KR101846737B1 - Hud integral type cluster system for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated cluster system which is miniaturized, has a simplified control system to reduce a manufacturing cost, facilitates installation and replacement work, and is applied to small vehicles. A head-up display (HUD)-integrated cluster system for a vehicle includes: a housing provided on a dashboard installed on a front side of a steering wheel of the vehicle, configured to be opened on the front side to allow a cluster window to be coupled thereto toward the front side, and having a cover opening formed through the top of the housing; a cluster unit installed in the housing while facing the cluster window to display driving state information including the speed of the vehicle; an HUD unit provided in the housing, and having a combiner coupled thereto so as to come in and out from the cover opening of the housing and to project and display the driving state information including the speed of the vehicle; and an integrated control unit installed in the housing, electrically connected to an electronic control unit (ECU) that receives information from various sensors installed in the vehicle to control each of the cluster unit and the HUD unit such that the driving state information of the vehicle is displayed on each of the cluster unit and the HUD unit.

Description

[0001] HUD INTEGRAL TYPE CLUSTER SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE [0002]

The present invention relates to a cluster for displaying driving state information of a vehicle and a cluster system for a head-up display integrated type for a vehicle, which are integrally connected to a single housing for integrated downsizing of a head-up display.

The vehicle is provided with a display unit for displaying various information related to the driving condition, that is, a CLUSTER for a vehicle. The cluster includes a speedometer, a revolving meter, a fuel meter, a thermometer and various warning lamps. So that the driving state of the current vehicle is grasped and the safe driving is performed.

These clusters are analog, digital, and analog and digital, depending on how they work. Analog is a way of indicating the degree of travel, such as speed and speed, through a pointer driven by a drive motor. The digital type is a system in which driving state information such as speed and rotation speed is displayed as numerical values, which is digital data of correct numerical values, and analog and digital equations are systems in which both analog and digital equations are displayed.

Generally, the clusters are installed in front of a dashboard fixed to the rear of the steering wheel of a vehicle so that the driver can easily see the line during operation regardless of the analog, digital, and analog and digital operating modes.

In addition, a head-up display (HUD) is installed in front of the driver's seat in addition to the cluster to display various information related to the driving state of the vehicle. The head-up display displays a running state of the vehicle in a windshield or a combiner And a graphic image related to the route guidance.

For example, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the cluster 10 is installed on a dashboard 3 provided in front of the steering wheel 2 of the vehicle 1, and includes a dial, a pointer, A cluster housing 11 provided with a motor, various warning lamps, and an LCD panel for digital display, and a cluster housing 11 installed inside the cluster housing 11 and installed in the vehicle so as to display the traveling state of the vehicle in an analog and digital manner. And a cluster PCB 12 electrically connected to the ECU 5 receiving information from various sensors. The head-up display 20 is installed on the dashboard 3 provided in front of the steering wheel 2 of the vehicle 1, and a graphical image 21 indicating the running state of the vehicle is displayed on the windshield A head up display housing 22 provided with a backlight, a projector and a reflector so as to be projected onto the projector 4, and a graphic image installed inside the head up display housing 22, And a head-up display PCB (23) electrically connected to an ECU (5) receiving information from various sensors installed in the vehicle so as to be displayed.

4 and 5, the head-up display 20 includes a graphical image 21 showing the running state of the vehicle, which is displayed on the combiner 24, not on the windshield 4, Head-up display (C-HUD) of the type shown in FIG. 1, wherein such a combiner-type head-up display is a conventional type in which a residual image is generated when a graphic image is projected onto a windshield (4) It was developed to solve the problem of head-up display.

However, as described above, since the clusters and the head-up display according to the related art are provided with the housings, the respective spaces need to be provided on the dashboard in front of the driver's seat, The manufacturing cost is increased and the control system of the electric and communication wiring is complicated and installation and replacement are inconvenient and there is a problem that the space is unnecessarily occupied. As a result, the head-up display is currently installed only in a high-grade vehicle and a large-sized vehicle beyond a medium-sized vehicle. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a cluster and a head-up display that can be easily installed in a small vehicle.

