KR101134101B1 - Cluster - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle cluster, comprising: a printed circuit board mounted with an illumination source emitting light by an external signal; A dial formed on the upper side of the housing and through a communication hole coinciding with the guide hole, and having a guide pattern on the upper side thereof, a mask formed on the upper side of the dial and having an opening to expose the pattern to the outside, the opening It is formed on the inside and is made of a transparent material and is located on the upper side of the communication hole to pass through the light emitted from the light source to realize the indirect lighting to improve the interior sense, and formed on the upper side of the mask and the mood member It is made of a transparent material characterized in that it comprises a window for realizing the indirect lighting once more.

The present invention can improve the interior sensation through indirect illumination of soft light on the pattern engraved on the dial of the cluster, unlike the prior art.

Cluster, mood member, indirect lighting

Description

Car cluster {CLUSTER}

The present invention relates to a vehicle cluster, and more particularly, to a vehicle cluster that can improve the interior sense through indirect lighting of soft light in the pattern engraved on the dial of the cluster.

In front of the driver's seat of the vehicle, a cluster for providing the driver by displaying the driving information of the vehicle and the engine in letters or figures is formed, and the cluster includes a dial provided with scales, letters, and instructions.

Typically, the cluster assembly shows the dial installed in the case. The dial is provided with a temperature gauge, engine tachometer, speedometer and fuel gauge.

Conventional clusters are engraved with a number of patterns, such as numbers on the dial, the manufacturing cost increases as the process of forming the dial to irradiate the pattern on the door. Therefore, there is a need for improvement.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, implements indirect lighting between the dial and the window to prevent the glare of the direct light, and to improve the interior sense that can not be implemented in the printing vehicle cluster The purpose is to provide.

A vehicle cluster according to the present invention includes: a printed circuit board mounted with a light source emitting light by an external signal, a housing formed in the printed circuit board and having a guide hole for guiding light emitted from the light source upwards, the housing A dial formed on an upper side of the dial and having a through hole corresponding to the guide hole, and having a guide pattern on an upper side thereof, a mask formed on an upper side of the dial and having an opening to expose the pattern to the outside, the opening inside Is formed in the transparent material and is located on the upper side of the communication hole to pass through the light emitted from the light source to realize the indirect lighting to improve the interior sense, and formed on the upper side of the mask and mood member And made of a transparent material characterized in that it comprises a window for realizing the indirect lighting once more.

Preferably, the mood member and the window are integrally formed, and the window is detachably formed from the mask.

As described above, the vehicle cluster according to the present invention, unlike the prior art, implements indirect lighting between the dial and the window to prevent glare due to direct lighting, and through the indirect lighting can improve the stylish interior sense.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of a vehicle cluster according to the present invention. In this process, the thickness of the lines or the size of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of description. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle cluster according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of a vehicle cluster according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a vehicle cluster according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a printed circuit board 10, a housing 20, a dial 30, a mask 40, a mood member 50, and a window ( 60).

The printed circuit board 10 mounts an illumination source 12 that emits light when an external signal is generated. The illumination source 12 can be applied to various light emitting devices such as LEDs.

In addition, the manner in which the illumination source 12 is mounted on the printed circuit board 10 may be variously modified, and the printed circuit board 10 may be applied in various shapes.

The printed circuit board 10 also forms a drive shaft 14. The drive shaft 14 is connected to the drive motor 16 formed on the lower side of the printed circuit board 10, the drive motor 16 is connected to the drive shaft 14.

In addition, the driving shaft 14 protrudes to the upper portion of the printed circuit board 10. Thus, the drive shaft 14 is rotated by receiving the driving force of the drive motor 16.

In addition, the drive shaft 14 is coupled to the pointer 18. The pointer 18 indicates a pattern 34 provided in a temperature gauge, an engine tachometer, a speedometer and a fuel gauge of the vehicle, in which the measured value is represented by a corresponding scale or number.

At this time, the pattern 34 is formed on the dial 30.

Of course, the drive motor 16, the drive shaft 14 and the pointer 18 can be modified in various shapes.

In addition, in FIG. 1, the drive motor 16 and the drive shaft 14 are not shown for convenience.

Here, the structure in which the drive motor 16 and the drive shaft 14 are connected, and the structure in which the drive shaft 14 and the pointer 18 are coupled to each other are general.

