WO2021261437A1 - Display device - Google Patents

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WO2021261437A1
WO2021261437A1 PCT/JP2021/023383 JP2021023383W WO2021261437A1 WO 2021261437 A1 WO2021261437 A1 WO 2021261437A1 JP 2021023383 W JP2021023383 W JP 2021023383W WO 2021261437 A1 WO2021261437 A1 WO 2021261437A1
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透 村澤
充 池野
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日本精機株式会社
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60KARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K35/00Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01DMEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D13/00Component parts of indicators for measuring arrangements not specially adapted for a specific variable
    • G01D13/02Scales; Dials
    • G01D13/04Construction
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09FDISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F13/00Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising
    • G09F13/04Signs, boards or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09FDISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F9/00Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements

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  • the present invention relates to a display device mounted on various vehicles such as automobiles.
  • Patent Document 1 Conventionally, as a display device of this type, for example, one described in Patent Document 1 below is known.
  • the display device described in Patent Document 1 is between a display unit (display means) as a flat display, a light-transmitting flat plate-shaped protective member that covers the front side of the display unit, and the display unit and the protective member. It is provided with a display plate as a plate-shaped member provided in.
  • the display board has a light-transmitting base material formed in the shape of a thin plate, and a black light-shielding layer printed on the back surface of the base material except for the display area of the display unit.
  • a rectangular punch-out printing portion (perspective portion) on which a light-shielding layer is not formed is provided on the back surface of the base material.
  • Patent Document 2 discloses a configuration in which the protective member installed on the outermost surface of the display device is curved instead of a flat flat plate in order to improve the appearance quality of the display device.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a display device capable of improving commerciality in order to deal with the above-mentioned problems.
  • the present invention comprises a display means, a light-transmitting curved protective member that covers the display means, and a plate-shaped member provided between the display means and the protective member. It has a fluoroscopic unit that allows a viewer who visually recognizes the display means to see through predetermined information displayed on the display means, and an opaque portion that is provided so as to surround the fluoroscopic unit. It is characterized in that at least a part of the boundary portion with the opaque portion has a non-linear shape.
  • the display means has a plurality of display units adjacent to each other at intervals, and the protective member corresponds to the first display unit among the plurality of display units on the viewer side.
  • a concave curved surface portion that is recessed toward the anti-visual person side on the opposite side is provided, and the boundary portion provided at the plate-shaped member portion corresponding to the first display portion is in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle. It comprises opposing first and second boundaries extending along the first and second boundaries towards a first virtual horizontal line along the vehicle width direction across the first display. It is characterized by including a bulging curved shape.
  • the display means has a plurality of display units adjacent to each other at intervals, and the protective member is associated with the second display unit among the plurality of display units so as to the viewer.
  • a convex curved surface portion that is convex toward the direction is provided, and the boundary portion provided at the plate-shaped member portion corresponding to the second display portion is a third and third facing portion extending along the vehicle width direction of the vehicle.
  • the third and fourth boundaries are configured to include a curved shape that bulges away from the second virtual horizontal line along the vehicle width direction across the second display. It is characterized by that.
  • the curvature of the first boundary line located near the position of the eyes of the viewer is smaller than the curvature of the second boundary line located far from the position of the eyes of the viewer. It is characterized by that.
  • the curvature of the third boundary line located near the position of the eyes of the viewer is smaller than the curvature of the fourth boundary line located far from the position of the eyes of the viewer. It is characterized by that.
  • the present invention is characterized in that the top of the concave curve is positioned on an extension line connecting the position of the eyes of the viewer and the lowermost portion of the concave curved surface portion.
  • the present invention is characterized in that the top of the convex curve is positioned on an extension line connecting the position of the eyes of the viewer and the top of the convex curved surface portion.
  • FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. Front view of the plate-shaped member according to the same embodiment. Mainly in FIG. 2, the figure which showed the plate-shaped member in detail. The figure which shows a part of the plate-shaped member by the modification 1 of the same embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing that the top of the concave curve of the plate-shaped member is located on the extension line connecting the position of the eyes of the viewer and the lowermost portion of the concave curved surface portion of the protective member according to the second modification of the same embodiment. .. It is schematically shown that the top of the convex curve of the plate-shaped member is located on the extension line connecting the position of the eyes of the viewer and the top of the convex curved surface of the protective member according to the second modification of the same embodiment. figure.
  • the display device D is provided, for example, on an instrument panel (hereinafter referred to as an instrument panel) in front of the driver's seat of an automobile, and is provided not only with information on the vehicle (hereinafter referred to as vehicle information) but also with information about the vehicle (hereinafter referred to as vehicle information). , Information other than the vehicle information (for example, entertainment information) is also displayed to the user (passenger of the vehicle including the driver).
  • vehicle information information on the vehicle
  • vehicle information information about the vehicle
  • vehicle information information about the vehicle
  • Information other than the vehicle information for example, entertainment information
  • the user side (viewer side) who visually recognizes the display device D (the plurality of display units described later) is the front side
  • the opposite side is the opposite side to the user side who visually recognizes the display device D (the plurality of display units).
  • the viewer side will be the rear, and appropriate explanations will be given.
  • the display device D includes a display means 10, a translucent cover 20 as a protective member, a plate-shaped member 30, an inner case 40, circuit boards 51 to 53, and a substrate.
  • a holding body 60 and an outer case 70 are provided.
  • the display device D has a long rectangular shape along the arrow X direction, which is, for example, the left-right direction (that is, the vehicle width direction).
  • the display means 10 has a plurality of display units adjacent to each other at intervals, and is composed of an instrument display unit 11, a multifunction display unit 12, and a mirror display unit 13.
  • these display units 11 to 13 are collectively referred to as “plurality of display units”.
  • the instrument display unit 11 is located in the center of the display device D and is a display medium that displays measured quantities related to the vehicle such as vehicle speed and engine speed.
  • the instrument display unit 11 is configured as, for example, a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) type liquid crystal display having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front.
  • the liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight that illuminates the liquid crystal panel from behind, and the like.
  • the backlight is composed of, for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode), a light guide member that guides the light emitted by the LED to the liquid crystal display side, and the like.
  • the instrument display unit 11 is a flat surface display that displays an image on a flat front surface 11a, and corresponds to the first display unit described in the claims described later.
  • the multifunction display unit 12 is located closer to the center of the vehicle than the instrument display unit 11 and is configured as a CID (Center Information Display) capable of displaying various information.
  • CID Center Information Display
  • the display device D since the display device D is for a left-hand drive vehicle, the right side of the display device D is the center side of the vehicle.
  • the multifunction display unit 12 is composed of, for example, a TFT-type liquid crystal display having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front.
  • a capacitance type sensor sheet (not shown) is provided on the front side of the multifunction display unit 12. This sensor sheet detects a touch operation performed by a user's hand touching the front surface of a portion (convex curved surface portion 22 described later) facing the multifunction display unit 12 in the front-rear direction of the translucent cover 20. Possible to be configured.
  • the multifunction display unit 12 can display various information such as car navigation information, entertainment information, and back monitor information in response to the touch operation detected by this sensor sheet.
  • the multifunction display unit 12 is a flat display that displays an image on a flat front surface 12a.
  • the sensor sheet here is provided (attached) on the back surface of the translucent cover 20 (the convex curved surface portion 22), but may be provided on the front surface 12a of the multifunction display unit 12 in some cases.
  • the mirror display unit 13 is located on the left side of the instrument display unit 11 and displays an image imitating the reflected image of the side mirror. Specifically, the mirror display unit 13 displays a side mirror image taken by a side camera (not shown) and showing a landscape on the left rear side of the vehicle.
  • the mirror display unit 13 is composed of, for example, a TFT-type liquid crystal display having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front.
  • the mirror display unit 13 is a flat display that displays an image on a flat front surface 13a.
  • the multifunctional display unit 12 (or mirror display unit 13) corresponds to the second display unit described in the claims described later.
  • the front surface 11a of the instrument display unit 11 is located behind the front surface 12a of the multifunction display unit 12 and the front surface 13a of the mirror display unit 13. Further, the front surface 12a of the multifunction display unit 12 is tilted counterclockwise in FIG. 2 with respect to the front surface 11a of the instrument display unit 11. Further, the front surface 13a of the mirror display unit 13 is tilted clockwise in FIG. 2 with respect to the front surface 11a of the instrument display unit 11. Further, in these plurality of display units, adjacent ones in the left-right direction are arranged with a gap between them.
  • the translucent cover 20 is composed of a light-transmitting curved plate material that covers a plurality of display portions from the front side.
  • the translucent cover 20 is, for example, a curved plate-shaped portion that matches the design of the instrument panel of the vehicle on which the display device D is mounted.
  • the translucent cover 20 has a concave curved surface portion 21 and convex curved surface portions 22 and 23 as portions formed in a curved surface shape.
  • the concave curved surface portion 21 has a curved surface shape that faces the instrument display unit 11 in the front-rear direction and is recessed toward the rear.
  • the convex curved surface portion 22 has a curved surface shape that faces the multifunction display unit 12 in the front-rear direction and becomes convex toward the front.
  • the convex curved surface portion 23 has a curved surface shape that faces the mirror display portion 13 in the front-rear direction and becomes convex toward the front.
  • the plate-shaped member 30 is a plate-shaped member that covers a plurality of display units from the front surface side and is provided between the plurality of display units and the translucent cover 20. A slight gap is provided between the plate-shaped member 30 and the translucent cover 20. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the plate-shaped member 30 allows the user who visually recognizes the plurality of display units to see through the predetermined information displayed on each of the plurality of display units. Have.
  • the plate-shaped member 30 has a light-transmitting base material 30a as a base material thereof and a light-shielding layer 30b as an impermeable portion (see FIG. 4).
  • the base material 30a is, for example, a plate-shaped member formed of a translucent resin.
  • the above-mentioned translucent cover 20 is made of, for example, a dark-colored (semi-transparent) resin material, and the light transmittance is set to about 50%.
  • the base material 30a is formed of, for example, a dark-colored (semi-transparent) resin material, and the light transmittance is set to about 50%.
  • the light transmittance of each of the translucent cover 20 and the base material 30a is arbitrary, and may be 80%, 30%, or the like. Further, the material of the translucent cover 20 and the base material 30a is also arbitrary.
  • the translucent cover 20 may be made of dark-colored inorganic glass.
  • At least one of the front surface and the back surface of the translucent cover 20 and at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the base material 30a may be subjected to a low reflection treatment.
  • a low reflection treatment AR (Anti-Reflection) treatment is applied to the front surface of the translucent cover 20 and the back surface of the base material 30a
  • moth-eye treatment is applied to the back surface of the translucent cover 20 and the front surface of the base material 30a.
  • the configuration to be applied can be mentioned.
  • film bonding, film insert molding (IML: Insert Molding Laminate), sputtering and the like can be used.
  • the light-shielding layer 30b is a black printing layer formed on the back surface of the base material 30a by, for example, screen printing.
  • Each of the fluoroscopic portions 31, 32, and 33 in the plate-shaped member 30 is formed by a portion of the base material 30a in which the light-shielding layer 30b is not provided. That is, this means that the fluoroscopic portions 31, 32, and 33 are the exposed base material portions where the base material 30a is exposed.
