JP4462138B2 - Instrument display board and pointer instrument having the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an instrument display board having convex portions formed on the front surface as a display design, and a pointer instrument equipped with the same.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various methods have been adopted to improve the appearance of a pointer instrument for a vehicle installed in an automobile.

  For example, it is formed in a ring shape near the outer periphery of the dial, the pointer rotating along the front face, the light source arranged behind the dial, and the front face of the dial where the pointer rotates. A pointer instrument provided with a translucent member is disclosed (see Patent Document 1).

  This is to illuminate and display the outer peripheral side of the range in which the pointer rotates by guiding the light from the light source to the translucent member and causing it to emit light. This enhances the appearance. In this case, the instrument display board includes a dial and a translucent member.

  Patent Document 1 discloses that a convex portion is formed as a scale (display design) on the front surface of a translucent member (see FIG. 6 of Patent Document 1).

Further, it is disclosed that a convex portion is formed as a character (display design) on the front surface of the dial and a display layer is formed on the front surface of the convex portion (see Patent Document 2). This gives the instrument display board a three-dimensional effect and enhances its appearance. In this case, the dial is an instrument display board.
JP 2002-195856 A JP 2000-292214 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, there is no specific description regarding the convex portion, and in Patent Document 2, the display layer is a simple one formed on the front surface of the convex portion. For this reason, even if the projections can give the instrument display board a simple three-dimensional effect, it is difficult to say that the projections are clearly distinguished from the background of the projections, and the visibility as characters and scales is poor. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a display panel for an instrument in which a convex portion having excellent visibility as a display design is formed on the front side of the viewing side, and a pointer instrument provided with the same. Objective.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following technical means.

  The instrument display board of Claim 1 is provided with the design board by which the convex part was formed in the visual front side as a display design, and the decoration part which decorates a design board while arrange | positioning on the front surface of a design board. The decorative portion is formed so as to surround at least a part of the side surface of the convex portion via the groove portion, and the front side on the viewing side in the vicinity of the convex portion of the decorative portion is the upper surface of the convex portion and the bottom surface of the groove portion. It is set as the structure formed so that it may have a different slope from at least one.

  In this configuration, the decorative portion is formed so as to surround at least a part of the side surface of the convex portion formed as the display design via the groove portion, and the front side on the viewing side in the vicinity of at least the convex portion of the decorative portion, It is formed to have an inclination different from at least one of the upper surface of the convex portion and the bottom surface of the groove portion. Thereby, distinction with a convex part and its background becomes clear, and the display panel for instruments in which the convex part excellent in visibility was formed in the front as a display design can be provided.

  The instrument display board according to claim 2 is configured such that at least one of the front surface of the decorative portion, the upper surface of the convex portion, and the bottom surface of the groove portion has an inclination different from that of the front surface of the design plate. .

  In this configuration, since at least one of the front surface of the decorative portion, the upper surface of the convex portion, and the bottom surface of the groove portion has an inclination different from that of the front surface of the design plate, the above effect can be further enhanced.

  The display panel for an instrument according to claim 3 is configured such that the groove portion includes a side surface of the convex portion, a side surface of the decorative portion surrounding the side surface of the convex portion, and a bottom surface of the groove portion.

  In this structure, since the groove part is comprised from the side surface of a convex part, the side surface of the decorating part which surrounds the side surface of a convex part, and the bottom face of a groove part, the above-mentioned effect can be acquired by simple structure.

  The instrument display board according to claim 4 is configured such that the design board and the decorative portion are integrally formed from a resin material.

  In this structure, since the design board and the decoration part are integrally formed from the resin material, the above-described effects can be obtained with a simpler structure.

  The instrument display board of Claim 5 is set as the structure comprised so that the upper surface of a convex part may be visually recognized by the color tone different from the front surface of a decoration part.

  In this structure, since it is comprised so that the upper surface of a convex part may be visually recognized by the color tone different from the front surface of a decorating part, while being able to improve the above-mentioned effect more, the decorating property by a decorating part is improved. be able to.

  The instrument display board according to claim 6 is configured such that the display design is at least one of a scale and characters.

