JP2010096528A - Measuring instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring instrument that has a simple structure, can display an image three-dimensionally, and gives an impression of originality to a viewer. <P>SOLUTION: A combination meter 1 for vehicles includes an instrument case 2, a speed meter 3, front windshield 5, a light source 33 for design projecting section illumination, and a shielding member 6. The speed meter 3 is mounted to the instrument case 2 and allows an index and a pointer 21 of a dial 20 to cooperate each other, to display vehicle speed. The front windshield 5 covers the viewer's side of the speed meter 3 and has an overlapping section 40a visible, while overlapping the speed meter 3 and a periphery section 40b positioned around the overlapping section 40a. A projection design convex section 42 is formed at the periphery section 40b from a surface at the viewer's side. A light source 33 for design convex section illumination is arranged in the instrument case 2 and applies a light toward the design convex section 42. The shielding member 6 shields the light from the light source 33 for design convex section illumination toward the viewer from sections, other than the design convex section 42 in the peripheral section 40b of the front glass 5 and has an exposure section 50 for exposing the design convex section 42. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an instrument device mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle or a ship.

  A moving body such as a vehicle or a ship is equipped with an instrument device that displays a plurality of information measured by various measuring means to passengers of the moving body. As this type of instrument device, for example, a speedometer that displays the speed of a vehicle as a moving body, a tachometer that displays the number of revolutions of the engine, a fuel gauge that displays the remaining amount of fuel, and the temperature of cooling water in the engine The combination meter for vehicles provided with several display instruments, such as a temperature gauge which displays is used (for example, refer patent document 1).

  The above-described vehicle combination meter includes an instrument case that accommodates the movement of each meter and gauge as described above, a dial disposed on the viewer side of the instrument case, a pointer, and the back side of the dial A light source that is disposed on the side away from the viewer of the dial and the pointer and that irradiates light on the dial and the pointer, and on the viewer side of the dial and does not need to display the dial It has a facing plate that covers the part, a transparent cover that is arranged on the viewer side of the facing plate and protects the display instrument.

  The dial includes, for example, a speedometer dial, a tachometer dial, a fuel gauge dial, and a temperature gauge dial. Each of these dials is made of light-transmitting synthetic resin, etc., each of which is a vehicle speed display scale / character, an engine speed display scale / character, a fuel remaining display scale / character, and a coolant temperature display. The indicator part indicated by the pointers such as scales and letters is arranged in an arc shape.

  Further, each dial plate described above has an indicator portion formed of a light-shielding colored layer such as black, and a background portion around the indicator portion is formed of a translucent colored layer such as milky white. Further, a gradation portion formed in a semicircular shape is provided in the background portion on the inner peripheral side of the indicator portion. This gradation portion is formed by a halftone dot printing layer that is printed over the surface of the translucent colored layer so that the density of black dots gradually increases from the inside toward the outside. Yes.

  The light source is electrically connected to a printed wiring board or the like attached in the instrument case, and the lighting state is controlled. A plurality of light sources are provided in the instrument case and arranged to emit light toward the tip of the pointer, or arranged to irradiate the dial from the back side of the dial. ing.

  In the vehicle combination meter configured as described above, the light emitted from the light source is transmitted through the diffuser plate to the viewer side of the dial plate, and the background portion around the indicator portion of the dial plate shines in a ring shape. To do. At this time, the gradation portion provided on the inner peripheral side of the indicator portion is illuminated by the light from the diffusion plate so that the color gradually becomes lighter from the inside toward the outside, and has a ring-like gradation. As a result, the display of the dial is changed to improve the decorativeness. However, since it is only a planar expression by printing on a dial, only a certain novelty is obtained, and a display that gives a viewer a novel feeling cannot be obtained sufficiently.

  For this reason, a vehicle combination meter (see, for example, Patent Document 2) that can give a new visual effect to a viewer has been proposed. This kind of vehicle combination meter is provided with a transparent cover on the viewer side of the dial plate spaced from the dial plate, and a small display portion is provided on the transparent cover so as to float on the dial plate. ing.