  • the light-shielding layer 30b can be provided on at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the base material 30a. Further, the light-shielding layer 30b may be a printing layer having a color other than black, may be formed by coating, or may be a light-shielding sheet fixed to the base material 30a. good.
  • the plate-shaped member 30 has flat surface portions P1 to P3 and curved surface portions C1 and C2 as portions having a shape peculiar to the present embodiment.
  • the above-mentioned fluoroscopic portions 31 to 33 are provided on each of the flat surface portions P1 to P3.
  • the flat surface portion P1 is a portion facing the instrument display unit 11 with a gap in the front-rear direction.
  • the back surface of the flat surface portion P1 and the front surface 11a of the instrument display unit 11 are set to be substantially parallel (including just parallel; the same applies hereinafter).
  • the flat surface portion P2 is a portion facing the multifunction display unit 12 with a gap in the front-rear direction.
  • the back surface of the flat surface portion P2 and the front surface 12a of the multifunction display unit 12 are set to be substantially parallel to each other.
  • the flat surface portion P3 is a portion facing the mirror display unit 13 with a gap in the front-rear direction.
  • the back surface of the flat surface portion P3 and the front surface 13a of the mirror display unit 13 are set to be substantially parallel to each other.
  • the gap between the flat surface portions P1 to P3 and each of the plurality of display portions is set to be substantially constant (including just constant), for example, about 1 mm, and each gap is set to OCA (Optical Clear Adhesive) or OCR (Optical Clear Adhesive). It is filled with a photo-curing adhesive OB such as Optical Clear Resin). That is, the plate-shaped member 30 has a gap between the back surface of the flat surface portion P1 and the front surface 11a of the instrument display unit 11, a gap between the back surface of the flat surface portion P2 and the front surface 12a of the multifunction display unit 12, and the back surface of the flat surface portion P3 and a mirror.
  • the photocurable adhesive OB filled in each of the gaps between the display unit 13 and the front surface 13a is fixed to the front surface side of the plurality of display units.
  • the plate-shaped member 30 and the plurality of display portions are, for example, laminated with a photocurable adhesive OB which is an ultraviolet (UV) curable adhesive, and then irradiated with light to cure the adhesive, so-called optical. It is bonded by a method called bonding.
  • a photocurable adhesive OB which is an ultraviolet (UV) curable adhesive
  • UV ultraviolet
  • the setting value of the gap between the flat surface portions P1 to P3 and each of the plurality of display units is arbitrary, and may be 1 mm or less or larger than 1 mm. However, from the viewpoint of reducing the photocurable adhesive OB, the gap is preferably 1 mm or less.
  • the curved surface portion C1 has a curved surface shape formed so as to cover the gap between the instrument display unit 11 and the multifunction display unit 12 and to connect the instrument display unit 11 and the multifunction display unit 12.
  • the curved surface portion C1 is a portion connecting the flat surface portion P1 and the flat surface portion P2, and is located between the front of the right end portion of the instrument display unit 11 and the front of the left end portion of the multifunction display unit 12.
  • the curved surface portion C2 has a curved surface shape formed so as to cover the gap between the instrument display unit 11 and the mirror display unit 13 and to connect the instrument display unit 11 and the mirror display unit 13.
  • the curved surface portion C2 is a portion connecting the flat surface portion P1 and the flat surface portion P3, and is located between the front of the left end portion of the instrument display unit 11 and the front of the right end portion of the mirror display unit 13.
  • the fluoroscopic portion 31 located on the flat surface portion P1 of the plate-shaped member 30 is provided at a position facing the concave curved surface portion 21 of the translucent cover 20. That is, in this case, the translucent cover 20 is provided with a concave curved surface portion 21 that is recessed toward the rear corresponding to the instrument display unit 11 among the plurality of display units.
  • the above-mentioned boundary line L1 to be provided at 30 plate-shaped members corresponding to the instrument display unit 11 is a first and a second facing line extending along the left-right direction (vehicle width direction) of the vehicle.
  • the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b are provided as the boundary line of 2, and the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b cross the instrument display unit 11 (the instrument display unit 11 is abbreviated up and down). It is configured to include a concave curve (curve shape) that swells toward the first virtual horizontal line X1 along the vehicle width direction (divided into two equal parts).
  • the instrument display unit 11 is visually recognized from the user side as if it were located at a position far from the user side.
  • the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a excluding the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b and the second horizontal boundary lines L1b are connected to each other.
  • the vertical boundary lines L1c and L1d of are linear. That is, the first and second vertical boundary lines L1c and L1d are formed in a direction orthogonal to the first virtual horizontal line X1.
  • the first horizontal boundary line L1a and the second horizontal boundary line L1b bulge inward so as to approach each other as they move away from the first and second vertical boundary lines L1c and L1d.
  • the curvature of the first horizontal boundary line L1a is the curvature set to a predetermined value
  • the curvature of the second horizontal boundary line L1b is the curvature set to a predetermined value.
  • the curvature of the horizontal boundary line L1a is equal to the curvature of the second horizontal boundary line L1b.
  • the flat surface portion P1 of the plate-shaped member 30 is also concave like the concave curved surface portion 21 of the translucent cover 20. It is possible to give the user the illusion that the light is curved, and it is possible to give a curved surface feeling to the flat surface portion P1 and the instrument display unit 11 which is visually recognized through the fluoroscopic unit 31. As a result, the display device D can have a cohesive appearance.
  • the fluoroscopic portion 32 located on the flat surface portion P2 of the plate-shaped member 30 is provided at a position facing the convex curved surface portion 22 of the translucent cover 20. That is, in this case, the translucent cover 20 is provided with a convex curved surface portion 22 that is convex toward the front corresponding to the multifunctional display unit 12 among the plurality of display units.
  • the above-mentioned boundary line L2 to be provided at 30 plate-shaped members corresponding to the multifunction display unit 12 is a relative third and fourth boundary line extending along the vehicle width direction.
  • the third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b are provided, and the third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b cross the multi-function display unit 12 (the multi-function display unit 12 is substantially 2 etc. up and down).
  • the third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a excluding the third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b and the fourth horizontal boundary lines L2b are connected to each other.
  • the vertical boundary lines L2c and L2d of are linear. That is, the third and fourth vertical boundary lines L2c and L2d are formed in a direction orthogonal to the second virtual horizontal line X2.
  • the third horizontal boundary line L2a and the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b bulge outward so as to be separated from each other as the distance from the third and fourth vertical boundary lines L2c and L2d increases.
  • the curvature of the third horizontal boundary line L2a is the curvature set to a predetermined value
  • the curvature of the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b is the curvature set to a predetermined value.
  • the curvature of the horizontal boundary line L2a is equal to the curvature of the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b.
  • the flat surface portion P2 of the plate-shaped member 30 is also formed in the same manner as the convex curved surface portion 22 of the translucent cover 20. It is possible to give the user the illusion that it is curved in a convex shape, and it is possible to give a curved surface feeling to the flat surface portion P2 and the multifunctional display unit 12 which is visually recognized through the perspective portion 32. As a result, the display device D can have a cohesive appearance.
  • the inner case 40 is a resin case located on the back surface side of the plate-shaped member 30 and accommodating a plurality of display portions.
  • the front surface other than the portion for accommodating the plurality of display portions is formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the plate-shaped member 30.
  • the plate-shaped member 30 is fixed to the front surface of each of the plurality of display portions via the photocurable adhesive OB as described above, but is not filled with the photocurable adhesive OB (for example, a plate).
  • the outer edge portion of the shaped member 30) may be fixed to the front surface of the inner case 40 by appropriate fixing means such as adhesion, fitting, and screwing.
  • the circuit boards 51 to 53 are hard wiring boards located behind the inner case 40 and on which a drive circuit for driving each of the plurality of display units is mounted.
  • the circuit board 51 is located behind the instrument display unit 11
  • the circuit board 52 is located behind the multifunction display unit 12
  • the circuit board 53 is located behind the mirror display unit 13.
  • a control unit (not shown) that controls the overall operation of the display device D is mounted on at least one of the circuit boards 51 to 53.
  • the control unit is composed of a microcomputer including a storage unit including a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes an operation program stored in the ROM.
  • ROM Read Only Memory
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • CPU Central Processing Unit
  • control unit communicates with various systems configured in the vehicle such as ECU (Electronic Control Unit) that controls each part of the vehicle, various sensors, car navigation device, back camera, TV tuner, side camera, etc., and various systems. Controls to display the information acquired from the above on multiple display units. Specifically, the control unit causes the instrument display unit 11 to display an image showing the measured amount of the vehicle such as the vehicle speed and the engine speed, and the multifunction display unit 12 shows the car navigation information, entertainment information, and back monitor information. The image is displayed, and the side mirror image is displayed on the mirror display unit 13.
  • ECU Electronic Control Unit
  • control unit controls to switch the display content of at least one of the plurality of display units according to the touch operation performed by the user on the multifunction display unit 12 configured as the touch panel.
  • the touch operation is an input operation performed by touching the front surface of the portion of the translucent cover 20 facing the multifunction display unit 12.
  • the control unit can specify the content of the input operation based on the detection signal from the sensor sheet.
  • the target device to which the input operation by the touch panel can be performed is not limited to a plurality of display units, and may be any of the above-mentioned various systems (any ECU in the vehicle, car navigation, etc.).
  • the control unit may communicate with the target device by a known method and control the target device in response to an input operation on the touch panel.
  • the board holder 60 is a frame that is located behind the inner case 40 and holds the circuit boards 51 to 53.
  • FIG. 2 shows an example in which the circuit boards 51 to 53 are held on the back side of the board holder 60, the holding mode of the circuit boards 51 to 53 is arbitrary, and even if the circuit boards 51 to 53 are held on the front side. good.
  • the outer case 70 is a resin case that houses each of a plurality of display portions, a plate-shaped member 30, an inner case 40, circuit boards 51 to 53, and a substrate holder 60, and is formed in a box shape that opens toward the front.
  • a translucent cover 20 is fixed to the open end of the outer case 70 by appropriate fixing means such as adhesion, fitting, and screwing.
  • the outer case 70 to which the translucent cover 20 is attached constitutes the outer case of the display device D.
  • the plate-shaped member 30 provided between the plurality of display units and the curved translucent cover 20, and the plate-shaped member 30 is a predetermined value displayed on the instrument display unit 11. It has a see-through portion 31 that allows information to be seen through, and a light-shielding layer 30b provided so as to surround the see-through portion 31, and at least a part of a boundary portion between the see-through portion 31 and the light-shielding layer 30b has a non-linear shape (for example,).
  • the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b described above have a curved shape).
  • the plate-shaped member 30 has a see-through portion 32 that allows the predetermined information displayed on the multifunction display unit 12 to be seen through, and a light-shielding layer 30b provided so as to surround the see-through portion 32. At least a part of the boundary portion between the light-shielding layer 30b and the light-shielding layer 30b has a non-linear shape (for example, the above-mentioned third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b have a curved shape).
