JPH08159818A - Plate body fixing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a plate body fixing structure in which the falling-off of a panel can be prevented in any environment for use and at the same time, a plate body can be easily pulled out when it is required to remove it and a liquid crystal dispaly device cannot be mounted is such a state that the panel is fitted to an instrument device, namely, erroneous assembling is prevented. CONSTITUTION: A panel 18 is press-fitted for fixation into a pin 19 provided in a projection part 22, and auxiliarily fixed with a panel stopping pin 24. The panal stopping pin 24 has a small interval to the panel 18. The interval is larger than the thickness of the panel 18 between the tip part of the panel stopping pin 24 and the projection part 22 of an instrument hood 5. The area of the tip part closed to the panel 18 of the panel stopping pin 24 is made small. Further, in the state that the panel 18 is mounted on an instrument device 1, the panel 18 covers a groove part 23 in which the rib 21 of a liquid crystal diaplay device 9 is guided and inserted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fixing structure for a plate such as a lens used in a display portion of an instrument device used in a vehicle such as an automobile, and more particularly to a removable plate fixing structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, an instrument device 1 used in a conventional vehicle includes a plurality of indicating instruments 2 such as a speedometer and an engine tachometer, a handbrake warning lamp, and a high-beam indicator lamp of a headlamp. And a warning display section 3 such as.
The instrument device 1 accommodates an indicating instrument 2, a warning display portion 3 and the like by a gauge hood 5 made of synthetic resin and formed integrally with the dial plate 4 and a gauge case 6 made of synthetic resin. In addition, the instrument device 1 may include an attached display unit 7 depending on the vehicle type of the vehicle and the selection of the vehicle purchaser.

The display section 7 is composed of a liquid crystal display 9 having a liquid crystal display section 8, for example.
The lower surface of the measuring device 1 is inserted into the recess 10 formed by the measuring hood 5 and the measuring case 6, and attached to the measuring device 1.

The liquid crystal display 9 is a box made of synthetic resin and has a liquid crystal display section 8 on the front surface. Spring pieces having ribs 11 and locking portions 12 on both sides of the liquid crystal display 9.
It has 13 and. Further, in the concave portion 10 of the instrument device 1 to which the liquid crystal display 9 is attached, a groove 14 into which the rib 11 of the liquid crystal display 9 is guided and inserted on the instrument hood 5 side, and the liquid crystal display 9 are held in the instrument device 1. Spring piece of the liquid crystal display 9 for
The columnar protrusion 16 has an engaging portion 15 with which the locking portion 12 of 13 is hooked.

When the liquid crystal display 9 is inserted into the recess 10, the rib 11 of the liquid crystal display 9 is guided and inserted into the groove 14 of the instrument hood 5, and the upper end of the rib 11 is positioned by abutting against the groove 14, and at the same time. The locking portion 12 is caught by the engaging portion 15 and is assembled and fixed to the measuring device 1.

There is no problem when the liquid crystal display 9 which is the attached display is attached at the time of manufacturing the measuring instrument device 1. However, for example, the liquid crystal display 9 is not attached at the time of manufacturing the measuring instrument device 1, but the measuring instrument device 1 is installed. The liquid crystal display 9 may not be attached depending on the type of vehicle or the purchaser of the vehicle. In the case of the former, from the assembly plant of the instrument device 1 to the assembly plant of the vehicle, in the latter case, the decorative plate covering the opening 17 in the opening 17 facing the display 7 of the instrument device 1 all the time after the assembly of the instrument device 1. 18 is attached.

The decorative plate 18 is a plate made of synthetic resin, and is provided with a plurality of pins 19 provided around the opening 17 of the instrument hood 5 and a notch-shaped engaging portion 20 corresponding to the pin 19. Since the engaging portion 20 is formed smaller than the pin 19 on the peripheral portion of the decorative plate 18, the decorative plate 18 is fixed to the instrument hood 5 by press-fitting the pin 19 into the engaging portion 20.
Then, in the step of attaching the liquid crystal display 9 to the instrument device 1, the decorative plate 18 was removed from the instrument device 1 and the liquid crystal display 9 was attached.