The small display unit includes a substantially cylindrical housing, a display device such as a rectangular liquid crystal display or an organic EL element housed in the housing, and a backlight for illuminating the display device from behind. Yes. The small display portion is attached so that the housing is passed through the opening formed in the transparent cover described above and covers the base portion of the pointer disposed on the viewer side of the dial. And a small display part displays the information of a predetermined vehicle with a display image by a display device. Thus, a new visual effect with a three-dimensional effect has been provided by allowing the driver to visually recognize the small display portion floating in the air with respect to the surface of the dial.
JP 2008-128959 A JP 2004-132756 A

  However, the vehicle combination meter disclosed in Patent Document 2 described above has a problem that the structure becomes complicated, the number of parts increases, and the assembly work becomes complicated.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an instrument device that can display three-dimensionally with a simple structure and can give a viewer a novel feeling.

  In order to solve the problems and achieve the object, the invention described in claim 1 includes an instrument case, a display instrument attached to the instrument case, and a viewer of the display instrument attached to the instrument case. An instrument device having a translucent front glass covering the side, wherein the front glass has an overlapping portion that is visually recognized overlapping with the display instrument, and a peripheral portion positioned around the overlapping portion. And a design convex part formed by projecting from the surface on the viewer side of the peripheral part, and a light source for irradiating light arranged in the instrument case and transmitted from the design convex part to the viewer A shielding member that has an exposed portion that exposes the design convex portion to the viewer side and shields light from the light source toward the viewer from other than the design convex portion of the peripheral portion. It is an instrument device characterized by That.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the ring-shaped protrusion that protrudes from the viewer-side surface of the peripheral portion and is formed in an annular shape along the outer periphery of the display instrument. And a second light source that irradiates light that is disposed in the instrument case and that is transmitted from the ring-shaped convex portion toward the viewer.

  The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 2, wherein the front glass has a slit between the design convex part and the ring-shaped convex part. Is.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first to third aspects, the shielding member is a design in which a plurality of design display portions formed so as to transmit light are arranged at predetermined positions. In addition to having a display area, each of the plurality of design display portions is configured to shine by light from a third light source disposed in the instrument case. .

  According to the invention described in claim 1, the translucent front glass that is attached to the instrument case and covers the viewer side of the display instrument is overlapped with the display instrument and the overlap part is visually recognized. A design convex portion formed by projecting from the viewer-side surface of the peripheral portion, and light that is disposed in the instrument case and transmitted from the design convex portion to the viewer A light source for irradiating, an exposed portion that exposes the design convex portion to the viewer side, and a shielding member that shields light from the light source toward the viewer from other than the design convex portion of the surrounding portion Therefore, when the light emitted from the light source is emitted to the viewer side through the shielding member, the design convex portion protruding from the display instrument around the front glass located on the viewer side becomes bright. As a result, the viewer can visually recognize the image.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the ring-shaped convex portion protruding from the viewer-side surface of the peripheral portion and formed in an annular shape along the outer periphery of the display instrument, and the ring-shaped convex portion disposed in the instrument case And a second light source that emits light that is transmitted from the convex portion toward the viewer, so that the light emitted from the second light source is emitted to the viewer via the shielding member. Thus, the viewer can visually recognize the ring-shaped convex portion formed along the outer periphery of the display instrument around the outer surface of the front glass located on the viewer side from the display instrument.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, since the front glass has a slit between the design convex portion and the ring-shaped convex portion, the light from the light source irradiated toward the design convex portion is emitted. While suppressing transmission to the ring-shaped convex part side, it can suppress that the light from the 2nd light source irradiated toward the ring-shaped convex part transmits to the design convex part side.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, the shielding member has a design display area in which a plurality of design display portions formed so as to be translucent are arranged at predetermined locations, and a plurality of design displays. Since each of the parts is configured to shine by the light from the third light source disposed in the instrument case, each of the plurality of design display parts of the shielding member located on the viewer side from the display instrument is lit. Then, by being visually recognized by the viewer, the depth can be emphasized by the display instrument and the plurality of design display portions of the shielding member.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the light emitted from the light source is emitted to the viewer side through the shielding member, so that the periphery of the front glass positioned on the viewer side from the display instrument. The design convex part protruding from the part can be visually recognized by the viewer so that the depth can be emphasized by the display instrument and the design convex part of the front glass. Display. Moreover, a novel decoration effect can be obtained by providing the design convex part visually recognized by the surface glass. Therefore, a three-dimensional display is possible with a simple structure, and a viewer can have a novel feeling.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the light emitted from the second light source is emitted to the viewer side through the shielding member, so that the peripheral portion of the front glass positioned on the viewer side from the display instrument Since the ring-shaped convex part formed along the outer periphery of the display instrument can be made visible to the viewer so that it shines, the depth can be further emphasized by the display instrument and the ring-shaped convex part of the front glass. It is possible to display more stereoscopically with a simple structure. Moreover, a more novel decorative effect can be obtained by providing the surface glass with a ring-shaped convex portion that can be visually recognized. Therefore, a three-dimensional display can be performed with a simple structure, and the viewer can be further provided with a novel feeling.

