CN213228310U - Selector panel, selector and vehicle - Google Patents
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The application provides a shifter panel, a shifter and a vehicle. The shifter panel includes: an upper surface and a lower surface; a display area having a first end, a second end, and a middle portion between the first end and the second end, the display area configured to extend along a contour on the upper surface or the lower surface from the first end to the second end via the middle portion; a plurality of light-transmitting portions arranged along the display area; wherein the shifter panel has a first thickness at a first light-transmitting portion near the first end, a third thickness at a third light-transmitting portion near the middle portion, and a fifth thickness at a fifth light-transmitting portion near the second end; and wherein the third thickness is greater than the first thickness and the third thickness is greater than the fifth thickness. The utility model provides a selector panel, selector and vehicle have simple structure, easily make, advantages such as convenient to use for the manufacturing cost of selector panel reduces, and optical property is improved.
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Technical Field
The application relates to the field of shifter structures. More particularly, the present application relates to a shifter panel that is intended to provide a uniform backlit display. The present application also relates to a shifter comprising the above shifter panel, and a vehicle comprising the above shifter panel or the above shifter.
Background
A shifter is often provided on a vehicle to provide a shifting operation. Characters are typically displayed on the shifter to indicate the gear of the vehicle. For example, the gear shifter may be provided with optics for emitting light. The optics illuminate the area where the characters are displayed for viewing by the driver. The driver can judge the current gear of the vehicle by combining the display of the character display area and the position of the gear shifting lever.
There is a continuing need in the art for improved solutions for shifter panels, shifters and vehicles that further improve the overall performance of the shifter and reduce manufacturing costs.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
It is an object of one aspect of the present application to provide a shifter panel that provides uniform brightness of light at different distances from a light source through structural design. It is an object of another aspect of the present application to provide a shifter including the above shifter panel, and a vehicle including the above shifter panel or the above shifter.
The purpose of the application is realized by the following technical scheme:
a shifter panel comprising:
an upper surface and a lower surface;
a display area having a first end, a second end, and a middle portion between the first end and the second end, the display area configured to extend along a contour of the upper surface or the lower surface from the first end to the second end via the middle portion;
a plurality of light-transmitting portions arranged along the display region and extending from the upper surface to the lower surface;
wherein the shifter panel has a first thickness at a first light-transmitting portion near the first end, a third thickness at a third light-transmitting portion near the middle portion, and a fifth thickness at a fifth light-transmitting portion near the second end; and is
Wherein the third thickness is greater than the first thickness and the third thickness is greater than the fifth thickness.
In the above shifter panel, optionally, the respective light-transmitting portions are configured to be spaced apart from each other.
In the above shifter panel, alternatively, the distances between adjacent light-transmitting portions are configured to be the same or different.
In the above shifter panel, optionally, a second light-transmitting portion and a fourth light-transmitting portion are further disposed along the display region, wherein the second light-transmitting portion is disposed between the first light-transmitting portion and the third light-transmitting portion, and the fourth light-transmitting portion is disposed between the third light-transmitting portion and the fifth light-transmitting portion.
In the above shifter panel, optionally, the shifter panel has a second thickness at the second light-transmitting portion, wherein the third thickness is greater than the second thickness and the second thickness is greater than the first thickness, and the shifter panel has a fourth thickness at the fourth light-transmitting portion, wherein the third thickness is greater than the fourth thickness and the fourth thickness is greater than the fifth thickness.
In the above shifter panel, optionally, the first, second, third, fourth and fifth light-transmitting portions are configured to have a shape of letters P, R, N, D and L, respectively.
In the above shifter panel, optionally, the respective light-transmissive portions are disposed on the same cross section of the shifter panel.
A shifter, comprising:
the shifter panel described above;
a cartridge that surrounds a cavity in cooperation with the shifter panel, and the display area faces the cavity;
a light emitter disposed in the cavity and oriented to emit visible light toward the middle portion; and
a circuit board including circuit elements for selectively activating the light emitters.
In the above shifter, optionally, the luminous body is arranged on a perpendicular bisector of a line between the first end and the second end of the display area.
A vehicle comprising the shifter panel, or comprising the shifter.
The utility model provides a selector panel, selector and vehicle have simple structure, easily make, advantages such as convenient to use for the manufacturing cost of selector panel reduces, and optical property is improved.
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The present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and preferred embodiments, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are only drawn for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments and therefore should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present application. Furthermore, unless specifically stated otherwise, the drawings are intended to be conceptual in nature or configuration of the described objects and may contain exaggerated displays and are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the shifter of the present application.
Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a circuit schematic of the embodiment shown in fig. 1.
Detailed Description
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the descriptions are illustrative only, exemplary, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the application.
First, it should be noted that the terms top, bottom, upward, downward, and the like as used herein are defined with respect to the orientation in the drawings. They are relative concepts and can therefore vary with the location and state of use of the feature. Therefore, these directional terms should not be construed as limiting terms.
Furthermore, it should be further noted that any single technical feature described or implied in the embodiments herein, or any single technical feature shown or implied in the figures, can still be combined between these technical features (or their equivalents) to obtain other embodiments of the present application not directly mentioned herein.
It should be noted that in different drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or substantially the same components.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the shifter of the present application. One embodiment of the shifter 10 includes: shifter panel 100, shift lever 200, and cartridge 300. The shifter panel 100 overlies a top surface of the shifter 10, and an upper surface 101 of the shifter panel 100 is shown in fig. 1. The shift lever 200 extends out through a hole 103 in the middle of the shifter panel 100 and has an up-down shift button 210. The shift lever 200 is also connected to a dust slide 220, and the dust slide 220 is also visible through the hole 103 in the middle of the shifter panel 100. The cartridge 300 is attached on one side of a lower surface, not shown, of the shifter panel 100, and the circuit board assembly 320 and the plug 330 are attached on the cartridge 300. The shifter 10 may also be provided with mounting portions for connecting the shifter 10 with other components of the vehicle.
A display area 110 is provided on the shifter panel 100. As illustrated, the display area 110 extends from a first end 111 to a second end 112, and has a middle portion 113 between the first end 111 and the second end 112. In the illustrated embodiment, the display area 110 is configured as a generally rectangular area and may be disposed substantially parallel to the aperture 103 on the shifter panel 100.
The display area 110 may be arranged to extend along the contour of the upper surface 101 of the shifter panel 100, and may also be arranged to extend along the contour of a lower surface, not shown, of the shifter panel 100. The lower surface will be shown and described below.
In one embodiment, the shifter panel is made of a translucent material. In another embodiment, the shifter panel includes a combination of opaque and transparent materials. In yet another embodiment, the shifter panel may include a plurality of superimposed layers made of translucent, transparent, or opaque materials.
The display region 110 is provided therein with a plurality of light-transmitting portions, which may be arranged to extend along a length direction of the display region. In the illustrated embodiment, the length direction refers to an extending direction directed from one end of the display area 110 to the other end, for example, a direction directed from the first end 111 to the second end 112 along the contour of the upper surface 101. These light-transmitting portions may have different shapes according to actual needs. In the illustrated embodiment, the light-transmitting portion is configured to have the shape of an english alphabet. For example, each light-transmissive portion may be configured to have the shape of letters P, R, N, D and L, thereby providing a shifter panel that may be used with a PRNDL shifter. The illustrated shifter 10 has an in-line configuration. However, the shifter panel of the present application can also be applied to shifters having other structures according to actual needs. Further, each light-transmitting portion may also be configured to have other shapes including, but not limited to, other english letters than those disclosed above, characters of other languages, mathematical operators, numbers, or other symbols, and the like.
Each light-transmissive portion may have a different size, and the shifter panel may have a different thickness at each light-transmissive portion. The light-transmitting portion may be a recessed portion recessed with respect to the shifter panel with respect to the upper surface or the lower surface, or may be a protruding portion protruding with respect to the shifter panel from the upper surface or the lower surface. The thickness of the shifter panel at the light-transmissive portion may be greater than, equal to, or less than the thickness of other portions of the shifter panel. The translucent portion may be formed of the same material as other portions of the shifter panel or may be formed of a different material from other portions of the shifter panel. For example, the light-transmissive portion may be made of a translucent material, while other portions of the shifter panel may be made of an opaque material. As used herein, the thickness of the shifter panel refers to the distance between a point of the upper surface and a point of the lower surface, i.e., emanating from a point on the upper surface of the shifter, traveling along a straight line perpendicular to the upper surface, until reaching the point of the lower surface. According to one embodiment, the shifter panel 100 has a first thickness at a first translucent portion proximate the first end 111 (i.e., where the letter P is located in fig. 1), a third thickness at a third translucent portion proximate the middle portion 113 (i.e., where the letter N is located in fig. 1), and a fifth thickness at a fifth translucent portion proximate the second end 112 (i.e., where the letter L is located in fig. 1). The third thickness may be set to be greater than the first thickness, and the third thickness may be set to be greater than the fifth thickness. The first thickness may be greater than, equal to, or less than the fifth thickness.
