter is also limited. In response to this problem, in the meter device 40 according to the present invention, the shape of the display ranges of the speedometer 41 and the fuel gauge 42 is devised in order to increase the visibility of each meter in the limited space of the meter device 40. Yes.

  Specifically, when the fuel gauge 42 is disposed adjacent to the right side of the speedometer 41, a first protrusion range C that protrudes to the right side (the fuel gauge 42 side) is provided in the first display range A of the speedometer 41. At the same time, by forming the left side of the second display range B of the fuel gauge 42 along the shape of the first display range A of the speedometer 41, the left side of the second display range B (the speedometer shown) 41 side), the 2nd protrusion range D which protrudes is provided. Thereby, the speedometer 41 (first display range A) can be expanded without increasing the arrangement area of the partition cover 35.

  According to this layout, the area of the second display range B is reduced by the amount that the first protruding range C protrudes to the right. Corresponding to this, in the present embodiment, the left end portion of the fuel scale display 61 of the fuel gauge 42, that is, the empty display is extended so as to be disposed in the second projecting range D, and the importance as a function of the fuel gauge 42 is increased. The visibility of the fuel gauge 42 is also secured by making the high empty display particularly conspicuous.

  Further, the third display range F of the high beam operating lamp 44 surrounded by the partition cover 35 is located at the upper part of the second projecting range D and extends along the first display range A and the second display range B with the partition cover 35 interposed therebetween. It is formed as follows. Thereby, the 3rd display range F with high visibility can be obtained in the limited space on the upper surface of the meter device 40.

  FIG. 4 is a front view of the meter unit 40a constituting the meter device 40. The external appearance of the meter device 40 in the in-vehicle state is formed by covering the display surface of the meter unit 40a with the partition cover 35. The partition cover 35 is a resin thin plate member provided with a plurality of through windows that constitute the display ranges of the respective instruments and operation lights.

  The upper case 87 of the meter unit 40a is composed of a colored resin plate-like member in which a penetrating window for each meter and operating lamp is formed, and colorless and transparent lenses that are insert-molded in the penetrating window portion. The lens 41a of the speedometer 41, the lens 42a of the fuel gauge 42, the lens 43a of the high beam operating lamp 43, and the lens 44a of the turn signal operating lamp 44 are formed of colorless and transparent resin or the like, and the respective display surfaces are raised on the passenger side. Shaped.

  The outer shape of the lens 41a of the speedometer 41 and the lens 42a of the fuel gauge 42 are substantially the same as the first display range A and the second display range B (see FIG. 3), respectively. Specifically, the shape of the partition portion 87a between the lens 41a and the lens 42a substantially matches the shape of the central frame 35a of the partition cover 35 in front view, and the partition between the lens 41a and the lens 44a. The part 87b and the partition part 87b between the lens 42a and the lens 44a substantially match the shape of the outer frame 35b of the partition cover 35 in a front view.

  Inside the meter unit 40a, there are a speedometer unit 80, an illumination bulb 71 of the speedometer 41, a fuel meter unit 86, an illumination bulb 73 of the fuel gauge 42, a high beam operating light source 72, and a winker operating light source 70. Has been.

  The upper case 87 is fixed to the colored resin lower case 46 (see FIG. 7) by five fastening members 82. The meter unit 40 a is fixed to the rear handle cover 11 by an upper stay 83, a lower stay 84, and a pair of left and right side stays 85 provided on the lower case 46.

  FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. As described above, in the present embodiment, the fuel scale display 61 of the fuel gauge 42 is provided in accordance with the provision of the first protrusion range C on the speedometer 41 side and the second protrusion range D on the fuel gauge 42 side. Is extended to the second projecting range D. Specifically, among the plurality of linear portions along the direction indicated by the pointer 60, the end linear display E that is thick at the left end portion of the fuel scale display 61 and performs empty display is made the thickest and the longest. The visibility of the empty display is improved. Furthermore, by arranging the end line-shaped display E in parallel with the outer shape of the second display range B, the design is improved.

  FIG. 6 is a structural diagram around the meter device 40 as viewed from the front of the vehicle body. This figure shows a state in which the front handle cover 3 is removed from the rear handle cover 11. A left-right symmetrical handle pipe 4a constituting the steering handle 4 is fixed to the upper end of a stem shaft that is pivotally supported by the vehicle body frame. The rear handle cover 11 to which the meter unit 40a is attached is fixed to the handle pipe 4a via an attachment stay 47 provided on the pipe handle 4a.

