JP5184047B2 - Instrument device guidelines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pointer for an instrument device mounted on a moving body such as an automobile, and more particularly, to a pointer for an instrument device that allows an observer to visually recognize the pointer body by shining.

  A moving body such as an automobile or a ship is equipped with an instrument device for displaying information measured by various measuring means to passengers of the moving body. Among such instrument devices, there is an analog type instrument device that uses a pointer to shine the pointer with light from a light source (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  The pointer of the instrument device described in Patent Document 1 is formed of a light-transmitting material, and becomes a center of rotation when rotating and receives a light from a light source, and a base end from the base end to the base end. An indicator extending along the outer peripheral direction, a reflecting surface that reflects light received by the base end toward the tip of the indicator, and light received by the base end on the bottom of the indicator near the base And a pointer main body having a reflection surface for reflection in the vicinity. In addition, a thin colored portion by hot printing or the like is provided on the entire bottom surface of the pointing unit away from the passenger of the moving body. The colored part reflects the light reflected by the reflective surface and the reflective surface for the vicinity, so that the light is evenly radiated from the tip to the base of the indicator. It has improved.

Further, the pointer of the instrument device described in Patent Document 2 includes a first pointer member formed from a light-impermeable material and a second pointer member formed from a light-transmitting material. The first pointer member is fitted inside the second pointer member, and the second pointer member (that is, the periphery of the first pointer member) shines by the light received by the second pointer member, so that visibility at nighttime is improved. doing. Moreover, since the second pointer member shines by reflecting ambient light, visibility in the daytime is particularly improved.
JP 2005-265835 A JP-A-2005-300235

  The pointer of the instrument device described in Patent Document 1 is uniformly illuminated by the indicator, and the pointer of the instrument device described in Patent Document 2 is glittered by the second pointer member being uniformly illuminated. Since the shape of can not be changed greatly, there is a problem that it is difficult to improve the visibility of the occupant of the moving body by making the pointer more shining from the dial. In addition, since the pointer is evenly shining, the design is poor, and there is room for improving the product value by making it more innovative.

  The present invention aims to solve such problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a pointer for an instrument device that has a simple structure but has improved visibility by a passenger of a moving body.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the invention described in claim 1 is an instrument case in which an instrument unit whose output shaft rotates in accordance with a measurement amount is housed, and a display showing a state of a moving body. In a pointer of an instrument device that is used in an instrument device provided with a dial having a portion, and that allows the occupant of the moving body to visually recognize the measured amount when the light from the light source enters and shines. A pointer formed of a light-sensitive material and having a base end portion that becomes a rotation center when the output shaft rotates, and an indicator portion that extends from the base end portion along the outer peripheral direction of the base end portion A colored portion extending along the longitudinal direction of the indicating portion on one of a bottom surface of the indicating portion facing the dial and an upper surface of the indicating portion facing the occupant. the provided only at the tip of the other of said instruction portion two Includes a colored portion, said colored portion is a pointer instrument and wherein the provided narrower than the width of the instruction unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pointer of the instrument device according to the first aspect, the colored portion is provided in the center in the width direction of the indicating portion, and the second colored portion is a width of the indicating portion. It is a pointer of an instrument device characterized by being provided over both ends in the direction.

According to the invention described in claim 1, the base end portion is formed of a light-transmitting material and becomes a rotation center when the output shaft rotates, and the base end portion extends along the outer peripheral direction of the base end portion. A coloring body extending along the longitudinal direction of the pointing portion on one of a bottom surface facing the dial of the pointing portion and an upper surface facing the occupant of the pointing portion while having a pointer body having an extending pointing portion Part and the second colored part provided at the tip of the other indicating part, so that the colored part of the indicating part is composed of the colored part and the second colored part when the occupant visually recognizes, Due to the parallax due to the thickness of the instruction section, the colored portion of the instruction section can be seen three-dimensionally and the visibility by the occupant can be improved. Moreover, since it is only necessary to provide the colored portion and the second colored portion, it is possible to improve the visibility by the occupant while being simple and low cost. Further, since the colored portion is provided narrower than the width of the indicating portion, the occupant can visually recognize the dial through the portion where the colored portion of the indicating portion is not provided, and the colored portion covers the display portion of the dial. The hidden area can be minimized.

