JP2013208969A - Front passenger seat side door mirror angle adjusting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a front passenger seat side door mirror angle adjusting system capable of operating an adjusting switch with the hand on front passenger seat side by the driver in the adjustment of the angle of a front passenger seat side door mirror.SOLUTION: A system for adjusting the angle of a front passenger seat side door mirror in a vehicle is provided with an exclusive auxiliary adjusting switch for adjusting the angle of the front passenger seat side door mirror in a predetermined place in a center console part and the angle of the front passenger seat side door mirror can be adjusted by the operation of the auxiliary adjusting switch with the hand on the front passenger seat side by the driver.

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for adjusting the direction of a door mirror on a passenger seat side in a vehicle.

The door mirror is a mirror for the vehicle driver to confirm the rear and rear sides, and is mounted on the front seat door outside the vehicle and is mounted in a pair of left and right.
Since such a door mirror enables the driver to visually recognize the rear and rear sides of the vehicle by the reflection action of the mirror, the field of view from the door mirror varies depending on the position of the driver's eyes. Therefore, the angle of the door mirror can be adjusted vertically and horizontally, and each driver adjusts so that the optimum field of view can be secured.

  Although there are some manual adjustments to the angle of the conventional door mirror, it is necessary to check the view of the door mirror while the driver is seated in the driver's seat, so the adjustment switch provided in the car is operated. It is the mainstream to adjust the angle by electric drive. In the case of a right-hand drive vehicle, the adjustment switch in the case of such an electric type is arranged on the control panel surface on the front right side of the driver's seat, the inner wall surface of the door, the front of the armrest, etc. Has been placed. The adjustment switch is also provided with a selection switch for selecting whether to adjust the angle of the left or right door mirror. All the switch operations are performed with the right hand for a right-hand drive vehicle and with the left hand for a left-hand drive vehicle. Will be done.

  By the way, it is particularly important for the driver to adjust the angle of the door mirror on the passenger seat side. That is, even if there is a rear side and a rear side that are difficult to see depending on the angle of the door mirror on the driver's seat side, the driver can also look directly from the window. On the other hand, on the passenger seat side, it is not easy for the driver to visually observe the rear and rear sides of the passenger seat side, and in particular, in the area below the window, the field of view must be relied on a door mirror. . Therefore, it is very important for the driver to adjust the passenger side door mirror to an optimum angle.

  Further, the necessary field of view for the driver is different between when the vehicle is traveling forward and when the vehicle is traveling backward, or when the vehicle is traveling normally and when traveling slowly. In other words, during forward traveling and normal traveling, a field of view for visually confirming the presence of a vehicle at the rear or rear side is secured, and obstacles or the like on the lower side and the lower rear side are present during backward traveling or slow traveling. It is necessary to secure a field of view for visually recognizing Therefore, it is desirable to change the angle of the door mirror between forward travel and reverse travel.

  However, when the angle of the door mirror is to be changed, as described above, if the vehicle is a right-hand drive vehicle, the adjustment switch arranged on the right hand side is operated with the right hand, and if the vehicle is a left-hand drive vehicle, the adjustment switch arranged on the left hand side. Must be operated with the left hand. Therefore, when adjusting the angle of the passenger side door mirror, it will be operated with the hand on the opposite side of the front passenger seat. There was a danger of causing an error in steering operation.

  Therefore, as described in the following patent documents, a technique for automatically adjusting the angle of the door mirror in conjunction with the shift change to the back gear has been proposed, particularly during reverse running, and is practically used for some vehicles. It has become. However, as described above, the field of view from the door mirror differs depending on the driver's line of sight, so even if the angle of the door mirror is automatically adjusted, it is not always the optimum angle for the driver, and in the end At present, it is necessary for the driver himself to adjust the malfunction of the door mirror angle.

  On the other hand, during normal driving, the driver's hand on the passenger side functions in a variety of ways other than steering wheel operations such as gear changes and control panel (air conditioner, audio, navigation system, etc.) operations. In particular, when changing gears, the hand on the passenger seat side naturally moves to the gear shift knob without visual observation, and the driver remembers the position of the gear shift knob with his / her body.

JP 2005-112298 A JP-A-2005-41376 JP 2003-95019 A

  In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a passenger-side door mirror angle adjustment system that enables a driver to operate an adjustment switch with a passenger-side hand when adjusting the angle of a passenger-side door mirror. Is an issue.

