JP2019215188A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a display device that can make visibility of other side of adjacent two display areas from one side hard through a cover gap when the display device is viewed from an oblique direction.SOLUTION: A combination meter 100 serving as a display device comprises: a pointer display part 21 that forms a speed meter 11; a liquid crystal display part 23 that forms a multi display area 13 adjacent to the speed meter 11; and cover glass 30. In the combination meter 100, provided are: an end leaf segment wall 50; and a shielding property urethane shielding material 60. The end leaf segment wall 50 is configured to segment the speed meter 11 and the multi display area 13 due to a shape erected toward the cover glass 30 from between the pointer display part 21 and the liquid crystal display part 23. The urethane shielding material 60 is lower in rigidity than the end leaf segment wall 50 and the cover glass 30, and is located between a top face part 51 of the end leaf segment wall 50 and the cover glass 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The disclosure in this specification relates to a display device for displaying information.

  BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, for example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a display device for a vehicle in which a plurality of display units are arranged adjacent to each other. In this display device, a peripheral wall portion is provided between two adjacent display portions. In the front direction of the cover plate, clusters each having a shape surrounding each display unit are arranged.

  In the above configuration, in the translucent cover plate that covers the two display sections, the light blocking section is formed by two-color molding at a position facing the top of the peripheral wall section. The light-shielding portion prevents an adjacent display portion from being viewed through a gap between the cluster and the cover plate when the display device is viewed from an oblique direction.

JP 2016-133382 A

  In the display device of Patent Document 1, a gap is provided between the top of the peripheral wall and the light-shielding portion of the cover plate. Such a gap prevents contact between the peripheral wall portion and the cover plate, thereby preventing generation of abnormal noise and damage. However, it was difficult in design to reduce the gap having such a function, so that light could easily pass through the gap. According to the above, when the display device as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is viewed from an oblique direction, the visibility of the adjacent display unit through the gap between the cluster and the cover plate can be prevented, while the distance between the cover plate and the peripheral wall portion can be prevented. Visual recognition of the next display through the gap was difficult to prevent.

  An object of the present disclosure is to provide a display device that can make it difficult to see one display side from the other display side when viewing the display device from an oblique direction.

  In order to achieve the above object, one embodiment disclosed is a display device that displays information on a plurality of display areas (10), and includes a first display area (11, 12) that is one of the plurality of display areas. ) And a second display section (23) that forms a second display area (13), which is one of a plurality of display areas, next to the first display area. A light-transmitting cover member (30) located in front of the first display unit and the second display unit (FD) and covering the first display region and the second display region; A partition wall (50) for partitioning the first display area and the second display area by a shape erected from between the portions toward the cover member, and a material having a lower rigidity than the partition wall and the cover member; A shielding member located between the top surface portion (51) of the wall facing the cover member and the cover member. And sex of the light shielding member (60), is a display device comprising a.

  In this aspect, since the light blocking member located between the top surface of the partition wall and the cover member is made of a material having lower rigidity than the partition wall and the cover member, contact of the cover member with the light blocking member can be allowed. Therefore, it is possible in design to bring the top surface of the partition wall closer to the cover member so that the gap formed between the top surface and the cover member is reduced. In addition, the passage of light through the gap is hindered by a light-blocking light-blocking member located in the gap. According to the above, when the display device is viewed from an oblique direction, a phenomenon that the other side of the first display area and the second display area can be seen through the gap is less likely to occur.

  Note that the reference numbers in the parentheses merely show an example of a correspondence relationship with a specific configuration in an embodiment described later, and do not limit the technical scope at all.

1 is a front view of a display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a region III in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3.

  The combination meter 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure illustrated in FIG. 1 is a display device that displays various information related to a vehicle. The combination meter 100 is housed in an instrument panel provided in a vehicle cabin of the vehicle, and is fixed to a vehicle-side fixing member with the front face shown in FIG. 1 facing the driver's seat.

