WO2012165078A1

WO2012165078A1 - Vehicle operation device

Info

Publication number: WO2012165078A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/060481
Authority: WO
Inventors: 鈴木　健之
Original assignee: 本田技研工業株式会社
Priority date: 2011-06-02
Filing date: 2012-04-18
Publication date: 2012-12-06
Also published as: JPWO2012165078A1; JP5632968B2

Abstract

This vehicle operation device performs an input operation with respect to an operation item having a plurality of levels, and is provided with an operation member that an operator can grasp. The operation member has respectively for each level an operator that selects a menu item along with the movement between levels by performing an input operation with respect to a selectable menu item, and the operator is independently operated by different operations in the state of being grasped by the operator.

Description

Vehicle control device

The present invention relates to a vehicle operation device.
Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-124352, filed Jun. 2, 2011, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Conventionally, as an operation device for performing input operation of various in-vehicle devices such as air conditioners, sound devices, navigation devices, etc., from selection of in-vehicle devices to be operated, function selection and function adjustment of selected in-vehicle devices 2. Description of the Related Art There is known an operation device which selects and decides operation items having a hierarchy stepwise by operating operation members such as an operation lever disposed at hand until selection.
As such an operation device, for example, a button focus on the display is operated by the operation lever, a desired menu item is selected from the menu items displayed on the display, and then the button focus is displayed on the display There is known a configuration in which a desired function is executed by shifting to each hierarchy according to the selected menu item by matching with the decision button of (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-152361

However, in the case of the configuration of Patent Document 1 described above, it is necessary to perform operations of selection of menu items and determination for each hierarchy by the operation lever. Therefore, in order to execute a desired function, it is necessary to perform the selection / determination operation by the operation lever a plurality of times. Further, the operator needs to look at the display and operate the operation member while confirming the displayed hierarchy and the menu item to be selected.
Therefore, there is a problem that the operability is low, such as increase in eye movement, and the burden on the operator is increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle operation device capable of improving operability and reducing the burden on the operator.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, the present invention adopts the following.
(1) That is, the vehicle operation device according to one aspect of the present invention is a vehicle operation device that includes an operation member that can be gripped by the operator and performs an input operation on operation items having a plurality of levels, The operation member has an operator for selecting the menu item with transition between the layers by performing an input operation on a selectable menu item for each hierarchy, and the operator is And in a state in which the operation member is held, the operation members are independently operated by different operations.

(2) In the vehicle operation device according to (1), the plurality of layers are a first layer for selecting one in-vehicle device from a plurality of in-vehicle devices, and the first layer is selected in the first layer From a plurality of functions or setting values in the one operation mode selected in the second hierarchy, which selects one operation mode from among a plurality of operation modes in one in-vehicle device, and the second hierarchy , And a third layer for selecting one function or one setting value.

(3) In the vehicle operation device according to (1) or (2), one of the operators among the operators is configured to be operated by the arm or wrist of the operator, and the other The operator may be configured to be operated by a finger of the operator.

(4) In the vehicle operation device according to (3), the operation element is arranged on an operation lever configured to be tilted in a state of being held by the operator, and an upper surface of the operation lever, A plurality of operation input units configured to be operated by one finger, and a dial rotatably supported on the side surface of the operation lever and configured to be operated by another finger other than the one finger And a unit.

(5) In the vehicle operation device according to (4), the menu item of the first hierarchy configured to select one in-vehicle device from the plurality of in-vehicle devices is the menu item of the first hierarchy One operation mode is configured to be selected from a plurality of operation modes of the first operator associated with each tilting position of the operation lever and the one in-vehicle device selected in the first hierarchy. The menu item of the second hierarchy is associated with each of the plurality of operation input units, and the plurality of functions or the plurality of setting values in the one operation mode selected in the second hierarchy And a third operation element for selecting the menu item of the third hierarchy configured to select one function or one setting value from among the items according to the rotation angle of the dial unit.

