TW201325942A - Meter device of saddle-ride type vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a meter device that enables making the projection of a rider's face on a surface of a lens inconspicuous. The meter device is provided with a meter lens 53 that integrally covers a tachometer 81 which is an analog indicator and a speedometer 83 which is a luminous digital display. The tachometer 81 is arranged in the center CL in a direction of vehicle width of a vehicle. An apex 53P of the lens 53 is biased on either side from the center in the direction of vehicle width of the tachometer 81. Contours of the tachometer 81 and the adjacent speedometer 83 are circular, and the tachometer and the speedometer which are respectively adjacent are partially overlapped. An upper case 50b includes rims 81F, 83F that form the respective contours of the tachometer 81 and the speedometer 83 and a circumferential part SF extended from each rim to the side of the periphery. The apex 53P of the lens 53 is located between the tachometer 81 and the speedometer 83.

Description

Instrument device for straddle type vehicle

The present invention relates to a meter device for a straddle-type vehicle, and more particularly to a meter device for a preferred straddle-type vehicle that makes the projection of the driver in the lens of the meter device less conspicuous; the meter device is disposed on the vehicle body The front portion is arranged such that the center portion in the vehicle width direction is aligned with the center portion of the rider seat cushion in the vehicle width direction.

For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a meter device for a straddle-type vehicle such as a two-wheeled vehicle or a three-engine bicycle includes a meter box and a lens that covers the meter box and covers the front surface of the display panel. In addition, the display panel refers to a panel member in which a character, a numeral, a symbol, a scale, and the like corresponding to a display object are arranged or printed, that is, a display panel.

When the driver's probe views the meter disposed on the front side, there is a case where the driver itself reflects the lens. In particular, if the lens has a flat shape, the projection is more conspicuous. Therefore, the lens is formed into a convex shape that is curved toward the outside, that is, away from the side of the surface of the display panel, so that the projection is less conspicuous.

[Previous Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2008-196984

By setting the convex shape of the above lens to a large curvature, that is, a small radius of curvature, it becomes inconspicuous because the driver's image generated by the projection can be made smaller. However, the smaller the radius of curvature is, the more the lens protrudes outward, and the size in the height direction (the size from the display surface of the display panel to the outside of the lens) is increased to increase the size of the lens. , so the radius of curvature cannot be reduced too much.

On the other hand, in the case of increasing the radius of curvature, since the top lens at its curvature is substantially flat, when the top is directed at the driver's line of sight, the driver's face is reflected even if the lens has curvature. As described above, in the prior art, there is a problem that it is difficult to make the projection of the driver itself inconspicuous regardless of the curvature of the lens being enlarged or reduced.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a meter device for straddle-type vehicles in which the projection of the driver is less conspicuous in the lens of the meter device disposed on the front of the driver. .

The present invention for achieving the above object is a meter device for a straddle type vehicle, comprising: a display panel (51) disposed in a meter housing (50) and disposed on a front surface of a driver; and a meter housing (50) And covering the upper side of the display panel (51), and having an instrument lens (53) having a convex curvature upward; the top (53P) having the curvature of the meter lens (53) is located at the center from the vehicle width direction of the vehicle (CL) is biased toward the first feature of either of the left and right sides.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the pointer display unit (81) disposed at the center (CL) of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction is provided, and the pointer display unit (81) is biased toward the top. (53P) An illuminated digital display unit (83) arranged on the same side.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, the display panel (51) is configured to have a plurality of circular display portions corresponding to a plurality of measuring instruments including the pointer display portion (81) so that adjacent portions are adjacent to each other a part of the overlapping manner is arranged to be connected to each other in the vehicle width direction; the instrument lens (53) is formed to integrally cover at least two of the plurality of circular display portions; the meter housing (50) is attached to the instrument lens ( 53) a cover member (50b) covering the outer circumference of each of the circular display portions, and the top portion (53P) of the meter lens (53) is located at an overlapping portion of the plurality of circular display portions.

