WO2016093165A1 - Jauge de véhicule - Google Patents

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WO2016093165A1
WO2016093165A1 PCT/JP2015/084138 JP2015084138W WO2016093165A1 WO 2016093165 A1 WO2016093165 A1 WO 2016093165A1 JP 2015084138 W JP2015084138 W JP 2015084138W WO 2016093165 A1 WO2016093165 A1 WO 2016093165A1
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燕　哲也
高橋　潤
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K35/00—Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D7/00—Indicating measured values

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  • the present invention relates to a vehicle instrument, and is particularly suitable for displaying vehicle information in a bar graph type display form.
  • a vehicle meter is provided as a display device for informing the vehicle user of the state of the vehicle and the state of the in-vehicle device and encouraging comfortable driving.
  • the vehicle meter displays a measurement value that changes every moment, such as a speedometer that displays the traveling speed of the vehicle, a tachometer that displays the engine speed, and a fuel gauge that displays the remaining amount of fuel.
  • the display format includes characters with scales of the measured values (quantities) around the pointer that rotates according to the measured values such as vehicle speed, engine speed, and remaining fuel.
  • a so-called analog type is generally used in which a plate is arranged, and a measurement value is displayed by contrast reading according to the scale position indicated by the pointer.
  • display values such as liquid crystal display panels, fluorescent display tubes, or display panels using organic EL can be used to directly display measured values such as vehicle speed.
  • a digital system such as a numerical display for displaying the engine speed, a remaining fuel amount, etc. in a zone or bar graph by a number of segments arranged in parallel is also adopted.
  • a display device such as a liquid crystal display panel or a fluorescent display tube may be used, but a light emitting diode (light source) is used, and each segment in which the light emitting diode is arranged is selectively emitted.
  • a measured value such as a vehicle speed is displayed as a number or a bar graph, which is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle instrument with good display efficiency by paying attention to the above-mentioned problems and displaying a plurality of types of vehicle information in a bar graph.
  • the vehicle instrument of the present invention is A display unit in which a plurality of display segments are arranged in a predetermined shape; A plurality of light sources provided corresponding to each display segment of the display unit; In a vehicle meter for displaying a bar graph by a control means for individually turning on / off the light source based on a measurement value relating to a vehicle state, Based on a control signal from the control means, a display panel for displaying an image of the index so as to correspond to the display unit is provided, The control means changes the index displayed on the display panel.
  • the display segments are arranged along a boundary of an image display area of the display panel.
  • control means is characterized in that the indicator of the display panel and the light source on / off control are changed based on any one of a driving mode, a power supply state, and a stop state.
  • control means controls the display panel so as to display a scale corresponding to the display unit and a type or unit of a measurement value as the index.
  • the present invention relates to a vehicular instrument that displays vehicle information, and displays a plurality of types of vehicle information in a bar graph, thereby providing a display with high display efficiency.
  • the figure which shows the front of the meter for vehicles by embodiment of this invention The block diagram which shows the electric circuit structure by embodiment same as the above.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a vehicle meter A according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows an electric circuit configuration of the vehicle meter A.
  • the vehicle meter A functions as a composite meter, and includes a pointer-type meter 1, a display unit 2, a light source 3, and a display panel 4.
  • pointer-type meters 1 are provided on both end sides with the display unit 2 and the display panel 4 interposed therebetween.
  • the first pointer-type meter 11 indicates the traveling speed of the vehicle
  • the second pointer-type meter 12 Indicates drive energy (output amount) of the vehicle.
  • Each pointer-type meter 1 is a display board on which a rotating pointer 1a, a driving means 1b including a motor for rotating the pointer 1a, and an index portion such as a scale or a numerical value to be indicated by the pointer 1a are printed.
  • 1c and a backlight 1d for a pointer-type instrument that transmits and illuminates the indicator portion from the back surface side (the side opposite to the display surface side) of the display plate 1c.
  • the driving means 1b and the backlight 1d which are electronic components, are mounted on a circuit board in the vehicle instrument A, and are connected to the control means 5 via a wiring pattern of the circuit board.
  • the control means 5 outputs a control signal to the drive means 1b and the backlight 1d, thereby rotating the pointer 1a to a desired angle and illuminating the pointer 1a and the display board 1c with a desired brightness.
  • the display unit 2 is composed of a plurality of display segments 21 provided in a row along a predetermined shape, in this case, one side serving as a boundary of the image display area of the display panel 4.
  • the display unit 2 can also be provided with a light guide that guides illumination light from the light source 3.
  • a plurality of light sources 3 are provided to illuminate each display segment 21, and each display segment 21 is transmitted and illuminated to display a bar graph on the display unit 2.
  • the light source 3 can be a light emitting diode mounted on the circuit board so as to face each display segment 21 and is selectively controlled to be turned on / off based on a control signal from the control means 5.
  • the control means 5 is turned on sequentially from one end of the column-shaped display unit 2 to increase the measured value, and is turned off sequentially from the other end. Control is performed using the light source 3 as shown by the decrease.
  • the display unit 2 can express the measurement amount based on the switching position of each light source 3 to be turned on / off and an index of the display panel 4 described later.
  • a TFT-type liquid crystal display element can be applied to the display panel 4, and an image having a desired shape can be obtained by switching between transmission and non-transmission (light-on / off state) for each pixel based on a control signal from the control unit 5.
  • Vehicle information such as accumulated mileage, average fuel consumption rate, gear position, navigation information (route guidance information), vehicle operation guide, alarm information, information such as time and outside air temperature, letters, numbers, marks, etc. It displays with the image of.
  • an illumination backlight 40 made of a light emitting diode is mounted on the circuit board on the back side of the display panel 4 and is transmitted and illuminated by the control of the control means 5 so that the vehicle user Can visually recognize the display screen of the display panel 4 even in a dark place such as at night.
