FR2758112A1 - AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT FOR RECEIVING A PORTABLE RADIO TELEPHONE - Google Patents

Abstract

The equipment comprises, in a sun visor (1), pivoting from a folded and retracted position to a functional position, a housing (2) for receiving the telephone (100) and means for connecting the telephone (100) to a vehicle antenna. The equipment allows the use of the telephone while driving.

Description

Automotive vehicle equipment receiving a

portable radio telephone.

  The invention relates to a motor vehicle equipment for receiving a portable radio telephone allowing the use of the telephone while driving the vehicle, comprising a housing for receiving the telephone and means for connecting the telephone to

  an antenna of the motor vehicle.

  The equipment is characterized by the fact that it is integrated in

  retractable means of the vehicle within the reach of the driver.

  Preferably, the equipment is integrated in a sunshade pivotally mounted on the motor vehicle of a folded position,

  in which it is retracted, to a functional position.

  The plaintiff did not merely integrate the portable radio telephone into the motor vehicle. It was able to take advantage of the retraction property of the sun visor, a priori only intended to protect the driver against awkward lighting, in order to make the portable radio available both within the reach of the driver and usable without danger, while driving. In addition, the integration of the mobile phone into the vehicle is not a problem,

but on the contrary very discreet.

  The equipment may include a microphone and a loudspeaker

  non-portable speakers, attached to the vehicle.

  In a preferred embodiment of the equipment of the invention, connection means are provided for connecting the

  portable radio telephone to an electronic on-board system.

  If the on-board electronic system includes an entry keypad and a display screen, the driver may operate the portable radio telephone in a conventional manner, using its keyboard and display screen, or from the electronic system on board,

  the invention thus offering a great comfort of use of the telephone.

  The invention will be better understood from the description

  following of the preferred embodiment of the equipment of the invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: - Figure 1 shows a view of the habitable of a motor vehicle equipped with the invention; and FIG. 2 represents an electronic functional block diagram of the equipment of FIG. 1, comprising a portable radio telephone associated with an on-board system. The portable radio telephone motor vehicle equipment allows a driver of the vehicle to make a secure telephone call, ie to call or be called, while driving, to

  using the portable radio phone.

  The portable cellular radio telephone 100, here of the GSM type, integrates a microcontroller 101 intended to manage the operation of the telephone 100, and, connected to the microcontroller 101: a radio transmission and reception block 102 provided with a radio antenna 109; a consultation memory 103 containing a telephone diary consisting of a plurality of telephone numbers respectively associated with a plurality of subscriber names; a data recording block 104 carrying messages to be displayed here, received by the radio block 102; and a telephone-subscriber interface comprising a keypad

  input 105, a display screen 106, a microphone 107, and a loudspeaker

speaker 108.

  In addition, the portable telephone comprises a rechargeable battery connectable to an external charging device, and a female "accessory" socket for connecting the telephone to an external electronic system such as a computer,

  fax machine, and other office machines.

  The use and operation of the portable telephone 100 which has just been described, are conventional. It will be noted only that in order to telephone, the subscriber must normally manually enter the telephone 100 by bringing the loudspeaker 108 close to a telephone.

  ear, and the microphone 107 near his mouth.

  The motor vehicle, equipped with the reception equipment of the portable radio telephone 100, comprises an external radio antenna not shown, mounted on the roof of the vehicle, transmitting and receiving radio signals, and an electronic on-board system 6 located at the driver's manual and visual range, here near the shift lever. The electronic on-board system 6 comprises a microcontroller 9, connected to a display screen 7 and to an input keyboard 8, and intended to manage the operation of various electrical or electronic equipment of the vehicle, such as in particular an air-conditioning system, a radio device, a magnetic cassette player and a

  CD player connected to the on - board system 6.

  The motor vehicle is also equipped with a sun visor

  retractable 1 of protection of the driver against awkward lighting.

  The sun visor 1 comprises a substantially rectangular panel, pivotally mounted between a retracted position and a functional position, around a pivot axis fixed transversely to the

  ceiling of the vehicle interior, near the front windshield.

