JPH0518949U - Display status control device for automobile instrument panel - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] Concerning the control device for automatically adjusting the display state of the instrument panel in the cockpit of the automobile, the display state on the instrument panel of the automobile is suitable for the driver only by performing an entry operation with the key. The purpose is to easily realize the driver's favorite cockpit environment by enabling automatic adjustment to the above state. A device for controlling a display state of an instrument panel provided in an automobile, in which a predetermined key signal corresponding to keys 1-1 and 1-2 is transmitted when a door is unlocked, Storage means 2b for pre-storing data relating to the display state of the instrument panel at an address corresponding to, and data reading means 2a for reading out data at the address corresponding to a key signal transmitted when the door is unlocked from the storage means 2b. The data read means 2a comprises a control means 4 for adjusting and controlling the display state of the instrument panel based on the data read from the storage means 2b.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a control device for automatically adjusting a display state of an instrument panel in a cockpit of an automobile.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Various adjustment mechanisms are installed around the cockpit so that the vehicle can be safely and comfortably driven by all users, but in recent years, the number of such adjustment mechanisms is increasing in order to respond more precisely to the driver.

On the other hand, this raises a problem as to how the driver can easily operate the adjustment by these adjusting mechanisms under various usage conditions and create a cockpit environment in which the driver can easily drive. However, there is a need for an adjustment time and a means that allows easy and correct adjustment during operation.

Therefore, conventionally, a system has been proposed in which the driver is identified and the environment around the cockpit is quickly and automatically adjusted so that the driver is always in an easy-to-use state.

Conventionally, the adjustment target includes, for example, a seat slide position, a seat reclining position, a seat front-rear height, a vertical / horizontal angle of a rearview mirror or a door mirror, and a handle tilt angle.

Data regarding these adjustment targets is stored in advance in the memory of the computer, and when the driver performs a keyless entry operation (remote control operation) from outside the vehicle, the computer transmits the data to the memory by a signal transmitted from the key. According to the stored data, a command to adjust the seat, mirror, and steering wheel is output, and the actuator that receives the command adjusts the drive.

As a result, when the driver actually gets on the vehicle, the positions of the seat, the mirror, and the steering wheel suitable for the driver are reproduced, and the driver only performs the keyless entry operation, and the cockpit environment of his or her preference is obtained. Is obtained.

[0008]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, as the environment around the cockpit of an automobile, in addition to the positions of seats, mirrors, and handles, there is a display state of the instrument panel that displays speed indication, direction indication, vehicle information, etc. The system does not adjust the display status of the instrument panel like this, and the driver adjusts the display status by operating the volume switch etc.

Therefore, it has been desired to automatically adjust the display state of the instrument panel as described above.

In addition to the brightness adjustment, the display status of the instrument panel, in the case of having a head-up display, adjusts the display position according to the on / off of the head-up display and the driver's eye point (projection angle adjustment). )and so on.

The present invention was devised in view of such a situation, and makes it possible to automatically adjust the display state on the instrument panel of an automobile to a state suitable for a driver only by performing an entry operation with a key. In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a display state control device for an automobile instrument panel that can easily realize a driver's favorite cockpit environment.

[0012]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 For this reason, the display state control device for a vehicle instrument panel of the present invention controls the display state of the instrument panel provided for a vehicle in which a predetermined key signal corresponding to the key is transmitted when the key is unlocked. In the device for storing the data, based on the storage means for storing in advance the data concerning the display state of the instrument panel at the address corresponding to the predetermined key signal, and the key signal transmitted when the key is unlocked by the key. Data reading means for reading the data at the address corresponding to the key signal from the storage means, and adjusting / controlling the display state of the instrument panel based on the data read from the storage means by the data reading means. It is characterized by having a control means for controlling.

[0013]

[Action]

 In the display state control device for the vehicle instrument panel of the present invention described above, when the driver unlocks the door of the vehicle with the key, the data reading means responds to the key signal based on the key signal transmitted at that time. The data of the address to be read is read from the storage means.

This data relates to the display state of the instrument panel, and the display state of the instrument panel is automatically adjusted and controlled by the control means based on the data.

[0015]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a display state control device for an automobile instrument panel as a first embodiment of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the brightness of the display is personally identified for each of the two drivers as the display status of the vehicle instrument panel for displaying the speed display, the direction indication, the vehicle information, etc. A case of automatically adjusting to preference will be described.

Further, in this embodiment, the door of the automobile is unlocked by the keyless entry operation by the optical remote controller, and as shown in FIG. 1, the optical remote controller keys 1-1 and 1-2 are used. , There are two transmitters that emit different transmission signals (predetermined key signals) at the time of keyless entry operation, and the two drivers are one of the optical remote control keys 1-1 and 1-2. To use.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a computer mounted on an automobile to which the present embodiment is applied. The computer 2 receives two transmission signals from the optical remote control keys 1-1 and 1-2, and two persons receive the transmission signals. A personal identification section 2a for identifying which driver (which optical remote control key 1-1, 1-2 is a transmission signal from which), and an address corresponding to each transmission signal (predetermined key signal) Further, a memory (storage means) 2b for preliminarily storing data (digital value) relating to the display brightness of the instrument panel is provided.

