JP5334615B2 - Decorative ring - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a decorative ring for a meter, and more particularly, to a ring having a “decorative effect” in which the “look” of the decorative ring set on an automobile meter is different between day and night. .

Conventionally, a decorative ring has been arranged around a meter of an automobile to improve the “look” of the meter (see Patent Document 1).
<There were two types of conventional decorative rings>
The decorative ring provided on the meter is: (a) a decorative ring having a directing effect in which a translucent ring-like object itself appears to emit light by illumination light such as a backlight; and (b) plating. The decorative ring has a production effect that produces a metallic luster due to reflection of light, etc., and has only a production effect for any light (reflected light or emitted light).

JP 2007-198941 A

<Transparent type decorative ring>
5A and 5B are diagrams showing a conventional decorative ring of a translucent type, in which FIG. 5A is a perspective view and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. The AA cross section of the decorative ring 30 in FIG. 5A is made of a translucent fabric 31 having an inverted U shape as shown in FIG. The definition of “translucency” here refers to all materials that do not block light, such as colored clear, milky white as well as transparent.
Therefore, when a backlight is placed on the lower side (opening side) of the translucent fabric 31 having an inverted U shape, light is incident on the translucent type decorative ring 30 (FIG. A), guided, As it is emitted, it looks bright as if the decorative ring 30 itself is emitting light as a whole.

<Reflective type decorative ring>
6A and 6B are diagrams showing a reflection type conventional decorative ring, in which FIG. 6A is a perspective view, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. The cross section AA of the ring 40 in FIG. 6A is formed by plating 42 on the surface of an opaque U-shaped material 41 having an inverted U shape as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the plating 42 is illuminated, the light is reflected on the surface of the plating 42 and appears as a decorative ring 40 (FIG. A) having a metallic luster.

<Example of application to pointer-type display device>
FIG. 7 is a front view showing a pointer-type display device for an automobile to which these conventional decorative rings are applied. FIG. 7A shows a pointer-type display device 300 for car A, and FIG. 7B shows a pointer-type display device 400 for car B. Show.
Each of the pointer type display devices 300 and 400 is a combination meter in which a speedometer, a fuel meter, a water temperature meter, a tachometer, an odometer and the like are integrated, and is a dial, dial, pointer, LCD, and light source. It has a plurality of LEDs.
7A, a translucent type decorative ring 30 (FIG. 5) is fitted around the meter of the pointer type display device 300, and in FIG. 7B, the meter of the pointer type display device 400 is fitted. A metallic luster (reflective type) decorative ring 40 (FIG. 6) is fitted around the periphery.

<Disadvantages of conventional decorative rings>
As described above, the conventional decorative ring has only one function of (a) a translucent decorative ring and (b) a metallic luster decorative ring. Therefore, in FIG. 7, when car A uses a light-transmitting decorative ring 30, it always has the function of the light-transmitting decorative ring 30 with a backlight, and when car B uses a metallic glossy decorative ring 40, it always works. Only the function of the decoration ring 40 with metallic luster is performed, and only one of the effects is provided.
Therefore, the production effect is simple and boring with the conventional decorative ring.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and by using light emission that is not found in a conventional decorative ring, the ring specification function has both a decoration as a ring and a light effect. The aim is to provide a decorative ring that can contribute.

In order to achieve the above object, a first invention is a decorative ring for a meter disposed around a meter of an automobile, and has a three-dimensional structure with a translucent material and an inverted U-shaped cross section. A translucent ring formed in a shape having a half mirror with a plating treatment applied to the surface of the U-shaped convex portion side of the translucent ring; In the decorative ring for a meter, the decorative ring is brightly illuminated by the light of the backlight placed on the opening side of the U-shaped, and the decorative ring becomes metallic luster in the daylight without the backlight.
An uneven pattern that can be seen through the half mirror is formed on the inner wall surface of the U-shaped translucent ring formed in a shape having a three-dimensional structure of the inverted U-shape .
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the decorative ring for a meter according to the first aspect, the concave-convex pattern is a pattern having a concave-convex pattern, such as a mesh, checkered, wavy, diagonal, or a plurality of straight lines. .
A third aspect of the present invention is the decorative ring for a meter according to the first or second aspect, wherein the half mirror or the light-transmitting ring is partially subjected to light-impermeable plating or a light-impermeable material so as not to transmit light. It is characterized by forming a part.

  With such a configuration, a decorative ring that can have a ring specification function that has both a decoration as a metal ring and a light effect by emitting light that is not found in a conventional decorative ring, and thus can contribute to an improvement in product power. Is obtained.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the decoration ring which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the double decoration effect of the decoration ring of FIG. It is a front view which shows the pointer type | mold display apparatus of the motor vehicle by which the decoration ring of FIG. 1 which concerns on this invention was arrange | positioned, (a) shows the night state, (b) shows the daytime state. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the decoration ring which concerns on 3rd Embodiment, (a) is Example 1, (b) is Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the transmission type conventional ring, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is AA sectional drawing of Fig. (A). It is a figure which shows the reflection type conventional ring, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is AA sectional drawing of Fig. (A). It is a front view which shows the conventional decoration ring in the pointer type | formula display apparatus of a motor vehicle, (a) has shown the state of A vehicle, (b) has shown the state of B vehicle.

  Hereinafter, a decorative ring for an automobile meter according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Decorative ring of the present invention>
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a decorative ring according to the present invention, in which (a) shows no unevenness and (b) to (f) show unevenness.
In FIG. 1A, the decorative ring 10 according to the present invention is formed with a half mirror 12 in which a surface of a translucent fabric 11 having an inverted U shape is plated.
Therefore, when a backlight is placed on the opposite side (U-shaped opening side) of the viewing direction (U-shaped convex side), light enters the translucent fabric 11 from the backlight and guides the light through it. By emitting the light, it is illuminated brightly as if the decorative ring 10 itself is emitting light.
On the other hand, when there is no illumination light (backlight) such as in the daytime, the surrounding white daylight is reflected by the “half mirror” and becomes the “decoration” of the metallic luster of the plating ring itself.
Thus, according to the present invention, when the illumination light (backlight light source such as a dial plate) is turned on at night or the like while having the presence of the metallic luster “decoration” of the plating ring itself, the translucent action is achieved. A double effect of light (illumination) as if the ring itself is emitting light by the light transmitted through the “half mirror” is provided.

2A and 2B are perspective views showing the double decorative effect of the decorative ring of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A shows a light emitting effect by a backlight, and FIG. 2B shows a metallic luster decorative effect of the plating ring itself. In FIG. 2A, when a backlight is placed on the opposite side of the viewing direction (the back side of the paper), light enters the translucent fabric 11 from the backlight and guides it as if it is a decorative ring. 10 is illuminated brightly as if it were emitting light itself (the bright illumination is shown in white in the figure).
On the other hand, in FIG. 2B, the backlight is turned off and the white daylight is reflected by the “half mirror”, and the metallic luster of the plating ring itself (the metallic luster is indicated by a shadow in the figure) is “decoration”. Become.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are front views showing a pointer-type display device for an automobile on which the decorative ring of FIG. 1 according to the present invention is disposed, in which FIG. 3A shows a night state and FIG. 3B shows a day state.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 100 denotes a pointer type display device for an automobile, and a decorative ring 10 (FIG. 1) according to the present invention is disposed around a meter. Although the decorative ring 10 is the same decorative ring, the day (a) becomes the “metallic luster” decorative ring 10R of the plating ring itself, and the night (b) becomes the decorative ring 10D in which the ring by the backlight itself emits light. And has a double decorative effect (10D, 10R).
Thereby, it becomes a ring specification function which has both the decoration as a ring and the production effect of light by light emission which is not in the past, and it can contribute to improvement of commercial power.