  The handle pipe 4a is shaped to extend in the left-right direction after significantly rising upward from the connecting portion with the stem shaft. The speedometer unit 40a having the speedometer cable connection portion 81 protrudes below the lower case 46, and the vertical dimension of the front and rear handle covers 3 and 11 is suppressed by accommodating this protruding portion between the rising portions of the handle pipe 4a. It is done. A parking lever 48 is provided at the base of the rear wheel brake lever 25 to lock the lever when the lever is pulled. The rearview mirror 2 is fixed to a lever holder for supporting the brake levers 25 and 26 on the handle pipe 4a.

  7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. The lower case 46 of the meter unit 40a is formed with a speedometer unit storage recess 90, a fuel meter unit storage recess 91, and a pair of left and right turn signal operating light source storage recesses 92. A storage recess for the high beam operating lamp light source 72 is formed at the position of the high beam operating lamp 43. The speedometer unit storage recess 90, the fuel meter unit storage recess 91, and the winker operating light source storage recess 92 are each partitioned by a side wall 44c.

  A dial 62 having a speed scale display 51 and a fuel scale display 61 is disposed in the openings of the speedometer unit storage recess 90 and the fuel gauge unit storage recess 91. In addition, a diffusion plate 44b made of a colored transparent resin such as green is disposed in the opening of the turn signal operating light source storage recess 92. Similarly, a diffuser plate of blue or the like is disposed in the housing recess of the high beam operating lamp light source 72.

  The upper surfaces of the lens 41 a of the speedometer 41 and the lens 42 a of the fuel gauge 42 protrude from the partition portion 87 a of the upper case 87 toward the passenger. And the center frame 35a of the division cover 35 protrudes further from the upper surface of each lens 41a, 42a to the passenger | crew side, and has a function which divides the 1st display range A and the 2nd display range B.

  The upper surface of the lens 44a of the winker operating lamp 44 is raised to the occupant side in a shape that is higher than the upper surfaces of the lens 41a of the speedometer 41 and the lens 42a of the fuel gauge 42 and decreases toward the outside in the vehicle width direction. Yes. Further, the outer frame 35b of the partition cover 35 is formed so as to protrude toward the occupant side in a shape that matches the inclination of the lens 44a. As a result, only the speedometer 41 and the fuel gauge 42 are disposed at the back of the section cover 35, and a depth feeling is given to the external appearance of the meter device 40.

  Referring to FIG. 8, a partition wall 64 is provided between the speedometer unit storage recess 90 and the fuel meter unit storage recess 91 to prevent light from the illumination bulb from leaking into each other storage recess. The partition wall 64 is inclined to extend along the protruding direction of the lenses 41 a and 42 a so that the partition wall 64 does not easily appear and functions as a positioning member for the dial 62.

  FIG. 9 is a front view of the lower case 46 with the upper case 87 removed from the state of FIG. FIG. 10 is a front view of the lower case 46 with the display board 62 and the like removed from the state of FIG. A storage groove 46 a for storing the waterproof packing is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the lower case 46. The high beam operation lamp housing recess 93 is formed by being surrounded by a side wall 93a.

  The partition wall 64 disposed between the speedometer unit storage recess 90 and the fuel meter unit storage recess 91 is curved in accordance with the shape of the central frame 35a (see FIG. 3) of the partition cover 35. However, as shown in FIG. 10, the partition wall 64 is formed to have a gap G between the rear wall of the lower case 64 in order to provide a vent 95 that prevents fogging and the like inside the meter unit 40a. ing.

  On the other hand, the light guide covers 71a and 73a that cover the illumination bulbs 71 and 73 of the speedometer 41 are formed so as to extend from the lower case 46 at the rear of the illumination bulbs 71 and 73 to cover the tops of the illumination bulbs 71 and 73. . Thereby, the irradiation light of the illumination light bulbs 71 and 73 is reflected mainly on the front wall of the speedometer housing recess 90 and the fuel gauge housing recess 91 and irradiated to the rear side, and the first display range A and The entire second display range B is configured to emit light uniformly.

  According to such a configuration, the shape of the lighting bulbs 71 and 73 is difficult to be seen in the appearance, and a high-class feeling is enhanced, and the lighting bulbs 71 and 73 and the gap G are spaced apart from each other in the lower case 46. The amount of light leaking from the gap G into the housing recesses is also minimized.

  As described above, according to the vehicle meter device of the present invention, the first protrusion range C is provided on the speedometer 41 side in the configuration in which the swing pointer type fuel gauge 42 is disposed adjacent to the right side of the speedometer 41. In addition to the provision of the second protrusion range D on the fuel gauge 42 side, the end linear display E as an empty display of the fuel scale display 61 of the fuel gauge 42 is extended to the second protrusion range D. While maintaining the high visibility of the fuel gauge 42, it is possible to increase the visibility of the speedometer 41 by expanding the area of the first display range A in a limited space. Thereby, the visibility of the speedometer 41 and the fuel gauge 42 is enhanced without increasing the size of the meter device 40.

