JP2002166786A - On-vehicle electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem on conventional on-vehicle electronic equipment that a usable space to mount an operating member therein is limited to the surface of a fixed nose portion or the surface or reverse of a panel and the front face of a case, thereby precluding a sufficient space to be taken for the mounting the operating member or a display member or requiring a small size of operating or display member resulting in inferior operability and hard- to-see display. SOLUTION: A second movable panel 5 and a first movable panel 6 are arranged in front of equipment and the movable panels 5, 6 are put in the position of turning and moving to the front at the same time or independently. With the arrangement of the display member 5a or the operating member 6a in a space at the surface or reverse of each movable panel, the face of each panel can be effectively used for various operations.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an in-vehicle electronic device provided with a nose portion having a plurality of movable panels rotatable forward on a front surface of a housing. Alternatively, the present invention relates to an in-vehicle electronic device that can rotate independently.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a vehicle electronic device for audio or car navigation, a case of 1 DIN size or the like is embedded in a dashboard or an instrument panel in a vehicle interior, and a nose portion provided in front of the case is provided. It appears on almost the same plane as the dashboard or instrument panel. Various operation members such as a press-type operation button and a rotary operation knob provided on the surface of the nose portion, and further, a display member such as a liquid crystal display panel are provided, and various operations of the recording medium driving device are provided. It is possible.

In this type of in-vehicle electronic device, a nose portion on the front surface of a case is fixed, or a movable panel separated from the front surface of the case at the nose portion is provided around a support shaft provided at a lower end of the case. Mainly, it is rotatably supported and is capable of shifting from a closed posture covering the front surface of the case to a rotational posture falling forward (flap operation).

[0004]

In recent years, as the on-vehicle electronic devices have become more multifunctional, it is necessary to increase the number of operating members. It is also necessary to provide a display member having a large display area in order to cope with diversification of display information.

However, in the above-mentioned on-vehicle electronic device, the space available for mounting the operating member or the like is limited to the surface of the fixed nose portion, or in the device capable of flap operation, the movable panel surface and the back surface and the fixed portion on the case side. Limited to the front of the panel. Therefore, it is not possible to obtain a sufficient space for mounting the operation member and the display member. Alternatively, the size of each operation member and display member is reduced, so that the operability is poor and the display is difficult to see.

Further, since the nose portion having the operating member and the display member is always located on the front of the device, it can be easily recognized from the outside of the vehicle that the electronic device is a vehicle-mounted electronic device. is there.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. By arranging a plurality of movable panels in front of the apparatus, the number of operation members can be increased, and a variety of displays can be performed. The purpose is to provide electronic equipment for home use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle electronic device in which only necessary components are arranged at the front of the device so as to be inconspicuous from the outside and to prevent theft.

[0009]

According to the present invention, at least two movable panels are provided at a front portion of a housing containing an electronic circuit, and each movable panel is provided on the housing. It is characterized in that it is provided so as to be able to rotate between a closed posture in which the front surface thereof is substantially parallel to each other and a rotational posture in which the front portion of the housing is rotated around a support portion located above or below. Is what you do.

For example, when the first movable panel located at the foremost position of the housing is in the rotation position, an operation member and a display are provided on the front surface of the second movable panel in the closed position located inside the first movable panel. At least one of the members is provided.

The first movable panel is pivotally moved forward about a supporting portion located below and is in a rotating posture. It is preferable that at least one of the operation member and the display member is provided on the surface facing the.

[0012] Further, the second movable panel is pivotally moved forward about a supporting portion located below and is in a rotating posture. At least one of the operation member and the display member may be provided on the surface facing upward.

According to the present invention, when all the movable panels are in the rotation posture, the fixed panel provided on the front surface of the housing appears, and the fixed panel is provided with a drive mechanism in the housing. May be formed with an insertion opening for inserting the.

Further, when each of the movable panels is in the closed position, an operation member and a display member are not provided on the surface facing the front of the frontmost movable panel. This is preferable in that theft from the vehicle can be prevented.

However, a display member or an operation member may be provided on a surface facing the front of the frontmost movable panel.

Alternatively, when each movable panel is in a closed position, an operation member for rotating the movable panel to the front is provided on a surface facing the front of the most front movable panel. It may be.

In this case, as the operating members, there are both an operating member for turning only the frontmost movable panel into a turning position and an operating member for turning a plurality of movable panels together into a turning position. Is preferably provided.