Further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the digital display unit (83) includes a liquid crystal display means (831) having a rectangular outer shape, and the liquid crystal display means (831) is along the pointer display portion (81) and the pointer. The display portion (81) is disposed so as to overlap with the circular display portion, and the cover member (50b) is covered by the circular display portion on which a part of the liquid crystal display means (831) is disposed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the pointer display unit (81) is an engine speed display unit that is a driving source of a vehicle in which the meter device is provided, and the digital display unit (83) is a vehicle speed display unit, and The top portion (53P) of the instrument lens (53) is disposed at a center portion of the number-of-revolution display portion (81) in the vehicle width direction Between the vehicle speed direction center portion of the vehicle speed display portion (83).

Further, according to a sixth aspect of the invention, the top (53P) of the meter lens (53) is located substantially at the center of the meter lens (53) in the vehicle width direction.

Further, according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the rim (81F, 82F, 83F) of the cover member (50b) is set to be higher than the peripheral portion (SF) of the rim, and the rim (81F, Among the 82F and 83F), the circular overlapping portion (OL2) forming the pointer display unit (81) and the digital display unit (83) is notched so as to expose the surface of the meter lens (53), and The notch faces (88, 89) of the rim described above are chamfered at a wide angle.

According to the invention having the first to seventh features, since the instrument lens is inclined toward either of the left and right sides of the center of the vehicle (tilting downward toward the opposite side to the direction of the top of the meter lens), when the driver probes the meter while viewing the meter The image of the driver itself generated by the instrument lens will be reflected in any oblique direction of the left and right, and deviate from the driver's line of sight. Therefore, the projection of the driver in the instrument lens can be made less conspicuous, and since only the top of the meter lens is shifted to the left or the right, the projection is reduced unlike the radius of curvature reduction, because the height of the instrument lens is not increased. The size is small, so that the size of the meter device can be suppressed.

According to the invention having the second feature, since the light-emitting digital display portion that is biased to the same side as the side of the meter lens top is disposed, the meter lens is relatively close to the parallel position at the position corresponding to the digital display portion. The angle is opposite to the digital display. Therefore, the penetration of the instrument lens can be improved, and the result The light source (for example, LED) of the digital display unit can be made smaller.

According to the invention having the third feature, since the top of the meter lens is set between the circular display portions, that is, the portion in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the meter lens is orthogonal to the vehicle width direction, the projection of the driver can be made more not obvious. Further, since the top of the instrument lens is located between the circular pointer display portion and the circular display portion adjacent to the pointer display portion, the driver image is displayed even if the probe views either the pointer display portion or the adjacent display portion. Both are reflected to the direction of the driver's line of sight, which makes the driver's projection less conspicuous.

Further, when the horizontally long instrument lens in which a plurality of circular display portions are coupled in the vehicle width direction is used, the curvature radius is not easily reduced when the height of the instrument lens is suppressed. Therefore, according to the instrument lens that shifts the top toward either of the left and right sides, the projection can be effectively made less conspicuous without having to narrow the radius of curvature.

The light-emitting digital display unit including the liquid crystal display device having a rectangular outer shape is difficult to be included in the circular display portion when the size is increased. However, according to the fourth aspect of the invention, the liquid crystal is disposed over the overlapping portion of the circular display portions adjacent to each other. Since the display means, the illuminating digital display portion can be made relatively large in size.

According to the present invention having the fifth aspect, the top portion is disposed between the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the number-of-rotation display portion and the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle speed display portion. The penetration between the number of revolutions display unit and the vehicle speed display unit can be well balanced.

According to the invention having the sixth feature, since the top of the meter lens is located substantially at the center in the vehicle width direction, the height of the meter lens can be suppressed (to display The surface of the board is the height of the reference).

