CONICALLY GRADUATED DISPLAY INSTRUMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20100326347A1
• Filed: 02/28/2008
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls Automotive Electronic (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Mayer, Martin
• Granted Patent: US 8,550,026 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 116/28R
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/6985 with only part of pointer being visible
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/154 Combined instruments with analogue meters and additional displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/155 Virtual instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/6985 with only part of pointer being visible
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/213 Virtual instruments
• 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 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/02 Arrangement of instruments arrangement of lighting devices for dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 13/04 Construction
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 13/22 Pointers, e.g. settable pointer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

The invention relates to a pointer instrument comprising a graduated disk, a contour element which is arranged in the edge region of the disk and has a visible surface, and a pointer. The invention also relates to a method for producing a pointer instrument.

Claims

1. A pointer instrument having a graduated disk and a contour element in the edge region thereof—

said edge region having a viewing surface—

and a pointer, characterized in that the pointer is mounted underneath the graduated disk and has a section which is arranged above the surface of the contour element.

2. The pointer instrument as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the pointer section arranged above the viewing surface of the contour element extends essentially parallel to the viewing surface of the contour element.

3. The pointer instrument as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the contour element is an annulus.

4. The pointer instrument as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the contour element has a cutout.

5. The pointer instrument as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the graduated disk has a cutout.

6. The pointer instrument as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that one or more of a symbol or other information displays is/are arranged on the graduated disk.

7. The pointer instrument as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that one or more of the contour element and/or the graduated disk are/is partially covered by a panel.

8. A display in a motor vehicle having the pointer instrument as claimed in claim 1.

13. The display in a motor vehicle as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the pointer section arranged above the viewing surface of the contour element extends essentially parallel to the viewing surface of the contour element.

14. The display in a motor vehicle as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the contour element is an annulus.

15. The display in a motor vehicle as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the contour element has a cutout.

16. The display in a motor vehicle as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the graduated disk has a cutout.

17. The display in a motor vehicle as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that one or more of a symbol or other information displays are arranged on the graduated disk.

18. The pointer instrument as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that one or more of the contour element and the graduated disk are partially covered by a panel.

9. A method for mounting a pointer instrument which has

a graduated disk and a contour element, wherein the contour element is provided with a cutout, and

a pointer which has an elongate region with which it is attached to a drive, and has a bent region at its tip,

characterized in that the pointer is made to extend from the edge of the graduated disk in the region of the cutout in the direction of the center of the graduated disk, and is then rotated into the region of the contour element.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that the pointer is connected to the drive.

10. A method, for mounting a pointer instrument which has

a graduated disk and a contour element, wherein the contour element is provided with a cutout, and

a pointer which has an elongate region with which it is attached to a drive, and has a bent region at its tip,

wherein the graduated disk has a cutout which is arranged in the region of the cutout of the contour element, characterized in that the bent region is made to extend through the cutout of the graduated disk from below and is then rotated in the region of the contour element.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the point is connected to the drive.