JP2006082613A - Inside switch device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inside switch device having excellent operability of an inside switch and excellent visibility of a display unit. <P>SOLUTION: An inside switch 12 and display units 13A, 13B are arranged on the inner side of a door 1 so that they are located in an area of a peripheral visual field F2 when an occupant of a vehicle directs his sight line forwardly while maintaining his seating posture. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an inside switch device provided inside the door of the vehicle, and more specifically, an inside switch for electrically operating the in-vehicle device, and the in-vehicle device related to switch operation of the inside switch. The present invention relates to an inside switch device including a display unit for displaying an operating state.

  Patent Document 1 describes an apparatus in which an inside locking button connected to a door lock mechanism by a rod is provided inside a door of a vehicle. The inside locking button incorporates a first display unit that displays that the door is in a locked state and a second display unit that displays that the door is in an unlocked state.

  The inside locking button is disposed at the waist portion on the vehicle rear side of the door provided with the door lock mechanism because of being connected to the door lock mechanism by a rod. A hinge part is provided on the vehicle front side of the door. That is, in a door having a hinge portion on the front side, the deployment position of the inside locking button is set on the waist portion on the rear side.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-81473

  However, since the inside locking button in the above-mentioned conventional example is arranged on the rear side of the door, it is located on the side or rear side of the seated occupant, and the position of the inside locking button is confirmed for the occupant. It is difficult to do. Therefore, the visibility of the first and second display units is poor, and the operability of the inside locking button is also poor. Moreover, since an inside locking button is located in the waist part of a door, the display content of a 1st and 2nd display part will be provided also to the third party outside a vehicle through a side glass. Therefore, there is a possibility that the third person may confirm the locked / unlocked state of the door.

  The objective of this invention is providing the inside switch apparatus excellent in the operativity of the inside switch, and the visibility of the display part.

  The inside switch device of the present invention according to claim 1 is an inside switch for electrically operating the in-vehicle device, and a display unit for displaying an operating state of the in-vehicle device related to the switch operation of the inside switch. An inside switch device provided on the indoor side of the door of the vehicle, wherein the field of view when the occupant of the vehicle turns the line of sight forward while maintaining the sitting posture deviates from the center field of view and the center field of view When distinguishing from the peripheral visual field, at least the position where the display unit is arranged is set in the peripheral visual field region.

  The inside switch device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the inside switch device according to the first aspect, wherein the display unit is arranged at a position closer to the central visual field than the inside switch and / or a position above the inside switch. It is characterized by.

  The inside switch device according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first or second aspect, the inside switch is provided in a hand reach that can be operated while the occupant maintains a sitting posture.

  The inside switch device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the inside switch device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the inside switch and the display section are located in a recess formed on the indoor side of the door and are seated. It is arranged on the surface facing the position of the occupant.

  The inside switch device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the inside switch device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the inside switch is a switch for electrically unlocking a door latch capable of locking and unlocking the door. The display unit includes a lock display unit that displays a lock state of the door latch and / or an unlock display unit that displays an unlock state.

  The inside switch device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the inside switch device has a hole into which a finger of an occupant of the vehicle can be inserted at a position near the inside switch. .

  The inside switch device according to the present invention is arranged on the indoor side of the door so that at least the display unit is positioned in the peripheral visual field when the vehicle occupant keeps his sitting posture and looks forward. Therefore, it is possible to confirm the display state of the display unit with excellent visibility without interfering with the driver's forward view in the peripheral visual field that is superior to the central visual field in recognizing the thing that changes over time. it can.

  In addition, it is possible to further improve the visibility of the display unit by arranging the display unit at a position above the inside switch or at a position closer to the central visual field than the inside switch. Can be improved.

  Moreover, by arranging the inside switch in the occupant's hand reach, the operability of the inside switch can be further improved, and it can be operated quickly in an emergency.

