JP2001130336A - Opening/closing mechanism of on-vehicle monitor device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an opening/closing mechanism of an on-vehicle monitor device of which operation panel is easily watched and operated either in a storing state or an opening state of a monitoring portion. SOLUTION: The monitoring portion 3 is stored in the upper part of an equipment casing 1, the operation panel 12 is provided on the front surface side of the lower part, the monitoring portion 3 is connected to a slide plate 11 via a pivoting portion 4, and the monitoring portion 3 is rotated into a visible state of forwardly directing its display surface in the opening state in which the pivoting portion 4 is projected and withdrawn to the front surface of the equipment casing 1. A mounting portion 13 of the operation panel 12 can be slid back and forth in the equipment casing 1, an operation surface and the front end of the monitoring portion 3 are disposed at substantially the same positions and a locking portion 16 locks the operation panel 12 in the storing state. In a process from the storing state to the opening state, an engaging lever 17 engages it with the operation panel 12 in the locking state, and the engaging state is held until the opening state is reached.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an opening / closing mechanism for an on-vehicle monitor device, and more particularly, to an on-vehicle monitor device having a monitor portion housed in an upper portion of an equipment housing and having an operation panel on a lower front side. The present invention relates to an opening and closing mechanism that operates to switch between a state and an open state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An opening / closing mechanism for a vehicle-mounted monitor device of this type is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-258632. FIG. 3 is a side view schematically showing an open state of such a conventional in-vehicle monitor device, and FIG. 4 is a side view schematically showing its stored state. In each of the figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a device housing of the monitor device, which is fitted in a predetermined storage space of the dashboard 2 at a position lower than the position of the driver's eyes in an automobile. Reference numeral 3 denotes a monitor unit such as a television, which is connected to a slide plate 5 via a pivot unit 4,
It is stored in the upper part of the device body 1. Reference numeral 6 denotes an operation panel, which is attached to the lower front side of the device main body 1 and has an operation button 7 and a liquid crystal display section 8 indicating an operation designation state on the front side. Reference numeral 9 denotes a printed board on which the control circuit of the monitor device is mounted.

The slide plate 5 is slidable forward and backward on a slide rail (both not shown) by a driving device. When an operation is designated by the operation button 7 to use the monitor device, the slide plate 5 is slid and the monitor unit 3 is pulled out forward. After the pivot 4 is out of the front of the main body 1, the display unit 6 is rotated by a rotating mechanism (not shown).
Is rotated clockwise in the same figure, and as shown in FIG. 4, the monitor unit 3 has its display surface directed forward, and the screen is directed obliquely upward so that the screen is visible to the driver and easy to see. Become a posture.

[0004]

As described above, the monitor section is housed in the upper part of the equipment housing, and the operation panel is provided on the lower front side thereof. In such a configuration, since the pivoting portion for the rotation is rotated while protruding from the front surface of the device housing, the driver A receives the signal from the driver A as shown by hatching in FIG. Since the visible area was blocked by the edge of the monitor 3 around the pivot 4, the liquid crystal display 8 and the like could not be seen clearly, which hindered the operation.

[0005] The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an on-vehicle monitor opening / closing mechanism in which the operation panel is easy to see and operate even when the monitor unit is in the stored state or the open state.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus comprising: a monitor section housed in an upper portion of an equipment housing; an operation panel provided on a lower front side of the equipment housing; Is connected to a slide plate via a pivot, so that the monitor can be rotated to a visible state with the display surface facing forward in an opened state in which the monitor is projected to the front of the device housing and pulled out. In the opening and closing mechanism of the in-vehicle monitor device, the operation panel is slidable in the front-rear direction in the device housing, and in the storage state, the operation surface of the operation panel and the front end of the monitor section are substantially at the same position. The operation panel is locked by the storage state locking means in the state of, and opened in a state where the operation surface of the operation panel and the pivot portion are substantially at the same position in the process from the storage state to the open state. State clerk By means, the engagement state of the stopper is brought into the control panel and the engagement through to be opened its engaged state and to be retained.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing an open state of the on-vehicle monitor device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view schematically showing its stored state. In the respective drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted. The monitor section 3 is connected to the slide plate 11 via the pivot section 4 and is housed in the upper part of the device main body 1. Reference numeral 12 denotes an operation panel, which is attached to a lower portion of the device main body 1.

