JP2602686Y2 - Automotive meter - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

The present invention relates to an automotive meter,
In particular, the present invention relates to a vehicle meter provided with a display portion for displaying the number of gears of an automatic transmission at a return portion of the meter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an automobile equipped with an automatic transmission is provided with a display device for displaying the current gear position of the vehicle at a predetermined position of the meter.

FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 show such a conventional automobile meter. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a speedometer 1 and a tachometer 2 are arranged side by side, and on both sides thereof. In a so-called four-lens meter 5 in which a water temperature gauge 3 and a fuel gauge 4 are disposed, an automatic P, R, N, D, 2, L comprising a vertical position between the speedometer 1 and the tachometer 2 is provided. There may be a case where a display device 6 indicating the number of gears of the transmission is provided.

In such a case, as shown in FIG. 7, the display device 6 has a display unit 10 in which an LED 8 for illumination and a substrate 9 provided with a predetermined wiring are incorporated inside a case body 7. The display unit 10 is formed integrally with a meter case (not shown) as shown in FIG.
It is designed to be mounted on a display unit storage section 12a in which a prism 11 indicating the above-mentioned number of gears is arranged on the front glass (not shown) side. Then, the design of the prism 11 is visually recognized through a viewing opening 14 of a facing 13 provided on the front surface of the meter case.

[0005] For example, as shown in FIG.
In the so-called trinocular meter 15 in which the water temperature gauge 3 and the fuel gauge 4 are arranged at the center and the water temperature gauge 3 and the fuel gauge 4 are arranged on both sides thereof, The display device 6 may be provided.

[0006]

However, in the three-lens meter 15 shown in FIG. 9, in order to arrange the display device 6 in a horizontal position below the speedometer 1, as shown in FIG. As in the case of the four-lens meter, a display unit housing portion 12a is formed integrally with the meter case 12, and a prism 11 indicating the number of gears is arranged on the front glass 16 side of the housing portion 12a. 13, the movement 1 a of the speedometer 1 and the display unit storage section 12 a are arranged side by side in the lateral direction of the meter, resulting in the design of the dial 1 b of the speedometer 1. And the design of the prism 11 are separated from each other, and as described above, when the speedometer 1 and the display device 6 are disposed in the short direction of the narrow-width meter, the speedometer 1 and the display device 6 may have a prolonged feeling. Has the disadvantage that on undesirable.

Further, since the speedometer 1 and the display device 6 are arranged side by side in a limited space in the short direction of the meter as described above, the design of the display device 6 is inevitably reduced. Also, there is a disadvantage that visibility is deteriorated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is preferable in terms of design and visibility in a space below a speedometer having the largest diameter in a so-called trinocular meter, where space is severe. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle meter that can be provided with a display unit that indicates the number of shift stages of an automatic transmission having a good performance.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle meter according to the present invention, in which a lower portion projects forward and a lower portion projects forward from a meter case accommodating an indicating instrument therein. A facing covered with a front glass is provided, and a display unit of the automatic transmission is provided below the viewing window of the dial of the indicating instrument formed on the facing and below the facing projection of the facing. , A display unit housing portion having a front glass side as a display window is formed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle meter, wherein a display unit facing is provided on a front surface of the display unit housed in the display unit housing, and an upper edge portion of the display unit facing is provided. A locking claw that engages with a notch formed in the upper edge of the front surface of the display unit is formed.

[0011]

According to the present invention, by attaching the display unit of the automatic transmission to the display unit storage portion formed on the lower surface of the return projection, the dial of the indicating instrument housed in the meter case can be visually recognized. The display unit can be arranged in a state in which the indicating instrument and the display unit partially overlap each other at a position below the viewing window formed in front of the indicating instrument and in front of the indicating instrument. A display device for indicating the number of gears of the automatic transmission can be provided in a place below the speedometer having the largest diameter in the meter and in a space-critical place.

Thus, even when the speedometer and the display device are arranged side by side in a limited space in the lateral direction of the meter, the design of the speedometer and the design of the display device can be made as close as possible. Further, the design of the display device can be made large as long as it does not affect the design of the speedometer, which is preferable for the design of the meter, and can be a display device with good visibility. .

When the display unit is to be mounted in the display unit storage part of the display unit, it is preferable in terms of design that the display unit is also provided with the display unit return plate. However, as described above, the display unit is limited in the lateral direction of the meter. As a result of arranging the speedometer and the display device side by side in the space, the display unit has to be formed thin vertically. Therefore, the facing for the display unit provided in the display unit is also vertically thin, and the thickness of the upper edge portion of the viewing window for visually recognizing the design of the display unit is reduced.

