JP2006335182A - Position-changeable sunbeam shielding hood device installed on display screen of on-vehicle equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a position-changeable sunbeam shielding hood device, installed on a display screen of on-vehicle equipment, in which a shielded range is changeable in accordance with sunbeam situations to the display screen. <P>SOLUTION: In this position-changeable sunbeam shielding hood device, a sunbeam sensor is disposed on the display screen of the on-vehicle equipment to detect radiation of sunlight for securing minimum necessary shielding area of the sunbeam shielding hood without preventing visibility of the display screen of the on-vehicle equipment by reflection beam of sunlight. Based on detection signals by the sunbeam sensor detecting radiation of sunlight, and sun direction information by a navigation system provided on the on-vehicle equipment, minimum necessary shielding area of the sunbeam shielding hood is determined using an electronic control device provided on the on-vehicle equipment for control of its position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a position-variable solar shading hood apparatus that is mounted on a display screen of an in-vehicle device and that can change a shielding area according to solar radiation conditions.

  Conventionally, when a display screen (display meter) of an in-vehicle device is mounted on a vehicle, a sunscreen member (hood) is placed on the upper part of the display screen as a component that blocks sunlight, in order to prevent deterioration of visibility due to reflection of sunlight from the display screen. Equipped with.

  However, the display screen (display meter) or display device of an in-vehicle device is increasing in size with an increase in the amount of information such as a peripheral monitoring image display, and a plurality of display screens is increasing in accordance with an increase in the function of the in-vehicle device. is there.

  Therefore, in order to cope with the increase in the amount of image display on the display screen and the increase in the number of display screens due to the increase in the functions of in-vehicle devices, the solar shading member (hood) is increased in size. It is necessary to make it. However, the large solar shielding member (hood) not only greatly restricts the design and improvement of the instrument panel 11 (instrument panel) of the vehicle, but also deteriorates the appearance around the instrument panel 11.

JP-A-9-325710, claims

  The present invention provides a display by reflecting sunlight from the display screen of the in-vehicle device even if the display screen of the in-vehicle device provided in the instrument panel of the vehicle becomes larger as the display amount increases and the display screen of the in-vehicle device increases in number. An object of the present invention is to improve a large, fixed-type solar shading hood which does not hinder the visibility of the screen and which is an obstacle to the design and improvement of an instrument panel of a vehicle.

  Further, according to the present invention, the solar shading hood equipped on the display screen of the in-vehicle device can change the position of the solar shading hood according to the change of the sunlight irradiation area of the display screen, and the position can be changed. The purpose is to control manually or automatically.

  When the sunlight does not irradiate the display screen of the in-vehicle device, the solar shading hood does not need to cover the display screen. Therefore, the solar shading hood provided on the display screen needs to have a structure that changes its position in accordance with the change of the sunlight irradiation surface of the display screen, and can cover the display screen only when the display screen is irradiated with sunlight. Structure.

  Further, in order not to disturb the visibility of the display screen of the in-vehicle device, the solar shading hood is made to be structured so that the area covering the display screen can be manually or automatically minimized by allowing it to be taken in and out. Therefore, in order to automatically minimize the shielding area of the solar radiation shielding hood, a solar radiation sensor that detects the irradiation of sunlight is arranged on the display screen of the in-vehicle device, and the sunlight irradiation of this solar radiation sensor is detected as a signal. And a structure that can control the position by calculating the minimum required amount of shielding area and the optimal position of the solar shading hood using the electronic control device provided in the in-vehicle device based on the sun direction information by the navigation in the in-vehicle device To do.

  By adopting the above-described structure, the position-variable solar shading hood device equipped on the display screen of the in-vehicle device of the present invention includes the solar shading hood that is movably disposed on the upper part of the display screen of the in-vehicle device. It becomes possible to variably shield the irradiation surface of sunlight incident on the display screen of the in-vehicle device by either a manual or automatic method.

  The position-variable solar shading hood device of the present invention is provided with a guide pin on at least one side of the solar shading hood, and along at least one side of the solar shading hood in order to put in and out the solar shading hood. By arranging the guide rail, the guide pin can move along the guide rail, and the position of the solar shading hood can be easily changed. Furthermore, the visibility of the display screen can be further improved by configuring the solar shading hood from a plurality.

Furthermore, the position variable type solar shading hood device equipped on the display screen of the in-vehicle device of the present invention,
A solar radiation sensor mounted to detect sunlight incident on the display screen of the in-vehicle device,
Based on the sunlight detection signal by the solar radiation sensor and the sun direction information signal by navigation provided in the in-vehicle device, the shielding position and shielding area of the display screen are calculated by the electronic control device in the in-vehicle device, and from the electronic control device An electric motor driven by an instruction based on a shielding position and a shielding area;
A sunlight shielding hood that is arranged so as to shield the sunlight irradiation surface of the display screen by driving an electric motor and to be movable at the top of the display screen of the in-vehicle device according to the irradiation of sunlight incident on the display screen of the in-vehicle device. . Although the said structure of this invention shows the structure which adjusts a solar radiation shielding hood automatically, it can operate by either method by mutual switching of the automatic operation which turned on the electric motor, and the manual operation which turned off the electric motor.