  The invention according to claim 3 suppresses the light from the light source irradiated toward the design convex portion from being transmitted to the ring-shaped convex portion side, and the second light source irradiated toward the ring-shaped convex portion. Can be prevented from transmitting to the design convex portion side, so that the design convex portion and the ring-shaped convex portion arranged on the periphery of the front glass can be separately shined with a simple structure. . Therefore, the visibility of the design convex portion and the ring-shaped convex portion can be improved.

  The invention according to claim 4 is that the plurality of design display portions of the shielding member positioned on the viewer side from the display instrument shines and is visually recognized by the viewer, whereby the display instrument and the plurality of designs of the shielding member are displayed. Since the depth can be further emphasized by the display unit, a three-dimensional display can be performed with a simple structure, and a more novel decorative effect can be obtained. Therefore, a three-dimensional display can be performed with a simple structure, and the viewer can be further provided with a novel feeling.

  Hereinafter, an instrument device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. A vehicle combination meter 1 as an instrument device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device that is mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile as a moving body and displays the state of the vehicle to passengers of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or 4, the vehicle combination meter 1 includes an instrument case 2, a speedometer 3 as a display instrument that displays the speed of the vehicle, and a liquid crystal display 4 that displays various information such as a travel distance. The front glass 5 that is attached to the instrument case 2 and covers the viewer side of the speedometer 3, and the shielding member 6 that is attached to the viewer side of the front glass 5 are provided.

  In the present embodiment, in order to simplify the description, only the speedometer 3 that is a display instrument that indicates the speed of the vehicle is provided. However, in addition to this, a tachometer that indicates the engine speed of the vehicle, Of course, it is good also as a structure provided with display instruments, such as a water temperature meter which shows a cooling water temperature, and a fuel meter which shows fuel remaining amount.

  The instrument case 2 is formed of a synthetic resin or the like, and includes a case main body 10 and a back cover 11 as shown in FIG. The case body 10 includes a front wall 10a facing the viewer, and a peripheral wall 10b that stands from the outer peripheral edge of the front wall 10a and extends in a direction away from the viewer. The case body 10 is formed in a box shape that opens on the side away from the viewer, that is, on the back side. The peripheral wall 10 b forms an outline of the case body 10.

  The front wall 10a includes a dial plate attachment portion 12, an exposure window 16, a plurality of illumination openings 17, a ring-shaped opening 18, and the like. As shown in FIG. 2 or 4, the dial attachment portion 12 is formed in a concave shape from the viewer side of the front wall 10 a, and a dial 20, which will be described later, of the speedometer 3 is attached thereto. The dial mounting portion 12 is provided with a reflective surface 13 (shown in FIG. 2) on the surface (surface on the viewer side). The reflecting surface 13 reflects light from a dial plate illumination LED 31 of a printed wiring board 23 described later.

  Further, the dial plate mounting portion 12 has an opening cylinder portion 14 for passing light from a plurality of pointer illumination LEDs 32 of a printed wiring board 23 described later through an output shaft 29 of a movement 22 described later of the speedometer 3. An arcuate opening 15 is provided for allowing light from a plurality of dial plate illumination LEDs 31 of the printed wiring board 23 to be described later to pass to the dial plate 20 side.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the exposure window 16 is formed through the front wall 10a and exposes the liquid crystal display 4 described above to the viewer.

  As shown in FIG. 2 or 4, each of the plurality of illumination openings 17 is formed so as to penetrate the front wall 10a, and a plurality of design convex illumination LEDs 33 and a plurality of LEDs on the printed wiring board 23 described later. The light from the LED 35 for illuminating the design display part is passed. In addition, each of the plurality of illumination openings 17 is provided with an extending wall 17a that stands from the inner peripheral edge and extends in a direction away from the viewer.

  As shown in FIG. 2 or 3, the extension wall 17 a divides the space of each of the plurality of illumination openings 17 in the case main body 10, and the design convex part illumination arranged in each illumination opening 17. This prevents the light from the LED 33 for design and the LED 35 for design display illumination from leaking into the adjacent illumination openings 17.