According to the invention having the seventh feature, since the illuminating type digital display portion corresponds to the notch portion of the rim of the upper case which is set to be higher than the surrounding portion, it is not necessary to charge the illuminating type digital display portion to a circular rim Inside, and become larger size. Moreover, since the notch surface of the notch portion is chamfered at a wide angle, it is possible to provide a wide-angle view from the front surface of the digital display portion, and the visibility of the digital display portion by the driver can be improved.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a left side view of a two-wheeled motor vehicle having a straddle type vehicle equipped with a meter device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the two-wheeled motor vehicle 1 is equipped with a single-cylinder four-stroke water-cooled engine 2. The body frame 3 of the two-wheeled motor vehicle 1 includes a main frame 31, a lower frame 32, a seat cushion frame 33, a rear frame 34, a bracket 35, and a sub-frame 36; the front frame 31 is joined to the head at the front end portion The lower end portion of the tube 30 extends toward the obliquely lower rear end; the lower frame 32 is joined to the lower end portion of the head pipe 30 and extends obliquely downward and rearward; the seat frame 33 is from the main frame 31. The intermediate portion extends obliquely upward and rearward; the rear frame 34 is joined to the seat cushion 33 at a rear portion and is disposed substantially parallel to the seat cushion 33 and slightly inclined forward and downward; the bracket 35 is coupled to the main frame 31. The rear end portion and the front end portion of the rear frame 34 extend downward; the sub-frame 36 engages both ends of the main frame 31 and the lower frame 32 on the extension line of the seat cushion frame 33.

Between the main frame 31 and the lower frame 32, ribs 37, 38, 39 are provided, and A rib 40 is provided between the sub-frame 36 and the lower frame 32. Further, ribs 41 and 42 are provided between the seat cushion frame 33 and the rear frame 34. The above-described respective members constituting the body frame 3 are provided on the right and left sides of the vehicle body in pairs.

The engine 2 includes a cylinder portion 21, a crank portion 22, and a speed reducer portion 23. The engine 2 is connected to an intake pipe 24, and the end of the intake pipe 24 is connected to the inside of the air cleaner 4. An exhaust pipe 25 is connected to the front portion of the engine 2, and the exhaust pipe 25 is connected to the muffler 5 at the rear of the vehicle body around the lower side of the vehicle body. The engine 2 is coupled to support the lower portion of the bracket 35 and the lower frame 32. The lower frame 32 is provided with a radiator 43 that circulates the cooling water of the engine 2.

In the head pipe 30, a steering lever (not shown) is disposed in the vertical direction, and a top bridge 26 and a bottom bridge 27 are connected to the upper and lower sides of the steering lever. The front fork 28 is supported by the upper triangular table 26 and the lower triangular table 27. A front wheel axle 29 is provided at a lower end portion of the front fork 28, and the front wheel FW is supported by the front wheel axle 29. A steering handle 6 is attached to the upper triangular table 26, and a grip 44 and a rear view mirror 45 are attached to the steering handle 6.

A struts (not shown) extend toward the front of the vehicle body in the head pipe 30, whereby the headlights 7 and the meter device 8 are supported by the struts.

On the bracket 35 constituting a part of the body frame 3, a pivot shaft 9 extending in the vehicle width direction is provided, whereby the front portion of the rocker arm 10 is rotatably supported by the pivot shaft 9. A rear axle 11 is provided at the rear end portion of the rocker arm 10, and the rear wheel RW is supported by the rear axle 11. The output shaft 46 and the rear wheel shaft 11 of the reducer portion 23 are respectively coupled with a drive side sprocket and a driven side sprocket (not shown), and are suspended between the two sprockets. The chain 12 is used, and the output of the engine is transmitted to the rear wheel RW.

The rocker arm 10 pivots the front end portion with the pivot shaft 9 and supports the intermediate portion by the damper unit 13. That is, the damper unit 13 is coupled between the rocker arm 10 and the rear wheel RW of the rocker arm 10, and is coupled to the rocker arm 10 and the body frame 3 (here, the bracket 35). The upper end of the damper unit 13 is supported below the air cleaner 4 and supported by the bracket 35 in front of the storage position of the battery 19, and the lower end is coupled to the rocker via a link mechanism 14 disposed further below the rocker arm 10. 10. That is, it is coupled to the stay 15 joined to the lower surface of the rocker arm 10.

