JP2008143397A - On-vehicle equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent robbery of on-vehicle equipment easily at low costs. <P>SOLUTION: This on-vehicle equipment 1 comprises an operation display panel 30 freely to be put into/out of a casing 20 by a forward/backward moving device, a turning device and a control section 40, and a flap 31 is fitted to the operation display panel 30. When the operation display panel 30 is housed in the casing 20, an exposed surface of an operation part 35 is covered with the flap 31. When the operation display panel 30 is stood, the flap 31 is housed in the casing 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device.

In recent years, with the widespread use of vehicles equipped with in-vehicle devices such as car navigation devices and stereo devices on dashboards in vehicles, the in-vehicle devices have been stolen. For this reason, it is known that the operation panel provided for the in-vehicle device is removed, taken out of the vehicle and carried, thereby making the in-vehicle device in an inoperable incomplete state and aiming at an anti-theft effect.
For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an in-vehicle electronic device that makes it easy to attach and remove an operation panel.
JP 2004-122808 A

However, when the above-described in-vehicle device is detached from the vehicle by removing the operation panel, the operation panel must be carried, which is inconvenient for the owner of the in-vehicle device. In addition, the in-vehicle device from which the operation panel has been removed exposes the connector part and the disc insertion slot, and the appearance is conspicuous. This means that the presence of the in-vehicle device in the vehicle will be known to others, and anti-theft will be expected. Is difficult. Furthermore, there is an inconvenience that in-vehicle equipment does not operate if it is attached incorrectly when it is attached incorrectly. In addition, since the operation panel is frequently detached and carried, it causes damage to the operation panel.
An object of the present invention is to prevent the in-vehicle device from being stolen with a simple configuration.

In order to solve the above-described problem, an in-vehicle device according to the invention described in claim 1 includes a housing that can be mounted in a vehicle,
A support member attached to the housing so as to be able to advance / retract;
An operation portion provided on a part of the surface of the previous housing on the advance direction side of the support member;
An operation display panel that is pivotally attached to the front end of the support member in the advance direction, stands up when advanced, and is folded when retracted;
A cover member that covers the exposed surface of the operation unit when the operation display panel is folded in conjunction with the rotational movement of the operation display panel.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the in-vehicle device according to the first aspect, the covering member forms a space that is formed when the operation display panel is advanced from the state where the operation display panel is pulled into the case and stands up. As a storage space to be stored,
The cover member is interlocked with the rotational movement of the operation display panel so as to be stored in the storage space when the operation display panel stands up.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the in-vehicle device according to the first or second aspect, the covering member is fixed so as to have a substantially L-shaped cross section along the base end of the operation display panel. It is characterized by being.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the in-vehicle device from being stolen with a simple configuration.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the scope of the invention is not limited to this embodiment.

  First, the configuration of the in-vehicle device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an upper surface of an in-vehicle device when the operation display panel is used. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a side surface of the in-vehicle device when the operation display panel is in a standing state. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a side surface of the in-vehicle device when the operation display panel is in a folded state. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the front of the in-vehicle device when the operation display panel is stored. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a side surface when the operation display panel is rotating. FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing a side view when the operation display panel is moving forward and backward. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, the in-vehicle device 1 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 20 that forms an outer frame of the in-vehicle apparatus 1. By embedding the casing 20 in the dashboard 2 in the vehicle, The in-vehicle device 1 is attached to the vehicle.

  When the casing 20 is embedded in the dashboard, various switches for operating the in-vehicle device 1 such as audio reproduction and volume adjustment are provided on the lower surface of the casing 20 exposed in the vehicle interior. An operation unit 35 including a disk and a disk insertion slot is attached.

  The inside of the housing 20 is divided into upper and lower parts, and guide rails 21 are disposed along the side walls on the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls on the upper stage side. A rack gear 22 is installed along the guide rail 21 on the lower surface on the upper side.

  A panel device support member 23 is attached to the guide rail 21 via a rail attachment member 24 that can move forward and backward from the inside of the housing 20 to the vehicle interior side and from the vehicle compartment side to the front and rear inside the housing 20. . An advancing / retreating shaft 25 orthogonal to the guide rail 21 is rotatably supported at the rear end portion of each panel device support member 23.

