JP2003101247A - Information equipment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem wherein a button must be operated in order to move and arrange an operating panel to a housing position or a use position. SOLUTION: An on-vehicle acoustic apparatus 1 is provided with the operating panel 11 used to input a command, an operating-panel drive mechanism 14 by which the operating panel is moved and arranged between the housing position used to house the operating panel and the use position capable of using the operating panel and an operating-panel drive part 15. The acoustic apparatus comprises a human-sensing sensor 13 which is arranged in a front part 1A and which senses the creep of a hand into a prescribed range X at the front of the acoustic apparatus, and a microcomputer 20 which drives and controls the drive part 15 in such a way that, when the creep of the hand into the prescribed range X is sensed, the operating panel moved and arranged in the housing position is moved and arranged in the use position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information equipment device, such as an on-vehicle audio equipment, provided with a drive mechanism capable of accommodating an operation panel for inputting various commands in the main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an on-vehicle audio equipment known as such an information equipment device, an operation panel for inputting various commands, a storage position for storing the operation panel, and an operation panel can be used. There is a drive mechanism that allows the operation panel to be moved between use positions.

According to such a conventional on-vehicle audio equipment, for example, it is fixedly arranged on the dashboard of the driver's seat,
If you do not use the operation panel, you can operate the buttons on the front of the on-vehicle audio equipment by one-touch operation.
Since the operation panel moved to the use position can be moved to the storage position, the operation panel does not interfere when the operation panel is not used.

Further, according to this conventional vehicle-mounted audio equipment, when the operation panel is used, it is moved to the storage position by one-touch operation of the button arranged on the front surface of the vehicle-mounted audio equipment. Since the operation panel can be moved to the use position, the operation panel can be moved to the use position by one-touch operation.

[0005]

However, according to the above-described conventional vehicle-mounted audio equipment, the operation panel is moved to the storage position or the use position by operating the button arranged on the front surface of the vehicle-mounted audio equipment. However, it is troublesome for the user such as the driver to operate the button for moving and arranging the operation panel to the storage position or the use position.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information equipment device having remarkably excellent operability for moving and arranging an operation panel to a storage position or a use position. To do.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the information equipment device of the present invention has an operation panel for inputting a command, a storage position for storing the operation panel, and the operation panel. An information equipment device having a drive mechanism for moving and arranging the operation panel between use positions, the device being arranged on a front surface of the main body device and detecting entry of a moving body into a predetermined range in front of the main body device. When the entry detection means and the entry detection means detect entry of the moving body into the predetermined range, the operation panel moved to the storage position is moved to the use position.
And a control means for driving and controlling the drive mechanism.

Therefore, according to the information equipment device of the present invention,
When the entry detecting means arranged on the front surface of the main body device detects the entry of the moving body into a predetermined range in front of the main body device, the operation panel moved to the storage position is moved to the use position. In this way, for example, by simply inserting the user's hand or the like within a predetermined range, the operation panel that has been moved to the storage position can be moved to the use position, and thus does not require a button operation like the conventional one. The operability can be remarkably improved.

Further, in the information equipment device of the present invention, when the control means detects that the moving body leaves the predetermined range by the entrance detection means, the operation panel moved to the use position is arranged. The drive mechanism is drive-controlled so as to be moved to the storage position.

Therefore, according to the information equipment device of the present invention,
When the entrance detecting means detects the moving body out of the predetermined range, the operation panel moved to the use position is moved to the storage position, and the hand extended within the predetermined range moves out of the predetermined range. Since the operation panel moved to the use position can be moved to the storage position, the operability can be remarkably improved without the conventional button operation.

Further, in the information equipment device of the present invention, when the control means detects the departure of the moving body from within the predetermined range by the approach detection means, a time counting operation of a predetermined time timer is started, and the predetermined time is started. When a predetermined time has elapsed with a timer, the drive mechanism is drive-controlled so that the operation panel moved to the use position is moved to the storage position.

Therefore, according to the information equipment device of the present invention,
When the entry detection means detects the departure of the moving body from within the predetermined range, the time counting operation of the predetermined time timer is started, and when the predetermined time is elapsed by the predetermined time timer, the operation panel moved to the use position is moved. Since it is arranged to be moved to the storage position, for example, even though it is desired to use the operation panel, the operation panel is moved to the storage position when the hand extended within the predetermined range is out of the predetermined range. It is possible to deal with such a defect.

