JP2002052959A - On-vehicle enclosed type display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle display device capable of used for various models of vehicle. SOLUTION: This on-vehicle enclosed type display device is equipped with a slider 3 movable from a condition enclosed in a case 1 to a condition protruding from the case 1, and an arm 5 rotatable around a first shaft 4 disposed on an end in the protruding direction of the slider 3. A display 2 is supported to be rotatable around a second shaft 6 disposed on the end of the arm 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an in-vehicle display device such as an in-vehicle television, and more particularly to an in-vehicle display device suitable for being accommodated in a 1DIN size case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An instrument panel 1
FIGS. 7 and 8 show a conventional example of a vehicle-mounted display device such as a vehicle-mounted television housed in a DIN-size housing. The case 1 in the figure is housed and fixed in the storage section of the vehicle. The slider 3 is movable so as to protrude from the state accommodated in the case 1, and supports the display 2 via a shaft 4 so as to be rotatable upward.

When not in use, the display 2 and the slider 3 are housed in the case 1.
First, as shown in FIG. 7, the slider 3 is driven so as to protrude from the case 1 by a driving device (not shown) while holding the display 2 horizontally. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8, the display 2 is rotated upward around the axis 4 to display the display screen 2c.
Is viewed from the crew.

FIG. 9 shows a case in which the above-mentioned display device is mounted on a certain vehicle type. The in-vehicle display device is accommodated in the accommodating portion of the instrument panel 15, and after the slider 3 projects while the indicator 2 is horizontally supported, the indicator 2 is moved to the shaft 4
Although the display device 2 is pivoted upward, the upper projecting portion 15a of the instrument panel 15 protrudes into the rotation path of the display device 2, so that the display screen of the display device 2 cannot be oriented so that the occupant can see it. Therefore, in this vehicle model, FIGS.
Cannot be used.

FIGS. 10 and 11 show another example of a conventional vehicle-mounted display device. The case 1 in the figure is housed and fixed in the storage section of the vehicle. The slider 3 is movable so as to protrude from the state stored in the case 1,
The display 2 is rotatably supported downward via the.

When not used, the display 2 and the slider 3 are housed in the case 1.
First, as shown in FIG. 10, while the slider 3 holds the display 2 horizontally, the case 1 is driven by a driving device (not shown).
Driven to protrude from the Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 11, the display 2 is rotated downward around the axis 4 so that the display screen 2c is oriented so as to be seen by the occupant.

FIG. 12 shows the case where the above-mentioned display device for vehicle is mounted on a certain vehicle type. The in-vehicle display device is accommodated in the accommodating portion of the instrument panel 15, and after the slider 3 projects while supporting the display device 2 horizontally, the display device 2 is rotated downward around the axis 4. Since the lower protruding portion 15b of the instrument panel 15 and the shift lever 16 protrude from the turning path 2, the display screen of the display 2 cannot be oriented so that the occupant can see it. Therefore, this type of vehicle cannot use the in-vehicle display device described with reference to FIGS.

In the display device proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-104293, the display is turned upside down by a supporting member which is protruded from a case in a horizontal posture and then rotated.
The case can be mounted in one of two orientations, and the case is configured to be mounted in any of a direction in which the indicator turns downward and a direction in which the indicator turns upward.

According to this display device, when there is an obstacle on the lower side in front of the instrument panel, the display is turned upward, and when there is an obstacle on the upper side, the display is turned downward. However, it could not be used for vehicles with obstacles on both the upper and lower sides.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle display device which can be used in a wide range of vehicle types. It is in.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an in-car stowable display device, comprising: a slider movable from a state accommodated in a case to a protruding state; And an arm rotatable about an axis of the arm, and the display is supported so as to be rotatable about a second axis arranged at a tip end of the arm.

Further, in the above-mentioned storage type display device for a vehicle, a first switch operated by the display unit or the arm when the display unit is turned in a direction to close the arm is set to the arm or the arm. The second switch is fixed to a display, and the second switch is fixed to the tip of the display. The operation of the second switch is enabled only when the first switch is operated, and the second switch is set to The operation of the slider is started by operating the slider.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned stowable display devices mounted on a vehicle, a first gear is fixed to the arm with the second shaft as a center axis, and the first gear is rotatably supported by the display. A second gear meshing with the gear is rotated by a motor supported by the display.

[0014]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a storage type display device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 are side views showing a vehicle-mounted storage type display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The case 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is housed and fixed in the housing of the vehicle. The slider 3 is movable so as to protrude from the state accommodated in the case 1, and rotatably supports an arm 5 via a shaft 4. The arm 5 supports the display 2 rotatably around the second shaft 6 as shown in FIG. 4, and when not in use, as shown in FIG. Is housed in When the indicator 2 is used, when the second switch 9 is operated by pressing the knob 8 also shown in detail in FIG. 5 (a), a driving device (not shown) starts to move the slider 3 as shown in FIG. From the case 1.

The slider 3 supports an arm 5 rotatably about a first shaft 4 disposed at the tip thereof.
When the slider 3 is moved in and out of the case 1, the arm 5 is held in a horizontal state as shown in FIG. Slider 3
After projecting from case 1 to the end position shown in FIG.
The arm 5 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 2 around the first axis 4 by a driving device (not shown).