On the main frame 31 and the seat cushion frame 33, a tank 16 is disposed at the front portion, and a rider seat cushion 17 is disposed at the rear portion. The air cleaner 4 is located below the front and rear of the rider seat cushion 17. The rider seat cushion 17 is disposed on the center CL of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction.

The rear fender 18 is supported by the seat cushion frame 33 and the rear frame 34. The rear fender 18 extends rearward from the vicinity of the upper portion of the bracket 35 and is located above the rear wheel RW, and has a function of preventing mud and water from scattering as a fender, and the upper portion is formed in a box shape and can be utilized as An article storage box (item storage unit) including at least a storage portion of the battery 19.

A rear light unit 48 is provided behind the rider seat cushion 17.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the front portion of the two-wheeled motor vehicle 1 as seen from the direction of the arrow V shown in Fig. 1. Further, the arrow V is provided in the direction of the rotation axis of the display pointer 67 of the tachometer 81 of the meter device 8, and is a direction orthogonal to the display panel 51 (see FIG. 3). In FIG. 2, the steering handle 6 extends in the vehicle width direction by A clamp 49 and four bolts 70 of the fixed clamp 49 are mounted on the upper triangular table 26. Switch boxes 71 and 72 are provided on the left and right sides of the steering handle 6, respectively. A key box 53' for accommodating the lock cylinder is provided in front of the clamp 49, and a key insertion hole 54' is exposed on the upper surface of the key frame 53'.

A meter device 8 is disposed in front of the key frame 53'. The meter device 8 is supported by a stay 55 extending forward from the head pipe 30. The stay 55 is capable of fixing the direction indicators 56, 57 to the left and right ends.

The meter device 8 is provided with a tachometer 81 as a first display unit at the center in the vehicle width direction, and includes a headlight state, a gear neutral, and an engine fuel injection on the left side of the tachometer 81. The second display unit (referred to simply as "indicator" for simplicity) 82 of a plurality of indicators of the control state. Further, a third display unit (collectively referred to as "speedometer") 83 including a vehicle speedometer, an oil gauge, a cooling water temperature gauge, an odometer, and a clock is provided on the right side of the tachometer 81. The tachometer 81 is a pointer type display unit, the indicator 82 is an LED display lamp, and the vehicle speedometer 83 is an illumination type digital display device. The direction indication display portions 84 and 85 are provided on the left and right of the tachometer 81, and the display setting switch (mode selection switch) 86 of the speedometer 83 and the mileage included in the vehicle speedometer 83 are provided on the left and right of the tachometer 81. The reset switch 87 of the table. The speedometer of the light-emitting digital display device may be a light-emitting body such as an LED disposed on the back side of the digital display unit as long as the digital display unit emits light, and may be a backlight that emits light from the back surface. A method of causing the digital display unit to emit light itself.

3 is an enlarged front view of the meter device, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. In the figures, the meter device 8 is composed of a meter housing 50, a display panel 51 provided in the meter housing 50, and meter lenses 52, 53 and 58, 59 covering the display panel 51. The meter case 50 is composed of a lower case 50a and an upper case 50b. The upper case 50b is assembled to the lower case 50a with a sealing member 54 interposed therebetween.

In the lower case 50a, bolts 60 are disposed at a plurality of positions (for example, three positions) for attaching the meter case 50 to the stays 55 extending from the head pipe 30 of the body frame 3. The bolt 60 can be integrally provided to the lower case 50a by insert molding. The bolt 60 is inserted into a hole (not shown) provided in the stay 55, and the meter device 8 is fixed to the vehicle body by a screw nut.

The circuit board 61 is fixed to the lower case 50a, and the display board 51 is fixed to the circuit board 61 via the inner case 62. The circuit board 61 is provided with LEDs 63, 64, 65, 66 for illuminating the display panel 51 from the back side, a movement 68 for driving the display pointer 67 of the tachometer 81, and a connection of the mode selection switch 86 and the reset switch 87. A dot portion (the contact portion of the reset switch 87 is shown in Fig. 6) 87a. The movement 68 is attached to the circuit board 61 from the lower side so that the output shaft faces upward. Further, a connector 89 for receiving electric power or a signal from the outside is provided on the circuit board 61.

