JP5536553B2 - Display device and display unit - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device and a display unit, and more particularly to a display device and a display unit that are detachably locked to a mounted portion.

  A moving body such as an automobile is equipped with a display device that displays the state of the moving body measured by various measuring means to passengers of the moving body. As such a display device, for example, a meter unit shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).

  As shown in the figure, a meter 100 is detachably formed on a meter main body 101 as a display device main body for displaying various types of information and an instrument panel (hereinafter abbreviated as instrument panel) 200 as an attached portion. And a claw portion 102 as a mounting portion projecting from the back surface of the main body 101. The meter body 101 is provided with, for example, a tachometer, a speedometer, a temperature gauge, a fuel gauge, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the claw portion 102 is supported by the claw body 103 at the back end in the insertion direction Y1 of the claw body 103 and the claw body 103 inserted into the hole 201 provided in the instrument panel 200. The elastic arm 104 is elastically deformable in a direction in which the end on the near side in the insertion direction Y1 is in contact with and away from the inner peripheral surface of the hole 201, and the elastic arm 104 is engaged with the hole 201 provided in a convex shape A locking projection 105 is provided.

  According to the meter 100 having the above-described configuration, simply by inserting the claw portion 102 into the hole 201 of the instrument panel 200, the locking projection 105 provided on the elastic arm 104 is locked to the back surface of the instrument panel 200, so that the instrument panel 200 can be easily used. Can be attached to. Further, when the end of the elastic arm 104 on the front side in the insertion direction Y1 is bent in a direction away from the inner peripheral surface of the hole 201 (upward in FIG. 7), the locking projection 105 and the instrument panel 200 are unlocked. Thus, the meter 100 can be easily detached from the instrument panel 200.

JP 2009-258049 A

  However, since the meter 100 described above can be easily detached from the instrument panel 200 simply by bending the elastic arm 104, the meter 100 is unexpectedly elastic except for the purpose of removing the meter 100 during maintenance, for example. Even when the arm 104 is touched, there is a problem that the meter 100 comes off from the instrument panel 200.

  Further, in order to release the locking projection 105 and the instrument panel 200 from being locked, a gap S is provided between the hole 201 and the side of the elastic arm 104 away from the locking projection 105. Since there is a gap S as described above, there is a problem that the meter 100 may rattle and an abnormal noise may occur.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a display device and a display unit that prevent meter detachment and noise.

The invention described in claim 1 for solving the above-described problem is provided with a display device main body for displaying information, and a projection projecting from the display device main body detachably locked to the attached portion toward the back surface. An attachment portion, and the attachment portion is inserted into a hole of the attached portion, and an end of the attachment portion main body in the insertion direction is supported by the attachment portion main body, An elastic arm that is elastically deformable in a direction in which an end on the front side in the insertion direction is in contact with and away from the inner peripheral surface of the hole, and a latch that is engaged with the attached portion that is convex from the elastic arm. In the display device provided with the protrusion, the display device further includes a restricting member that is press-fitted between the hole and the side of the elastic arm away from the locking protrusion to restrict elastic deformation of the elastic arm. It exists in the characteristic display apparatus.

  The invention according to claim 2 resides in the display device according to claim 1, wherein the restricting member is provided so as to become narrower toward the back side in the insertion direction.

