JP2013205869A - In-vehicle electronic equipment operation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase safety in an in-vehicle electronic equipment operation device.SOLUTION: A control part 8 includes a function for making a display part 9 display an operation part 12 in at least a part of the outer peripheral part of the display part 9 and a camera video 13 from a camera 5 at the central part of the display part 9. When the operation part 12 is displayed in at least a part of the outer peripheral part of the display part 9 by the control part 8, the camera video 13 is displayed at the central part of the display part 9 by the operation of a display changeover switch 10. When the camera video 13 is initially displayed, the luminance of the camera video 13 is decreased, and then the luminance of the camera video 13 is increased. Also, when a distance between an own vehicle and a front obstacle detected by a distance sensor 11 becomes shorter than a predetermined value, the display of the operation part 12 is switched to non-display.

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle electronic device operating device for operating an audio device, a radio receiver and the like in a vehicle.

  This type of in-vehicle electronic device operating device includes a display unit, a control unit connected to the display unit, a camera connected to the control unit, and a display changeover switch, and the control unit includes the display The operation unit and the function of displaying the video from the camera are included in the unit (for example, Patent Document 1 below).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-47978

  In the above conventional example, when operating the operation unit displayed on the display unit, the camera image is displayed on the display unit in order to prevent the confirmation of the front from being neglected due to the operation. I have to.

  That is, when operating the operation unit in the display unit, the forward confirmation can be performed with the camera image in the display unit, so that the safety is improved more than before.

  However, when the operation unit is displayed on the display unit, there are often cases where only the operation unit is taken care of even though the camera image is displayed. In this case, the forward confirmation is neglected and safety is ensured. Further improvement of sex is expected.

  Therefore, the present invention aims to improve safety.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention includes a display unit, a control unit connected to the display unit, a camera connected to the control unit, a display changeover switch, and a distance sensor. Has an operation part on at least a part of the outer peripheral part of the display part, and has a function of displaying an image from the camera in the center part of the display part. When the operation unit is displayed on at least a part of the outer periphery of the display unit, the image from the camera is displayed at the center of the display unit, and the distance from the front obstacle by the distance sensor is When it becomes shorter than the predetermined value, the operation unit display is not displayed, and thereby the intended purpose is achieved.

As described above, the present invention includes a display unit, a control unit connected to the display unit, a camera, a display changeover switch, and a distance sensor connected to the control unit, and the control unit includes the display unit. An operation unit on at least a part of the outer periphery of the display unit, and a function of displaying an image from the camera in a central part of the display unit, and the control unit controls the outer periphery of the display unit by operating the display switch. When the operation unit is displayed on at least a part of the unit, an image from the camera is displayed at the center of the display unit, and the distance from the front obstacle by the distance sensor is shorter than a predetermined value. If it becomes, since it was set as the structure which does not display an operation part display, safety | security can be improved.

  That is, in the present invention, when the distance from the front obstacle by the distance sensor becomes shorter than a predetermined value, the operation unit display on the display unit is not displayed, and only the camera image is displayed on the display unit. As a result, attention is paid to the operation of the operation unit, the forward confirmation is not neglected, and as a result, safety can be improved.

The figure which shows the motor vehicle carrying the vehicle-mounted electronic device operating device concerning one Embodiment of this invention. Control block diagram of the in-vehicle electronic device operating device Diagram showing the same operation Same operation flowchart

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an automobile, and a handle 3 is provided in front of the vehicle interior 2, and an electronic device 4 is disposed on the side of the handle 3.

  In addition, a camera 5 is disposed in front of the electronic device 4 in the vehicle 2 toward the front outside the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic device 4 includes a car navigation unit 6 and an audio unit 7. The car navigation unit 6 and the audio unit 7 are connected to a control unit 8.

  In addition, a display unit 9, the camera 5, a display changeover switch 10, and a distance sensor 11 are connected to the control unit 8.

  Further, an operation unit 12 for the car navigation unit 6 and the audio unit 7 is displayed in the display unit 9 as described later.

  The display changeover switch 10 is provided on the handle 3 as shown in FIG.

  In the above configuration, during driving of the automobile 1, the route guidance display by the car navigation unit 6 is displayed on the display unit 9 as shown in FIG.