According to the invention described in claim 2 , the colored portion is provided at the center in the width direction of the indicating portion, and the second colored portion is provided across the both ends in the width direction of the indicating portion. The boundary portion between the colored portion and the second colored portion at the time can be lengthened, and the colored portion of the pointing portion can be seen more three-dimensionally to further improve the visibility by the occupant.

  Hereinafter, a pointer of an instrument device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. A pointer (hereinafter simply referred to as a pointer) 1 of an instrument device according to an embodiment of the present invention is used for a vehicle combination meter (corresponding to an instrument device) 10 as shown in FIG.

  The vehicle combination meter 10 is a device that is mounted on a moving body such as an automobile and displays the status of the moving body to a passenger of the moving body (hereinafter simply referred to as an occupant). As shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle combination meter 10 includes a casing (corresponding to an instrument case) 11, a display instrument 12, a dial 13, a turning plate 14, and a transparent cover 15.

  The casing 11 is formed of a synthetic resin or the like, and includes a substantially flat front case 11a and a box-like back case 11b opened to the front case 11a. The front case 11a is attached to the outer edge of the back case 11b, and the casing 11 is assembled.

  In the casing 11, movements 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d described later, a dial LED 11c (FIG. 4) as a light source for a dial, a pointer LED 11d (FIG. 4) as a light source for a pointer, and the like. Be contained. The casing 11 further accommodates a wiring board 11e that is electrically connected to the movements 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d and the LEDs 11c, 11d. Electronic parts such as a microcomputer for controlling operations of movements (corresponding to instrument units) 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d and the like are mounted on the wiring board 11e.

  The display instrument 12 includes a speedometer 12a that displays the speed of the vehicle, a tachometer 12b that displays the engine speed, a fuel gauge 12c that displays the remaining amount of fuel, and a temper that displays the temperature of the engine coolant. And a ratche gauge 12d. The speedometer 12a, tachometer 12b, fuel gauge 12c, and temperature gauge 12d include movements 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d, hands 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d, and dials 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d, respectively. , Dial plate light guide plates 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d and the like.

  The movements 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d are connected to vehicle speed measurement means, engine speed measurement means, fuel remaining amount measurement means, cooling water temperature measurement means, and the like (not shown) mounted on the vehicle, respectively. The movements 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d are each provided with output shafts 17a, 17b, 17c, and 17d that rotate according to the measurement amounts measured by these measuring means.

  The hands 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d rotate integrally with the output shafts 17a, 17b, 17c, and 17d of the movements 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d, respectively. And it attaches in the state in which the base end part 21 mentioned later was located in the center part of dial 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d. The configuration of the hands 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d will be described later.

  The dial 13 includes a vehicle speed display dial 13a, an engine speed display dial 13b, a remaining fuel display dial 13c, and a coolant temperature display dial 13d. These dial plates 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d have a circular planar shape and are attached to the attachment surface 11f of the front case 11a. A scale (corresponding to a display unit) for displaying each value is provided on the outer surface of the dial plates 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d facing the occupant.

  The dial light guide plate 18 includes a vehicle speed light guide plate 18a, an engine speed light guide plate 18b, a remaining fuel light guide plate 18c, and a coolant temperature light guide plate 18d. These dial light guide plates 18a, 18b, 18c, and 18d are provided corresponding to the respective dial plates 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d, and have a planar shape in a circular shape. The dial light guide plates 18a, 18b, 18c, and 18d are arranged between the dial LED 11c and the corresponding dial plates 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d, and light from the dial LED 11c is transmitted to each dial 13a, Guide to 13b, 13c, 13d.

