Display devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9764685-B2
Application number	US-201514876348-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2015
Priority date	Oct 6, 2015
Publication date	Sep 19, 2017
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017

Abstract

A frame member of an instrument cluster assembly. The frame member includes a base portion, a first wing extending from a first side of the base portion, and a second side of the base portion that is opposite to the first side. A display overlapping portion extends from the base portion between the first side and the second side, and is configured to be mounted to a display area of a dial sheet that the frame member is coupled to. The first wing is configured to restrict bending of the dial sheet that the frame member is coupled to.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An instrument cluster assembly comprising:
a frame member including a base portion, a first wing extending from a first side of the base portion, and a display overlapping portion extending from the base portion between the first side and a second side that is opposite to the first side, the display overlapping portion is configured to be mounted to a display area of a dial sheet that the frame member is coupled to;
wherein the first wing is configured to restrict bending of the dial sheet that the frame member is coupled to.

2. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a second wing extending from the second side of the base portion, the second wing configured to restrict bending of the dial sheet that the frame member is coupled to.

3. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 2 , further comprising:
a first wing connector extending from the first wing and configured to couple the first wing to the dial sheet; and
a second wing connector extending from the second wing and configured to couple the second wing to the dial sheet.

4. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 3 , wherein each one of the first wing connector and the second wing connector include a pair of flexible tabs.

5. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 1 , further comprising heat stakes coupling the display overlapping portion to the display area of the dial sheet.

6. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 1 , wherein the frame member is coupled to the dial sheet and positioned such that the frame member overlays a display screen of the instrument cluster assembly.

7. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 1 , wherein the display overlapping portion is curved.

8. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first knob extending from the base portion proximate to the first wing and configured to be received by a first knob aperture defined by the dial sheet; and
a second knob extending from the base portion proximate to a second wing and configured to be received by a second knob aperture defined by the dial sheet.

9. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 1 , further comprising the dial sheet;
wherein the dial sheet is a grey extruded film including black ink thereon outlining instrument cluster indicators configured to be illuminated by the instrument cluster assembly.

10. An instrument cluster assembly comprising:
a dial sheet including a display area through which a display screen is viewable; and
a frame member coupled to the dial sheet, the frame member including a first wing mounted to the dial sheet, a second wing mounted to the dial sheet, and a display overlapping portion mounted to the display area of the dial sheet.

11. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 10 , wherein the dial sheet further includes a grey extruded film with black ink thereon outlining instrument cluster indicators configured to be illuminated.

12. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 10 , wherein the display overlapping portion is mounted to the display area with heat staking.

13. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 10 , wherein the display overlapping portion is semi-circular.

14. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 10 , wherein each one of the first wing and the second wing is coupled to the dial sheet with a pair of flexible tabs.

15. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first wing extends from a first side of a base portion and the second wing extends from a second side of the base portion opposite to the first side; and
wherein the display overlapping portion extends further beyond the first side than beyond the second side.

16. An instrument cluster assembly comprising:
a dial sheet including: a grey extruded film with black ink thereon outlining instrument cluster indicators configured to be illuminated; and a display area through which a display screen is viewable; and
a frame member coupled to the dial sheet, the frame member including a base portion, a first wing extending from a first side of the base portion and mounted to the dial sheet, a second wing extending from a second side of the base portion opposite to the first side and mounted to the dial sheet, and a curved portion extending from the base portion and mounted to the display area of the dial sheet with heat staking;
wherein each one of the wings is coupled to the dial sheet to prevent the dial sheet from bending away from, and bending towards, the frame member.

17. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 16 , wherein each one of the first wing and the second wing is coupled to the dial sheet with a pair of flexible tabs.

18. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 16 , wherein the curved portion is semi-circular.

19. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 16 , further comprising:
a first knob extending from the base portion proximate to the first wing and configured to be received by a first knob aperture defined by the dial sheet; and
a second knob extending from the base portion proximate to the second wing and configured to be received by a second knob aperture defined by the dial sheet.

20. The instrument cluster assembly of claim 16 , wherein each one of the first wing and the second wing extends parallel to the dial sheet.

Assignees

• Denso Int America Inc
• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Koch Michael
• Kunitachi Ryo
• Peterson Brandon
• Mishra Ramesh

Classifications

• G01D13/04

  Construction · CPC title

• B60Q3/10

  for dashboards · CPC title

• B60Q3/14 Primary

  lighting through the surface to be illuminated · CPC title

• B60K35/50

  Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle (B60K35/231 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title