JPH11108700A - Meter device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a meter device provided with the electronic display device of a wide display range without substantially raising a cost while keeping a compact shape. SOLUTION: Inside the case 8 of a round shape whose front surface side is opened, an analog type meter 5 constituted of a light guide plate 2 disposed at the front part of a meter main body 1, a display plate 3 disposed on the front surface of the light guide plate 2 and an indicating needle 4 turned corresponding to the operation of the meter main body 1 and a liquid crystal display device 10 provided with a polygonal display panel 12 and a holder 11 integrally formed with the light guide plate 2 for housing the display panel 12 are housed. On the display plate 3, a window 14 for making the display part of the liquid crystal display device 10 visible is provided. Also, the side of the side wall 9 of the case 8 of the holder 11 housing the display panel 12 is disposed on an outer side from the inner surface of the side wall 9 and the window 14 is provided in the almost same shape as the display panel 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to, for example, an instrument for a vehicle, and more particularly to an instrument device having an analog instrument and an electronic display.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, an instrument for a motorcycle, such as a speedometer, has a light guide plate 2 made of a light-transmitting resin and a light guide plate 2 in front of a cross coil type instrument body 1 as shown in FIGS. An analog type having a display plate 3 provided with a display unit for displaying a speed on the front surface thereof, and a pointer 4 for turning the display unit 3 in accordance with the operation of the instrument body 1 and indicating the display unit is provided in front of the display plate 3. An instrument 5 and a circuit board 7 equipped with electronic components (not shown) for driving the analog instrument 5 and a bulb 6 for illuminating the display portion and the pointer 4 of the display panel 3 by light emission are housed in a round case 8. Instrument body 1 and case 8
A liquid crystal display 10 provided with a display unit (not shown) for integrating and displaying the traveling distance in the space with the side wall 9 is housed and formed compactly.

In this liquid crystal display 10, a rectangular display panel 12 is accommodated in a concave portion of a holder 11 formed integrally with the light guide plate 2, and the periphery of the display panel 12 is fixed by a holding frame 13 so as to be fixed. It prevents floating and rattling. Further, windows 14 serving as a display range of the display panel 12 are formed slightly smaller than the display panel 12 at three display panels located on the front surface of the liquid crystal display 10. Also,
Lead pins 15 are arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the display panel 12 and connected to a plurality of electrodes (not shown) provided on one side edge of the display panel 12 on the side wall 9 of the case 8, and the lower end is soldered to the circuit board 7. The display panel 12 is fixedly connected to the circuit board 7.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a black dial plate that covers the inside of the case 8 seen from the gap between the display panel 3 and the side wall 9 of the case 8 and is disposed on the opening-side end surface of the side wall 9 of the case 8.
The front opening side of the case 8 is covered with a transparent and colorless transparent plate 18 integrally formed with the black upper case 17.

[0005]

However, in the prior art, as described above, since the holder 11 containing the rectangular display panel 12 is housed in the round case 8, the side of the case 8 on the side wall 9 side is provided. Although there is a gap between the center of the side of the holder 11 and the side wall 9, the gap between the corner of the holder 11 and the inner surface of the side wall 9 is small.
2 cannot be enlarged, that is, the display range of the liquid crystal display 10 is narrow. Therefore, in order to cope with the recent multi-item display, the instrument is increased or the side portion of the display panel 12 on the case 8 It is sufficient to widen the display range as a shape conforming to the side wall 9, that is, an arc, but the cost is greatly increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an instrument device having an electronic display having a wide display range while maintaining a compact shape and without significantly increasing costs. Aim.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a light guide plate is provided in front of an instrument main body, a display plate is provided in front of the light guide plate, and an operation of the instrument main body is performed. An electronic instrument comprising an analog instrument provided with a pointer that rotates in accordance with the above, and a polygonal display panel and a holder for housing the display panel, which are provided in parallel with the analog instrument behind the display panel. A meter device in which a display and a display device are housed in a case with an open front surface, wherein the display plate is provided with a window that allows the display unit of the electronic display device to be visible, and at least the electronic display device is housed therein. The case side wall has a curved portion, the case side wall of the display panel or the holder is disposed outside the inner surface of the case side wall having the curved portion, and the window is provided in substantially the same shape as the display panel. It is a thing.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A round case 8 having an open front side.
The light guide plate 2 includes a light guide plate 2 disposed in front of the instrument body 1, a display plate 3 disposed in front of the light guide plate 2, and a pointer 4 that rotates in accordance with the operation of the instrument body 1. The liquid crystal display device 10 includes the analog instrument 5 and the polygon display panel 12 and the holder 11 that stores the display panel 12. The display panel 3 is provided with a window 14 for making a display unit (not shown) of the liquid crystal display 10 visible. Display panel 1
Side of the case 8 of the holder 11 that houses the
And the window 14 is provided in substantially the same shape as the display panel 12. With this configuration, without increasing the diameter of the side wall 9 of the case 8,
The size of the display panel 12 can be increased, so that the liquid crystal display 10 having a wide display range can be obtained.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. In a round case 8 having an open front side, a cross-coil instrument main body 1, a light guide plate 2 made of a light-transmitting resin disposed in front of the instrument main body 1, and a front face of the light guide plate 2 Display board 3 provided with a display section for displaying the arranged speed
An analog meter 5 comprising: a pointer 4 that rotates according to the operation of the meter body 1 and indicates the display unit;
A liquid crystal display 10 provided with a display unit (not shown) such as a mileage and a fuel consumption in a space behind the display panel 3 and in front of the analog instrument 5, and disposed behind and in front of the instrument main body 1. Circuit boards 7, 7A.