  The display instrument 12 having the above-described configuration rotates the output shafts 17a, 17b, 17c, and 17d and the hands 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d according to the measurement amount measured by the measurement unit described above. Then, the pointers 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d indicate the scales of the dial plates 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d, respectively, thereby displaying the status of the moving body to the occupant.

  The facing plate 14 is attached to the front case 11a. The facing plate 14 includes a speedometer exposure window 14a, a tachometer exposure window 14b, a fuel gauge exposure window (not shown), and a temperature gauge that expose the dials 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d to the passenger. And an exposure window 14d. The facing plate 14 shields the passenger other than the display portion such as the display instrument 12 from the passenger.

  The transparent cover 15 is made of a translucent material such as acrylic resin and is formed in a flat plate shape. The transparent cover 15 is attached to the facing plate 14 and the like so as to cover the opening surface of the facing plate 14 and prevents dust and the like from entering the vehicle combination meter 10.

  Hereinafter, the above-described pointers 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d will be described. Since the hands 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d have substantially the same structure, the speedometer hands 1a (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as hands 1) will be representatively shown in FIGS. Will be described with reference to FIG.

  The pointer 1 is rotated by the movements 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d in accordance with the measurement amounts measured by the respective measuring means described above, and displays the measurement amounts in cooperation with the scales of the dial 13 and the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the pointer 1 includes a pointer main body 2, a colored portion 3, a second colored portion 4, a pointer collar 5, and a pointer cap 6.

  The pointer main body 2 is formed from a translucent material such as acrylic resin. The pointer main body 2 includes a base end portion 21 that serves as a rotation center when the output shafts 17a, 17b, 17c, and 17d rotate, and an instruction portion that extends from the base end portion 21 along the outer circumferential direction of the base end portion 21. 22 and a mounting piece 23 that is connected to the base end 21 and attaches the pointer main body 2 to the pointer rod 5 are integrally provided.

  The base end portion 21 includes a light receiving portion 21a and a reflecting surface 21b. The light receiving unit 21 a is provided so as to protrude in a direction orthogonal to the instruction unit 22. Light emitted from the pointer LED 11d is incident on the light receiving portion 21a. The reflecting surface 21b is provided at the base end of the light receiving unit 21a, and reflects the light incident on the light receiving unit 21a toward the tip or base end of the pointing unit 22.

  The instruction portion 22 is formed in a cone shape that gradually becomes thinner toward the tip, and the cross-sectional shape is formed in a rectangular shape. As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the instruction unit 22 includes a bottom surface 24 facing the dial plate 13, a top surface 25 facing the occupant, and a pair of side surfaces 26 connected to the bottom surface 24 and the top surface 25.

  A pair of attachment pieces 23 are connected to the base end of the instruction portion 22, and are provided as a pair protruding from the pair of side surfaces 26 of the instruction portion 22. A through hole 23 a is provided at each of the tips of the pair of attachment pieces 23.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coloring portion 3 is provided on the bottom surface 24 of the indication portion 22, is provided in a straight line extending along the longitudinal direction of the indication portion 22, and is provided over substantially the entire length of the indication portion 22. ing. The coloring unit 3 is provided narrower than the instruction unit 22 and is provided at the center of the instruction unit 22 in the width direction. The colored portion 3 is formed in a thin film shape on the bottom surface 24 by hot printing, painting, vapor deposition, or the like. The colored portion 3 is preferably formed in a color in which the light reflected by the colored portion 3 is clearly brilliant and easily visible to the occupant, for example, in red, orange, or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the second coloring unit 4 is provided on the upper surface 25 of the instruction unit 22 and the tip of the instruction unit 22. As shown in FIG. 2, the second coloring portion 4 includes a pair of parallel portions 41 provided at both ends in the width direction of the indication portion 22 and one end portions of the pair of parallel portions 41 near the tip of the indication portion 22. The connecting portion 42 is connected to each other, and is formed in a substantially U-shape opening on the proximal end side of the indicating portion 22. A distance D2 between the pair of parallel portions 41 is slightly narrower than a width D1 of the coloring portion 3. The second colored portion 4 is formed in a thin film shape on the upper surface 25 by hot printing, painting, vapor deposition, or the like. The second colored portion 4 is preferably formed in a color in which the light reflected by the colored portion 3 is bright and easily visible to the occupant. For example, the second colored portion 4 is formed in red, orange, or the like. The second colored portion 4 may be the same color as the colored portion 3 or may be a different color from the colored portion 3.

