WO2011065220A1

WO2011065220A1 - Housing for meter and meter device

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Publication number: WO2011065220A1
Application number: PCT/JP2010/069923
Authority: WO
Inventors: 智志佐野
Original assignee: 日本精機株式会社
Priority date: 2009-11-27
Filing date: 2010-11-09
Publication date: 2011-06-03
Also published as: JP2011112571A; JP5434528B2

Abstract

The disclosed housing for a meter suppresses rattling of a meter housed within. Further disclosed is a meter device. The housing for a meter is configured from a plurality of types of housing members, houses a meter within, and is provided with: a first housing member provided with a display window for the meter; a second housing member, which is disposed to the rear of the first housing member, and to which the meter is attached; and a third housing member, which is disposed to the rear of the first housing member, houses the second housing member by means of the second housing member fitting with the inner surface thereof, and to which the first housing member is attached in a manner so as to cover the second housing member. A pressed section is provided to the second housing member on the outside surface of the second housing member, and the inner surface of the third housing member is pressed towards the outside by means of this pressed section.

Description

Instrument housing and instrument device

The present invention relates to an instrument housing and instrument device mounted on, for example, vehicles such as automobiles and motorcycles, ships, construction machines, and the like.

An instrument device mounted on a vehicle, a ship, or the like is required to be securely accommodated without causing the instruments including the instrument casing to shake due to vibration or impact.

Patent Document 1 discloses an instrument device that combines a plurality of types of members to form an instrument casing. This instrument housing is provided with protrusions made up of a plurality of locking claws on the engaging surfaces of the housing members, and the protrusions prevent incomplete surface alignment between the housing members. Further, rattling between instrument housings due to vibration is reduced.

JP 2005-292074 A

However, since the instrument devices mounted on vehicles, ships, etc. are subject to significant temperature fluctuations, the casing is distorted due to the effects of thermal expansion and contraction of the casing itself. There was a thing that I got stuck. The same applies to the instrument device described in Patent Document 1.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems. An instrument housing that can more reliably suppress rattling of the instrument housed therein, and an instrument housed inside the instrument housing. An object of the present invention is to provide an instrument device.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an instrument housing according to the present invention is composed of a plurality of housing members, and is a first housing provided with a display window of the instrument in the instrument housing that houses the instrument therein. A body member, a second housing member disposed behind the first housing member, to which the instrument is attached, a rear member disposed on the first housing member, A third housing member which is fitted so as to cover the second housing member while accommodating the second housing member by fitting the housing member; The first casing member has a first pressing portion that presses an outer surface of the third casing member inward, and the second casing member includes the third casing member. It has the 2nd press part which presses the inner surface of a housing member outside, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

Further, in order to solve the above-described problems, an instrument device according to the present invention includes the instrument casing and an instrument housed in the instrument casing.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an instrument casing capable of suppressing the rattling of the instrument accommodated therein, and an instrument device that accommodates the instrument inside the instrument casing.

The schematic front view of the instrument apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The disassembled perspective view which showed the instrument housing | casing which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which expanded the part shown by "III" in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the instrument device according to the embodiment of the present invention indicated by a cross-sectional line IV-IV in FIG. 1. Sectional drawing which showed a mode that the instrument apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention was assembled in assembly order ((a) -c)). Sectional drawing which paid its attention to the engaging part of the instrument housing | casing which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing which paid its attention to the engaging part of the instrument housing | casing which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the instrument apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention, (a) is the perspective view which paid attention to a part of instrument case, (b) The cross section which paid attention to the engaging part of the instrument case Figure.

Hereinafter, an instrument housing and an instrument device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic front view of an instrument device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the instrument device 1 includes instruments such as a speedometer 50, a first display device 51, and a second display device 52. These instruments are accommodated in a casing 10 (instrument casing) and installed in front of a driver's seat of an automobile or the like. The housing 10 is formed of a material whose front (the direction in which the user is located) is transparent, and the user can visually recognize the speedometer 50, the first display device 51, and the second display device 52. it can. In this specification, the front is used as a term indicating the front side (upward in FIG. 2) in FIG. 1, and the rear is used as a term indicating the back side (downward in FIG. 2) in FIG.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the housing 10 of the meter device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the housing 10 of the instrument device 1 includes a turn-back 20 (first housing member) made up of a front cover, a middle case 30 (second housing member), and a back cover 40 (third housing). And three casing members).

