JP5160184B2 - In-vehicle monitor mounting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted monitor mounting device that can be equipped with a monitor adjacent to a rear-view mirror, particularly a retrofit for a small vehicle.

  With the progress of computerization or living in cars, monitors such as navigators and televisions have recently been installed in the passenger compartment.

  In the case of a large vehicle, such a monitor can be installed between the seat seats or in a ceiling portion immediately before the rear seat (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, in the case of a small car, there is not enough space for such an installation method, and it has not been possible to install it until now. Therefore, as another installation example, a monitor is provided on the dashboard (for example, see Patent Document 2).

However, when a monitor is provided on the dashboard, the driver must view both the rearview mirror and the monitor separately during driving, which is very troublesome and disturbs the field of view.
JP 2005-313826 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-199845

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides an on-vehicle monitor mounting device that can be mounted even in a small car and that can also check a monitor at the same time as checking a rearview mirror. For that purpose.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, “(1) the television base body 12 attached to the metal frame F of the vehicle body in the ceiling of the interior member of the vehicle body, and (2) the room mirror above the room mirror R” An on- vehicle unit composed of a monitor mounting member 14 mounted on the TV base body 12 for arranging the monitor M so as to be adjacent to R, and (3) a blind cover 16 covering the TV base body 12 from below. (4) The TV base main body 12 includes a main body mounting portion 18 and a mounting bar 22 mounted so as to protrude in the left-right direction, and (5) main body mounting. part 18 is attached to the room mirror fixing frame Fb for mounting the rearview mirror R, (6) mounting bar 22 is attached to the sun visor fixed frame Fa for fixing the left and right sun visor S " A vehicle monitoring mounting device 10, wherein the door.

  According to the present invention, since the “monitor mounting member 14 is disposed above the room mirror R”, the monitor M can be mounted even in a small compact car with limited space, and the installation location thereof. Is above the rear-view mirror R, so the driver can check the rear-view mirror R and at the same time monitor M, ensuring safety during driving for drivers who have to focus their attention forward. be able to. The TV base body 12 is covered with a blind cover 16 from below, so that it cannot be seen from the outside, and the appearance is excellent.

  The invention described in claim 2 limits the blindfold cover 16 and is characterized in that “a remounting hole 62 for remounting the rearview mirror R is further provided on the windshield side of the monitor mounting member 14”. And

  According to this invention, even if the room mirror R is installed at the indoor upper part of the windshield, the monitor M and the room mirror R can be installed close to each other by changing this.

  Further, as in the third aspect of the invention, since the blindfold cover 16 of the in-vehicle monitor mounting device 10 is further provided with the “indoor light mounting portion 56”, the indoor light X can be taken in at the same time. It can be integrated with the on-vehicle monitor mounting device 10 and contributes to the improvement of aesthetics.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an on-vehicle monitor mounting device that can be mounted even in a small car and that can check a monitor at the same time as confirmation of a rearview mirror.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail according to illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an on-vehicle monitor mounting device 10 (hereinafter simply referred to as “mounting device 10”) according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, the mounting apparatus 10 of the present invention is roughly constituted by a television base body 12, a monitor mounting member 14, and a blindfold cover 16.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the TV base main body 12 is formed by punching a metal plate into a required shape and bending it so as to project to the left and right sides of the central bent portion 20 and the central bent portion 20. It is comprised with the attachment bar 22 attached to.

  The main body mounting portion 18 is for firmly mounting the mounting device 10 of the present invention on the metal frame F (Fa, Fb) inside the ceiling T of the vehicle body, and is bent according to the structure inside the ceiling T of the vehicle body. A screw hole 26 (see FIG. 1) for screwing the room light X (see FIG. 4) is drilled in the bent portion 24 extracted at the frame shape at one end. A plurality of attachment holes 30 (see FIG. 2) for attaching the rearview mirror R (see FIG. 4) are formed in the bent portion 28 on the side. The main body attaching portion 18 is formed with a cable insertion hole 18a. On the left and right sides of the bent portion 28 on the other end side of the main body attaching portion 18, hooks 32 extending upward are formed. ing.

  Two screw holes 34 for screwing a monitor mounting member 14 to be described later are formed in the central bent portion 20 of the main body mounting portion 18 at a predetermined interval. The circular holes 36 for positioning the monitor mounting member 14 are respectively formed.