A scale of the tachometer 81 and a mark of the indicator 82 are provided on the display panel 51. The mark of the indicator 82 indicates the mark 821 of the headlight state, indicating the change A flag 822 of the speed neutral state and a flag 823 indicating the fuel injection control state.

On the back surface of the tachometer 81, the light of the LED 63 is guided by a light guiding path formed by the inner casing 62. The LED 64 illuminates the mark 822 of the indicator 82 from the back of the display panel 51. The LEDs that respectively illuminate the markers 821, 823 are also disposed in the same manner as the LEDs 64. The LED 65 illuminates the lens 59 of the direction indication display unit 85. An LED (not shown) that emits light to the lens 58 of the direction indication display unit 84 is provided on the circuit board 61 so as to be bilaterally symmetrical with the LED 65 in the same manner as the LED 65. The LED 66 is disposed on the back surface of the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display Device) 831 constituting the vehicle speedometer 83, and illuminates the LCD 831 from the back surface with light through the diffusion plate 90 extending to the front surface of the LED 66.

The meter lens 52 covers a corresponding portion of the indicator 82 of the display panel 51, and the meter lens 53 integrally covers the corresponding portion of the tachometer 81 of the display panel 51 and the vehicle speedometer 83. Each of the meter lenses 52 and 53 has a partial spherical outer surface curved from the display surface side of the display panel 51 toward the far side. That is, the lenses 52 and 53 have a convex curvature on the upper side of FIGS. 4 to 6.

The upper case 50b covering the meter lenses 52 and 53 includes a circular thick portion (first rim) 81F that surrounds the tachometer 81 to form the contour of the tachometer 81, abuts the left side of the first rim 81F and surrounds the indicator. 82, a circular thick portion (second edge) 82F forming the outline of the indicator 82, and a circular thick portion (the third edge) adjacent to the right side of the first rim 81F and surrounding at least the right portion of the speedometer 83 ) 83F.

The second rim 82F and the third rim 83F have overlapping portions in the left-right direction (vehicle width direction) with respect to the first rim 81F. Further, the overlapping portion OL1 of the first rim 81F and the second rim 82F leaves the first rim 81F, and the second rim 82F is removed by the overlapping portion OL1. On the other hand, the overlapping portion OL2 of the first rim 81F and the third rim 83F, the first rim 81F and the second rim 82F are all removed by the chamfering, and the meter corresponding to the overlapping portion OL2 is exposed. The surface of the lens 53.

The flat surface SF is formed by lowering one step from the outer circumference to the outer side (surrounding portion) of the first rim 81F, the second rim 82F, and the third rim 83F.

The vehicle speedometer 83 is disposed across the overlapping portion OL2 and spans from a region surrounded by the third rim 83F to a region surrounded by the first rim 81F. In other words, in the overlapping portion OL2, since the first rim 81F and the third rim 83F are notched to expose the surface of the instrument lens 53, the meter lens 53 can be seen through the instrument lens 53 for use by the speedometer 83 mounted on the display panel 51. Display of the illuminated LCD 831. In this manner, since the first rim 81F and the third rim 83F are notched between the overlapping portions OL2, that is, the notch faces 88 and 89, a sufficiently large space for arranging the speedometer 83 across the two regions can be secured. . Further, since the notch faces 88 and 89 are directed away from the surface of the instrument lens 53, the direction in which the gap between the notch face 88 and the notch face 89 gradually increases is a chamfer of a wide angle, so that a wider angle can be provided in front of the speedometer 83. The field of view, 俾 can improve the driver's visibility to the speedometer 83. In particular, when the meter device 8 is viewed from the obliquely rearward direction, the portion of the driver's line of sight DE that is blocked by the first rim 81F can be reduced. At the very least, you can expand the range of the speedometer 83 to the maximum.