In order to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cluster and a head-up display which are integrated into one housing and are integrally controlled by a single integrated control unit, Up display integrated type cluster system that can be miniaturized in size, simplified in control system to reduce manufacturing cost, is easy to install and replace, and is applicable to small-sized vehicles.

Other objects, specific advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In order to achieve the above object, a head-up display integrated cluster system for a vehicle according to the present invention is installed in a dashboard installed in front of a steering wheel of a vehicle, and is open frontward so that a cluster window is forwardly coupled, A cluster portion provided in the housing, the cluster portion facing the cluster window to display traveling state information including a speed of the vehicle; a housing portion provided in the housing, A head-up display unit including a combiner for displaying driving status information including the speed of the vehicle while being coupled to the cluster unit and the head-up display unit, And the vehicle state information is displayed on the vehicle And an integrated controller which is electrically connected to an ECU which receives information from various sensors and controls the operation of each of the cluster unit and the head up display unit.

The housing includes a cluster housing having a front opening so that the cluster portion is installed, and a cover opening / closing port extending upwardly and rearwardly from the cluster housing, And a head-up display housing fixedly coupled to the head-up display housing.

The cluster unit may include a dial and a warning lamp formed in the cluster housing so as to face the cluster window while being electrically connected to the integrated control unit and configured to display driving state information of the vehicle received from the integrated control unit, An analog display unit having a pointer rotatably coupled to the dial to indicate a character and receiving a rotational force from the pointer motor; and an analog display unit electrically connected to the integrated control unit and installed in the cluster housing to face the cluster window, And a digital display unit for displaying the driving state information of the vehicle received from the control unit in digital or digitalized data.

Also, the head-up display unit may include a head-up display housing fixedly installed in the head-up display housing, and electrically connected to the integrated controller to display the driving state information of the vehicle as a graphic image on the controller, A projector that receives a driving state information of a vehicle and displays a graphic image; a combiner driving means for pulling the combiner up and down from a cover opening and closing port of the head-up display housing; Up display such that the graphic image of the projector is tilted downward forward in the optical path direction while the cover opening and closing port is opened when the drawer is opened and the cover opening / closing port is closed when the combiner enters the cover opening / Rotatably coupled to the housing Closing and transmitting means formed to be engaged with each of the combiner and the cover so that the cover automatically opens or closes the cover opening and closing port according to the operation of pulling in and out the combiner from the cover opening and closing port, And an operation switch electrically connected to the integrated controller to operate the projector and the combiner driving unit according to the control signal.

Further, the projector is installed in front of the head-up display housing to face the combiner.

In addition, the combiner driving means may include a screw rotation motor fixed to a lower portion of the head-up display housing, and a screw rotation motor rotated together with an output shaft of the screw rotation motor, The lifting screw being coupled to the lower end of the lifting screw so that the lifting screw is coupled to the lower lifting screw and the lower lifting screw, And a guide bar fixedly coupled to the head-up display housing to guide the up and down movement of the combiner, and penetrating the lower part of the combiner.

In the head-up display housing, a housing magnetic force body is provided in front of the cover opening / closing port, and the cover is magnetically coupled with the housing magnet body when the cover opening / closing port is closed through the opening / And a cover magnetic force body is provided so as to be maintained.

The opening and closing transmitting means may include a rack gear formed on the combiner and a pinion gear formed on a rotating shaft of the cover so as to engage with the rack gear according to the pulling-out operation of the combiner.

Further, the projector is installed at the rear of the head-up display housing, and the head-up display unit further includes a reflector provided in front of the head-up display housing so that a graphic image of the projector is reflected and transmitted to the combiner Up cluster system for a vehicle.