Here, the personal identification section 2a identifies which of the optical remote controller keys 1-1 and 1-2 is the transmission signal, and then the data at the address corresponding to the transmission signal is stored in the memory 2b. It also functions as a data reading means for reading.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a D / A conversion unit that converts digital data read from the memory 2b into an analog value, and 4 denotes data from the D / A conversion unit 3 (that is, read from the memory 2b). Illuminance adjusting circuit (control means) for adjusting and controlling the brightness (illuminance) of the lamp 5 for displaying the instrument panel based on the obtained data).

Further, 6 is a lighting switch that is turned on when the lamp 5 is turned on, 7 is a power source for supplying lighting power to each lamp 5 via the lighting switch 6, and 8 is a lamp 5 by the illumination adjustment circuit 4. Is a manual / auto changeover switch for selecting whether the illuminance is automatically adjusted based on the data from the memory 2b or manually by the volume switch 9. This switch 8 is normally used for automatic adjustment (automatic adjustment). ) Side, that is, the open state shown in FIG. 1 is prioritized.

Further, 10 is a switch which is interposed between the D / A converter 3 and the illuminance control circuit 4 and is driven in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the switch 8. This switch 10 is opened when the switch 8 is opened. In the closed state, the data from the D / A converter 3 is sent to the illuminance control circuit 4, while in the open state when the switch 8 is closed, the illuminance control of the lamp 5 based on the setting data by the volume switch 9 is performed. The illuminance adjusting circuit 4 is operated.

With the above configuration, when one of the two drivers unlocks the vehicle door with the predetermined optical remote control keys 1-1 or 1-2, the optical remote control key is usually used during the unlocking operation. Based on the transmission signal transmitted from 1-1 or 1-2, the personal identification section 2a identifies which driver performs the unlocking operation to get into the vehicle.

The data regarding the display brightness of the preferred instrument panel of the identified driver is read from the memory 2 b, converted into analog data by the D / A conversion unit 3, and input to the illuminance adjustment circuit 4. It

Then, the illuminance adjusting circuit 4 automatically adjusts and controls the brightness (illuminance) of the lamp 5 for displaying the instrument panel based on the data from the D / A conversion unit 3, and the brightness of each driver is adjusted. The display brightness of your favorite instrument panel is automatically obtained.

On the other hand, when the driver wants to change the automatically adjusted display brightness, or when a person other than the driver whose data regarding the desired display brightness is stored in the memory 2b operates, the manual (manual) ) It is necessary to adjust the display brightness of the instrument panel by operation, but in such a case, by switching the switch 8 to the closed state to open the switch 10 and then operating the volume switch 9, In exactly the same way, you can manually adjust the display brightness of the instrument panel.

As described above, according to the device of the first embodiment of the present invention, the display brightness on the instrument panel of the automobile can be displayed only by performing the entry operation by the optical remote control keys 1-1 or 1-2. It can be automatically adjusted to a state suitable for each driver, and the cockpit environment desired by the driver can be easily realized.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, a display state control device for an automobile instrument panel as a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram thereof, and FIGS. ) Is a schematic side view showing a configuration example of a head-up display, respectively. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those used above indicate the same parts, and a description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, in addition to a normal instrument panel, a head-up display 11A, 11B as shown in FIG. 3A or FIG. 3B is used as an instrument panel for an automobile. In this case, the on / off drive of the head-up displays 11A and 11B and the display position adjustment (projection angle adjustment) according to the driver's eye point are automatically adjusted as the driver's preference as the display state of the instrument panel. To explain.

Here, the head-up display 11 A shown in FIG. 3A includes a combiner 11 a which is provided on the inside of the windshield 12 on the dash board 13 and whose angle is adjusted by a drive mechanism (not shown). It is composed of a light source 11b that projects a predetermined display image onto the combiner 11a provided in the board 13, and the display position is adjusted according to the driver's eyepoint by adjusting the angular position of the combiner 11a. It is supposed to be.

The head-up display 11B shown in FIG. 3B is for directly projecting the display image from the light source 11c in the dashboard 13 onto the windshield glass 12, and the drive position of the light source 11c is not shown. By adjusting by the mechanism, the display position can be adjusted according to the driver's eye point.

Further, also in this embodiment, as in the case of the first embodiment, when the optical remote control keys 1-1 or 1-2 are used to unlock the door of the automobile, the two drivers are individually notified. The case of identifying and automatically adjusting the on / off of the head-up display 11A or 11B and the display position adjustment according to the preference of each driver will be described.

