JP2010287198A - Anti-theft device for in-vehicle equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent theft of in-vehicle equipment such as a car navigation system. <P>SOLUTION: As a device for preventing theft of in-vehicle equipment fixed inside or outside a car, detection means 12 and 13 for detecting removal of the in-vehicle equipment are provided between the in-vehicle equipment 11 and an attachment part 15 for attaching the in-vehicle equipment inside or outside the cabin. An alarm means 21 is provided for giving an alarm when the detection means detects that the in-vehicle equipment is removed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device or an out-of-vehicle equipment (hereinafter referred to as an in-vehicle device) that is mounted and fixed inside and outside the vehicle interior, and in particular, an automobile factory such as a display panel portion of an in-vehicle car navigation device, an in-vehicle audio device, and a license plate. Alternatively, the present invention relates to an antitheft device for in-vehicle equipment that is suitable for use in equipment installed at a sales company, other post-installed general-purpose in-vehicle equipment, or vehicle exterior equipment.

  This type of vehicle-mounted device is mounted and fixed at a predetermined location inside and outside the vehicle interior via a mounting portion, performs each functional operation, functions individually, or is used as a decoration.

  By the way, as this type of vehicle-mounted device, for example, a vehicle-mounted car navigation device is known. Among them, for example, the retrofitting display operation panel and the main unit separate type display panel or the retrofitting display operation panel and the main unit integrated type are relatively easy to remove, so they can be easily removed maliciously for the purpose of theft. It can be done.

  In order to prevent theft of such a retrofitted vehicle-mounted car navigation device, the operation panel unit is configured to be detachable so that the device does not start by removing the operation panel unit, A configuration that prevents theft has already been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

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  However, in the conventional apparatus as described above, it is necessary to remove and carry the operation panel unit when getting off, and to attach the operation panel unit when getting on, which is troublesome and cumbersome and has a problem in practical use. It had. In addition, there were structural problems such as durability of the attaching / detaching part and a burden on the attaching part on the vehicle body side when attaching / detaching. In addition, in the apparatus having such a configuration, for example, a display panel unit or the like that is configured separately from the operation panel unit can be easily removed, and many thefts have occurred.

  A navigation device will be described as an example of a method for preventing the in-vehicle device from being stolen. For example, a GPS antenna is used to prevent the navigation device from operating when the vehicle moves due to theft. Various proposals have been made to limit the operation of navigation devices in conjunction with ETC devices, but the internal manuals of automobile manufacturers or navigation device manufacturers have relatively little information management overseas. When it was obtained and learned from, there were various problems in practical use, such as focusing on the vehicle type and device model.

  That is, in the above-described methods, the models and structures to which they are applied are limited, the versatility is poor, and the suppression effect of preventing theft is also a problem. In other words, even if the suppression function described above is installed, the function is canceled for those who studied it, and the one that does not know it is canceled on the spot, even if it does not operate normally after being stolen. The suppression effect of simply being discarded does not work very effectively.

  Therefore, in this type of in-vehicle device, it is desired to take some measures that have a simple structure, excellent versatility, and can easily and reliably prevent theft.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and simply and surely detects that an in-vehicle device attached and fixed inside and outside the vehicle has been maliciously removed, warns the state thereof, and provides a crime to a criminal. The object is to obtain an anti-theft device for in-vehicle equipment that can be completed by an attempt and can be brought into a state close to returning to the current state.

  In order to meet such an object, an anti-theft device for in-vehicle devices according to the present invention (the invention according to claim 1) is a device for preventing the anti-theft of in-vehicle devices mounted and fixed inside and outside the vehicle interior. And a means for detecting that the in-vehicle device has been removed between the mounting portion for attaching the in-vehicle device to the outside of the vehicle interior, and when detecting that the in-vehicle device has been removed by the detecting means An alarm means such as a speaker for issuing an alarm is provided.

  The anti-theft device for in-vehicle devices according to the present invention (the invention described in claim 2) is the anti-theft device for in-vehicle devices according to claim 1, wherein the detecting means includes an immobil key incorporating a transponder in which an ID code is set; The antenna includes an antenna for receiving an ID code from the transponder, and an immobil key is provided on the in-vehicle device side, and an antenna is provided on the mounting portion side outside the vehicle interior.

  The anti-theft device for in-vehicle devices according to the present invention (the invention described in claim 3) is the anti-theft device for in-vehicle devices according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the in-vehicle device reads the ID code from the transponder. And a controller that senses that it is fixedly attached to the attachment portion, and controls to issue an alarm by an alarm means when the state is released.

As described above, according to the anti-theft device for in-vehicle devices according to the present invention, the detecting means is provided in the mounting portion inside and outside the vehicle interior of the in-vehicle device. It is possible to achieve the anti-theft effect by detecting that the battery has been removed and notifying by alarm means or the like.
In addition, the conventional one was to escape without returning the device when the alarm sounded, but the alarm was stopped by returning the in-vehicle device that the criminal tried to steal to the original position, so that the alarm stopped. It has the effect of ending and trying.

  It is a schematic block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the antitheft device of the vehicle equipment which concerns on this invention.   It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of the vehicle-mounted car navigation apparatus to which the antitheft device of the vehicle equipment which concerns on this invention is applied.