For this reason, after the display unit facing is provided and the display unit is assembled, there is a possibility that post deformation such as bending or warping may occur in the upper edge. The inconvenience described above can be prevented by forming a locking claw that engages with the notch formed in the upper edge of the front surface of the display unit.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of a vehicle meter according to the present invention.
A so-called trinocular meter 15 in which a speedometer 1 is disposed at the center and a water temperature gauge 3 and a fuel gauge 4 are disposed on both sides thereof is provided.
A display device 6 for indicating the number of gears of the automatic transmission is provided at a lateral position below the lower part of the automatic transmission.

An indicating instrument such as a speedometer 1 is incorporated in the meter case 12 of the trinocular meter 15 as a unit, and a front face of the meter case 12 corresponds to, for example, a dial 1b of the speedometer 1 described above. A facing 13 having a visible portion 17 is provided so that the inside of the meter case 12 is invisible to the driver except for the dial 1b. The front cover 13 is integrally formed with a front cover 13a having a lower portion protruding forward.
A front glass 16 is provided on the 3a at an angle to protect the indicating instrument.

The front cover 13a of the facing 13
The lower surface of the projection has an opening 18a at a position below the viewing window 17 of the speedometer 1 for assembling a display unit 19 to be described later on the lower surface of the speedometer 1 and has a display window 18b on the front glass 16 side. Display unit storage part 1 of shape
8 are integrally formed. Then, in a state where the display unit 19 is attached to the display unit storage section 18 from below the front cover 13a through the opening 18a,
A fixing screw 20 is inserted into the display unit 19 from the facing 13 side with the rear wall 18c of the display unit housing 18 interposed therebetween.
The display unit 19 can be fixed to the above-mentioned facing 13 portion by screwing the speedometer 1, so that the speedometer 1 and the display unit are located in front of the speedometer 1 housed in the meter case 12. The display unit 19 can be disposed in a state where the display unit 19 partially overlaps the automatic transmission. Of the display device 6 can be provided.

Here, when assembling the display unit 19 into the display unit housing portion 18 of the facing 13, the rear surface side of the display unit housing portion 18 is formed open, and the display unit 19 is assembled from this rear surface side. A method of attaching is also conceivable. However, in such a case, a boss portion extending rearward from the front wall portion on the display window 18b side of the display unit storage portion 18 is formed, and a part of the display unit 19 is sandwiched by fixing screws screwed to the boss portion. It is necessary to fix the display unit 19 by the above, and there is a disadvantage that the display unit storage portion 18 needs a space corresponding to the dimension for escaping the boss portion, and the boss portion is formed by forming the boss portion. There is also an inconvenience that molding sinks occur on the front wall portion of the display unit housing portion 18, and it is not preferable to adopt such an assembling method.

As shown in FIG. 4, the display unit 19 has a case 21 having a horizontally long shape and open front and lower surfaces. The inside of the case 21 has a plurality of display chambers. 21a, 21b,... A guide rail 22 is provided around an open end of the lower surface of the case body 21, and an illumination bulb 23 such as an LED and a wiring board 25 provided with a predetermined wiring 24 are inserted along the guide rail 22. Thus, the lighting bulb 23 is arranged in each of the display rooms 21a,.

On the front open end of the case body 21, a design 2 having P, R, N, D, 2, L gear stages is provided at a position corresponding to the colored lens 26 and each of the display chambers 21a.
7 are printed on top of each other. Further, on the front surface of the prism 28, a design point when the display unit 19 is assembled to the display unit storage portion 18 is provided. A display unit facing 29 in which the design 27 portion of the above-mentioned number of gears is a viewing window 29a is provided. The display unit facing 29 is fixed to the case body 21 with the fixing screw 30 so that the display unit 19 can be assembled.

Here, as described above, the speedometer 1 and the display device 6 are arranged side by side in the limited space in the lateral direction of the meter, so that the display unit 19 assembled as described above is vertically It is inevitable that the shape becomes thin and long in the direction. For this reason, the display unit facing 29 provided in the display unit 19 also becomes thinner in the vertical direction, and in particular, the upper edge portion 29b of the viewing window 29a of the display unit facing 29.
When the display unit 19 is provided and the display unit 19 is assembled and the display unit 19 is assembled, the upper edge portion 29b may be deformed afterward such as bending or warping.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a locking claw 31 projecting toward the prism 28 of the display unit 19 is provided at the center of the upper edge 29b of the display unit facing 29.
And a notch 32 for engaging with the locking claw 31 is formed at a position corresponding to the prism 28. Thereby, when disposing the display unit facing 29 on the front surface of the prism 28 of the display unit 19, the locking claw 31 is fixed by the fixing screw 30 while engaging the notch 32 with the notch 32. Thus, the display unit facing 29 can be securely fixed at three points, and after the display unit 19 is assembled, the upper edge 29b of the display unit facing 29 is disadvantageously deformed or warped. Can be prevented.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the display unit 19 of the automatic transmission is mounted in the display unit storage portion 18 formed on the lower surface of the protrusion of the front cover 13a of the facing 13 so as to be stored in the meter case 12. The display unit 19 can be disposed in a state where the speedometer 1 and the display unit 19 partially overlap each other at a position below the viewing window 17 of the speedometer 1 and in front of the speedometer 1. A display device 6 indicating the number of gears of the automatic transmission can be provided in the eye meter 15 below the speedometer 1 having the largest diameter and in a location where space is severe.