Also, in the information equipment device according to the present invention, the control means may have a predetermined time counted by the predetermined time timer,
When the entrance detecting means detects the entrance of the moving body into the predetermined range, the timer for the predetermined time during the time counting operation is reset.

Therefore, according to the information equipment device of the present invention,
When the entry detection means detects the entry of a moving body within a given range within a given time, the timer for the given time during the timekeeping operation is reset, so that even if the operation panel is in use, It is possible to deal with the problem that the operation panel is automatically moved to the storage position after the lapse of time.

Further, the information equipment device of the present invention has a display means for displaying normal information, and when the control means moves the operation panel to the use position through the drive mechanism, the normal information is displayed. Therefore, the operation content corresponding to the operation panel is switched and displayed on the display means.

Therefore, according to the information equipment device of the present invention,
When the operation panel is moved to the use position, the operation content corresponding to the operation panel is switched and displayed from the normal information on the display means. Therefore, the operation panel can be operated while observing the display content of the display means. Because you can
The operability can be remarkably improved.

Further, the information equipment device of the present invention has a display means for displaying normal information, and the approach detecting means has a position direction detecting means for detecting an approach start position direction into the predetermined range. The control means, when the position / direction detecting means detects the approach start position direction into the predetermined range, displays the display content corresponding to the approach start position direction on the display means.

Therefore, according to the information equipment device of the present invention,
When detecting the approach start position direction into the predetermined range by the position direction detection means, since the display content corresponding to the approach start position direction is displayed on the display means, for example, when applied to an in-vehicle audio device, Whether the operation is from the driver's seat or the passenger's seat is determined from the approach start position direction, and the display content corresponding to the operation content of the driver's seat or the passenger's seat can be displayed on the screen according to the determination result.

Also, the information equipment device of the present invention has a main body device drive mechanism for moving the main body device so that the direction of the front surface portion of the main body device can be changed, and the entry detecting means is the The control means has a position / direction detecting means for detecting an approach start position direction into the predetermined range, and the control means detects the approach start position direction into the predetermined range by the position direction detecting means. The drive mechanism of the main body device is controlled so that the front surface portion of the main body device faces in the direction.

Therefore, according to the information equipment device of the present invention,
When the position direction detecting means detects the approach start position direction into the predetermined range, the front surface part of the main body device is directed to the approach start position direction. It is judged from the approach start position direction whether it is an operation from the seat or the passenger seat, and the front part of the in-vehicle audio device is turned to the driver seat or the passenger seat according to the result of the judgment, so that the driver seat or the passenger seat Users can easily operate.

[0021]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An on-vehicle audio apparatus showing an embodiment of an information equipment apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic internal structure of an on-vehicle audio equipment according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an operating state of the on-vehicle audio equipment (operation panel storage position state). FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation state (operation panel use position state) of the on-vehicle audio equipment.

The on-vehicle audio equipment 1 shown in FIG. 1 has an operation panel 11 having a command button 11A for inputting a command, a storage position for storing the operation panel 11 (state of FIG. 2), and an operation panel. 11, an operation panel drive mechanism 12 for moving and arranging the operation panel 11 between use positions (states of FIG. 3), and a human sensor 13 arranged on the front surface 1A of the vehicle-mounted audio device 1. This in-vehicle audio device 1 is provided so that the direction of the front surface portion 1A can be changed.
Are arranged on the front face portion 1A, and a device drive mechanism 14 that makes the device drive mechanism 14, an operation panel drive unit 15 that drives and controls the operation panel drive mechanism 12, a device drive unit 16 that drives and controls the device drive mechanism 14, A display unit 17 for displaying information,
It has a sound reproducing unit 18 such as a CD player, a monitoring timer 19 for performing a timekeeping operation, and a microcomputer 20 for controlling the entire on-vehicle audio equipment 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the operation panel drive mechanism 12 moves the operation panel 11 to a storage position inside the on-vehicle audio equipment 1 and moves the operation panel 11 to the on-vehicle audio equipment as shown in FIG. (1) It is to be moved to an outside use position. When the operation panel 11 is moved to the use position, the display unit 17 arranged on the front surface 1A of the on-vehicle audio equipment 1 displays the operation contents of the operation panel 11 on the screen and stores the operation panel 11 therein. When moved to the position, the normal information indicating the current operation status such as the currently playing song and track number is displayed on the screen.