  • the flat surface portion P1 of the plate-shaped member 30 can give the user the illusion that the flat surface portion P1 is curved in a concave shape, and the flat surface portion P1 (or the flat surface portion P1) can be given.
  • the instrument display unit 11) that is visually recognized through the transparent unit 31 can be given a curved surface feeling.
  • the translucent cover 20 and the plate-shaped member 30 or the translucent cover 20 and the instrument display unit 11
  • the display device D can be provided.
  • each of the plurality of display units is composed of a liquid crystal display, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • At least one of the plurality of display units may be composed of an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.
  • an example in which a plurality of display units are composed of three display units is shown, but the plurality of display units may be composed of two display units or four or more display units. It may be composed of parts.
  • the information that can be displayed by each of the plurality of display units is not limited to the above example, and is arbitrary depending on the purpose.
  • the curvature of the third horizontal boundary line L2a and the curvature of the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b are equal, but for example, the position of the eyes of the user (viewer) is from the display device D.
  • the curvature of the third horizontal boundary line L2a located near the position of the eyes of the viewer can be visually recognized. It may be smaller than the curvature of the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b located far from the position of the human eye.
  • the third horizontal boundary line L2a is located at the upper part of the fluoroscopic unit 32
  • the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b is located at the lower part of the fluoroscopic unit 32
  • the multifunction display unit 12 is the eye of the viewer.
  • the curvature of the third horizontal boundary line L2a may be smaller than the curvature of the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b when arranged so as to look down from the position of. Even in the case of such a configuration, the same action and effect as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.
  • the curvature of the first horizontal boundary line L1a and the curvature of the second horizontal boundary line L1b are equal to each other.
  • the curvature of the first horizontal boundary line L1a located near the position of the viewer's eyes is smaller than the curvature of the second horizontal boundary line L1b located far from the position of the viewer's eyes.
  • first horizontal boundary line L1a may be smaller than the curvature of the second horizontal boundary line L1b when arranged so as to look down from the position.
  • the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b and the third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b are plate-shaped members 30 (planar portions P1 and P2) similar to the curved surface shape of the translucent cover 20.
  • the configuration is arbitrary as long as it can give the user the illusion that) is curved.
  • the concave curve included in the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b is set without considering the position of the eyes of the viewer, but for example, in the present embodiment.
  • the two concave curves are on the extension line Y1 connecting the position E of the eyes of the viewer and the lowermost portion S1 of the concave curved surface portion 21.
  • the tops T1 of L1a and L1b) may be positioned respectively.
  • the concave curve included in the third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b is set without considering the position of the eyes of the viewer, but the second modification
  • the two convex curves that is, the third and fourth horizontal boundaries
  • the tops T2 of the lines L2a and L2b) may be positioned respectively.
  • FIG. 6 discloses an example in which a top portion T1 is provided near the center of the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b
  • FIG. 7 discloses a third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a, respectively.
  • An example is disclosed in which the top T2 is provided slightly outside the center of L2b (that is, on the side of the fourth vertical boundary line L2d).
  • the plate-shaped member 30 is formed into the plurality of display portions by the photocurable adhesive OB filled in the gap between the flat surface portions P1 to P3 of the plate-shaped member 30 and each of the plurality of display portions.
  • the photocurable adhesive OB may be fixed to the inner case 40 by appropriate fixing means such as adhesion, fitting, and screwing.
  • a low reflection treatment such as an AR treatment on the back surface of the base material 30a of the plate-shaped member 30.
  • the vehicle on which the display device D is mounted may be a vehicle such as a motorcycle instead of a motorcycle, or a vehicle such as a ship, an aircraft, or a snowmobile other than the vehicle.
  • the display device D is preferably provided in the vicinity of the driver's seat of the vehicle.

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The present invention provides a display device capable of improving marketability. The display device comprises a plurality of display units, a light-transmissive, curved, translucent cover 20 that covers the plurality of display units, and a plate-like member 30 provided between the plurality of display units and the translucent cover 20, wherein the plate-like member 30 includes a see-through part 31 through which predetermined information displayed on the plurality of display units (for example, instrument display units 11) is visible and a light shielding layer 30b provided so as to surround the see-through part 31, and at least a portion of the boundary between the see-through part 31 and the light shielding layer 30b is a nonlinear shape.

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表示装置Display device
 本発明は、例えば自動車等の各種車両に搭載される表示装置に関するものである。  The present invention relates to a display device mounted on various vehicles such as automobiles. The
 従来より、この種の表示装置にあっては、例えば下記特許文献1に記載されているものが知られている。この特許文献1に記載の表示装置は、平面ディスプレイとしての表示部(表示手段)と、この表示部の前方側を覆う光透過性で平板状の保護部材と、表示部と保護部材との間に設けられる板状部材としての表示板とを備えている。 Conventionally, as a display device of this type, for example, one described in Patent Document 1 below is known. The display device described in Patent Document 1 is between a display unit (display means) as a flat display, a light-transmitting flat plate-shaped protective member that covers the front side of the display unit, and the display unit and the protective member. It is provided with a display plate as a plate-shaped member provided in.
 表示板は、薄板状に形成された光透過性の基材と、この基材の裏面において、表示部の表示領域を除いた箇所に印刷形成された黒色の遮光層とを有している。これにより基材の裏面には、遮光層が形成されない矩形の抜き印刷部(透視部)が設けられることになる。そして、表示装置を視認する視認者は、前記表示領域に表示される表示情報を保護部材及び前記抜き印刷部越しに視認可能となっている。一方で、下記特許文献2には、表示装置の外観品質を向上させるために表示装置の最表面に設置される保護部材をフラットな平板状ではなく湾曲させた構成が開示されている。 The display board has a light-transmitting base material formed in the shape of a thin plate, and a black light-shielding layer printed on the back surface of the base material except for the display area of the display unit. As a result, a rectangular punch-out printing portion (perspective portion) on which a light-shielding layer is not formed is provided on the back surface of the base material. Then, a viewer who visually recognizes the display device can visually recognize the display information displayed in the display area through the protective member and the blank printing unit. On the other hand, Patent Document 2 below discloses a configuration in which the protective member installed on the outermost surface of the display device is curved instead of a flat flat plate in order to improve the appearance quality of the display device.
特開2010-127800号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-127800 特開2017- 83730号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-8737
 ところで、特許文献1に記載の平板状保護部材に代えて特許文献2に記載の湾曲状保護部材を適用した場合、湾曲状の保護部材越しに見える矩形の抜き印刷部が形成された表示板は平面的な見栄えとなることから、保護部材と表示板(板状部材)との一体感(あるいは保護部材と表示手段との一体感)が失われ、商品性の低下を招くという問題がある。
 そこで本発明は、前述の課題に対して対処するため、商品性を向上させることが可能な表示装置の提供を目的とするものである。 
By the way, when the curved protective member described in Patent Document 2 is applied instead of the flat plate-shaped protective member described in Patent Document 1, the display board on which the rectangular punch-out printing portion visible through the curved protective member is formed is Since the appearance is flat, there is a problem that the sense of unity between the protective member and the display plate (plate-shaped member) (or the sense of unity between the protective member and the display means) is lost, resulting in a decrease in commercial value.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a display device capable of improving commerciality in order to deal with the above-mentioned problems.
 本発明は、表示手段と、前記表示手段を覆う光透過性で曲面状の保護部材と、前記表示手段と前記保護部材との間に設けられる板状部材とを備え、前記板状部材は、前記表示手段を視認する視認者側から前記表示手段に表示される所定情報を透視可能とする透視部と、前記透視部を取り囲むように設けられる不透過部とを有し、前記透視部と前記不透過部との境界部分の少なくとも一部が非直線形状となっていることを特徴とする。 The present invention comprises a display means, a light-transmitting curved protective member that covers the display means, and a plate-shaped member provided between the display means and the protective member. It has a fluoroscopic unit that allows a viewer who visually recognizes the display means to see through predetermined information displayed on the display means, and an opaque portion that is provided so as to surround the fluoroscopic unit. It is characterized in that at least a part of the boundary portion with the opaque portion has a non-linear shape.
 また本発明は、前記表示手段は、間隔を空けて隣り合う複数の表示部を有し、前記保護部材には、前記複数の表示部のうち第1の表示部に対応させて前記視認者側とは反対側となる反視認者側に向かって凹む凹曲面部が設けられ、前記第1の表示部に対応した前記板状部材箇所に設けられる前記境界部分は、前記車両の車幅方向に沿って延びる相対する第1、第2の境界線を備え、前記第1、第2の境界線は、前記第1の表示部を横切る前記車幅方向に沿った第1仮想水平ラインに向かって膨らむ曲線形状を含んで構成されることを特徴とする。 Further, in the present invention, the display means has a plurality of display units adjacent to each other at intervals, and the protective member corresponds to the first display unit among the plurality of display units on the viewer side. A concave curved surface portion that is recessed toward the anti-visual person side on the opposite side is provided, and the boundary portion provided at the plate-shaped member portion corresponding to the first display portion is in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle. It comprises opposing first and second boundaries extending along the first and second boundaries towards a first virtual horizontal line along the vehicle width direction across the first display. It is characterized by including a bulging curved shape.
 また本発明は、前記表示手段は、間隔を空けて隣り合う複数の表示部を有し、前記保護部材には、前記複数の表示部のうち第2の表示部に対応させて前記視認者に向かって凸となる凸曲面部が設けられ、前記第2の表示部に対応した前記板状部材箇所に設けられる前記境界部分は、前記車両の車幅方向に沿って延びる相対する第3、第4の境界線を備え、前記第3、第4の境界線は、前記第2の表示部を横切る前記車幅方向に沿った第2仮想水平ラインから離れる方向へ膨らむ曲線形状を含んで構成されることを特徴とする。 Further, in the present invention, the display means has a plurality of display units adjacent to each other at intervals, and the protective member is associated with the second display unit among the plurality of display units so as to the viewer. A convex curved surface portion that is convex toward the direction is provided, and the boundary portion provided at the plate-shaped member portion corresponding to the second display portion is a third and third facing portion extending along the vehicle width direction of the vehicle. The third and fourth boundaries are configured to include a curved shape that bulges away from the second virtual horizontal line along the vehicle width direction across the second display. It is characterized by that.
 また本発明は、前記視認者の目の位置から近い位置にある前記第1の境界線の曲率は、前記視認者の目の位置から遠い位置にある前記第2の境界線の曲率よりも小さいことを特徴とする。 Further, in the present invention, the curvature of the first boundary line located near the position of the eyes of the viewer is smaller than the curvature of the second boundary line located far from the position of the eyes of the viewer. It is characterized by that.
 また本発明は、前記視認者の目の位置から近い位置にある前記第3の境界線の曲率は、前記視認者の目の位置から遠い位置にある前記第4の境界線の曲率よりも小さいことを特徴とする。 Further, in the present invention, the curvature of the third boundary line located near the position of the eyes of the viewer is smaller than the curvature of the fourth boundary line located far from the position of the eyes of the viewer. It is characterized by that.
