JPS6017697Y2 - Fuel level display device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a remaining fuel amount display device, and more particularly to a remaining fuel amount display device that can enlarge the remaining amount display when the remaining amount approaches the minimum amount.

Conventional fuel remaining amount display devices have a pointer that is supported at one end by the output shaft of the fuel gauge and rotates between a maximum remaining amount indicating position and a minimum remaining amount indicating position according to the operation of the fuel gauge, and a pointer that rotates between a maximum remaining amount indicating position and a minimum remaining amount indicating position according to the operation of the fuel gauge. It is equipped with a facing plate provided in front of the rotating plane and a display window provided in a portion of the facing board opposite to the rotation range of the pointer, and when the pointer moves within the display window by the operation of the fuel gauge. It is configured so that the remaining amount of fuel can be recognized by rotating and visually observing the position of the pointer within the display window.

Incidentally, the fuel remaining amount display device has recently been reviewed from the viewpoint of fuel efficiency, and there is a demand for an enlarged display of the remaining fuel amount so that the user can verify the fuel efficiency performance.

In order to meet this demand in the conventional fuel remaining amount display device, the pointer may be made longer and the display window may be made larger.

However, although this kind of bark can be enlarged and displayed, the amount of deflection of the pointer becomes large, giving the impression that the amount of fuel consumed is greater than the actual amount of fuel consumed, and on the contrary, the fuel consumption is reduced. It may give a bad impression.

The present invention was developed in view of these circumstances, and its purpose is to create a fuel remaining amount display device that allows the user to verify fuel efficiency, rather than giving the impression that fuel efficiency is poor. It is on offer.

In this invention, the pointer is made long, and the small remaining amount display zone of the display window is made to face the extended free end of the pointer.
It is configured so that only necessary parts are enlarged and displayed, thereby avoiding giving the impression that fuel efficiency is poor.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2 showing an embodiment of the present invention,
A fuel gauge 2 is installed on the back surface of the back dial plate 1, and an output shaft 3 of this fuel gauge 2 passes through the back dial plate 1 and projects at right angles to the front surface thereof.

One end of a pointer 4 is fixedly supported on the output shaft 3, and the pointer 4 moves to the maximum remaining amount indicating position (
Full F) MaX and minimum remaining amount display position (Empty E
) Min along the front surface of the back dial plate 1.

The length of the pointer 4 is set longer than the pointer in a conventional fuel remaining amount display device.

In a plane that is slightly away from the plane in which the pointer 4 rotates, there is a
A dial plate 5 is fixedly arranged parallel to the back dial plate 1, and a display window 6 is provided in the dial plate 5 so that the hands 4 can be seen through.

For example, the display window 6 may have a structure in which a transparent body such as glass is fitted into a window hole, or it may have a structure in which a predetermined surface of a transparent body is lathed with opaque treatment.The specific structure thereof is as follows. Optional.

The display window 6 includes a small remaining amount display zone 6A and other zones (hereinafter referred to as large remaining amount display zones).

) 6B, and both zones 6A and 6B cover the entire range of rotation of the pointer 4.

In this embodiment, the small remaining amount display zone 6A extends from the minimum remaining amount indicated position Min of the pointer 4 to the indicated position indicating that the remaining amount is 1 ha when the tank is full (refer to the character 1 ha in the figure). It is designed to cover the surface facing the rotation range of
Furthermore, the small remaining amount display zone 6A is provided facing only the range in which the free end of the pointer 4 rotates so that only the vicinity of the free end of the pointer 4 can be seen through.

That is, even when the pointer 4 is located within the small remaining amount display zone 6A, the base end of the pointer 4 cannot be seen.

On the contrary, the large remaining amount display zone 6B covers the surface facing the rotation range of the pointer 4 from the maximum remaining amount indicating position Max to the remaining amount indicating position 1/4, and moreover, The pointer 4 is provided facing only the range in which the base end of the pointer 4 rotates so that only the vicinity of the base end of the pointer 4 can be seen through.

That is, even when the pointer 4 is located within the large remaining amount display zone 6B, the free end of the pointer 4 cannot be seen.

Incidentally, on the back dial plate 1, a display scale 7 consisting of letters, scales, etc. is appropriately written corresponding to each remaining amount indicating position of the pointer 4, and this scale 7 is located at the edge of the display window 6. 1
It stands out as shown in the figure.

Next, the effect will be explained.

First, when the pointer 4 is located within the rotation range indicating the remaining amount from full to 1, only the base end of the pointer 4 is exposed within the large remaining amount display zone 6B of the display window 6.

Since only the base end near the center of rotation of the pointer 4 is exposed, the amount by which the pointer 4 swings in this zone 6B is small, giving the impression that the amount of fuel consumed is greater than the actual amount of fuel consumed. There is no giving.

Next, when the pointer 4 reaches the rotation range from the 1/4 remaining amount indicating position to the minimum remaining amount indicating position, the pointer 4 only has its free end within the small remaining amount indicating zone 6A of the display window 6. Reveal.

Since the free end of the pointer 4 away from the center of rotation is exposed, the amount by which the pointer 4 swings in this zone 6A is less than that in the zone 6.
It will be expressed larger than in case B,
Therefore, the remaining amount displayed by the pointer 4 is enlarged.

Therefore, the driver who observes this can know in detail how the remaining amount of fuel is decreasing, in other words, the amount of fuel consumed.
Based on this knowledge, fuel efficiency can be confirmed through actual experience.

Further, the driver is warned that the remaining amount is getting low by observing the fact that the pointer 4 has entered the small remaining amount display zone 6A.

Incidentally, a remaining amount warning may also be used on the back dial 1 in the small remaining amount display zone 6A.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the small remaining amount display zone is set up to the remaining amount 1/2 display position, but is not limited to this, and may be set to, for example, the remaining amount 1/2 display position.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the pointer is formed long and a small remaining amount display zone is provided in the display window, and this zone is configured to display only the free end far from the center of rotation of the pointer. Therefore, the fuel efficiency can be demonstrated to the user without giving the impression that the fuel efficiency is poor.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 are a perspective view and a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention. 2...Fuel gauge, 3...Output shaft, 4...
...Guidelines, 5...Endpapers, 6...
・Display window, 6A...Low remaining amount display zone, 6B・
...Large remaining power display zone.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A pointer whose one end is supported by the output shaft of the fuel gauge and rotates between a maximum remaining amount indicating position and a minimum remaining amount indicating position according to the operation of the fuel gauge, and a pointer provided in front of the plane on which the pointer rotates. In the fuel remaining amount display position, which is equipped with a facing board and a display window provided in a portion of the facing board facing the rotation range of the pointer, the free end of the pointer is formed to be long;
A fuel tank characterized in that a small remaining amount display zone is provided in the display window, which faces a rotation range near the minimum remaining amount display position of the pointer, and is provided so as to face only the range in which the free end of the pointer rotates. Remaining amount display position.