The human sensor 13, which is composed of, for example, an infrared sensor, is arranged on the front surface 1A as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and allows the user's hand to enter a predetermined range X in front of the device, for example. When it is detected, the detection status is turned on, and when the user's removal of the hand from within the predetermined range X is detected, the detection status is turned off.

The predetermined range X is a space that is always used when the vehicle-mounted audio equipment 1 is operated by an operator.

When the human body sensor 13 detects the entry of the hand into the predetermined range X, the microcomputer 20 moves the operation panel 11 moved to the storage position as shown in FIG. The operation panel drive unit 15 of the operation panel drive mechanism 12 is driven and controlled so as to be moved to the use position, and when the human sensor 13 detects the removal of the hand from within the predetermined range X, the monitoring timer 19 clocks. When the operation is started and a predetermined time elapses with the monitoring timer 19, the operation shown in FIG.
Operation panel 11 moved to the use position as shown in FIG.
The drive control of the operation panel drive unit 15 of the operation panel drive mechanism 12 is performed so as to move and arrange the control panel to the storage position as shown in FIG.

Further, the microcomputer 20 resets the monitoring timer 19 that has timed when the human sensor 13 detects the entry of the hand into the predetermined range X within the predetermined time of the monitoring timer 19.

The information equipment according to the claims is an on-vehicle audio equipment 1, the drive mechanism is an operation panel drive mechanism 12 and an operation panel drive unit 15, the entry detection means and the position / direction detection means are a human sensor 13, and a control means. Represents a microcomputer 20, a display unit corresponds to the display unit 17, a predetermined time timer corresponds to the monitoring timer 19, and a main body device drive mechanism corresponds to the device drive mechanism 14 and the device drive unit 16.

Next, the operation of the vehicle-mounted audio equipment 1 showing the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the microcomputer 20 relating to the operation panel operation processing of the vehicle-mounted audio equipment 1 showing the first embodiment.

The operation panel operation process shown in FIG. 4 is a process in which the operation panel 11 can be moved to the storage position or the use position without any button operation by the user.

In FIG. 4, the microcomputer 20 determines whether or not the motion sensor 13 is on (step S1).
1). It should be noted that the ON state of the motion sensor 13 means that the motion sensor 13 is, for example, the front part 1A of the in-vehicle audio device 1 with a human hand.
It is in a state of being detected within the predetermined range X of.

When it is determined that the human sensor 13 is in the ON state, the microcomputer 20 drives and controls the operation panel drive unit 15 to move the operation panel drive mechanism 12 to, for example, the storage position. The panel 11 is moved to the use position (state of FIG. 3) and arranged (step S1).
2).

Further, the microcomputer 20 switches the normal information currently displayed on the display unit 17 to the operation content corresponding to the operation panel 11 (step S13), and the operation panel 1
It is determined whether the first command button 11A has been pressed (step S14).

If the command button 11A has been pressed, the microcomputer 20 executes the control content corresponding to this command button 11A (step S15), and the process returns to step S14.

At step S14, the command button 11A
If is not pressed, it is determined whether the human sensor 13 is turned off (step S16). The presence sensor 13 is in an off state when the presence sensor 13 does not detect, for example, a person's hand within the predetermined range X.

If the human sensor 13 is turned off, the time counting operation of the monitoring timer 19 is started (step S17), and it is determined whether or not the monitoring timer 19 is up (step S18).

If the monitoring timer 19 has timed out, the microcomputer 20 switches the operation contents for the operation panel 11 currently displayed on the display unit 17 to normal information (step S19), and the operation panel drive unit. By controlling the drive of 15, the operation panel drive mechanism 12 moves and arranges the operation panel 11 that has been moved to the use position to the storage position (state of FIG. 2) (step S20), and this processing operation ends.

If the monitoring timer 19 has not timed up in step S18, it is determined whether or not the human sensor 13 has been turned on, that is, whether or not the hand has entered the predetermined range X again ( Step S21).

If the human sensor 13 is turned on, the microcomputer 20 determines that the hand has entered the predetermined range X again, and resets the monitoring timer 19 during the time counting operation (step S22), the process proceeds to step S14 for monitoring the press of the command button 11A on the operation panel 11.

According to the first embodiment, the motion sensor 1
When the entry of the hand into the predetermined range X of the front surface portion 1A of the on-vehicle audio equipment 1 is detected in 3, the operation panel 11 moved to the storage position is moved to the use position.
For example, the operation panel 11 that is moved to the storage position can be moved to the use position simply by inserting the user's hand or the like within the predetermined range X, so that the button operation unlike the conventional operation is not required and the operation is performed. It is possible to remarkably improve the sex.