In the head-up display housing, a housing magnetic force body is provided in front of the cover opening and a pair of guide grooves extending in the up-and-down direction are recessed in the left-right direction. And a main cover magnetic force body is provided to be magnetically coupled with the housing magnetism body to maintain a closed state when the cover opening / closing port is closed through the opening / closing transmission unit, Up display, the main cover rotates while moving upward along each of the guide grooves of the head-up display housing to close the auxiliary cover accommodating part when the main cover covers the cover opening and closing part, When the head-up display housing is opened, one end thereof is moved downward along each of the guide grooves of the head- Up display housing so that an optical path between the projector and the reflector is ensured while the auxiliary cover receiving portion is rotated while being rotated while being moved while being rotated while moving to the main cover, And an auxiliary cover which is provided on the base.

In addition, the main cover and the auxiliary cover are provided with a spring on the hinge so as to open and close the auxiliary cover receiving portion while the auxiliary cover rotates with a spring force.

Further, the main cover is characterized in that a latching groove is formed in the auxiliary cover accommodating portion, and the auxiliary cover is formed at the other end so as to engage with the latching groove of the auxiliary cover accommodating portion.

The integrated control unit controls the supply of power throughout the system while being electrically connected to the ECU, controls the operation of the pointer motor, the warning lamp, and the illumination means provided in the analog display unit of the cluster unit, An MCU for controlling the operation of the combiner driving means according to an operation of an operation switch; and a control unit for controlling the display of the digital data on the digital display unit of the cluster unit, the control unit being electrically connected to the MCU, And a GDC for controlling the display of the graphic image.

The head-up display integrated cluster system for a vehicle according to the present invention integrates clusters and head-up displays into a single housing through a housing, a cluster section, a head-up display section and an integrated control section in which the first cluster housing and the head- Integrated control by means of a single integrated control means makes it possible to reduce the size of the conventional clusters and head-up displays, respectively, and to simplify the control system to lower the manufacturing cost, to facilitate the installation and replacement work, There is a possible effect.

Second, the cover is automatically rotated according to the operation of the combiner by the combiner driving means and the opening / closing transmission means, thereby opening and closing the cover opening / closing port, thereby reducing power consumption and simplifying parts.

Third, when opening the cover opening / closing cover through the cover, when using the combiner, secure the optical path of the projector so that the graphic image is projected on the combiner. When the combiner is not used, cover openings There is an effect that can be closed.

1 and 2 are perspective views showing a cluster and a head-up display (HUD)
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the front of the driver's seat inside the vehicle in which the vehicle cluster and the head-up display according to the related art are installed,
4 is a perspective view showing a cluster and a combinator type head-up display (C-HUD) installed in a vehicle,
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the front of the driver's seat inside the vehicle in which the conventional cluster-based vehicle and the combinator-type head-up display are installed,
6 is a perspective view showing a head-up display integrated type cluster system for a vehicle according to the present invention,
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the combiner of the embodiment of FIG. 6 is drawn into the housing,
FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the upper part of the housing viewed from the embodiment of FIG. 7,
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a head-up display integrated type cluster system for a vehicle according to the present invention is mounted on a dashboard in front of a driver's seat,
10 is a cross-sectional view of the main portion showing a cluster portion provided inside the cluster housing of the embodiment of FIG. 9,
11 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the head-up display unit installed in the head-up display housing of the embodiment of FIG. 9,
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the state in which the cover is rotated while the combiner is drawn out of the head-up display housing in the embodiment of FIG. 11,
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the main portion showing the open / close transmission means in an enlarged scale in the embodiment of FIG. 12,
Fig. 14 is a perspective view showing an interior portion of the head-up display housing viewed on the basis of the embodiment of Fig. 11,
Fig. 15 is a perspective view showing an inner part of the head-up display housing and a direction of an optical path of the projector as indicated by arrows, on the basis of the embodiment of Fig. 12,
Fig. 16 is a view showing the rear interior of the head-up display housing viewed on the basis of the embodiment of Fig. 11,
Fig. 17 is a view showing the rear interior of the head-up display housing viewed with reference to the embodiment of Fig. 12,
FIG. 18 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the head-up display unit of the embodiment of FIG. 8,
Figs. 19 to 21 are cross-sectional views showing the operation states of the main cover and the auxiliary cover according to the pull-in / out operation of the combiner on the basis of the embodiment of Fig. 18,
Figs. 22 and 23 are perspective views showing, in enlarged scale, the hinge-engaged portions of the main cover and the auxiliary cover, respectively, on the basis of the embodiments of Figs. 20 and 21,
Fig. 24 is a perspective view showing an interior portion of the head-up display housing viewed on the basis of the embodiment of Fig. 19,
FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing an inner part of the head-up display housing viewed on the basis of the embodiment of FIG. 21 while showing the optical path direction of the projector as an arrow,
Fig. 26 is a view showing the rear interior of the head-up display housing viewed with reference to the embodiment of Fig. 19,
FIG. 27 is a system block diagram showing the embodiment of FIG. 6 as a reference.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a head-up display integrated cluster system for a vehicle according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The head-up display integrated cluster system for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a housing 100, a cluster unit 200, a head-up display unit 300 and an integrated control unit 400 as shown in FIGS. .