  The combination meter 100 is provided with a plurality of display areas 10 that are separated from each other. Specifically, a speed meter 11, a tachometer 12, a multi-display area 13, and the like are formed on the combination meter 100 as a plurality of display areas 10. The speedometer 11 and the tachometer 12 are provided on both sides of the multi display area 13 in the horizontal (longitudinal) direction of the combination meter 100. The speedometer 11 and the tachometer 12 are formed by pointer display portions 21 and 22 having a display plate 25 and a pointer 26, respectively. On the other hand, the multi display area 13 is disposed between the display area 10 and the speedometer 11 and the tachometer 12 so as to be adjacent to each other. The multi display area 13 is formed by the liquid crystal display unit 23.

  When the above combination meter 100 is mounted on a vehicle, the cluster member 110 shown in FIG. 2 is installed in the front direction FD of the combination meter 100. The cluster member 110 is a member on the vehicle side. The cluster member 110 is fixed to an instrument panel or the like of the vehicle with a small gap (hereinafter, referred to as “cluster gap”) 120 opened between the cluster member 110 and the cover glass 30. The cluster member 110 is formed of a light-shielding resin material. The cluster member 110 has two cylindrical walls 111.

  Each cylindrical wall 111 is formed in a cylindrical shape surrounding each of the speedometer 11 and the tachometer 12. The inner diameter of the cylindrical wall 111 is substantially the same as the inner diameter of the return wall 44 described later. The axial height of each cylindrical wall 111 changes continuously. In each of the cylindrical walls 111, portions arranged outside the pointer display portions 21 and 22 are erected in the axial direction higher than portions arranged on both sides of the liquid crystal display portion 23. Each cylindrical wall 111 divides the speedometer 11 and the tachometer 12 from a multi-display area 13 in a view from a viewer, and each display area 10 realizes an independent display of the combination meter 100. I have.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the combination meter 100 includes a housing 40, a substrate 45, and the like in addition to the liquid crystal display unit 23, the display panel 25, and the pointer 26. In the following description, the direction in which both the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 23 and the display surface of the display panel 25 face is referred to as a front direction FD. The direction opposite to the front direction FD is referred to as a back direction BD.

  The liquid crystal display unit 23 is disposed between the two display boards 25 in an arrangement adjacent to the two display boards 25. The liquid crystal display section 23 has a thick plate shape as a whole. The liquid crystal display unit 23 includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight, and the like. The liquid crystal display unit 23 forms a display of the multi display area 13 by transmitting and illuminating an image drawn on the liquid crystal panel with a backlight.

  The display plate 25 is formed by performing light-shielding printing on a transparent resin material such as polycarbonate formed into a circular sheet. In the vicinity of the outer edge of the display panel 25, a number of numbers and scales are provided. Numerals, scales, and the like are formed by performing light-transmitting printing instead of light-shielding printing. The pointer 26 is formed of a transparent resin material in a tapered column shape. The pointer 26 rotates along the display surface of the display panel 25, and indicates the numeral and the scale formed on the display panel 25 by the tip. The hands 26 and the display plate 25 form the hands of the speedometer 11 and the tachometer 12 as the hands 21 and 22, respectively.

  The housing 40 is formed in a box shape as a whole, and forms the appearance of the combination meter 100. The housing 40 houses main components of the combination meter 100 such as the liquid crystal display unit 23, the display panel 25, the pointer 26, and the substrate 45. The housing 40 includes a case member 42, a lower cover 43, a facing member 41, the cover glass 30, and the like.

  The case member 42, the lower cover 43, and the facing member 41 are made of a light-shielding resin material. The case member 42 is arranged in the front direction FD of the substrate 45. In addition, the case member 42 holds the liquid crystal display unit 23. In the front direction FD of the case member 42, the display panel 25 and the facing member 41 are arranged. The lower cover 43 is located in the back direction BD of the substrate 45 and is assembled to the case member 42.