  As shown in FIG. 2 or 4, the ring-shaped opening 18 is provided so as to penetrate the front wall 10a and be formed in an arc shape in plan view, and to border the outer periphery of the dial plate mounting portion 12 described above. It has been. The ring-shaped opening 18 allows light from a plurality of ring-shaped convex illumination LEDs 34 of the printed wiring board 23 described later to pass through.

  As shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 4, the back cover 11 includes a bottom surface 11a and a peripheral wall 11b that stands from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom surface 11a and extends to the passenger side of the moving body. It is formed in a case shape opened to the 10 side. The back cover 11 is attached to the side away from the viewer of the case body 10, that is, the back side, and closes the opening of the case body 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the speedometer 3 includes a dial 20 having a surface (a surface on the viewer side) provided with an index portion 20 a such as a scale and numerals, characters, symbols, and the like. A pointer 21 arranged on the viewer side, a movement 22 to which the pointer 21 is attached, a printed wiring board 23 provided on the side away from the viewer of the dial plate 20, that is, on the back side, and provided with a circuit pattern, And a decorative ring 24 arranged on the outer periphery of the indicator portion 20a of the dial 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 4, the dial plate 20 is made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin or the like and is formed in a substantially disc shape. The dial plate 20 is provided with a light shielding layer (not shown) such as black on the surface (surface on the viewer side), and the scale, numbers, symbols, and the like indicating the speed corresponding to the speedometer 3 of the light shielding layer are excluded. As a result, the indicator portion 20a is formed. The indicator portion 20 a is arranged in a substantially arc shape so as to correspond to the allowable rotation range of the pointer 21 of the speedometer 3.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the dial 20 is formed with an exposure window 25 that exposes the liquid crystal display 4 to a viewer and a through hole 26 through which an output shaft 29 described later of the movement 22 is inserted. ing. The dial plate 20 is attached to the dial plate mounting portion 12 of the front wall 10a of the case body 10 of the instrument case 2, and the indicator portion 20a emits light from behind, that is, light from a plurality of dial plate illumination LEDs 31 described later. Is transmitted to the front (viewer side) so that the viewer can see the light emission.

  The pointer 21 is made of a light-transmitting material such as acrylic resin, and includes a base portion 27 and an instruction portion 28 extending outward from the base portion 27 as shown in FIG. The pointer 21 has a base 27 attached to an output shaft 29 (described later) of the movement 22 and is rotated to a position corresponding to the measurement amount by the output shaft 29. The pointer 21 is arranged so that the base 27 is positioned at the center of the indicator portion 20 a formed on the dial 20.

  The pointer 21 is rotated by the movement 22 in accordance with the measurement amount measured by the vehicle speed measurement means, and displays the measurement amount in cooperation with the indicator portion 20 a formed on the dial 20. Also, the pointer 21 receives light from a later-described pointer illumination LED 32 of the printed wiring board 23 on the base 27 when the pointer 21 is dark, such as at night, and reflects the incident light toward the tip of the instruction unit 28. Then, the instruction unit 28 shines.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the movement 22 is attached to the side away from the viewer of the printed wiring board 23, that is, the back side, and is connected to vehicle speed measurement means (not shown) mounted on the vehicle. The movement 22 includes an output shaft 29 that rotates in accordance with a measurement amount measured by the vehicle speed measurement means. In the movement 22, the output shaft 29 is passed through the through hole 26 of the dial plate 20, the opening cylinder portion 14 of the case body 10, and the through hole 30 described later of the printed wiring board 23. Is attached to the side away from the viewer, that is, the back side (the surface on the back side of the surface facing the dial plate 20) and accommodated in the instrument case 2.

  The printed wiring board 23 is made of a relatively hard material that does not have flexibility, and as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. The printed wiring board 23 includes the liquid crystal display 4, the movement 22, a plurality of dial plate illumination LEDs 31 that illuminate the indicator portion 20 a of the dial plate 20, and a plurality of pointer illumination LEDs 32 that illuminate the pointer 21. A plurality of design convex illumination LEDs 33 that illuminate a design convex portion 42 described later of the front glass 5, a plurality of ring convex illumination LEDs 34 that illuminate a ring convex 43 described later of the front glass 5, and a shielding member A plurality of design display unit illumination LEDs 35 that illuminate a design display unit 51 (described later) 6 and electronic components such as a microcomputer for controlling these operations are mounted.