Further, according to the first embodiment, when the human sensor 13 detects the removal of the hand from within the predetermined range X, the monitoring timer 19 starts the time counting operation, and the monitoring timer 19 performs the predetermined operation. As time passes, the operation panel 11 moved to the use position is moved to the storage position. Therefore, for example, even if the operator wants to use the operation panel 11, the hand extended within the predetermined range X is predetermined. It is possible to remarkably improve the operability without the need for the conventional button operation, while coping with the problem that the operation panel 11 is moved to the storage position due to the deviation from the range X.

Further, according to the first embodiment, when the human sensor 13 detects the entry of the hand into the predetermined range X during the time counting operation of the monitoring timer 19, the time counting operation of the monitoring timer 19 is performed. Since the operation panel is reset, it is possible to deal with the problem that the operation panel 11 is automatically moved to the storage position after the monitoring timer 19 times out even though the operation panel is being used. .

According to the first embodiment, the operation panel 1
1 is moved to the use position, operation contents for the operation panel corresponding to the operation panel 11 are displayed from the normal information on the display unit 1.
Since the display is switched to 7, the operation panel 11 can be operated while observing the display content of the display unit 17, so that the operability of the operation panel 11 can be improved.

(Embodiment 2) Next, an on-vehicle audio equipment showing a second embodiment will be described. The same components as those of the vehicle-mounted acoustic device 1 according to the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description of the configuration and operation will be omitted.

On-vehicle audio equipment 2 showing the second embodiment
Is different from the vehicle-mounted acoustic device 1 according to the first embodiment, except that the human sensor 13 has a function of detecting an approach start position direction into the predetermined range X. The sensor 13 determines whether or not the operation is performed by the user in the driver's seat or the passenger's seat based on the direction of the entry start position into the predetermined range X, and based on the determination result, the driver's seat or the passenger's seat is detected. The operation contents of the operation panel 11 corresponding to the user are displayed on the display unit 17, and the direction of the front surface portion 1A of the vehicle-mounted audio device 2 is changed so that the user in the driver's seat or the passenger seat can easily operate the device. The point is to drive and control the device drive unit 16 that drives and controls the drive mechanism 14.

The detection of the entry start position direction of the human sensor 13 is, for example, detection of entry of the hand into the predetermined range from the left or right direction of the vehicle-mounted audio equipment 2.

Next, the operation of the vehicle-mounted audio equipment 2 according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the microcomputer 20 relating to the operation panel operation processing in the vehicle-mounted audio equipment 2 according to the second embodiment.

The operation panel operation processing shown in FIG. 5 is not limited to moving the operation panel 11 to the storage position or the use position, and it is determined whether it is an operation by the user in the driver's seat or the passenger seat. Is a process of changing the display content corresponding to the determination result and the orientation of the front surface portion 1A of the vehicle-mounted audio device 2.

In FIG. 5, the microcomputer 20 determines whether or not the motion sensor 13 is on (step S3).
1). It should be noted that the ON state of the motion sensor 13 is, of course, a condition in which the motion sensor 13 detects a person's hand within a predetermined range X of the front surface portion 1A of the vehicle-mounted audio device 2, for example. That is, it is also detected whether the user's hand is approaching, that is, whether the operation is performed from the driver seat side or the passenger seat side.

When the human sensor 13 is in the ON state, the microcomputer 20 drives and controls the operation panel drive unit 15 to use the operation panel 11 which is moved to the storage position through the operation panel drive mechanism 12. It is moved to the position and arranged (step S32).

Further, the microcomputer 20 uses the motion sensor 13
When the approach start position direction is detected at, it is determined whether or not the approach start position direction is, for example, the approach detection from the driver's seat side (step S33).

If the microcomputer 20 detects the entry from the driver's seat side, the microcomputer 20 switches the normal information displayed on the display unit 17 to the operation content for the driver's seat corresponding to the user in the driver's seat (step S34). ). It should be noted that the operation contents for the driver's seat are displayed to the user in the driver's seat such that the minimum required simplified menu items are displayed on the screen in order to ensure the driving safety of the driver who is the user of the driver's seat. It is the operation content for the corresponding operation panel. In addition to the switching display, the microcomputer 20 controls the drive of the device drive unit 16 to drive the front face unit 1 of the on-vehicle audio device 2 through the device drive mechanism 14.
Orient A to the driver's side. That is, the orientation of the front surface portion 1A of the vehicle-mounted audio device 1 is adjusted so that the user in the driver's seat can easily see the operation panel 11 and the display portion 17.