  In the second coloring portion 4 having the above-described configuration, the edge portions 41a of the pair of parallel portions 41 facing each other and the edge portion 42a of the connecting portion 42 connected to the edge portions 41a are along the direction S that the occupant visually recognizes. It slightly overlaps with the edge 3a of the colored portion 3. As shown in FIG. 3, when the occupant visually recognizes, the colored portion 3 is arranged between the pair of parallel portions 41 so that the colored portion 3 and the second colored portion 4 appear to be connected.

  The pointer rod 5 is made of a non-translucent synthetic resin or the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the pointer rod 5 includes a disc-shaped main body 51, a light receiving portion hole 52 that penetrates the main body 51, a fitting tube 53 that is connected to the main body 51, a positioning protrusion 54, A claw 55 is provided.

  The light receiving portion hole 52 has a rectangular planar shape. When the pointer main body 2 is attached to the pointer rod 5, the light receiving portion 21 a of the pointer main body 2 is passed through the light receiving portion hole 52.

  The fitting tube 53 is formed in a tubular shape, and is provided so as to protrude from the outer surface facing the dial 13 of the main body 51. The fitting tube 53 is provided at the center of the main body 51, and the output shafts 17a, 17b, 17c, and 17d of the movements 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d are fitted therein.

  The positioning projections 54 are formed in a columnar shape, and are provided in a pair so as to protrude from the outer surface opposite to the outer surface on which the insertion tube 53 of the main body 51 is provided. The pair of positioning protrusions 54 are arranged so as to position the center of the main body 51 between the light receiving portion holes 52. The pair of positioning protrusions 54 are provided at a distance from each other, and the distance is equal to the distance between the through holes 23 a provided in the respective attachment pieces 23 of the pair of attachment pieces 23 of the pointer main body 2. When the pointer main body 2 is attached to the pointer rod 5, the positioning projection 54 is passed through the through hole 23a.

  A pair of engaging claws 55 are provided so as to protrude from the outer edge of the main body 51 in the outer peripheral direction of the main body 51. The pair of engaging claws 55 are arranged so as to position the center of the main body 51 between each other.

  The pointer cap 6 is made of a non-translucent synthetic resin or the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the pointer cap 6 includes a circular upper wall 61 and a peripheral wall 62 erected from the outer edge of the upper wall 61 and is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape. The pointer cap 6 includes a notch 63, an engagement recess (not shown), and a balance (not shown).

  The notch 63 is formed by cutting out the peripheral wall 62 and the upper wall 61 from the tip of the peripheral wall 62 toward the center of the upper wall 61. When the pointer cap 6 is attached to the pointer main body 2, the base end of the instruction unit 22 is disposed in the notch 63.

  A pair of engaging recesses are provided in the recess from the inner surface of the peripheral wall 62. The pair of engaging recesses are arranged so as to position the center of the upper wall 61 between them, and are provided corresponding to the engaging claws 55 of the pointer rod 5. When the pointer cap 6 is attached to the pointer rod 5, the engagement claw 55 is press-fitted into the engagement recess.