The housing 100 is installed in the dashboard 3 installed in front of the steering wheel 2 of the vehicle 1 as shown in Figs. 6 to 11, 14 and 15, and the cluster window 101 faces forward And a cover opening / closing hole 121 is formed through the opening. The cluster housing 110 and the head-up display housing 120 are integrally coupled so that a cluster unit 200, a head-up display unit 300 and an integrated controller 400, which will be described later, are installed. The cluster housing 110 is forwardly opened so that the cluster unit 200 is installed and the head up display housing 120 covers the upper and the rear of the cluster housing 110 so that the cover opening / And the connector 112 is fixedly coupled to the rear of the integrated controller 400 so that the integrated controller 400 is electrically connected to the ECU. A plurality of housing brackets 111 are installed in the housing 100 so as to be fixed to the dashboard 3.

The cluster unit 200 includes a cluster housing 110 provided in the housing 100 and facing the cluster window 101 to display driving state information including the speed of the vehicle, Respectively. For this purpose, the integrated controller 400 is electrically connected to an integrated controller 400 to be installed in the cluster housing 110 so as to face the cluster window 101, and displays driving state information of the vehicle received from the integrated controller 400 An analog display unit 210 having a dial 211 having a character and a warning light formed thereon and a pointer 212 rotatably coupled to the dial 211 to indicate the character and receiving a rotational force from the pointer motor 213 . The driving state information of the vehicle, which is installed in the cluster housing 110 so as to face the cluster window 101 while being electrically connected to the integrated control unit 400, And a digital display unit 220 for displaying the digital image data as imaged digital data. The dial 211 of the analog display unit 210 may include driving status information of the vehicle 1, such as a speedometer, a rotation system, a fuel system, a thermometer, and various warning lights, have. In addition, the digital display unit 220 may be a slim TFT LCD (Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display Panel) or LED (Light Emitting Diode) scheme with low power consumption. In addition, the digital display unit 220 displays various driving status information such as the current speed, the number of revolutions, the amount of fuel, and the temperature of the vehicle through the integrated control unit 400, and the integrated control unit 400 controls the vehicle 1), the route guidance information may be displayed by being electrically connected to or communicating with a GPS which receives GPS signals and calculates information related to the position and route of the vehicle 1. The cluster unit 200 may include a speaker for outputting a warning sound and a voice for guiding the traveling state and route of the vehicle under the control of the integrated control unit 400, which will be described later.

6 to 17, the head-up display unit 300 is installed in the head-up display housing 120 provided in the housing 100, and the head-up display unit 300 includes a cover opening / And a COMBINER (310) which is coupled to the vehicle, such that the running state information including the speed of the vehicle is projected and displayed. The projector 320, the combiner driving means 330, the cover 340, the opening and closing transmitting means 350, and the operation switch 350 are provided so that the traveling condition information is projected and displayed while the combiner 310 can be drawn in and out. (360).

The projector 320 is fixed to the head-up display housing 120 as shown in FIGS. 8, 11 and 14, and is electrically connected to the integrated controller 400, And receives the driving state information of the vehicle from the integrated controller 400 so that the driving state information of the vehicle is projected and displayed as a graphic image. In one embodiment, the projector 320 may be installed in front of the head-up display housing 120 to face the combiner 310. In addition, the projector 320 may be a slim-sized TFT LCD And a backlight (BLU) 321 for providing a light source may be coupled to the rear side.