The microcomputer 20 determines whether or not the command button 11A on the operation panel 11 has been pressed (step S35). If the command button 11A on the operation panel 11 is pressed, the control content corresponding to the command button 11A is executed (step S36), and the process proceeds to step S35 again.

In step S35, the command button 11A
If is not pressed, it is determined whether or not the human sensor 13 is turned off (step S37). If the human sensor 13 is turned off, the monitoring timer 1
The time counting operation 9 is started (step S38), and it is determined whether or not the monitoring timer 19 has timed out (step S39).

If the monitoring timer 19 has timed out, the microcomputer 20 switches the operation content of the operation panel 11 currently displayed on the display unit 17 to the normal information (step S40). In accordance with this switching display, the microcomputer 20 drives and controls the device driving unit 16 to return the orientation of the front surface portion 1A of the vehicle-mounted audio device 2 to the original position through the device driving mechanism 14.

Further, the microcomputer 20 controls the operation of the operation panel drive section 15 so that the operation panel drive mechanism 12 is operated.
Through the operation, the operation panel 11 that has been moved to the use position is moved to the storage position (step S41), and this processing operation ends.

If the entry is not detected from the driver's seat side in step S33, it is determined that the entry is from the passenger seat side, and the normal information currently displayed on the display unit 17 is changed to the passenger seat corresponding to the user in the passenger seat. Switch to the operation content for the display (step S
42) and then to step S35. The operation content for the passenger seat is the operation content for the operation panel corresponding to the user in the passenger seat such that a menu item corresponding to the operability of the user in the passenger seat is displayed on the screen. In addition to this switching display, the microcomputer 20 drives and controls the device driving unit 16 so that the front surface 1A of the in-vehicle audio device 2 is oriented to the passenger seat side through the device driving mechanism 14. That is, from the user in the passenger seat, the operation panel 11 and the display unit 17 are
1A of the in-vehicle audio device 1 so that the user can easily see
Will be aligned.

If the monitoring timer 19 has not timed out in step S39, it is determined whether or not the human sensor 13 has been turned on, that is, whether or not the hand has entered the predetermined range X again (step S39). Step S43).

If the human sensor 13 is turned on, the microcomputer 20 determines that the hand has entered the predetermined range X again, and resets the monitoring timer 19 during the time counting operation (step S44), and then proceeds to step S33 for determining whether or not the operation is from the driver's seat side.

According to the second embodiment, the motion sensor 1
It is judged whether the operation is from the driver's seat side or the passenger's seat side through 3 and the operation contents of the operation panel 11 for the driver's seat or the passenger's seat corresponding to the judgment result are switched and displayed on the display unit 17. You can

Further, according to the second embodiment, it is judged through the motion sensor 13 whether the operation is from the driver's seat side or the passenger's seat side, and the driver's seat or the passenger's seat corresponding to the judgment result. Since the front portion 1A of the vehicle-mounted audio device 2 is directed to the side, the user in the driver's seat or the passenger seat is
The operability can be improved by making the 7 and the operation panel 11 easier to see.

Although the human sensor 13 is an infrared sensor in the first and second embodiments, it may be a sensor utilizing reflection of ultrasonic waves. Further, although the human sensor 13 is configured to detect the position of the hand in the predetermined range X, for example, two or more human sensors having directivity are arranged in the horizontal direction, and the detection intensity of the sensor is set. Compare the time change of, from the strength change of the sensor,
When the detection intensity of the sensor sequentially changes in the horizontal direction, it can be determined that the hand has moved in the horizontal direction.

In the first and second embodiments, the on-vehicle audio equipment 1 (2) in which the operation panel 11 and the display section 17 have different structures has been described. For example, the operation panel 11 and the display. The same effect can be obtained also in the touch panel display section in which the section 17 is integrally configured. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an operating state of an on-vehicle audio equipment according to another embodiment.

The on-vehicle audio equipment 3 shown in FIG. 6 has a storage position (state of FIG. 6C) for storing the touch panel display unit 30 on the front surface 1A and a use position where the touch panel display unit 30 can be used. A drive mechanism 31 (operation panel drive mechanism 12) for moving and arranging the touch panel display unit 30 between (the state of FIG. 6B) is provided, and the human sensor 13 is arranged above the touch panel display unit 30. .