(6) In the vehicle operation device according to (1) or (2), the operation lever is configured to be tilted in a state of being held by the operator, and an upper surface of the operation lever And a plurality of operation input units configured to be operated by one finger and rotatably supported by the side surface of the operation lever so as to be operated by another finger other than the one finger And a configured dial unit.

(7) In the vehicle operation device according to (6), the menu item of the first hierarchy configured to select one in-vehicle device from the plurality of in-vehicle devices is the control item may be the One operation mode is configured to be selected from a plurality of operation modes of the first operator associated with each tilting position of the operation lever and the one in-vehicle device selected in the first hierarchy. The menu item of the second hierarchy is associated with each of the plurality of operation input units, and the plurality of functions or the plurality of setting values in the one operation mode selected in the second hierarchy And a third operation element for selecting the menu item of the third hierarchy configured to select one function or one setting value from among the items according to the rotation angle of the dial unit.

(8) The vehicle operation device according to any one of the above (1) to (7), further comprising: a display unit for displaying the menu item on a display screen at a position where the operator can visually recognize; Menu items may be arranged and displayed on the display screen in a direction along the operation direction of the operator for each of the plurality of layers.

According to the aspect of the above (1), since it is possible to independently operate each operation element accompanied by the transition between the layers while holding the operation member, the transition between the layers is performed simultaneously or in a series of continuous operations. Can be done with Thereby, setting of a desired operation item can be performed with movement between layers in a single operation, compared to the case where menu item selection and determination operation are performed for each layer as in the prior art. , Operability is improved.
In addition, since the operator can easily learn the correspondence between the input operation to each operation element and the movement state of the operation item in response to the input operation, the operator operates the operation target without visually recognizing the display means etc., for example. So-called blind operation can be easily performed. In addition, since the movement of the sight line can be suppressed as described above, operability can be surely improved.
Therefore, according to the above (1), the burden on the operator can be reduced by the improvement of the operability.

According to the aspect of (2), by hierarchically performing from the selection of the in-vehicle device to the setting of the various functions of the selected in-vehicle device, there is no need to separately provide a switch or the like for selecting the in-vehicle device. All operations can be performed integrally.

According to the above aspect (3), the operation pattern of the input operation is increased by performing the operation with the wrist or the arm in addition to the operation of only the operator's finger, and the input operation of each operator is performed simultaneously or in series. It is easy to do with the operation of.

According to the above aspect (4), the operation input unit is disposed on the upper surface of the tiltable operation lever, and the dial unit is disposed on the side surface. Therefore, the operator guides the tilting operation of the operation lever only by gripping the operation lever, and the thumb is naturally guided to the operation input unit, and the other finger (for example, forefinger) other than the thumb is naturally guided to the dial unit. . Therefore, it is possible to make the shape of a so-called affordance in which the usage can be determined intuitively without reading the manual, the warning note, etc., and the operability can be further improved.

According to the above aspect (5), the menu items of the respective layers are associated with the respective operators operable by different operations. Therefore, migration between layers can be reliably performed simultaneously or in a series of continuous operations.

According to the above aspect (6), since the operation input unit is disposed on the upper surface of the tiltable operation lever and the dial unit is disposed on the side surface, tilting operation of the operation lever is performed only by the operator holding the operation lever. While the thumb is guided to the operation input unit, and the other finger (for example, the index finger) other than the thumb is naturally guided to the dial unit. Therefore, it is possible to make the shape of a so-called affordance in which the usage can be determined intuitively without reading the manual, the warning note, etc., and the operability can be further improved.

According to the above aspect (7), the menu items of the respective layers are associated with the respective operators operable by different operations. Therefore, migration between layers can be reliably performed simultaneously or in a series of continuous operations.

According to the above aspect (8), even when the operator is not sufficiently trained, since the operation can be performed more intuitively, the convenience is improved, and it is possible to lead to the early learning of the operation method.