The combiner driving means 330 draws the combiner 310 in the vertical direction from the cover opening / closing portion 121 of the head-up display housing 120 as shown in FIGS. 11, 12, 16 and 17 It is a means to release. A screw rotating motor 331 fixed to a lower portion of the head up display housing 120 for rotating the head up display housing 120 and an output shaft of the screw rotating motor 331, And a lifting screw 332 rotatably coupled to the support 335. The combiner 310 is coupled to the lower portion of the combiner 310 so as to linearly move along the lifting screw 332 in the vertical direction according to the rotation direction of the lifting screw 332, A lifting ball bushing 333 engaged with the lifting screw 332 and a lifting ball bushing 333 fixed to the head up display housing 120 to guide the up and down movement of the combiner 310, And a guide rod 334 penetrating downward. Here, the screw rotation motor 331 is a motor rotatable in the normal and reverse directions for the operation of pulling out and out of the combiner, and the guide rods 334 may be provided in plural. The combiner driving means 330 is not limited to the screw and ball bushing method described above, and may be operated to move in and out while raising and lowering the combiner 310 by a rack pinion gear method or a cylinder method.

The cover 340 can be opened and closed by opening the cover opening / closing part 121 when the combiner 310 is pulled out from the cover opening / closing part 121 as shown in FIGS. 8, 11, 12, 320 is inclined downward forward in the optical path direction so that the graphic image of the combiner 310 is transmitted to the combiner 310. When the combiner 310 is drawn into the cover opening / closing part 121, the cover opening / closing part 121 is closed To the head-up display housing (120). To this end, the head-up display housing 120 is provided with a housing magnetic force body 122 in front of the cover opening / closing port 121, and the cover 340 is connected to the cover opening / The cover magnetic force body 341 may be installed so that it is coupled with the housing magnetic force body 122 by a magnetic force so as to maintain the closed state.

11 to 13, the opening / closing transmission unit 350 automatically moves the cover 340 in accordance with the pulling-out operation of the combiner 310 from the cover opening / closing part 121, The cover 310 and the cover 340, respectively, so as to open or close the cover 330. [ A rack gear 351 formed on the combiner 310 and a rotating shaft 342 of the cover 340 to be engaged with the rack gear 351 in accordance with the pulling-out operation of the combiner 310, And a pinion gear 352 formed on the pinion gear 352.

The operation switch 360 may be electrically connected to the integrated controller 400 to operate the projector 320 and the combiner driving means 330 according to a user's operation as shown in FIGS. In one embodiment, on the steering wheel 2, or in the center fascia in the center of the dashboard.

11 to 26, the head-up display unit 300 may include a combiner 310, a projector 320, a combiner driving means 330, a cover 340, And may further include a reflecting mirror 370 including the opening and closing transmitting means 350 and the operating switch 360. [

The projector 320 is installed behind the head up display housing 120 and the reflector 370 reflects the graphic image of the projector 320 and transmits the reflected image to the combiner 310. [ Up display housing 120. The head- In the head-up display housing 120, a housing magnetic force body 123 is installed in front of the cover opening / closing part 121, and a pair of guide grooves 124 extending in the vertical direction are formed to be recessed in the lateral direction . Up cover 121 of the head-up display housing 120 while securing the optical path so that the graphic image of the projector 320 is transmitted to the reflector 370. The main cover 343 And an auxiliary cover 344.