In the present invention, the movable panel may be manually rotated, or at least the foremost movable panel is rotated between the closed position and the rotated position by the power of the motor. It may move.

In the present invention, since a plurality of movable panels are provided in front of the housing, the space on the front surface or the back surface of each movable panel can be used, many operation members can be arranged, and the display member can be provided. Are also possible.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an on-vehicle electronic device in which each movable panel is in a closed posture, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a frontmost movable panel is rotated substantially horizontally forward. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of movable panels have turned forward.

The housing 2 of the on-vehicle electronic device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 has a volume of, for example, 1 DIN size.
It is embedded in dashboards and instrument panels in cars. An AM / FM tuner inside the housing 2
Drive mechanism for recording media such as CD and MD, audio amplifier, circuit for navigation system, circuit for telephone device,
Various electronic devices and mechanisms such as a circuit for transmission and reception with the outside are built in.

As a nose portion 3 in front of the housing 2, a fixed panel 4 fixed to the front surface of the housing 2 and a second movable panel 5 in a closed position covering the front of the fixed panel 4.
And a first movable panel 6 in a closed posture covering the front thereof.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fixed panel 4 has an insertion port 7 through which a recording medium such as a CD (compact disc), a DVD (digital versatile disc), or an MD (mini disc) is inserted and ejected. A second locked portion 8 is provided. An eject button 9 for ejecting the recording medium is provided near the insertion slot 7. Further, on both sides (X1 and X2 sides) of the fixed panel 4, support arms 10, 10 extending forward (Y2 direction) in the figure and a support arm 1 located thereunder.
1 and 11 are provided. Upper support arm 10, 10
Has a length capable of supporting the second movable panel 5 in a closed position overlapping the front surface of the fixed panel 4 and protrudes forward, and the lower supporting arms 11, 11 are connected to the first movable panel 5. 6 has a length that can be supported in a closed position overlapping the front surface of the second movable panel 5 in the closed position and protrudes forward.

The support arms 10, 10 and the support arms 11,
11, support shafts 10a, 10a and support shafts 11a,
11a is provided. By the support shafts 10a, 10a, the lower end of the second movable panel 5 is shown by α1 and α
It is supported so that it can rotate in two directions. Similarly the first
The movable panel 6 is also rotatably supported by the support shafts 11a, 11a in the directions α1 and α2.

In the second movable panel 5, a display member 5a such as a liquid crystal display panel is provided on a surface 5A facing forward when the closed position shown in FIG. 2 is attained. On the side of the display member 5a, a second release button 12 and a first locked portion 13 are provided. In this embodiment, since only the second release button 12 and the first locked portion 13 are provided as operation members located on the side of the display member 5a, the display member 5a having a large occupied area is used. It is possible to provide.

As shown in FIG. 3, an operation member and a display member are particularly provided on the surface 5B facing upward when the second movable panel 5 is in a turning posture in which the second movable panel 5 has turned substantially horizontally forward. Although not provided, at least one of the display member and the display member may be provided on the surface 5B.

A first release button 1 is provided on a surface 6A facing forward of the first movable panel 6 in the closed posture shown in FIG.
4 and a third release button 15 are provided. Only the release buttons 14 and 15 are provided on the surface 6A, and the pressing operation surfaces of the first and third release buttons 14 and 15 are
A is set to be substantially the same plane as A, and both release buttons 14 and 15 have the same color as the surface 6A of the first movable panel. Therefore, when the first movable panel 6 is in the closed posture as shown in FIG. 1, the entire front surface is flat, and the first and third release buttons 14 and 15 are inconspicuous. At a glance, the presence of the on-vehicle electronic device becomes difficult to see. As a result, it is possible to enhance the effect of preventing the in-vehicle electronic device from being stolen.