It is a perspective view of the vehicle interior which shows arrangement | positioning of the operating device for vehicles in embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the operation member from diagonally back. It is the perspective view which looked at the operation member from diagonally forward. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of an operating device, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a display part. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of an operating device, Comprising: It is a figure which shows an operation member. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of an operating device, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a display part. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of an operating device, Comprising: It is a figure which shows an operation member. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of an operating device, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a display part. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of an operating device, Comprising: It is a figure which shows an operation member.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle interior showing the arrangement of a vehicle operating device 1 (hereinafter referred to as the operating device 1). In the following description, the directions such as front, rear, left, and right are the same as the directions in the vehicle unless otherwise specified.
As shown in FIG. 1, the operating device 1 according to the present embodiment is mounted on a vehicle such as a car, for example, and an operator (for example, a driver) performs an input operation on an operation item having a plurality of levels. And perform functions of on-vehicle devices mounted on the vehicle. The controller device 1 of the present embodiment includes an operation member 11 which the operator performs a gripping operation, and a display unit (display means) 12 which displays an operation item according to the operation of the operation member 11.

Examples of the on-vehicle devices of the controller device 1 according to the present embodiment include a navigation device, an air conditioner, an acoustic device, and the like. A desired operation item is set by hierarchically performing the selection of each of the in-vehicle devices to the setting of the in-vehicle devices (functions, setting values, and the like). Specifically, a first hierarchy for selecting a desired in-vehicle device (for example, an air conditioner) from each in-vehicle device, and a plurality of operation modes (for example, blowing mode setting, fan speed setting, etc.) in the selected in-vehicle device A second layer for selecting a desired operation mode (for example, balloon mode setting) from temperature adjustment and a desired function or setting value (for example, balloon) from a plurality of functions or setting values in the selected operation mode A desired function is executed by going through the third hierarchy in which the mode and the temperature setting value are selected.

The display unit 12 is configured by an MID (multi information display) or the like disposed in the instrument panel 15. For example, at a position corresponding to the front of the driver's seat in the instrument panel 15, the display unit 12 virtual-displays an image toward the central portion of the meter panel 16 provided with instruments such as a speedometer and a revolution number meter.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the operation member 11 as viewed obliquely from the rear, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the operation member 11 as viewed obliquely from the front.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, it is desirable that the operation member 11 be disposed at a location where an operator (for example, a driver) can easily reach, for example, the center console 13. The operation member 11 is disposed at a base portion 21 fixed to the center console 13, an operation lever 22 provided to be able to tilt with respect to the base portion 21 (configured to be inclined), and the operation lever 22 And a plurality of hierarchical operators (operators). The hierarchical operators (operators) 23 to 25 perform the input operation with respect to the menu items that can be selected (configured to be selected) in each of the above-described hierarchies, thereby allowing the menu to be moved along with the transitions between the hierarchies. Select an item In the operation device 1 according to the present embodiment, as described above, the case where the operation member 11 is disposed at the center console 13 and the shift lever 14 is disposed at the central portion of the instrument panel 15 will be described. However, even if the operation member 11 is disposed at the central portion of the instrument panel 15 and the shift lever 14 is disposed on the center console 13 contrary to this, the features of the present embodiment are not impaired.

The base portion 21 is formed in a triangular shape in a side view so that the width in the front and rear direction is reduced as it goes upward, and in the center in the front and rear direction, the portion located on both sides in the vehicle width direction A protruding support piece 26 is provided.

The operating lever 22 is connected to the connecting portion 31 connected to the base portion 21, a rod-like gripping portion 32 extending slightly inclined forward as it goes upward, and the upper end of the gripping portion 32. And an enlarged knob portion 33.

The connecting portion 31 is accommodated between the support pieces 26 and supported so as to be tiltable along the longitudinal direction around an axial center P1 of a shaft (not shown) bridged between the support pieces 26 (FIG. 4B See arrow L1). In this case, the control lever 22 is configured to be locked stepwise at every predetermined tilting position by locking means (not shown).
In the operation device 1 according to the present embodiment, the tilting position of the operation lever 22 is associated with the menu item of the first hierarchy (selection of in-vehicle device). Therefore, by tilting the operation lever 22, a menu item corresponding to the tilting position is selected (decided). That is, the operation lever 22 and the locking means function as a first hierarchy operator 23 for selecting a menu item of the first hierarchy by tilting operation with the arm or the wrist.