  The balance is attached to the inner surface of the upper wall 61 away from the notch 63. The balance is provided in order to balance the weight of the indicator 22 arranged in the notch 63 and projecting along the radial direction of the pointer cap 6, and the center of gravity position of the pointer 1 in the longitudinal direction is determined by the balance. Stabilize.

  When assembling the pointer 1 having the above-described configuration, first, the light receiving portion 21a of the pointer main body 2 is passed through the light receiving portion hole 52 of the pointer rod 5, and the positioning protrusion 54 of the pointer rod 5 is attached to the attachment piece 23 of the pointer main body 2. The pointer main body 2 is attached to the pointer rod 5 through the through hole 23a. Then, after the pointer cap 6 is placed so that the indicator 22 of the pointer main body 2 is positioned in the notch 63 of the pointer cap 6, the pointer cap 6 is pushed into the pointer rod 5 and the engagement recess of the pointer cap 6 and the pointer rod 5, the proximal end portion 21 of the pointer main body 2 is sandwiched between the pointer rod 5 and the pointer cap 6.

  The needles 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d assembled as described above are inserted into the fitting tube 53 with the output shafts 17a, 17b, 17c, and 17d, respectively, and the hands 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d are moved to the movements 16a, 16b. , 16c, 16d are attached to the vehicle combination meter 10 so as to rotate integrally with the output shafts 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d. Then, the light receiving portion 21a of the pointer body 2 is opposed to the pointer LED 11d, and the light from the pointer LED 11d passes through the light receiving portion 21a and is reflected toward the indication portion 22 by the reflecting surface 21b. The light reflected toward the instruction unit 22 is reflected toward the passenger by the coloring unit 3. Ambient light is reflected toward the passenger by the second colored portion 4.

  The occupant visually recognizes the pointers 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d through the transparent cover 15. The colored portion of the instruction unit 22 includes a colored portion 3 and a second colored portion 4. The center in the width direction excluding the tip of the instruction unit 22 shines by the light reflected by the coloring unit 3, and the tip of the instruction unit 22 shines by the light reflected by the second coloring unit 4. The coloring portion 3 and the second coloring portion 4 are visually recognized by the occupant as different colors depending on the parallax due to the thickness of the indication portion 22 and the amount of light reflected from each, and the tip of the indication portion 22 looks three-dimensional. Become. Further, the colored portion 3 and the second colored portion 4 are not provided at both ends in the width direction other than the tip of the instruction portion 22, and the dial 13 is visually recognized through the instruction portion 22 made of a translucent material. The occupant grasps the measurement amount measured by each measuring means by the hands 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d thus shining, and grasps the state of the moving body.

  According to the present embodiment, the base end portion 21 is formed of a translucent material and becomes the center of rotation when the output shafts 17 a, 17 b, 17 c, and 17 d rotate, and the base end portion 21 extends from the base end portion 21 to the base end portion 21. One of a bottom surface 24 facing the dial plate 13 of the pointing portion 22 and a top surface 25 facing the occupant of the pointing portion 22 is provided with the pointer main body 2 having the pointing portion 22 extending along the outer circumferential direction. Are provided with the colored portion 3 extending along the longitudinal direction of the indication portion 22 and the second coloring portion 4 provided at the tip of the other indication portion 22, the colored portion of the indication portion 22 is the colored portion. 3 and the second coloring portion 4, and when the occupant visually recognizes, the colored portion of the indication portion 22 can be seen three-dimensionally due to the parallax due to the thickness of the indication portion 22, and the visibility by the occupant can be improved. . Moreover, since it is only necessary to provide the colored portion 3 and the second colored portion 4, it is possible to improve the visibility by the occupant while being simple and low cost.

  Since the coloring part 3 is provided narrower than the width of the instruction part 22, the occupant can visually recognize the dial 13 through the part of the instruction part 22 where the coloring part 3 is not provided. The area which covers the 13 display units can be minimized.