  In addition, by arranging the inside switch and the display unit in the recess on the indoor side of the door, it is possible to avoid an erroneous operation of the inside switch due to contact with the shoulders or elbows of the occupant and the display state of the display unit to the outside It can be difficult to confirm from. This is preferable in terms of anti-theft. Furthermore, by providing the inside switch and the display unit on the surface in the concave portion facing the passenger side, it is possible to further improve their operability and visibility.

  The inside switch includes a switch for electrically unlocking a door latch that can be locked and unlocked, and the display unit displays a lock display unit and / or an unlocked state for displaying a locked state of the door latch. By providing the unlock display unit for displaying, it is possible to improve the operability of the inside switch when the door latch is unlocked and the visibility of the display unit that displays the locked state and / or unlocked state of the door latch. .

  Further, by providing a hole into which a vehicle occupant's finger can be inserted in the vicinity of the inside switch, the door can be opened and closed by the finger inserted into the hole.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
1 to 4 are views for explaining a first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle door, and an inside switch device 10 of the present embodiment is arranged on the indoor side of the door 1. The door 1 is a door located on the side of a seated occupant. In this example, the door 1 is a side door located on the side of the driver D who sits on the driver's seat. 1A is the waist part of the door 1, and is located along the waist line (body line) of a vehicle. 2 is a side glass and 3 is a handle.

  A portion on the front side of the door 1 is supported by a door hinge 4 (see FIG. 2) so as to be openable and closable in the direction of the arrow A about the vertical axis O. A door latch (on-vehicle device) 5 capable of restraining the door 1 with respect to the vehicle body is provided at a rear portion of the door 1. The door latch 5 includes a latch that engages with a striker provided on the vehicle body side, and a locking plate that can restrain the latch at an engagement position with the striker. Then, the locking plate moves to the restraining position, the door is closed by restraining the latch to the engagement position with the striker, and the locking plate moves to the restraining release position to release the latch restraint. As a result, the door 1 is opened. Also, an actuator for moving the locking plate to the restraint release position, that is, an actuator for releasing the door latch 5 is provided integrally or separately with the door latch 5. The actuator and door latch 5 are connected to the inside switch device 10 as described later.

  The visual field when the line of sight L is directed forward while maintaining the posture in which the driver D is seated in the driver's seat can be distinguished into the central visual field F1 and the peripheral visual field F2.

  The central visual field F1 is an area in which the shape of an object can be discriminated in detail and the color can be recognized, and an area of about 10 to 40 degrees in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 1 and in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. The region is about 10 to 40 degrees. On the other hand, although the peripheral visual field F2 cannot recognize the shape and color of the object as much as the central visual field F1, the peripheral visual field F2 is superior to the central visual field F1 in recognizing a moving object or something that changes with time such as blinking light. It is an area. This peripheral visual field F2 is located outside the central visual field F1 in a region FV of about 130 degrees in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 1, and is central in the region FH of about 180 degrees in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. Located outside F1.

  The inside switch device 10 is attached to a fixed position of an inner panel 1B (see FIG. 2) of the door 1 or a door trim (not shown) disposed on the vehicle interior side of the inner panel 1B as shown in FIGS. Inside the recess 11A of the base 11, an inside switch (latch release switch) 12, a lock display portion 13A, and an unlock display portion 13B are provided. In the case of this example, the inner surface of the recess 11A formed in the base 11 is formed with a facing surface 11B facing the rear so as to face the driver D, a surface 11C facing the front, an upper surface 11D, and a lower surface 11E. The inside switch 12 and the display portions 13A and 13B are attached to the facing surface 11B.

  The inside switch 12 of this example is a switch that is turned on when a push operation is performed in the direction of the arrow P, and is turned off when the operation force is released. The inside switch 12 is connected to the actuator described above for releasing the door latch 5. The actuator is driven when the inside switch 12 is operated to be turned ON, and releases the door latch 5. Note that the door latch 5 may be released from the locked state and the latch released simultaneously by operating the inside switch 12.