  The position-variable solar shading hood device equipped on the display screen of the in-vehicle device according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, so that the shading position and the shielding amount of the solar shading hood can be determined according to the irradiation state of sunlight on the display screen. The desired control can be performed manually or automatically.

  The position-variable solar shading hood device equipped on the display screen of the in-vehicle device according to the present invention is a solar shading hood according to the irradiation condition of sunlight on the display screen even if the display screen of the in-vehicle device becomes larger and plural. Since the shielding position and the shielding area can be controlled, it is possible to prevent the visibility of the display screen from being lowered due to the reflection of sunlight, and to be accommodated when there is no sunlight.

  Further, the position-variable solar shading hood device equipped on the display screen of the in-vehicle device according to the present invention is a stepless arbitrary each of the plurality of solar shading hoods according to the irradiation state of the sunlight on the display screen of the in-vehicle device. Since it is possible to control the shielding position and shielding area of the vehicle, it is possible to eliminate an unsightly large hood that is a major limitation on the design and improvement of the instrument panel (instrument panel) of the vehicle, and a plurality of each It is not necessary to cover the large display screen with the non-reflective coating on the display surface, which is expensive.

  The position-variable solar shading hood device equipped on the display screen of the in-vehicle device of the present invention includes a display screen 1 (display) of the in-vehicle device, a solar shading hood 2, a solar radiation sensor 5 attached to the display screen 1, The guide pin 3 provided on at least one side of the solar shading hood 2 and the guide rail 4 arranged along at least one side of the solar shading hood 2 are configured. In this invention, the solar radiation sensor 5 is arrange | positioned in the lower corner part of a display screen, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the solar radiation sensor 5 may be provided at any location on the upper corner portion of the display screen and the display screen. FIG. 2A shows a state in which the entire solar shading hood 2 equipped on the display screen of the in-vehicle device of the present invention is drawn out to the maximum. Moreover, the state in which the solar radiation shielding hood 2 was accommodated in FIG.2 (b) is shown.

  In the present invention, the display screen 1 of the in-vehicle device is fixedly installed on the instrument panel 11 (instrumental panel) of the vehicle as shown in FIG. On the other hand, since the solar shading hood 2 of the position-variable solar shading hood device 10 of the present invention is movably disposed in the insertion groove 7 provided at the upper part of the display screen 1, as shown in FIG. In addition, the position of the solar shading hood 2 can be changed so as to shield only the surface portion irradiated with sunlight on the display screen 1 (display).

  Furthermore, as described above, since the sunscreen hood 2 is movably disposed at the top of the display screen 1, when the display screen 1 is not irradiated with sunlight, or when the sunscreen hood 2 is not used, such as The sunscreen hood 2 can be used at any position from the housed state (shown in FIG. 2 (a)) to the fully extended state (shown in FIG. 2 (b)). Depending on the situation.

  Further, the solar shading hood 2 provided in the position-variable solar shading hood device 10 of the present invention includes a guide pin 3 on either one side of the solar shading hood 2, as shown in FIG. Furthermore, the guide rail 4 is arrange | positioned along any one side part of the solar radiation shielding hood 2. As shown in FIG. With such a configuration, the guide pin 3 provided on the solar shading hood 2 can move along the guide rail 4, and the solar shading hood 2 can be easily changed in position.

  The solar shading hood 2 of the position-variable solar shading hood device 10 of the present invention includes guide pins 3 as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, and is between the fully pulled out state and the stored state. This movement is obtained when the guide pin 3 moves in the guide rail 4. Furthermore, since the solar shading hood 2 of the present invention can be stopped at any point on the guide rail 4, it can be used by moving to the minimum reduction position necessary to block the sunlight.

  In the position-variable solar shading hood device of the present invention, the solar shading hood 2 can be constituted by one piece. The position-variable solar shading hood apparatus of the present invention, which comprises the solar shading hood of the position-variable solar shading hood apparatus according to the present invention, comprising three solar shading hoods 2-1, 2-2, 2-3. This will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG.1 and FIG.3 shows the example of the position variable type solar radiation shielding hood apparatus of this invention comprised by the solar radiation shielding hood 3 sheets.

  The solar shading hood 2 of the position-variable solar shading hood apparatus 10 according to the present invention is arranged in front of the vehicle when the sun shines on the display screen 1 from above as shown in FIGS. A central solar shading hood 2-2 is used. Or when the sunlight is shining on the display screen 1 from the left side inserted through the window, the left-side solar shading hood 2-1 is used toward the front of the vehicle, and the sunlight is shining on the display screen 1 from the right side. In this case, the solar radiation hood 2-3 on the right side toward the front of the vehicle is used.

  However, depending on the incident angle and direction of the sunlight to be inserted, it is also possible to simultaneously operate the solar shading hoods 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3. Therefore, compared with the solar radiation shielding hood apparatus 10 configured by one solar radiation shielding hood 2, the solar radiation shielding hood apparatus 10 configured by three solar radiation shielding hoods 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3 is Since the amount of the sun-shielding hood that is used to block sunlight can be partially reduced, the visibility of the display screen can be improved.