In the illustrated embodiment, the display area 110 is further provided with a second light-transmitting portion (i.e., a position where the letter R is located in fig. 1) and a fourth light-transmitting portion (i.e., a position where the letter D is located in fig. 1). The second light transmission portion may be disposed between the first light transmission portion and the third light transmission portion, and the fourth light transmission portion may be disposed between the third light transmission portion and the fifth light transmission portion. The shifter panel 10 may have a second thickness at the second light-transmitting portion and a fourth thickness at the fourth light-transmitting portion. In one embodiment, the second thickness may be greater than the first thickness, and the second thickness is less than the third thickness. In another embodiment, the fourth thickness may be greater than the fifth thickness, and the fourth thickness is less than the third thickness. The second thickness may be greater than, equal to, or less than the fourth thickness.
In the illustrated embodiment, the respective light-transmitting portions are configured to be spaced apart from each other. However, the light transmission portions may be configured to have different distance relationships therebetween according to actual needs. For example, the two light-transmitting portions may be configured to be close to each other. Each light-transmitting portion may be disposed on the same cross-section of the shifter panel 100. For example, each of the light-transmitting portions may be disposed along a substantially straight line along the display region 110. The distances between the light-transmitting portions may be substantially equal or different.
Fig. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in fig. 1. The cross section in fig. 2 may be a cross section taken along a vertical plane in which the length direction of the display area 110 is located. The lower surface 102 of the shifter panel 100 is shown in fig. 2. The cartridge 300 is disposed adjacent to the shifter panel 100 from a side of the lower surface 102 and, in cooperation with the shifter panel 100, surrounds the cavity 301 such that the display area 110 faces the cavity 301. The inside of the cartridge 300 is provided with a light 310. The light emitter 310 is disposed in the cavity 301 and oriented to emit visible light toward the middle portion 113 of the display region 110. In the illustrated embodiment, light emitter 310 may be an LED and is oriented to point in the direction of dashed line a1 such that light emitted from light emitter 310 travels in cavity 301 toward display area 110.
The dashed line a1 indicates the minimum optical path of light emitted from the light emitter 310 from the display area 110. Thus, the light emitted from the light emitter 310 provides a relatively large brightness at the middle portion 113 and a relatively small brightness at the first and second ends 111 and 112. Since the third thickness of the third light transmission portion at the middle portion 113 is greater with respect to the first and fifth thicknesses of the first and fifth light transmission portions at the first and second ends 111 and 112. Therefore, the light passing through the third light transmitting portion is more absorbed by the shifter panel 100, so that the light produces a larger drop in brightness, and the light passing through the first and fifth light transmitting portions is less absorbed by the shifter panel 100, so that the light produces a smaller drop in brightness. By providing the appropriate first, third, and fifth thicknesses and providing the appropriate location for the light emitters 310, the brightness of light passing through the shifter panel 100 at the first, third, and fifth light passing portions to the upper surface 101 can be made substantially equal.
Similarly, the brightness of light passing through the shifter panel 100 at the second and fourth light-transmitting portions to the upper surface 101 may also be made substantially equal by providing suitable second and fourth thicknesses at the second and fourth light-transmitting portions.
In one embodiment, the distances of the light emitter to the first and fifth light transmitting portions are substantially equal. In another embodiment, the distances of the light emitter to the second and fourth light transmitting portions are substantially equal. In still another embodiment, the distance from the light emitter to the second and fourth light transmission portions is smaller than the distance from the light emitter to the first and fifth light transmission portions.
For example, the light emitter may be arranged on a perpendicular bisector of a line connecting the first end to the second end of the display area, and the dotted line a1 in fig. 2 may indicate the perpendicular bisector of a line connecting the first end 111 to the second end 112, which is not shown.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the display area extending along the surface contour of the shifter panel 100 is shown with a slight arc. However, the display area may be configured to extend on a straight line. At this time, the middle portion 113 will be located at the intersection of the dashed line a1 and the line connecting from the first end 111 to the second end 112.