  Further, the printed wiring board 23 is provided with a through hole 30 for passing the output shaft 29 of the movement 22 described above. The printed wiring board 23 is disposed substantially parallel to the front wall 10 a of the case body 10 of the instrument case 2 and the bottom wall 11 a of the back cover 11 and is accommodated in the instrument case 2.

  The plurality of dial plate illumination LEDs 31 are spaced from each other along the extending direction of the indicator portion 20a at positions corresponding to the indicator portion 20a of the dial plate 20 on the surface of the printed wiring board 23 (surface on the viewer side). The indicator 20a of the dial 20 is brilliantly arranged. The plurality of pointer illumination LEDs 32 are arranged at positions corresponding to the base portion 27 of the pointer 21 on the surface of the printed wiring board 23 (the surface on the viewer side) to make the pointer 21 shine.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the plurality of design convex illumination LEDs 33 are provided in the present embodiment, and will be described later on the surface glass 5 on the surface of the printed wiring board 23 (the surface on the viewer side). It arrange | positions in the position corresponding to each design convex part 42, and makes this design convex part 42 shine. The plurality of design convex illumination LEDs 33 correspond to the light sources described in the claims.

  In addition, in the several LED 33 for design convex part illumination mentioned above, it is comprised, for example with respect to each design convex part 42 which the surface glass 5 mentions later, so that each may irradiate light at a different timing. It may be configured, and furthermore, each may be configured to irradiate different colors of light.

  The plurality of ring-shaped convex portion illumination LEDs 34 extend the ring-shaped convex portions 43 at positions corresponding to ring-shaped convex portions 43 (to be described later) of the front glass 5 on the surface of the printed wiring board 23 (surface on the viewer side). The ring-shaped convex portions 43 are brilliantly arranged at intervals along the existing direction. The plurality of ring-shaped convex illumination LEDs 34 correspond to the second light source described in the claims.

  Each of the plurality of design display unit illumination LEDs 35 is arranged at a position corresponding to each design display unit 51 (to be described later) of the shielding member 6 on the surface (viewer side surface) of the printed wiring board 23. Each of 51 is appropriately illuminated. The plurality of design display unit illumination LEDs 35 correspond to a third light source described in the claims.

  The decoration ring 24 is formed in a ring shape having substantially the same outer shape as the dial 20. The decoration ring 24 is attached to the surface of the dial plate 20 (the surface on the viewer side) and is arranged so as to border the outer peripheral edge of the indicator portion 20a of the dial plate 20 when viewed from the viewer side.

  The speedometer 3 having the configuration described above rotates the output shaft 29 and the pointer 21 of the movement 22 in accordance with a measurement amount measured by a measurement unit (not shown). Then, the pointer 21 indicates the indicator 20a of the dial 20 to display the vehicle status to the viewer.

  The liquid crystal display 4 is connected to the surface (surface on the viewer side) of the printed wiring board 23 by a connector or the like, and travels at least one of the travel distance of the vehicle (travel distance by odd display and travel distance by trip display). (Distance) is displayed. As shown in FIG. 1 or 4, the liquid crystal display 4 is exposed to the viewer side through the exposure window 16 of the case body 10 of the instrument case 2 and the exposure window 25 of the dial 20 of the speedometer 3 described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the front glass 5 is made of a transparent synthetic resin or the like, and stands from the front wall 40 facing the viewer and the outer peripheral edge of the front wall 40 and is visible to the viewer. A peripheral wall 41 extending in a direction away from the peripheral wall 41. The front glass 5 is formed in a box shape that opens on the side away from the viewer, that is, on the back side. The peripheral wall 41 is formed in substantially the same outer shape as the peripheral wall 10 b of the case body 10 of the instrument case 2 described above, and forms an outer shell of the front glass 5.

  The front wall 40 includes an overlapping portion 40a that is visually recognized by the viewer while overlapping the speedometer 3 described above, and a peripheral portion 40b that is positioned around the overlapping portion 40a. The overlapping portion 40a has a substantially circular shape in plan view and is formed to have substantially the same outer shape as the decorative ring 24 of the speedometer 3. The peripheral portion 40b is arranged on both sides (the left and right sides in FIG. 4) of the overlapping portion 40a with the appearance of sandwiching the overlapping portion 40a.