  The dial member 41 is assembled to the case member 42 in a state where the dial member 41 is accurately positioned with respect to the case member 42 by the two positioning portions 41a. The facing member 41 has two facing walls 44. Each return wall 44 is formed in a cylindrical shape that surrounds the outer periphery of each display panel 25 in a circular shape. The height of each return wall 44 along the axial direction changes continuously. The facing wall 44 divides the speedometer 11 and the tachometer 12 from the multi-display area 13.

  The cover glass 30 is formed in a curved plate shape using a transparent resin material having a light transmitting property such as an acrylic resin and a polycarbonate resin. The cover glass 30 of the present embodiment has, for example, a greater curvature in the vertical direction than in the horizontal direction, and has a substantially cylindrical shape. The cover glass 30 is located in the front direction FD of the dial member 41 and each pointer display unit 21. The cover glass 30 is assembled to at least one of the dial member 41 and the case member 42 in a state where it is accurately positioned by the respective positioning portions 41a. The cover glass 30 covers the speedometer 11, the tachometer 12, and the multi-display area 13.

  The substrate 45 is formed in a rectangular plate shape as a whole. The substrate 45 is sandwiched between the case member 42 and the lower cover 43 in a posture along the display plate 25 and the liquid crystal display unit 23. On the board 45, a movement 27 for rotating each of the hands 26 and a pointer light source 47 for causing each of the hands 26 to emit light are mounted. A control circuit 46 is formed on the substrate 45. The control circuit 46 is electrically connected to the movement 27 and the pointer light source 47 in addition to the liquid crystal display unit 23 described above. The control circuit 46 controls the display of each display area 10 by outputting signals to the liquid crystal display unit 23, the movement 27, and the pointer light source 47.

  Here, in the combination meter 100 of the present embodiment, it is assumed that the combination meter 100 is not only viewed from directly in front of the viewer, but also viewed from an oblique direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the maximum visual line of sight (hereinafter, “limit”) assuming visual recognition from an oblique direction with respect to the standard eye point line SLS when the viewer's viewpoint is placed in a reference range such as eye lips. The line of sight ”) LLS is in a greatly inclined posture. When the viewer looks at the combination meter 100 along such a limit line of sight LLS, the viewer is not allowed to view the display area 10 in spite of the fact that each display area 10 is divided by the cylindrical wall 111 and the return wall 44. There is a possibility that the display area 10 of the above can be visually recognized.

  More specifically, the speedometer 11, the tachometer 12, and the multi-display area 13 are formed upright on the facing wall 44 so as to face the cover glass 30 from between the hands 21, 22 and the liquid crystal display 23. Is defined as a return partition wall 50. Similarly, of the cylindrical wall 111, a section that is located in the front direction FD of the facing partition wall 50 and that partitions the speedometer 11, the tachometer 12, and the multi display area 13 together with the facing partition wall 50 is referred to as a cluster partition wall 112. I do.

  The facing partition wall 50 and the cluster partition wall 112 face each other in an arrangement with the cover glass 30 interposed therebetween. The facing partition wall 50 and the cluster partition wall 112 are arranged so as not to come into contact with the cover glass 30 in design in order to avoid generation of abnormal noise and breakage due to contact with the cover glass 30. As a result, a cover gap 70 is formed between the facing partition wall 50 and the cover glass 30. Similarly, a cluster gap 120 is formed between the cluster partition wall 112 and the cover glass 30. Note that the cover gap 70 is smaller than the cluster gap 120.

  Due to such a configuration, the limit line of sight LLS can pass through the cover gap 70 and the cluster gap 120 from one side of the return partition wall 50 and the cluster partition wall 112 to the other side. That is, when the viewer looks at the combination meter 100 in an oblique direction from the positional relationship of the limit line of sight LLS, the viewer visually recognizes one side of the two adjacent display areas 10 from the other through the cover gap 70 or the cluster gap 120. A phenomenon (intermediate appearance) may occur.

