JPS641354B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a display device for a two-wheeled vehicle for displaying speed, engine speed, etc.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 1, this type of device includes a liquid crystal display section 1 containing liquid crystal, a control section 2 for controlling the display section 1, and an acrylic plate 3 for illumination. A configuration in which lighting bulbs 4, 4 for illuminating the display section 1 are integrally housed within a meter case 5 is known. In a display device with such a configuration, if the display surface of the display section is made larger, the case must also be made larger. The layout becomes difficult, and if it is placed in front of the central part of the handle, it will also hinder the simplification of the structure of that part.

Summary of the Invention The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display device for a two-wheeled vehicle having a lightweight and simple structure.

In order to achieve this object, in the display device for a two-wheeled vehicle according to the present invention, the display section and the control section consisting of a liquid crystal display board are separated, and the liquid crystal display board is provided upright at the upper part of the front part of the vehicle body. A shielding member is movably provided above the display, and
This shielding member is provided with illumination means for illuminating the liquid crystal display panel.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a side view, partially in section, showing one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, head pipe 6,
A front fork 9 is connected to this head pipe 6 via a top bridge 7 and a lower bridge 8.
and a handle 1 attached to the top bridge 7
A fairing 12 having a streamlined cross section and having an illumination hole 11 on the front surface and capable of covering the front part of the vehicle body is provided at the front part of the vehicle body including 0, and a support frame 13 is disposed inside this fairing 12. A headlight 15 is attached to the support frame 13 via a bracket 14. A transparent resin windscreen 16 is attached to the upper end of the fairing 12 so as to stand up in front of the handle 10.

A display device according to the invention is arranged inside the fairing 12. That is, a liquid crystal display panel 17 containing a liquid crystal is attached to the fairing 12 via a support member 18 so as to stand in front of the central portion of the handle 10 at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane, thereby forming a display section. A control section 19 for controlling the liquid crystal display board 17 is provided separately from the liquid crystal display board 17, for example on a support member 18, and is connected to the display board 17 via lead wires 20.

Above the liquid crystal display board 17, as shown in FIG. 3, a shielding member 24 is rotatably supported by the upper ends of guide members 23, 23 provided on both sides of the liquid crystal display board 17. It is provided. This shielding member 24 is located at a position A indicated by a dashed line in FIG.
It is configured to be rotatable between two positions: and position B indicated by a two-dot chain line. It should be noted that the shielding member 24 does not necessarily need to be rotatable, but may be configured to be movable so that it can selectively take the position B, and the position can be set arbitrarily. This shielding member 24 has a built-in night illumination means 22 for illuminating the display surface of the liquid crystal display board 17.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the display section, and the liquid crystal display board 17 includes a liquid crystal cell 25 formed by enclosing liquid crystal in a transparent plate made of glass or plastic, a holding section 26 that holds this liquid crystal cell 25, and a liquid crystal display panel 17. It consists of a transparent plate 27 for protecting the cell 25.

According to this embodiment, since the liquid crystal display panel 17 and the shielding member 24 are simply provided in front of the central part of the handle 10, the characteristics of the liquid crystal display element, such as thinness and lightness, are effectively utilized. This means that the structure in front of the central part of the handle can be significantly simplified and lightened compared to the conventional structure. Further, by setting the shielding member 24 almost horizontally at night (position B in FIG. 3), the display screen can be illuminated by the night illumination means 22, and the shielding member 24 can be used to illuminate the display surface from the display surface in the direction of the windscreen 16. This makes it possible to block the light from entering the window and prevent it from being reflected on the windscreen 16.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the rear end portion 2 of the shielding member 24 is
4a extends in the direction of the headlight 15, and a night illumination means 22 is built into the rear end portion 24a for illuminating the back surface of the display on which the half mirror of the liquid crystal display board 17 is integrally provided. It is configured to be provided separately from the liquid crystal display panel 17 and below the fuel tank 28, for example. According to this,
By setting the daytime shielding member 24 almost horizontally as shown by the solid line in the figure, sunlight can directly illuminate the liquid crystal display panel 2.
It is possible to block the sunlight that enters the back surface of the display 7 and onto the display surface by the shielding member 24, and at night, by setting the shielding member 24 in the position shown by the dashed line in the figure, The end portion 24a substantially faces the back surface of the display, and the back surface of the display can be illuminated by the night illumination means 22 built into the rear end portion 24a.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the display section consisting of a liquid crystal display board and the control section are separated, the display section is provided upright at the upper part of the front of the vehicle body, and the display section is provided above the display section. Since the shielding member is movable, the characteristics of the liquid crystal display element, such as thinness and lightness, are effectively utilized, and the structure in front of the central part of the handle can be made simpler and lighter than conventional ones. By appropriately selecting the moving position of the shielding member during the daytime and at nighttime, it is possible to prevent the problem of characters on the display screen being reflected on the windscreen at nighttime.
In addition, since the shielding member has a built-in night illumination means,
The above-mentioned effects of the shielding member can be obtained depending on the moving position of the shielding member, and at the same time, the effect that the display surface or display back surface of the liquid crystal display panel can be well and reliably illuminated can also be obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing a conventional example, Fig. 2 is a side view including a partial cross section showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the display section in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a display. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention. Explanation of symbols of main parts 6...Head pipe, 9...Front fork, 10...Handle, 12...Fair ring,
16...Wind screen, 17...Liquid crystal display board, 19...Control unit, 22...Night illumination means, 2
3... Guide member, 24... Shielding member, 25...
liquid crystal cell.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A liquid crystal display board provided upright above the front of the vehicle, a control unit provided separately from the liquid crystal display board, and a shielding member movably provided above the liquid crystal display board. . A display device for a two-wheeled vehicle, comprising: illumination means provided on the shielding member to illuminate the liquid crystal display panel.