  To achieve the above object, the present invention according to claim 1 is a system for adjusting the angle of a passenger seat side door mirror in a vehicle, wherein the angle of the passenger seat side door mirror is adjusted to a predetermined position in the center console portion. A special auxiliary adjustment switch is provided, and the angle of the passenger side door mirror can be adjusted by the driver operating the auxiliary adjustment switch with a hand on the passenger side.

  The present invention according to claim 2 employs a configuration in which the auxiliary adjustment switch is provided on an upper surface or a side surface of the gear shift knob in the system.

  Furthermore, the present invention according to claim 3 employs a configuration in which a control switch for performing ON / OFF control of the auxiliary adjustment switch is provided in the vicinity of the auxiliary adjustment switch in the system.

  Furthermore, the present invention according to claim 4 is configured such that, in the system, the auxiliary adjustment switch is automatically turned OFF when a predetermined speed is exceeded.

  Furthermore, the present invention according to claim 5 is configured such that, in the system, the auxiliary adjustment switch is ON / OFF controlled in conjunction with a gear shift change.

  Further, in the present invention according to claim 6, in the system, the auxiliary adjustment switch is ON-controlled in conjunction with a shift change to a back gear, and is OFF-controlled in conjunction with a shift change to another gear. The structure to be taken is taken.

  Further, the present invention according to claim 7 is provided with an operation release switch in the vicinity of the auxiliary adjustment switch for restoring the angle of the passenger side door mirror by operating the auxiliary adjustment switch to a state before the operation. It is the composition which is.

  Furthermore, the present invention according to claim 8 is configured such that when the angle of the passenger side door mirror by operating the auxiliary adjustment switch exceeds a predetermined speed, the state before the operation is automatically restored. ing.

  According to the passenger-side door mirror angle adjusting system according to the present invention, when adjusting the angle of the passenger-side door mirror, the door mirror adjusting switch is disposed on the center console portion (for example, the upper surface or the side surface of the gear shift knob). As shown in FIG. 3, the driver can easily and intuitively operate the adjustment switch with the hand on the passenger seat side, and the position of the adjustment switch can be easily recognized by the unevenness of the switch. It is possible to move the hand on the switch naturally without looking at the position, and it is possible to operate and adjust it very quickly while maintaining the correct driving posture. Can be used to operate the steering wheel and the other hand can be used to adjust the angle of the passenger side door mirror. , To avoid mistakes steering, driving safety operation is secured.

  Further, according to the passenger side door mirror angle adjustment system according to the present invention, the ON / OFF control switch of the auxiliary adjustment switch is operated, or the ON / OFF control is interlocked with the shift change to the back gear or the vehicle speed. In addition to preventing accidental operation of the auxiliary adjustment switch during a normal shift change, an operation release switch is provided separately from the auxiliary adjustment switch, so that the angle of the passenger side door mirror can be instantly restored to the state before the operation. In addition, the angle state of the door mirror in the normal state is maintained, and the driving operation is not hindered.

It is explanatory drawing which shows embodiment of the passenger seat side door mirror angle adjustment system concerning this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows embodiment of the passenger seat side door mirror angle adjustment system concerning this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation aspect of the passenger seat side door mirror angle adjustment system concerning this invention.

  The present invention provides a dedicated auxiliary adjustment switch for adjusting the angle of the passenger side door mirror at a predetermined position in the center console portion, so that the driver operates the auxiliary adjustment switch with the hand on the passenger side. The biggest feature is that the angle of the passenger side door mirror can be adjusted. Hereinafter, a passenger seat side door mirror angle adjustment system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The present invention is not particularly limited to the configurations shown in the following embodiments, and can be arbitrarily changed without departing from the gist of the technical idea of the present invention.

1 and 2 are explanatory views showing an embodiment of a passenger seat side door mirror angle adjusting system according to the present invention.
The passenger side door mirror angle adjustment system according to the present invention includes an auxiliary adjustment switch 11 for adjusting the angle of the passenger side door mirror 20 at a predetermined position of the center console unit 10 in the vehicle 1.

  The auxiliary adjustment switch 11 is provided as a dedicated switch for adjusting the angle of only the passenger side door mirror 20. The auxiliary adjustment switch 11 is provided at a predetermined location of the center console section 10. In the drawing, a case where the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 is provided in an empty space on the upper surface or side surface of the gear shift knob 18 as a predetermined portion of the center console portion 10 is shown.