The gripping portion 32 gradually expands in diameter toward the upper side, and the peripheral edge portion is rounded, and is configured to be gripped by the operator.
The knob portion 33 includes an enlarged portion 41 which expands in the front-rear direction as it goes upward from the upper end of the grip portion 32, and a bulging portion 42 which expands in the lateral direction from the upper portion of the enlarged portion 41 There is. The peripheral portion of the knob portion 33 is rounded in the same manner as the grip portion 32 described above.

The bulging portion 42 is formed such that the amount of bulging in the left-right direction increases as it goes forward, and the bulging portion 42 is located on the rear side in plan view of the entire knob portion 33 (the expanding portion 41 and each bulging portion 42). It has a triangular shape that tapers toward the end. The operation input portions 43a to 43c are disposed side by side in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the bulging portion 42 and the upper surface of the enlarged portion 41 described above. The operation input units 43a to 43c are configured by touch sensors, tact switches, and the like. Therefore, in a state where the operator grips the grip portion 32, it can be operated by, for example, the thumb (one finger).

In the controller device 1 according to the present embodiment, the operated operation input units 43a to 43c are associated with menu items (selection of operation mode) of the second hierarchy. Therefore, by selecting one of the operation input units 43a to 43c among the operation input units 43a to 43c, a menu item corresponding to the operated operation input unit 43a to 43c is selected (decided). That is, the operation input units 43a to 43c function as the second hierarchical control 24 for selecting a menu item of the second hierarchy by the operation of the thumb (the grip of the operation lever 22).

The enlarged portion 41 is arranged such that the upper surface thereof is above the bulging portion 42, and is inclined upward as it goes forward. On the front side of the above-described enlarged part 41, a dial part 44 capable of rotational operation is provided. The dial unit 44 is, for example, an endless rotary encoder, formed in a disk shape whose axial direction is in the vertical direction, and of the outer peripheral portion, the portion positioned on the rear side is accommodated in the enlarged portion 41 There is.
The dial portion 44 is rotatably supported at a portion accommodated in the enlarged portion 41 about an axis P2 of a shaft (not shown) along the vertical direction. In this case, of the outer peripheral portion of the dial portion 44, a portion located on the front side protrudes forward of the front surface of the enlarged portion 41. The protruding portion of the dial portion 44 is disposed at a position where the operator can hold, for example, the index finger (other finger) while gripping the grip portion 32. As a result, the operator can rotate the dial unit 44 by the operation with the index finger.

In the controller device 1 according to the present embodiment, the dial unit 44 is associated with each menu item (for example, function or setting value) of the third hierarchy. Therefore, by rotating the dial unit 44, the menu item to be selected (decided) can be switched according to the predetermined rotation angle. That is, the dial unit 44 functions as the third hierarchy operation element 25 for selecting the third hierarchy by the operation of the index finger.

The hierarchical level operators 23 to 25 of the controller device 1 according to the present embodiment are configured to be operable independently (individually) by different operations according to different parts (for example, an arm, a wrist, a finger, etc.) ing. Therefore, operations of each hierarchy and transition between hierarchies can be operated simultaneously or in a series of continuous operations.

The operation of the controller device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B, FIG. 5A, FIG. 5B, FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6B are figures for demonstrating operation | movement of the operating device 1. FIG. 4A, 5A, and 6A show the display unit 12, and FIGS. 4B, 5B, and 6B show the operation member 11. In the following description, the case of setting the blowout mode of the air conditioner among the on-vehicle devices will be described. In the operating device 1 according to the present embodiment, as an initial state, the operating lever 22 is locked at an intermediate position within the tilting range as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. An operation screen of an apparatus or the like is displayed.