  A pinion gear 26 fixed integrally with the advance / retreat shaft 25 is attached to the advance / retreat shaft 25, and the pinion gear 26 and the rack gear 22 are meshed with each other. An advancing / retreating gear 27 that rotationally drives the pinion gear 26 and an advancing / retreating motor 28 that can rotate in both directions are installed between the panel device support members 23.

  The guide rail 21, the rack gear 22, the rail mounting member 24, the advance / retreat shaft 25, the pinion gear 26, the advance / retreat gear 27, and the advance / retreat motor 28 constitute an advance / retreat apparatus.

  On the other hand, a rotation shaft 29 orthogonal to the guide rail 21 is rotatably supported at the tip of each panel device support member 23. One end of an operation display panel 30 for displaying image information is integrally fixed to the rotating shaft 29, and the operation display panel 30 is attached to each panel device support member 23 by the rotating operation of the rotating shaft 29. It is designed to rotate with respect to it.

This operation display panel 30 displays navigation information such as the current position and traveling direction of the traveling vehicle and image information such as a TV program so that the car navigation and in-vehicle devices such as a TV or a stereo can be operated. It has become.

  Furthermore, between each panel apparatus support member 23, the rotation gear 32 integrally attached to the rotation shaft 29, and the rotation gear which meshes with this rotation gear 32 and drives the rotation shaft 29 to rotate. 33 and a rotation motor 53 that can rotate in both directions to drive the rotation gear 33 are installed.

  The rotation shaft 55, the rotation gear 38, the rotation motor 34, and the rotation gear 32 constitute a rotation device.

  Further, a flap 31 that is a plate-like member is displayed on the end of the operation display panel 30 that is exposed when the operation display panel 30 is stored in the casing 20 along the direction parallel to the rotation shaft 29. It is provided so as to protrude in a direction substantially orthogonal to the panel 30, that is, to have a substantially L-shaped cross section. Therefore, the flap 31 is rotated with respect to each panel device support member 23 together with the operation display panel 30 by the rotation operation of the rotation shaft 29, and is moved forward and backward together with the operation display panel 30 by the above-described advance / retreat device. ing.

  With this configuration, when the operation display panel 30 is housed in the housing 20 in a substantially horizontal state, the flap 31 covers the operation unit 35 and is in the state shown in FIG. When the operation display panel 30 is used, first, the operation display panel 30 is pushed out together with the flap 31 from the inside of the housing 20 toward the outside, and the operation display panel 30 can stand up through the state of FIG. 3 state. Next, the operation display panel 30 rotates together with the flap 31 in a direction to stand up from a substantially horizontal state outside the housing 20, and through the state of FIG. 5, the operation display panel 30 stands up and the flap 31 moves to the horizontal position. It will be in the state of FIG. Next, the operation display panel 30 is pulled substantially horizontally in a direction approaching the dashboard 2, and the flap 31 is housed inside the housing 20 to be in the state shown in FIG. 1.

  Further, when the operation display panel 30 is housed in the housing 20 from the state of FIG. 1, the operation display panel 30 is first pushed out substantially horizontally in the direction away from the dashboard 2 together with the flaps 31, as shown in FIG. After the state, the operation display panel 30 can be folded in a substantially horizontal state as shown in FIG. Next, the operation display panel 30 is rotated in a direction tilting with respect to the panel device support member 23, and is folded substantially horizontally through the state of FIG. 5, and the flap 31 is pushed out from the housed state. 3 state. Next, the operation display panel 30 is pulled into the housing 20 in a substantially horizontal state, and the operation display unit 30 is accommodated in the housing 20 through the state shown in FIG. cover. The front view seen from the direction A in FIG. 6 at that time is FIG.

  FIG. 7 shows a control block diagram of the in-vehicle device 1 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 40 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 41, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 42, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 43, and a storage unit 44. Then, the CPU 41 develops the processing program recorded in the ROM 42 or the storage unit 44 in the RAM 43 and executes this processing program.

  A drive circuit 52 is connected to the control unit 40 via an I / F 51. An advance / retreat motor 28 is connected to the drive circuit 52. An electrical signal is transmitted from the control unit 40 to control the driving and stopping of the advance / retreat motor 28.

  A drive circuit 54 is connected to the control unit 40 via an I / F 53. A rotation motor 34 is connected to the drive circuit 54. An electric signal is transmitted from the control unit 40 to control the driving and stopping of the rotation motor 34.

