JP5382490B2 - Member arrangement structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is applied to an instrument device for a vehicle, for example, and relates to a member arrangement structure capable of arranging a translucent member without error in a predetermined portion of a case which is an arrangement member.

  As an instrument device for vehicles, for example, there is one described in Patent Document 1 below. The instrument device described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a display plate 7 provided with a display unit 6 such as a scale and numbers indicating the speed of the vehicle on the front side of a reflector 12 (case body). The display unit 6 is instructed by the instruction unit 13. Further, a plurality of pilot display portions 15 and 16 are provided on the left and right edge sides of the display board 7, and light emission for illuminating the pilot display portions 15 and 16 is provided at 12 reflectors corresponding to the pilot display portions 15 and 16. A partition wall 29 surrounding the diodes 8A and 8B is formed.

In the instrument device of Patent Document 1, the display unit 6 and the pilot display units 15 and 16 showing the vehicle speed are provided on one display board 7, but the display units for the pilot display units 15 and 16 may be separated. is there. In that case, as described in Patent Document 2 below, the display boards 5 corresponding to each room divided by the partition wall 2 are individually formed and arranged on the front side of each room. However, in order to make the substrates of the respective display plates 5 (the state without printing) common (one type), the shape of the substrates is made the same, for example, a desired display plate by changing the color of the colored layer 6 Set to 5.
JP 2003-106876 A Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-19555

  However, although the cost can be reduced by sharing the substrate of the display board 5, since the shape of each display board 5 is the same, the display board 5 may be arranged upside down or in different places. There is a risk of so-called misassembly.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a member arrangement structure that can be arranged without error in a predetermined position of a member to be arranged even if the members have the same shape. And

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plate-like first member having a first member positioning portion and a second member positioning portion, a second member having the same shape as the first member, and the first member. And a second member provided with a first placement portion and a second placement portion each having a placement positioning portion positioned with the first member positioning portion and the second member positioning portion. And the first member positioning portion and the second member positioning portion are positioned so as not to match the arrangement positioning portion when the first member and the second member are turned upside down. It is.

  The first member and the second member are in symmetrical positions with an arbitrary point as a center.

  The first member and the second member are substantially arc-shaped.

  Even if the members have the same shape, it is possible to obtain a member disposition structure that can be disposed without error at a predetermined position of the member to be disposed.

  A vehicle instrument device to which a member arrangement structure of the present invention is applied will be described as an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a front view of the instrument device. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the instrument device (A-A cross section in FIG. 1), and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a display board provided in the instrument device. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which the first member and the second member are arranged on the arrangement member provided in the instrument device, and FIG. 5 shows a state in which the first member is arranged on the arrangement member. It is sectional drawing (BB cross section in FIG. 4). In the present embodiment, the first member and the second member will be described as a first diffusion plate and a second diffusion plate, respectively, and the member to be disposed will be described as a case.

  The instrument device includes a rigid circuit board 1, an instrument body 3 having a rotating shaft 2 that is attached to the circuit board 1 in a conductive state on the back side of the circuit board 1 and extends forward through the circuit board 1; A pointer 5 fixed to the rotating shaft 2 and having an indicator 4, an indicator 6 arranged behind the pointer 5 and indicated by the indicator 4, such as a scale and a number indicating the speed of the vehicle, and the operation of the vehicle A display plate 8 provided with a notification display unit 7 (mark) for displaying the state or abnormality content, and a plate-like first plate disposed on the back side of the eight display plates provided with the notification display unit 7. A diffusion plate 9 and a second diffusion plate 9A, and a case 10 disposed between the display plate 8 and the circuit board 1 and holding the display plate 8, the first diffusion plate 9 and the second diffusion plate 9A. I have. Reference numeral 11 denotes a liquid crystal display element disposed behind the display board 8 and displays the travel distance of the vehicle.

  The notification display unit 7 in the present embodiment includes a left turn display unit 7A, a high beam display unit 7B, and a fuel remaining amount display unit 7C provided at the left edge of the display plate 8 along the periphery of the display unit 6. The right turn display portion 7D, the engine oil display portion 7E, and the seat belt display portion 7F provided at the right edge of the display plate 8 along the periphery of the display portion 6 are provided.