The circuit board assembly 320 may be mounted in the case 300 or embedded on the case 300. As shown in the circuit schematic in fig. 3, circuit board assembly 320 provides the circuit elements necessary to selectively activate lights 310. For example, the circuit board 320 may be provided with terminals L1 and L2, and the terminals L1 and L2 are to be connected to a power source, not shown. The light emitter 310 is connected in series with a resistor 311 and then in parallel with a capacitor 312. The capacitor 312 functions as a filter to filter voltage fluctuations and static electricity of the power supply. The resistor 311 serves to protect the light emitter 310, and can also be used to control the brightness by changing the resistance value. In one embodiment, resistor 311 is a variable resistor. By supplying power to the circuitry in fig. 3 via the power supply, the light 310 can be illuminated. The above-described respective circuit elements may be integrated on a PCB board, and the PCB board may be mounted in the case 300 such that at least the light emitter 310 faces the cavity 301 inside the case 300.
During manufacture, the shifter panel is first provided with a substantially uniform thickness, and initially attached to the cartridge 300 and the light 310After the step of assembling, the brightness of light passing through the shifter panel may be measured at each light-transmitting portion, and the thickness at each light-transmitting portion is adjusted according to the result of the sensing. For example, in the case where the luminance is higher than expected, the thickness of the light-transmitting portion may be increased, and in the case where the luminance is lower than expected, the thickness of the light-transmitting portion may be decreased. In one embodiment, the brightness of the light passing through the light-transmitting portion may be 7cd/m2And the brightness may vary within a range of plus or minus 30%. In addition, in the case of determining the required thickness of each light-transmitting portion, the shifter panel with the light-transmitting portions of different thicknesses can be directly manufactured for installation.
The present application also provides a vehicle comprising the shifter panel described above, or comprising the shifter described above.
Through adopting the selector panel of this application, can provide the light transmission performance that has roughly the same luminance in each printing opacity department on the selector to simplified production and manufacturing process, makeed manufacturing cost reduces, the packaging efficiency obtains improving.
This written description discloses the application with reference to the drawings, and also enables one skilled in the art to practice the application, including making and using any devices or systems, selecting appropriate materials, and using any incorporated methods. The scope of the present application is defined by the claims and encompasses other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are to be considered within the scope of protection defined by the claims of this application, provided that they include structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or that they include equivalent structural elements with insubstantial differences from the literal language of the claims.
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1. A shifter panel, comprising:
an upper surface and a lower surface;
a display area having a first end, a second end, and a middle portion between the first end and the second end, the display area configured to extend along a contour at the upper surface or the lower surface from the first end to the second end via the middle portion;
a plurality of light-transmitting portions arranged along the display region and extending from the upper surface to the lower surface;
wherein the shifter panel has a first thickness at a first light-transmitting portion proximate the first end, a third thickness at a third light-transmitting portion proximate the middle portion, and a fifth thickness at a fifth light-transmitting portion proximate the second end; and is
Wherein the third thickness is greater than the first thickness and the third thickness is greater than the fifth thickness.
2. The shifter panel of claim 1, wherein the respective translucent portions are configured to be spaced apart from one another.
3. The shifter panel of claim 2, wherein a distance between adjacent light permeable portions is configured to be the same or different.
4. The shifter panel of claim 1, further having a second light-transmissive portion and a fourth light-transmissive portion disposed along the show area, wherein the second light-transmissive portion is disposed between the first light-transmissive portion and the third light-transmissive portion, and the fourth light-transmissive portion is disposed between the third light-transmissive portion and the fifth light-transmissive portion.
5. The shifter panel of claim 4, wherein the shifter panel has a second thickness at the second light-transmitting portion, wherein the third thickness is greater than the second thickness and the second thickness is greater than the first thickness, and the shifter panel has a fourth thickness at the fourth light-transmitting portion, wherein the third thickness is greater than the fourth thickness and the fourth thickness is greater than the fifth thickness.
6. The shifter panel of claim 4, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth light-transmitting portions are configured to have a shape of letters P, R, N, D and L, respectively.
7. The shifter panel of any one of claims 1-6, wherein each of the light-transmissive portions is disposed on a same cross-section of the shifter panel.
8. A shifter, comprising:
the shifter panel of any one of claims 1-7;
a cartridge that collectively encloses a cavity with the shifter panel, and the display area faces the cavity;
a light emitter disposed in the cavity and oriented to emit visible light toward the intermediate portion; and
a circuit board comprising circuit elements for selectively activating the light emitters.
9. The shifter of claim 8, wherein the light is disposed on a perpendicular bisector of a line between the first end and the second end of the display area.
10. A vehicle comprising a shifter panel according to any one of claims 1-7 or comprising a shifter according to any one of claims 8-9.
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