1 and 2 show an embodiment of an antitheft device for in-vehicle equipment according to the present invention.
In these drawings, reference numeral 10 denotes an in-vehicle car navigation device as an in-vehicle device, and a display panel portion 11 is attached and fixed to the upper portion of the dashboard 1 between the driver seat and the passenger seat at the front portion in the passenger compartment. Has been. Reference numeral 2 denotes a car window.

  According to the present invention, as an example, between the display panel portion 11 of the vehicle-mounted car navigation device 10 that is mounted and fixed in the vehicle interior and the mounting portion 15 that attaches the display panel portion 11 to the dashboard 1 in the vehicle interior, Provided is a detection means for detecting that the display panel unit 11 has been removed, and provided a siren 21 which is an alarm means for issuing an alarm when the detection means detects that the display panel unit 11 has been removed. It is characterized by.

  In addition, as for this siren 21, it is desirable to use the type equipped with the rechargeable battery in which an alarm does not stop even if wiring is cut | disconnected. Of course, this kind of alarm means has a conventionally well-known structure, and any structure such as a speaker, buzzer, irradiation, etc., as long as it can emit an alarm. But you can. Further, the transmission means between the controller 20 and the speaker may be wireless.

  Here, the detection means includes an immobil key 12 incorporating a transponder in which an ID code is set, and an antenna 13 that receives the ID code from the transponder. The immobil key 12 is provided on the display panel unit 11 side, and the antenna 13 is provided near the mounting portion 15 in the passenger compartment.

  The ID code from the transponder is read to detect that the display panel unit 11 is mounted and fixed near the mounting unit 15 and to control the siren 21 to issue an alarm when the state is released. The controller 20 is provided.

  In the figure, reference numeral 22 denotes an LED as a light emitting means for notifying that the anti-theft device is in operation.

  According to the above configuration, since the detection means including the immobilizer key 12 and the antenna 13 is provided between the display panel 11 and the mounting portion 15 that is fixedly mounted in the vehicle interior, the display panel 11 has been removed. Can be detected and the state can be warned by the siren 21 which is an alarm means. This makes it possible to prevent theft.

  In other words, when the display panel 11 having the immobilizer key 12 is removed from the attachment portion 15 and carried, the signal from the transponder of the immobilizer key 12 goes out of the detection range of the antenna 13, and this is detected by the controller 20. Then, the warning is given when the siren 21 starts to sound.

  Such an anti-theft device can prevent the car navigation device 10 from being stolen from a vehicle such as a rental car parked in a parking lot at a rental car shop, a taxi company, a transportation company, or the like. The effect is great.

  The present invention is not limited to the structure described in the above-described embodiment, and the shape and structure of each part such as an on-vehicle device and an antenna constituting the antitheft device, a cover of a transponder, and the like can be appropriately modified and changed. Needless to say.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the transponder has been described. However, it goes without saying that an IC chip constituting an RFID used as a tag may be used instead of an IC card having an equivalent function.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which a warning is issued by the siren 21 or the like when the transponder is outside the predetermined detection range from the antenna 13, but in addition to this, for example, the antenna 21 is disconnected. Even in this case, it may be configured to recognize this and issue a warning in the same manner as when it is out of the detection range.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the display panel unit 11 of the in-vehicle car navigation device 10 has been described as an example of the in-vehicle device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be attached and fixed inside and outside the vehicle interior. For example, the present invention can be applied to various in-vehicle devices such as a vehicle TV, a license plate, a drive recorder, a fee meter, a safe for valuables such as cash, a door mirror, a tire, a wheel, and an emblem.

  Further, according to the present invention, for example, a key case incorporating a main body antenna is fixed to a vehicle body such as the back side of a bumper with a bolt or the like, and a transponder chip attached thereto is waterproofed from a vehicle such as a wristband, a ring, a pendant, etc. Fixed to things that are sometimes worn, and stored in the electronic key for vehicles with weak points such as weakness that is not waterproof, which is currently the mainstream in the market, when 12 volts are conducted to the main body, parking the surfer etc. It becomes a key storage box.

  Further, by incorporating a sound module between the main body and the amplifier & speaker unit, it is possible to convey a message such as “a warning sound will stop sounding when it is returned to its original position” as a warning.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dashboard 2 Car window 10 Car navigation system for vehicles (vehicle equipment)
11 Display panel portion 12 Mounted portion 13 Mounting portion 15 Support column 20 Controller 21 Siren (alarm means)
22 LED (operating state notifying means)

Claims (3)

A device for preventing theft of in-vehicle devices that are mounted and fixed inside and outside the vehicle interior,
Between the in-vehicle device and the mounting portion for attaching the in-vehicle device outside the vehicle interior, a detection means for detecting that the in-vehicle device has been removed is provided,
An anti-theft device for in-vehicle equipment, characterized by providing alarm means for issuing an alarm when it is detected by the detecting means that the in-vehicle equipment has been removed. The anti-theft device for in-vehicle equipment according to claim 1,
The detection means comprises an immobil key incorporating a transponder in which an ID code is set, and an antenna for receiving the ID code from the transponder.
An anti-theft device for in-vehicle equipment, wherein an immobil key is provided on the in-vehicle equipment side and an antenna is provided on a mounting portion side inside and outside the vehicle interior. In the antitheft device for in-vehicle equipment according to claim 1 or 2,
A controller that reads an ID code from the transponder, senses that the in-vehicle device is attached and fixed to the attachment portion, and controls to issue an alarm by an alarm means when the state is released. An anti-theft device for in-vehicle equipment, characterized in that

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