  In order to avoid the occurrence of such a phenomenon, the combination meter 100 of the present embodiment further includes a urethane light shielding member 60. The urethane light shielding members 60 are interposed in the two cover gaps 70, respectively, and have a function of blocking the limit line of sight LLS. Hereinafter, the details of the facing partition wall 50, the cluster partition wall 112, and the urethane light shielding material 60 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4, and 5. FIG.

  The return partition wall 50 extends in an arc shape along one adjacent outer edge of the speedometer 11 and the tachometer 12. In the following description, of the speedometer 11 and the tachometer 12, one circumferential direction of the facing partition wall 50 is defined as an extending direction ED of the facing partition wall 50 (see FIG. 3), and the one radial direction is defined as a facing direction. The width direction WD of the partition wall 50 is assumed. The facing partition wall 50 has a top surface portion 51 and a pair of standing wall portions 56, and has a hollow structure.

  The top surface portion 51 is located between the two standing wall portions 56 and faces the back surface of the cover glass 30. The top surface portion 51 has an arc shape along the outer edge of the display panel 25, and has a belt-like shape extending along the extending direction ED. The top surface portion 51 is curved so that the size of the cover gap 70 is substantially constant in accordance with the three-dimensional curved shape of the cover glass 30 having a substantially cylindrical shape. The top surface 51 is provided with a holding hole 53 and a connection beam 55.

  The holding hole 53 forms a hole opening 53 a in the top surface 51. The hole opening 53a penetrates the top surface 51 in the thickness direction. The hole opening 53a has a long hole shape extending along the extending direction ED. The inner dimension of the hole opening 53a in the extending direction ED is larger than the inner dimension of the hole opening 53a in the width direction WD. A plurality (for example, four) of holding holes 53 are provided on the top surface 51. The plurality of holding holes 53 are formed in the top surface 51 by being arranged at intervals in the extending direction ED.

  The connection beam portion 55 is located between the two hole openings 53a arranged in the extending direction ED, and connects the two standing wall portions 56 facing each other with the top surface portion 51 therebetween. In other words, the connection beam 55 divides the holding hole 53 into a plurality. The connecting beam portion 55 connects the standing wall portions 56 at a predetermined interval to suppress a decrease in rigidity and strength of the facing partition wall 50.

  The pair of standing wall portions 56 oppose each other in the width direction WD with a space inside the facing partition wall 50. The interval between the upright wall portions 56 in the width direction WD gradually decreases toward the front direction FD. The height of the standing wall portion 56 changes continuously in accordance with the three-dimensional curved shape of the cover glass 30 so that the size of the cover gap 70 is maintained substantially constant.

  The cluster partition wall 112 is formed by a pair of shielding wall portions 112a having a partially cylindrical shape. Each edge in the back direction BD of each shielding wall portion 112a becomes an opposed bottom portion 113 of the cluster partition wall 112 facing the front surface of the cover glass 30. The interval between the pair of opposed bottom portions 113 in the width direction WD is approximately equal to or slightly larger than the width of the top surface portion 51. As a result, both edges 114 of the opposed bottom portion 113 are located outside the both edges 52 of the top surface portion 51 in the width direction WD.

  The urethane light shielding material 60 is formed of a synthetic rubber material such as urethane rubber. The urethane rubber is an elastic material having a light-shielding property and having a lower rigidity and an easier deformation than the resin material forming the return partition wall 50 and the cover glass 30. The urethane light shielding material 60 is arranged between the facing partition wall 50 and the cover glass 30 while being fixed to the top surface 51 so as to fill the cover gap 70. The urethane light shielding material 60 has a T-shaped cross section, and has a plate-shaped main body 61 and a plurality of insertion protrusions 63.

  The plate-shaped main body 61 has a strip shape, and extends in an arc shape along the extending direction ED. The plate-shaped main body portion 61 is curved in an arc shape with substantially the same curvature as the top surface portion 51. The thickness of the plate-shaped main body 61 is approximately the same as the size of the cover gap 70. The dimension of the plate-shaped main body 61 in the width direction WD is longer than the dimension of the top surface section 51 in the width direction WD, and is substantially the same as the interval of the shielding wall 112a in the width direction WD. As described above, both edges 62 of the plate-shaped main body portion 61 are located outside the both edges of the top surface portion 51 in the width direction WD, and are located inside both edges 114 of the opposed bottom portion 113 in the width direction WD. ing.