The operation panel 12 has a mounting portion 13 extending from the back side supported by a slide rail 14 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. A tension spring 15 is attached to the rear end of the attachment portion 13 and urges the operation panel 12 to move backward. Reference numeral 16 denotes a locking portion that locks the operation panel 12 at the storage position, and is provided on the back side of the operation panel 12 so that when the monitor portion 3 is stored as shown in FIG. In opposition, the operation panel 12 is locked by being brought into contact with the front surface of the device body 1. With this locking, the positional relationship between the components is set such that the operation surface of the operation panel 12 is substantially at the same position as the front end of the monitor unit 3. The above-described tension spring 15 and the locking portion 16 form a storage state locking means.

The slide plate 11 has an engagement lever 17 as an open state engagement means. The engagement lever 17 is
In the process of the monitor unit 3 being moved from the housed state to the open state, the monitor unit 3 engages with the back surface of the operation panel 12 locked by the locking unit 16 as shown in FIG. Like that. The mounting position of the engagement lever 17 is such that its engagement surface is the operation panel 12.
The front end of the slide plate 11 and the front surface of the operation panel 12 are set in the same position when engaged with the back surface of the operation panel 12.

[0010] In the monitor device having the above-described configuration, the front end of the monitor section 3 and the front surface of the operation panel 12 are substantially at the same position when housed as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the driver operates the operation panel 12 while observing the operation panel 12 from an oblique direction in front of the monitor device, the field of view is not obstructed by the monitor unit 3, so that the operation can be performed without any trouble.

When the operation panel 12 is operated in the storage state shown in FIG.
In the process from the state to the open state, the engagement lever 17 engages with the back surface of the locked operation panel 12 and thereafter, the engaged state is maintained until the open state. When the monitor unit 3 is pulled out to the open state as shown in FIG. 2, the monitor unit 3 is in a posture that is easy for the driver A to see, and the visual field B for viewing the operation panel 12 is blocked by the monitor unit 3. Operation can be performed without any trouble.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the monitor section is connected to the slide plate which is slidable in the front-rear direction in the apparatus housing via the pivotal support and is housed in the upper part of the apparatus housing, and the operation panel is moved downward. It is slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the device housing provided on the front side, and when the operation surface of the operation panel and the front end of the monitor section are substantially at the same position, the operation is performed by the storage state locking means. When the panel is locked and the operation surface of the operation panel and the pivot portion are substantially at the same position in the process from the stored state to the open state, the locked state is established by the open state engaging means. Since the engaged state is maintained until the operating panel is opened by engaging with the operating panel, the operating panel is easy to see, and the driver operates the operating panel in the stowed state or the open state. When , Without the field of view is blocked by the monitor unit, easy to operate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing an open state of a vehicle-mounted monitor device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view schematically showing a storage state of the vehicle-mounted monitor device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view schematically showing an open state of a conventional in-vehicle monitor device.

FIG. 4 is a side view schematically showing a storage state of the vehicle-mounted monitor device shown in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 device main body 2 dashboard 3 monitor section 4 pivot section 7 operation button 8 liquid crystal display section 11 slide plate 12 operation panel 13 mounting section 14 slide rail 15 tension spring 16 locking section 17 engagement lever

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroki Yoshikawa 5-35-2 Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Clarion Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hidekazu Takegasa 5-35-2 Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Clarion F term in the company (reference) 3D020 BA04 BC03 BD08 BD09 5G435 AA00 AA01 EE13 EE16 EE20 EE50 GG41

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A monitor unit is accommodated in an upper part of an equipment housing, and an operation panel is provided on a lower front side, and the monitor part is connected to a slide plate slidable in a front-rear direction in the equipment housing via a pivotal support part. The opening / closing mechanism of the vehicle-mounted monitor device, wherein the monitor portion is pivotally moved to a visible state with the display surface facing forward in an opened state where the pivot portion is protruded to the front surface of the device housing and pulled out. In the storage state locking, the operation panel is configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction in the device housing, and in the storage state, the operation surface of the operation panel is substantially at the same position as the front end of the monitor unit and locked. Means, and an open state engaging means for engaging with the operation panel in the locked state in a process from the storage state to the open state and holding the engaged state until the operation panel is opened, thing An opening / closing mechanism for an in-vehicle monitor device.