  The center console portion 10 is an intermediate portion separating a driver seat and a passenger seat in a vehicle. The center console portion 10 includes an armrest, a storage BOX, a drink holder, a gear shift knob 18, a command controller, etc. Different equipment is provided.

As a configuration of the auxiliary adjustment switch 11, for example, as shown in FIG. 1A, it is configured by a set of up / down / left / right direction switches 11 a to 11 d. By operating each of the direction switches 11a to 11d, the angle of the passenger seat side door mirror 20 is changed in each direction.
In addition, by simultaneously operating adjacent direction switches among the respective direction switches 11a to 11d, the angle is changed to an intermediate direction of the adjacent direction switches, for example, an upper and right intermediate direction or a lower and left intermediate direction. This aspect is also conceivable.

Further, as another example of the configuration of the auxiliary adjustment switch 11, for example, as shown in FIG. 1B, there is a configuration including a direction lever 11e that can tilt in the upward, downward, left, and right directions. I can think. By tilting the direction lever 11e in each direction, the passenger seat side door mirror 20 is changed in angle in each direction.
At this time, with respect to the direction in which the direction lever 11e is tilted, it is conceivable that the direction lever 11e can be tilted not only in the four directions of up / down / left / right but in all directions of 360 degrees. In that case, the angle of the door mirror 20 is changed in the direction in which the direction lever 11e is tilted.

  With respect to the operation of the auxiliary adjustment switch 11, the function of adjusting the angle of the passenger-side door mirror 20 as necessary makes it possible to operate the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 at a speed faster than that of a normal adjustment switch. It is possible to change the angle of the passenger seat side door mirror 20.

  By the way, when the auxiliary shift switch 11 is provided in the gear shift knob 18 as shown in the figure, the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 may be accidentally touched during other operations such as a shift change in a normal traveling operation. possible. It is conceivable that the angle of the passenger side door mirror 20 may be arbitrarily changed due to such an erroneous operation. In this case, the driver cannot fully see the passenger side door mirror 20, and in the worst case, there is a risk of causing an accident or the like. I can think. Therefore, it is desirable to make the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 heavy and hard so that it cannot be operated easily, or to control the operation by other means.

  Of the modes for controlling whether or not the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 can be operated, according to a mode in which the switch itself is heavy and hard, a control switch 12 as described later is provided, or a system that is interlocked with vehicle speed, gear shift, etc. It is not necessary to construct a device, and the device / system can be omitted, and an instantaneous operation can be performed with one touch while effectively preventing an erroneous operation.

As a mode of controlling whether or not the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 can be operated by other means, for example, a mode including a control switch 12 as shown in the drawing can be considered. That is, in the vicinity of the auxiliary adjustment switch 11, the control switch 12 is provided separately from the auxiliary adjustment switch 11.
By operating the control switch 12, ON / OFF control for determining whether or not the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 can be operated can be performed. That is, the OFF control of the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 is functioning unless the control switch 12 is operated as necessary to make the ON control function, and it is assumed that the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 is temporarily touched by a shift change or the like during normal driving. However, the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 is not operated at all, and the angle of the passenger seat side door mirror 20 is maintained.

In the aspect including the control switch 12, when the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 is constituted by the direction lever 11e as shown in FIG. 1B, the direction lever 11e itself is controlled by the control switch 12 as shown in FIG. A mode that also serves as the above can be considered. That is, when the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 is ON-controlled, by pushing the top of the direction lever 11e in which the body is housed, the direction lever 11e protrudes to the outside and can be tilted. When the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 is turned off, the body of the direction lever 11e is housed inside by pushing the top of the direction lever 11e inward.
According to this aspect, it is not necessary to newly provide the control switch 12 at a different location from the auxiliary adjustment switch 11, so that the apparatus can be omitted and the operability can be improved.

Further, as a mode for controlling whether or not the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 can be operated, a mode in which the vehicle is automatically turned OFF when the vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed regardless of whether the vehicle is moving forward or backward is also conceivable. That is, the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 is ON-controlled only when the speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined speed (for example, 20 km / h), thereby enabling the operation.
Most of the scenes that require the angle adjustment of the passenger side door mirror 20 are at low speeds such as when the vehicle is reversing or when the vehicle is traveling forward and slow. Thus, the OFF control is performed.

