JP2529196Y2 - Vehicle alarm - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an alarm device for a vehicle which can be applied to an automobile or a motorcycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an automobile or a motorcycle,
In many cases, the trip meter is reset to zero every time refueling is performed, and the travel distance until the next refueling is measured. This is because the fuel consumption rate (fuel efficiency) can be determined from the traveling distance and the supply amount. The resetting of the trip meter for this purpose is often performed with caution by the driver and is therefore often forgotten. On the other hand, as another problem, the opening and closing of the fuel lid that covers the fuel cock is often left to the service person at the refueling station, and the driver rarely checks himself, so if the fuel lid is left open, The driver may not know if something could hit the cock and cause fuel leakage.

[0003] As a related technique, a technique for confirming the attachment of a cap of a fuel tank by an alarm means has been proposed.
A technique for controlling lock of a fuel lid according to whether or not a fuel cap is present in a fuel inlet is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 61-1592.
No. 20 discloses this. Further, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 55-144128 discloses a technique in which a fuel meter is turned on when a fuel supply cap or the like is operated even when an engine key switch is off. However, these techniques do not satisfy the above-mentioned problem to be solved by the present invention.

[0004]

Since the present situation is as described above, zero reset of the trip meter is performed only by the driver's attention, and it is also slow to notice that the fuel lid is left open. There was a problem. The present invention seeks to provide a vehicle alarm device that solves this problem.

[0005]

A solution for the present invention as a means for solving the above problems, a switch which operates in conjunction with the opening and closing of the fuel lid provided on the vehicle body, 該Su
Switch, flashing light via meter controller
The vehicle alarm device is connected to a trip meter including a display unit consisting of:

[0006]

With the above configuration, when the fuel lid is opened for refueling , the meter control is opened.
As a result, the trip meter in the meter panel blinks, so that the driver is alerted by the blinking, and the trip meter is reset to zero. Also, after refueling, if the fuel lid was left open,
Since the blinking of the trip meter continues , the driver can know the state.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a meter panel, 2 denotes a digital speedometer, and 3 denotes an engine tachometer. The meter panel 1 is provided with a digital trip meter 5, a reset button for resetting the display of the trip meter 5 to zero, and the like, in addition to a lamp 4 for displaying a state of each part of the vehicle body. Digital trip meter
Numeral 5 has a display unit made of a light emitting body such as an FL tube.
That is, when an ignition switch (not shown) is turned on, it lights up together with the speedometer 2. The trip meter 5 is connected to a switch 7 which operates in connection with opening and closing of a fuel lid 10 (see FIG. 3). It is blinking.

FIG. 2 shows a control circuit of the trip meter 5. In this figure, 8 is a battery, 9 is a blinking device.
It is a meter controller having a function of the position . The switch 7 is connected between the input terminal 9a of the meter controller 9 and the ground circuit, and the battery 8 is connected between the power terminal 9b of the meter controller 9 and the ground circuit. The trip meter 5 is connected between the output terminal 9c of the meter controller 9 and a ground circuit. With this connection, when the switch 7 is turned on, the meter controller 9 receives this signal, changes the current from the battery 8 into an intermittent current for blinking, and applies the current to the trip meter 5.

FIG. 3 shows the relationship between the fuel lid 10 and the switch 7. In this figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a vehicle body panel, and a fuel lid 10 is attached to a hole 12 provided in a part thereof by a hinge 13 so as to be freely opened and closed. The inside of the hole 12 is formed in a concave portion 14, where the fuel supply pipe 15 and the switch 7 are mounted. Reference numeral 16 denotes a cap fitted to the tip of the fuel supply pipe 15. The switch 7 has a rod 18 attached to an actuator 17, and the tip of the rod 18 is in contact with the back surface of the fuel lid 10. As a result, when the fuel lid 10 is opened, the switch 7 is turned on.

When the fuel lid 10 is opened for refueling, the vehicle alarm is transmitted to the actuator 17 of the switch 7 via the rod 18 to turn on the switch 7. When the switch 7 is turned on, the trip meter 5 blinks as described with reference to FIG. This gives the driver a fuel lid
At the same time as knowing that 10 is open, a warning is issued and the trip meter 5 is reset to zero. If the trip meter 5 keeps blinking after refueling,
You will know that you forgot to close 10.

[0011]

[Effect of the Invention] As described above, the present invention is applied to the vehicle body.
Operates in connection with opening and closing of the fuel lid provided
A switch is provided, and the switch is
Trip with display unit consisting of illuminator flashing through
It is a vehicle alarm device connected to a meter. With this configuration
The trip meter normally installed on the meter panel
The frequency of use has increased, and economical
Promotion can be aimed at.

Also, it is easy to confirm whether the fuel lid is open or closed.
So you can open the fuel lid
Can be prevented. And tentatively in the fuel lid part
Even if something hits, the fuel lid is closed
Is less likely to leak fuel than it is open,
By being able to prevent it from being left open,
It will be advantageous.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing a blinking circuit of the trip meter.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a relationship between a fuel lid and a switch.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Meter panel 2 Trip meter 7 Switch 10 Fuel lid

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A switch which operates in connection with opening and closing of a fuel lid provided on a vehicle body is provided .
Table consisting of flashing illuminants via meter controller
An alarm device for a vehicle, wherein the alarm device is connected to a trip meter having an indicating unit.