Indicator device of an instrument panel with a complex planar movement
AssigneeMoving Magnet Technologies (Mmt)
InventorDaniel Prudham
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to an indicator device that can be used on an instrument panel comprising two electric motors, two concentric shafts, a visual information member moved in translation by one of the shafts in a transverse direction relative to the axis of rotation of the shaft, and a guide member that is rotatably linked to the other shaft, rotates the visual information member with itself, and guides the visual information member in translation in the transverse direction. According to the disclosure, the two shafts are concentric, the visual information member is self-supporting, and the visual information member is longer than the guide member in the transverse direction.
Claims12
An indicator device for use on an instrument panel of a vehicle, the indicator device comprising at least a first and a second motor, a first and a second shaft, a guide member, a visual information member and a kinematic link, with the first and second shafts being selectively driven in rotation by the respective first and second motors about respective first and second axes of rotation, with the guide member being rotatably linked to the first shaft about the first axis of rotation and extending in a transverse direction relative to this first axis of rotation, with the visual information member being guided in translation, in the transverse direction, by the guide member, and the kinematic link connecting the second shaft to the visual information member and selectively transforming a rotation of the second shaft about the second axis of rotation into a translation of the visual information member in the transverse direction, wherein the first and second shafts are concentric, with the first and second axes of rotation being mixed into the same common axis of rotation, and in that the visual information member is self-supporting and extends in the transverse direction and at a distance from the common axis of rotation on a greater length than the guide member.
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