Motorcycle instrument panel easily positioned on the vehicle

• US 6,060,985 A
• Filed: 01/21/1998
• Issued: 05/09/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: MV Agusta Motor S.p.A. (MV Agusta Motor Holding Srl)
• Original Assignee: Caviga Motor S.p.A.
• Inventors: Siviero, Gianluca
• Primary Examiner(s): Swarthout, Brent
• Application Number:
  US09/009,677
• Time in Patent Office: 839 Days
• Field of Search: 340/461, 340/432, 340/441, 340/459, 340/980, 340/438, 340/425.5, 340/427, 345/7, 345/87
• US Class Current: 340/461
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/10 for dashboards
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/12 Motorcycles, Trikes; Quads; Scooters
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 50/22 electronic, e.g. displays

Abstract

A motorcycle instrument panel comprises a plurality of displays (4-15) for enabling the driver to check, for example, his speed (4), the activation state of one or more vehicle services such as lighting devices (8), direction indicators (9) and the like, and values relating to engine operation, such as its r.p.m., or its contained liquids, such as their temperature and level, said displays being connected to measurement and processing means (21) for the quantities to be displayed. The instrument panel comprises flexible circuit means enabling at least a part of the displays present on said instrument panel to be activated and operated.

Claims

1. A motorcycle instrument panel including a plurality of displays for enabling a driver to check his speed, an activation state of at least one of plurality of vehicle services including lighting devices, direction indicators, values relating to either engine operation including r.p.m. or its contained liquids including temperature and level, said displays being connected to measurement and processing means for quantities to be displayed;

comprising;

said instrument panel includes a flexible circuit means enabling at least a part of said displays to be activated and operated, said flexible circuit means including a printed circuit board formed on a sheet of plastic material, said printed circuit board having a liquid crystal emulsion spread thereover, and a luminous fluorescent reflector panel positioned on said liquid crystal emulsion covered printed circuit board to define a face of said instrument panel.