  Further, a design convex portion 42, a ring-shaped convex portion 43, a slit 44, a plurality of openings 46, and the like are provided on the peripheral portion 40b of the front wall 40. As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4, the design convex portion 42 protrudes from the surface (surface on the viewer side) of the peripheral portion 40 b and is formed in a substantially triangular shape in plan view. The design convex part 42 is provided in a pair, and is arranged on the peripheral part 40b so as to sandwich the overlapping part 40a therebetween. In other words, the pair of design convex portions 42 are provided on the peripheral portion 40 b of the front wall 40 in such a manner that the speedometer 3 is sandwiched between them.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4, the ring-shaped convex portion 43 protrudes from the surface of the peripheral portion 40b (the viewer-side surface) and is formed in an annular shape along the outer periphery of the overlapping portion 40a. That is, the ring-shaped convex portion 43 is provided on the peripheral portion 40 b of the front wall 40 along the outer periphery of the speedometer 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the ring-shaped convex portion 43 is provided with an insertion concave portion 45 along the outer periphery.

  A pair of insertion concave portions 45 are provided, and are arranged on the outer periphery of the ring-shaped convex portion 43 so as to sandwich the overlapping portion 40a of the front wall 40 therebetween. The pair of insertion concave portions 45 are each formed in an arc shape along the outer periphery of the ring-shaped convex portion 43. As shown in FIG. 2, the insertion recess 45 is formed in a concave shape from the outer periphery to the inner periphery of the ring-shaped protrusion 43. And as for a pair of insertion recessed part 45, the outer edge part which a pair of shielding member 6 mutually opposes is inserted inside, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of slits 44 is provided between the pair of design convex portions 42 and the ring-shaped convex portions 43 of the peripheral portion 40 b. Each of the pair of slits 44 is formed in a concave shape from the surface (surface on the viewer side) of the peripheral portion 40b. The pair of slits 44 may be formed so as to penetrate the front wall 40 of the front glass 5, for example.

  Each of the plurality of openings 46 is formed so as to penetrate the peripheral portion 40b of the front wall 40 as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. Each of the plurality of openings 46 is formed in substantially the same outer shape as each design display area 52 described later of the light shielding member 6, and is disposed at a position corresponding to each design display area 52. Each of the plurality of openings 46 transmits light from each design display unit illumination LED 35 of the printed wiring board 23 described above.

  Moreover, the light control member 47 is attached to the surface glass 5 mentioned above in the side away from the viewer, ie, the back side. The light control member 47 is arranged on the side of the front glass 5 away from the viewer, that is, the side of the front glass 5 facing the case body 10 of the instrument case 2. The light adjusting member 47 is made of a well-known light guide material or the like, and a pair of light adjusting members 47 are provided so as to sandwich the overlapping portion 40a of the front wall 40 therebetween. Each of the pair of light adjusting members 47 includes an arcuate portion 48 formed in an arc shape along the outer periphery of the overlapping portion 40a, and a plurality of linear portions 49 extending outward from the outer edge of the arcuate portion 48. is doing.

  Each arcuate portion 48 of the pair of light control members 47 is disposed so as to overlap the side of the ring-shaped convex portion 43 of the front wall 40 of the front glass 5 away from the viewer. One straight line portion 49 (located in the upper part in FIG. 4) of each of the pair of light control members 47 is overlapped with the side of each design convex portion 42 of the front wall 40 of the front glass 5 away from the viewer. It is arranged.

  Each of the pair of light control members 47 having the above-described configuration is attached to the side of the front glass 5 away from the viewer, and the arcuate portion 48 emits light from behind, that is, a plurality of ring-shaped convex illumination LEDs 34. In addition to guiding the light to the ring-shaped convex portion 43, one linear portion 49 guides the light from behind, that is, the light irradiated by the plurality of design convex portion illumination LEDs 33 to each design convex portion 42, and each of these design convex portions 42 and the ring-shaped convex part 43 are made to shine.

  The front glass 5 having the above-described configuration is attached to the case main body 10 of the instrument case 2 so as to cover the viewer side of the speedometer 3. That is, the front glass 5 is attached to the case body 10 of the instrument case 2 with the dial 20 and the pointer 21 of the speedometer 3 sandwiched therebetween. The front glass 5 covers the speedometer 3, the liquid crystal display 4, and the like to prevent dust and the like from entering the vehicle combination meter 1.