  Invention of Claim 3 is further equipped with the cluster apparatus which covers the display apparatus of Claim 1 or 2, and the front surface of the said display apparatus, and the said control member protrudes in the back surface of the said cluster panel. It exists in the characteristic display unit.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the restricting member is press-fitted between the hole and the side of the elastic arm away from the locking projection to restrict elastic deformation of the elastic arm. Therefore, since the elastic arm is elastically deformed and does not bend unless the regulating member is removed, it is possible to prevent the meter from coming off. Moreover, since the gap between the hole and the side of the elastic arm away from the locking projection is closed by the restricting member, it is possible to prevent the meter from rattling and prevent abnormal noise.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the restricting member is provided in a wedge shape whose width becomes narrower toward the back side in the insertion direction, it becomes easier to insert and the meter is more reliably detached and different. Sound can be prevented.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the restricting member protrudes from the back surface of the cluster panel, the restricting member can be inserted when the cluster panel is attached to the meter body, and the attaching operation can be simplified.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the meter unit incorporating the display apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention, and the instrument panel to which this meter unit is attached. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the state which attached the meter unit shown in FIG. 1 to the instrument panel. (A) is a top view of the claw portion shown in FIG. 1, (B) is a side view of the claw portion shown in (A), (C) is a bottom view of the claw portion shown in (A), (D) is the sectional view on the AA line of (A), (E) is a perspective view of the nail | claw part shown to (A). (A) is a top view of the wedge part which comprises the cluster panel shown in FIG. 1, (B) is a side view of the wedge part shown to (A), (C) is a wedge part shown to (A). It is a perspective view. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the attachment procedure of the meter unit shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the meter as a conventional display apparatus, and the instrument panel to which this meter is attached. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the state which attached the meter shown in FIG. 6 to the instrument panel.

  Hereinafter, a meter as a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. A meter unit 1 as a display unit incorporating a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a vehicle combination meter. The meter unit 1 is mounted on a moving body such as an automobile, and displays information such as the status of the moving body to a passenger of the moving body. In the present embodiment, the meter unit 1 is attached to an instrument panel 3 as an attached portion and is detachably locked.

  The instrument panel 3 is made of synthetic resin or the like, and is fixed to the vehicle body or the like of the automobile. As shown in FIG. 1, the instrument panel 3 includes a pair of left and right walls erected from a wall portion 31 that covers the back surface of the meter unit 1 described later and a wall portion 31 that sandwiches the left and right direction of the meter unit 1 described later between each other. And a lower wall portion 33 erected from a wall portion 31 that supports a vertical lower side of the meter 11 to be described later.

  A total of four holes 34 are provided on the front surface of the wall portion 31, two above and below. These four holes 34 are provided penetrating along the direction from the front to the back of the meter unit 1. The upper two holes 34 are arranged along the left-right direction, and are provided on a convex portion 35 that is connected to a pair of left and right side walls 32 that are provided so as to protrude from the wall portion 31 toward the front.

  The two lower holes 34 are also arranged in the left-right direction, and the lower wall portion 33 is positioned between them. Further, the left side of the upper two holes 34 and the left side of the lower two holes are arranged in the vertical direction. The right side of the two upper holes 34 and the right side of the two lower holes 34 are arranged in the vertical direction. When a claw portion 14 as an attachment portion of the meter 11 described later is inserted into these four holes 34, the meter 11 can be attached to the instrument panel 3.

  The meter unit 1 attached to the instrument panel 3 having the above-described configuration includes a meter 11 serving as a display device and a cluster panel 12 serving as a turnover covering the front of the meter 11. First, the configuration of the meter 11 will be described. The meter 11 includes a meter main body 13 as a display device main body, and four claw portions 14 as four attachment portions provided so as to protrude rearward from the meter main body 13 detachably formed on the instrument panel 3. ing. The meter body 13 includes a display instrument (not shown), a case 15, a transparent cover 16, and the like. As a display instrument (not shown), for example, a tachometer, a speedometer, a temperature gauge, a FE gauge, and the like are conceivable.

  The case 15 is made of a hard synthetic resin or the like and accommodates the display instrument. Further, the case 15 is provided in a substantially saucer shape with an opening provided on the front surface, and the vertically upper side wall and the vertically lower side wall respectively project outward from the case 15 to be described later. Two pedestals 17 for supporting 14 are provided.

  The transparent cover 16 is made of a synthetic resin having transparency. The transparent cover 16 is attached to the case 15 so as to close the front opening of the case 15 and prevents dust and the like from entering the meter body 13.