  • the display image of the display panel 4 is prepared by the control means 5 so that a plurality of patterns of display contents (display items) are prepared in advance and the screen can be switched based on a switch operation by the vehicle user or an interruption process under a predetermined condition. Has been.
  • the display panel 4 displays an image of the index so as to correspond to the display unit 2 based on a control signal from the control means 5.
  • the control means 5 controls the light source 3 so as to change the number of lighting of the display unit 2 according to the fuel remaining amount, and at this time, a scale 41 a corresponding to the display segment 21.
  • an indicator 41 including a design 41b indicating the values of “F, 1/2, E” and a symbol mark 41c related to fuel is displayed.
  • the vehicle user can check the fuel remaining amount (measured value) by comparing and interpreting the boundary portion between the lighting state and the unlighting state in the display segment 21 of the display unit 2 and the indicator 41 of the display panel 4.
  • the control means 5 can also display vehicle information such as time information 42 and accumulated travel distance information 43 using the remaining display space separately from the index 41.
  • the vehicle meter A can not only use the display unit 2 as a fuel remaining amount meter as described above but also can change and display other types of vehicle information according to predetermined conditions.
  • the control means 5 can also display the display unit 2 as a thermometer, and a scale 44a and a design 44b composed of “H” indicating high temperature and “C” indicating low temperature, An indicator 44 including a symbol mark 44c indicating the water temperature is displayed, and each light source 3 is controlled to be turned on / off according to the water temperature value instead of the remaining fuel value in the input vehicle information.
  • the vehicle information is changed (in this case, the display is switched from the remaining fuel amount to the water temperature), as the predetermined condition, a manual operation using a vehicle user switch or a measured value (water temperature) is set to a predetermined threshold value.
  • the control means 5 determines that the alarm state has been reached, and the display type can be automatically changed based on the determination result. In the case of automatic change, it is also possible to notify that the display has been changed by voice guidance, blinking, alarm sound, color change of the backlight 1d or the light source 3, and the like. In addition, in other space of the display panel 4, it is possible to display a guide such as alarm contents and countermeasures.
  • the control means 5 can be applied to a microcomputer having a calculation section and a storage section. By calculating based on a predetermined program stored in the storage section, vehicle information to be input, etc., the drive means 1b, the display panel 4, Control signals can be transmitted to the backlights 1d and 40 and the light source 3 to prompt a desired display.
  • the vehicle information includes vehicle running information including the engine speed, gear position, direction instruction operation, etc., vehicle status, and abnormal signals from each device, and by communication with an electronic control unit (ECU), A signal is input.
  • the control means 5 also includes a semiconductor component that performs drawing calculation processing such as selecting an image pattern to be displayed on the display panel 4 from the storage unit.
  • Such a vehicle instrument includes a display unit 2 in which a plurality of display segments 21 are arranged in a predetermined shape, a plurality of light sources 3 provided corresponding to each display segment 21 of the display unit 2, and a vehicle In the vehicle instrument A that performs bar graph display by the control unit 5 that individually controls the light source 3 to be turned on / off based on the measurement value relating to the state, the display unit 2 is controlled based on the control signal from the control unit 5.
  • a display panel 4 that displays an image of the index 41 is provided so as to correspond, and the control unit 5 changes the index 41 displayed on the display panel 4.
  • the types of vehicle information to be displayed can be switched by changing the indicators 41 and 44 and controlling the light source 3 to be turned on / off based on the vehicle information corresponding thereto. For this reason, various vehicle information can be efficiently displayed in the limited display space, sharing the display space of the display unit 2 and the light source 3.
  • the display segment 21 is arranged along the boundary of the image display area of the display panel 4 so that the correspondence between the indicators 41 and 42 of the display panel 4 and the display unit 2 is easy to see, and the measured value has good visibility. Can be compared.
  • control means 5 automatically changes the priority by changing the indicator 41 of the display panel 4 and the lighting / extinguishing control of the light source 3 based on any one of the driving mode, the power supply state, the stop state, and the alarm state.
  • Vehicle information can be provided to vehicle users.
  • the control means 5 controls the display panel 4 to display the scale 41a corresponding to the display unit 2 and the measurement value type 41c as the index 41, even if there is a change.
  • the display items on the display unit 2 and their values can be confirmed.
  • the present invention is not construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be applied to various embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the display panel 4 has been described by taking a liquid crystal display element having a backlight 40 as an example, but it may be replaced with a self-luminous organic EL panel.
  • the fuel remaining amount and the water temperature are changed as the vehicle information indicated by the display unit 2 as described above
  • the fuel remaining amount and the water temperature are changed as the vehicle information indicated by the display unit 2 as described above
  • the vehicle information expressed by the display unit 2 is advantageous when displaying a measured value whose display change is severe. It becomes.
  • a substantially circular display area for displaying the vehicle speed 61 or the like is provided. It can also be configured by the display panel 6 having a display section 7 having a plurality of display segments 71 provided along the boundary of the display area.
  • the display unit 7 displays a bar graph with the corresponding light source on / off controlled on the basis of the engine speed, and the display panel 6 displays an indicator 62 including a unit 62a of “ ⁇ 1000 rpm”.
  • the display type can be determined.
  • vehicle instrument A has been shown to be provided on the instrument panel of an automobile, it may be applied as an instrument provided near the center of the steering wheel, such as a motorcycle, a four-wheel buggy (ATV), or a water bike. it can. Even in this case, since the display area (display space) is narrow, the application of the above-described embodiment is effective.
  • the present invention relates to a vehicular instrument, and is suitable, for example, as a vehicular instrument mounted on a moving body including an automobile, a motorcycle, an agricultural machine, or a construction machine.
  • Control means A Vehicle instrument