  Even with this configuration, the above-described effects can be obtained.

  The instrument display board according to claim 7 includes a substrate having translucency, and the design plate has translucency and is disposed on the front surface of the substrate, and the back surface of the design plate, the front surface of the substrate, and the back surface of the substrate. It is set as the structure provided with the display layer formed in either.

  In this configuration, since the display layer is formed on either the back surface of the translucent design plate, the front surface of the translucent substrate, or the back surface thereof, the visibility of the convex portion may be excellent. In addition to the above-described effect, the instrument display board can have a novel three-dimensional effect due to the combination of the three-dimensional effect by the convex part and the depth of the display layer with respect to the convex part.

  The instrument display board according to claim 8 is configured so that the display layer is visually recognized in a color tone different from that of the design board from the front side of the design board.

  In this configuration, since the display layer is configured to be visually recognized from the front side of the design plate with a color tone different from that of the translucent member, the above-described effect that the visibility of the convex portion can be improved. In addition to this, a novel three-dimensional effect can be enhanced.

  The instrument display board according to claim 9 is configured such that the display layer is formed in the vicinity of the back of the convex portion.

  In this configuration, since the display layer is formed in the vicinity of the back of the convex portion, the three-dimensional effect due to the convex portion overlaps with the depth feeling due to the display layer, and the visibility of the convex portion can be improved. In addition to the effects of the above, it is possible to further enhance a novel stereoscopic effect.

  The instrument display board according to claim 10 includes an opaque substrate, and the design plate has translucency and is disposed on the front surface of the substrate, and is formed on one of the back surface of the design plate and the front surface of the substrate. The display layer is provided.

  In this configuration, since the display layer is formed on one of the rear surface of the translucent design plate and the front surface of the non-translucent substrate, the convex portion is added to the instrument display plate in addition to the three-dimensional effect of the convex portion. The display layer can have a sense of depth. Thereby, in addition to the above-mentioned effect that the visibility of a convex part can be made excellent, a novel three-dimensional effect can be given to the instrument display board.

  The instrument display board according to claim 11 is configured such that the display layer has a color tone different from that of the design board.

  In this configuration, since the display layer has a color tone different from that of the design board, in addition to the above-described effect that the visibility of the convex portion can be improved, a novel stereoscopic effect can be further enhanced.

  The instrument display board according to claim 12 is configured such that the display layer is formed in the vicinity of the back of the convex portion.

  In this configuration, since the display layer is formed in the vicinity of the back of the convex portion, the three-dimensional effect due to the convex portion overlaps with the sense of depth due to the display layer, thereby improving the visibility of the convex portion. In addition to the above-mentioned effect of being able to do, a novel stereoscopic effect can be further enhanced.

  A pointer instrument according to claim 13 is a pointer instrument provided with the instrument display board according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the display layer has translucency, and is a substrate. And a light source that is arranged behind the substrate and transmits and illuminates the substrate, the display layer, and the design plate.

  In this configuration, the display layer has translucency, and a light source that transmits and illuminates the substrate, the display layer, and the design plate is disposed behind the substrate. Thereby, the light emitted from the light source transmits and illuminates the display layer and the convex portion. As a result, both the above-described effect that the visibility of the convex portion can be improved and the effect that a novel three-dimensional effect can be enhanced can be further enhanced.

  In the pointer instrument according to claim 14, the design plate and the decoration portion are formed in a ring shape along the direction in which the tip of the pointer rotates, and the convex portion extends in the direction in which the tip of the pointer rotates. It is set as the structure arrange | positioned cyclically | annularly.

  In this configuration, the design plate and the decorative portion are formed in a ring shape along the direction in which the tip of the pointer rotates, and the convex portion is annularly arranged in the direction in which the tip of the pointer rotates. Thereby, in addition to the above-mentioned effect that the visibility of a convex part can be made excellent, a novel three-dimensional effect can further be improved.

