JP2002248998A - Vehicle-mounted electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily exchange a medium disc such as CD, DVD, and improve the operability by standing a monitor with pulling out forward and leaving it in the usage state in vehicle-mounted electronic equipment. SOLUTION: A monitor 20 and a medium disc loading part 30 are arranged at an upper half and lower half of the inside of equipment body 10 respectively, and the monitor 20 and the medium disc loading part 30 are stored enabling to pulling out for the monitor 20. The monitor 20 can be pulled out and folded for the medium disc loading part 30 by connecting the monitor 20 and the medium loading 30 at the end of each pulling out side via a hinge.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a monitor,
The present invention relates to the in-vehicle electronic devices respectively arranged.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, on-vehicle electronic devices such as a car audio device and a car navigation device have been proposed. For example, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a monitor 110 is provided in an upper half of a 1DIN size device main body 100 built in a dashboard of a driver's seat, a storage medium disk loading unit 120 is provided in a lower half, and Each of them is arranged.

As shown in FIG. 8, a monitor 110 of the vehicle-mounted electronic device is connected to a slider 111 via a hinge, and can be raised and folded with respect to the slider 111. These monitor 110 and slider 11
1 is housed in the upper half part of the device main body 100 so as to be able to be pulled out, and the slider 111 is provided with a motor and a power transmission mechanism for moving between a drawn-out position and a stored position.

Further, the storage medium disk loading unit 120
As shown in FIG. 8, the end surface has a disk slot for inserting and removing a storage medium disk such as a CD or DVD, and is incorporated in a state fixed to the lower half of the device main body 100.

[0005]

In the on-vehicle electronic device having the above-described structure, when the monitor 110 is pulled out of the device main body 100 and the monitor 110 is caused to be moved with respect to the slider 111, as shown in FIG. It is in a state of protruding forward of the device main body 100. For this reason, the storage medium disk loading section 120 is located relatively at the back side, and even if an attempt is made to replace the storage medium disk, the monitor 110 protruding forward becomes an obstacle, and this replacement operation is extremely difficult. Was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle-mounted electronic device that allows a storage medium disk such as a CD or a DVD to be exchanged very easily while the monitor is pulled out to the front and stands up to be used. Is to be significantly improved.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is, for example, as shown in FIGS.
In the in-vehicle electronic device in which the storage medium disk loading unit 30 is disposed in the lower half, respectively, the monitor 20 and the storage medium disk loading unit 30 are retractably housed with respect to the device body 10, and The monitor 20 can be raised and folded with respect to the storage medium disk loading unit 30 by being connected to each other via a hinge 40 at the end on the drawer side.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the monitor and the storage medium disk loading section are connected via hinges at their respective drawer-side ends, so that they can be integrally pulled out and stored in the apparatus main body. As a result, the storage medium disk loading unit is not located at the back side relative to the monitor unlike the related art. For this reason, even when the monitor is pulled out and raised up with respect to the storage medium disk loading section to be used, a storage medium disk such as a CD or a DVD can be easily stored in the storage medium disk loading section, and
The stored storage medium disk can be easily taken out.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the in-vehicle electronic device according to the first aspect, wherein, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, for example, the storage medium disk loading section 30 has an end face on the drawer side. It is characterized in that it has a disk slot 33 for inserting and removing a storage medium disk into and out of the device.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device for a vehicle according to the first aspect, a disk slot for inserting and removing a storage medium disk is provided at an end surface (front surface) on the drawer side of the storage medium disk loading unit. The storage medium disk such as a CD or a DVD can be easily inserted and stored in the disk insertion / removal slot while the monitor is pulled out, and the storage medium disk loading section is raised and used in the used state. And the stored storage medium disk can be easily pulled out from the disk slot.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the on-vehicle electronic device according to the first aspect, wherein the storage medium disk loading section 30 mounts a storage medium disk as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, for example. It is a disc tray.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the in-vehicle electronic device according to the first aspect, since the storage medium disk loading unit is a disk tray on which the storage medium disk is mounted, the monitor is pulled out to load the storage medium disk. The storage medium disk, such as a CD or a DVD, can be easily mounted from above on the storage medium disk loading section, which is the disk tray, and stored while standing up with respect to the section to be used. The storage medium disk can be easily taken out.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that, in the in-vehicle electronic device shown in each embodiment, the device body 10 is a 1DI built in a dashboard (not shown) of the vehicle.
The monitor 20 is an N-size monitor, the monitor 20 is a flat panel for a car navigation device or a car television, and the storage medium disk loading section 30 is for loading a CD, a DVD, or the like.

