JP2007308124A - Retaining structure for on-vehicle liquid crystal monitor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide retaining structure for on-vehicle liquid crystal monitor excellent in ease of attachment of a liquid crystal monitor to a floor console of a vehicle, general versatility, safety of a passenger, and economic efficiency. <P>SOLUTION: The retaining structure comprises: a pair of arms 1 rotatably attached to both side walls of a floor console 5 in the same plane with both side wall faces; and a lateral bar 2 connecting the arms 1 at their upper parts, and supporting the liquid-crystal monitor. The lateral bar 2 is provided with a plurality of length adjusting cutting guide grooves 2a in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction, to attach the lateral bar 2 to a variety of widths of floor consoles 5. Since the arms 1 and the lateral bar 2 are turned and tilted in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and the liquid-crystal monitor 4 is rotatable in a horizontal direction, the liquid-crystal monitor can be easily adjusted to a position where a passenger of a rear seat can most easily watch the monitor. Since the arms 1 are turned and tilted even when the passenger on the rear seat is in contact with the arms in harsh braking and impact accident or the like, the safety is improved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bracket for mounting a vehicle-mounted liquid crystal monitor, and more particularly to a structure for holding a liquid crystal monitor on a floor console.

  Conventionally, as a method of newly installing a liquid crystal monitor in the interior of a vehicle, there are a type attached to the upper surface of a dashboard, a type attached to a ceiling, a type embedded in a headrest, and the like. In addition, as a structure for holding the liquid crystal monitor on the floor console provided between the driver seat and the passenger seat in order to view the liquid crystal monitor in the rear seat, there is the following structure. That is, a technique is disclosed in which an arm for supporting the liquid crystal monitor is provided on the rear and upper side of the floor console so as to be rotatable with respect to the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a storage portion for the liquid crystal monitor is provided behind the floor console. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  Further, a pair of arms formed in a crank shape are screwed and fixed to both side walls on the rear side of the floor console, a joint that can adjust the upper part of the arm with respect to the lateral width of the floor console, and the upper part of the joint, A technique is disclosed in which a mounting portion that supports a liquid crystal monitor so as to be able to swing is provided (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  JP 2004-322749 A   Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-12294

  The conventional technologies described above have problems such as aesthetics, safety, and electromagnetic interference at the time of installation. Except for the type that is installed on the top of the dashboard, the cost, time, and difficulty of installation It was in the direction when it was very high. In addition, from the standpoint of consumers who have paid expensive installation costs, the completeness of the installation is often not satisfactory, and problems such as permanently damaging the vehicle for installation are also pointed out. It was.

Further, the structures described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 have the following problems.
In the holding structure of the functional parts in the vehicle described in Patent Document 1, an arm for pivotally supporting the liquid crystal monitor is provided in the floor console body in advance, and the genuine mounting parts already installed in the automobile In order to install an in-vehicle LCD monitor on a vehicle later, several size settings are provided in advance for various vehicles. Although it is possible to replace the floor console with an installed floor console, it is not practical because it is extremely low in versatility and expensive.

  Next, the vehicle input / output device mounting structure disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a structure for adjusting the width of the floor console, and thus can be applied to various types of vehicles. However, even if a passenger in the rear seat suddenly touches the arm or the attached LCD monitor during a sudden braking or collision accident, the arm is screwed and fixed to the floor console, so it can collapse and absorb the shock. There is a problem that it is extremely dangerous. In addition, the LCD monitor is attached to the upper part of the joint via a ball joint member that is swingably supported. Therefore, the height of carelessness increases the risk of contact and increases the number of parts. The problem that it becomes a factor of the cost increase by remains.

  Therefore, the present invention takes the above problems into consideration, ease of installation, versatility of mounting corresponding to the width of the existing floor console of the vehicle, and versatility of mounting regardless of the size type of the liquid crystal monitor, rotational movement It is an object of the present invention to provide an on-vehicle liquid crystal monitor holding structure that is excellent in safety to passengers by being tilted down and economical in terms of minimal component configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a structure for holding a liquid crystal monitor to a floor console of a vehicle, which can turn on both sides of the floor console on the same plane as the side walls. A pair of arms to be attached and a horizontal bar for connecting the arms at the top and supporting the liquid crystal monitor, the horizontal bar being a concave guide groove for cutting in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction Are provided.

  The operation of the first problem solving means described above is as follows. That is, a pair of arms that are rotatably attached to both sides of the floor console on the same plane as the sides of the both sides of the floor console, and a horizontal bar that rotatably connects the arms at the top and supports the LCD monitor This makes it easy to attach to the floor console, and in the installed state, it can be rotated in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and tilted so that the LCD monitor can be viewed most easily by the passenger on the rear seat. Can be easily adjusted. Furthermore, since the LCD monitor is attached to the horizontal bar with a bolt with a handle, it can be easily rotated in the horizontal direction by loosening the bolt, and the position that is most easily viewed by the passenger together with the rotation in the front-rear direction. Can be easily adjusted.