The instrument lens 53 covering the two regions of the tachometer 81 and the vehicle speedometer 83 has an outer surface having a partial spherical shape (that is, an arc shape in cross section), since the rotation center TC of the tachometer 81 is located at the vehicle width of the vehicle. The direction center CL is such that its top portion 53P (the position farthest from the display surface of the display panel 51 or the position where the pointer is at the uppermost position in the rotation axis direction) is from the center of the tachometer 81 (the rotation center TC of the pointer 67) and the vehicle. The center CL of the vehicle width direction is shifted to the right side only by the distance D (refer to FIG. 5).

Further, the front-rear direction of the meter device 8, that is, the top portion 53P of the meter lens 53 in the vertical direction of FIG. 3 is located substantially at the intermediate portion of the overlapping portion OL2.

Fig. 7 is a schematic front view showing the shape and positional relationship of the meter lens 53 and the upper case 50b, and Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the meter lens 53 taken along the line 8-8 of Fig. 7. In Fig. 8, in order to be easily understood, the curvature of the meter lens 53 is drawn to be smaller than that actually employed, so the radius of curvature is exaggeratedly drawn.

As shown in FIG. 7, the instrument lens 53 is composed of a first portion 53a mainly covering the tachometer 81 and a second portion 53b mainly covering the speedometer 83. The first portion 53a and the second portion 53b partially overlap each other, and the overlapping portion OL3 corresponds to the position of the overlapping portion OL2 of the first rim 81F and the third rim 83F.

The top 53P of the curved meter lens 53 is the position farthest from the surface LD of the display panel 51, and is set to be in the middle of the dimension LL of the meter lens 53 in the vehicle width direction, and is substantially the center of the overlapping portion OL3. The instrument lens 53 is formed such that a plurality of contour lines are drawn in the figure around the top portion 53P, and the cross-sectional shape is formed in an arc shape having curvature from the top portion 53P toward the periphery.

The center CC of the first portion 53a of the meter lens 53 coincides with the center of rotation TC of the pointer 67 of the tachometer 81. Further, the rotation center TC of the tachometer 81 overlaps with the center CC of the instrument lens 53, and is located on a line indicating the center CL of the vehicle width direction. Further, the rotation center TC of the tachometer 81 is aligned with the center CL of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction, and is set so that the driver seated on the rider seat cushion 17 in the driving posture is facing the tachometer 81. That is, the top portion 53P of the instrument lens 53 is set to a position deviated from the position facing the driver toward the side of the vehicle speedometer 83.

As described above, according to the meter device 8 of the present embodiment, the meter lens 53 covering the pointer display unit 81 is set at a position shifted toward the vehicle width direction with respect to the pointer type display unit 81 facing the rider. The top 53P allows the driver's projection in the meter lens 53 to be less conspicuous. Further, in the present embodiment, in order to enhance the light transmittance of the light-emitting digital display device 83, the top portion 53P is brought close to the digital display device 83, and is shifted rearward with respect to the hand rotation center TC of the tachometer 8.

In addition, those who are familiar with this technology can report the issue in the scope of patent application. The present invention is changed on the premise of the spirit of the Ming. For example, although the top 53P is shifted to the left and right in order to make the projection in the lens less conspicuous, the top 53P may be offset from the pointer rotation center TC of the tachometer 8 in the front-rear direction, and adjusted so that the projection is made. not obvious. Further, in the present embodiment, the vehicle speedometer 83, which is an illuminating digital display device, is provided so as to eliminate the overlapping portion of the rims 81F and 83F and to overlap the overlapping portion. Therefore, the lateral length of the vehicle speedometer 83 can be increased. However, the speedometer 83 is not limited to being disposed across the overlapping portion of the rims 81F and 83F, and may be disposed within a range surrounded by the rim 83F. Further, in this case, it is not necessary to provide a notch of the overlapping portion of the rims 81F and 83F. Further, when the vehicle speedometer 83 is disposed within a range surrounded by the rim 83F, the pointer type speedometer may be substituted for the digital display device.