Thus, even when the speedometer 1 and the display device 6 are arranged side by side in a limited space in the lateral direction of the meter, the design of the speedometer 1 and the design of the display device 6 are changed as much as possible. The design of the display device 6 can be made close to each other, and the design of the display device 6 can be made large as long as the design of the speedometer 1 is not affected. be able to.

Further, the display unit storage section 1 of the facing 13
In the case where the display unit 19 is assembled to the display unit 8, it is preferable in terms of design that the display unit 19 is also provided with the display unit dial 29. However, as described above, the speedometer 1 is installed in the limited space in the short direction of the meter. As a result of disposing the display unit 6 and the display device 6 side by side, the display unit 19 must be formed to be thin in the vertical direction, and the dial 29 for the display unit provided in the display unit 19 also becomes thin in the vertical direction. Since the thickness of the upper edge portion 29b of the display unit 1b is reduced, the display unit facing 29 is provided and the display unit 1
After assembling, there is a possibility that post-deformation such as bending or warping may occur in the upper edge portion 29b. However, the locking claw 3 protruding toward the prism 28 of the display unit 19 is provided on the upper edge portion 29b.
The inconvenience can be prevented by forming the notch 1 integrally and forming a notch 32 that engages with the locking claw 31 at a position corresponding to the prism 28.

[0026]

As described above, the automotive meter according to the present invention has the display unit of the automatic transmission mounted in the display unit storage portion formed on the lower surface of the facing projection portion. The display unit is positioned in a state where the indicator and the display unit partially overlap each other at a position below a viewing window formed in a counterpart for visually recognizing the dial of the indicating instrument accommodated in the front of the indicating instrument. In a so-called trinocular meter, a display device indicating the number of gears of the automatic transmission can be provided in a space below the speedometer having the largest diameter in a so-called trinocular meter and in a place where space is severe. Thereby, even when the speedometer and the display device are arranged side by side in a limited space in the short direction of the meter, the design of the speedometer and the design of the display device can be brought as close as possible, In addition, the design of the display device can be made large as long as it does not affect the design of the speedometer, so that the display device is preferable in terms of the design of the meter and has good visibility.

When the display unit is to be mounted in the facing display unit storage portion, it is preferable in terms of design to provide the facing unit for the display unit also in the display unit, but as described above, the facing direction of the meter is limited. As a result of arranging the speedometer and the display device side by side in the space, the display unit has to be formed thin in the vertical direction, and therefore, the facing for the display unit provided in the display unit has also become thin vertically, Since the thickness of the upper edge of the viewing window for visually recognizing the design of the display unit is formed to be thin, post-deformation such as bending and warping is performed on the upper edge after the display unit is provided with the display unit facing and the display unit is assembled. However, by forming a locking claw on the upper edge of the display unit return, which engages with a notch formed on the upper edge of the front surface of the display unit. It is possible to prevent a disadvantage, it is possible to improve the quality of the entire meter.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a vehicle meter according to the present invention, showing a state before a display unit is assembled.

FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical sectional view of a central portion of the meter, showing a state where the display unit is mounted on the display unit storage section of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a main part taken along line XX of FIG. 1 in a state where the display unit is assembled to the display unit storage section of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a display unit.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main part showing an engagement state between a display unit return hook and a notch of a prism;

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a conventional four-lens automobile meter.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a main part (display unit) of a display device of an automatic transmission in a conventional four-lens meter.

8 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the display unit of FIG. 7 is incorporated in a meter case.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a conventional trinocular automobile meter.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a display unit of the automatic transmission shown in FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 speedometer 6 display device 12 meter case 13 facing 13a front cover 15 trinocular meter 16 table glass 18 display unit storage portion 18a opening 19 display unit 21 case body 28 prism 29 display unit facing 29b upper edge 31 locking claw 32 Notch

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Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A front face of a meter case accommodating an indicating instrument therein is provided with a dial whose lower part protrudes forward and a front face is covered with a front glass, and a viewing window of the dial of the indicating meter formed in the dial is provided. And a lower surface of the facing projection portion, an opening for assembling the display unit of the automatic transmission from below the facing projection portion, and a display unit housing portion in which the front glass side is a display window is formed. An automotive meter, characterized in that: 2. The vehicle meter according to claim 1, wherein a display unit dial is provided on a front surface of the display unit housed in the display unit storage unit, and the display is provided on an upper edge of the display unit dial. An automotive meter, wherein a locking claw is formed to engage with a notch formed in an upper edge portion of a front surface of the unit.