The operator first grips the grip portion 32 of the control lever 22. Then, by tilting the operation lever 22 with the wrist or arm in this state, as shown in FIG. 4A, the image of the display unit 12 is switched, and menu items selectable in the first hierarchy are the display screen of the display unit 12 It scrolls up. The operator tilts the control lever 22 around the axis P1 (in the direction of the arrow L1 in FIG. 4B) to the tilt position corresponding to the desired menu item from the respective tilt positions of the control lever 22. As a result, a desired in-vehicle device is selected (decided) from among the in-vehicle devices, and transition is made to the second hierarchy. As shown in FIG. 5A, the menu item (second hierarchy) of the selected in-vehicle device is enlarged and displayed on the display screen of the display unit 12 in response to the operation of the first hierarchy operator 23. Specifically, on the display unit 12, the operation mode of the in-vehicle device selected by the first hierarchical control 23 (the operation lever 22) is displayed side by side in the left-right direction.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, in order to select a desired menu item from the menu items in the second hierarchy, the operator operates the second hierarchy operator 24. Specifically, the grip is changed so that the thumb is pressed to the operation input units 43a to 43c corresponding to the desired menu item among the operation input units 43a to 43c (see arrow L2 in FIG. 5B). . As a result, a desired operation mode corresponding to the pressed operation input units 43a to 43c is selected (decided) from the selected in-vehicle devices, and transition to the third hierarchy is made. As shown in FIG. 6A, a plurality of menu items (third hierarchy) in the selected operation mode are expanded and displayed in a ring on the display screen of the display unit 12 in response to the operation of the second hierarchy operator 24. Ru. Specifically, the functions or setting values of the operation mode selected by the second hierarchical control 24 are displayed side by side on the display unit 12 at intervals.

As long as the above-described first hierarchy operator 23 is gripped, at least the first hierarchy operator 23 and the second hierarchy operator 24 may be operated first or simultaneously. Absent. For example, when the second hierarchy operator 24 is operated first, after the pressed operation input units 43a to 43c are selected from the menu items of the second hierarchy, the first hierarchy operator 23 is operated. Do. Thus, a menu item is selected from among the menu items of the first hierarchy in accordance with the tilt position. As a result, it is possible to select a desired on-vehicle device mode from the on-vehicle devices.

The operator operates the third hierarchy control 25 to select a desired menu item from the menu items in the third hierarchy. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6B, by rotating the dial unit 44 around the axis P2 with the index finger, the menu item expanded and displayed in a ring shape is rotated, and the menu item to be selected is switched. The operator operates the dial unit 44 in the direction of the arrow L3 to switch the selected menu item, and aligns the selected menu item with the desired menu item. Thereby, the function or setting value of the menu item of the desired in-vehicle device is selected from the in-vehicle devices, and the selected function or setting value is displayed on the display unit 12.
As described above, it is possible to integrally perform selection of the in-vehicle device and setting of the selected in-vehicle device (function, setting value, etc.) based on the input operation of the operator.

As described above, in the operation device 1 according to the present embodiment, the hierarchical operators 23 to 25 for selecting menu items with transition between layers by performing input operation on selectable menu items are operated. A plurality of members 11 are provided in each hierarchy.
According to this configuration, while the operation levers 22 are grasped, the hierarchical operators 23 to 25 performing the transition between the respective hierarchies can be operated independently, so that the transition between the respective hierarchies is simultaneously or continuously performed. It can be done in action. This makes it possible to set a desired operation item with movement between layers in one operation. Therefore, the operability is improved as compared to the case where the menu item selection and the determination operation are performed for each hierarchy as in the conventional case.
Further, the operator can easily learn the correspondence between the input operation to each hierarchical operator 23 to 25 and the movement state of the operation item for the input operation. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform what is called a blind operation in which the input operation is performed without visually recognizing the display unit 12. Thereby, the movement of the sight line can be suppressed, and the operability can be surely improved.
Therefore, the operating device 1 according to the present embodiment can reduce the burden on the operator by improving the operability.