The payback 20 is a member arranged at the foremost position in the housing 10. As shown in the drawing, the turn 20 includes a flange portion 21, a standing portion 22 that stands up from the flange portion 21 and rises greatly toward the left side in the drawing, and a display window portion 23 that covers the upper end of the standing portion 22. And. A plurality of first engagement pieces 24 (first engagement portions) are provided on the outer periphery of the flange 21 at intervals. In addition, the 1st rib 24a (1st press part, refer FIG. 3) is formed in the back surface of the 1st engagement piece 24 so that it may mention later. In the present embodiment, a total of eight first engaging pieces 24 are provided on the flange portion 21. The flange portion 21 and the standing portion 22 are made of, for example, hard synthetic resin. The display window 23 is made of a transparent synthetic resin such as acrylic glass. The display window portion 23 forms a display window. The user can visually recognize the speedometer 50 and the like through the display window.

The middle case 30 is made of, for example, a hard synthetic resin, and is attached with an instrument such as the speedometer 50 (FIG. 1) described above and a substrate 35 (FIG. 4) on which various electronic components are mounted. A plurality of second ribs 31 (second pressing portions) are formed on the side surface of the middle case 30 at intervals. The second rib 31 is provided at a position corresponding to the first engagement piece 24 provided on the facing 20 when the members constituting the housing 10 are combined. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a total of eight second ribs 31 are formed in the middle case 30. Further, the middle case 30 is provided with two second engagement pieces 32 to be attached to the back cover 40 toward the rear.

The back cover 40 is formed of, for example, a hard synthetic resin and accommodates the middle case 30 and a meter, a substrate, and the like attached to the middle case 30. On the outer surface of the back cover 40, a frame-like engagement portion 41 (second engagement portion) is formed so as to protrude at a position corresponding to the first engagement piece 24. Further, the engaging portion 41 is formed with an engaging hole 41a (FIG. 3) for inserting the first engaging piece 24 as will be described later.

Next, the detailed structure of each member constituting the housing 10 will be described. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion indicated by “III” in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the instrument device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention indicated by a cross-sectional line IV-IV in FIG. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the plurality of first engaging pieces 24 provided on the turn 20 formed of the front cover are formed with a taper whose thickness decreases from the outer surface of the flange portion 21 toward the rear. A portion 24b is provided at the tip. By forming such a taper on the first engagement piece 24, the first engagement piece 24 can be easily guided to the engagement hole 41a. Then, when the hook portion 24 b is hooked on the engaging portion 41 of the back cover 40, the facing 20 is fixed to the back cover 40. Further, on the back side of the surface on which the hook portion 24b of the first engagement piece 24 is formed, a first rib 24a having a height that decreases toward the rear is formed. As described above, the first rib 24a is provided with the inclined portion whose height is lowered toward the rear, so that the first engagement piece 24 can be easily inserted into the engagement portion 41. When 24 is inserted into the engagement hole 41a formed in the engagement portion 41, the inner peripheral surface of the engagement hole 41a (the outer surface of the back cover 40) is pressed toward the inside.

The second rib 31 erected on the outer side surface of the middle case 30 is formed of a plate-like member whose height decreases toward the rear. The middle case 30 is fitted with the back cover 40 according to the broken line in FIG. 3 and is housed in a housing space 42 formed inside the back cover 40. When the middle case 30 is thus fitted to the back cover 40, the second ribs 31 erected on the outer side surface of the middle case 40 press the inner side surface of the back cover 40 outward. In addition, since the second rib 31 includes an inclined portion whose height decreases toward the rear, the middle case 30 and the back cover 40 can be easily aligned with each other. It can be easily fitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the middle case 30 is attached with a substrate 35 on which instruments such as a speedometer 50 and electronic components are mounted, and holds them. Further, a display sheet 36 on which position information of a pointer such as the speedometer 50 is described is placed on the middle case 30 in front of the middle case 30.

The back cover 40 is formed with a housing space 42 for housing the middle case 30, a meter such as a speedometer 50 attached to the middle case 30, a substrate 35, and the like. Further, an engagement hole 41 a into which the first engagement piece 24 is inserted is formed in the engagement portion 41 formed to protrude from the outer surface of the back cover 40. As shown in FIG. 4, the engaging portion 41 is formed so that the thickness increases from the front to the rear (the opening of the engaging hole 41a becomes narrow). With the engagement portion 41 having such a structure, the first engagement piece 24 can be easily inserted into the engagement hole 41a.

The detailed structure of the casing 10 of the meter device 1 according to the present embodiment has been described in detail above. Next, an assembling method and operation of each member constituting the meter device 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the state of assembling the instrument device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention in the order of assembly ((a) to (c)). In FIG. 5, the hatching process representing the cut surface is omitted in order to avoid complication of the drawing.