  The front glass 5 is attached to the case body 10 of the instrument case 2 so as to cover the viewer side of the speedometer 3, and each design convex portion 42 is light from behind, that is, a plurality of design convex portion illumination LEDs 33. Is transmitted forward (viewer side), and the ring-shaped convex portion 43 transmits light from behind, that is, light irradiated by the plurality of ring-shaped convex illumination LEDs 34 forward (viewer side). Thus, each of these design convex portions 42 and ring-shaped convex portions 43 is visually recognized by the viewer.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or 4, the shielding member 6 is attached to the viewer side of the peripheral portion 40 b of the front wall 40 of the front glass 5 described above, and the overlapping portion 40 a of the front wall 40 is sandwiched between them. A pair of looks are provided. Each of the pair of shielding members 6 is made of a translucent synthetic resin or the like, has a substantially rectangular flat plate shape in plan view, and an outer edge portion on the overlapping portion 40a side (a side facing each other) is an outer periphery of the ring-shaped convex portion 43. Is cut out in an arc shape so as to extend along the line.

  Each of the pair of shielding members 6 is provided with a non-illustrated light shielding layer such as black on the surface (viewer side surface), and characters, symbols, etc. indicating the shift position of the light shielding layer and various warnings are provided. A plurality of design display portions 51 are formed by being removed. And these design display parts 51 are arranged in the predetermined location of each shielding member 6, As shown in FIG. 1, the several design display area 52 is formed in each shielding member 6. As shown in FIG.

  Each of the pair of shielding members 6 is formed with an exposed portion 50 through which each design convex portion 42 is exposed to the viewer side.

  Each of the pair of shielding members 6 having the above-described configuration is inserted into each insertion concave portion 45 formed on the outer periphery of the ring-shaped convex portion 43 of the peripheral portion 40b of the front wall 40 of the front glass 5 with the outer edge portions facing each other. In addition, the design convex portions 42 of the peripheral portion 40 b are positioned in the exposed portions 50 and attached to the front wall 40 of the front glass 5 while being superimposed on the surface of the peripheral portion 40 b on the viewer side.

  And a pair of shielding member 6 is each arrange | positioned at the viewer side of the peripheral part 40b of the front wall 40 of the front glass 5, and the some design which goes to a viewer from those other than the design convex part 42 among this peripheral part 40b. While shielding the light irradiated by the convex portion illumination LED 33 and the plurality of ring-shaped convex portion illumination LEDs 34, each design display portion 51 of the plurality of design display areas 52 forwards the light from the design display portion illumination LED 35 (visible). The viewer sees light emission.

  According to this embodiment, the translucent surface glass 5 attached to the instrument case 2 and covering the viewer side of the speedometer 3 overlaps with the speedometer 3 and the overlapping portion 40a is visible. The design convex part 42 which has the peripheral part 40b located in the circumference | surroundings of the peripheral part 40b, and protrudes from the surface of the viewer side of the peripheral part 40b. Design convex illumination LED 33 that irradiates light to be transmitted and an exposed portion 50 that exposes the design convex portion 42 to the viewer side, and a design that faces the viewer from other than the design convex portion 42 in the peripheral portion 40b And a shielding member 6 that shields light from the convex illumination LED 33.

  For this reason, the light emitted from the design convex portion illumination LED 33 is emitted to the viewer side through the shielding member 6, and thus projects from the speedometer 3 to the peripheral portion 40 b of the front glass 5 positioned on the viewer side. Since the provided design convex portion 42 can be visually recognized by the viewer so as to shine, the depth can be emphasized by the speed meter 3 and the design convex portion 42 of the front glass 5, and the three-dimensional structure can be easily achieved. Display. Moreover, the design convex part 42 which is brilliantly visually recognized by the surface glass 5 is provided, and the novel decoration effect can be acquired. Therefore, a three-dimensional display is possible with a simple structure, and a viewer can have a novel feeling.

  Moreover, the ring-shaped convex part 43 which protrudes from the surface by the side of the viewer of the surrounding part 40b and is formed in an annular shape along the outer periphery of the speedometer 3, and is disposed in the instrument case 2 and is visible from the ring-shaped convex part 43 A ring-shaped convex illumination LED 34 that emits light that is transmitted toward the person.