  The plate-shaped main body 61 is curved in the thickness direction according to the change in the height of the top surface 51 due to the urethane light shielding material 60 being attached to the facing partition wall 50. In the plate-shaped main body 61, one surface (hereinafter, referred to as a “press-contact surface”) 61 a in the front direction FD facing the cover glass 30 is set slightly away from the back surface of the cover glass 30 by design. With such a setting, in an actual product, the press-contact surface 61a generates a minute press-contact with the cover glass 30 by utilizing the tolerance and deformation of each member. As a result, the relative movement of the urethane light shielding material 60 with respect to the cover glass 30 is regulated, and the urethane light shielding material 60 is substantially fixed to the cover glass 30.

  The insertion protrusion 63 protrudes in a plate shape from the plate-shaped main body 61 in the rear direction BD. The plurality of plate-shaped main portions 61 protrude from the insertion protrusion 63. Each of the plate-shaped main bodies 61 is provided on the urethane light-shielding member 60 in an arrangement spaced from each other in the extending direction ED in accordance with the arrangement of the holding holes 53 in the top surface 51. The plate thickness tw (see FIG. 5) of the insertion convex portion 63 is substantially equal to or slightly larger than the internal method in the width direction WD of the hole opening 53a.

  Each insertion convex portion 63 is inserted into each hole opening 53a, and is internally fitted into each holding hole portion 53 by a restoring force of a forming material (urethane rubber). In this manner, the respective insertion protrusions 63 are individually held in the respective holding holes 53, so that the urethane light shielding material 60 is held by the facing partition wall 50. As described above, the insertion convex portion 63 is configured to prevent the urethane light shielding material 60 from being displaced with respect to the cluster partition wall 112 and the return partition wall 50.

  The insertion projection 63 has a base end 64 and a locking projection 65. The base end portion 64 is a portion of the insertion convex portion 63 that is continuous with the plate-shaped main body portion 61. A corner R having a radius of, for example, about 0.5 mm is formed in the base end portion 64. Due to the presence of such a corner R, the plate thickness of the insertion protrusion 63 at the base end portion 64 becomes larger than the inner widthwise width WD of the hole opening 53a. Thus, the base end portion 64 has an enlarged shape that expands toward the plate-shaped main body portion 61. As a result, in a state where the insertion projection 63 is held in the holding hole 53, the plate-shaped main body 61 does not adhere to the top surface 51, and slightly rises from the top surface 51. As an example, a small gap G (see FIG. 5) of less than 0.5 mm is secured between the plate-shaped main body 61 and the top surface 51.

  The locking projection 65 is provided at a portion from the middle to the tip of the insertion convex portion 63 that is inserted through the holding hole 53 into the inside of the facing partition wall 50. The locking projection 65 projects in a substantially columnar shape in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plate surface direction of the insertion projection 63. The locking projection 65 has a form that protrudes from the insertion protrusion 63 inserted into the holding hole 53 toward the inner wall surface 57 of the standing wall portion 56. The locking projection 65 is provided on each of the plurality of insertion projections 63. When the insertion protrusion 63 relatively moves in the direction in which the insertion protrusion 63 comes out of the holding hole 53, the locking protrusion 65 is caught by the holding hole 53 around the hole opening 53 a, and prevents the insertion protrusion 63 from coming off the holding hole 53. I do.

  In the present embodiment described so far, the urethane light shielding material 60 located in the cover gap 70 is made of a material having a lower rigidity than the facing partition wall 50 and the cover glass 30, so that the cover glass 30 contacts the urethane light shielding material 60. Can be tolerated. Therefore, it is possible in design to bring the top surface 51 of the return partition wall 50 closer to the cover glass 30 so that the cover gap 70 is reduced.