[First Embodiment] An in-vehicle electronic device according to a first embodiment is, as shown in FIGS.
The monitor 20 and the storage medium disk loading unit 30 are disposed in the upper half and the lower half of the device body 10, respectively.
Is stored so as to be able to be pulled out from the device main body 10. The monitor 20 and the storage medium disk loading unit 30
Each of the drawer-side ends 21 and 31 is connected via a hinge 40 so that the monitor 20 can be raised and folded with respect to the storage medium disk loading unit 30.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a state in which the monitor 20 is set up substantially perpendicular to the storage medium disk loading section 30, but the monitor 20 is adjusted to an angle which is most comfortable for the driver's viewpoint. You can also. Monitor 20
When the storage medium disk loading unit 30 is pulled out from the device main body 10, the monitor 20 is in a state where the surface is in contact with the storage medium disk loading unit 30 and is folded. Also, when the monitor 20 is stored in the device main body 10, the storage medium disk loading unit 30
Fold to the side.

A concave groove 32 as shown in FIG. 1 is provided on both side surfaces of the storage medium disk loading section 30 to smoothly slide the monitor 20 and the storage medium disk loading section 30 back and forth. A concave groove 32 of the storage medium disk loading unit 30 is
Are provided, and these are slidably engaged with each other.

Further, the apparatus main body 10 is provided with a moving mechanism for moving the storage medium disk loading section 30 back and forth, that is, between the draw-out position and the storage position with respect to the apparatus main body 10. Although not shown, the moving mechanism includes a motor provided inside the apparatus main body 10 and a power transmission mechanism for transmitting the power of the motor to the storage medium disk loading unit 30.

In the on-vehicle electronic device according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the storage medium disk is inserted into and removed from the front surface of the storage medium disk loading section 30, that is, the end surface on the drawer side. A disk slot 33 is provided.

A procedure for using the in-vehicle electronic device according to the first embodiment will be described. Here, when not in use, the monitor 20 and the storage medium disk 30 are housed in the device body 10.

First, the motor is driven by a switch operation. By driving the motor, the storage medium disk loading unit 30 moves forward (pull-out direction) via the power transmission mechanism. Next, the storage medium disk loading unit 30
The monitor 20 connected via a hinge 40 to the storage medium disk loading unit 30 is set up as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. At this time, as described above, the raising angle of the monitor 20 can be appropriately changed.

Thereafter, a desired storage medium disk is inserted into the disk loading / unloading port 33 of the storage medium disk loading section 30. Subsequently, while the monitor 20 is standing up, by operating the switch, the storage medium disk loading unit 30 is slid backward (toward the storage direction) to be stored in the device main body 10 and the state shown in FIGS. I do.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a state in which the storage medium disk loading section 30 is slid backward to the limit and the monitor 20 is brought into contact with the apparatus main body 10.
It is also possible to appropriately adjust the distance between the main body 10 and the device.
By doing so, the monitor 20 can be fixed in a state where the monitor 20 is pulled out to the position where the driver can easily see it.

In the case where the in-vehicle electronic device according to the first embodiment is used only as a car audio device, a CD can be loaded on a storage medium disk without pulling out and raising the monitor 20. It is only necessary to load the unit 30.

According to the in-vehicle electronic device according to the first embodiment, even if the monitor 20 is pulled out and raised with respect to the storage medium disk loading unit 30 to use the CD or D,
A storage medium disk such as a VD is inserted into the disk slot 33.
The storage medium disk can be easily inserted and stored in the storage medium disk, and the stored storage medium disk can be easily pulled out from the disk opening 33.

Further, by drawing the monitor 20 and the storage medium disk loading section 30 forward, the heat of the PCB built in the apparatus main body 10 is radiated to the outside, and the pickup device of the storage medium disk loading section 30 is exposed to outside air. Is cooled by the
Less susceptible to heat.