The main cover 343 has a U shape having an auxiliary cover accommodating portion 345 formed therein and when the cover opening and closing port 121 is closed through the opening and closing transmission means 350, And is rotatably coupled to the head-up display housing 120. The main cover magnetic force body 346 is coupled to the head-up display housing 120 by a magnetic force. When the main cover 343 closes the cover opening / closing part 121, the auxiliary cover 344 moves upward along the guide grooves 124 of the head-up display housing 120, Thereby closing the auxiliary cover accommodating portion 345. When the main cover 343 opens the cover opening / closing part 121, one end rotates downward along each of the guide grooves 124 of the head-up display housing 120, One end is movably coupled to each of the guide grooves 124 of the head-up display housing 120 so as to secure an optical path between the projector 320 and the reflector 370 while opening the main cover 343 in a rotatable manner. 22 and 23, the main cover 343 and the auxiliary cover 344 are rotated by the spring force so that the auxiliary cover 344 is rotated to open and close the auxiliary cover receiving portion 345, A spring 347 is installed. When the cover opening / closing part 121 of the head-up display housing 120 is closed through the main cover 343 and the auxiliary cover 344, the auxiliary cover 344 protrudes above the main cover 343 The main cover 343 is formed with an engagement groove 348 in the auxiliary cover accommodating portion 345 and the auxiliary cover 344 is engaged with the engagement groove 348 of the auxiliary cover accommodating portion 345, The latch 349 may be formed at the other end.

The opening and closing transmission unit 350 according to another embodiment of the head-up display unit 300 includes a pinion gear 352 (see FIG. 20), a pinion gear 352 The main cover 343 is rotated in accordance with the pulling-out operation of the combiner 310 so that the auxiliary cover 344 operates together to secure the optical path of the projector 320, The cover opening / closing part 121 of the display housing 120 can be closed.

26, the combiner driving means 330 according to another embodiment of the head-up display unit 300 is not disturbed by the optical path from the projector 320 to the reflector 370 The projector 320 is installed at the rear center of the head up display housing 120 and the lifting screws 332 and the guide rods 334 of the combiner driving means 330 are connected to the head up display housing 120 As shown in Fig.

The integrated controller 400 is installed in the housing 100 as shown in FIGS. 10 and 26 and displays the driving state information of the vehicle on the cluster unit 200 and the head-up display unit 300, respectively. And is a means for controlling the operation of each of the cluster unit 200 and the head-up display unit 300 while being electrically connected to the ECU 5 receiving information from various sensors installed in the vehicle. A pointer motor 213, a warning lamp 214, and a lighting unit 214, which are provided in the analog display unit 210 of the cluster unit 200, are electrically connected to the ECU 5, Up controller 300 controls the operation of the screw rotating motor 331 of the combiner driving means 330 according to the operation of the operation switch 360 of the head up display unit 300 Micro Controller Unit, 410). The projector 320 of the head up display unit 300 is electrically connected to the MCU 410 and controls the digital display unit 220 of the cluster unit 200 to display the digital data. And a graphic display control (GDC) 420 for controlling the display of the graphic image. Here, the MCU 410 and the GDC 420 are installed on a single PCB, thereby reducing installation space and simplifying the control system. On the other hand, the ECU 5 may be an automotive computer as an electronic control unit (electronic control unit), and the RAM 5 and the ROM are provided in the ECU 5. The RAM of the ECU 5 temporarily stores various signals generated during operation of the vehicle, and the ROM is designed as control data necessary for the automobile to move. The ECU 5 is provided with a sensor for checking the engine speed and the amount of engine oil associated with various sensors installed in the vehicle such as the engine when the vehicle is powered on, , A seat belt sensor, as well as a speed related to the movement of the vehicle, an ABS, and a left-right rotation sensor. At this time, the communication of all the signals received or transmitted to the ECU 5 is performed by the CAN communication standard automobile communication. The function and operation of the ECU 5 and various sensors provided in the vehicle 1 are well known in the art of automobiles in the prior art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The integrated control unit 400 is electrically connected to or communicates with a GPS which is installed in the vehicle 1 and receives GPS signals and calculates information related to the position and the route of the vehicle 1, And the head-up display unit 300 may display route guidance information.

1 is a block diagram of a head-up display integrated cluster system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The cluster system includes a housing 100, a cluster unit 200, a head-up display unit 300, And the head-up display are integrated into one housing through the integrated control unit 400 and integrated control is performed by one integrated control unit, the size of the cluster and the head-up display are reduced compared to the conventional cluster and the head-up display, The manufacturing cost can be lowered by simplification, installation and replacement work is easy, and the present invention is also applicable to a small-sized vehicle.