In FIG. 2, in the memory 2b of the present embodiment, the head-up display 11A (11B) is stored at an address corresponding to a transmission signal (predetermined key signal) from each of the optical remote controller keys 1-1 and 1-2. ) ON / OFF (whether or not to use) and data (digital value) regarding its display position (projection angle) when ON are stored in advance.

Then, 14 turns on / off the display of the head-up display 11A (11B) by the personal identification unit 2a based on the data from the memory 2b, that is, the information as to whether or not the head-up display 11A (11B) is used. It is an automatic display drive unit (control means) that is driven off.

Further, 15 is a display position (projection angle) of the head-up display 11 A (11 B) based on the data read from the memory 2 b by the personal identification unit 2 a and converted into an analog value by the D / A conversion unit 3. Is an angle adjusting circuit (control means) that adjusts and controls by a drive mechanism (not shown).

Although not shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment as well, similarly to the case of the illuminance of the lamp 5, the display position (projection angle) of the head-up display 11A (11B) is set by a predetermined switch. It can be operated manually by switching.

With the above-described configuration, in the second embodiment as well, when one of the two drivers unlocks the door of the automobile by using the predetermined optical remote control key 1-1 or 1-2, the unlocking is performed. Based on a transmission signal transmitted from the optical remote control keys 1-1 or 1-2 during the lock operation, the personal identification unit 2a identifies which driver performs the unlock operation to get in the vehicle.

Data regarding whether or not the identified driver uses the head-up display 11A (11B), and the display position when the driver is used, is read from the memory 2b, and the D / A conversion unit 3 reads it. It is converted into analog data and input to the automatic display drive unit 14 and the angle adjustment circuit 15.

When the head-up display 11A (11B) is used, the display of the head-up display 11A (11B) is driven by the automatic display drive unit 14.

At the same time, the angle adjusting circuit 15 determines the display position of the head-up display 11A (11B) corresponding to the driver's eye point based on the data from the D / A conversion unit 3 by the combiner 11a or The angular position of the light source 11c is automatically adjusted and controlled by adjusting the drive mechanism, and the display state of the head-up display 11A (11B) desired by each driver is automatically obtained.

As described above, also with the device of the second embodiment of the present invention, the head-up display 11A (as the instrument panel of the automobile can be operated only by performing the entry operation using the optical remote control keys 1-1 or 1-2. The display state of 11B) can be automatically adjusted to a state suitable for each driver, and the cockpit environment desired by the driver can be easily realized.

In the above embodiment, the case where the number of drivers is two has been described, but the device of the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, the case of automatically adjusting the display brightness of the instrument panel and the case of automatically adjusting the display state of the head-up display have been described as the first embodiment and the second embodiment, respectively. The display brightness of the instrument panel and the display state of the head-up display may be automatically adjusted at the same time, or the display brightness of the head-up display may be automatically adjusted.

[0044]

As described above in detail, according to the display state control device for a vehicle instrument panel of the present invention, a memory for storing in advance data relating to the display state of the instrument panel at an address corresponding to a predetermined key signal. Means for reading the data at the address corresponding to the key signal from the storage means based on the key signal transmitted when the door is unlocked by the key, and the data reading means for reading the data from the storage means. With an extremely simple configuration that has a control means for adjusting and controlling the display state of the instrument panel based on the output data, the display state on the instrument panel of the car can be displayed to the driver simply by performing an entry operation with keys. It can be automatically adjusted to a suitable state, and has the effect of easily realizing the driver's favorite cockpit environment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a display state control device for an automobile instrument panel as a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a display state control device for an automobile instrument panel as a second embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are schematic side views showing a configuration example of a head-up display, respectively.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-1, 1-2 Optical remote control key 2 Computer 2a Personal identification section (data reading means) 2b Memory (storage means) 3 D / A conversion section 4 Illuminance adjusting circuit (control means) 5 Lamp 6 Lighting switch 7 Power supply 8 Manual / Auto changeover switch 9 Volume switch 10 Switch 11A, 11B Head-up display 11a Combiner 11b, 11c Light source 12 Front window glass 13 Dashboard 14 Automatic display drive unit (control means) 15 Angle adjustment circuit (control means)

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Creator Tatsuyo Nakano 1 Nakashiniri, Hashime-cho, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture Mitsubishi Motors Engineering Co., Ltd. Okazaki Plant

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A device for controlling a display state of an instrument panel provided in an automobile, in which a predetermined key signal corresponding to the key is transmitted when the door is unlocked by a key,
Storage means for storing in advance data relating to the display state of the instrument panel at an address corresponding to the predetermined key signal, and an address corresponding to the key signal based on the key signal transmitted when the door is unlocked by the key Data reading means for reading data from the storage means and control means for adjusting and controlling the display state of the instrument panel based on the data read by the data reading means from the storage means. A display state control device for an automobile instrument panel.