Returning to FIG. 1, the decorative ring 10 ′ according to the second embodiment has a translucent fabric 11 ′ having a reverse U-shape, the surface of which is plated with a half mirror 12, and the translucent property. The back surface (backlight side) of the fabric 11 'is uneven.
By forming the unevenness in this way, it is possible to obtain an effect of viewing the intensity of illumination by the uneven structure through the “half mirror”.
1B to 1F show various examples of the uneven pattern.
(B) is a mesh pattern, (c) is a checkered pattern, (d) is a wave pattern, (e) is a diagonal pattern, and (f) is a plurality of linear patterns.
Therefore, when a mesh-like uneven pattern is formed on the back side of the translucent fabric 11 ', the intensity of illumination appears to be a mesh when the decorative pattern is viewed from the viewing side, and an unprecedented presentation effect is obtained. .
Similarly, when a checkered uneven pattern is applied to the back side of the translucent fabric 11 ', when the decoration pattern is viewed from the viewing side, the intensity of the illumination appears to be a checkered pattern, and an unprecedented presentation effect is obtained. . The same applies hereinafter.

In the first and second embodiments, the decorative ring is the entire transmitted light region, but in the third embodiment, a partially opaque portion (impermeable plating or material) is applied. Yes.
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a decorative ring according to the third embodiment, and FIG.
) Is Example 2.
In FIG. 4 (a), the decorative ring 10 '' of Example 1 according to the third embodiment is formed with a half mirror 12 that is plated on the surface of an inverted U-shaped translucent fabric 11, Further, a part of the half mirror 12 is provided with an opaque material 13.
By forming the opaque portion in this way, the portion becomes a shadow, and an effect in which the shadow is added can be achieved.
Although the opaque material 13 is formed on a part of the half mirror 12, the opaque material 13 ′ may be embedded in the transparent fabric 11.

In FIG. 4B, the decorative ring 10 ″ of Example 2 according to the third embodiment is obtained by applying opaque coating 14 to a part of the surface of the half mirror 12.
By forming the opaque plating in this way, the portion becomes a shadow, and an effect in which the shadow is added can be achieved.

As described above, according to the present invention, the “ring” as a conventional decoration has the effect of the presence of decoration as a metallic luster ring when there is no illumination, while the ring itself emits light when there is illumination. Thus, it is possible to provide a function having a decorative effect that is an effect of “light”.
Thereby, it becomes a ring specification function which has both the decoration as a ring and the production effect of light by light emission which is not in the past. Therefore, it can contribute to the improvement of product power.
In the embodiment of the present invention, an example of an inverted U shape has been described. However, the shape of the present invention is not limited to an inverted U shape, and a three-dimensional structure such as an inverted V shape or a triangular shape. Any shape can be used as long as it has a shape.

10 Decorative ring 10 'according to the first embodiment of the present invention Decorative ring 11' according to the second embodiment of the present invention Translucent fabric 11 'according to the first embodiment of the present invention Translucent fabric 12 according to the embodiment of the present invention Half mirror 100 Pointer-type display device 10D to which the decorative ring of the present invention is applied Translucent mode decorative ring 10R Metallic gloss (reflective) mode decorative ring

Claims (3)

A decorative ring for a meter disposed around a meter of an automobile, wherein the translucent ring is formed of a translucent material and has a three-dimensional structure with an inverted U-shaped cross section, A backlight placed on the opening side of the U-shape by comprising a half mirror whose front surface on the U-shaped convex side of the translucent ring is plated In the decorative ring for a meter, the decorative ring is brightly illuminated by the light of, and the decorative ring becomes metallic luster in the daylight without the backlight.
The meter is characterized in that an uneven pattern that is visible through the half mirror is provided on the inner wall surface of the translucent ring formed in a shape having a three-dimensional structure of the inverted U shape . Decorative ring. 2. The decorative ring for a meter according to claim 1, wherein the concavo-convex pattern is a concavo-convex pattern in which one of a mesh shape, a checkered shape, a wavy shape, a diagonal line shape, and a plurality of straight line shapes are drawn . 3. The decorative ring for a meter according to claim 1, wherein the half mirror or the translucent ring is partially subjected to translucent plating or a translucent material to form a translucent part . 4.

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