  Various light emitting elements such as light emitting diodes are used for the display portions 13A and 13B, and they are connected to the door latch 5. The lock display unit 13A is configured using, for example, a light emitting diode that emits green light. When the door latch 5 is released, power is supplied to emit light. The unlock display unit 13B is configured by using a light emitting diode that emits red light, for example, and emits light when power is supplied when the door latch 5 is unlocked. These display units 13A and 13B can emit light so as to blink or emit light only for a predetermined time.

  In this example, regarding the transition of the door latch 5 to the locked state (locked state), the operation of the inside switch 12 is disabled by the control unit (not shown) when it is detected that the vehicle is in the traveling state by a vehicle speed sensor or the like. To cause the lock display portion 13A to emit light. In addition, when a vehicle stop, ultra-low speed state, back-driving state, centralized door lock unlocking signal, or the like is detected, the operation of the inside switch 12 is activated to form an unlocked state (unlocked state), The lock display unit 13B is configured to emit light.

  The inside switch device 10 is disposed on the inner panel 1B so that the inside switch 12 and the display units 13A and 13B are positioned in the region of the peripheral visual field F2. In the case of this example, the inside switch device 10 is arranged so that the inside switch 12 and the display units 13A and 13B are positioned in the region of the peripheral visual field F2 that is deviated from the central visual field F1 of the driver D in the lower right direction. . That is, the inside switch 12 and the display units 13A and 13B are arranged at an upper position near the front on the inner surface of the door 1 as shown in FIG.

The inside switch 12 is attached to the base 11 so as to be positioned closer to the central visual field F1 in the peripheral visual field F2. Further, the inside switch 12 is located in a hand reach R that can be operated while maintaining the posture in which the occupant is seated (in this example, in the hand reach R that can be operated while the driver D is seated in the driver's seat). As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the hand reach R has a radius of about 600 mm to 700 mm with the shoulder joint as the center. The display units 13A and 13B are attached to the base 11 so as to be positioned above the inside switch 12, and are positioned closer to the central visual field F1 than the inside switch 12 in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. Further, the unlock display portion 13B is located in front of the inside switch 12, and is located closer to the central visual field F1 than the inside switch 12 in the left-right direction as shown in FIG.
In this way, by disposing the inside switch 12 and the display units 13A and 13B in the region of the peripheral visual field F2, in the peripheral visual field F2 that is superior to the central visual field F1 in recognizing the temporal change, the driver The display states of the display units 13A and 13B can be confirmed without interfering with the forward view of D. When the display parts 13A and 13B blink, the change can be recognized more reliably. By disposing the display units 13A and 13B at a position higher than the inside switch 12, the visibility of the display units 13A and 13B can be further improved by preventing the display units 13A and 13B from being hidden by a hand operating the inside switch 12. it can. Further, by arranging these display units 13A and 13B closer to the central visual field F1 than the inside switch 12, their visibility can be further improved.

  In addition, by arranging the inside switch in the hand reach R, the operability of the inside switch 12 can be further improved, and it can be quickly operated in an emergency. Further, by disposing the inside switch 12 and the display portions 13A and 13B in the recess 11A, it is possible to avoid an erroneous operation of the inside switch 12 due to contact with the shoulder or elbow of the driver D, and the top surface of the recess 11A. 11D makes it difficult to check the display states of the display units 13A and 13B from the outside. This is preferable in terms of anti-theft. Furthermore, since the inside switch 12 and the display units 13A and 13B are provided on the facing surface 11B facing the driver D side, their operability and visibility can be further improved.

(Second Embodiment)
5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining a second embodiment of the present invention.
In this example, an inside switch 12 is arranged on the back side of the surface 11C facing the front of the base 11. The inside switch 12 is, for example, a pressure-sensitive sensor. The driver D inserts a finger into the through hole 11C-1 formed in the surface 11C, and then contacts the inside switch 12 to turn it on. Can be operated. 11F is a cover surface part which covers the back side of the surface 11C at a predetermined interval.