First, as shown in FIG. 5A, the middle case 30 is attached to the back cover 40. At this time, instruments such as the speedometer 50 and the substrate 35 are already attached to the middle case 30. As shown by the arrows in the figure, when the middle case 30 is fitted into the back cover 40, it is formed so as to stand on the outer surface of the middle case 30 and the height with respect to the outer surface decreases toward the rear. The lower end portion of the second rib 31 abuts against the inner surface of the back cover 40. When the middle case 30 is further pushed into the back cover 40 from this state, the height of the second rib 31 is wide and wedge-shaped toward the front, so that as shown by the white arrow in the figure, the back cover 40 Press the inner side toward the outside. This is nothing but the fact that the middle case 30 is pressed by the back cover 40 via the second rib 31 from the law of action and reaction of force. As shown in FIG. 2, the second rib 31 is formed on each of the four surfaces that are the outer surfaces of the middle case 30. Therefore, the middle case 30 is pressed against the back cover 40 from four directions. Then, the middle case 30 is further pushed into the back cover 40, and the second engagement piece 32 (FIG. 2) is engaged with an engagement hole (not shown) formed in the back cover 40, so that the middle case 30 is covered with the back cover. Fix to 40.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, the turn 20 is attached to the back cover 40 to which the middle case 30 is attached. First, the position of the facing 20 and the position of the back cover 40 are aligned so that the plurality of first engaging pieces 24 formed on the facing 20 match the engaging holes 41 a of the corresponding back cover 40. Next, each of the first engagement pieces 24 is inserted into the corresponding engagement hole 41a. Then, a part of the first rib 24 a comes into contact with the outer surface of the back cover 40. When the turn 20 is further pushed into the back cover 40 from this state, the turn 20 presses the outer surface of the back cover 40 inward through the first rib 24a, as indicated by the white arrow in the figure. In addition, the 1st rib 24a is formed so that it may protrude from each of the four surfaces which are the outer surfaces of the turning 20 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the back cover 40 is pressed against the turn 20 from four directions. Then, the facing 20 is further pushed in, the first engagement piece 24 is engaged with the engaging portion 41, and the facing 20 is attached to the back cover 40 (FIG. 5C).

As described above, in the instrument device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the first rib 24a and the second rib 31 sandwich the back cover 40 when the casing 2 of the instrument device 1 is combined. It is arranged at the opposite position. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view focusing on the engaging portion between the facing 20 and the back cover 40. As shown in FIG. 6, the first rib 24 a and the second rib 31 are arranged at positions facing each other with the back cover 40 interposed therebetween. By arranging the ribs in this way, the force with which the first rib 24 a presses the back cover 40 can be efficiently transmitted to the second rib 31. That is, as indicated by the white arrow in the figure, the force that the first rib 24 a presses the back cover 40 is transmitted to the middle case 30 via the second rib 31. As described above, since the second rib 31 is also pressed from the back cover 40, the force with which the middle case 30 is pressed includes the pressing force of the first rib 24a and the pressing force of the back cover 40. It is an added force. Since such a force acts on the middle case 30 from four directions, the middle case 30 is sufficiently fixed in the housing 10. Therefore, such instruments as the speedometer 50 (FIG. 4) held in the middle case 30 are not rattled.

In addition, the instrument device is often installed in a place where the temperature changes remarkably, and is generally used under severe conditions. In addition, the instrument device has a different coefficient of thermal expansion in each component due to structural differences among the components and differences in the materials used. For this reason, when the conventional instrument device is subjected to a significant temperature change, each component member is distorted, and the dimension between the component members is deviated.

On the other hand, in the instrument device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the force applied by the pressing force by the first rib 24a and the pressing force by the back cover 40 acts on the middle case 30 from four directions. Therefore, even if the instrument apparatus 1 receives a significant temperature change and a dimensional deviation occurs between the constituent members, a certain degree of deviation can be absorbed by the contact portion of the housing 10. For example, in FIG. 6, the back cover 40 on which the pressing force from the first rib 24 a acts even if the instrument device 1 is subjected to a temperature change and the second rib 31 is displaced away from the back cover 40. However, the contact state between the middle case 30 and the back cover 40 is maintained. For this reason, even if the instrument device 1 undergoes a significant temperature change, the middle case 30 is held in the housing 10, and rattling of the instrument accommodated therein is suppressed and the squeaking noise is also suppressed.

In the above-described instrument device 1, the first rib 24 a and the second rib 31 are tapered so that each member of the instrument device 1 can be easily assembled. It is good also as a structure which makes the 2nd rib 31 into a rectangular shape, and provides a notch in the corner | angular part.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various applications and modifications are possible. In the above-described instrument device 1, the instrument device 1 in which the first rib 24 a and the second rib 31 are disposed at positions facing each other across the back cover 40 has been described. However, such a rib arrangement is not necessarily required.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view focusing on the engaging portion of the meter device 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the second ribs 31 are arranged on both sides around the position where the first rib 24 a presses the back cover 40. Since other configurations are the same as the instrument device 1 described above, a detailed description thereof is omitted. Moreover, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the member similar to the above-mentioned instrument apparatus 1. FIG.