  The mounting bar 22 is an elongated strip-shaped member, and a metal frame F (more specifically, a sun visor fixing frame Fa for fixing the sun visor S to the sun visor S) is provided on the downwardly extending portions 38 at both ends thereof. ) (See FIG. 6), a screw hole 40 is provided for firm mounting.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the monitor attachment member 14 is attached to the pair of left and right base parts 42, a base support part 44 that is swingably attached to the base part 42, and the base support part 44. And a monitor fixing member 46.

  Each base portion 42 is a substantially L-shaped member made of a rigid material such as metal or a resin, and an attachment hole 42a and a positioning pin 42b are formed on the upper surface thereof. Support holes 42c are formed in the surfaces facing each other. A shaft 48 is fitted in each support hole 42c, and the shaft 48 and the base 42 are fixed by means such as welding or adhesion.

  The base support portion 44 is configured so that one end portion of a vertically long rectangular metal plate is folded back into a substantially C shape so as to embrace the shaft 48, and the folded portion of the base support portion 44 includes a free end thereof. A round hole (not shown) is formed on the side, and a screw hole 44a is formed on the side facing the round hole. Then, the end portion of the fastening bolt 50 inserted through the round hole is screwed into the screw hole 44a.

  A screw hole 44b is formed at the other end of the base support portion 44, and a monitor fixing member 46 is attached to the screw hole 44b.

  The monitor fixing member 46 includes an attachment pin 52 and an adjustment knob 54. The mounting pin 52 is a substantially cylindrical member whose cross-sectional shape is formed in accordance with the inner peripheral shape of the screw hole 44a, and a male screw 52a is engraved on the outer peripheral surface. The screw hole 44 b of the base support part 44 and the screw hole 54 a of the adjustment knob 54 are screwed together. Further, an engaging convex portion 52 b that engages with a slide groove (not shown) formed on the back surface of the monitor M is formed at the tip of the mounting pin 52. The shape of the engaging projection 52b may be set as appropriate according to the shape of the mounting groove (or other locking means) on the back of the monitor.

  Here, the monitor M is a car navigator or a television, and a slide groove (not shown) for attaching the engaging convex portion 52b of the mounting pin 52 is formed on the rear surface thereof as described above.

  In this embodiment, the blindfold cover 16 is in the shape of a dharma tray as shown in FIG. 1, and is usually matched to the shape of the interior ceiling T of the vehicle model to be applied, the position of the monitor mounting member 14, the room mirror R, and the like. Formed. The blindfold cover 16 in FIG. 1 is divided into a room side and a windshield side, and the room side is greatly recessed to form an interior light mounting portion 56 to which the interior light X is mounted. An interior light mounting hole 58 is formed on the bottom surface where the interior light X faces. Further, an insertion hole 60 through which the monitor mounting member 14 is inserted is formed in the stepped portion at the boundary between the room side and the windshield side, and the fixed leg Ra of the room mirror R is inserted through the windshield side. A remounting hole 62 to be disposed is formed.

  The vehicle type to which the attachment device 10 according to the present invention is applied is not particularly limited, but a small vehicle type is suitable for the purpose of the present invention.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 4, the room lamp X is mounted in the vicinity of the room mirror R. The interior ceiling T includes a metal frame F [for example, a beam for supporting the interior ceiling T at a required location and for mounting the interior lamp X, the room mirror R, or the sun visor S, for example. ] Is provided.

  A method of attaching the attachment device 10 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 5, the interior light T and the room mirror R are removed from the interior ceiling T, the cables C connected to the interior light X are removed, and the opening 64 appears by removing the interior light X. Is cut out along the blind cover 16 (two-dot chain line portion in FIG. 5). From the opening 64, an existing mounting stay 66 for attaching the room lamp X and the room mirror R to the metal frame F is seen, and this mounting stay 66 is also removed (as will be described later, the TV base main body 12). The main body attaching portion 18 is attached to the metal frame F (Fa, Fb) instead of the attaching stay 66).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the monitor attachment member 14 is attached to the television base body 12. Specifically, the monitor mounting member 14 is positioned with respect to the television base body 12 by fitting a positioning pin 42 b provided on the base portion 42 into the round hole 36 of the central bent portion 20. The tip of the screw 68 inserted through the mounting hole 42a is screwed into the screw hole 34.