 また本発明は、前記視認者の目の位置と前記凹曲面部の最下部とを繋ぐ延長線上に前記凹状曲線の頂部を位置させたことを特徴とする。 Further, the present invention is characterized in that the top of the concave curve is positioned on an extension line connecting the position of the eyes of the viewer and the lowermost portion of the concave curved surface portion.
 また本発明は、前記視認者の目の位置と前記凸曲面部の頂上部とを繋ぐ延長線上に前記凸状曲線の頂部を位置させたことを特徴とする。 Further, the present invention is characterized in that the top of the convex curve is positioned on an extension line connecting the position of the eyes of the viewer and the top of the convex curved surface portion.
 本発明によれば、所期の目的を達成でき、商品性を向上させることが可能な車両用表示装置を提供できる。  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a display device for a vehicle that can achieve the intended purpose and improve the commercial value. The
本発明の実施形態による車両用表示装置の正面図。The front view of the display device for a vehicle according to the embodiment of this invention. 図1のA-A断面図。FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 同実施形態による板状部材の正面図。Front view of the plate-shaped member according to the same embodiment. 主に図2中、板状部材を詳細に示した図。Mainly in FIG. 2, the figure which showed the plate-shaped member in detail. 同実施形態の変形例1による板状部材の一部を示す図。The figure which shows a part of the plate-shaped member by the modification 1 of the same embodiment. 同実施形態の変形例2による視認者の目の位置と保護部材の凹曲面部の最下部とを結ぶ延長線上に板状部材の凹状曲線の頂部が位置していることを模式的に示す図。FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing that the top of the concave curve of the plate-shaped member is located on the extension line connecting the position of the eyes of the viewer and the lowermost portion of the concave curved surface portion of the protective member according to the second modification of the same embodiment. .. 同実施形態の変形例2による視認者の目の位置と保護部材の凸曲面部の頂上部とを結ぶ延長線上に板状部材の凸状曲線の頂部が位置していることを模式的に示す図。It is schematically shown that the top of the convex curve of the plate-shaped member is located on the extension line connecting the position of the eyes of the viewer and the top of the convex curved surface of the protective member according to the second modification of the same embodiment. figure.
 以下、本発明の一実施形態について添付図面を用いて説明する。  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The
 本実施形態の一実施形態による表示装置Dは、例えば自動車の運転席前方にあるインストルメントパネル(以下、インパネと言う)に設けられ、車両に関する情報(以下、車両情報と言う。)だけでなく、当該車両情報以外の情報(例えば娯楽情報)もユーザ(運転者を含む車両の搭乗者)に表示する。 The display device D according to one embodiment of the present embodiment is provided, for example, on an instrument panel (hereinafter referred to as an instrument panel) in front of the driver's seat of an automobile, and is provided not only with information on the vehicle (hereinafter referred to as vehicle information) but also with information about the vehicle (hereinafter referred to as vehicle information). , Information other than the vehicle information (for example, entertainment information) is also displayed to the user (passenger of the vehicle including the driver).
 以下では、表示装置D(後述する複数の表示部)を視認するユーザ側(視認者側)を前方とし、表示装置D(前記複数の表示部)を視認するユーザ側とは反対側である反視認者側を後方とし、適宜の説明を行う。 In the following, the user side (viewer side) who visually recognizes the display device D (the plurality of display units described later) is the front side, and the opposite side is the opposite side to the user side who visually recognizes the display device D (the plurality of display units). The viewer side will be the rear, and appropriate explanations will be given.
 表示装置Dは、図1、図2に示すように、表示手段10と、保護部材としての透光性カバー20と、板状部材30と、インナーケース40と、回路基板51~53と、基板保持体60と、アウターケース70とを備える。表示装置Dは、図1に示すように、例えば左右方向(つまり車両の車幅方向)である矢印X方向に沿い長尺の矩形状をなしている。 As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the display device D includes a display means 10, a translucent cover 20 as a protective member, a plate-shaped member 30, an inner case 40, circuit boards 51 to 53, and a substrate. A holding body 60 and an outer case 70 are provided. As shown in FIG. 1, the display device D has a long rectangular shape along the arrow X direction, which is, for example, the left-right direction (that is, the vehicle width direction).
 表示手段10は、間隔を空けて隣り合う複数の表示部を有し、計器表示部11と、多機能表示部12と、ミラー表示部13とから構成される。以下、これら表示部11~13を纏めて「複数の表示部」とも言う。 The display means 10 has a plurality of display units adjacent to each other at intervals, and is composed of an instrument display unit 11, a multifunction display unit 12, and a mirror display unit 13. Hereinafter, these display units 11 to 13 are collectively referred to as "plurality of display units".
 計器表示部11は、表示装置Dの中央部に位置し、車速、エンジン回転数等の車両に関する計測量を表示する表示媒体である。計器表示部11は、例えば正面視で矩形状をなすTFT(Thin Film Transistor)型の液晶ディスプレイとして構成される。液晶ディスプレイは、ここでの詳細図示は省略するが、液晶パネルや当該液晶パネルを背後から照明するバックライト等を有して構成される。バックライトは、例えばLED(Light Emitting Diode)やLEDが発した光を液晶ディスプレイ側に導く導光部材等から構成される。計器表示部11は、平面状の前面11aに画像を表示する平面ディスプレイであり、後述する特許請求の範囲に記載された第1の表示部に相当する。 The instrument display unit 11 is located in the center of the display device D and is a display medium that displays measured quantities related to the vehicle such as vehicle speed and engine speed. The instrument display unit 11 is configured as, for example, a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) type liquid crystal display having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front. Although detailed illustration is omitted here, the liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight that illuminates the liquid crystal panel from behind, and the like. The backlight is composed of, for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode), a light guide member that guides the light emitted by the LED to the liquid crystal display side, and the like. The instrument display unit 11 is a flat surface display that displays an image on a flat front surface 11a, and corresponds to the first display unit described in the claims described later.
 多機能表示部12は、計器表示部11よりも車両の中心寄りに位置し、種々の情報を表示可能なCID(Center Information Display)として構成される。なお、本実施形態の場合、表示装置Dは、左ハンドル車用のものであるため、表示装置Dの右側が車両の中心側となる。 The multifunction display unit 12 is located closer to the center of the vehicle than the instrument display unit 11 and is configured as a CID (Center Information Display) capable of displaying various information. In the case of the present embodiment, since the display device D is for a left-hand drive vehicle, the right side of the display device D is the center side of the vehicle.
 多機能表示部12は、例えば正面視で矩形状をなすTFT型の液晶ディスプレイから構成される。例えば、多機能表示部12の前面側には、図示しない静電容量式のセンサシートが設けられている。このセンサシートは、透光性カバー20のうち前後方向において多機能表示部12と対向する部分(後述する凸曲面部22)の前面に対してユーザの手が触れることでなされるタッチ操作を検出可能に構成される。 The multifunction display unit 12 is composed of, for example, a TFT-type liquid crystal display having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front. For example, a capacitance type sensor sheet (not shown) is provided on the front side of the multifunction display unit 12. This sensor sheet detects a touch operation performed by a user's hand touching the front surface of a portion (convex curved surface portion 22 described later) facing the multifunction display unit 12 in the front-rear direction of the translucent cover 20. Possible to be configured.
 多機能表示部12は、このセンサシートで検出されたタッチ操作に応じて、カーナビゲーション情報、娯楽情報、バックモニタ情報等の各種情報を表示可能となっている。多機能表示部12は、平面状の前面12aに画像を表示する平面ディスプレイである。なお、ここでのセンサシートは、透光性カバー20(前記凸曲面部22)の背面に設けられる(貼り付けられる)が、場合によっては多機能表示部12の前面12aに設けてもよい。 The multifunction display unit 12 can display various information such as car navigation information, entertainment information, and back monitor information in response to the touch operation detected by this sensor sheet. The multifunction display unit 12 is a flat display that displays an image on a flat front surface 12a. The sensor sheet here is provided (attached) on the back surface of the translucent cover 20 (the convex curved surface portion 22), but may be provided on the front surface 12a of the multifunction display unit 12 in some cases.
 ミラー表示部13は、計器表示部11よりも左側に位置し、サイドミラーの反射像を模した画像を表示する。具体的に、ミラー表示部13は、図示しないサイドカメラにより撮影され、車両の左側後方の風景を示すサイドミラー画像を表示する。ミラー表示部13は、例えば正面視で矩形状をなすTFT型の液晶ディスプレイから構成される。ミラー表示部13は、平面状の前面13aに画像を表示する平面ディスプレイである。なお、多機能表示部12(あるいはミラー表示部13)は、後述する特許請求の範囲に記載された第2の表示部に相当する。 The mirror display unit 13 is located on the left side of the instrument display unit 11 and displays an image imitating the reflected image of the side mirror. Specifically, the mirror display unit 13 displays a side mirror image taken by a side camera (not shown) and showing a landscape on the left rear side of the vehicle. The mirror display unit 13 is composed of, for example, a TFT-type liquid crystal display having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front. The mirror display unit 13 is a flat display that displays an image on a flat front surface 13a. The multifunctional display unit 12 (or mirror display unit 13) corresponds to the second display unit described in the claims described later.
 図2に示すように、計器表示部11の前面11aは、多機能表示部12の前面12a及びミラー表示部13の前面13aよりも後方に位置する。また、多機能表示部12の前面12aは、計器表示部11の前面11aに対して図2における反時計回りに傾いている。また、ミラー表示部13の前面13aは、計器表示部11の前面11aに対して図2における時計回りに傾いている。また、これら複数の表示部は、左右方向において隣り合うもの同士が隙間を空けて配列されている。 As shown in FIG. 2, the front surface 11a of the instrument display unit 11 is located behind the front surface 12a of the multifunction display unit 12 and the front surface 13a of the mirror display unit 13. Further, the front surface 12a of the multifunction display unit 12 is tilted counterclockwise in FIG. 2 with respect to the front surface 11a of the instrument display unit 11. Further, the front surface 13a of the mirror display unit 13 is tilted clockwise in FIG. 2 with respect to the front surface 11a of the instrument display unit 11. Further, in these plurality of display units, adjacent ones in the left-right direction are arranged with a gap between them.
 透光性カバー20は、図2に示すように、複数の表示部を前面側から覆う光透過性で曲面状の板材で構成される。透光性カバー20は、例えば表示装置Dが搭載される車両のインパネのデザインに合わせた曲面状の板状部である。 As shown in FIG. 2, the translucent cover 20 is composed of a light-transmitting curved plate material that covers a plurality of display portions from the front side. The translucent cover 20 is, for example, a curved plate-shaped portion that matches the design of the instrument panel of the vehicle on which the display device D is mounted.
 透光性カバー20は、曲面形状に形成された部分として、凹曲面部21と、凸曲面部22、23とを有する。凹曲面部21は、計器表示部11と前後方向において対向し、後方に向かって凹む曲面形状を有している。凸曲面部22は、多機能表示部12と前後方向において対向し、前方に向かって凸となる曲面形状を有している。凸曲面部23は、ミラー表示部13と前後方向において対向し、前方に向かって凸となる曲面形状を有している。 The translucent cover 20 has a concave curved surface portion 21 and convex curved surface portions 22 and 23 as portions formed in a curved surface shape. The concave curved surface portion 21 has a curved surface shape that faces the instrument display unit 11 in the front-rear direction and is recessed toward the rear. The convex curved surface portion 22 has a curved surface shape that faces the multifunction display unit 12 in the front-rear direction and becomes convex toward the front. The convex curved surface portion 23 has a curved surface shape that faces the mirror display portion 13 in the front-rear direction and becomes convex toward the front.