  The four claw portions 14 are made of synthetic resin or the like, and are respectively supported by a pedestal 17 provided on the case 15. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the claw part 14 includes a claw body 18 as a mounting part body inserted into a hole 34 provided in the instrument panel 3, and an elastic arm 19 supported by the claw body 18. , And a locking projection 20 that locks into a projecting hole 34 from the elastic arm 19.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the claw body 18 includes a pair of side wall portions 18A, a connecting wall portion 18B that connects the pair of side wall portions 18A, a flange portion 18C that is erected from the connecting wall portion 18B, It is comprised from the front-end | tip wall part 18D which connects 18 A of side wall parts. The pair of side wall portions 18 </ b> A are provided in parallel to the insertion direction Y <b> 1 of the claw portion 14 at a distance from each other. Further, the height of the pair of side wall portions 18A and the distance between the pair of side wall portions 18A are set to dimensions that fit into the substantially rectangular holes 34.

  Further, at the end of the pair of side wall portions 18A on the back side in the insertion direction Y1, there is a taper 18F whose height decreases toward the insertion direction Y1 on the end surface opposite to the protruding direction of the locking projection 20. It is provided so that it can be easily inserted into the hole 34. The connecting wall portion 18B is provided so as to connect the front side in the insertion direction Y1 of the pair of side wall portions 18A on the side opposite to the protruding direction of a locking projection 20 described later.

  The flange portion 18C is erected from the end portion on the front side in the insertion direction Y1 of the pair of side wall portions 18A and the connecting wall portion 18B. The tip wall portion 18D is provided so as to connect end surfaces on the back side in the insertion direction Y1 of the pair of side wall portions 18A. Further, the tip wall portion 18D is provided in a flat plate shape orthogonal to the pair of side wall portions 18A, and is provided so as to protrude in the insertion direction Y1 back side from the end surface on the back side in the insertion direction Y1 of the pair of side wall portions 18A. It has been.

  Further, the tip wall portion 18D is formed so that the width thereof becomes narrower toward the back side in the insertion direction Y1. Furthermore, the tip wall 18D is provided with a protrusion 18G on the surface of the locking protrusion 20 on the protruding direction side, and the protrusion 18G has a taper 18H that becomes thinner toward the back in the insertion direction Y1. Is provided. As described above, the claw body 18 can be easily inserted into the hole 34 by forming the distal end wall portion 18D so that the width thereof becomes narrower toward the back side in the insertion direction Y1 or by providing the taper 18H. .

  The elastic arm 19 is provided in a flat plate shape, and the insertion direction Y1 back side is provided continuously to the tip wall portion 18D. That is, the elastic arm 19 is supported by the distal end wall 18D of the claw body 18 on the back side in the insertion direction Y1 and becomes a fixed end, and the end on the front side in the insertion direction Y1 becomes a free end so as to contact and separate from the inner peripheral surface of the hole 34. It is elastically deformable in the direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, there is a gap between the surface of the elastic arm 19 opposite to the locking projection 20 and the inner surface of the hole 34 facing the elastic deformation direction of the elastic arm 19 with respect to this surface. , A gap S is provided. By providing the gap S, the elastic arm 19 can be bent in the direction opposite to the protruding direction of the locking projection 20 and the locking of the locking projection 20 can be released.

  The end of the elastic arm 19 on the front side in the insertion direction Y1 is provided so as to protrude from the base 17 toward the front side in the insertion direction Y1. The end of the elastic arm 19 on the front side in the insertion direction Y1 It is formed in a shape that is once bent obliquely toward the protruding direction side of the stop protrusion 20 and further bent so as to be horizontal with the tip wall portion 18D. Thereby, it becomes easy to perform the unlocking operation of the locking projection 20 by the elastic arm 19.

  Of the four claw portions 14, the upper left claw portion 14 is formed on the pedestal 17 so that the locking projection 20 protrudes in the left direction. The upper right claw portion 14 is attached to the base 17 so that the locking projection 20 protrudes toward the right side. The lower two claw portions 14 are formed on the pedestal 17 so that the locking projections 20 protrude downward.