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L'invention concerne une jauge de véhicule qui affiche une pluralité de types d'informations de véhicule dans une forme de graphique à barres pour obtenir une bonne efficacité d'affichage. La jauge de véhicule A affiche un graphique à barres au moyen d'une unité d'indicateur 2, dans laquelle une pluralité de segments d'indicateur 21 sont agencés dans une configuration prédéterminée, une pluralité de sources de lumière 3 qui sont placées de façon correspondante aux segments d'indicateur 21 de l'unité d'indicateur 2, et un moyen de commande 5 pour une commande de marche/arrêt individuelle des sources de lumière 3 sur la base d'une valeur de mesure relative à l'état d'un véhicule. La jauge de véhicule A comprend un panneau d'affichage 4 qui affiche une image d'un indice 41 de façon à correspondre à l'unité d'indicateur 2 sur la base d'un signal de commande provenant du moyen de commande 5, et le moyen de commande 5 change l'indice 41 affiché par le panneau d'affichage 4.
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JPS5812591B2 (ja) * 1977-11-01 1983-03-09 横河電機株式会社 表示装置
JPH0235922B2 (ja) * 1981-05-20 1990-08-14 Nissan Motor Denshimaruchimeeta
JPH07103782A (ja) * 1993-10-04 1995-04-18 Seiko Epson Corp 車両用画像データ演算装置
JP2002122446A (ja) * 2000-10-16 2002-04-26 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 測定値表示装置
EP1657529A1 (fr) * 2004-11-15 2006-05-17 S.I.E.M. S.r.l. Indicateur numérique

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JPS5812591B2 (ja) * 1977-11-01 1983-03-09 横河電機株式会社 表示装置
JPH0235922B2 (ja) * 1981-05-20 1990-08-14 Nissan Motor Denshimaruchimeeta
JPH07103782A (ja) * 1993-10-04 1995-04-18 Seiko Epson Corp 車両用画像データ演算装置
JP2002122446A (ja) * 2000-10-16 2002-04-26 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 測定値表示装置
EP1657529A1 (fr) * 2004-11-15 2006-05-17 S.I.E.M. S.r.l. Indicateur numérique

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