 板状部材30は、複数の表示部を前面側から覆うとともに、複数の表示部と透光性カバー20との間に設けられる板状の部材である。板状部材30と透光性カバー20との間には、若干の隙間が設けられている。板状部材30は、図3、図4に示すように、複数の表示部を視認するユーザ側から複数の表示部の各々に表示される所定情報を透視可能とする透視部31、32、33を有する。 The plate-shaped member 30 is a plate-shaped member that covers a plurality of display units from the front surface side and is provided between the plurality of display units and the translucent cover 20. A slight gap is provided between the plate-shaped member 30 and the translucent cover 20. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the plate-shaped member 30 allows the user who visually recognizes the plurality of display units to see through the predetermined information displayed on each of the plurality of display units. Have.
 また、板状部材30は、その母材となる光透過性の基材30aと、不透過部としての遮光層30bとを有する(図4参照)。基材30aは、例えば、透光性を有する樹脂から形成された板状の部材である。 Further, the plate-shaped member 30 has a light-transmitting base material 30a as a base material thereof and a light-shielding layer 30b as an impermeable portion (see FIG. 4). The base material 30a is, for example, a plate-shaped member formed of a translucent resin.
 ここで、前述の透光性カバー20は、例えば暗色(半透過性)の樹脂材で形成されており、光の透過率が50%程度に設定されている。また、基材30aは、例えば暗色(半透過性)の樹脂材で形成されており、光の透過率が50%程度に設定されている。このようにして、表示装置Dの前方からの外光の侵入を制限することで、透光性カバー20に加えて板状部材30を設けたことの違和感を低減することができ、表示装置Dの一体感を向上させることができる。なお、透光性カバー20及び基材30aのそれぞれの光の透過率は任意であり、80%や30%等であってもよい。また、透光性カバー20や基材30aの材料も任意である。例えば、透光性カバー20は、暗色の無機ガラスから構成されてもよい。 Here, the above-mentioned translucent cover 20 is made of, for example, a dark-colored (semi-transparent) resin material, and the light transmittance is set to about 50%. Further, the base material 30a is formed of, for example, a dark-colored (semi-transparent) resin material, and the light transmittance is set to about 50%. By limiting the intrusion of external light from the front of the display device D in this way, it is possible to reduce the discomfort of providing the plate-shaped member 30 in addition to the translucent cover 20, and the display device D can be used. It is possible to improve the sense of unity. The light transmittance of each of the translucent cover 20 and the base material 30a is arbitrary, and may be 80%, 30%, or the like. Further, the material of the translucent cover 20 and the base material 30a is also arbitrary. For example, the translucent cover 20 may be made of dark-colored inorganic glass.
 また、透光性カバー20の前面及び背面の少なくとも何れかと、基材30aの前面及び背面の少なくとも何れかに低反射処理を施してもよい。低反射処理としては、一例として透光性カバー20の前面と基材30aの背面にAR(Anti-Reflection)処理を施すとともに、透光性カバー20の背面と基材30aの前面にモスアイ処理を施す構成を挙げることができる。低反射処理の方法としては、フィルム貼合、フィルムインサート成形(IML:Insert Molding Laminate)、スパッタリング等を用いることができる。このように反射を防止することで、透光性カバー20に加えて板状部材30を設けたことの違和感を低減することができ、表示装置Dの一体感を向上させることができる。 Further, at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the translucent cover 20 and at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the base material 30a may be subjected to a low reflection treatment. As an example of the low reflection treatment, AR (Anti-Reflection) treatment is applied to the front surface of the translucent cover 20 and the back surface of the base material 30a, and moth-eye treatment is applied to the back surface of the translucent cover 20 and the front surface of the base material 30a. The configuration to be applied can be mentioned. As a method of low reflection treatment, film bonding, film insert molding (IML: Insert Molding Laminate), sputtering and the like can be used. By preventing reflection in this way, it is possible to reduce the discomfort of providing the plate-shaped member 30 in addition to the translucent cover 20, and it is possible to improve the sense of unity of the display device D.
 遮光層30bは、例えばスクリーン印刷により基材30aの背面に形成された黒色の印刷層である。板状部材30における透視部31、32、33の各々は、基材30aの遮光層30bが設けられていない部分により形成される。つまり、このことは透視部31、32、33は、基材30aが露出している基材露出部分であることを意味する。 The light-shielding layer 30b is a black printing layer formed on the back surface of the base material 30a by, for example, screen printing. Each of the fluoroscopic portions 31, 32, and 33 in the plate-shaped member 30 is formed by a portion of the base material 30a in which the light-shielding layer 30b is not provided. That is, this means that the fluoroscopic portions 31, 32, and 33 are the exposed base material portions where the base material 30a is exposed.
 なお、図4の断面図では、計器表示部11に対応する透視部31及び多機能表示部12に対応する透視部32について示したが、透視部33についても同様である。なお、遮光層30bは、基材30aの前面と背面の少なくとも何れかに設けることができる。また、遮光層30bは、黒色以外の色を有する印刷層であってもよいし、塗布により形成されるものであってもよいし、あるいは基材30aに固定される遮光性シートであってもよい。 In the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4, the fluoroscopic unit 31 corresponding to the instrument display unit 11 and the fluoroscopic unit 32 corresponding to the multifunction display unit 12 are shown, but the same applies to the fluoroscopic unit 33. The light-shielding layer 30b can be provided on at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the base material 30a. Further, the light-shielding layer 30b may be a printing layer having a color other than black, may be formed by coating, or may be a light-shielding sheet fixed to the base material 30a. good.
 板状部材30は、主に図2に示すように、本実施形態に特有の形状を有する部分として、平面部P1~P3、並びに曲面部C1、C2を有する。平面部P1~P3の各々に上述の透視部31~33が設けられている。 As shown mainly in FIG. 2, the plate-shaped member 30 has flat surface portions P1 to P3 and curved surface portions C1 and C2 as portions having a shape peculiar to the present embodiment. The above-mentioned fluoroscopic portions 31 to 33 are provided on each of the flat surface portions P1 to P3.
 平面部P1は、計器表示部11と前後方向において隙間を空けて対向する部分である。平面部P1の背面と計器表示部11の前面11aとは、概ね平行(丁度平行も含む。以下同様。)に設定されている。平面部P2は、多機能表示部12と前後方向において隙間を空けて対向する部分である。平面部P2の背面と多機能表示部12の前面12aとは、概ね平行に設定されている。平面部P3は、ミラー表示部13と前後方向において隙間を空けて対向する部分である。平面部P3の背面とミラー表示部13の前面13aとは、概ね平行に設定されている。 The flat surface portion P1 is a portion facing the instrument display unit 11 with a gap in the front-rear direction. The back surface of the flat surface portion P1 and the front surface 11a of the instrument display unit 11 are set to be substantially parallel (including just parallel; the same applies hereinafter). The flat surface portion P2 is a portion facing the multifunction display unit 12 with a gap in the front-rear direction. The back surface of the flat surface portion P2 and the front surface 12a of the multifunction display unit 12 are set to be substantially parallel to each other. The flat surface portion P3 is a portion facing the mirror display unit 13 with a gap in the front-rear direction. The back surface of the flat surface portion P3 and the front surface 13a of the mirror display unit 13 are set to be substantially parallel to each other.
 これら平面部P1~P3と複数の表示部の各々との隙間は、例えば1ミリメートル程度に概ね一定(丁度一定も含む。)に設定され、各隙間には、OCA(Optical Clear Adhesive)やOCR(Optical Clear Resin)等の光硬化型接着剤OBが充填されている。つまり、板状部材30は、平面部P1の背面と計器表示部11の前面11aとの隙間、平面部P2の背面と多機能表示部12の前面12aとの隙間、平面部P3の背面とミラー表示部13の前面13aとの隙間の各々に充填された光硬化型接着剤OBによって、複数の表示部の前面側に固定されている。 The gap between the flat surface portions P1 to P3 and each of the plurality of display portions is set to be substantially constant (including just constant), for example, about 1 mm, and each gap is set to OCA (Optical Clear Adhesive) or OCR (Optical Clear Adhesive). It is filled with a photo-curing adhesive OB such as Optical Clear Resin). That is, the plate-shaped member 30 has a gap between the back surface of the flat surface portion P1 and the front surface 11a of the instrument display unit 11, a gap between the back surface of the flat surface portion P2 and the front surface 12a of the multifunction display unit 12, and the back surface of the flat surface portion P3 and a mirror. The photocurable adhesive OB filled in each of the gaps between the display unit 13 and the front surface 13a is fixed to the front surface side of the plurality of display units.
 板状部材30と複数の表示部とは、例えば紫外線(UV)硬化型接着剤である光硬化型接着剤OBを挟んで重ね合わせた後に、光を照射して接着剤を硬化させる所謂、オプティカルボンディングと称される方法で接着されている。なお、平面部P1~P3と複数の表示部の各々との隙間の設定値は任意であり、1ミリメートル以下であっても1ミリメートルよりも大きくてもよい。但し、光硬化型接着剤OBを低減する観点から、当該隙間は1ミリメートル以下であることが好ましい。 The plate-shaped member 30 and the plurality of display portions are, for example, laminated with a photocurable adhesive OB which is an ultraviolet (UV) curable adhesive, and then irradiated with light to cure the adhesive, so-called optical. It is bonded by a method called bonding. The setting value of the gap between the flat surface portions P1 to P3 and each of the plurality of display units is arbitrary, and may be 1 mm or less or larger than 1 mm. However, from the viewpoint of reducing the photocurable adhesive OB, the gap is preferably 1 mm or less.
 曲面部C1は、計器表示部11と多機能表示部12との間の隙間を覆うとともに、計器表示部11と多機能表示部12とを繋ぐように形成された曲面形状を有する。具体的に、曲面部C1は、平面部P1と平面部P2とを繋ぐ部分であり、計器表示部11の右端部前方と多機能表示部12の左端部前方との間に位置する。 The curved surface portion C1 has a curved surface shape formed so as to cover the gap between the instrument display unit 11 and the multifunction display unit 12 and to connect the instrument display unit 11 and the multifunction display unit 12. Specifically, the curved surface portion C1 is a portion connecting the flat surface portion P1 and the flat surface portion P2, and is located between the front of the right end portion of the instrument display unit 11 and the front of the left end portion of the multifunction display unit 12.
 曲面部C2は、計器表示部11とミラー表示部13との間の隙間を覆うとともに、計器表示部11とミラー表示部13とを繋ぐように形成された曲面形状を有する。具体的に、曲面部C2は、平面部P1と平面部P3とを繋ぐ部分であり、計器表示部11の左端部前方とミラー表示部13の右端部前方との間に位置する。 The curved surface portion C2 has a curved surface shape formed so as to cover the gap between the instrument display unit 11 and the mirror display unit 13 and to connect the instrument display unit 11 and the mirror display unit 13. Specifically, the curved surface portion C2 is a portion connecting the flat surface portion P1 and the flat surface portion P3, and is located between the front of the left end portion of the instrument display unit 11 and the front of the right end portion of the mirror display unit 13.