Although the instrument lens 53 is configured to integrally cover the tachometer 81 and the vehicle speedometer 83, it may be integrally formed with the meter lens 52 that covers the meter lens 53 and the indicator 82. In this case, although the overall size of the instrument lens is increased, the top of the instrument lens is set to be different from the center of the display panel 51. However, the direction of the offset is not limited to the right side of the vehicle body, that is, the side of the speedometer 83, and may be set to the side of the indicator 82.

Further, the instrument lens is not limited to integrally covering the tachometer 81 and the display unit adjacent to the right side of the tachometer 81, and may be configured to integrally cover the tachometer 81 and the display portion adjacent to the left side of the tachometer 81 (at In the embodiment, it is indicator 82).

In addition, the present invention is only required to have the driver sitting on the seat cushion of the rider. In the driving posture, the driver's seat is aligned with the display panel 51, so that the rider seat cushion is aligned with the meter device of the straddle type vehicle having the structure of the meter device. Therefore, if the meter device is used for this purpose, it is not limited to the meter device of the two-wheeled vehicle, and even the meter devices of the tricycle and the four-wheeled vehicle are included in the scope of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Two-wheeled vehicle

2‧‧‧ Engine

3‧‧‧ body frame

4‧‧‧Air cleaner

5‧‧‧Muffler

6‧‧‧ steering handle

7‧‧‧ headlights

8‧‧‧ instrumentation

9‧‧‧ pivot

10‧‧‧ rocker arm

11‧‧‧ Rear axle

12‧‧‧Drive chain

13‧‧‧buffer unit

14‧‧‧ linkage mechanism

15, 55‧‧‧ struts

16‧‧‧ fuel tank

17‧‧‧Rider seat cushion

18‧‧‧ Rear fender

19‧‧‧Battery

21‧‧‧Cylinder Department

22‧‧‧ crank

23‧‧‧Decelerator Department

24‧‧‧Intake pipe

25‧‧‧Exhaust pipe

26‧‧‧Upper triangle

27‧‧‧Lower triangle

28‧‧‧ Front fork

29‧‧‧ Front axle

30‧‧‧ head tube

31‧‧‧Main frame

32‧‧‧Lower frame

33‧‧‧ seat cushion

34‧‧‧ rear frame

35‧‧‧ bracket

36‧‧‧Subframe

37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42‧ ‧ rib

43‧‧‧ radiator

44‧‧‧ grip

45‧‧‧After mirror

46‧‧‧ Output shaft

48‧‧‧ Backlight unit

49‧‧‧ clamp

50‧‧‧ meter housing

50a‧‧‧ lower case

50b‧‧‧Upper shell

51‧‧‧ display panel

52, 53, 58, 59‧‧‧ instrument lenses (lenses)

53'‧‧‧ key box

53a‧‧‧Part 1

53b‧‧‧Part 2

53P‧‧‧Lens top

54‧‧‧ Sealing members

54'‧‧‧ insertion hole

56, 57‧‧‧ direction indicator

60, 70‧‧‧ bolts

61‧‧‧ circuit board

62‧‧‧ inner shell

63, 64, 65, 66‧‧‧ LED

67‧‧‧Display pointer

68‧‧‧ movement

71, 72‧‧‧ switch box

81‧‧‧Tachometer (pointer display unit)

81F‧‧‧1st edge

82‧‧‧ indicator

82F‧‧‧2nd edge

83‧‧‧speedometer (light-emitting digital display)

83F‧‧‧3rd edge

84, 85‧‧‧ Directional indication display

86‧‧‧Display setting switch (mode selection switch)

87‧‧‧Reset switch

87a‧‧‧Contact Department

88, 89‧‧‧ notched surface

89‧‧‧Connector

90‧‧‧Diffuser

821, 822, 823 ‧ ‧ mark

831‧‧‧LCD (liquid crystal display means)

CC‧‧‧ Center

CL‧‧‧Car width direction center

DE‧‧‧Driver’s sight

D, LD‧‧‧ distance

FW‧‧ front wheel

LL‧‧ ‧ car width direction size

OL1, OL2, OL3‧‧‧ overlap

RW‧‧‧ rear wheel

SF‧‧ ‧ flat surface

TC‧‧‧ Rotation Center

V‧‧‧ arrow

Fig. 1 is a left side view of a two-wheeled motor vehicle including a meter device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of a two-wheeled motor vehicle including a meter device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the meter device.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of Figure 3.