  Then, the monitor mounting member 14 and the TV base main body 12 are integrally inserted into the ceiling so that the most part is exposed from the opening 64 of the interior ceiling T which is cut out according to the blind cover 16. The downward extending portions 38 at both ends of the bar 22 are screwed to the metal frame F (more specifically, the sun visor fixing frame Fa). At the same time, the bent portion 28 is screwed to the metal frame F (more specifically, the rear mirror fixing frame Fb). As a result, the television base body 12 is fixed to the metal frame F at three points.

  Subsequently, the interior light X removed from the interior ceiling T is attached to the interior light mounting portion 56 of the blindfold cover 16, and the molding 70 is attached to the outer periphery of the blindfold cover 16 and set at a predetermined position on the interior ceiling T (at this time) The blindfold cover 16 is positioned so that the remounting hole 62 of the blindfold cover 16 coincides with the opening 72 that appears by removing the rearview mirror R). The cables C viewed from the opening 64 are inserted into the cable insertion hole 18a of the main body attachment portion 18 and the insertion end portion is reconnected to the connector of the room light X.

  Subsequently, the support pillar of the rearview mirror R is attached to the rearview mirror fixing frame Fb viewed from the remounting hole 62 of the blindfold cover 16.

  Finally, the room light X is screwed to the bent portion 24 of the main body mounting portion 18, and the engaging convex portion 52 b of the mounting pin 52 is inserted into the mounting groove (not shown) provided on the back surface of the monitor M. Lock and tighten the adjustment knob 54. Thereby, the monitor attachment member 14 and the monitor M are fixed, and the attachment of the monitor M to the ceiling surface is completed.

  Since the base support portion 44 of the monitor mounting member 14 is swingably attached to the base portion 42, the angle of the base support portion 44 can be changed to set the monitor M at a position where it can be easily seen. it can. By doing so, the monitor M is set above the room mirror R as shown in FIG. 7, and the driver can check the monitor M almost simultaneously when checking the room mirror R. In other words, it is possible to check the room mirror R and the monitor M in one operation, and the driver's attention compared to the conventional case where the room mirror R and the monitor M are separated from each other. Can be concentrated in the forward direction and contribute to safe driving.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the vehicle-mounted monitor mounting apparatus concerning this invention. It is a perspective view which shows a television base main body. It is a perspective view which shows a monitor attachment member. It is a figure which shows the vehicle interior of the state before attaching the monitor mounting apparatus for vehicle mounting. It is a figure which shows the state which removed the vehicle interior light. It is a figure which shows the method of attaching the monitor mounting apparatus for vehicle mounting to an interior ceiling. It is a figure which shows the state which attached the monitor mounting apparatus for vehicle mounting to the interior ceiling.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle-mounted monitor mounting apparatus 12 ... TV base main body 14 ... Monitor mounting member 16 ... Blindfold cover 18 ... Main body attaching part 20 ... Central bending part 22 ... Mounting bar 24 ... Bending part 28 ... Bending part 44 ... Base Supporting part 46 ... Monitor fixing member 56 ... Indoor light mounting part 58 ... Indoor light mounting hole 64 ... Opening part 72 ... Opening part C ... Cables M ... Monitor R ... Room mirror S ... Sun visor T ... Interior ceiling X ... Indoor light

Claims (3)

(1) In the ceiling of the interior member of the vehicle body, the TV base body attached to the metal frame of the vehicle body,
(2) a monitor mounting member attached to the television base body for arranging the monitor so as to be adjacent to the room mirror above the room mirror;
(3) An in- vehicle monitor mounting device configured with a blindfold cover that covers the TV base body from below ,
(4) The TV base main body includes a main body mounting portion and a mounting bar mounted so as to protrude in the left-right direction.
(5) The main body attaching portion is attached to a room mirror fixing frame for attaching a room mirror,
(6) The on-vehicle monitor mounting device , wherein the mounting bar is mounted on a sun visor fixing frame for fixing the left and right sun visors .   The in-vehicle monitor according to claim 1, wherein the blind cover further includes a remounting hole for remounting the rearview mirror removed from the vehicle body on the windshield side of the monitor mounting member. Mounting device.   The in-vehicle monitor mounting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the blindfold cover is further provided with a room light mounting portion on the room side where a room light is mounted.

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