  In the event of sudden braking or a collision accident, even if the passenger in the rear seat suddenly touches the arm part or the attached LCD monitor part, it will turn in the direction of travel of the vehicle and it will fall, so it will not impact the passenger. It became possible to relax and improve safety. In addition, when not viewing the liquid crystal monitor, it is possible to turn it toward the rear of the vehicle, that is, toward the occupant side of the rear seat, so that it does not get in the way and there is no risk of contact.

  The horizontal bar supporting the liquid crystal monitor was provided with a plurality of concave guide grooves for cutting in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. According to the width of the floor console of the vehicle, the guide bar at an appropriate position is cut from both ends of the horizontal bar by cutting it and connecting with the arm to obtain a highly versatile on-vehicle LCD monitor holding structure. It has become possible.

  As described above, the in-vehicle liquid crystal monitor holding structure of the present invention has an arm and a horizontal bar as a basic structure, and the horizontal bar is provided with a guide groove for easily cutting according to the width of the floor console. As a result, it can be installed on various floor consoles of various types of vehicles, achieving excellent versatility. In addition, the arm attached to the floor console and the horizontal bar connected to the arm rotate and fall in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, so that the passenger in the rear seat can easily view the LCD monitor at an elevation angle position. It can be set easily. Furthermore, since the liquid crystal monitor is attached to the horizontal bar with a bolt with a handle, it can be easily rotated in the horizontal direction by loosening the bolt, and the seating position ( (Left side, center, right side) can be adjusted to make viewing easier. In addition, the arm turns and falls even when the passenger in the rear seat comes into contact in the event of sudden braking, sudden deceleration, or a collision, so the impact on the passenger is reduced and absorbed, improving safety. As a result, it is possible to obtain a vehicle-mounted liquid crystal monitor holding structure capable of achieving excellent effects in versatility, ease of attachment, aesthetics, and economy.

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  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a holding structure for an in-vehicle liquid crystal monitor of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows an assembled state. Reference numeral 5 denotes a vehicle floor console to which the present invention is attached. 1 shows the entire arm, 1a is a steel press structure, 1c is a lower hinge pivotally supported at the lower part of the steel press structure 1a, 1b is an upper hinge pivotally supporting a horizontal bar 2 described later, and 1e is a steel press An outer plastic cover 1d for covering the outside of the structure 1a is constituted by respective parts of an inner plastic cover for covering the inside of the steel press structure 1a. The plastic covers 1e and 1d are made of a resin such as ABS. The arms 1 are configured as a pair for mounting on both side walls of the floor console 5.

  In the arm 1 configured as described above, tension hinges generally used for liquid crystal monitor opening / closing hinges of notebook personal computers are employed for the lower hinge 1c and the upper hinge 1b. Accordingly, excellent durability and movable torque can be achieved by repeated rotation and tilting of the lower hinge 1c of the floor console 5 and arm 1 and rotation and tilting of the horizontal bar 2 and upper hinge 1b described later. Stability (torque does not decrease). Further, since the thickness of the arm 1 can be designed to a minimum, the interference of the arm 1 in the gap between the floor console 5 and the driver's seat, the gap between the passenger seat and the passenger seat is minimized and attached. High quality and improved mechanical durability.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a horizontal bar. As shown in the enlarged view of the horizontal bar 2 shown in FIG. 4, the upper part is a flat surface for mounting the liquid crystal monitor 4, and the lower part is a curved surface in consideration of safety. Shaped. Furthermore, the upper hinge 1b in the steel press structure 1a is fitted into the center of the end face, and the hinge hole 2c for pivotally fixing the horizontal bar 2 and the upper hinge 1b are fitted in the hinge hole 2c. A guide groove gap 2b for fixing with a screw was provided.

  Further, a 1/4 inch international standard bolt 2 d with a handle for attaching the liquid crystal monitor 4 is inserted from the lower part to the upper part of the horizontal bar 2 at the center in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal bar 2. Most commercially available LCD monitors have a 1/4 inch international standard nut hole (not shown) at the bottom. It can be installed regardless of the model.

  Further, the horizontal bar 2 is characterized in that it is used by cutting both ends of the horizontal bar 2 at equal positions in order to correspond to the width of the floor console that is different for each vehicle type. Therefore, a plurality of concave guide grooves 2a are provided on the upper plane of the horizontal bar 2 so as to be easily cut. The guide groove 2a has a width of about 1 to 1.5 mm and a depth of about 0.5 to 1 mm so that it can be easily cut using a small saw. This makes it easy to position the blade of a small saw, and during cutting, the blade of the small saw can be derailed to the left and right, and the cutting position can be shifted accurately and accurately. is there.

  In this embodiment, five guide grooves 2a are provided toward the central direction at an interval of 10 mm from both ends of the horizontal bar 2. However, it goes without saying that the interval may be adjusted as appropriate, for example, at an interval of 5 mm. Further, although the number of five is provided in this embodiment, it goes without saying that the number may be increased or decreased as appropriate. In the above description, the groove shape of the guide groove 2a has been described as being dug into a square shape, but needless to say, it may be in a shape dug in a curved surface or a shape dug into a V shape.