Figure 7 is a schematic front elevational view of the metering device showing the shape and positional relationship of the instrument lens and the upper casing.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the meter lens of section 8-8 of Figure 7.

8‧‧‧ instrumentation

50‧‧‧ meter housing

50b‧‧‧Upper shell

51‧‧‧ display panel

52, 53, 58‧ ‧ instrument lenses

53P‧‧‧Lens top

59‧‧‧ lens

67‧‧‧Display pointer

81‧‧‧Tachometer (pointer display unit)

81F‧‧‧1st edge

82‧‧‧ indicator

82F‧‧‧2nd edge

83‧‧‧speedometer (light-emitting digital display)

83F‧‧‧3rd edge

84, 85‧‧‧ Directional indication display

86‧‧‧Display setting switch (mode selection switch)

87‧‧‧Reset switch

88, 89‧‧‧ notched surface

821, 822, 823 ‧ ‧ mark

CC‧‧‧ Center

CL‧‧‧Car width direction center

OL1, OL2‧‧‧ overlap

SF‧‧ ‧ flat surface

TC‧‧‧ Rotation Center

Claims (7)

A meter device for a straddle-type vehicle, comprising: a display panel (51) disposed in a meter housing (50) and disposed on a front surface of a driver; and coupled to the meter housing (50) and covering the display panel (51) a meter lens (53) having a convex curvature above and above; wherein the top (53P) of the curvature of the instrument lens (53) is located at a center (CL) from the vehicle width direction to the left and right Either side. A meter device for a straddle-type vehicle according to the first aspect of the invention, comprising: an indicator display unit (81) disposed at a center (CL) of a vehicle width direction; and an illuminated digital display unit (83), which is disposed on the same side as the top portion (53P) with respect to the pointer display unit (81). A meter device for a straddle-type vehicle according to the second aspect of the invention, wherein the display panel (51) is configured to display a plurality of circular displays corresponding to a plurality of measuring instruments including the pointer display unit (81) The portion is disposed to be coupled to each other in a vehicle width direction so as to overlap a part of the abutting portions, and the instrument lens (53) is formed to integrally cover at least two of the plurality of circular display portions; 50) comprising, on the instrument lens (53), a cover member (50b) covered along an outer circumference of each of the circular display portions, and the top portion (53P) of the meter lens (53) is located in the plurality of circles The overlapping portion of the display portion. The meter device of the straddle-type vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the digital display unit (83) includes a liquid crystal display means (831) having a rectangular outer shape, and the liquid crystal display means (831) is along the pointer type The display unit (81) is disposed at an overlapping portion between the circular display portions adjacent to the pointer display unit (81), and the cover member (50b) is disposed along a circular display portion on which a part of the liquid crystal display device (831) is disposed. Covered by outside. The instrument device of the straddle-type vehicle according to any one of the second to fourth aspects of the present invention, wherein the pointer display unit (81) is a number of revolutions display unit of the engine that is a driving source of the vehicle provided with the meter device. The digital display unit (83) is a vehicle speed display unit, and a top portion (53P) of the instrument lens (53) is disposed at a center portion of the number-of-revolution display unit (81) in the vehicle width direction and the vehicle speed display unit (83). The width of the car is between the center of the direction. A meter device for a straddle-type vehicle according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein a top portion (53P) of the instrument lens (53) is located substantially at a center of a width direction of the meter lens (53). A meter device for a straddle-type vehicle according to the third or fourth aspect of the invention, wherein the rim (81F, 82F, 83F) of the cover member (50b) is set to be larger than the peripheral portion of the rim (SF) Further, among the rims (81F, 82F, 83F), a circular overlapping portion (OL2) of the pointer display portion (81) and the digital display portion (83) is formed to expose the meter lens ( The surface of 53) is notched, and the notched faces (88, 89) of the above rim are chamfered at a wide angle.