Second, the cover 340 is automatically rotated according to the pull-out operation of the combiner 310 through the combiner driving means 330 and the opening / closing transmission means 350, It is possible to reduce the waste and simplify the parts.

Thirdly, when the combiner 310 is used while opening / closing the cover opening / closing part 121 through the cover 340, the optical path of the projector 320 is secured so that the graphic image is projected on the combiner 310, When the cover 310 is not used, the cover opening / closing part 121 can be closed so that foreign substances such as dust do not enter the inside.

The embodiments of the present invention described above and shown in the drawings should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art will be able to modify the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Accordingly, such improvements and modifications will fall within the scope of the present invention as long as they are obvious to those skilled in the art.

1: vehicle
2: Steering wheel
3: Dashboard
4: Windshield
5: ECU
100: housing 101: cluster window
110: Cluster housing
111: Housing bracket 112: Connector
120: Head-up display housing 121: Cover opening
122, 123: housing magnetic force body 124: guide groove
200: cluster part
210: analog display section 211: dial
212: Pointer 213: Pointer motor
214: Warning light 215: Lighting means
220: Digital display
300: Head-up display section
310: Combiners 320: Projector
330: Combiner driving means 331: Screw rotation motor
332: lifting screw 333: lifting ball bush
334: guide rods 335: supports
340: cover 341: cover magnetic force body
342: rotating shaft 343: main cover
344: auxiliary cover 345: auxiliary cover receiving portion
346: main cover magnetic force body 347: spring
348: Retaining groove 349:
350: opening / closing transmission means
351: Rack gear 352: Pinion gear
360: Operation switch 370: Reflector
380: Hinge
400:
410: MCU 420: GDC

Claims (13)