 板状部材30の平面部P1に位置する透視部31は、透光性カバー20の凹曲面部21と対向する位置に設けられている。つまり、この場合、透光性カバー20には、複数の表示部のうち計器表示部11に対応させて後方に向けて凹む凹曲面部21が設けられた構成となっている。 The fluoroscopic portion 31 located on the flat surface portion P1 of the plate-shaped member 30 is provided at a position facing the concave curved surface portion 21 of the translucent cover 20. That is, in this case, the translucent cover 20 is provided with a concave curved surface portion 21 that is recessed toward the rear corresponding to the instrument display unit 11 among the plurality of display units.
 そして、本例の場合、透視部31とこの透視部31の四方を取り囲むように設けられる遮光層30bとに着目したとき、図3に示すように板状部材30を前方から見ると、透視部31と遮光層30bとの境界部分である境界線L1の少なくとも一部が非直線形状となっている。 Then, in the case of this example, when focusing on the see-through portion 31 and the light-shielding layer 30b provided so as to surround the four sides of the see-through portion 31, when the plate-shaped member 30 is viewed from the front as shown in FIG. At least a part of the boundary line L1 which is the boundary portion between the 31 and the light-shielding layer 30b has a non-linear shape.
 より具体的には、計器表示部11に対応した板状部材30箇所に設けられることになる上述の境界線L1は、車両の左右方向(車幅方向)に沿って延びる相対する第1、第2の境界線としての第1、第2の横境界線L1a、L1bを備え、第1、第2の横境界線L1a、L1bは、計器表示部11を横切る(計器表示部11を上下に略2等分する)車幅方向に沿った第1仮想水平ラインX1に向かって膨らむ凹状曲線(曲線形状)を含んで構成される。これにより計器表示部11はユーザ側から遠い奥まった位置にあるかのようにユーザ側から視認されることになる。 More specifically, the above-mentioned boundary line L1 to be provided at 30 plate-shaped members corresponding to the instrument display unit 11 is a first and a second facing line extending along the left-right direction (vehicle width direction) of the vehicle. The first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b are provided as the boundary line of 2, and the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b cross the instrument display unit 11 (the instrument display unit 11 is abbreviated up and down). It is configured to include a concave curve (curve shape) that swells toward the first virtual horizontal line X1 along the vehicle width direction (divided into two equal parts). As a result, the instrument display unit 11 is visually recognized from the user side as if it were located at a position far from the user side.
 一方で、境界線L1のうち第1、第2の横境界線L1a、L1bを除いた第1の横境界線L1aと第2の横境界線L1bとの端部同士を繋ぐ第1、第2の縦境界線L1c、L1dは直線形状としている。つまり、第1、第2の縦境界線L1c、L1dは、第1仮想水平ラインX1とは直交する方向に形成される。第1の横境界線L1aと第2の横境界線L1bとは、第1、第2の縦境界線L1c、L1dから遠ざかるに従って互いに近付くように内側に向かって膨らんでいる。なお、第1の横境界線L1aの曲率は所定の値に設定された曲率であり、第2の横境界線L1bの曲率は所定の値に設定された曲率であり、ここでの第1の横境界線L1aの曲率と第2の横境界線L1bの曲率とは等しい。 On the other hand, of the boundary lines L1, the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a excluding the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b and the second horizontal boundary lines L1b are connected to each other. The vertical boundary lines L1c and L1d of are linear. That is, the first and second vertical boundary lines L1c and L1d are formed in a direction orthogonal to the first virtual horizontal line X1. The first horizontal boundary line L1a and the second horizontal boundary line L1b bulge inward so as to approach each other as they move away from the first and second vertical boundary lines L1c and L1d. The curvature of the first horizontal boundary line L1a is the curvature set to a predetermined value, and the curvature of the second horizontal boundary line L1b is the curvature set to a predetermined value. The curvature of the horizontal boundary line L1a is equal to the curvature of the second horizontal boundary line L1b.
 このように第1、第2の横境界線L1a、L1bが凹状の曲線となっていることにより、透光性カバー20の凹曲面部21と同様に、板状部材30の平面部P1も凹状に湾曲しているかのような錯覚をユーザに与えることができ、平面部P1と、透視部31を透かして視認される計器表示部11に曲面感を与えることができる。結果として、表示装置Dを一体感のある見栄えとすることができる。 Since the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b are concave curves in this way, the flat surface portion P1 of the plate-shaped member 30 is also concave like the concave curved surface portion 21 of the translucent cover 20. It is possible to give the user the illusion that the light is curved, and it is possible to give a curved surface feeling to the flat surface portion P1 and the instrument display unit 11 which is visually recognized through the fluoroscopic unit 31. As a result, the display device D can have a cohesive appearance.
 また、板状部材30の平面部P2に位置する透視部32は、透光性カバー20の凸曲面部22と対向する位置に設けられている。つまり、この場合、透光性カバー20には、複数の表示部のうち多機能表示部12に対応させて前方に向けて凸となる凸曲面部22が設けられた構成となっている。 Further, the fluoroscopic portion 32 located on the flat surface portion P2 of the plate-shaped member 30 is provided at a position facing the convex curved surface portion 22 of the translucent cover 20. That is, in this case, the translucent cover 20 is provided with a convex curved surface portion 22 that is convex toward the front corresponding to the multifunctional display unit 12 among the plurality of display units.
 そして、本例の場合、透視部32とこの透視部32の四方を取り囲むように設けられる遮光層30bとに着目したとき、図3に示すように板状部材30を前方から見ると、透視部32と遮光層30bとの境界部分である境界線L2の少なくとも一部が非直線形状となっている。 Then, in the case of this example, when focusing on the see-through portion 32 and the light-shielding layer 30b provided so as to surround the four sides of the see-through portion 32, when the plate-shaped member 30 is viewed from the front as shown in FIG. At least a part of the boundary line L2, which is the boundary portion between 32 and the light-shielding layer 30b, has a non-linear shape.
 より具体的には、多機能表示部12に対応した板状部材30箇所に設けられることになる上述の境界線L2は、前記車幅方向に沿って延びる相対する第3、第4の境界線としての第3、第4の横境界線L2a、L2bを備え、第3、第4の横境界線L2a、L2bは、多機能表示部12を横切る(多機能表示部12を上下に略2等分する)車幅方向に沿った第2仮想水平ラインX2から離れる方向へ膨らむ凸状曲線(曲線形状)を含んで構成される。これにより多機能表示部12はユーザ側から近い位置にあるかのようにユーザ側から視認されることになる。 More specifically, the above-mentioned boundary line L2 to be provided at 30 plate-shaped members corresponding to the multifunction display unit 12 is a relative third and fourth boundary line extending along the vehicle width direction. The third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b are provided, and the third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b cross the multi-function display unit 12 (the multi-function display unit 12 is substantially 2 etc. up and down). (Divided) Consists of a convex curve (curve shape) that swells in a direction away from the second virtual horizontal line X2 along the vehicle width direction. As a result, the multifunction display unit 12 is visually recognized by the user as if it were located close to the user.
 一方で、境界線L2のうち第3、第4の横境界線L2a、L2bを除いた第3の横境界線L2aと第4の横境界線L2bとの端部同士を繋ぐ第3、第4の縦境界ラインL2c、L2dは直線形状としている。つまり、第3、第4の縦境界ラインL2c、L2dは、第2仮想水平ラインX2とは直交する方向に形成される。第3の横境界線L2aと第4の横境界線L2bとは、第3、第4の縦境界ラインL2c、L2dから遠ざかるに従って互いに離れるように外側に向かって膨らんでいる。なお、第3の横境界線L2aの曲率は所定の値に設定された曲率であり、第4の横境界線L2bの曲率は所定の値に設定された曲率であり、ここでの第3の横境界線L2aの曲率と第4の横境界線L2bの曲率とは等しい。 On the other hand, of the boundary lines L2, the third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a excluding the third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b and the fourth horizontal boundary lines L2b are connected to each other. The vertical boundary lines L2c and L2d of are linear. That is, the third and fourth vertical boundary lines L2c and L2d are formed in a direction orthogonal to the second virtual horizontal line X2. The third horizontal boundary line L2a and the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b bulge outward so as to be separated from each other as the distance from the third and fourth vertical boundary lines L2c and L2d increases. The curvature of the third horizontal boundary line L2a is the curvature set to a predetermined value, and the curvature of the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b is the curvature set to a predetermined value. The curvature of the horizontal boundary line L2a is equal to the curvature of the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b.
 このように第3、第4の横境界線L2a、L2bが凸状の曲線となっていることにより、透光性カバー20の凸曲面部22と同様に、板状部材30の平面部P2も凸状に湾曲しているかのような錯覚をユーザに与えることができ、平面部P2と、透視部32を透かして視認される多機能表示部12に曲面感を与えることができる。結果として、表示装置Dを一体感のある見栄えとすることができる。 Since the third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b are convex curves in this way, the flat surface portion P2 of the plate-shaped member 30 is also formed in the same manner as the convex curved surface portion 22 of the translucent cover 20. It is possible to give the user the illusion that it is curved in a convex shape, and it is possible to give a curved surface feeling to the flat surface portion P2 and the multifunctional display unit 12 which is visually recognized through the perspective portion 32. As a result, the display device D can have a cohesive appearance.
 インナーケース40は、板状部材30の背面側に位置するとともに複数の表示部を収容する樹脂ケースである。インナーケース40において、複数の表示部を収納する部分以外の前面は、板状部材30の形状に対応した形状で形成されている。なお、板状部材30は、上述のように光硬化型接着剤OBを介して複数の表示部の各々の前面に固定されるが、光硬化型接着剤OBが充填されていない部分(例えば板状部材30の外縁部)がインナーケース40の前面に、接着、嵌合、螺着等の適宜固定手段により固定されていてもよい。 The inner case 40 is a resin case located on the back surface side of the plate-shaped member 30 and accommodating a plurality of display portions. In the inner case 40, the front surface other than the portion for accommodating the plurality of display portions is formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the plate-shaped member 30. The plate-shaped member 30 is fixed to the front surface of each of the plurality of display portions via the photocurable adhesive OB as described above, but is not filled with the photocurable adhesive OB (for example, a plate). The outer edge portion of the shaped member 30) may be fixed to the front surface of the inner case 40 by appropriate fixing means such as adhesion, fitting, and screwing.
 回路基板51~53は、インナーケース40の後方に位置し、複数の表示部の各々を駆動する駆動回路が実装された硬質の配線基板である。回路基板51は計器表示部11の後方に位置し、回路基板52は多機能表示部12の後方に位置し、回路基板53はミラー表示部13の後方に位置する。 The circuit boards 51 to 53 are hard wiring boards located behind the inner case 40 and on which a drive circuit for driving each of the plurality of display units is mounted. The circuit board 51 is located behind the instrument display unit 11, the circuit board 52 is located behind the multifunction display unit 12, and the circuit board 53 is located behind the mirror display unit 13.
