JP2005112218A - Center console structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information different according to visible directions from one screen space of a center console. <P>SOLUTION: A display 13 facing an operator's seat and a display 14 facing a front passenger's seat are disposed, stackingly in the vertical direction, at the center of the cabin of a vehicle and at the upper part of the center console 2 between front seats extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle center console structure.

In recent years, a display device has been developed that displays driving state information (for example, engine speed, vehicle speed, etc.) of a vehicle on a display instead of a needle display type instrument (for example, see Patent Document 1). In addition, entertainment information can be obtained from a display with the spread of car navigation systems and car televisions.
Some of these displays include a touch panel switch. In this type of display, an operation corresponding to the display can be performed by touching a predetermined display displayed on the display with a finger (for example, Patent Document 2).
JP-A-9-257523 JP 2000-344027 A

However, conventional in-vehicle displays can only display information necessary for the driver, or can only display entertainment information acquired by passengers other than the driver.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a center console structure including a display unit that can obtain different information depending on the viewing direction from one screen space.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a center console (for example, in an embodiment described later) that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction in the center of the vehicle interior of the vehicle (for example, a vehicle 1 in the embodiment described later). A center console structure for a vehicle is characterized in that a plurality of displays (for example, displays 13 and 14 in the embodiments described later) are stacked one above the other on the upper portion of the center console 2). .
By configuring in this way, displays having different directivity directions are arranged one above the other so that different information can be displayed in one screen space.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of displays (for example, the display 13 in an embodiment described later) is a driver's seat (for example, in an embodiment described later). Directed to the driver's seat 3), at least one other display (for example, the display 14 in the embodiment described later) is directed to the passenger seat (for example, the passenger seat 4 in the embodiment described later).
With this configuration, the driver can obtain information necessary for driving from the display directed to the driver seat, and the passenger in the passenger seat can obtain other information (for example, entertainment) from the display directed to the passenger seat. Information, etc.).

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the display disposed on the uppermost side of the plurality of displays (for example, the display 13 in an embodiment described later) is a touch panel type. A sensor (for example, a touch panel sensor 18 in an embodiment described later) is provided.
With this configuration, it is possible to perform an operation according to the display by touching a predetermined display portion projected on the display with a finger.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by disposing the displays having different directivity directions on top of each other, different information can be displayed in one screen space, and different information can be obtained depending on the viewing direction. . In addition, since a plurality of displays are arranged in one screen space, the display installation space can be small, and a limited vehicle interior space can be used effectively.
According to the invention of claim 2, the driver can obtain information necessary for driving from the display directed to the driver seat, and the passenger in the passenger seat can obtain other information (for example, from the display directed to the passenger seat). , Entertainment information, etc.).
According to the third aspect of the invention, it becomes possible to perform an operation according to the display by touching a predetermined display portion displayed on the display with a finger, and the operability is improved.

An embodiment of a vehicle center console structure according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings of FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door 38 on the right rear seat 5 side of the vehicle 1 is opened and the vehicle interior is viewed. A center console 2 having a substantially rectangular cross section extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction is provided at the center of the vehicle interior of the vehicle 1 over the entire length of the vehicle interior. That is, the center console 2 passes through between the driver's seat 3 and the passenger seat 4 (between the front seats) and between the right rear seat 5 and the left rear seat 6 (between the rear seats), and the instrument in the front of the vehicle. It is provided linearly from the lower part of the panel 7 to the seat back (not shown) of the rear seat.

In the vehicle width direction center part of the center console 2 at the upper part of the center console 2, a part located between the driver's seat 3 and the passenger seat 4 and a part located between the right rear seat 5 and the left rear seat 6 Are provided with elongated rectangular openings 8 and 9 through which the display portions 11 and 12 can be seen.
In the display units 11 and 12, two displays having different directivity directions are arranged so as to overlap each other in the vertical direction.

FIG. 4 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the center console 2 in the display unit 11 between the front seats. The display unit 11 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The opening 8 provided in the exterior panel 2a of the center console 2 is closed by a glass plate 10 attached to the inside of the top panel of the exterior panel 2a, and the display surface is leveled further inside the glass plate 10. Two liquid crystal displays 13 and 14 are installed one above the other, and a backlight 15 is installed inside them.

  The upper display 13 is made of transparent liquid crystal, and is arranged at a predetermined distance from the glass plate 10 downward. The lower display 14 is formed of a non-transparent normal liquid crystal, and is disposed below the upper liquid crystal display 13 by a predetermined distance. That is, two displays 13 and 14 having a horizontal display surface are arranged on the display unit 11 so as to be spaced apart from each other. The upper display 13 is directed toward the driver's seat 3 and the lower display 14 is directed toward the passenger seat 4 so that the driver can view the image on the upper display 13 but the image on the lower display 14. On the other hand, the passenger in the passenger seat 4 can see through the image on the lower display 14 through the upper display 13, but can see the image on the upper display 13. I can't.

