KR19990040456A - Instructions for automotive dashboard - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a guide for a vehicle instrument panel, in the guide for a vehicle instrument panel to be provided with a light source 12 on the upper portion of the guide body 15 to directly irradiate light, the bracket (one end of the guide body 15) 16) to facilitate mounting between the upper case 13 and the lower case 17, and to cover both sides of the guide body 15 to be opaque so that the supplied light beams are not dispersed but only diverged upwards. This improves the guidance clearness of the guidelines.

Description

Instructions for automotive dashboard

The present invention is an improved invention of the 'Instructions for Automobile Instrument Panel (Patent Application No. 97-58223)' filed earlier by the applicant, and in particular, it is easy to install the guide body and upward of the guide body with little loss of light from the light source. It relates to guidelines for automotive instrument clusters, which focus on improving the brightness of the indicators.

In general, the vehicle instrument is a device that accurately displays the driving status of the vehicle and the operation of the control unit to the driver's seat so that the driver can drive the vehicle safely and predict the maintenance and inspection to prevent accidents in advance.

That is, in the vehicle, various instruments are mounted in the instrument cluster of the driver's seat so that the vehicle's situation can be easily recognized for safe driving. In FIG. 1, the instrument cluster C which forms the front surface of the instrument cluster is shown in FIG. 1. The front is illustrated.

The instrument panel C is provided with a cold cathode tube (not shown) at the bottom to illuminate letters and graduation portions.

However, in illuminating a guide made of a fluid so as to indicate the letter and scale of the instrument panel C, a reflective member 31 of transparent material is provided on the bottom of the letter board M as shown in FIG. Thereby, the light source 32 and 33 reflect the light beams so as to illuminate the guide body 34.

However, such a conventional instrument panel guide has a complexity in manufacturing the reflective member 31 from the light source 32, 33 to the guide 34, and passes through the respective reflective parts of the reflective member 31. Since the light emission of the guide is indirectly performed through the reflection of the light source, the amount of light from the first light sources 32 and 33 is reduced, making it difficult to identify the guide.

Accordingly, in the related art, there has been a device for performing direct light emission in various ways, but there is still a problem such as an increase in complexity or parts of the device according to the supply of power, and there is an economic problem because the structure is complicated and expensive.

In view of such a problem, a simpler structure and a first application 'Guide for Automobile Instrumentation Panel' by the present applicant have been provided to improve the brightness of the guideline by direct irradiation.

Looking at the configuration, the rotating shaft 21a is inserted into the dial (M) in the center of the dial (M) to be able to flow in the direction of rotation and the guide fixing case (21) equipped with the guide body 22 from the side to the inner space is A light source 23 that is provided and provides light to the guide body 22 is provided above the guide reflecting portion 22a of the guide body 22. The light source 23 is installed at a position coaxial with the center of the guide reflecting portion 22a which is the rotation center of the guide body 22 and the axis of rotation 21a of the guide fixing case 21, and such a light source 23 Is formed to overlap the upper outer periphery of the guide fixing case 21 and is mounted to the guide cap 24 provided with a flange 24a to be fixed to the dial (M).

Therefore, the light beam irradiated from the light source 23 is directly projected to the guide reflecting portion 22a of the guide body 22 without leaking to the outside of the guide fixing case 21, and is reflected from the guide reflecting portion 22a. As shown in the drawing, the reflection on the bottom surface of the guide body 22 is projected onto the top of the guide body 22 so that the driver can recognize the shape of the guide.

However, the above-described application has a problem in that the light of the light source can be directly illuminated without going through several steps, so that the driver can more clearly and recognize the guide body, but the guide body is not well installed in the guide fixing case. . In addition, the light emitted as a guideline is scattered through the side of the guide body, which is a transparent body, and thus there is a loss of light.

Therefore, the present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to reliably and satisfactorily install the guide body, by allowing the light emitted from the light source to be concentrated upward only without being distributed to the side. The aim is to provide guidelines for automotive instrument clusters that allow for more efficient clarity of instructions.

