Vehicular instrument device and vehicle with vehicular instrument device
First Claim
1. A vehicular instrument device comprising:
- a first meter cluster panel for displaying information that is visually recognizable within a predetermined angular field of vision outside of a steering wheel of the vehicle, when a driver of the vehicle directs a line of sight in a forward direction of the vehicle from an eye range of the driver; and
a second meter cluster panel for displaying information that is visually recognizable within said predetermined angular field of vision inside said steering wheel;
said first meter cluster panel and said second meter cluster panel being disposed on an instrument panel of said vehicle,wherein said first meter cluster panel is included in said instrument panel near a boundary line between said instrument panel and a front windshield of said vehicle, at a position deeper than said second meter cluster panel as viewed from a perspective of said driver, andwherein said first meter cluster panel has a center of display and said second meter cluster panel has a center of display, said center of display of said first meter cluster panel and said center of display of said second meter cluster panel being aligned along a longitudinal direction of said vehicle.
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Abstract
A first meter cluster panel and a second meter cluster panel are disposed on an instrument panel of a vehicle such that the first meter cluster panel and the second meter cluster panel have respective centers of display disposed substantially coaxially with each other. The first meter cluster panel is disposed near a boundary line at a position deeper than that of the second meter cluster panel as viewed by a driver who is directing his or her line of sight from an eye range in the forward direction of the vehicle. The first meter cluster panel displays information that is visually recognized outside of a steering wheel. The second meter cluster panel displays information that is visually recognized inside the steering wheel when the driver directs his or her line of sight from the eye range in the forward direction of the vehicle.
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8 Claims
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1. A vehicular instrument device comprising:
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a first meter cluster panel for displaying information that is visually recognizable within a predetermined angular field of vision outside of a steering wheel of the vehicle, when a driver of the vehicle directs a line of sight in a forward direction of the vehicle from an eye range of the driver; and a second meter cluster panel for displaying information that is visually recognizable within said predetermined angular field of vision inside said steering wheel; said first meter cluster panel and said second meter cluster panel being disposed on an instrument panel of said vehicle, wherein said first meter cluster panel is included in said instrument panel near a boundary line between said instrument panel and a front windshield of said vehicle, at a position deeper than said second meter cluster panel as viewed from a perspective of said driver, and wherein said first meter cluster panel has a center of display and said second meter cluster panel has a center of display, said center of display of said first meter cluster panel and said center of display of said second meter cluster panel being aligned along a longitudinal direction of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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