The first movable panel 6 has a surface (rear surface) 6B that faces upward when the rotation position is turned forward.
Is provided with an operating member 6a such as a pressing knob or a rotating knob.
It is possible to control various electronic devices such as the AM / FM tuner provided therein and a drive mechanism of a recording medium.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 1 for showing the structure of the release buttons 14 and 15.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first release button 14 provided on the surface 6A of the first movable panel 6 is
The side is the pressing operation surface, and the illustrated Y1 side is the pressing portion 14a. The first lock member 16 provided inside the first movable panel 6 is formed in a substantially L-shape, and is swingably supported by a shaft 16a provided at the center. One end of the first lock member 16 projects in the direction of the second movable panel 5, and the distal end thereof has the second movable panel 5.
Is provided with a locking portion 16b which can lock the first locked portion 13 provided in the first portion. The other end surface 16 c of the first lock member 16 faces the pressing portion 14 a of the first release button 14 inside the first movable panel 6. The first lock member 16 is urged in the illustrated β1 direction about the shaft 16 a by an urging member 17 provided inside the first movable panel 6, and is always the first release button 1.
The fourth pressing portion 14a is pressed in the illustrated Y2 direction by the end surface 16c of the first lock member 16.

A second lock member 18 is provided inside the second movable panel 5. The locking portion 18a of the second locking member 18 locks the second locked portion 8 provided on the fixed panel 4, and the end 18b of the second locking member 18 is The pressing portion 12a of the second release button 12 provided on the surface of the movable panel 5 (the surface on the Y2 side) is urged in the Y2 direction in the figure.

Further, the third release button 15 provided on the surface of the first movable panel 6 has a pressing operation surface on the Y2 side in the drawing, and a first pressing portion 15a and a second pressing portion on the Y1 side in the drawing.
Is formed. The first pressing portion 1
5a is opposed to the lower end 16d of the first lock member 16, and the second pressing portion 15b is connected to the second release button 1
2 faces the pressed surface 12b.

Hereinafter, the operation of the vehicle-mounted electronic device will be described. In the state of FIG. 1, the first movable panel 6 and the second movable panel 5 are in a closed posture that covers the fixed panel 4 substantially in parallel with the front of the fixed panel 4 in a state where they are overlapped with each other. .

When the first release button 14 is pressed in the state of FIG. 1, the first lock member 16 is pressed by the pressing portion 14a in FIG. 4, and only the first lock member 16 rotates in the direction β2. Then, the lock between the first movable panel 6 and the second movable panel 5 is released, and only the first movable panel 6 rotates in the α1 direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the first movable panel 6 has a pivoting posture horizontally protruding forward, and the second movable panel 5 remains in a closed posture covering the front of the fixed panel 4. .

In the state shown in FIG. 2, a display member 5a provided on the second movable panel 5 appears on the front surface of the housing 2, and various operation members 6a are provided below the display member 5a on the upward surface 6B of the first movable panel 6. Are arranged, a large display area of the display member 5a can be ensured, and various operations can be performed using many operation members 6a.

Next, in the state shown in FIG. 2, when the second release button 12 appearing on the front surface 5A of the second movable panel 5 is pressed, the second lock member 18 shown in FIG. , The lock between the second movable panel 5 and the fixed panel 4 is released, and the second movable panel 5 rotates in the α1 direction, and as shown in FIG. Panel 5
The turning posture is such that it turns substantially horizontally forward so as to overlap the first movable panel 6.

In the state shown in FIG. 3, since the insertion slot 7 and the eject button 9 provided on the fixed panel 4 appear, a disc can be inserted through the insertion slot 7.
By operating the eject button 9, the disc inside the housing 2 can be ejected.

Next, when the third release button 15 located on the surface 6A of the first movable panel 6 is pressed from the closed position in FIG. 1, the first pressing portion 15a in FIG. The first lock member 16 is rotated in the β2 direction to release the lock between the first movable panel 6 and the second movable panel 5, and the second release is performed by the second pressing portion 15a. The button 12 is pressed, the second lock member 18 rotates, and the lock between the second movable panel 5 and the fixed panel 4 is released. Therefore, both the movable panels 5 and 6 can rotate forward together as shown in FIG. 3, and the insertion port 7 and the eject button 9 can be exposed.

A support shaft 11a serving as a lower pivot point of the first movable panel 6 and a support shaft 10a serving as a lower pivot point of the second movable panel 5 are provided so as to be displaced in the Y direction. ing. Therefore, in the state of FIG.
Above, the second movable panel 5 is overlapped with a positional shift so as to retreat in the Y1 direction. The mechanism shown in FIG. 4 has a structure in which the first lock member 16 releases the lock between the movable panels 5 and 6 when the movable panels 5 and 6 are pivoted forward together. It is possible to shift to rotational postures that are displaced from each other.