The front side of the cluster window 101 is opened so that the cluster window 101 is forwardly coupled and the front side of the cluster window 101 is open to the front side of the housing 1 in which the cover opening / (200) installed in the housing (100) toward the cluster window (101) so as to display traveling state information including the speed of the vehicle (1) And a combiner 310 installed in the housing 100 so as to be able to pull in and out from the cover opening / closing part 121 of the housing 100 to project and display driving state information including the speed of the vehicle 1 And a head up display unit 300 installed in the housing 100 for displaying driving state information of the vehicle 1 on the cluster unit 200 and the head up display unit 300, 1) receives information from various sensors installed therein And an integrated control unit (400) electrically connected to the ECU (5) to control operations of the cluster unit (200) and the head up display unit (300)
The housing (100)
A cover opening and closing port 121 is formed so as to surround the upper and the rear of the cluster housing 110 while the cluster housing 110 is opened to allow the cluster unit 200 to be installed, 400 includes a head-up display housing (120) in which a connector (112) is fixedly connected so as to be electrically connected to the ECU (5)
The cluster unit 200,
The integrated control unit 400 is electrically connected to the cluster housing 101 so as to face the cluster window 101 and displays driving state information of the vehicle 1 received from the integrated control unit 400 An analog display unit 210 having a dial 211 having a character and a warning lamp formed thereon and a pointer 212 rotatably coupled to the dial 211 to indicate the character and receiving a rotational force from the pointer motor 213, And a control unit 400 installed in the cluster housing 110 so as to face the cluster window 101 while being electrically connected to the integrated control unit 400. The control unit 400 may be configured to receive the driving state information of the vehicle 1, And a digital display unit (220) for displaying the digital data as digitalized or imaged,
The head-up display unit (300)
The display unit is fixed to the head-up display housing 120 and is electrically connected to the integrated control unit 400, so that the traveling state information of the vehicle 1 is projected in a graphic image on the combiner 310, A projector 320 that receives a driving state information of the vehicle 1 from the integrated controller 400 and displays a graphic image of the vehicle 1 and a controller 320 that controls the combiner 310 to cover the cover 120 of the head up display housing 120 (320) while opening the cover opening / closing part (121) when the combiner (310) is drawn out from the cover opening / closing part (121) The companion 310 is inclined downwardly forward in the optical path direction so that the graphic image is transmitted to the combiner 310 and the cover opening / closing part 121 is closed when the combiner 310 is drawn into the cover opening / Up Display The cover 340 is rotatably coupled to the housing 120 and the cover 340 is automatically opened and closed according to a pulling-out operation of the combiner 310 from the cover opening / Closing and transmitting means 350 that is configured to be engaged with the combiner 310 and the cover 340 so as to open or close the projector 320 and the cover 340. The projector 320 and the combiner driving means 330 Further comprising an operation switch (360) electrically connected to the integrated control unit (400)
The projector 320,
Up display housing 120,
The head-up display unit (300)
Further comprising a reflector (370) disposed in front of the head-up display housing (120) so that a graphic image of the projector (320) is reflected and transmitted to the combiner (310)
The head-up display housing (120)
A housing magnetic force body 123 is provided in front of the cover opening / closing port 121, and a pair of guide grooves 124 extending in the up and down direction are formed to be recessed in the lateral direction,
The cover (340)
When the cover opening / closing part 121 is closed through the opening / closing transmission unit 350, the auxiliary cover receiving part 345 is magnetically coupled to the housing magnet body 123 A main cover 343 provided with a main cover magnetic force body 346 so as to maintain a closed state and rotatably coupled to the head up display housing 120,
When the main cover 343 closes the cover opening / closing part 121, one end of the auxiliary cover receiving part 345 rotates while moving upward along each of the guide grooves 124 of the head-up display housing 120, When the main cover 343 opens the cover opening / closing part 121, one end rotates downward along each of the guide grooves 124 of the head-up display housing 120, Up display housing 120 so as to secure an optical path between the projector 320 and the reflector 370 while opening the main body 345 of the head-up display housing 120, And an auxiliary cover (344) rotatably hingedly coupled to the cover (343).
delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The projector 320,
Up display housing (120) so as to face the combiner (310).
The method according to claim 1,
The combiner driving means (330)
A screw rotation motor 331 fixed to the lower portion of the head-up display housing 120,
A lifting screw 332 rotatable together with the output shaft of the screw rotating motor 331 and rotatably coupled to the support base 335 while being disposed in the vertical direction of the head up display housing 120,
The combiner 310 is coupled to the lower portion of the combiner 310 so that the combiner 310 linearly moves along the lifting screw 332 in the vertical direction according to the rotation direction of the lifting screw 332, A lifting ball bush 333 engaged with the screw 332,
And a guide rod 334 fixed to the head-up display housing 120 and guiding the lower part of the combiner 310 to guide up and down movement of the combiner 310. [ Automotive head - up display integrated cluster system.
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The opening / closing transmission means (350)
A rack gear 351 formed on the combiner 310,
And a pinion gear (352) formed on a rotating shaft (342) of the cover (340) so as to engage with the rack gear (351) according to a pulling-out operation of the combiner (310) Integrated cluster system.
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The main cover 343 and the auxiliary cover 344,
Wherein a spring (347) is installed on the hinge (380) to open and close the auxiliary cover receiving part (345) while the auxiliary cover (344) is rotated by a spring force.
The method according to claim 1,
The main cover 343,
An engaging groove 348 is formed in the auxiliary cover accommodating portion 345,
The auxiliary cover (344)
(349) is formed at the other end so as to engage with the engaging groove (348) of the auxiliary cover receiving portion (345).
The method according to claim 1,
The integrated control unit (400)
A pointer motor 213, a warning lamp 214, and a lighting unit 215 (not shown) provided in the analog display unit 210 of the cluster unit 200, An MCU 410 for controlling the operation of the combiners driving means 330 according to an operation of an operation switch 360 of the head-up display unit 300,
And controls the display unit 220 of the cluster unit 200 to display the digital data so that the projector 320 of the head up display unit 300 is electrically connected to the MCU 410, And a GDC (420) for controlling the display of the cluster head (420).

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