 回路基板51~53のうち少なくとも何れかには、表示装置Dの全体動作を制御する制御部(図示せず)が実装されている。制御部は、ROM(Read Only Memory)及びRAM(Random Access Memory)を含む記憶部と、ROMに記憶された動作プログラムを実行するCPU(Central Processing Unit)とを備えるマイクロコンピュータから構成される。  A control unit (not shown) that controls the overall operation of the display device D is mounted on at least one of the circuit boards 51 to 53. The control unit is composed of a microcomputer including a storage unit including a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes an operation program stored in the ROM. The
 また、制御部は、車両の各部を制御するECU(Electronic Control Unit)、各種センサ、カーナビゲーション装置、バックカメラ、テレビチューナー、サイドカメラ等の車両に構成された各種システムと通信を行い、各種システムから取得した情報を複数の表示部に表示させる制御を行う。具体的には、制御部は、計器表示部11に車速、エンジン回転数などの車両に関する計測量を示す画像を表示させ、多機能表示部12にカーナビゲーション情報、娯楽情報、バックモニタ情報を示す画像を表示させ、ミラー表示部13にサイドミラー画像を表示させる。 In addition, the control unit communicates with various systems configured in the vehicle such as ECU (Electronic Control Unit) that controls each part of the vehicle, various sensors, car navigation device, back camera, TV tuner, side camera, etc., and various systems. Controls to display the information acquired from the above on multiple display units. Specifically, the control unit causes the instrument display unit 11 to display an image showing the measured amount of the vehicle such as the vehicle speed and the engine speed, and the multifunction display unit 12 shows the car navigation information, entertainment information, and back monitor information. The image is displayed, and the side mirror image is displayed on the mirror display unit 13.
 また、制御部は、タッチパネルとして構成された多機能表示部12に対して行われたユーザによるタッチ操作に応じて、複数の表示部の少なくとも何れかの表示内容を切り替える制御等を行う。なお、タッチ操作とは、透光性カバー20における多機能表示部12と対向する部分の前面をタッチすることでなされる入力操作である。制御部は、当該入力操作の内容を前記センサシートからの検出信号に基づき特定することができる。 Further, the control unit controls to switch the display content of at least one of the plurality of display units according to the touch operation performed by the user on the multifunction display unit 12 configured as the touch panel. The touch operation is an input operation performed by touching the front surface of the portion of the translucent cover 20 facing the multifunction display unit 12. The control unit can specify the content of the input operation based on the detection signal from the sensor sheet.
 なお、タッチパネルによる入力操作が可能となる対象機器は、複数の表示部に限られず任意であり、前述の各種システム(車両内の任意のECUやカーナビゲーション等)であってもよい。この場合、制御部は、当該対象機器と公知の手法で通信し、タッチパネルへの入力操作に応じて、当該対象機器を制御すればよい。 The target device to which the input operation by the touch panel can be performed is not limited to a plurality of display units, and may be any of the above-mentioned various systems (any ECU in the vehicle, car navigation, etc.). In this case, the control unit may communicate with the target device by a known method and control the target device in response to an input operation on the touch panel.
 基板保持体60は、インナーケース40の後方に位置し、回路基板51~53を保持するフレームである。なお、図2においては、基板保持体60の背面側で回路基板51~53を保持する例を示しているが、回路基板51~53の保持態様は任意であり、前面側で保持してもよい。 The board holder 60 is a frame that is located behind the inner case 40 and holds the circuit boards 51 to 53. Although FIG. 2 shows an example in which the circuit boards 51 to 53 are held on the back side of the board holder 60, the holding mode of the circuit boards 51 to 53 is arbitrary, and even if the circuit boards 51 to 53 are held on the front side. good.
 アウターケース70は、複数の表示部、板状部材30、インナーケース40、回路基板51~53並びに基板保持体60の各部を収容する樹脂ケースであり、前方に向かって開口した箱状に形成される。アウターケース70の開口端部には、透光性カバー20が接着、嵌合、螺着等の適宜固定手段により固定される。透光性カバー20が取り付けられたアウターケース70は、表示装置Dの外装ケースを構成する。 The outer case 70 is a resin case that houses each of a plurality of display portions, a plate-shaped member 30, an inner case 40, circuit boards 51 to 53, and a substrate holder 60, and is formed in a box shape that opens toward the front. To. A translucent cover 20 is fixed to the open end of the outer case 70 by appropriate fixing means such as adhesion, fitting, and screwing. The outer case 70 to which the translucent cover 20 is attached constitutes the outer case of the display device D.
 以上のように本実施形態では、複数の表示部と曲面状の透光性カバー20との間に設けられる板状部材30を備え、板状部材30は、計器表示部11に表示される所定情報を透視可能とする透視部31と、この透視部31を取り囲むように設けられる遮光層30bとを有し、透視部31と遮光層30bとの境界部分の少なくとも一部が非直線形状(例えば上述した第1、第2の横境界線L1a、L1bが曲線形状)となっているものである。また、板状部材30は、多機能表示部12に表示される所定情報を透視可能とする透視部32と、この透視部32を取り囲むように設けられる遮光層30bとを有し、透視部32と遮光層30bとの境界部分の少なくとも一部が非直線形状(例えば上述した第3、第4の横境界線L2a、L2bが曲線形状)となっているものである As described above, in the present embodiment, the plate-shaped member 30 provided between the plurality of display units and the curved translucent cover 20, and the plate-shaped member 30 is a predetermined value displayed on the instrument display unit 11. It has a see-through portion 31 that allows information to be seen through, and a light-shielding layer 30b provided so as to surround the see-through portion 31, and at least a part of a boundary portion between the see-through portion 31 and the light-shielding layer 30b has a non-linear shape (for example,). The first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b described above have a curved shape). Further, the plate-shaped member 30 has a see-through portion 32 that allows the predetermined information displayed on the multifunction display unit 12 to be seen through, and a light-shielding layer 30b provided so as to surround the see-through portion 32. At least a part of the boundary portion between the light-shielding layer 30b and the light-shielding layer 30b has a non-linear shape (for example, the above-mentioned third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b have a curved shape).
 従って、透光性カバー20の曲面形状(凹形状)と同様に、板状部材30の平面部P1も凹状に湾曲しているかのような錯覚をユーザに与えることができ、平面部P1(あるいは平面部Pに加えて透視部31を透かして視認される計器表示部11)に曲面感を与えることができる。結果として、透光性カバー20と板状部材30(あるいは透光性カバー20と計器表示部11)とが一体感を有した状態でユーザ側から視認され、商品性を向上させることが可能な表示装置Dを提供することができる。 Therefore, similarly to the curved surface shape (concave shape) of the translucent cover 20, the flat surface portion P1 of the plate-shaped member 30 can give the user the illusion that the flat surface portion P1 is curved in a concave shape, and the flat surface portion P1 (or the flat surface portion P1) can be given. In addition to the flat surface portion P, the instrument display unit 11) that is visually recognized through the transparent unit 31 can be given a curved surface feeling. As a result, the translucent cover 20 and the plate-shaped member 30 (or the translucent cover 20 and the instrument display unit 11) can be visually recognized from the user side with a sense of unity, and the commercial value can be improved. The display device D can be provided.
 なお、本発明は以上の実施形態及び図面によって限定されるものではない。本発明の要旨を変更しない範囲で、適宜、変更(構成要素の削除も含む)を加えることが可能である。 The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and drawings. Changes (including deletion of components) can be made as appropriate without changing the gist of the present invention.
(変形例) 
 上述した実施形態では、複数の表示部の各々が液晶ディスプレイから構成されている例を示したが、これに限られない。複数の表示部の少なくとも1つは、有機EL(Electro-Luminescence)ディスプレイから構成されていてもよい。また、上述した実施形態では、複数の表示部が3つの表示部から構成される例を示したが、複数の表示部は、2つの表示部から構成されてもよいし、4つ以上の表示部から構成されてもよい。なお、複数の表示部の各々が表示可能な情報は、以上の例に限定されず、目的に応じて任意である。
(Modification example)
In the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which each of the plurality of display units is composed of a liquid crystal display, but the present invention is not limited to this. At least one of the plurality of display units may be composed of an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display. Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which a plurality of display units are composed of three display units is shown, but the plurality of display units may be composed of two display units or four or more display units. It may be composed of parts. The information that can be displayed by each of the plurality of display units is not limited to the above example, and is arbitrary depending on the purpose.
 また、上述した実施形態では、第3の横境界線L2aの曲率と第4の横境界線L2bの曲率とが等しくなっているが、例えばユーザ(視認者)の目の位置が表示装置Dよりも上側にあるような状況下にあっては、本実施形態の変形例1として図5に示すように視認者の目の位置から近い位置にある第3の横境界線L2aの曲率が、視認者の目の位置から遠い位置にある第4の横境界線L2bの曲率よりも小さくなっていてもよい。つまり、このことは、第3の横境界線L2aは透視部32の上部に位置し、第4の横境界線L2bは透視部32の下部に位置し、多機能表示部12が視認者の目の位置から見下ろすように配置される場合に、第3の横境界線L2aの曲率が第4の横境界線L2bの曲率よりも小さくなっていてもよいことを意味する。このように構成した場合であっても、前記実施形態と同様の作用効果を得ることができる。 Further, in the above-described embodiment, the curvature of the third horizontal boundary line L2a and the curvature of the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b are equal, but for example, the position of the eyes of the user (viewer) is from the display device D. As shown in FIG. 5, as a modification 1 of the present embodiment, the curvature of the third horizontal boundary line L2a located near the position of the eyes of the viewer can be visually recognized. It may be smaller than the curvature of the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b located far from the position of the human eye. That is, this means that the third horizontal boundary line L2a is located at the upper part of the fluoroscopic unit 32, the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b is located at the lower part of the fluoroscopic unit 32, and the multifunction display unit 12 is the eye of the viewer. It means that the curvature of the third horizontal boundary line L2a may be smaller than the curvature of the fourth horizontal boundary line L2b when arranged so as to look down from the position of. Even in the case of such a configuration, the same action and effect as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.
 同様に、上述した実施形態では、第1の横境界線L1aの曲率と第2の横境界線L1bの曲率とが等しくなっているが、前記変形例1の構成を両境界線L1a、L2aに適用し、視認者の目の位置から近い位置にある第1の横境界線L1aの曲率が、視認者の目の位置から遠い位置にある第2の横境界線L1bの曲率よりも小さくなっていてもよい。つまり、このことは、第1の横境界線L1aは透視部31の上部に位置し、第2の横境界線L1bは透視部31の下部に位置し、計器表示部11が視認者の目の位置から見下ろすように配置される場合に、第1の横境界線L1aの曲率が第2の横境界線L1bの曲率よりも小さくなっていてもよいことを意味する。なお、第1、第2の横境界線L1a、L1bや第3、第4の横境界線L2a、L2bは、透光性カバー20の曲面形状と同様に板状部材30(平面部P1、P2)が湾曲しているかのような錯覚をユーザに与えることができるものであれば、その構成は任意である。 Similarly, in the above-described embodiment, the curvature of the first horizontal boundary line L1a and the curvature of the second horizontal boundary line L1b are equal to each other. When applied, the curvature of the first horizontal boundary line L1a located near the position of the viewer's eyes is smaller than the curvature of the second horizontal boundary line L1b located far from the position of the viewer's eyes. You may. That is, this means that the first horizontal boundary line L1a is located at the upper part of the fluoroscopic unit 31, the second horizontal boundary line L1b is located at the lower part of the fluoroscopic unit 31, and the instrument display unit 11 is the eye of the viewer. It means that the curvature of the first horizontal boundary line L1a may be smaller than the curvature of the second horizontal boundary line L1b when arranged so as to look down from the position. The first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b and the third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b are plate-shaped members 30 (planar portions P1 and P2) similar to the curved surface shape of the translucent cover 20. The configuration is arbitrary as long as it can give the user the illusion that) is curved.