  Further, a turn-back member 12 made of, for example, a black synthetic resin that is disposed on the front side of the periphery of the display board 8 and defines the visible region of the display board 8, and a colorless transparent synthetic resin that covers the front side of the display board 8 or the turn-back member 12 A synthetic resin cover 14 covering the back side of the circuit board 1, a pointer light emitting diode 15 mounted on the circuit board 1 as a light source for illuminating the indicator 4 of the pointer 5, A display unit light emitting diode 16 that illuminates the display unit 6 of the display panel 8, a notification display unit light emitting diode 17 that illuminates the notification display unit 7, and the like are provided. Is turned on so that the indicator 4 of the pointer 5 and the display 6 of the display plate 8 are illuminated. The notification display unit 7 is illuminated when each notification display unit light-emitting diode 17 is turned on or blinks in accordance with the operating state of the vehicle or the content of the abnormality.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the display board 8 is provided with, for example, a white transmissive display layer 19 to be the display section 6 on the surface side of a colorless and transparent substrate 18 that is light transmissive, and the notification display section 7. After the black transmissive layer 20 is formed by printing, the ground portion 22 is formed by printing, for example, a black non-transmissive layer 21 except for the display unit 6 and the notification display unit 7, and the transmissive display layer 19, a transparent protective layer 23 is provided so as to cover the transparent layer 20 and the opaque layer 21. This protective layer 23 protects the printed surface from being scratched by suppressing reflection by external light. In FIG. 1, the display unit 6 and the notification display unit 7 are shown in black, and the ground unit 22 is shown in colorless.

  Further, a black light shielding layer 24 is printed on the back side of the substrate 18 corresponding to the periphery of the notification display unit 7. The light-shielding layer 24 is arranged so that the light from the light emitting diode 17 for the notification display unit that illuminates the notification display unit 7 (for example, the high beam display unit 7B) travels through the substrate 18 and is adjacent to the notification display unit 7 (for example, the left turn display unit 7A or the like). Although it is intended to prevent the remaining fuel amount display portion 7C) from being lit in a pseudo manner, it does not need to be provided if the visibility of the notification display portion 7 is not adversely affected.

  The first diffusion plate 9 and the second diffusion plate 9A are for the illumination display unit 7 to be uniformly illuminated when the light emitting diode 17 for the notification display unit is turned on. Fine dot printing for light control or fine unevenness (texture pattern) is applied to the back surface of the colorless and transparent synthetic resin. The first diffusing plate 9 and the second diffusing plate 9A are formed in an arc shape so as to correspond to the notification display unit 7 provided by dividing the display plate 8 on the left and right sides, and two member positioning units 25. , 26 are provided.

  In the present embodiment, the first member positioning portion 25 is formed of a round hole, and the second member positioning portion 26 is formed of a regular square hole. The first member positioning portion 25 and the second member positioning portion 26 are arranged on a positioning portion (details will be described later) provided on the case 10 when the first diffusion plate 9 or the second diffusion plate 9A is turned over. It does not match (does not fit). The first diffusion plate 9 and the second diffusion plate 9A are provided with slits 27. The slit 27 is provided at a location corresponding to between the notification display unit 7 and the notification display unit 7 (for example, between the left turn display unit 7A and the remaining fuel display unit 7C).

  The first diffuser plate 9 and the second diffuser plate 9A described above have the same shape, and are symmetric with respect to an arbitrary point, that is, a point P corresponding to the center of the pointer 5 in the present embodiment. That is, the second diffusion plate 9A (also the first diffusion plate 9) is held on the case 10 while being rotated 180 degrees around the point P.

  The case 10 is made of a white synthetic resin having a light shielding property, and is a cylindrical portion disposed between the display board 8 and the circuit board 1 so as to surround the pointer light emitting diode 15 disposed around the rotation shaft 2. 28, an inclined wall 29 formed to be inclined so as to surround the light emitting diode 16 for the display board 8, a front face 30 and an outer peripheral wall 31 on which the display board 8 is held, and the light emitting diodes for each notification display part. A partition wall 32 provided in this manner, a lamp chamber 33 formed by providing the partition wall 32, a first placement portion 34, a second placement portion 35, and the like.