1 is an exemplary view of a vehicle instrument panel as an application state diagram of the present invention,

2 is a perspective view showing the appearance according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

5 is a perspective view showing an appearance according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

6 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 5;

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG.

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D of FIG. 5;

10 is a configuration cross-sectional view of the instructions for the instrument panel already filed,

Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view of the installation configuration of the conventional vehicle instrument panel instructions.

(Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing)

11; Instruction cap 12; Light source

13; Upper case 13a; spin

14; Instruction cover 14a; Longevity

15; Guidance body 15a; Instructions

15b; Coating part 16; Brackets

16a; Through-hole 17; Lower case

17a; Coupling hole 18; Axis of rotation

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a light source (12) installed in the guide cap (11) fixed to the dial (M) has a guide body (15) provided to indicate the dial (M) scale of the automobile instrument panel (C). In the instructions for a car instrument panel configured to receive light directly from

A lower case (17) having a rotating shaft (18) inserted in the center of the dial (10);

An upper case 13 coupled to correspond to an upper portion of the lower case 17;

A guide body (15) having a bracket (16) to be mounted between the lower case (17) and the upper case (13) and opaque light shielding means covering both sides;

Provides instructions for a vehicle instrument panel comprising a.

Accordingly, the present invention is robust and easy in the mounting of the guide body, and opaquely covers both sides of the guide body to prevent the light beam transmitted from the light source to the guide body to be dispersed laterally, so that the amount of light supplied is almost lost. It is radiated above the body of the guide without any increase in the sharpness of the guide.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(First embodiment)

Figure 2 is an exemplary perspective view of a guide for the instrument panel showing the appearance according to the first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a separated state, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG.

As shown in the guide for the instrument panel of the present invention is fixed to the dial and provided with a guide cap 11, the light source 12 is installed, the upper case 13 and the guide body 15, and the rotating shaft 18 below It consists of a lower case (17).

First, the lower case 17 is provided with a rotating shaft 18 provided with power on the bottom surface, and the upper surface is provided with a space in which the bracket 16 of the guide body 15 to be described later is settled, A through hole 17a is provided. It is preferable that a plurality of such coupling holes 17a be provided.

Guide body 15 is that one end is placed on the upper surface of the lower case 17, as shown in the bracket 16 is provided at one end, the guide body 15 is easily and firmly It can be mounted between the lower cases (13) and (17). In addition, the bracket 16 is provided with a through hole 16a corresponding to the position of the coupling hole 17a of the lower case 17.

And both sides of the guide body 15 is provided with an opaque light shielding means, as shown in Figure 4, the light shielding means is formed on both sides of the guide body 15 to form an opaque coating 15b This will prevent them from spreading laterally. The coating part 15b may be exemplified by the use of an opaque coating material or an opaque tape, such as the bottom of the conventional guide body 15, the reference numeral '20' is an existing bottom coating part.

The upper case 13 is located on the upper portion of the lower case 17, as shown, is coupled to each other with the bracket 16 of the guide body 15 therebetween, the coupling of the lower case 17 A protrusion 13a corresponding to the hole 17a and the through hole 16a of the bracket 16 is provided at the bottom thereof, and on one side of the guide cover 14 having a shape as shown in the drawing, the guide body 15 is formed. It covers both sides.

Therefore, the coupling between the components of the present invention is the projection 13a of the upper case 13, the through hole 16a of the bracket 16 in which the guide body 15 is integrated and the coupling hole 17a of the lower case 17. It penetrates to and hardens the state of engagement of the components by caulking or pressing the end of the projection 13a.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the light beam directly supplied from the light source 12 to the guide reflector 15a of the guide main body 15 is reflected by the bottom coating part 20 of the guide main body 15, and then upwards. By the coating portion 15b formed on both sides of the guide body 15 in the form of a trapezoid narrowing, it is concentrated on only the upper side of the guide body 15 without being dispersed in both sides.

