JPH1055458A - Segment shape of fare display part - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display the digit of a hundred thousand by enlarging the numeral figure of five digits which are displayed frequently. SOLUTION: In the segment shape of a fare display part displaying the numerical figures of five digits by arranging five numerical figure displaying elements 6 forming the numerical figure of one digit by arraying three horizontal segments and four vertical segments orthogonal with the horizontal segments on the fare display part 4 displaying a fare at a taxi meter, the part 4 is provided with a small numerical figure displaying element 7 smaller than the elements 6 at a sixth digit. The horizontal segments 7a to 7c of the element 7 are set to be smaller than the horizontal segments 6a to 7c of the element 6 and each vertical segment 7d to 7g; 6d to 6g of the small numerical figure displaying element and the numerical figure displaying elements are set to be equal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a segment shape of a display unit used for displaying a fare of a taxi meter, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a five-digit type 50 as shown in FIG. 5 has been proposed as the number of digits used for displaying the fare of a taxi meter. In FIG. 5, the five-digit type 50 is formed by arranging five numeral display elements 53 for displaying one digit on a fare display section 52 of a meter main body 51 to form a five-digit number. In addition, 5
Reference numeral 4 denotes a tariff switch for inputting information indicating the state of the taxi vehicle, for example, an empty vehicle, renting, and the like.

Each number display element 53 arranges seven segments 53a in the shape of a kanji date, and each segment 53a
Are selectively issued to display numbers from 0 to 9. However, in order to make it easy to see the five-digit number within the limited range of the fare display part 52, since the respective numeric display elements 53 are arranged large in the range, the numbers used for the five-digit type 53 6-digit numbers cannot be displayed within the range using numbers of the same size as. That is,
For example, when the fare is $ 119530, there is a disadvantage that only $ 19530 can be displayed on the fare display section 52.

Therefore, a six-digit type has been proposed. That is, in FIG. 6, the six-digit type 60 is
A six-digit number is formed by arranging six number display elements 63 for displaying one digit on the fare display section 52 of the meter main body 51. Reference numeral 54 denotes a tariff switch. Each number display element 63 arranges seven segments 63a in a kanji-day character shape, and selectively emits light from each segment 63a to display a number from 0 to 9. However, although a six-digit number is displayed on the fare display section 52,
Within the limited range of the fare display section 52, each of the six-digit numbers is small, and there is a disadvantage that the five-digit numbers that are frequently displayed are difficult to see.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the foregoing, the present invention provides a segment of a display unit capable of displaying a large number of five-digit numbers, which are frequently displayed, and displaying hundred thousand digits. The purpose is to provide a shape.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a fare display for displaying the fare of a taxi meter, comprising three horizontal segments and four vertical segments orthogonal to the horizontal segments. In the segment shape of the fare display section which arranges five and displays a five-digit number by arranging a number display element that forms a single-digit number by arranging in the shape of a day, the fare display section is more than the number display element The segment shape of the fare display section having a small decimal number display element at the sixth digit is adopted. The horizontal segment of the small number display element is shorter than the horizontal segment of the number display element,
In addition, the segment shape of the fare display portion in which the vertical segments of the small number display element and the number display element are set to be equal is also effective.

According to the first aspect, the fare display section has a numeric display element for displaying a five-digit number and a small number display element for displaying a sixth-digit number. Make numbers visible. According to claim 2, since the horizontal segment of the decimal number display element is shorter than the horizontal segment of the numeral display element, and the vertical segments of the decimal number display section and the numerical display element are equal, the number of display digits of the fare display section is reduced. Even if the number increases, the five-digit number with a high display frequency is larger than the sixth digit with a low display frequency.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 4 show a taxi meter as an embodiment of the segment shape of the display unit according to the present invention. Note that the same components as those in the conventional example are given the same names, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.

In FIG. 1, a taxi meter 1 has a display panel 3 of a meter main body 2, a fare display section 4, and various tariff switches 5 for charge, empty, pick-up, payment, 20% increase at night, and rental. . In the fare display section 4, five large number display elements 6 for displaying one digit are arranged to form a five-digit number, and a small number display element 7 smaller than the number display element 6 is arranged in the sixth digit. ing.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the numerical display element 6 includes three parallel horizontal segments 6a, 6b, 6c,
Four vertical segments 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g orthogonal to the horizontal segments 6a, 6b, 6c are arranged in a kanji-day shape, and the horizontal segments 6a, 6b, 6c and the vertical segments 6d, 6e, 6f, Each segment of 6 g is selectively made to emit light, and a number from 0 to 9 is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the small number display element 7 has three parallel horizontal segments 7a, 7b, 7c,
Four vertical segments 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g orthogonal to the horizontal segments 7a, 7b, 7c are arranged in a kanji-day shape, and the horizontal segments 7a, 7b, 7c and the vertical segments 7d, 7e, 7f are arranged. , 7g are selectively emitted, and the numbers from 0 to 9 are displayed.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B,
Horizontal segments 7a, 7b, 7c of small number display element 7
Are the horizontal segments 6a, 6b, 6c of the numerical display element 6.
And the vertical segments 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g of the small number display element 7 are set substantially equal to the lengths of the vertical segments 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g of the number display element 6. I have.