  In the case of this example, since the driver D inserts a finger into the through hole 11C-1 in order to switch the inside switch 12, the display portions 13A and 13B are not hidden by the finger, and their visibility is improved. Secured. Further, when the inside switch 12 is turned on to release the door latch 5, the back side of the surface 11C may be pressed by a finger that is still inserted into the through hole 11C-1 so that the door 1 does not open suddenly. it can. In addition, the display units 13A and 13B are both positioned in front of the inside switch 12, and are both positioned closer to the central visual field F1 than the inside switch 12 in the left-right direction as shown in FIG.

(Other embodiments)
The type of the inside switch 12 and the number of deployments, the display method of the display units 13A and 13B, the number of deployments, and the like are not limited to the above-described embodiments and are arbitrary. Further, the display units 13 </ b> A and 13 </ b> B may be incorporated in the inside switch 12. In short, it suffices if these deployment positions can be set in the region of the peripheral visual field F2.

  Moreover, the inside switch 12 and the display units 13A and 13B are not limited to those related to the door latch 5 as described above, and may be related to various in-vehicle devices other than the door latch 5. Examples of the vehicle-mounted device include a lifting device for the side glass 2, a seat slide device, a light switching device, and the like. Further, the inside switch device 10 can be provided to be operated by a passenger other than the driver D.

  In addition, the through hole 11C-1 in the second embodiment described above is not only the finger of the driver D for switching the inside switch 12, but also the finger that does not switch the inside switch 12 is inserted. Also good. In this case, the inside switch 12 may be provided on the surface side of the base 11 as in the first embodiment described above. For example, the inside switch 12 provided on the surface side of the base 11 can be configured such that the driver D switches the operation with the thumb and the driver D can insert a finger other than the thumb into the through hole 11C-1. Accordingly, as in the second embodiment described above, when the inside switch 12 is turned on to release the door latch 5, the door 1 is kept inserted into the through hole 11C-1 so that the door 1 does not open suddenly. The back side of the surface 11C can be pressed by the finger.

It is the schematic side view which looked at the side door provided with the side switch apparatus of the 1st Embodiment of this invention from the room inner side. It is the schematic block diagram which looked at the side door in FIG. 1 from upper direction. It is an enlarged view of the side switch apparatus in FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the IV-IV line of FIG. It is a figure similar to FIG. 3 of the inside switch apparatus in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the VI-VI line of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 door 5 door latch (vehicle equipment)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Inside switch apparatus 11 Base 12 Inside switch 13A Lock display part (display part)
13B Unlock display section (display section)
D Driver (occupant)
F1 central field of view F2 peripheral field of view

Claims (6)

An inside switch for electrically operating the in-vehicle device, and a display unit for displaying an operation state of the in-vehicle device related to the switch operation of the inside switch, and is provided on the indoor side of the door of the vehicle. An inside switch device,
When distinguishing the field of view when the occupant of the vehicle turns the line of sight forward while maintaining the sitting posture into a central field of view and a peripheral field of view that deviates from the central field of view, at least the position where the display unit is disposed is the peripheral field of view An inside switch device characterized by being set in the area of   The inside switch device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is arranged at a position closer to the central visual field than the inside switch and / or a position above the inside switch.   The inside switch device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inside switch is provided in a hand reach that can be operated while an occupant maintains a sitting posture.   The said inside switch and the said display part are arrange | positioned in the surface which is located in the recessed part formed in the room interior side of the said door, and faces the position of the passenger | crew of a seating attitude | position. The inside switch device according to the description. The inside switch includes a switch for electrically unlocking a door latch capable of locking and unlocking the door,
The inside switch device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display unit includes a lock display unit that displays a locked state of the door latch and / or an unlock display unit that displays an unlocked state. .   The inside switch device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a hole into which a finger of an occupant of the vehicle can be inserted in a position near the inside switch.

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