The arm 5 rotatably supports the display 2 around the second shaft 6 as shown in FIG. 4. When the arm 5 is rotated, the display 2 is turned as shown in FIG. The arm 5 is held in a closed state. When there is no obstacle, as shown in FIG. 3, the arm 5 and the display 2 are turned to the vertical position. However, when the arm 5 and the indicator 2 hit an obstacle such as a projection of the instrument panel, the driving load increases.
When the motor current exceeds a predetermined value, the motor stops. After the arm 5 is stopped, the display 2 can be manually rotated about the second axis 6 to be inclined as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, in order to prevent the arm 5 and the slider 3 from being driven in a state where the display 2 is opened with respect to the arm 5, FIG. The first switch 10 shown is attached to the printed circuit board 7 arranged in the display case 2a.

As shown in detail in FIG.
The projection 5a provided on the display unit 2 deforms the display case 2a in a state where the display 2 is closed, and activates the first switch 10. Thus, the operation of the second switch is effective only when the display 2 is closed and the first switch 10 is operated.

The second switch starts the open / close operation of the display 2. When the display 2 is stored in the case 1, when the knob 8 is pressed, the second switch 9 is operated, and the above-mentioned display is performed. The opening operation of the device 2 is started. The end point of the open operation is when a switch (not shown) detects that the arm 5 has been rotated to the vertical position or when the arm 5 hits an obstacle.

When the knob 8 is pressed while the display 2 is open and pivoted to the closed position with respect to the arm 5, the second switch 9 is operated, and the closing operation of the display 2 is started. You. In the closing operation of the display 2, the arm 5 is first turned to the horizontal position shown in FIG.
Are stored in the case 1 together with the display 2. Slider 3
Is detected by a switch (not shown), the motor of the driving device is stopped.

In this way, even if the arm 5 is prevented from turning upward by the obstacle, the display 2 is rotated to a position that can be seen by the occupant of the vehicle so that the display screen of the display 2 can be seen. be able to.

Referring to FIG. 6, a vehicle-mounted storage type display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this example, similarly to the first embodiment, the slider 3 is movable so as to protrude from the state accommodated in the case 1, and supports the arm 5 rotatably via the first shaft 4. I have. Further, the arm 5 rotatably supports the display 2 via a second shaft 6, and the opening / closing operation of the display 2 by a second switch 9 operated via a knob 8. Is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

In this example, the motor 1 fixed to the display 2
1, the display 2 is rotated with respect to the arm 5. That is, a spur gear 14 having the second shaft 6 as a central axis is provided so as to be fixed to the arm 5.
Is meshed with a spur gear 13b rotated by a motor 11 around a shaft 12 supported by the display 2. Spur gear 13
The helical gear 13a integrated with the worm gear 11a meshes with the worm gear 11a fixed to the rotating shaft of the motor 11, and
3b is rotated by the motor 11.

As described above, the display 2 is rotated by the motor 11 so as to be opened and closed with respect to the arm 5. An open switch for rotating the display 2 to open with respect to the arm 5 and a close switch for rotating the display 2 so as to close with respect to the arm 5 are provided on the display 2 but are not shown.

Each time the above-mentioned open switch is pressed, the display 2 is turned in the open direction by a certain angle. When the close switch is pressed, the display 2 is turned in the closing direction. Although not shown in FIG. 6, the first switch described in the first embodiment is also provided in the second embodiment.
The display 2 stops when the first switch is operated. Pressing the knob 8 activates the second switch 9, but only when the first switch is activated.
Starts the open operation of the display 2 by the first
This is the same as the embodiment.

Although the embodiment is constructed as described above, the invention is not limited to this. For example, the arm may be rotated downward with respect to the slider. Display 2
May be fixed to the arm 5 to detect the closing of the camera, and may be operated by a projection provided on the display.

[0028]

According to the stowable display device for a vehicle according to the present invention, when the instrument panel is mounted on a vehicle having a partly protruding instrument, the display can be operated even if the rotation range of the arm is limited by the instrument panel. By rotating the arm with respect to the arm, a position where the display screen can be seen by the occupant can be set, and the display screen can be attached to many types of vehicles.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an in-car stowable display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing another state of the in-car stowable display device.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing still another state of the in-vehicle storage type display device.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing still another state of the in-vehicle storage type display device.

5 (a) is a partial cross-sectional view of the in-vehicle storage type display device, and FIG. 5 (b) is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. 5 (a).

6 (a) is a partial sectional view of a vehicle-mounted storage type display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 (b) is FIG.
It is a B section enlarged view in (a).

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional stowable display device for mounting on a vehicle.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another state of the in-car stowable display device.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state in which the in-vehicle stowable display device is attached to a vehicle.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another example of the conventional in-car stowable display device.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing another state of the in-car stowable display device.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing a state in which the in-vehicle stowable display device is attached to a vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 case 2 display, 2a display case, 2c display screen 3 slider 4 first axis 5 arm, 5a projection 6 second axis 7 printed circuit board 8 knob 9 second switch 10 first switch 11 motor, 11a Worm gear 12 shaft 13a helical gear, 13b spur gear 14 spur gear 15 instrument panel, 15a upper projection,
15b Lower projection 16 Shift lever

Claims (3)

[Claims] A display device, comprising: a slider movable to protrude from a state housed in a case; and an arm rotatable around a first axis disposed at a leading end of the slider in a protruding direction. Is mounted so as to be rotatable around a second axis disposed at a tip end of the arm. 2. A display according to claim 2, wherein said indicator or a first switch actuated by said arm is fixed to said arm or said indicator when said indicator pivots in a direction to close said arm. The second switch is fixed to the tip of the slider, and the operation of the second switch is enabled only when the first switch is operated, and the slider is driven by operating the second switch. The in-vehicle storage type display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is configured to be started. 3. A first gear is fixed to the arm with the second shaft as a center axis, and a second gear rotatably supported by the display and meshing with the first gear is provided. 3. The storage display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is configured to be rotated by a motor supported by the display device.