  For this reason, the light emitted from the ring-shaped convex illumination LED 34 is emitted to the viewer side through the shielding member 6, so that the peripheral portion 40 b of the front glass 5 positioned on the viewer side from the speedometer 3. Since the ring-shaped convex portion 43 formed along the outer periphery of the speedometer 3 can be visually recognized by the viewer so as to be brilliant, the depth is reduced by the speedometer 3 and the ring-shaped convex portion 43 of the front glass 5. Further, it can be emphasized, and a three-dimensional display can be performed with a simple structure. In addition, by providing the front glass 5 with the ring-shaped convex portion 43 that is brilliant and visually recognized, a more novel decorative effect can be obtained. Therefore, a three-dimensional display can be performed with a simple structure, and the viewer can be further provided with a novel feeling.

  Further, the front glass 5 has a slit 44 between the design convex portion 42 and the ring-shaped convex portion 43. For this reason, while suppressing that the light from the LED 33 for design convex part illumination irradiated to the design convex part 42 permeate | transmits to the ring-shaped convex part 43 side, the ring irradiated toward the ring-shaped convex part 43 Since it can suppress that the light from LED34 for shape convex part illumination 34 permeate | transmits to the design convex part 42 side, the design convex part 42 and the ring-shaped convex part 43 which are arrange | positioned at the surrounding part 40b of the front glass 5 are made. It can be made to shine separately with a simple structure. Therefore, the visibility of the design convex portion 42 and the ring-shaped convex portion 43 can be improved.

  Further, the shielding member 6 has a design display area 52 in which a plurality of design display portions 51 formed so as to be translucent are arranged at predetermined positions, and each of the plurality of design display portions 51 includes an instrument. It is configured to shine by the light from the design display unit illumination LED 35 disposed in the case 2.

  For this reason, each of the plurality of design display portions 51 of the shielding member 6 positioned on the viewer side from the speedometer 3 shines and is visually recognized by the viewer, whereby the plurality of design displays of the speedometer 3 and the shielding member 6 are displayed. Since the depth can be further emphasized by the portion 51, a more three-dimensional display can be performed with a simple structure, and a more novel decorative effect can be obtained. Therefore, a three-dimensional display can be performed with a simple structure, and the viewer can be further provided with a novel feeling.

  In the above-described embodiment, the dimming member 47 guides the light from the design convex illumination LED 33 and the ring convex illumination LED 34 to the design convex 42 and the ring convex 43 of the front glass 5. It is composed of a light guide material. However, this invention is not limited to this, For example, the design convex part 42 and ring of the surface glass 5 are diffused by diffusing the light irradiated from LED 33 for design convex part illumination, and LED 34 for ring-shaped convex part illumination. Of course, a diffusion plate or the like that uniformly shines the convex portion 43 may be used.

  In addition, embodiment mentioned above only showed the typical form of this invention, and this invention is not limited to embodiment. That is, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the combination meter for vehicles concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the II-II line | wire in FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the III-III line in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which decomposed | disassembled the vehicle combination meter shown by FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Vehicle combination meter (instrument equipment)
2 Instrument case 3 Speedometer (display instrument)
5 Front glass 6 Shielding member 33 LED for design convex illumination (light source)
34 Ring-shaped convex illumination LED (second light source)
33 LED for design display illumination (third light source)
40a Overlapping part 40b Peripheral part 42 Design convex part 43 Ring convex part 44 Slit 46 Opening part 50 Exposed part 51 Design display part 52 Design display area

Claims (4)

An instrument device comprising: an instrument case; a display instrument attached to the instrument case; and a translucent front glass attached to the instrument case and covering a viewer side of the display instrument,
The front glass has an overlapping portion that is visually recognized by overlapping with the display instrument, and a peripheral portion located around the overlapping portion,
A design convex part formed by protruding from the surface on the viewer side of the peripheral part,
A light source that radiates light that is disposed in the instrument case and is transmitted from the design convex portion toward the viewer;
A shielding member that has an exposed portion that exposes the design convex portion to the viewer side and shields light from the light source toward the viewer from other than the design convex portion of the peripheral portion;
An instrument device comprising: A ring-shaped convex portion protruding from the surface of the viewer side of the peripheral portion and formed in an annular shape along the outer periphery of the display instrument;
A second light source that radiates light that is disposed in the instrument case and is transmitted from the ring-shaped convex portion toward the viewer;
The instrument device according to claim 1, further comprising:   The instrument apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the front glass has a slit between the design convex portion and the ring-shaped convex portion.   The shielding member has a design display area in which a plurality of design display portions formed so as to be translucent are arranged at predetermined positions, and each of the plurality of design display portions is in the instrument case. The instrument device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the instrument device is configured to shine by the light from the third light source arranged.

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