[Second Embodiment] The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to the second embodiment is the same as the vehicle-mounted electronic device according to the first embodiment, except that the storage medium disk loading unit 30
Has a different structure, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The storage medium disk loading section 30 of the vehicle-mounted electronic device according to the second embodiment is a disk tray on which a storage medium disk is mounted, as shown in FIGS. Monitor 20 and storage medium disk loading unit 30
Is pulled out forward, and the monitor 20 is raised to stand up, a storage medium disk mounting portion 34 appears, on which a desired storage medium disk 1 is mounted. At this time, the raising angle of the monitor 20 can be appropriately changed. Thereafter, the storage medium disk loading unit 30 can be moved backward while the monitor 20 is standing up as described above, and the storage medium disk loading unit 30 can be stored in the apparatus main body 10 to reproduce the storage medium disk 1.

According to the in-vehicle electronic device according to the second embodiment, the monitor 20 and the storage medium disk loading section 30 serving as a disk tray are pulled out, and the monitor 20 is raised with respect to the storage medium disk loading section 30. When the storage medium disk 1 such as a CD or a DVD is used, the storage medium disk 1 can be easily mounted on the storage medium disk mounting portion 34 from above.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the concave grooves 32 are provided on both side surfaces of the storage medium disk loading section 30, and correspondingly, the ridges are provided inside the apparatus main body 10. Are slidably engaged with each other, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, convex portions may be provided on both side surfaces of the storage medium disk loading portion 30, and correspondingly, concave grooves may be provided inside the device main body 10, and these may be slidably engaged.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the moving mechanism for moving the storage medium disk loading unit 30 back and forth includes a motor provided inside the apparatus main body 10 and a power source for the motor. Is transmitted to the storage medium disk loading unit 30, but is not limited to this. For example, a spring may be provided between the device body 10 and the storage medium disk loading unit 30 to accommodate When the storage medium disk loading unit 30 is pushed backward,
A mechanism may be used in which the storage medium disk loading section 30 is protruded forward by this spring. In addition, it is needless to say that specific detailed structures and the like can be appropriately changed.

[0031]

According to the first to third aspects of the present invention, a storage medium disk such as a CD or a DVD is stored while the monitor is pulled out and stands up with respect to the storage medium disk loading section to be used. The storage medium disk can be very easily stored in the medium disk loading section, and the stored storage medium disk can be very easily taken out. As a result, the operability is significantly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of an in-vehicle electronic device to which the present invention is applied, in a state where a monitor and a storage medium disk loading unit are drawn forward.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view in which main parts of FIG. 1 are cut away.

3 is a perspective view of the on-vehicle electronic device of FIG. 1 in a state where a storage medium disk loading unit is housed in a device main body with a monitor standing up;

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view in which a main part of FIG. 3 is broken.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of an in-vehicle electronic device to which the present invention is applied, in which a monitor and a storage medium disk loading section are pulled out forward, and a storage medium disk is stored in the storage medium disk loading section. It is a perspective view of a state.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view in which a main part of FIG. 5 is broken.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a state in which a monitor of a conventional on-vehicle electronic device is pulled out forward and stands upright.

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view in which main parts of FIG. 7 are broken.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 storage medium disk 10 device main body 20 monitor 21 end of monitor on drawer side 30 storage medium disk loading section 31 end of drawer side of storage medium disk loading section 32 concave groove 33 disk slot 34 storage medium disk mounting section 40 Hinge

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An in-vehicle electronic device in which a monitor is provided in an upper half portion of a device main body and a storage medium disk loading portion is provided in a lower half portion, wherein the monitor and the storage medium disk loading portion are provided in the device main body. The monitor is mounted so that it can be pulled out from the storage medium disk loading section and can be folded up by being connected to each other via hinges at the ends on the respective drawer sides. Electronics. 2. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said storage medium disk loading section has a disk insertion / removal opening for inserting / removing a storage medium disk on an end face on a drawer side thereof. 3. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the storage medium disk loading section is a disk tray on which a storage medium disk is placed.