In addition, the illumination source 12 is mounted on the printed circuit board 10 as many times as necessary.

In addition, the housing 20 is formed above the printed circuit board 10.

The housing 20 passes through one or more guide holes 22. The guide hole 22 is perforated in the housing 20 so as to coincide with the illumination source 12 in the upward direction.

That is, the guide hole 22 is the same number as the illumination source 12.

Of course, the guide hole 22 may be perforated in a variety of shapes, the housing 20 is made of a variety of shapes and a variety of materials, detachably coupled to the printed circuit board 10 or instrument panel of the vehicle body (not shown) ) Detachably coupled to

In addition, the dial 30 is formed on the upper side of the housing 20, and has a pattern 34, which is provided in a temperature gauge, an engine tachometer, a speedometer, and a fuel gauge, in which a measured value is represented by a corresponding scale or number. At this time, the pattern 34 is carved on the upper side of the dial (30).

In addition, the dial 30 has a communication hole 32 coinciding with the guide hole 22 of the housing 20.

That is, the illumination source 12, the guide hole 22 and the communication hole 32 is arranged to match in the upper direction.

Therefore, the light of the illumination source 12 is emitted to the outside of the dial 30 through the guide hole 22 and the communication hole 32.

In particular, the dial 30 may be detachably seated on the upper side of the housing 20, or may be detachably fastened to the housing 20. Of course, the dial 30 may be fixed to the upper side of the housing 20 by various methods, it can be modified in various shapes.

The mask 40 is formed on the upper side of the dial 30 and has one or more openings 42 to expose the pattern 34 of the dial 30 upward.

In particular, the mask 40 serves to prevent the light from spreading too much by gathering the light of the illumination source 12 into the opening 42.

The mask 40 is detachably coupled to the housing 20 and may be formed of various shapes and various materials.

On the other hand, the mood member 50 is formed inside the opening 42, and is made of a transparent material.

In particular, the mood member 50 is in contact with the upper surface of the dial 30 to be located directly above all the communication holes 32 formed along the trajectory of the communication holes 32 of the dial 30.

Therefore, some light emitted from the illumination source 12 passes through the mood member 50 along the communication hole 32, whereby the light of the illumination source 12 realizes indirect illumination.

At this time, the light of the indirect illumination spreads laterally while passing through the mood member 50, the pattern 34 of the dial 30 is secured visibility through this indirect illumination.

Of course, the mood member 50 may be made of various shapes and various materials.

In addition, the window 60 is formed above the mask 40 and the mood member 50. That is, the window 60 covers the mask 40 and the mood member 50 at the same time.

In addition, the window 60 is made of a transparent material. Thus, the window 60 serves to realize indirect illumination once more while introducing light transmitted through the mood member 50. In addition, since the window 60 is made of a transparent material, it is possible to visually check which pattern 34 the pointer 18 points to.

The window 60 can be deformed into various shapes and various materials.

In addition, the window 60 may be detachably coupled to the mask 40 by bolting or the like.

On the other hand, the mood member 50 and the window 60 is preferably integrally molded because it performs the same function of realizing indirect lighting. That is, the mood member 50 and the window 60 is preferably integrally injection molded.

In addition, the mood member 50 is preferably inserted detachably from the opening 42 of the mask 40.

Thus, the window 60 is easily installed in the mask 40.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art to which the art belongs can make various modifications and other equivalent embodiments therefrom. I will understand. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the claims below.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle cluster according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of a vehicle cluster according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

10: printed circuit board 12: lighting source

20: housing 22: guide hole

30: dial 32: communication hole

34: Glyph 40: Mask

42: opening 50: mood member

60: Windows

Claims (2)

A printed circuit board mounted with an illumination source emitting light by an external signal; A housing formed in the printed circuit board and having a guide hole for guiding light emitted from the illumination source to the upper portion; A dial formed on an upper side of the housing, through a communication hole corresponding to the guide hole, and having a guide pattern formed on an upper side thereof; A mask formed on an upper side of the dial and having an opening to expose the pattern to the outside; A mood member which is formed inside the opening and is made of a transparent material, and is positioned above the communication hole to improve interior sensation by realizing indirect lighting by passing light emitted from the illumination source; And And a window formed above the mask and the mood member and made of a transparent material to realize indirect illumination once more. The method of claim 1, The mood member and the window are integrally formed; And the window is detachably formed from the mask.

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