By arranging the first rib 24 a and the second rib 31 in this way, the force with which the first rib 24 a presses the back cover 40 is transmitted to the second rib 31 due to the rigidity of the back cover 40. Therefore, a sufficient pressing force can be applied to the middle case 30 via the second rib 31, and the middle case 30 can be sufficiently fixed to the housing 10 as in the above-described embodiment. Thus, the side plate of the back cover 40 between the second ribs 31 is provided by providing the second ribs 31 on both sides of the first ribs 24a without setting the second ribs 31 and the first ribs 24a to face each other. Is elastically deformed and can function as a part that absorbs a dimensional deviation between the members when the housing 10 is subjected to a temperature change. Further, regarding the formation positions of the first ribs 24 a and the second ribs 31, errors due to manufacturing and temperature changes cannot be avoided, but as long as the first ribs 24 a are arranged between the second ribs 31, The pressing force applied by the first rib 24 a can be reliably transmitted to the second rib 31. Therefore, it is possible to easily assemble the housing 10 without requiring strict alignment between the housing members such as the facing 20 or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the instrument device 1 in which the flat plate-like second ribs 31 are erected at a plurality of locations on the outer surface of the middle case 30 has been described. However, the shape of the second rib 31 is not limited to the above embodiment.

As a modification of the second rib 31, for example, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the rib 31 a corresponds only to a portion corresponding to the engaging portion 41 formed on the back cover 40. It may be a size. Further, the rib 31a may be provided over the entire circumference of the outer surface of the middle case 30. In addition, as shown to Fig.8 (a), you may form the taper-shaped inclination part in which height became low toward the rib 31a. By forming such an inclined portion in the rib 31a, it becomes easy to align the middle case 30 and the back cover 40 (FIG. 2), and the middle case 30 and the back cover 40 are easily fitted. be able to. Further, since the width of the contact surface where the rib 31a contacts the back cover 40 (the length in the left-right direction in FIG. 8B) is larger than the width of the contact surface of the first rib 24a, the first rib 24a. Even if a slight shift occurs in the relative position between the rib 31a and the rib 31a, it is easy to position the first rib 24a within the range where the rib 31a is formed. Therefore, in the instrument device having such a rib 31a, it is not necessary to strictly align the casing members such as the turnback 20, and the assembly operation of the casing 10 can be easily performed. In addition, since it is the same as the instrument apparatus 1 mentioned above about structures other than the rib 31a, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

Further, as described in detail in the above-described embodiments, etc., the description has been given by taking an example of an instrument device for a vehicle or a ship, but it is not limited to an instrument device for a vehicle or a ship. It is also possible to apply the above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument apparatus 10 Housing | casing 20 Reflection 24 1st engagement piece 24a 1st rib 24b Hook part 30 Middle case 31 2nd rib 35 Board | substrate 40 Back cover 41 Engagement part 41a Engagement hole 50 Speedometer

Claims

In an instrument housing that is composed of a plurality of housing members and houses an instrument inside,
A first housing member comprising a display window of the instrument;
A second housing member disposed behind the first housing member to which the instrument is attached;
The second casing member is disposed behind the first casing member, and the second casing member is fitted to the inner surface of the first casing member. A third housing member attached to cover the second housing member,
The first casing member has a first pressing portion that presses an outer surface of the third casing member inward,
The second casing member has a second pressing portion that presses an inner surface of the third casing member outward.
Instrument housing characterized by that.
The first housing member has a first engagement portion for fixing the first housing member to the third housing member,
The third casing member has a second engagement portion that engages with the first engagement portion.
The instrument housing according to claim 1.
The second pressing portion is a convex portion provided on the outer surface of the second casing member.
The instrument housing according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the instrument casing is provided.
The first engagement portion is configured by a plate-like member that protrudes rearward from the outer surface of the first housing member and has a hook portion at a tip.
In the second engagement portion, an engagement hole is formed by inserting the first engagement portion at a position corresponding to the first engagement portion,
The first pressing portion is a convex portion provided in the first engaging portion.
The instrument housing according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The second pressing portion includes an inclined portion in which the height from the outer surface of the second casing member is increased from the rear side toward the front side.
The instrument housing according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the instrument casing is provided.
6. The instrument according to claim 1, wherein the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion are opposed to each other via the third casing member. Enclosure.
The second pressing portion is disposed on both sides of the pressing position of the third housing member pressed by the first pressing portion.
The instrument casing according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the instrument casing is provided.
An instrument housing according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
An instrument housed in the instrument housing;
An instrument device comprising: