JPS59151063A - Meter with alarm display for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase the expressive power of an alarm to a driver by providing a meter with the construction in which the hand of a pointer is displayed in two colors and the other alarm display color appears in an alarm zone while one display color is normally exposed. CONSTITUTION:A pointer 12 exposes normally a white display part 15 from the general surface 14 of an upper excursion plate 11, thus indicating the figure 2 and scale 3 of a dial 10 during traveling at a speed of, for example, about 0- 140km/h. When the higher speed is attained, the pointer 12 turns further clockwise from a notched part 13 and exposes a red display part 16 as well, thus indicating that the speed is too high. The expressional power of alarming to the driver is thus increased.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vehicle meter, and more particularly to a meter warning display device.

An example of a conventional vehicle meter is the one shown in FIG. / is OK on the speedometer dial
The speed of m/h ~ /cl'Okm/h is indicated by numbers and scale 3 every 10 kph, and there is a warning shade area.Secondly, a red belt is added and a white pointer is displayed! The pointer is now rotating! This is a support shaft whose rotation is controlled by a movement (not shown), a speedometer gauge wire (not shown), etc.

However, with conventional meters like this,
Since the system is configured to only display a warning using a red color, there is a problem in that even if the pointer enters the warning area, the display power is not sufficient to notify of danger.

This invention was made in view of these conventional problems, and the pointer needle is displayed in one color, so that one display color is always exposed and the other warning display color is displayed in the warning zone. The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above problems by creating a structure in which

Hereinafter, the invention will be explained based on the drawings.

1 and 3 are diagrams showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

First, the structure will be explained. In the figure, 10 is a dial plate, on which a number C and a scale 3 are shown. // is the upper escutcheon grate, and is cut out at a line connecting the position indicated by the numeral M and the spindle O of the pointer 7.2, forming an incision /3. The pointer 72 is always hidden by the white display part /S which is always exposed from the general surface /l of the upper escutcheon play 1 // and by the construction surface /l, and the pointer is further hidden than the incision part /3. When /Y is to the right, that is, when the speed is high, the red display area /l becomes more exposed.

Next, the action will be explained and explained.

When the pointer /2 is traveling at a speed of θ~/gθkm/h, the pointer 1.2 is displayed in white, but when the speed exceeds that point, the red display part /A is exposed and the speed is displayed. This indicates that the amount is too much. Furthermore, on this dial 10, the maximum speed is /yo0k.
m/h, but /3o km/h, but /θ0km
Even /h can be selected arbitrarily in relation to the performance and regulations, and / and θkm/h are merely examples. In addition, although the warning area is set to /g0krih and above, jθk m/)-, and above is θkm/h.
The above value may be used, and the setting of /g θkm/h is merely an example. same as below.

FIG. 7 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which the cutout portion /3 is not provided in the escutcheon grate 20, but a transparent portion 27 is formed, and the pointer /,! Red display area/
6 is visible. The transparent portion 2/ may be formed by applying opaque printing such as black to a null upper escutcheon grate material made of transparent material, such as an acrylic resin, or by applying opaque printing such as black to the upper escutcheon grate material made of an opaque material. Alternatively, it may be fitted into a transparent part 2/ of a transparent material.

FIG. 5 shows the third embodiment of the present invention, which has three warning levels: upper escutcheon grade? O is
The first part 3/ in which only the white display part 15 of the pointer 1.2 is exposed, and the second part in which the red display part /l is also exposed.
Part 3.2 and warning notices 33, such as "Caution"
In addition to providing a white display section/S and a red display section/
and a third portion 7t that separates the ,? 5 is a window for exposing the red display section. In addition, in FIG. 5, it is shown as if there were three pointers t2, but for convenience of explanation, there are only seven pointers /2.

The second figure shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the upper escutcheon plate θ has a semicircular shape, and is formed so that the white display part /j and the red display part /A of the pointer /U are exposed, respectively. , further rotates the pointer /2 to the supporting axis g,
A warning speed control plate/l supported in a lockable manner allows the driver to arbitrarily select a position (for example, 5"Okm/h) where the red display part/l is always hidden and exposed. ing.

FIG. 7 is the second embodiment of the present invention, and the pointer! θ-shaped white display! / is circular, and a red display portion J-, 2 is formed thickly through the diameter portion j3. This picture is also number 1! As in the figure, three pointers j0 are shown, but this is for the convenience of explanation and clarity. There are only 7 Oij.

According to the second to j embodiments, as in the seventh embodiment, when the pointer enters a dangerous area, the display changes from entirely white to red, thereby alerting the driver. According to the fourth embodiment, it is possible to change the dangerous area according to the speed limit of the road on which the vehicle is traveling.

The above description has been made using a speedometer as an example of a meter, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to any meter having a pointer such as an oil field gauge or a fuel gauge.

As has been explained above, according to the present invention, a meter with a simple structure in which the color of the pointer changes can be realized, and the effect of increasing the expressive power of giving a warning to the driver can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of a conventional meter, Fig. 2 is a front view of a meter according to the first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the main part of Fig. 4, and Figs. FIG. 2 is a front view of the second to Ith embodiments of the present invention. /, 10...Dial board, λ...Number, 3...Scale,!
,/-! . ! 0 Pointer, Otsu... Support axis, //, , 2o,
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A pointer having a display section coded in one color, and an upper escutcheon grate formed to have a portion indicating the seven-color display section of the pointer and a section also indicating the other color display section in the rotation range of the pointer. Features a meter with a warning display for vehicles.