When the movable panels 5 and 6 are unlocked, the movable panels 5 and 6 may be rotated forward by their own weights, but the torsion springs at the support shafts 10a and 11b may be used. May be provided so that the unlocked movable panels 5 and 6 rotate forward by the force of the spring. Further, it is preferable to provide a stopper at the lower end of the housing 2 or the fixed panel 4 for restricting further rotation when the movable panel 6 has turned to a position where the movable panel 6 becomes substantially horizontal in the front.

When the first movable panel 6 is turned upward from the position shown in FIG. 2, the first lock panel 16 locks the first movable panel 6 in front of the second movable panel 5. You. In the state shown in FIG. 3, if both the movable panels 5 and 6 are turned upward together, the state can be shifted to the locked state shown in FIG. 4, and the second movable panel 5 and the second movable panel 6 can be separated from each other. To return to the locked state.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a vehicle-mounted electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of FIG. 5, a fixed panel 24 is fixed to the front of the housing 22, and a second movable panel 25 and a first movable panel 26 are provided in front of the fixed panel 24. The first movable panel 26 rotates upward with the support shaft 21 positioned above as a fulcrum, and can rotate until the rear surface 26A is in a standing posture facing forward. At this time, the second movable panel 25 can rotate forward so as to assume a substantially horizontal posture.

When the first movable panel 26 is turned upward, the display member provided on the surface 26A can be viewed from the front, and at this time, the second movable panel 25 in the closed posture can be seen.
The operation member provided on the front surface 25A of the camera can be operated. When the second movable panel 25 is rotated forward, the recording medium insertion port provided on the fixed panel 24 can be exposed. Further, three or more movable panels may be provided.

[0045]

According to the present invention, it is possible to rotate each movable panel simultaneously or independently. For this reason, the space on the front surface or the back surface of each movable panel can be effectively used, various kinds of operation members can be arranged, and the display member can be arranged at any place. In addition, the anti-theft effect can be exhibited unless many operating members are arranged on the surface facing forward when the frontmost movable panel is in the closed position.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an in-vehicle electronic device when each movable panel is in a closed position;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a first movable panel located at the forefront is horizontally rotated forward;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where both a first movable panel and a second movable panel are rotated forward;

FIG. 4 shows a lock mechanism of each movable panel in FIG.
Sectional view taken along line IV,

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a vehicle-mounted electronic device according to a second embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 In-vehicle electronic device 2, 22 Case 3 Nose part 4, 24 Fixed panel 5, 25 Second movable panel 5a Display member 6, 26 First movable panel 6a Operation member 7 Insertion opening 8 Second locked part 9 Eject button 12 Second release button 13 First locked part 14 First release button 15 Third release button 16 First lock member 18 Second lock member

Claims (9)

[Claims] At least two movable panels are provided at a front portion of a housing containing an electronic circuit, and each of the movable panels has a closed posture overlapping substantially parallel to each other on a front surface of the housing, and an upper or lower position. An in-vehicle electronic device provided so as to be rotatable between a rotation position that rotates forward of a housing around a lower support portion. 2. An operation member and a display are provided on a front surface of a second movable panel in a closed posture located inside the first movable panel located at the forefront of the housing when the first movable panel is in the rotation posture. The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the members is provided. 3. The first movable panel is pivotally moved forward about a supporting portion located below and is in a pivoting posture, and is located above the first movable panel in the pivoting posture. 3. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the operation member and the display member is provided on a surface facing the device. 4. The second movable panel is pivotally moved forward about a supporting portion located below and is in a rotating posture. 4. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the operation member and the display member is provided on the surface facing upward. 5. A fixed panel provided on a front surface of a housing when all movable panels are in the rotation posture,
The in-vehicle electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an insertion opening for inserting a recording medium into a drive mechanism in a housing is formed in the fixed panel. 6. When each movable panel is in a closed position, a surface facing forward of a frontmost movable panel includes
The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the operation member and the display member are not provided. 7. When each of the movable panels is in the closed posture, a surface facing the front of the frontmost movable panel is
6. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising an operation member for rotating the movable panel forward. 8. An operating member for setting only the frontmost movable panel to a rotating posture as the operating member,
8. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 7, further comprising: both operation members for bringing the plurality of movable panels into a rotational posture together. 9. The on-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, wherein at least the foremost movable panel is rotated between a closed position and a rotated position by the power of a motor. .