  The 1st arrangement | positioning part 34 and the 2nd arrangement | positioning part 35 are formed by providing a dent in the front-surface part 30, and the 1st diffuser plate 9 and the 2nd diffuser plate 9A are arrange | positioned here. The first disposing portion 34 and the second disposing portion 35 include a first member positioning portion 25 and a second member positioning portion 26 provided on the first diffusion plate 9 (second diffusion plate 9A). A cylindrical first positioning pin 36 and a second positioning pin 37, which are disposed positioning portions, are provided at positions corresponding to the above. Further, a rib 38 inserted into the slit 27 provided in the first diffusion plate 9 and the second diffusion plate 9A is provided at the tip of the partition wall 32 that partitions the lamp chambers 33.

  In this way, the first diffusion plate 9 (first member) which is plate-shaped and has the first member positioning portion 25 and the second member positioning portion 26 (member positioning portion), and the first diffusion plate 9 The second diffuser plate 9A (second member) having the same shape, the first diffuser plate 9 and the second diffuser plate 9A are respectively disposed, and the first member positioning part 25, the second member positioning part 26, The first positioning pin 36 to be positioned, the first positioning portion 34 having the second positioning pin 37 (arrangement positioning portion), and the case 10 (arranged member) provided with the second positioning portion 35 are provided. And the first diffusion plate 9 and the second diffusion plate 9A are turned over so that the first member positioning portion 25 and the second member positioning portion 26 are replaced with the first positioning pin 36 and the second positioning pin 37, respectively. Each positioning part 25, 26 and each positioning pin so as not to match 6 and 37 are adjusted to adjust the positional relationship. Therefore, even if the members have the same shape, the predetermined positions (the first arrangement portion 34 and the second arrangement portion) of the case 10 (the member to be arranged) are used. 35), the first diffusion plate 9 and the second diffusion plate 9A cannot be disposed upside down, so that so-called misassembly is prevented.

  Further, since the first diffusion plate 9 and the second diffusion plate 9A are in symmetrical positions around an arbitrary point P, the first diffusion plate 9 and the second diffusion plate 9A Can be shared, and misassembly can be prevented.

  In addition, since the first diffusion plate 9 and the second diffusion plate 9A are substantially arc-shaped and have a shape corresponding to the arc-shaped notification display unit 7 provided on the display plate 8, the first diffusion plate 9 And it becomes possible to arrange | position the 2nd diffuser plate 9A efficiently in space on either side of the case 10 left and right.

  In the present embodiment, the first member and the second member are described as the first diffuser plate and the second diffuser plate. For example, in order to decorate the member for the notification display or the instrument device. Any member may be used as long as it is disposed on the member to be disposed regardless of transmission or non-transmission.

  In addition, the fitting relationship between the member positioning portion and the placement positioning portion is a hole and a pin inserted into the hole. However, as long as the positions of the placed member and the first member and the second member are determined. The position and shape of the positioning part are arbitrary.

The front view of the instrument apparatus to which the arrangement | positioning structure of this invention is applied. Sectional drawing of the measuring instrument apparatus (AA cross section in FIG. 1). Sectional drawing of the principal part of the display board with which the instrument apparatus is equipped. The front view which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the 1st member and the 2nd member in the to-be-arranged member with which the measuring instrument apparatus is equipped. Sectional drawing which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the 1st member to the said to-be-arranged member (BB cross section in FIG. 4).

Explanation of symbols

9 First diffusion plate (first member)
9A Second diffusion plate (second member)
10 Case (arranged member)
25 1st member positioning part (member positioning part)
26 2nd member positioning part (member positioning part)
34 1st arrangement part 35 2nd arrangement part 36 1st positioning pin (arrangement positioning part)
37 Second positioning pin (arrangement positioning part)

Claims (3)

A first member having a first member positioning unit and the second member positioning unit in a plate shape, a second member of the first member and the same shape, the first member and the second member is disposed respectively above And a first member positioning part and a second member positioning part, and a first placement part having a placement positioning part to be positioned and a member to be placed provided with a second placement part, and the first member When the second member is turned upside down, the first member positioning portion and the second member positioning portion are positioned so as not to coincide with the placement positioning portion.   2. The member arrangement structure according to claim 1, wherein the first member and the second member are in symmetrical positions around an arbitrary point.   The member arrangement structure according to claim 2, wherein the first member and the second member have a substantially arc shape.

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