JP2700681B2 - Display device for motorcycle - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for a two-wheeled vehicle for displaying a traveling speed, a remaining fuel amount, and the like.

[Conventional technology]

FIGS. 7 to 9 show a conventional example. This conventional example,
1 shows a display device of a motorbike.

In the prior art shown in FIG. 6, a case main body 51A, a dial 52 that engages from above in an opening formed in the upper part of the case main body 51A, and a case main body 51A that is covered from above this dial 52 and is crowned from above. And a cover 51B made of a transparent synthetic resin that fits into the cover 51B. The dial 52 has a case body 51A and a cover 51B.
, So that it is pinched and fixed.

As the dial 52, a complicated stepped shape as shown in FIG. 7 is used from the viewpoint of ergonomics in view of the arrangement of the instruments in consideration of the visibility of the display. this is,
Usually, it is integrally formed by a mold. Specific display contents on the dial 52 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, on the left side of the dial 52, a display unit of a speedometer for displaying a running speed is provided.
On the right side, a fuel gauge display unit for displaying the remaining fuel amount is provided. An opening 52b is provided in a portion of the display section of the speedometer in front of the figure, and a distance meter for displaying the traveling distance is provided in the opening 52b. Further, concave grooves 52c and 52d for arranging an over-rotation warning light and an oil warning light are formed on the back side of the display section of the fuel gauge.

Since this dial is not flat, the normal printing method cannot be used.
A ground color painting 53a is applied to the entire surface of the 52A, and a character color dandelion printing (a method of partially printing a character design or the like with a rubber stamp) 53b is used to print characters, scales, marks, and the like. I was

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since characters and the like are printed by tampo printing due to its complicated shape, luminous paint is used for scales and characters in consideration of night visibility. However, at night, particularly in an urban area, there is a disadvantage that the function of the luminous paint cannot be sufficiently exhibited due to the lighting of the building and the visibility is not so good.

[Object of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device for a two-wheeled vehicle capable of improving the inconvenience of the conventional example and effectively improving visibility in a city area at night.

[Means for solving the problem]

In the present invention, a case main body having a predetermined opening, a first dial provided in the opening of the case main body, and a second dial fixed to a predetermined position on the surface of the first dial are provided. A predetermined display that includes a dial and illumination means disposed in the case body, wherein the first dial is formed of a flat transparent member, and light is transmitted through the first dial. The second dial is formed in a trapezoidal cross-section, and the second dial is subjected to a ground color painting and a character color tampo printing is performed on the surface of the ground color painting, The configuration is adopted. This aims to achieve the above-mentioned object.

(Example of the invention)

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

In this embodiment, the present invention is shown in FIG.
This is implemented on a display device provided at the base end of the ten handles 10A.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has a case main body 11 and a display as a first dial placed on the case main body 11 in a state in which an opening 11a formed in an upper part of the case main body 11 is closed. And a panel 1.

The display panel 1 has a display unit such as a speedometer and a fuel gauge for displaying a running speed, a remaining fuel amount, and the like on one surface (upper surface in the same drawing) as in the conventional example described above. Is formed by a dial blank 1A as a flat plate-shaped transparent member in which a region other than the region corresponding to the light-transmitting state is made opaque.

On the other surface side (lower surface side) of the display panel 1, a light bulb 2 as illumination means for irradiating the display panel 1 from the lower surface to the upper surface is provided on the bottom surface of the case body 11. On the upper surface of the display panel 1, one and the other second dials 3 and 4 forming a predetermined convex portion are fixed.

The case main body 11 actually has a shape shown in FIG. 2, and the entire dial including the display panel 1 and the second dials 3 and 4 is placed on the case main body 11. Thereafter, a cover 12 made of a transparent synthetic resin or the like fitted into the case main body 11 is covered from above the display panel 1. As a result, the display panel 1 includes the case body 11 and the cover.
12 and is fixed.