  The pivot axis extends along a longitudinal edge of the windshield

  Sun. In its operative position, the sun visor 1 has its front face 10 substantially in line with the eyes of the driver, and in the retracted position, the front face 10 of the sun visor 1 is folded against

the ceiling of the cockpit.

  The sun visor 1 comprises a housing 2 for receiving the portable telephone 100, comprising a recess, formed in the front face 1 substantially to the dimensions of the telephone 100, and fixing clips 3 for fixing the telephone 100 in the recess 2 of

removable way.

  The sun visor 1 supports, on its front face 10, a loudspeaker

  speaker 4 and a microphone 5, and on its back side another speaker

  speaker not shown, the speakers 4 and the microphone 5 fixedly mounted on the visor 1 being non-portable. Note that the speakers 4 are intended to emit audible sounds remotely, and the microphone 5 can enter sounds also emitted remotely, unlike the speaker 108 and microphone 107 of the phone

portable 100.

  The receiving equipment of the portable telephone 100 further comprises a charging device of the telephone, not shown, connected by a wire to a connection terminal of the telephone

  located in the reception housing 2.

  For the connection of the telephone 100, the external antenna of the vehicle, the loudspeakers 4, the microphone 5, the electronic on-board system 6, and more particularly its microcontroller 9, are connected by wire connection to another connection terminal also located in the receiving housing 2, and can be plugged into the socket

  female external connection, 100 portable phone.

  When it is introduced into the receiving slot 2, the portable radio telephone 100 connects to the charging device via the corresponding connection terminal, and plugs into the other connection terminal by connecting its microcontroller 101 to that 9 of

  on-board system 6, on the vehicle's external radio antenna, on the

  The external antenna, the speakers 4 and the microphone 5, non-portable, thus replace those of the portable telephone 100 for the operation of the telephone 100.

while driving.

  The telephone 100, received and releasably fixed in the housing 2, is automatically loaded. Its use can be carried out using the keyboards 8, 105 and the screens 7, 106 of the equipment, that is to say those, portable, telephone 100 or those,

  attached to the vehicle, the on-board system 6, depending on the driver's choice.

  When driving, if the driver needs neither

  to protect from annoying lighting or to use his telephone 100, the

  sun 1 is placed in the retracted position.

  In case of receiving a call, an audible signal emitted by the loudspeakers 4 warns the driver who, in order to take the call, rotates the sun visor 1 from its retracted position to its functional position and picks up by pressing a call button, either that of the keyboard 8 of the on-board system 6, or that of the keypad 105 of the telephone 100. The driver can then listen to the caller using the loudspeakers 4 and speak to him using the microphone 5, while driving. To hang up, the driver presses again one of the buttons for line and then folds the sun visor 1 in the retracted position. It could also be considered to be able to hang up

  simply by folding the sun visor 1 in the retracted position.

  To make a call, the driver, after putting the sunshade 1 in the operative position, as explained above, dials a number to one of the keyboards 105 or 8 of the equipment. The driver can also call a number of his telephone diary by selecting it in the consultation memory 103 of the portable telephone 100, using the keyboard 105 and

  the screen 106 of the telephone 100 or those 7, 8 of the on-board system 6.

  Of course, the telephone call and the hung up

  are performed as described in case of call reception.

  Finally, the driver can consult a message received by the telephone 100 and recorded in the registration block 104, in

  displaying it on one of screens 106 or 7 of the equipment.

Claims (4)

  1 - Automotive vehicle equipment for receiving a portable radio telephone (100) allowing the use of the telephone (100) while driving the vehicle, comprising a housing (2) for receiving the telephone (100) and means for connection of the telephone (100) to an antenna of the motor vehicle, the equipment being characterized by the fact that it is integrated in means   retractable (1) vehicle within the reach of the driver.   2 - Equipment according to claim 1, integrated in a screen   sun (1) pivoted on the motor vehicle of a position   folded, in which it is retracted, to a functional position.   3 - Equipment according to one of claims 1 and 2, in   which a microphone (5) and a loudspeaker (4) are provided Portable.   4 - Equipment according to one of claims 1 to 3, in   which connection means are provided for connecting the telephone   portable radio (100) to an electronic on-board system (6).