The upper display 13 displays information necessary for the driver (for example, temperature display around the rear seats), recognition display such as “fingerprint verification”, “engine start”, “shift change”, etc. Etc. are displayed. A touch panel sensor (not shown) for fingerprint verification is provided in the recognition display part of “Fingerprint verification”, and the intention to execute these operations is detected in operation display parts such as “Engine start” and “Shift change”. A touch panel sensor (not shown) is provided.
On the other hand, entertainment information that can be enjoyed by the passenger in the passenger seat 4 is displayed on the lower display 14.

  A jog dial 16 for operating the upper display 13 is provided at the upper part of the center console 2 and on the driver's seat 3 side of the display unit 11 in front of the vehicle, and the lower display is provided on the passenger seat 4 side. A jog dial 17 for operating 14 is provided. By operating these jog dials 16 and 17, the information and display contents displayed on the displays 13 and 14 can be changed, or entertainment information can be erased.

Although not shown, the structure of the display unit 12 between the rear seats is the same as that of the display unit 11, and two liquid crystal displays are arranged vertically on the lower side of the glass plate, and the backlight is provided on the lower side. The upper display is made of transparent liquid crystal, and the lower display is made of non-transparent normal liquid crystal.
The difference between the display unit 12 and the display unit 11 is that, in the display unit 12, the upper display is directed to the right rear seat 5, and the lower display is directed to the left rear seat 6. Can view the image on the upper display on the display unit 12 but cannot view the image on the lower display, while the passenger on the left rear seat 6 displays the lower display on the display unit 12. Can be visually recognized, but the image on the upper display cannot be visually recognized. The two displays in the display unit 12 display entertainment information that can be enjoyed by the passengers in the rear seats, like the lower display 14 in the display unit 11 between the front seats.
Note that a touch panel sensor may be provided on the upper display in the display unit 12 on the rear seat side so that, for example, audio and video operations can be performed.

As shown in FIG. 3, jog dials 18 and 19 for operating the upper and lower displays are provided on the upper side of the center console 2 and on the left and right sides of the display unit 12, respectively. The functions of the jog dials 18 and 19 are the same as the functions of the jog dials 16 and 17 of the display unit 11.
A cup holder 20 having three holder holes 20 a is provided on the center console 2 in front of the display unit 11 so as to be slidable with respect to the center console 2.

  According to the center console structure configured as described above, different information can be displayed in one screen space on the display unit 11 or the display unit 12, and different information can be obtained depending on the viewing direction. For example, in the display unit 11, the driver can view only the upper display 13 and can obtain only information necessary for driving displayed on the display 13, while the passenger in the passenger seat 4 Only the lower display 14 can be visually recognized, and entertainment information displayed on the display 14 can be obtained. Further, in the display unit 12, the passenger in the right rear seat 5 can view only the display on the upper side of the display unit 12 and can only obtain entertainment information displayed on the display, while the left rear seat The passenger 6 can view only the display on the lower side of the display unit 12, and can obtain other entertainment information displayed on the display.

In addition, since two displays are arranged in each of the display units 11 and 12, the installation space for the display can be small, and a limited vehicle interior space can be used effectively.
Further, since the display 13 on the upper side of the display unit 11 is provided with a touch panel sensor, a predetermined display portion projected on the display 13 can be touched with a finger and an operation corresponding to the display can be performed. Will improve.
Further, in this embodiment, since the center console 2 is provided over the entire length of the vehicle interior, the strength of the vehicle 1 can be improved, and the bending and vibration can be suppressed.

[Other Examples]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the center console is provided over almost the entire length in the front-rear direction in the vehicle interior, but the center console may be provided only between the front seats or only between the rear seats. It may be.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, two displays are arranged one above the other at the same place, but three or more displays can be arranged one above the other at the same place. For example, on the console between the front seats, a display directed to the driver's seat, a display directed to the front passenger seat, and a display directed to the rear seat may be arranged one above the other.
Moreover, about the display which shows entertainment information, you may make it change an image | video according to music.
Furthermore, it is possible to create a stereoscopic image by arranging a plurality of displays directed to the driver's seat, for example. Of course, a display oriented to the passenger seat or the rear seat can be similarly configured to create a stereoscopic image.
The center console may be provided with an accessory box.

1 is a perspective view of a vehicle interior of a vehicle provided with a center console structure according to the present invention. It is a perspective view of the front seat side of the center console structure. It is a perspective view of the rear seat side of the center console structure. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Vehicle 2 Center console 3 Driver's seat 4 Passenger's seat 13, 14 Display

Claims (3)

  A center console structure for a vehicle, wherein a plurality of displays having different directivity directions are vertically stacked on an upper portion of a center console extending in the vehicle front-rear direction in the center of the vehicle interior of the vehicle.   The vehicle center console structure according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of displays is directed toward a driver's seat, and at least one other display is directed toward a passenger seat. The center console structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a display disposed on the uppermost side of the plurality of displays includes a touch panel sensor.

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