Further, in the operation device 1 according to the present embodiment, there is no need to separately provide a switch or the like for selecting the in-vehicle device by hierarchically performing the process from selection of the in-vehicle device to setting of various functions of the selected in-vehicle device. All operations can be performed integrally by the operating device 1.
Furthermore, by performing the operation with the wrist or the arm in addition to the operation with only the finger, the operation pattern of the input operation can be increased to facilitate the input operation of each hierarchical operator 23 to 25 simultaneously or in a series of operations. it can.

Further, in the operation device 1 according to the present embodiment, the menu items of the respective hierarchies are associated with each other by the hierarchical operators 23 to 25 operable by different operations, so transition between the respective hierarchies can be performed simultaneously or in series. It can be surely performed by continuous operation.
Furthermore, in the operation device 1 according to the present embodiment, the second hierarchical control 24 is disposed on the upper surface of the tiltable control lever 22, and the third hierarchical control 25 is disposed on the front. Therefore, the operator guides the tilting operation of the operation lever 22 only by gripping the operation lever 22, and the thumb is naturally guided to the second layer operator 24 and the forefinger is naturally guided to the third layer operator 25. Therefore, it becomes a shape with a so-called affordance that allows the user to intuitively determine how to use the instruction without reading the instruction manual or the like, and the operability can be further improved.

In the operation device 1 according to the present embodiment, menu items selectable for each hierarchy are arranged and displayed in the direction along the operation direction of the hierarchy operators 23 to 25 on the display screen of the display unit 12. Specifically, the menu items selectable in the first hierarchy are scrolled along the vertical direction in accordance with the tilting operation of the first hierarchy operator 23, and the operation input units 43a to 43c of the second hierarchy operator 24 are displayed. Menu items selectable in the second hierarchy are displayed side by side in the horizontal direction following the arrangement, and menu items selectable in the third hierarchy are ring-shaped following the rotation operation of the dial unit 44 of the third hierarchy control 25 Expand to.
According to this configuration, even when the operator is not sufficiently trained, since the operation can be performed more intuitively, the convenience is improved, and it is possible to connect to the early learning of the operation method.

The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes the above-described embodiments to which various modifications are added without departing from the scope of the present invention. That is, the configurations and the like described in the above-described embodiment are merely examples, and can be changed as appropriate.
For example, in the embodiment described above, the case where three hierarchical operations are performed by the hierarchical operators 23 to 25 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Two or four or more hierarchical operations may be performed.
Further, in the embodiment described above, the case where the operation lever 22 is tilted in the front-rear direction has been described, but the invention is not limited to this, and may be tilted in the left-right direction.

In the embodiment described above, the display unit 12 is disposed on the meter panel. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Even if the display unit 12 is disposed at the center of the instrument panel 15 in the vehicle width direction, the front of the vehicle is It does not matter as a HUD (head up display) apparatus which displays on a window.
In addition, when releasing the operation of the operation lever 22, it may be configured to be restored to the initial position, or may be fixed at the tilting position according to the previous input operation.
In addition, temporarily pressing the plurality of operation input units 43a to 43c among the operation input units 43a to 43c simultaneously invalidates the input operation by the operation member 11 or performs alerting by feedback by vibration or sound. It does not matter.

Further, at the time of releasing the operation of the operation member 11, the image displayed on the display unit 12 is an operation item according to the previous input operation even when the operation screen of the navigation device or the sound device is displayed as described above. May be displayed.
In addition, even if the dial unit 44 described above is an endless type as in the embodiment described above, it may be rotatable between predetermined angle ranges. When it is possible to rotate between the predetermined angle range, it is possible to associate the rotation angle of the dial unit 44 with each menu item (for example, function selection or function adjustment) of the third hierarchy.