According to the vehicle-mounted audio equipment 3 as described above, when the human sensor 13 is turned on, the touch panel display section 30 is moved from the storage position shown in FIG. 6C to the use position shown in FIG. 6B. When the human body sensor 30 is turned off while the drive mechanism 31 is driven and controlled so that the touch panel display unit 30 is moved from the use position shown in FIG. 6 (B) to the storage position shown in FIG. 6 (C). The drive mechanism 31 can be drive-controlled so as to be moved and arranged. Therefore, even if the technical idea of the vehicle-mounted audio equipment 1 (2) shown in the first and second embodiments is applied to the vehicle-mounted audio equipment 3 including such a touch panel display unit 30, It goes without saying that the same effects as those described in the first and second embodiments can be obtained.

[0067]

According to the information equipment device of the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to set the storage device at the storage position by simply inserting, for example, a user's operating hand within a predetermined range in front of the front surface of the device. Since the movable operation panel can be moved to the use position, it is possible to remarkably improve the operability without the conventional button operation.

Further, according to the information equipment device of the present invention,
When the hand extended within the specified range goes out of the specified range, the operation panel that has been moved to the use position can be moved to the storage position. It can be remarkably good.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an on-vehicle audio equipment showing a first embodiment of an information equipment device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an operating state (operation panel storage position state) of the vehicle-mounted audio device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation state (operation panel use position state) of the vehicle-mounted audio device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a microcomputer relating to operation panel operation processing of the vehicle-mounted audio device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a microcomputer relating to operation panel operation processing of the vehicle-mounted audio device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a vehicle-mounted acoustic device showing another embodiment. A) Same front view B) Side view showing usage position state C) Side view showing storage position state

[Explanation of symbols]

1 In-vehicle audio equipment (information equipment equipment) 2 Car audio equipment (information equipment) 3 In-vehicle audio equipment (information equipment equipment) 1A front part 11 Operation panel 12 Operation panel drive mechanism (drive mechanism) 13 Human sensor (entry detection means, position direction detection means) 14 Device drive mechanism (main unit drive mechanism) 15 Operation panel drive (drive mechanism) 16 Equipment drive unit (main unit drive mechanism) 17 Display unit (display means) 19 Monitoring timer (predetermined time timer) 20 Microcomputer (control means)

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An information device comprising an operation panel for inputting a command, a storage position for storing the operation panel, and a drive mechanism for moving and arranging the operation panel between use positions for enabling the operation panel. A device, which is arranged on the front surface of the main body device, for detecting entry of a moving body into a predetermined range in front of the main body device, and a moving body within the predetermined range by the entering detection means. An information equipment device, comprising: a control unit that drives and controls the drive mechanism so as to move and arrange the operation panel, which is moved and arranged at the storage position, to the use position when an entry is detected. 2. The control means, when the entry detection means detects a moving body leaving the predetermined range, moves the operation panel moved to the use position to the storage position. 2. The information equipment device according to claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism is driven and controlled. 3. The control means starts a time counting operation of a predetermined time timer when the entering detection means detects the moving body out of the predetermined range, and when a predetermined time elapses by the predetermined time timer, 2. The information equipment device according to claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism is drive-controlled so that the operation panel moved to the use position is moved to the storage position. 4. The control means, when the approach detecting means detects a moving body entering the predetermined range within a predetermined time counted by the predetermined time timer, controls the predetermined time timer during the time counting operation. The information equipment device according to claim 3, wherein the information equipment device is reset. 5. A display means for displaying normal information, wherein the control means moves the operation panel to the use position through the drive mechanism and operates from the normal information corresponding to the operation panel. 5. The information equipment device according to claim 1, wherein contents are switched and displayed on the display means. 6. A display means for displaying normal information is provided, the approach detection means has a position direction detection means for detecting an approach start position direction into the predetermined range, and the control means has the position The display content corresponding to the approach start position direction is displayed on the display unit when the direction detection unit detects the approach start position direction into the predetermined range. Alternatively, the information equipment device according to item 5. 7. A main body device drive mechanism that allows the main body device to move so that the direction of the front surface portion of the main body device can be changed, and the entry detection means includes an entry start position within the predetermined range. The control means has a position / direction detecting means for detecting a direction, and when the position / direction detecting means detects an approach start position direction into the predetermined range, the control means detects the direction of the approach start position and the front surface of the main body device. The drive control of the main body device drive mechanism is performed so that the parts face each other.
The information equipment device according to 4, 5, or 6.