  The hinge hole 2c into which the upper hinge 1b is inserted is formed regardless of which guide groove 2a of the horizontal bar 2 is cut. Therefore, even if the innermost guide groove 2a is cut, the arm It is possible to connect the arm 1 and the horizontal bar 2 by inserting the upper hinge 1b. Since the horizontal bar 2 thus connected to the arm 1 can be rotated by the upper hinge 1b, the adjustment range of the position of the liquid crystal monitor 4 is made wider in conjunction with the rotation of the lower hinge 1c, and can be tilted. It has become possible to improve safety.

  Hereinafter, attachment to the floor console 5 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows the state in which the arm 1 is attached to the floor console 5 of the vehicle as viewed from the right side in the traveling direction. For ease of understanding, the outer plastic cover 1e and the inner plastic cover 1d are removed.

  First, in a state in which the pair of arms 1 and the horizontal bar 2 are connected, the guide grooves 2a of the appropriate horizontal bar 2 are selected in advance so as to fit to both side walls of the floor console 5 and match the width of the floor console 5. Cut with a saw. Thereafter, the upper hinge 1b of the arm is fitted into the hinge holes 2c at both ends of the horizontal bar 2 and connected. At this time, although not shown, if a screw hole is opened in the upper hinge 1b and screwed from the upper part of the guide groove gap 2b, a more reliable connection and fixing can be achieved.

  And the upper stopper 1f and the lower stopper 1g with which the lower hinge 1c of the steel press structure 1a was equipped are made the front side of the advancing direction in the rear part side and upper part of the both sides wall of the floor console 5. FIG. Then, the screw is fixed to the floor console 5 by using screws such as self-tapping screws in the four screw holes 1h opened in the circumferential direction of the lower hinge 1c. Further, a notch 1j for passing the cable of the liquid crystal monitor 4 is provided on the right side of the lower hinge 1c in FIG. 3, and a wiring hole 5a for passing the cable through the floor console 5 is drilled. To do. The cable of the liquid crystal monitor led out from the inside of the floor console 5 through the wiring hole 5a passes through the inside of the arm 1 covered with the outer plastic cover 1e and the inner plastic cover 1d, and then the outer plastic cover 1e and the inner plastic cover. An appropriate position of 1d is arbitrarily cut out, and a cable is taken out therefrom and connected to the liquid crystal monitor 4. (Not shown)

  The upper stopper 1f and the lower stopper 1g provided on the lower hinge 1c restrict the arm 1 composed of the steel press structure 1a and the like from turning and tilting to an unnecessary angle. As a result, the cable of the liquid crystal monitor 4 inserted from the inside of the floor console 5 to the outside is cut by the arm 1, or the arm 1, the horizontal bar 2, or the liquid crystal monitor 4 is in contact with the floor console 5 and is damaged. It is possible to guide to an appropriate viewing position.

  As described above, the in-vehicle liquid crystal monitor holding structure of the present invention attached to the floor console 5 has left and right guide grooves 2 a provided in the horizontal bar 2 for supporting the liquid crystal monitor 4 in accordance with the horizontal width of the floor console 5. By cutting at equal positions, it can be attached to floor consoles of various widths, and excellent versatility can be obtained. Further, as shown in FIG. 5 showing the pivoting and tilting operation range, the arm 1 pivots and tilts in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, so that the passenger in the rear seat watches the LCD monitor. It can be easily set to an easy height and elevation position. Moreover, if the liquid crystal monitor 4 is tilted to the rear seat side and the liquid crystal monitor 4 is rotated downward, the liquid crystal monitor is stored, and it is possible to effectively use the space and to obtain safety for the passenger. Further, since the liquid crystal monitor 4 is attached to the horizontal bar 2 with a bolt 2d with a handle, it can be easily rotated in the horizontal direction by loosening the bolt, and the seating position of the occupant in the rear seat can be combined with the rotation described above. (Left side, center, right side) can be adjusted to the position where viewing is easiest. In addition, the arm turns and falls even when the passenger in the rear seat comes into contact in the event of sudden braking, sudden deceleration, or a collision, so the impact on the passenger is reduced and absorbed, improving safety.

It is an exploded view of the holding structure of the vehicle-mounted liquid crystal monitor of this invention. It is an assembly drawing of the holding structure of the vehicle-mounted liquid crystal monitor of this invention. It is a figure which shows the detail of the attachment to a floor console. It is an enlarged view of the horizontal bar 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the rotation and fallable operating range.

Explanation of symbols

1 arm 1a steel press structure 1b upper hinge 1c lower hinge 1d inner plastic cover 1e outer plastic cover 1f upper stopper 1g lower stopper 1j notch 2 horizontal bar 2a guide groove 2b guide groove gap 2c hinge hole 2d bolt with handle 4 liquid crystal monitor 5 Floor console 5a Wiring hole

Claims (1)

  A structure for holding a liquid crystal monitor on a floor console of a vehicle, wherein a pair of arms attached to both side walls of the floor console so as to be rotatable on the same plane as the surfaces of the both side walls, and the arms are connected at the top, And a horizontal bar for supporting the liquid crystal monitor, and the horizontal bar is provided with a plurality of concave guide grooves for cutting in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Holding structure.

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