 また、上述した実施形態では、第1、第2の横境界線L1a、L1bに含まれる前記凹状曲線は、視認者の目の位置を考慮せずに設定されていたが、例えば本実施形態の変形例2として図6に示すように視認者の目の位置Eと凹曲面部21の最下部S1とを繋ぐ延長線Y1上に2つの前記凹状曲線(つまり第1、第2の横境界線L1a、L1b)の頂部T1を各々位置させた構成としてもよい。 Further, in the above-described embodiment, the concave curve included in the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b is set without considering the position of the eyes of the viewer, but for example, in the present embodiment. As a modification 2, as shown in FIG. 6, the two concave curves (that is, the first and second horizontal boundaries) are on the extension line Y1 connecting the position E of the eyes of the viewer and the lowermost portion S1 of the concave curved surface portion 21. The tops T1 of L1a and L1b) may be positioned respectively.
 同様に上述した実施形態では、第3、第4の横境界線L2a、L2bに含まれる前記凹状曲線は、視認者の目の位置を考慮せずに設定されていたが、前記第2変形例の構成に従い、図7に示すように視認者の目の位置Eと凸曲面部22の頂上部S2とを繋ぐ延長線Y2上に2つの前記凸状曲線(つまり第3、第4の横境界線L2a、L2b)の頂部T2を各々位置させた構成としてもよい。例えば図6では、第1、第2の横境界線L1a、L1bの真ん中付近に頂部T1が各々設けられた例を開示しており、図7では、第3、第4の横境界線L2a、L2bの真ん中付近よりもやや外側(つまり第4の縦境界線L2d側)に頂部T2が各々設けられた例を開示している。 Similarly, in the above-described embodiment, the concave curve included in the third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a and L2b is set without considering the position of the eyes of the viewer, but the second modification According to the configuration of FIG. 7, as shown in FIG. 7, the two convex curves (that is, the third and fourth horizontal boundaries) are on the extension line Y2 connecting the position E of the eyes of the viewer and the top S2 of the convex curved surface portion 22. The tops T2 of the lines L2a and L2b) may be positioned respectively. For example, FIG. 6 discloses an example in which a top portion T1 is provided near the center of the first and second horizontal boundary lines L1a and L1b, and FIG. 7 discloses a third and fourth horizontal boundary lines L2a, respectively. An example is disclosed in which the top T2 is provided slightly outside the center of L2b (that is, on the side of the fourth vertical boundary line L2d).
 さらに、上述した実施形態では、板状部材30の平面部P1~P3と、複数の表示部の各々との隙間に充填した光硬化型接着剤OBにより、板状部材30を複数の表示部に固定した例を示したが、光硬化型接着剤OBを使用しなくともよい。例えば、板状部材30をインナーケース40に接着、嵌合、螺着等の適宜固定手段により固定してもよい。光硬化型接着剤OBを使用しない場合は、板状部材30の基材30aの背面にAR処理等の低反射処理を施すことが好ましい。 Further, in the above-described embodiment, the plate-shaped member 30 is formed into the plurality of display portions by the photocurable adhesive OB filled in the gap between the flat surface portions P1 to P3 of the plate-shaped member 30 and each of the plurality of display portions. Although the fixed example is shown, it is not necessary to use the photocurable adhesive OB. For example, the plate-shaped member 30 may be fixed to the inner case 40 by appropriate fixing means such as adhesion, fitting, and screwing. When the photocurable adhesive OB is not used, it is preferable to perform a low reflection treatment such as an AR treatment on the back surface of the base material 30a of the plate-shaped member 30.
 表示装置Dが搭載される乗り物は、自動四輪車でなく、自動二輪車等の車両であってもよいし、車両以外の船舶、航空機、スノーモービルなどの乗り物であってもよい。表示装置Dは、乗り物の運転席の近傍に設けることが好ましい。 The vehicle on which the display device D is mounted may be a vehicle such as a motorcycle instead of a motorcycle, or a vehicle such as a ship, an aircraft, or a snowmobile other than the vehicle. The display device D is preferably provided in the vicinity of the driver's seat of the vehicle.
 11  計器表示部 
 12  多機能表示部 
 13  ミラー表示部 
 20  透光性カバー(保護部材) 
 21  凹曲面部 
 22、23 凸曲面部 
 30  板状部材 
 30a 基材 
 30b 遮光層(不透過部) 
 31~33 透視部 
 P1~P3 平面部 
 C1、C2 曲面部 
 L1、L2 境界線 
 L1a  第1の横境界線(第1の境界線) 
 L1b  第2の横境界線(第2の境界線) 
 L1c  第1の縦境界線 
 L1d  第2の縦境界線 
 L2a  第3の横境界線(第3の境界線) 
 L2b  第4の横境界線(第4の境界線) 
 L2c  第3の縦境界線 
 L2d  第4の縦境界線 
11 Instrument display
12 Multi-function display unit
13 Mirror display
20 Translucent cover (protective member)
21 Concave curved surface
22, 23 Convex curved surface part
30 Plate-shaped member
30a base material
30b Light-shielding layer (impermeable part)
31-33 fluoroscopy
P1 to P3 flat surface
C1, C2 curved surface
L1, L2 boundary line
L1a 1st horizontal boundary line (1st boundary line)
L1b Second horizontal boundary line (second boundary line)
L1c first vertical boundary line
L1d 2nd vertical boundary line
L2a Third horizontal boundary line (third boundary line)
L2b 4th horizontal boundary line (4th boundary line)
L2c third vertical boundary line
L2d 4th vertical boundary line

Claims (7)

  1. 表示手段と、 
    前記表示手段を覆う光透過性で曲面状の保護部材と、 
    前記表示手段と前記保護部材との間に設けられる板状部材とを備え、 
    前記板状部材は、前記表示手段を視認する視認者側から前記表示手段に表示される所定情報を透視可能とする透視部と、前記透視部を取り囲むように設けられる不透過部とを有し、
    前記透視部と前記不透過部との境界部分の少なくとも一部が非直線形状となっていることを特徴とする表示装置。 
    Display means and
    A light-transmitting, curved protective member that covers the display means,
    A plate-shaped member provided between the display means and the protective member is provided.
    The plate-shaped member has a see-through portion that allows a viewer who visually recognizes the display means to see through predetermined information displayed on the display means, and a opaque portion that is provided so as to surround the see-through portion. ,
    A display device characterized in that at least a part of a boundary portion between the fluoroscopic portion and the opaque portion has a non-linear shape.
  2. 前記表示手段は、間隔を空けて隣り合う複数の表示部を有し、 
    前記保護部材には、前記複数の表示部のうち第1の表示部に対応させて前記視認者側とは反対側となる反視認者側に向かって凹む凹曲面部が設けられ、
    前記第1の表示部に対応した前記板状部材箇所に設けられる前記境界部分は、前記車両の車幅方向に沿って延びる相対する第1、第2の境界線を備え、 
    前記第1、第2の境界線は、前記第1の表示部を横切る前記車幅方向に沿った第1仮想水平ラインに向かって膨らむ曲線形状を含んで構成されることを特徴とする請求項1記載の表示装置。
    The display means has a plurality of display units adjacent to each other at intervals.
    The protective member is provided with a concave curved surface portion corresponding to the first display portion among the plurality of display portions and recessed toward the anti-viewer side opposite to the viewer side.
    The boundary portion provided at the plate-shaped member portion corresponding to the first display portion includes opposite first and second boundary lines extending along the vehicle width direction of the vehicle.
    The first and second boundary lines are characterized by including a curved shape that bulges toward a first virtual horizontal line along the vehicle width direction that crosses the first display unit. 1. The display device according to 1.
  3. 前記表示手段は、間隔を空けて隣り合う複数の表示部を有し、 
    前記保護部材には、前記複数の表示部のうち第2の表示部に対応させて前記視認者に向かって凸となる凸曲面部が設けられ、 
    前記第2の表示部に対応した前記板状部材箇所に設けられる前記境界部分は、前記車両の車幅方向に沿って延びる相対する第3、第4の境界線を備え、 
    前記第3、第4の境界ラインは、前記第2の表示部を横切る前記車幅方向に沿った第2仮想水平ラインから離れる方向へ膨らむ曲線形状を含んで構成されることを特徴とする請求項1記載の表示装置。
    The display means has a plurality of display units adjacent to each other at intervals.
    The protective member is provided with a convex curved surface portion that is convex toward the viewer so as to correspond to the second display portion among the plurality of display portions.
    The boundary portion provided at the plate-shaped member portion corresponding to the second display portion includes opposing third and fourth boundary lines extending along the vehicle width direction of the vehicle.
    A claim characterized in that the third and fourth boundary lines include a curved shape that swells in a direction away from a second virtual horizontal line along the vehicle width direction that crosses the second display unit. Item 1. The display device according to item 1.
  4. 前記視認者の目の位置から近い位置にある前記第1の境界線の曲率は、前記視認者の目の位置から遠い位置にある前記第2の境界線の曲率よりも小さいことを特徴とする請求項2記載の表示装置。 The curvature of the first boundary line located near the position of the eyes of the viewer is smaller than the curvature of the second boundary line located far from the position of the eyes of the viewer. The display device according to claim 2.
  5. 前記視認者の目の位置から近い位置にある前記第3の境界線の曲率は、前記視認者の目の位置から遠い位置にある前記第4の境界線の曲率よりも小さいことを特徴とする請求項3記載の表示装置。 The curvature of the third boundary line located near the position of the eyes of the viewer is smaller than the curvature of the fourth boundary line located far from the position of the eyes of the viewer. The display device according to claim 3.
  6. 前記視認者の目の位置と前記凹曲面部の最下部とを繋ぐ延長線上に前記凹状曲線の頂部を位置させたことを特徴とする請求項2記載の表示装置。 The display device according to claim 2, wherein the top of the concave curve is positioned on an extension line connecting the position of the eyes of the viewer and the lowermost portion of the concave curved surface.
  7. 前記視認者の目の位置と前記凸曲面部の頂上部とを繋ぐ延長線上に前記凸状曲線の頂部を位置させたことを特徴とする請求項3記載の表示装置。 The display device according to claim 3, wherein the top of the convex curve is positioned on an extension line connecting the position of the eyes of the viewer and the top of the convex curved surface.
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