  Hereinafter, an example in which the pointer instrument according to the present invention is applied to a combination meter 1 mounted on an automobile will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a front view of a combination meter 1 which is a pointer meter according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

  2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

  FIG. 3A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the design ring 3 in the III part in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the substrate 20 in the III part in FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a circuit configuration diagram illustrating an electrical circuit configuration of the combination meter 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The combination meter 1 which is a pointer instrument is arranged in front of the driver's seat of the automobile and displays various information related to the automobile.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the combination meter 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention constitutes a speedometer that displays a traveling speed. The speedometer includes a dial 2 and a pointer 4 for displaying the traveling speed and causing the driver to visually recognize the traveling speed. The dial 2 is composed of a translucent material, for example, a substrate 20 made of a plate material such as a colorless and transparent polycarbonate resin, and the pointer 4 is a viewing side of the dial 2 (substrate 20). It rotates along the front surface (the upper surface indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2).

  A design ring 3 composed of a translucent ring 31 that is a design plate and a decorating ring 32 that is a decorating part that decorates the translucent ring 31 is used to decorate the dial 2, and the pointer The tip of 4 is formed in a ring shape along the direction of rotation. The translucent ring 31 is made of, for example, a colorless and transparent acrylic resin. The decorative ring 32 is formed of, for example, a black non-translucent resin having a color tone (lightness, hue, saturation) different from that of the translucent ring 31, thereby enhancing the decorative property of the decorative ring 32. .

The convex portion 31a is integrally formed on the front surface 31c of the translucent ring 31 as a scale that is a display design, and the fitting portion 32b into which the convex portion 31a is loosely fitted is provided as a cutout portion on the inner peripheral side of the decorative ring 32. It is done.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the translucent ring 31 is formed so that the cross section thereof is substantially rectangular except for the convex portion 31a. As shown in FIG. 3A, the decorative ring 32 is formed so that the cross section thereof becomes a trapezoid approximate to a right triangle except for the insertion portion 32b, and the cross section of the insertion portion 32b is a substantially right triangle. Formed as follows.

  When the decorative ring 32 is assembled to the translucent ring 31 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the three side surfaces of the convex portion 31a are surrounded by the outer peripheral groove 33 which is a groove portion. It is formed. The outer peripheral groove 33 includes three side surfaces of the convex portion 31a, three inner side surfaces of the fitting portion 32b that is a side surface of the decorative portion surrounding the three side surfaces of the convex portion 31a, and a bottom surface 33a of the outer peripheral groove 33. . Thereby, since the outer peripheral groove | channel 33 fulfill | performs the function of the border of the convex part 31a, the convex part 31a can be distinguished clearly from the background.

  Of the first front surface 32 c and the second front surface 32 d of the decorative ring 32, the first front surface 32 c that is the front surface on the viewing side in the vicinity of the convex portion 31 a of the decorative ring 32 is the front surface 31 c of the translucent ring 31. Forming with different slopes.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the bottom surface 33a of the outer circumferential groove 33 is a part of the front surface 31c of the translucent ring 31, and therefore, they have the same inclination. The upper surface 31 b of the convex portion 31 a is also formed to have the same inclination as the front surface 31 c of the translucent ring 31.

  As a result, the first front surface 32 c of the decorative ring 32 is formed to have a different slope from both the upper surface 31 b of the convex portion 31 a and the bottom surface 33 a of the outer circumferential groove 33. Thereby, the visibility of the convex portion 31a is accentuated, and the convex portion 31a can be distinguished more clearly from the background in combination with the effect of the outer peripheral groove 33 described above. That is, the convex part 31a can be made excellent in visibility as a display design.

  The translucent ring 31 and the decorative ring 32 are integrally formed by two-color molding or the like that molds two different materials. Thereafter, for example, a white and translucent second display layer 31d is formed on the front surface 31c of the translucent ring 31 as a display design character. For example, a white and translucent third display layer 32a is formed. It is formed in the 1st front surface 32c of the decoration ring 32 as a complementation scale which is a display design which complements the convex part 31a as a scale.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first display layer 21 that is, for example, green and has translucency, which is a display layer, is formed on the front surface of the substrate 20 (the dial 2) (the upper surface indicated by the arrow in the drawing). Thus, it is formed near the back of the convex portion 31a. For example, the first display layer 21 that is red and has translucency is formed in the vicinity of the back of the convex portion 31a corresponding to the second display layer 31d between the characters “120” and “160” in FIG. To do.