Thus, the five-digit number with a high display frequency is larger than the sixth-digit number with a low display frequency. Also,
While the taxi is open, the fare display section 4 shows $ 100,000
Although the above is rarely displayed, even if it is supposed to be displayed, as shown in FIG. 3, the sixth digit “1” displayed by the small number display element 7 is displayed by the number display element 6. Since the size is the same as the five-digit number “0” to “9”, the driver does not feel uncomfortable with the five-digit number and the sixth-digit number.

The inside of the taxi meter 1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a microcomputer (CPU) 11 having a built-in clock 11a and a read-only memory (ROM) 1
2, a readable and writable memory (RAM) 13 and a travel sensor 14 are arranged and connected. The ROM 12 relates to a basic mileage of the taxi meter 1, a basic fee corresponding to the basic mileage, a basic time, a post-distance, a post-road distance, a post-time, a post-charge, and a fixed pick-up fee. Various data are stored.

The RAM 13 stores data and the like at the time of charge processing and the like. The traveling sensor 14 detects the rotation of the transmission of the vehicle and generates a traveling pulse. C
The PU 11 calculates the fare during the rent based on the running pulse and the time. In addition, the fare display section 4, the tariff switch 5, the ROM 12, the RAM 13, and the travel sensor 14 are electrically connected to the CPU 11, respectively.

When the driver operates the tariff switch 5a, the CPU 11 reads the basic charge data from the ROM 12 in response to the operation. The basic charge is displayed on the fare display section 4 based on the basic charge data. After that, the CPU 11
Monitors the running pulse from the running sensor 14 and the clock 11a to determine whether or not the basic running distance or the basic time has been exceeded. When the CPU 11 determines that the basic fee or the basic time has been exceeded, the fee is updated to add the post-immediate fee to the basic fee and displayed on the fare display section 4.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the fare display section includes a number display element for displaying a five-digit number and a small number display element for displaying a sixth-digit number. Since a digit number can be displayed, a high fare of 100,000 yen unit, which cannot be displayed in the conventional fare display section, can be displayed.

Further, since the horizontal segment of the small-number display element is shorter than the horizontal segment of the number display element, and the vertical segments of the small-number display element and the number display element are equal, a five-digit number frequently displayed is displayed. It is displayed on the fare display area larger than the infrequent sixth digit. Thus, for example, “1” displayed by the sixth digit becomes the same size as “1” of each digit displayed by five digits. Therefore, as long as the driver sees the number “1” in the fare display section, there is no sense of incongruity due to the comparison between the five-digit number and the sixth-digit number.

Further, since the shapes of the sixth digit and the five digits are different, the fare display section can display not only the fare but also, for example, an address number of a cumulative count. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of a segment shape of a fare display unit according to the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing the shape of a segment, wherein FIG. 2A shows a case of five digits, and FIG. 2B shows a case of a sixth digit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a case where a fare is displayed on a fare display section.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a taxi meter.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a conventional taxi meter displaying five-digit numbers.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional taxi meter displaying six-digit numbers.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Taxi meter 4 Fare display part 6 Numerical display element 6a, 6b, 6c Horizontal segment 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g Vertical segment 7 Small number display element 7a, 7b, 7c Horizontal segment 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g Vertical segment

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A fare display section for displaying a fare of a taxi meter, wherein three horizontal segments and four vertical segments orthogonal to the horizontal segments are arranged in the shape of a date to form a single-digit number. In the segment shape of the fare display section that displays five-digit numbers by arranging five numerical display elements, the fare display section has a small-number display element smaller than the number display element in the sixth digit. Segment shape of fare display. 2. A horizontal segment of the sub-number display element is shorter than a horizontal segment of the number display element, and each vertical segment of the sub-number display element and the number display element is set to be equal. The segment shape of the fare display section according to claim 1.