  In addition, the passage of light through the cover gap 70 is hindered by the light-blocking urethane light-blocking material 60 located in the cover gap 70. According to the above, the limit line of sight LLS passing between the top surface portion 51 and the opposed bottom portion 113 cannot be substantially defined. Therefore, when the combination meter 100 is viewed obliquely according to the limit line of sight LLS, it is unlikely that the speed meter 11 and the multi-display area 13 can be seen from one side to the other side through the cover gap 70. Similarly, the situation where the other side of the speedometer 11 and the multi display area 13 can be seen through the cover gap 70 is less likely to occur.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the urethane light shielding material 60 is held by the facing partition wall 50, in the process of assembling the combination meter 100, the displacement of the urethane light shielding material 60 with respect to the facing partition wall 50 can be prevented. Therefore, even in the combination meter 100 to which the urethane light shielding material 60 is added, the urethane light shielding material 60 is substantially always arranged at a regular position.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the urethane light shielding material 60 is held by the facing partition wall 50 by a configuration in which the insertion protrusion 63 of the urethane light shielding material 60 is inserted and fixed in the holding hole 53 of the facing partition wall 50. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the urethane light shielding material 60 from shifting while ensuring good assemblability.

  Also, as in the present embodiment, if the plate-shaped main body 61 is placed on the top surface 51, the limit line of sight LLS passing through the cluster gap 120 is also changed unless the cluster gap 120 is extremely large. Blocked by 61. Therefore, the inside appearance caused by the cluster gap 120 can be prevented by the urethane light shielding material 60 having the strip-shaped plate-shaped main body 61.

  In addition, the locking projection 65 provided on the insertion projection 63 of the present embodiment can prevent the insertion projection 63 from separating from the holding hole 53. According to the above, in the process of assembling the combination meter 100, the urethane light-shielding member 60 can be maintained in the state of being held by the facing partition wall 50 even if the operator changes the posture of the combination meter 100 sharply.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the plurality of insertion protrusions 63 provided on the urethane light shielding material 60 are individually inserted and fixed in the plurality of holding holes 53 provided on the facing partition wall 50. With such a configuration, it is possible to suppress the length of one hole opening 53a provided in the top surface portion 51 in the extending direction ED. As a result, the rigidity of the return partition wall 50 due to the formation of the hole opening 53a can be prevented from being reduced. Therefore, even if the return partition wall 50 is pushed by the cover glass 30 via the urethane light shielding material 60, the return partition wall 50 is not covered by the cover gap 70. Can be prevented from causing the expansion of. Therefore, the function of the urethane light-shielding member 60 that closes the cover gap 70 and prevents the adjacent display area 10 from being viewed is reliably exhibited.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the plate-shaped main body 61 forms a gap G between itself and the top surface 51 due to the enlarged shape provided at the base end portion 64 of the insertion projection 63, and slightly floats from the top surface 51. State. In such a configuration, when the plate-shaped main body 61 is pressed from the cover glass 30, the fitting portion between the base end portion 64 and the hole opening 53a exhibits a buffering action. A soft touch state in which the press contact surface 61a is brought into contact with the contact surface 30 with a small force can be maintained. According to the above, the urethane light shielding material 60 can further exert a function of closing the cover gap 70 while preventing damage to the facing partition wall 50 and the cover glass 30.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, both edges 52 of the top surface portion 51 are located on the inner side in the width direction WD than both edges 62 of the plate-shaped main body portion 61. In such a configuration, the top surface portion 51 is hidden from the viewer by the urethane light shielding material 60. Therefore, it is unlikely that the top surface 51 will be visible to a viewer who views the combination meter 100 obliquely.

  Further, the urethane light shielding material 60 of the present embodiment is significantly easier to deform than the facing partition wall 50 and the urethane light shielding material 60. Therefore, even if the shape of the facing partition wall 50 and the cover glass 30 is defective due to deformation or mounting failure, the urethane light-shielding material 60 conforms to the shape of the facing partition wall 50 and makes most of the cover gap 70 stable. Can be closed. Therefore, the effect of preventing the visible appearance of the adjacent display area 10 can be effectively exerted even with respect to the defective shape of the facing member 41 and the cover glass 30.