  Further, for example, the background layer 22 that is gray and has a matte non-transparent (or low matte translucency) is opened in front of the dial 2 (substrate 20) as the background of the first display layer 21. A portion 22a is provided and formed. The opening 22 a is provided near the back of the first display layer 21.

  The design ring 3 (the translucent ring 31 and the decorative ring 32) is fixed to the front surface of the dial 2 (substrate 20) by adhesion, hooking, or the like, and the display panel for the instrument is the design ring 3 (the translucent ring). And the dial 2 (substrate 20). The dial 2 includes a substrate 20, a first display layer 21, and a background layer 22.

  The display layers 21, 31d, and 32a and the background layer 22 are formed by printing or hot stamping, but the portions where it is difficult to apply these forming methods are formed by ink jet digital printing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the dial 2 is provided with a through hole 23 through which a shaft 51 of the movement 5 described later is inserted, and behind the dial 2 (the lower side indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2), A movement 5, a light emitting diode 6, a light emitting diode 7 as a light source, a support portion 8, a light guide member 9, a case 40, and a printed board 10 are arranged. The printed circuit board 10 forms an electric circuit part of the speedometer, and the movement 5 and the light emitting diodes 6 and 7 are mounted on the printed circuit board 10.

  The movement 5 is composed of, for example, a cross coil actuator, a stepping motor, or the like, and rotates the shaft 51 by an angle corresponding to an external electric signal (vehicle speed signal in the present embodiment). The shaft 51 extends through the through hole 23 of the dial 2 to the surface side, that is, the upper side indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2, and the pointer 4 is fixed to the tip thereof.

  The inside of the support portion 8 of the dial 2 forms an illumination chamber that guides, for example, white light from the light emitting diode 6 to the pointer 4.

  For example, white light from the light emitting diode 7 is guided to the light guide member 9, and light emitted from the light guide member 9 is guided to the dial 2 and the translucent ring 31. The light guide member 9 is supported by the case 40. Further, since the support portion 8 and the case 40 are white on the inner and outer surfaces, the light of the light emitting diode 6 is reflected by the inner peripheral surface of the support portion 8 and guided in the direction of the pointer 4. Is reflected by the outer peripheral surface of the support portion 8 and the inner peripheral surface of the case 40 and guided to the light guide member 9.

  The pointer 4 is formed of a translucent material such as acrylic resin, and has a red layer on the front surface of the pointer 4, and is displayed in red by white light of the light emitting diode 6 incident on the pointer 4. Configured to be

  The electric circuit configuration of the combination meter 1 according to the present embodiment described above will be described with reference to FIG.

  Power is always supplied from the battery 14 to the control device 11 constituted by a microcomputer or the like, and the ignition switch 13 is connected so as to be able to detect its operation position (off position, on position). Further, a vehicle speed sensor 12 for detecting the traveling speed of the automobile is connected to the control device 11 so that the signal can be input.

  In addition, the movement 5 and the light emitting diodes 6 and 7 driven by the control device 11 according to the detection signal from the vehicle speed sensor 12 are also connected to the control device 11.

  Below, the operation | movement of the combination meter 1 by this embodiment is demonstrated in the said structure.

  When the ignition switch 13 is turned on by the driver, in FIG. 4, the control device 11 detects this and starts operation, lights up the light emitting diodes 6 and 7, and drives the movement 5. That is, the control device 11 calculates the vehicle speed of the vehicle based on the output signal from the speed sensor 12, and drives the movement 5 so as to rotate the shaft 51 by an angle corresponding to the calculated vehicle speed.

  The white light of the light-emitting diode 6 that has been turned on is guided by the support portion 8 in FIG. 2 and causes the pointer 4 to emit light in red.

  On the other hand, the white light emitted from the light-emitting diode 7 is guided to the light guide member 9 according to the optical paths indicated by arrows P1 and P2 in FIG. Specifically, the white light in the optical path indicated by the arrow P2 passes through the opening 22a of the background layer 22 formed in the dial 2 shown in FIG. 3B and passes through the white and translucent second display layer 31d. Transmit through illumination. Thereby, the white second display layer 31d shown in FIG. 1 has a depth corresponding to the plate thickness of the translucent ring 31 shown in FIG. 3A with the gray background layer 22 shown in FIG. 3B as the background. It is visually recognized with a feeling (three-dimensional effect).