  The locking protrusion 20 is provided so as to protrude to one side of the elastic deformation direction of the elastic arm 19. The locking protrusion 20 is provided so as to protrude from the pair of side wall portions 18A. The locking protrusion 20 is provided with a taper 20A such that the protrusion height decreases as it goes toward the back side in the insertion direction Y1.

  The peripheral edge on the front side of the hole 34 into which the claw portion 14 having the above-described configuration is inserted comes into contact with a locking projection 20 provided on an elastic arm 19 to be described later when the claw portion 14 is inserted. Tapers 34A for elastic deformation are provided on the side opposite to the protruding direction of the locking protrusions 20, respectively. The taper 34 is provided so as to approach the hole 34 as it approaches the insertion direction Y1. The upper left hole 34 is provided with a taper 34A on the left side when viewed from the front. The upper right hole 34 is provided with a taper 34A on the right side when viewed from the front. The lower two holes 34 are provided with a taper 34A on the lower side when viewed from the front.

  Next, the configuration of the cluster panel 12 will be described. The cluster panel 12 is provided with a panel main body 21 and a wedge portion 22 as a regulating member protruding from the panel main body 21 toward the back surface. The panel body 21 is provided with an opening at the center, and the front of the meter body 13 can be visually recognized from the opening. Further, the panel body 21 covers the front surface of the above-described claw portion 14 and the like so as to hide the claw portion 14 from the front.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the wedge portion 22 is provided with a rear end portion 22A and a front end portion 22B that are continuous in the insertion direction Y1. The rear end portion 22A is composed of a pair of flat plate portions 22C and 22D that intersect at right angles to each other. The end portions on the back side in the insertion direction Y1 of the pair of flat plate portions 22C and 22D are provided so that the width becomes narrower toward the back side in the insertion direction Y1.

  The distal end portion 22B is provided with a flat plate portion 22D that is continuous with the insertion direction Y1 back side of the flat plate portion 22C. The flat plate portion 22D is also provided so that the end on the back side in the insertion direction Y1 becomes narrower toward the back side in the insertion direction Y1. Further, the end of the flat plate portion 22D on the back side in the insertion direction Y1 is provided so that the thickness thereof becomes thinner toward the back side in the insertion direction Y1. Furthermore, projections 22E that protrude along the insertion direction Y1 are provided on both surfaces of the flat plate portion 22D. The end of the projection 22E on the back side in the insertion direction Y1 is also provided so that the height decreases as it goes toward the back side in the insertion direction Y1. That is, the wedge part 22 is formed so that both the width and the height become smaller toward the back side in the insertion direction Y1.

  When the tip 22B of the wedge portion 22 having such a configuration is inserted into the gap S between the hole 34 and the side opposite to the locking projection 20 of the elastic arm 19, as shown in FIG. Can be attached to the meter body 13.

  Next, a procedure for attaching the meter 11 having the above-described configuration will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 5, the claw portion 14 of the meter body 13 is inserted into the hole 34 of the instrument panel 3. Then, the locking projection 20 first comes into contact with the taper 34A provided on the periphery of the hole 34. When the claw portion 14 is further inserted in the insertion direction Y1 back side, the elastic arm 19 is bent in the direction away from the inner peripheral surface of the hole 34 in accordance with the taper 20A of the locking projection 20 and the taper 34A provided on the peripheral edge of the hole 34. Get on the inner surface.