  In the above embodiment, the flap 31 is fixed to the operation display panel 30, and is rotated with respect to each panel device support member 23 together with the operation display panel 30 by the rotation operation of the rotation shaft 29. However, it is not limited to this embodiment, It is good also as providing the mechanism for rotating the flap 31 independently in the vehicle equipment 1.

  FIG. 8 shows a control block diagram when the in-vehicle device 1 includes a control mechanism for independently rotating the flap 31. As shown in FIG. 8, in addition to the configuration of FIG. 7, a drive circuit 56 is connected to the control unit 40 via an I / F 55. A flap storage motor 57 is connected to the drive circuit 56. An electric signal is transmitted from the control unit 40 to control the driving and stopping of the flap housing motor 57.

  As described above, according to the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the operation display panel 30 can be taken in and out of the housing 20 by the above-described advance / retreat device, the above-described rotation device, and the control unit 40. In the in-vehicle device 1 in which the flap 31 is attached to the 30, when the operation display panel 30 is accommodated in the housing 20, the in-vehicle device 1 is attached in the vehicle by covering the operation unit 35 with the flap 31. It becomes difficult to be visually recognized, and has the effect of suppressing theft.

  As a result, compared to the method of deterring theft by removing a part of the in-vehicle device and carrying it, the owner of the in-vehicle device is not required to carry the parts when leaving the vehicle. The in-vehicle device that has been caused by carrying is no longer damaged, and the maintenance cost can be reduced for the manufacturer.

  Further, when the operation display panel 30 stands up, the flap 31 is accommodated so that the flap 31 does not interfere with the operation of the in-vehicle device 1 and the aesthetic appearance is not impaired. There is an effect.

  Further, by fixing the flap 31 to the operation display panel 30 so that the operation of the flap 31 is interlocked with the operation of the operation display panel 30, the in-vehicle device 1 does not need to have a mechanism for the operation of the flap 31. The production cost is reduced.

  Further, according to the configuration shown in FIG. 8, the in-vehicle device 1 includes a mechanism for independently rotating the flap 31, so that the flap 31 is stored in the housing 20 when the operation display panel 30 is used. In this state, only the angle of the operation display panel 30 can be tilted to an easily usable position.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the upper surface of the vehicle equipment at the time of operation display panel use in this Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the side surface of the vehicle equipment when the operation display panel in this Embodiment exists in a perpendicular state. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the side surface of a vehicle-mounted apparatus when the operation display panel in this Embodiment is in a horizontal state. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the front of the vehicle equipment at the time of operation display panel accommodation in this Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the side surface at the time of the operation display panel in this Embodiment rotating. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the side surface at the time of the operation display panel in this Embodiment moving forward / backward. It is a control block diagram of the vehicle equipment in this Embodiment. It is a control block diagram of the vehicle equipment in other embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle equipment 2 Dashboard 20 Case 21 Guide rail 22 Rack gear 23 Panel apparatus support member 24 Rail attachment member 25 Advance / retreat shaft 26 Pinion gear 27 Advance / retreat gear 28 Advance / retreat motor 29 Rotation shaft 30 Operation display panel 31 Flap 32 Rotation gear 33 Rotating gear 34 Rotating motor 35 Operation unit 40 Control unit 41 CPU
42 ROM
43 RAM
44 storage 51 I / F
52 Drive circuit 53 I / F
54 Drive circuit 55 I / F
56 Drive circuit 57 Flap storage motor

Claims (3)

A housing that can be mounted in the vehicle;
A support member attached to the housing so as to be able to advance / retract;
An operation portion provided on the front end surface of the support member in the advance direction;
An operation display panel that is pivotally attached to the front end of the support member in the advance direction, stands up when advanced, and is folded when retracted;
A vehicle-mounted device, comprising: a cover member that covers the exposed surface of the operation unit when the operation display panel is folded in conjunction with the rotational movement of the operation display panel. A space that is created when the operation display panel is pulled out of the housing from the state where the operation display panel is pulled out and stands up is provided as a storage space for storing the covering member,
The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is interlocked with a rotational movement of the operation display panel so that the cover member is stored in the storage space when the operation display panel stands. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the covering member is provided on the operation display panel so as to protrude in a direction substantially orthogonal to the panel along the axial direction of the pivotally attached portion. .

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