  In the above embodiment, the speedometer 11 and the tachometer 12 each correspond to a “first display area”, the multi-display area 13 corresponds to a “second display area”, and the pointer display sections 21 and 22 each correspond to a “first display area”. The liquid crystal display unit 23 corresponds to a “second display unit”. In addition, the cover glass 30 corresponds to a “cover member”, the return partition wall 50 corresponds to a “partition wall”, the urethane light shielding material 60 corresponds to a “light shielding member”, and the base end portion 64 corresponds to a “continuous portion”. Equivalent to. Further, the combination meter 100 corresponds to a “display device”, and the cluster partition wall 112 corresponds to a “cluster wall”.

(Other embodiments)
As described above, one embodiment of the present disclosure has been described. However, the present disclosure is not construed as being limited to the above embodiment, and is applied to various embodiments and combinations without departing from the gist of the present disclosure. be able to.

  In the above embodiment, the speedometer and the tachometer are arranged on both sides of the multi display area. The number and arrangement of such display areas can be changed as appropriate. Furthermore, the shape and size of each display area can be changed as appropriate. In addition, the positions of the limit line of sight LLS and the standard eye point line SLS may be appropriately defined according to the display device.

  For example, in the display device of the first modification, the speedometer and the tachometer are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction. That is, the display device of the first modification does not include the multi-display area. In the arrangement of the first modification, the light-shielding member such as the urethane light-shielding member is disposed between the return partition wall that separates the speedometer and the tachometer, and the cover glass.

  In the display device according to the second modification, the multi display area and the indicator display area are arranged side by side in the vertical direction. That is, the pointer display unit is omitted from the display device of the second modification. In the arrangement of the second modification, the light blocking member is disposed between the facing partition wall that partitions the multi-display area and the telltale display area, and the cover glass.

  In the above embodiment, the urethane light-shielding member made of urethane rubber, which is excellent in moldability, is shielded from light by preventing the adjacent display area (meter instrument) from being visible from the eye point of the viewer (driver) through the cluster opening. Measures have been taken to provide it as a member. The material of such a light shielding member may be appropriately changed. Specifically, if it is a low-rigidity material that exhibits the effect of suppressing the appearance of the inside and can prevent interference between the cover glass and the facing partition wall, a synthetic resin such as silicone, a natural rubber, a synthetic rubber, or the like is used as a base material. A foamed sponge or the like can be appropriately used as a material of the light shielding member.

  In the above embodiment, the cluster member, which is a member on the vehicle side, is arranged in the front direction of the combination meter. The shape and color of the decorative member such as the cluster member may be appropriately changed. Further, a decorative member such as a cluster member may be omitted as appropriate.

  In the above embodiment, the return partition wall holds the urethane light shielding material. The holding structure of the urethane light shielding material may be appropriately changed. For example, a configuration in which a locking pin provided on the top surface portion is fitted into a locking hole provided in the urethane light shielding material can be adopted as the holding structure. In addition, the urethane light-shielding material may be fixed to the top surface with an adhesive or a double-sided tape. Furthermore, if the thickness of the plate-shaped main body is designed to be larger than the gap of the cover gap, the urethane light-shielding material is prevented from being displaced from the facing partition wall by being sandwiched between the facing partition wall and the cover glass. Good.

  The holding hole and the insertion protrusion of the above embodiment were configured to be divided into four in the extending direction. The numbers of the holding holes and the insertion protrusions can be changed as appropriate, and may be five or more. Furthermore, as long as the rigidity and strength of the return partition wall can be sufficiently secured, the holding hole and the insertion protrusion may be provided integrally.