  Further, when the claw portion 14 is inserted in the insertion direction Y1 back side and the locking projection 20 reaches the insertion direction Y1 back side from the hole 34, the elastic arm 19 is restored in a direction approaching the inner peripheral surface, and the locking projection 20 Is locked to the back of the instrument panel 3. Thereby, even if it pulls in the insertion direction Y1 front side, the meter main body 13 does not come off from the instrument panel 3. At this time, since the end surface of the connecting wall portion 18B on the back side in the insertion direction Y1 contacts the peripheral edge of the hole 34 in the front of the instrument panel 3, the claw portion 14 is inserted on the back side in the insertion direction Y1 even if pushed to the back side in the insertion direction Y1. The insertion direction Y1 of the meter main body 13 is fixed.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the wedge portion 22 of the cluster panel 12 is press-fitted into the gap S between the hole 34 and the side of the elastic arm 19 away from the locking projection 20, so that the cluster panel 12 is metered. Attached to the main body 13. As a result, the elastic deformation of the elastic arm 19 is restricted, and the meter body 13 does not come off the instrument panel 3 even if the end of the elastic arm 19 on the front side in the insertion direction Y1 is unexpectedly operated.

  Next, a procedure for removing the meter 11 will be described. Contrary to the attachment, the wedge portion 22 of the cluster panel 12 is removed from the gap S described above, and the cluster panel 12 is removed from the meter body 13. Thereafter, in a state where the end of the elastic arm 19 on the front side in the insertion direction Y1 is pushed to the opposite side to the protruding direction of the locking projection 20 to release the locking projection 20, the claw portion 14 is removed from the hole 34, The meter body 13 is removed from the instrument panel 3.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the wedge portion 22 is inserted into the gap S between the hole 34 and the side of the elastic arm 19 away from the locking projection 20 to restrict elastic deformation of the elastic arm 19. Therefore, since the elastic arm 19 is not elastically deformed and does not bend unless the wedge portion 22 is pulled out, the meter 11 can be prevented from coming off from the instrument panel 3. Moreover, since the gap S between the hole 34 and the side of the elastic arm 19 away from the locking projection 20 is closed by the wedge portion 22, it is possible to prevent the meter 11 from rattling and prevent noise.

  Moreover, according to embodiment mentioned above, since the wedge part 22 is provided so that a width | variety may become narrow as it goes to the insertion direction Y1 back | inner side, the detachment | leave of the meter 11 and an abnormal noise are prevented more reliably. be able to.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, since the wedge portion 22 protrudes from the back surface of the cluster panel 12, the wedge portion 22 can be inserted when the cluster panel 12 is attached to the meter 11, and attachment work can be performed. It can be simplified.

  In addition, according to embodiment mentioned above, although the wedge part 22 was provided in the wedge shape which becomes narrow as it goes to the insertion direction Y1 back | inner side, this invention is not limited to this. The wedge portion 22 may have any shape that can be inserted into the gap S to block the gap S and prevent the elastic arm 19 from bending.

  Moreover, according to embodiment mentioned above, the wedge part 22 was integrally provided in the cluster panel 12, However, This invention is not limited to this. The wedge portion 22 and the cluster panel 12 may be provided separately.

  Further, the above-described embodiments are merely representative forms of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. That is, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

1 Meter unit (display unit)
3 Instrument panel (attached part)
11 Meter (display device)
12 Cluster panel 13 Meter body (Display device body)
14 Claw part (mounting part)
18 Nail body (Mounting body)
19 Elastic arm 20 Locking protrusion 22 Wedge (regulating member)

Claims (3)

A display device main body for displaying information, and a mounting portion provided so as to protrude from the display device main body detachably locked to the mounted portion, the mounting portion being the mounted portion. The mounting portion main body inserted into the hole and the end of the mounting portion main body in the insertion direction are supported by the mounting portion main body, and the end on the near side in the insertion direction is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the hole. In a display device provided with an elastic arm provided so as to be elastically deformable in a separating direction, and a locking projection for locking to the attached portion provided convexly from the elastic arm,
A display device, further comprising: a restricting member that is press-fitted between the hole and a side of the elastic arm away from the locking projection to restrict elastic deformation of the elastic arm.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the restricting member is provided so that the width thereof becomes narrower toward a depth side in the insertion direction. A display device according to claim 1 or 2,
Further comprising a cluster panel covering the front of the display device,
The display unit, wherein the restricting member protrudes from a back surface of the cluster panel.

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