[0008]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, when the decorative plate, which is a plate, is continuously mounted, the use environment or the pin and the engaging portion can be fixed only by fixing the pin and the engaging portion by press fitting. There was a risk that the decorative plate would fall off due to dimensional error with the above. Also, since the liquid crystal display can be attached without removing the decorative plate from the instrument device, if the liquid crystal display is attached with the decorative plate attached, remove the liquid crystal display from the instrument device and then attach the decorative plate. I had to remove it and attach the LCD again. Also, it was very troublesome to check the presence or absence of the decorative plate. Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention prevents the decorative plate from falling off in any use environment, and has a box-like shape such as a liquid crystal display when the decorative plate is attached to the measuring device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fixing structure for a plate body that prevents a so-called erroneous assembly that cannot be attached.

[0009]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an instrument device comprising an instrument hood having a dial plate and an instrument case, which is attached by attaching an indicator separate from the instrument device to the instrument device. It is an instrument device which can be provided with a display part, and a plate body provided with a plate body for covering an opening provided in the instrument hood which the display part faces when the display device is not attached to the instrument device. In the structure, a plurality of pins are provided around the opening of the instrument hood, a plurality of engaging portions corresponding to the pins are formed in the plate body, and the pins and the engaging portions are press-fitted and fixed, and The instrument case is provided with a plate body restraining pin which projects toward the instrument hood and faces the plate body, and a gap larger than the thickness of the plate body is provided between the tip end of the plate body restraining pin and the instrument hood. By In serial plate body restraining pin is obtained by allowing suppressing the plate body in an auxiliary manner.

Further, a rib is provided on a front surface of the display, and the groove is covered by the plate body while the rib is guided and inserted into the instrument hood while the plate body is attached.

[0011]

With the above construction, it is possible to prevent the plate body from falling out of the measuring instrument device in any use environment and to facilitate the removal work. In addition, it is possible to prevent so-called erroneous assembly in which other members cannot be attached while the plate body is attached to the instrument device.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. However, the same parts as those of the prior art will be designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a liquid crystal display 8 is provided on the front surface of a liquid crystal display 9 attached to the measuring device 1,
Ribs 21 projecting to the front are provided on both sides of the liquid crystal display unit 8. The concave portion 10 of the instrument device 1 to which the liquid crystal display 9 is attached is the instrument hood 5 and the instrument case 6.
It consists of and. A raised portion 22 is formed on the surface of the instrument hood 5 forming the recess 10 opposite to the surface of the liquid crystal display 9 on which the liquid crystal display portion 8 is provided. Therefore, the raised portion 22
A groove 23 is formed on both sides of the groove. This groove 23
Corresponds to the rib 21 provided on the front surface of the liquid crystal display 9, and when the liquid crystal display 9 is inserted into the recess 10, the rib 21 is guided and inserted along the groove 23 of the instrument hood 5.

At this time, when the decorative plate 18, which is a plate body made of synthetic resin, is attached to the measuring instrument device 1 in a state of contacting the raised portion 22 of the measuring instrument hood 5 and covering the groove portion 23, the liquid crystal is formed in the concave portion 10. Even if an attempt is made to insert the display device 9, the rib 21 guided and inserted into the groove portion 23 of the instrument hood 5 cannot be guided and inserted by the decorative plate 18, so that the liquid crystal display device 9 cannot be attached to the instrument device 1. For this reason, it is possible to prevent erroneous assembling work for attaching the liquid crystal display 9 with the decorative plate 18 still attached, and the assembling and checking work is simplified and the productivity is improved.

The decorative plate 18 is press-fitted and fixed by a plurality of pins 19 provided around the opening 17 of the instrument hood 5 in a state of being abutted on the raised portion 22 formed on the instrument hood 5, and the instrument case 6 The peripheral portions of the decorative plate 18 are supplementarily suppressed by the four columnar decorative plate retaining pins 24 formed in the above. The decorative plate holding pin 24 is provided to prevent the decorative plate 18 from falling off the measuring device 1. This veneer retaining pin 24
Although it protrudes toward the instrument case 5, it does not contact the decorative plate 18 and has a slight distance from the decorative plate 18. This space is defined by the two decorative plate retaining pins that correspond to the top of the decorative plate 18.
In the case of 24, the tip 25 of the decorative plate retaining pin 24 and the instrument hood 5
It is obtained because it is larger than the thickness of the decorative plate 18 between the raised portion 22 and the raised part 22.
In the case of the decorative plate press pin 24 of the book, the decorative plate 18 including the tip portion 25 of the decorative plate press pin 24 and the guide rib 26 having the same height as the raised portion 22.
The height perpendicular to the plate surface direction is larger than the thickness of the decorative plate 18, which is obtained. Furthermore, this decorative board holding pin
The area of the tip portion 25 near the decorative plate 18 of 24 is formed small.