  The white light in the optical path indicated by the arrow P1 is transmitted through the dial 2 shown in FIG. 3B, and illuminates and transmits the white and translucent first display layer 21 and the convex portion 31a of the translucent ring 31. . Thereby, the convex part 31a shown in FIG. 1 and the white first display layer 21 shown in FIG. 3B behind the light transmitting part shown in FIG. The sex ring 31 and the convex portion 31a are visually recognized by overlapping with a feeling of depth (three-dimensional effect) by the thickness of the plate.

  Thereby, the position difference and the color tone difference (brightness difference, hue difference, saturation) of the first display layer 21, the convex portion 31a, the second display layer 31d, and the background layer 22 in the depth direction (the vertical direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2). By combining with the degree difference, the instrument display board composed of the dial 2 and the design ring 3 can have a novel three-dimensional effect.

  As described above, the decorative ring 32 surrounds the three side surfaces of the convex portion 31 a via the outer peripheral groove 33 that is a groove portion, and the first front surface 32 c is formed between the upper surface 31 b of the convex portion 31 a and the outer peripheral groove 33. It is formed to have a different slope from both of the bottom surfaces 33a. Thereby, the convex part 31a can be more clearly distinguished from the background. That is, the convex part 31a can be made excellent in visibility as a display design. In addition to this, the instrument display board can have a novel three-dimensional effect.

  In the combination meter 1 which is the pointer instrument according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the instrument display panel including the dial 2 and the design ring 3 has the convex portion 31a formed on the front surface 31c as a display design. The decorative ring 32 includes a translucent ring 31 that is a design plate and a decorative ring 32 that is disposed on the front surface 31 c of the translucent ring 31 and decorates the translucent ring 31. However, the first front surface 32c, which is the front surface in the vicinity of at least the convex portion 31a of the decorative ring 32, is formed so as to surround at least a part of the side surface of the convex portion 31a via the outer peripheral groove 33 that is a groove portion. It is formed to have an inclination different from at least one of the upper surface 31 b of the portion 31 a and the bottom surface 33 a of the outer circumferential groove 33.

  Thereby, the combination meter 1 in which the convex part 31a excellent in visibility as a display design was formed in the front surface 31c can be provided.

  FIG. 5A is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a first modification of FIG. 3A, and FIG. 5B is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a second modification of FIG.

  The decoration ring 32 does not need to be formed so that the first front surface 32c has a slope different from both the upper surface 31b of the convex portion 31a and the bottom surface 33a of the outer circumferential groove 33. As shown in FIG. 5A, the outer circumferential groove 33 can be formed to have an inclination different from only the bottom surface 33a, and as shown in FIG. 5B, an inclination different from only the upper surface 31b of the convex portion 31a. It can also be formed to have. Also by this, the convex part 31a can be clearly distinguished from the background, and the convex part 31a can be made excellent in visibility as a display design.

  In the example of FIG. 5B, the translucent ring 31 and the decorative ring 32 are integrally formed from the same transparent resin material, for example, a black and non-translucent decorative layer 32e is formed on the decorative ring. It is formed on the front surfaces 32c and 32d of the part corresponding to 32.

  Note that the first display layer 21 may be formed on the upper surface 31 b of the convex portion 31 a instead of the substrate 20. In this case, the visibility of the convex portion 31a is further improved.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a front view of the combination meter 1 which is a pointer meter according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  Fig.7 (a) is an expanded sectional view of the design ring 3 in the VII-VII line cross section in FIG. 6, FIG.7 (b) is an expanded sectional view which shows the modification of Fig.7 (a).