  In the above-described embodiment, the plate-shaped main body portion is floated from the top surface portion by providing the enlarged base end portion. However, the plate-shaped main body may be configured to be in close contact with the top surface. Further, the width of the plate-shaped main body may be smaller than that of the top surface. In this case, it is desirable that the plate-shaped main body and the top surface be hidden from the viewer side by the cluster partition wall.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the inside appearance suppression structure according to the present disclosure is applied to a display device mounted on a vehicle. However, a display device to which the inside appearance suppression structure of the present disclosure can be applied is not limited to the above-described display device functioning as a combination meter. For example, a display device as a gauge mounted on a moving object different from a vehicle, for example, an aircraft or a ship, and a pointer used for a pointer display used for an industrial machine, a home appliance, and the like, the light of the present disclosure is also used. The leak suppression structure is applicable.

10 display area, 11 speedometer (first display area), 12 tachometer (first display area), 13 multi-display area (second display area), 21, 22 pointer display section (first display section), 23 liquid crystal display Part (second display part), 30 cover glass (cover member), 50 facing partition wall (partition wall), 51 top surface part, 52 both edges (of top surface part), 53 holding hole part, 53a hole opening, 57 inner wall surface , 60 urethane light shielding material (light shielding member), 61 plate-shaped main body, 62 both edges (of the plate-shaped main body), 63 insertion projection, 64 base end (continuous part), 65 locking projection, 100 combination meter ( Display device), 110 cluster member, 112 cluster partition wall (cluster wall), 113 opposing bottom, 114 both edges (of opposing bottom), ED extension direction, FD front direction, WD width direction

Claims (8)

A display device for displaying information in a plurality of display areas (10),
A first display section (21, 22) for forming a first display area (11, 12) that is one of the plurality of display areas;
A second display section (23) that forms a second display area (13), which is one of the plurality of display areas, next to the first display area;
A light-transmitting cover member (30) that is located in a front direction (FD) of the first display unit and the second display unit and covers the first display region and the second display region;
A partition wall (50) for partitioning the first display area and the second display area by a shape erected from the space between the first display section and the second display section toward the cover member;
A light-shielding light-shielding member (60) made of a material having a lower rigidity than the partition wall and the cover member and located between the top surface portion (51) facing the cover member and the cover member in the partition wall. A display device comprising:   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the light blocking member is held by the partition wall. The light blocking member has a plate-shaped main body (61) extending in a belt shape along the top surface, and an insertion protrusion (63) protruding from the plate-shaped main body.
3. The display device according to claim 2, wherein a holding hole portion (53) is provided on the top surface portion, the holding hole portion being externally fitted to the insertion protrusion and holding the light blocking member. 4.   The said light shielding member further has a locking projection (65) which protrudes toward the inner side wall surface (57) of the said partition wall from the said insertion convex part located inside the said partition wall through the said holding hole part. 4. The display device according to 3. The light blocking member has a plurality of the insertion protrusions,
The plurality of insertion protrusions are arranged at intervals in the extending direction (ED) of the plate-shaped main body,
5. The display according to claim 3, wherein the top surface is provided with a plurality of holding holes that individually hold a plurality of the insertion protrusions by being arranged at intervals in the extending direction. 6. apparatus.   A continuous portion (64) continuous with the plate-shaped main body portion in the insertion convex portion expands toward the plate-shaped main body portion so as to be larger than an inner diameter of the hole opening (53a) of the holding hole portion. The display device according to claim 3, wherein the display device has an enlarged shape.   The two edges (52) of the said top surface part are located inside the both edges (62) of the said light shielding member in the width direction (WD) of the said partition wall, The any one of Claims 1-6. The display device according to the above. A display device, wherein a cluster member (110) is arranged in the front direction of the cover member,
The cluster member is provided with a cluster wall (112) positioned in the front direction of the partition wall and partitioning the first display area and the second display area together with the partition wall,
In the width direction (WD) of the partition wall, both edges (62) of the light-shielding member are located inside both edges (114) of the opposed bottom portion (113) facing the cover member on the cluster wall. The display device according to claim 1.

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