An electronic component (not shown) for driving the analog instrument 5 is mounted on a circuit board 7 disposed behind the instrument main body 1. A circuit board 7A disposed between the instrument main body 1 and the light guide plate 2 has a display portion and hands 4 of the display plate 3 and light emitting devices, such as electronic components (not shown) for driving the liquid crystal display 10 and light emission. LE to illuminate 10 display units
D19 is mounted.

The liquid crystal display 10 is formed in a pentagonal shape, and accommodates a display panel 12 provided with a display section (not shown) such as the mileage and fuel consumption described above in a recess of a holder 11 formed integrally with the light guide plate 2. Display panel 12 on the pointer 4 side
A conductive rubber 20 is disposed between a plurality of electrode portions (not shown) provided at one side end of the display substrate and the circuit board 7A to form a display panel 1
2 and the circuit board 7A are electrically connected. And
The light guide plate 2 and the circuit board 7A are fixed at a plurality of locations with screws 21. In addition, windows 3 serving as a display range of the display panel 12 are formed in the display panel 12 so as to be slightly similar to the display panel 12 and slightly smaller than the display panel 12 at three locations on the display panel located in front of the liquid crystal display 10. Note that the window 14 may be transparent so that the window 14 can be seen through. The electrical connection between the display panel 12 of the liquid crystal display 10 and the circuit board 7A is made of conductive rubber 2.
Although 0 is used, it may be performed with the lead pin 15 as in the conventional example.

As described above, the analog instrument 5 and the liquid crystal display 10 are housed in the round case 8 having an open front side. As shown in FIG. 3, the case 8 side wall of the holder 11 in which the display panel 12 is housed. The side 9 is located outside the inner surface of the side wall 9. In this embodiment, the height of the side wall 9 is reduced only at the position where the holder 11 is located, and the side wall 9 is mounted on the end face.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a black dial plate which covers the inside of the case 8 as seen from the gap between the display panel 3 and the side wall 9 of the case 8, and is provided on the opening-side end surface of the side wall 9 of the case 8.
A rib 22 is provided on the facing plate 16 at a position where the height of the side wall 9 of the case 8 is reduced and a part of the liquid crystal display 10 is placed on the end surface thereof. Thus, the liquid crystal display 10 and the display panel 3 are not shaken. Then, the front opening side of the case 8 is set to the black upper case 17.
And a transparent and colorless see-through plate 18 integrally formed.

In this way, the display panel 12 is substantially
Of the display panel 12
The case 8 side wall 9 side of the holder 11 is disposed outside the inner surface of the case 8 side wall 9 and the display panel 12
Of the display panel 12 is provided substantially in the same shape as the display panel 12 so that the diameter of the side wall 9 of the case 8 can be increased without increasing the diameter.
The display panel 12 can be made larger than before,
Therefore, the display range can be widened, and it is possible to support multi-item display.

Further, since the display panel 3 is pressed by the ribs 22 provided on the return plate 16, the display panel 12 located behind the display panel 3 does not float or rattle, and is conventionally necessary. The holding frame 13 is not required, and the step between the surface of the display panel 3 and the surface of the display panel 12 is reduced, so that the display portion of the liquid crystal display 10 is easy to see.

In this embodiment, the analog type instrument 5 is a cross-coil type speed meter, and the electronic display 10 is a liquid crystal display. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The side wall 9 of the case 8 does not need to be entirely round, and it is sufficient that at least a place where the electronic display 10 is housed has a curved portion. Further, although the analog type instrument 5 and the electronic display 10 are integrated via the light guide plate 2, they may be provided separately.

[0017]

According to the present invention, a light guide plate is provided in front of an instrument body, and a display plate is provided in front of the light guide plate.
An analog instrument having a pointer that rotates in response to the operation of the instrument main body, and a holder that is arranged side by side with the analog instrument behind the display panel and houses a polygonal display panel and a display panel. An electronic display device comprising: an electronic display device having an electronic display device and a display device. The side wall of the case accommodating the display has a curved portion, the case side wall of the display panel or the holder is disposed outside the inner surface of the case side wall having the curved portion, and the window is provided on the display panel. By providing substantially the same shape as the above, it is possible to obtain an instrument device having an electronic display having a wide display range without increasing the size of the instrument device and without increasing the cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an instrument device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the instrument device showing the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partial state view showing the embodiment, in which the electronic display is housed in a case.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an instrument device showing a conventional example.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of an instrument device showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument main body 2 Light guide plate 3 Display board 4 Pointer 5 Analog type instrument 8 Case 9 Side wall 10 Liquid crystal display (electronic display) 11 Holder 12 Display panel 14 Window

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An analog device comprising: a light guide plate disposed in front of an instrument body; a display panel disposed in front of the light guide plate; and a pointer which rotates according to the operation of the instrument body. A digital instrument and an electronic display having a polygonal display panel and a holder for accommodating the display panel, which are provided side by side with the analog instrument behind the display panel, are housed in a case with an open front. A meter device, wherein the display plate is provided with a window that allows a display unit of the electronic display to be visible, and at least a side wall of the case in which the electronic display is stored has a curved portion, An instrument device wherein a case side wall of a panel or a holder is disposed outside an inner surface of a case side wall having the curved portion, and the window is provided in substantially the same shape as the display panel.