  In the combination meter 1 which is a pointer instrument according to the second embodiment of the present invention, unlike the first embodiment, the decorative ring 32 has a first front surface 32c with a translucent ring 31 as shown in FIGS. It is formed to have the same inclination as the front surface 31c.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the upper surface 31b of the convex portion 31a is further formed to have a slope different from that of the front surface 31c of the translucent ring 31. Thereby, the 1st front surface 32c of the decoration ring 32 has a different inclination only from the upper surface 31b of the convex part 31a, As a result, the convex part 31a excellent in visibility as a display design was formed in the front surface 31c. A meter 1 can be provided.

  In the modification shown in FIG. 7B, the bottom surface 33a of the outer circumferential groove 33 is formed to have a slope different from that of the front surface 31c of the light ring 31 instead of the top surface 31b of the convex portion 31a. Thereby, the first front surface 32 c of the decoration ring 32 has an inclination that differs only from the bottom surface 33 a of the outer circumferential groove 33. Formed as follows. As a result, it is possible to provide the combination meter 1 in which the convex portion 31a having excellent visibility as a display design is formed on the front surface 31c.

  In this modification, the translucent ring 31 and the decorative ring 32 are integrally formed from the same transparent resin material, and a black and non-translucent decorative layer 32e corresponds to the decorative ring 32, for example. It forms in the 1st front surface 32c of a site | part. Also by this, the combination meter 1 in which the convex part 31a excellent in visibility as a display design is formed on the front surface 31c can be provided.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 8 is a front view of the combination meter 1 which is a pointer meter according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 9A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the design ring 3 taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 8, and FIG. 9B is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a modification of FIG. 9A.

  In the combination meter 1 that is a pointer instrument according to the third embodiment of the present invention, unlike the above-described embodiment, the decoration ring 32 has all the side surfaces (entire circumference) of the convex portion 31a as shown in FIGS. Is surrounded by an outer peripheral groove 33.

  In the example shown in FIG. 9A, the first front surface 32 c of the decorative ring 32 is formed to have a different slope from the front surface 31 c of the translucent ring 31, and the upper surface 31 b of the convex portion 31 a and the outer circumferential groove 33 are formed. The bottom surface 33 a is formed to have the same inclination as the front surface 31 c of the translucent ring 31. Thereby, since the 1st front surface 32c of the decoration ring 32 has a different inclination from both the upper surface 31b of the convex part 31a, and the bottom face 33a of the outer periphery groove | channel 33, the convex part 31a excellent in visibility as a display design is set to the front surface 31c. The formed combination meter 1 can be provided.

  In the example shown in FIG. 9B, unlike the example shown in FIG. 9A, the first front surface 32c of the decorative ring 32 is formed to have the same inclination as the upper surface 31b of the convex portion 31a. Thereby, the first front surface 32 c of the decoration ring 32 has an inclination different from only the bottom surface 33 a of the outer circumferential groove 33. As a result, also in this example, it is possible to provide the combination meter 1 in which the convex portion 31a having excellent visibility as a display design is formed on the front surface 31c.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 10 is a front view of a combination meter 1 that is a pointer meter according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the design ring 3 taken along the line XI-XI in FIG.

  In the combination meter 1 which is a pointer meter according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, unlike the above-described embodiment, the convex portion 31a is formed as a character as shown in FIGS. In the present embodiment, the fourth display layer 32f is formed on the decorative ring 32 by printing or the like instead of the above-described convex scale (reference numeral 31a in FIG. 3). Also by this, the combination meter 1 in which the convex part 31a excellent in visibility as the character which is a display design was formed in the front surface 31c can be provided.

  In the above-described embodiments and modifications, the combination meter 1 forms a speedometer. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be replaced with another instrument such as a tachometer or may be added.