In the embodiment described above, the configuration in which the operation member 11 is disposed on the center console 13 has been described, but instead, the operation member 11 is fixed to the driver's seat and the operation integrally with the back and forth movement of the driver's seat The member 11 may be moved.

In the state in which the operation member is held, each operation element accompanied by transition between the layers can be operated independently, so that transition between the layers can be performed simultaneously or in a series of continuous operations. Thereby, setting of a desired operation item can be performed with movement between layers in a single operation, compared to the case where menu item selection and determination operation are performed for each layer as in the prior art. , Operability is improved.
In addition, since the operator can easily learn the correspondence between the input operation for each operator and the movement state of the operation item in response to the input operation, for example, the operator can operate the operation target without viewing the display means etc. So-called blind operation can be easily performed. Therefore, the eye movement can be suppressed, and the operability is surely improved.
And the burden on the operator can be reduced by the improvement of the operability.

11 operation member 22 operation lever 23 first layer operator (operator)
24 Level 2 operators (operators)
25 Level 3 Operators (Operators)
43a to 43c operation input unit 44 dial unit

Claims

A vehicle operation device including an operation member that can be held by an operator and performing an input operation on an operation item having a plurality of levels,
The operation member has an operator for selecting the menu item with transition between the layers by performing an input operation on selectable menu items, for each of the layers.
The operating device for a vehicle, wherein the operating element is operated independently by different operations in a state where the operating member is gripped.
The plurality of layers are
A first layer for selecting one in-vehicle device from a plurality of in-vehicle devices;
A second hierarchy in which one operation mode is selected from a plurality of operation modes of the one in-vehicle device selected in the first hierarchy;
A third hierarchy in which one function or one setting value is selected from a plurality of functions or a plurality of setting values in the one operation mode selected in the second hierarchy;
The vehicle control device according to claim 1, characterized in that:
Among the controls, one of the controls is configured to be operated by the arm or wrist of the operator, and the other is configured to be operated by the finger of the operator. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that
The controller is
An operation lever configured to be tilted while being held by the operator;
A plurality of operation input units arranged on the upper surface of the operation lever and configured to be operated by one finger;
4. The vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising: a dial portion rotatably supported on a side surface of the operation lever and configured to be operated by another finger other than the one finger. Operating device.
The controller is
A first operation element in which the menu item of the first hierarchy configured to select one in-vehicle device from among a plurality of in-vehicle devices is associated with each tilting position of the operation lever;
The menu item of the second hierarchy configured to select one operation mode out of the plurality of operation modes of the one in-vehicle device selected in the first hierarchy corresponds to each of the plurality of operation input units A second operator associated with the
The menu item of the third hierarchy configured to select one function or one setting value from among a plurality of functions or a plurality of setting values in the one operation mode selected in the second hierarchy The vehicle operation device according to claim 4, further comprising: a third operation element which is selected by the rotation angle of the dial portion.
The controller is
An operation lever configured to be tilted while being held by the operator;
A plurality of operation input units arranged on the upper surface of the operation lever and configured to be operated by one finger;
The dial according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a dial portion rotatably supported on the side surface of the operation lever and configured to be operated by another finger other than the one finger. Vehicle control device.
The controller is
A first operation element in which the menu item of the first hierarchy configured to select one in-vehicle device from among a plurality of in-vehicle devices is associated with each tilting position of the operation lever;
The menu item of the second hierarchy configured to select one operation mode out of the plurality of operation modes of the one in-vehicle device selected in the first hierarchy corresponds to each of the plurality of operation input units A second operator associated with the
The menu item of the third hierarchy configured to select one function or one setting value from among a plurality of functions or a plurality of setting values in the one operation mode selected in the second hierarchy The vehicle operation device according to claim 6, further comprising: a third operation element which is selected by the rotation angle of the dial portion.
And a display unit for displaying the menu item on a display screen at a position where the operator can visually recognize the menu item;
The vehicle operation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the menu items are arranged and displayed on the display screen in a direction along the operation direction of the operator for each of the plurality of layers.