On the left side of the display panel 1, there is provided a display section of a speedometer for displaying a traveling speed as shown in FIG.
On the right side, a fuel gauge display unit for displaying the remaining fuel amount is provided. An opening 1b is provided in a portion of the display section of the speedometer in front of the drawing, and a distance meter for displaying the traveling distance is provided in the opening 1b. Further, concave grooves 1c and 1d for arranging an over-rotation warning light and an oil warning light are formed on the back side of the display section of the fuel gauge. Printing of the display panel 1 is performed as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, a black print 5a is applied to the surface of the dial blank 1A made of a flat transparent member except for an area corresponding to a display unit such as a scale of a speedometer, and over the entire surface. White print 5b is applied. Further, on the white print 5b, a ground color print 5c is applied to a region substantially corresponding to the above-described black print 5a, and a portion where the ground print 5c is not applied, that is, a display portion, for example, 10 (km / h) ] Yellow print 5d is applied to the numerical part indicating the speed of each speed. The light is emitted from the lower surface of the display panel 1 configured as described above toward the upper surface by the light bulb 2 housed in the case body 1. In this case, the light of the light bulb 2 can be transmitted to the upper surface side of the display panel 1 via the display panel 1 only in a portion where neither the black printing 5a nor the ground color printing 5c is applied.

On the other hand, the second dial 3 is composed of the dial blank 3A shown in FIG. 1, and the entire surface of the dial blank 3A is ground-colored.
3b is applied, and character color tampon printing 3c is applied, and characters such as "SPEEDO" and "TURN-OIL" are attached as in the above-described conventional example (see FIG. 8).

The other second dial 4 also comprises a dial blank 4A, and the entire surface of the dial blank 4A is coated with a ground color coating 4b.

These second dials 3 and 4 are fixed to the upper surface of the display panel 1 as shown in FIG. 4 and are consequently integrated, but this attachment is performed by welding as shown in FIG. It is performed in. That is, a convex portion 3d as shown in FIG. 5 is formed at an appropriate position on the lower surface of one second dial 3, and a through-hole 1e is formed in the display panel 1 correspondingly. ing. After the projection 3d is inserted into the through hole 1e, the second dial 3 is fixed to the display panel 1 by melting the tip of the projection 3d by heat. The other second dial 4 is similarly fixed to the display panel 1.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the light of the light bulb 2 is transmitted to the upper surface of the display panel 1 through the portion of the display panel 1 where neither the black printing 5a nor the ground color printing 5c is applied. The advantage is that the visibility of the display on the display panel 1 can be effectively improved while the instruments are arranged in the same favorable positions as before.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the first dial and the second dial are separately configured, and the predetermined printing and painting of the characters and marks are performed separately from each other. Even when forming a dial on which the dial is formed, printing or painting can be reliably performed on each dial.

In addition, since it is not necessary to change the shape of the entire dial, it is possible to arrange the instruments in an easy-to-view position as before,
Since the light of the illuminating means can be transmitted to the upper surface side of the first dial through an area corresponding to the display portion of the first dial, the daylight can be compared with the conventional display using the luminous paint. Therefore, the visibility of the display unit can be improved regardless of the nighttime, so that the visibility can be effectively improved even in the night city area where the function of the luminous paint cannot be sufficiently exhibited due to the lighting of the building or the like. It is possible to provide an excellent display device for a two-wheeled vehicle, which has not been achieved before.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the overall structure of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the display panel 1 of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 4 to 5 are display panels and a second dial. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the entire motor-equipped bicycle equipped with the apparatus of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 7 to 9 are explanatory views showing a conventional example. . DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Display panel as 1st dial, 1A ... Dial blank as a flat transparent member, 2 ... Light bulb as lighting means, 3, 4 ... 2nd dial of one and the other .

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A case main body having a predetermined opening, a first dial disposed in the opening of the case main body, and a second dial fixed to a predetermined position on the surface of the first dial. And a lighting means provided in the case body, wherein the first dial is formed of a flat transparent member, and a predetermined light is transmitted through the first dial. The second dial is formed in a trapezoidal cross-section, and the second dial is ground-colored and the surface of the ground color is subjected to character color tampo printing. A display device for a two-wheeled vehicle.