Further, as a mode for controlling whether or not the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 can be operated, a mode in which ON / OFF control is performed in conjunction with a gear shift change can be considered. That is, the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 is ON-controlled or OFF-controlled when a shift change to a predetermined gear is performed.
At this time, since it is considered that the angle adjustment of the passenger side door mirror 20 is often required when the vehicle moves backward, the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 is ON-controlled in conjunction with the shift change to the back gear, for example. It can be considered to be an aspect in which OFF control is performed in conjunction with a shift change to the other gear.

In order to return the angle of the passenger side door mirror 20 by operating the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 to the original position, an operation release switch 13 may be considered. In other words, in the vicinity of the auxiliary adjustment switch 11, the operation release switch 13 is provided separately from the auxiliary adjustment switch 11.
With respect to the angle of the passenger side door mirror 20 changed by operating the auxiliary adjustment switch 11, it is possible to restore the state before operating the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 by operating the operation release switch 13. Become.
By adopting such a mode, the operation of returning the original angle by operating the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 again with respect to the changed angle of the passenger seat side door mirror 20 is eliminated.

As an aspect for returning the angle of the passenger seat side door mirror 20 by operating the auxiliary adjustment switch 11, in addition to the aspect by the operation of the operation release switch 13, an automatic operation is performed when the vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed. It is also possible to consider a mode in which data is restored. In other words, when a predetermined speed (for example, 20 km / h) is exceeded, an operation similar to that of operating the operation release switch 13 is performed.
As described above, scenes that require the angle adjustment of the passenger side door mirror 20 are mostly at low speeds such as when the vehicle is moving backward. Therefore, the passenger side door mirror 20 is operated by operating the auxiliary adjustment switch 11 at low speeds. The angle is maintained, and the rest is automatically restored to the original angle.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the passenger seat side door mirror angle adjustment system according to the present invention moves the hand naturally on the switch without visually checking the position of the adjustment switch, as shown in FIG. Therefore, while maintaining the correct driving posture, it is possible to operate and adjust extremely instantaneously, and for the driver, the adjustment switch can be operated easily and intuitively with the hand on the passenger seat side. While traveling forward and backward, it is possible to use one hand for steering operation and the other hand for adjusting the angle of the passenger side door mirror without any discomfort. Since the safety of driving operation is ensured, it is understood that the industrial applicability of the present invention is great.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Center console part 10 Gear shift knob 11 Auxiliary adjustment switch 11a-11d Direction switch 11e Direction lever 12 Control switch 13 Operation release switch 20 Passenger side door mirror

Claims (8)

A system for adjusting the angle of a passenger side door mirror in a vehicle,
A dedicated auxiliary adjustment switch for adjusting the angle of the passenger side door mirror is provided at a predetermined location in the center console section,
A passenger-side door mirror angle adjusting system, wherein a driver can adjust the angle of a passenger-side door mirror by operating the auxiliary adjustment switch with a hand on the passenger-seat side.   The passenger side door mirror angle adjustment system according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary adjustment switch is provided on an upper surface or a side surface of the gear shift knob.   3. The passenger side door mirror angle adjustment system according to claim 1, wherein a control switch that performs ON / OFF control of the auxiliary adjustment switch is provided in the vicinity of the auxiliary adjustment switch. 4.   The passenger side door mirror angle adjustment system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the auxiliary adjustment switch is automatically turned OFF when a predetermined speed is exceeded.   The passenger side door mirror angle adjustment system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the auxiliary adjustment switch is ON / OFF controlled in conjunction with a gear shift change.   6. The passenger seat side according to claim 5, wherein the auxiliary adjustment switch is ON-controlled in conjunction with a shift change to a back gear and OFF-controlled in response to a shift change to other gears. Door mirror angle adjustment system.   The operation release switch for restoring the angle of the passenger side door mirror by operating the auxiliary adjustment switch to a state before the operation is provided in the vicinity of the auxiliary adjustment switch. 6. The passenger seat side door mirror angle adjustment system according to any one of claims 6 to 10.   The angle of the passenger seat side door mirror by operating the auxiliary adjustment switch is automatically restored to the state before the operation when a predetermined speed is exceeded. The passenger side door mirror angle adjustment system described in 1.