The method of fixing the decorative plate 18 to the measuring instrument device 1 is as follows. First, in the measuring instrument hood 5 which is not assembled with the measuring instrument case 6,
Similarly to the conventional example, the engaging portion 20 of the decorative plate 18 is press-fitted into the pin 19 of the instrument hood 5 to fix the decorative plate 18 to the instrument hood 5.
Then, by assembling the instrument case 6 to the instrument hood 5 to which the decorative plate 18 is fixed, the decorative plate pressing pin 24 provided on the instrument case 6 is close to the decorative plate 18 and the decorative plate 18 can be fixed to the measuring device 1. Complete.

As a method of removing the decorative plate 18 from the measuring device 1, the decorative plate 18 can be removed from the measuring device 1 by pinching the lower end central portion of the decorative plate 18 and bending it. When bending the decorative plate 18, the decorative plate 18 and the decorative plate retaining pin 24
Since there is a slight gap between the decorative plate 18 and the decorative plate 18 is easy to bend, and because the area of the tip 25 of the decorative plate holding pin 24 is small, when the decorative plate 18 is bent to remove the decorative plate 18, Even when the decorative plate 18 comes into contact with the decorative plate pressing pin 24, the decorative plate 18 can be pulled out without difficulty.

Although the decorative plate retaining pin 24 is formed so as to have a space not in contact with the decorative plate 18,
Dimensional error of, for example, the engaging portion 20 formed on both sides of the decorative plate 18
Dimension between and corresponding pin 19 and pin of instrument hood 5
Due to a dimensional error between the decorative plate 18 and the decorative plate 18, the decorative plate 18 is always in contact with the decorative plate holding pin 24, which does not deviate from the gist of the present invention. In addition, there is no problem in the removal work.

Further, as another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a mistaken assembly can be easily prevented by forming an L-shaped bent piece 27 on the opening side of the concave portion 10 of the decorative plate 18. You can

Although the groove portion 23 is formed by the step between the raised portion 22 and the guide rib 26, it is not limited to the above embodiment, and the groove portion 23 may be formed by forming a groove.

[0021]

According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent a plate such as a decorative plate from falling off in any use environment, and it is possible to easily remove the plate when it is necessary to remove it. Also, you can not attach a liquid crystal display etc. with the plate attached,
So-called misassembly can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the instrument case according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a recess of the measuring device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a recess formed in the lower surface of the measuring device of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a recess in which the liquid crystal display of the embodiment is mounted.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a recess of a measuring device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional instrument device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part of the conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a decorative plate of the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 instrument device 4 look-back plate 5 instrument hood 6 instrument case 7 display section 8 liquid crystal display section 9 liquid crystal display 17 opening section 18 decorative panel 19 pin 20 engaging section 21 rib 22 raised section 23 groove section 24 decorative sheet Retaining pin 25 Tip

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A measuring device comprising a measuring hood provided with a dial plate and a measuring case, and a display which is separate from the measuring device can be attached to the measuring device to provide an attached display section. In a plate fixing structure having a plate body that covers an opening provided in the instrument hood that the display section faces when the indicator is not attached to the instrument device, the opening of the instrument hood A plurality of pins are provided around the part, and a plurality of engaging portions corresponding to the pins are formed on the plate body, and the pins and the engaging portions are press-fitted and fixed, and the direction of the instrument hood in the instrument case. By providing a plate pressing pin that protrudes toward the plate and faces the plate, and by providing a gap larger than the thickness of the plate between the tip of the plate pressing pin and the instrument hood, The plate The plate fixing structure is characterized in that it is possible to suppress the auxiliary. 2. A front surface of the display unit is provided with a rib, and a groove portion which is guided and inserted into the instrument hood and is covered with the plate body when the plate body is attached is provided. The plate fixing structure according to claim 1.