INSTRUMENT

• US 20200132517A1
• Filed: 07/26/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nippon Seiki Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nippon Seiki Company Limited
• Inventors: SASAGE, Takuya
• Granted Patent: US 11,493,368 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/332 Light emitting diodes
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/343 Illumination of matrix displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/215 characterised by the combination of multiple visual outputs, e.g. combined instruments with analogue meters and additional displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/22 Display screens
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/24 Housings ; Casings for instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/28 Structurally-combined illuminating devices
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 13/02 Scales; Dials

Abstract

An instrument includes: a liquid-crystal display device including a display element and light sources provided along one side surface extending in the Y direction of the element; a first case having a reference positioning pin, and other positioning pins; and a second case having a reference hole into which the reference positioning pin is inserted, other holes into which the other positioning pins are inserted, a first region in which a first pointer-type instrument is provided, a second region in which a second pointer-type instrument is provided, and a third region in which the liquid crystal display device is provided between the first region and the second region. The third region has an edge corresponding to the position where the side surface 4a is disposed, and the reference hole is provided on the edge side with respect to the center of the third region in the X direction.

Claims

1. An instrument, comprising:

a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display element and a light source provided on one side surface extending in a first direction of the liquid crystal display element;

a first case including a reference positioning pin as a reference for positioning and other positioning pins; and

a second case including a reference hole into which the reference positioning pin is inserted, other holes into which the other reference pins are inserted, a first region in which a first pointer-type instrument is provided, a second region located side by side in a second direction orthogonal to the first region in the first direction, the second region in which a second pointer-type instrument is provided, and a third region located between the first region and the second region, the third region in which the liquid crystal display is provided, wherein the third region includes an edge located correspondingly to a position at which the side surface is placed, and

the reference hole is provided closer to the edge than a center of the third region in the second direction.

2. The instrument according to claim 1, wherein the edge is provided adjacent to the first region, and

the reference hole is provided closer to the first region than the edge in the second direction.

3. The instrument according to claim 2, wherein the first region is a circular region, and

the reference hole is provided in a region surrounded by a straight line passing through the edge, a tangent line of the first region, the tangent line being perpendicular to the straight line, and an outer circumference of the first region.