  The configuration of the meter unit, the shape of the upper case and the lower case, the type of instrument, and the like are not limited to the above embodiment, and various changes can be made. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the speedometer is on the left side and the fuel gauge is on the right side. However, the speedometer as the first display range may be on the right side, and the fuel gauge as the second display range may be on the left side. In addition, the first instrument is a swing pointer type tachometer, other instruments such as a clock are added to the first display range and the second display range, and the first instrument and the second instrument are each a segment type liquid crystal display. Or a liquid crystal monitor type. The vehicle meter device according to the present invention is not limited to a scooter type motorcycle, and can be applied to various vehicles such as a saddle riding type three / four-wheeled vehicle.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Motorcycle (vehicle), 3 ... Front handle cover, 4 ... Steering handle, 4a ... Handle pipe, 11 ... Rear handle cover, 35 ... Section cover, 35a ... Center frame, 35b ... Outer frame, 40 ... Meter 40a ... meter unit 41 ... speed meter (first meter) 42 ... fuel meter (second meter) 50 ... pointer 51 ... speed scale display 52 ... odometer 60 ... pointer 61 ... fuel scale display , A ... first display range, B ... second display range, C ... first protrusion range, D ... second protrusion range, E ... edge linear display (empty display), F ... third display range, G ... Gap

Further, the third display range F of the high beam operating lamp 43 surrounded by the partition cover 35 is along the first display range A and the second display range B across the partition cover 35 at a position above the second protruding range D. It is formed as follows. Thereby, the 3rd display range F with high visibility can be obtained in the limited space on the upper surface of the meter device 40.

The handle pipe 4a is shaped to extend in the left-right direction after significantly rising upward from the connecting portion with the stem shaft. The speedometer unit 80 having the speedometer cable connection portion 81 protrudes below the lower case 46, and the vertical dimension of the front and rear handle covers 3 and 11 is suppressed by accommodating this protruding portion between the rising portions of the handle pipe 4a. It is done. A parking lever 48 is provided at the base of the rear wheel brake lever 25 to lock the lever when the lever is pulled. The rearview mirror 2 is fixed to a lever holder for supporting the brake levers 24 , 25 on the handle pipe 4a.

Figure 9 is a front view of the lower case 46 has been removed the upper case 87 from the state of FIG. FIG. 10 is a front view of the lower case 46 with the dial 62 and the like removed from the state of FIG. A storage groove 46 a for storing the waterproof packing is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the lower case 46. The high beam operation lamp housing recess 93 is formed by being surrounded by a side wall 93a.

On the other hand, light guide covers 71a and 73a covering the illumination bulb 71 of the speedometer 41 and the illumination bulb 73 of the fuel gauge 42 extend from the lower case 46 at the rear of the illumination bulbs 71 and 73 to the top of the illumination bulbs 71 and 73. The shape is covered. Thereby, the irradiation light of the illumination light bulbs 71 and 73 is reflected mainly on the front wall of the speedometer housing recess 90 and the fuel gauge housing recess 91 and irradiated to the rear side, and the first display range A and The entire second display range B is configured to emit light uniformly.

Claims (5)

The first instrument (41), the second instrument (42) indicating the measured value by the pointer (60) and the scale display (61), and the first display range (A) which is the display range of the first instrument (41) And a compartment cover (35) that partitions the second display range (B), which is the display range of the second instrument (42), and a vehicle meter device (40) attached to the vehicle (1),
The first instrument (41) and the second instrument (42) are disposed adjacent to each other in the lateral direction,
The first display range (A) includes a first protruding range (C) protruding toward the second display range (B),
The second display range (B) includes a second projecting range (D) projecting toward the first display range (A) in order to follow the shape of the first projecting range (C),
A part of said scale display (61) is arrange | positioned at said 2nd protrusion range (D), The meter apparatus of the vehicle characterized by the above-mentioned. The scale display (61) includes a plurality of linear displays according to the swing angle of the pointer (60),
2. The vehicle meter device according to claim 1, wherein among the plurality of linear displays, an end linear display (E) arranged in the second projecting range (D) has the longest length. . The second meter (42) is a fuel meter showing the fuel amount of the vehicle,
3. The vehicle meter device according to claim 2, wherein the end straight line display (E) is an empty display indicating that the fuel amount is low.   The meter device (40) is attached to a handle cover (11) fixed to a steering handle (4) of the vehicle (1). Vehicle meter device. A third display range (F) surrounded by the compartment cover (35);
The third display range (F) is an upper position of the second protruding range (D), and the first display range (A) and the second display range (B) with the partition cover (35) interposed therebetween. 5. The vehicle meter device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle meter device is formed so as to extend along the line.