  In the present invention, each of the solar shading hood 2 or the solar shading hoods 2-1 2-2, and 2-3 of the position-variable solar shading hood device 10 is manually moved or the hood insertion groove of the instrument panel 11 It is possible to arbitrarily select whether to automatically move along the guide rail 4 that guides the guide pin 3 by the electric motor 6 provided in the motor 7.

  Further, in the position-variable solar shading hood device 10 of the present invention, the display screen is displayed by the electronic control device provided in the in-vehicle device based on the sunlight detection signal from the solar sensor 5 and the sun direction information signal by the navigation provided in the in-vehicle device. And the amount of drawer of the solar shading hood 2 are calculated. The electric motor 6 is driven by an instruction based on the shielding position and the pull-out amount from the electronic control device, and the solar shading hood 2 or the solar shading hoods 2-1 and 2 according to the irradiation of the sunlight incident on the display screen of the in-vehicle device. -2 or 2-3 shields the sunlight irradiation surface of the display screen.

  That is, a method for automatically operating the position-variable solar shading hood device 10 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the operation block diagram of FIG. When the driver enters the car and the engine is not started (S1), the solar radiation shielding hood 2 is housed in the insertion groove 7 in the instrument panel 11. When the driver starts the engine, the signal from the solar radiation sensor (S1), the sun position information from navigation (S2), and the time from navigation (S4) are input to the electronic control unit (ECU).

  Based on these inputs, the electronic control unit (ECU) extends from the hood insertion groove 7 of the instrument panel 1 based on these inputs, and the position or place where the sunlight on the display screen is shielded (upper solar shading member, left side) (Solar radiation shielding member, right solar radiation shielding member) and the necessary minimum shielding amount are calculated (S5). The electric motor 6 is driven based on the calculated amount calculated by the electronic control unit (ECU) to operate the solar shading hoods 2-1, 2-2, 2-3 (S6). By the operation of each solar shading hood, the sunlight hitting the display screen 1 (display) is shielded, and the visibility of the display is ensured (S7).

  The position-variable solar shading hood device equipped on the display screen of the in-vehicle device of the present invention can eliminate reflected light from the display screen by shielding the sunlight incident on the display screen of the in-vehicle device. Since the visibility can be greatly improved, it is possible to safely and quickly transport personnel and loads on the vehicle to the destination.

The perspective view of the instrument panel (instrumental panel) of the vehicle by which the position variable type solar shading hood apparatus of this invention is arrange | positioned is shown, and the position variable type solar shading hood apparatus in which the solar radiation shielding hood was formed from three members is shown. . FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of the position-variable solar shading hood device according to the present invention and an instrument panel as viewed from the direction A-A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 (a) shows the solar shading hood shielding a display screen on which sunlight is incident. FIG. 1B shows a storage state when the solar shading hood does not need to shield the display screen. The position variable type solar radiation shielding hood apparatus of this invention shows the front schematic diagram of the position variable type solar radiation shielding hood apparatus formed from three solar radiation shielding hoods. The operation block diagram for operating automatically the solar radiation shielding hood with which the display screen of the vehicle equipment of this invention was equipped is shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display screen 2 Solar radiation shielding hood 3 Guide pin 4 Guide rail 5 Solar radiation sensor 6 Electric motor 7 Hood insertion groove 10 Position change type solar radiation shielding hood apparatus 11 Instrument panel

Claims (4)

A position-variable solar shading hood device equipped on a display screen of an in-vehicle device,
The solar shading hood of the position-variable solar shading hood device is movably disposed over the upper portion of the display screen, and the position of the solar shading hood is changed according to a change in the irradiation surface of the sunlight incident on the display screen. A position-variable solar shading hood equipped on a display screen of an in-vehicle device, wherein the position is variable and shields the irradiation surface. The solar shading hood includes a guide pin on at least one side of the solar shading hood, and a guide rail is disposed along at least one side of the solar shading hood, and the guide pin includes the guide rail. The position-variable solar shading hood device according to claim 1, wherein the position of the solar shading hood is variable by moving along the position.   The position-variable solar shading hood device according to claim 1, wherein the solar shading hood is formed of a plurality of pieces. A solar radiation sensor mounted to detect sunlight incident on the display screen of the in-vehicle device;
Based on a sunlight detection signal by the solar radiation sensor and a sun direction information signal by navigation provided in the in-vehicle device, an electronic control device provided in the in-vehicle device calculates a shielding position and shielding amount of the display screen, and An electric motor driven by an instruction based on the shielding position and shielding amount from the control device;
In accordance with the irradiation of sunlight incident on the display screen of the in-vehicle device, a sunscreen hood disposed to be movable at the top of the display screen, which shields the sunlight irradiation surface of the display screen by driving the electric motor,
The position-variable solar radiation shielding hood device according to claim 1, comprising:

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