  Since the coloring portion 3 is provided at the center in the width direction of the indication portion 22 and the second coloring portion 4 is provided across both ends of the indication portion 22 in the width direction, the coloring portion 3 and the second portion when the occupant visually recognizes the coloring portion 3. Therefore, the colored portion of the pointing portion 22 can be seen more three-dimensionally and the visibility of the pointer 1 by the occupant can be further improved.

  In the present embodiment, the colored portion 3 is provided on the bottom surface 24, and the second colored portion 4 is provided on the upper surface 25. However, in this invention, as shown in the modification 1 of FIG. 6, the coloring part 3 may be provided in the upper surface 25, and the 2nd coloring part 4 may be provided in the bottom face 24. FIG.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the second coloring portion 4 is formed in a substantially U-shape that opens to the proximal end side of the indication portion 22. However, in the present invention, the indication portion 22 is less visible in three dimensions. However, as shown in Modification 2 in FIG. 7, the end portion on the proximal end side of the indication portion 22 of the second coloring portion 4 is linear. It may be.

  In the present embodiment, the colored portion 3 is provided narrower than the instruction portion 22. However, in the present invention, the instruction unit 22 covers the dial 13, but may be provided over the entire width direction of the instruction unit 22 as shown in Modification 3 in FIG. 8.

  In the present embodiment, the distance D2 between the pair of parallel portions 41 of the second colored portion 4 is slightly narrower than the width D1 of the colored portion 3. However, in the present invention, the distance D2 between the pair of parallel portions 41 may be equal to the width D1 of the colored portion 3. In addition, the distance D2 between the pair of parallel parts 41 may be wider than the width D1 of the colored part 3, but in that case, the distance between the colored part 3 and the second colored part 4 when the occupant visually recognizes is narrower. The tip of the instruction unit 22 looks more three-dimensional.

  In addition, embodiment mentioned above only showed the typical form of this invention, and this invention is not limited to embodiment. That is, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the pointer | guide of the meter apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the front-end | tip of the pointer | guide shown by FIG. FIG. 2 is a top view of the pointer shown in FIG. 1. It is a partial cross section figure of the combination meter for vehicles in which the pointer | guide shown by FIG. 1 is used. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the vehicle combination meter shown by FIG. It is a top view which shows the modification 1 of the pointer | guide of the measuring device of this invention. It is a top view which shows the modification 2 of the pointer | guide of the measuring device of this invention. It is a top view which shows the modification 3 of the pointer | guide of the measuring device of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d Pointer (Indicator of instrument device)
2 Pointer body 3 Colored section 4 Second colored section 10 Vehicle combination meter (instrument device)
11 Casing (instrument case)
11d Pointer LED (light source)
13 Dial 13a Vehicle speed display dial 13b Engine speed display dial 13c Fuel level display dial 13d Cooling water temperature display dial 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d Movement (instrument unit)
17a, 17b, 17c, 17d Output shaft 21 Base end portion 22 Indicating portion 24 Bottom surface 25 Top surface

Claims (2)

Used in an instrument device that includes an instrument case that houses an instrument unit whose output shaft rotates according to the measurement amount, and a dial plate that has a display unit that indicates the status of the moving object. In the pointer of the instrument device so that the occupant of the moving body can visually recognize the measurement amount by shining
A base end portion that is formed of a translucent material and serves as a rotation center when the output shaft rotates, and an indicator portion that extends from the base end portion along the outer peripheral direction of the base end portion. With a pointer body,
A colored portion extending along the longitudinal direction of the pointing portion on one of a bottom surface of the pointing portion facing the dial and an upper surface of the pointing portion facing the occupant,
A second colored portion provided only at the tip of the other indicating portion,
A pointer for an instrument device, wherein the coloring portion is provided narrower than a width of the indicating portion .  The indicator of the instrument device according to claim 1, wherein the coloring portion is provided at a center in the width direction of the indication portion, and the second coloring portion is provided across both ends of the indication portion in the width direction. . ]

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