  As described above, the feature of the instrument display board according to the present invention includes a design board having a convex portion formed on the front surface as a display design, and a decoration part that is arranged on the front surface of the design board and decorates the design board, The decorative portion surrounds at least a part of the side surface of the convex portion via the groove portion, and the front surface thereof has an inclination different from at least one of the upper surface of the convex portion and the bottom surface of the groove portion at least in the vicinity of the convex portion. It is formed to have. As long as this feature is satisfied, various modifications are possible without being limited to the above-described examples.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a combination meter 1 which is a pointer meter according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. FIG. 3A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the design ring 3 at the III part in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the substrate 20 at the III part in FIG. FIG. 4 is a circuit configuration diagram illustrating an electrical circuit configuration of the combination meter 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5A is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a first modification of FIG. 3A, and FIG. 5B is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a second modification of FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the combination meter 1 which is a pointer meter according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Fig.7 (a) is an expanded sectional view of the design ring 3 in the VII-VII line cross section in FIG. 6, FIG.7 (b) is an expanded sectional view which shows the modification of Fig.7 (a). FIG. 8 is a front view of the combination meter 1 which is a pointer meter according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the design ring 3 taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 9, and FIG. 9B is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a modification of FIG. 9A. FIG. 10 is a front view of a combination meter 1 that is a pointer meter according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the design ring 3 taken along the line XI-XI in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Combination meter (pointer meter), 2 Dial, 20 Board | substrate 21 1st display layer, 22 Background layer, 22a Opening part, 23 Through-hole 3 Design ring, 31 Translucent ring (design board)
31a Convex part (scale, character), 31b upper surface, 31c front surface, 31d Second display layer (character)
32 decoration ring (decoration part), 32a 3rd display layer (complementary scale, display design)
32b fitting portion, 32c first front surface (front surface), 32d second front surface 32e decorative layer, 32f fourth display layer (scale, display design)
33 peripheral groove (groove), 33a bottom surface 4 pointer, 5 movement, 51 shaft 6 light emitting diode, 7 light emitting diode (light source)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 8 Support part, 40 Case, 9 Light guide member, 10 Printed circuit board, 11 Control apparatus 12 Speed sensor, 13 Ignition switch, 14 Battery

Claims (14)

A design plate with convex portions formed on the front side of the viewing side as display design,
A decorative portion that is arranged on the front surface of the design plate and decorates the design plate;
The decorative portion is formed so as to surround at least a part of the side surface of the convex portion via a groove portion,
An instrument display board characterized in that at least the viewing side front surface of the decorative portion in the vicinity of the convex portion has an inclination different from at least one of the upper surface of the convex portion and the bottom surface of the groove portion. .   The at least one of the front surface of the decorative portion, the upper surface of the convex portion, and the bottom surface of the groove portion is formed to have a slope different from that of the front surface of the design plate. The instrument display board of description.   The said groove part is comprised from the said side surface of the said convex part, the side surface of the said decorating part surrounding the said side surface of this convex part, and the said bottom face of the said groove part, The Claim 1 or Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Instrument display board of description.   The said design board and the said decoration part are integrally formed from a resin material, The instrument display board as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.   5. The instrument display board according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the convex portion is configured to be visually recognized in a color tone different from that of the front surface of the decorative portion. .   The instrument display board according to claim 1, wherein the display design is at least one of a scale and a character. A substrate having translucency,
The design plate has translucency and is disposed on the front surface of the substrate.
7. The display panel according to claim 1, further comprising a display layer formed on any one of the back surface opposite to the front surface of the design plate, the front surface of the substrate, and the back surface of the substrate. Instrument display board as described in the item.   The instrument display board according to claim 7, wherein the display layer is configured to be visually recognized in a color tone different from that of the design board from a front side of the design board.   The instrument display board according to claim 7, wherein the display layer is formed in the vicinity of the back of the convex portion. With an opaque substrate,
The design plate has translucency and is disposed on the front surface of the substrate.
7. The instrument according to claim 1, further comprising a display layer formed on one of the back surface opposite to the front surface of the design plate and the front surface of the substrate. Display board.   The instrument display board according to claim 10, wherein the display layer has a color tone different from that of the design board.   The instrument display board according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the display layer is formed in the vicinity of the back of the convex portion. A pointer instrument comprising the instrument display board according to any one of claims 7 to 9,
The display layer has translucency,
A pointer that rotates along the front surface of the substrate;
A pointer instrument comprising a light source disposed behind the substrate and illuminating the substrate, the display layer, and the design plate. The design plate and the decorative portion are formed in a ring shape along the direction in which the tip of the pointer rotates.
The pointer instrument according to claim 13, wherein the convex portion is annularly arranged along the direction.

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