Second Embodiment

As another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention has a guide body (15) in the same configuration as that of the first embodiment as illustrated in FIG. 5, a perspective view of FIG. 6, and FIG. Instead of forming the coating portion 15b on both sides of the) is provided with a guide cover 14 as a light shielding means to cover both sides of the guide body 15 in the upper case (13).

That is, the guide body 15 is provided with a long hole (14a) through the upper and lower through the corresponding size so that the guide body 15 is integrally formed to protrude integrally to the upper case (13) of the guide cover (14).

The guide cover 14 and the upper case 13 is preferably integrally insert injection molding, both sides of the guide cover 14 is closed, the long hole (14a) of the vertically penetrated shape is the guide body Corresponding to the size of the guide body 15 is inserted and after assembly of each component left and right of the guide body 15 is blocked, the upper surface is in a visible state.

That is, as shown in the cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG. 8, the guide body 15 is fitted to the guide cover 14. At this time, the long hole (14a) constituting the inner surface of the guide cover 14 forms a slanted portion that is narrowed at a predetermined angle from the bottom to a ladder like the appearance of the guide body 15, so that the supplied light is collected at the top. Has the effect of raising.

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D of FIG. 5 showing the coupling state of the present invention for reference. As shown, the guide cap 11 is formed to surround the outer periphery of the upper case 13, and the light source 12 is partially accommodated in the upper case 13 to be positioned.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the light beam directly supplied from the light source 12 to the guide reflector 15a of the guide main body 15 is reflected by the bottom coating part 20 of the guide main body 15, and then upwards. By the guide cover 14, which is an opaque body covering the outer side of both sides of the guide body 15 of the trapezoidal shape narrowing to be distributed to both sides of the guide body 15 is concentrated only irradiated.

Therefore, when the guidelines according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention are applied to the instrument panel, the light beams supplied from the light source 12 to the guide main body 15 are not dispersed to both sides of the guide main body 15 without being dispersed. The coating portion 15b of the first embodiment or the guide cover 14 of the second embodiment concentrates the light beams upwards, thereby increasing the indication sharpness of the guideline.

As described above, the present invention mounts the guide body 15 between the upper and lower cases 13 and 17 through the bracket 16, so that the mounting is firm and easy, and both sides of the guide body 15 are opaque. By covering, the light beam transmitted from the light source 12 to the guide main body 15 is prevented from being dispersed laterally, so that the amount of light supplied from the light source is concentrated to the upper part of the guide main body with little loss, thereby enhancing the guidance sharpness of the guide. Therefore, the instrument panel guide of the present invention improves the driver's perception of information displayed on the vehicle instrument panel, thereby contributing to the driving stability and improving the merchandise and quality of the vehicle.

Claims (5)

Car instrument panel configured to receive a light beam directly from the light source 12 installed in the guide cap 11 fixed to the dial (M), the guide body 15 provided to indicate the dial (M) scale of the car instrument panel (C) In the instructions, A lower case (17) having a rotating shaft (18) inserted in the center of the dial (10); An upper case 13 coupled to correspond to an upper portion of the lower case 17; A guide body (15) having a bracket (16) to be mounted between the lower case (17) and the upper case (13) and opaque light shielding means covering both sides; Instructions for a car instrument panel comprising a. The guide for automobile instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein the light shielding means on both sides of the guide body (15) is an opaque coating (15b) formed on both sides of the guide body (15). According to claim 1, wherein both sides of the light shielding means of the guide body 15 is provided with a long hole (14a) which is vertically penetrated in a corresponding size so that the guide body 15 is fitted and protruded integrally with the upper case (13) Instructions for automotive instrument panel characterized in that the cover cover (14). 4. The vehicle instrument panel guide according to claim 3, wherein the upper case (13) and the guide cover (14) are insert injection molded integrally. The combination of the upper case 13, the lower case 17 and the bracket 16 is to the projection (13a) and the bracket 16 protruding to the bottom of the upper case 13 formed in a plurality Instructions for an automotive instrument panel, characterized in that performed by mutual coupling between the formed through hole (16a) and the coupling hole (17a) of the lower case (17).