  Here, when the driver operates the display changeover switch 10 of the handle 3 to operate the audio unit 7, for example (S1 in FIG. 4), the control unit 8 receives information from the car navigation unit 6, for example, from the camera 5. Whether the vehicle is driving or not is determined based on the video and information from the automobile (S2 in FIG. 4).

  When it is determined that the vehicle is driving in (S2 in FIG. 4), the control unit 8 acquires a front image from the camera 5 (S3 in FIG. 4), and subsequently, as shown in FIG. The operation unit 12 is displayed on both sides of the display unit 9 (at least a part of the outer periphery), and a front image from the camera 5 is displayed as a camera image 13 on the center of the display unit 9 (S4 in FIG. 4).

  However, in the present embodiment, by operating the display changeover switch 10, the control unit 8 causes the operation unit 12 to be displayed on at least a part of the outer peripheral portion of the display unit 9, and is displayed at the center of the display unit 9. When displaying an image from the camera 5, the brightness of the camera image 13 is reduced in the initial display of the camera image 13.

  Then, after a few seconds, as shown in FIG. 3C, the brightness of the camera image 13 is gradually increased (S5 in FIG. 4), so that the driver is less likely to feel dazzling, and as a result, the safety is improved. It can be raised.

  Further, when operating the operation unit 12 in the state of FIG. 3 (c), the camera image 13 whose brightness has returned is displayed at the center of the display unit 9, so that it can be operated safely while confirming the front situation. The unit 12 can be operated.

  In addition, the distance from the front obstacle (for example, the vehicle ahead) is continuously measured by the distance sensor 11.

  Since the distance sensor 11 always measures the distance from the front obstacle (for example, the front vehicle) with, for example, ultrasonic waves in front of the automobile 1, the front obstacle is displayed when the display of FIG. When the distance to the vehicle (for example, the vehicle ahead) becomes shorter than a predetermined value, the display of the operation unit 12 on the display unit 9 is not displayed as described in (the left side of S7 in FIG. Only 13 is displayed (S7 in FIG. 4).

  For this reason, attention is paid to the operation of the operation unit 12, the forward confirmation is not neglected, and as a result, safety can be improved.

  In addition, an alarm unit 14 is connected to the control unit 8, and an alarm is issued from the alarm unit 14 when the distance from the front obstacle by the distance sensor 11 becomes shorter than a predetermined value. The approach can be warned even by voice, and safety can be improved (S8 in FIG. 4).

  When it is determined in (S2 in FIG. 4) that the vehicle is not in operation, as shown in (right side of S9 in FIG. 4), only the operation unit 12 is displayed on the display unit 9, and the camera image 13 is displayed. The display is not performed (S9 in FIG. 4).

  Further, as shown in (right side of S9 in FIG. 4), in this (S9 of FIG. 4), since the operation unit 12 is displayed larger than (S5 of FIG. 4), the operability is improved.

  In addition, the operation unit 12 display on the outer periphery of the display unit 9 has a substantially constant luminance as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, so that there is a sense of stability as the operation unit 12 display and good operability. Become.

  As described above, in the present invention, when the distance from the front obstacle by the distance sensor becomes shorter than a predetermined value, the operation unit display is not displayed, and only the camera image is displayed on the display unit. Attention is paid to the operation of the operation unit, and the forward confirmation is not neglected. As a result, safety can be improved.

  Therefore, utilization as various vehicle-mounted electronic device operating devices is expected.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car 2 Car interior 3 Handle 4 Electronic device 5 Camera 6 Car navigation part 7 Audio part 8 Control part 9 Display part 10 Display switch 11 Distance sensor 12 Operation part 13 Camera image 14 Alarm part

Claims (5)

A display unit; a control unit connected to the display unit; and a camera, a display changeover switch, and a distance sensor connected to the control unit, wherein the control unit is at least a part of an outer peripheral part of the display unit An operation unit, and a function of displaying an image from the camera in a central portion of the display unit, and an operation unit is provided on at least a part of an outer peripheral portion of the display unit by the operation of the display changeover switch. When displaying the image from the camera at the center of the display unit, the operation unit display is not displayed when the distance from the front obstacle by the distance sensor becomes shorter than a predetermined value. An on-vehicle electronic device operating device configured as described above. The in-vehicle electronic device operating device according to claim 1, wherein an alarm unit is connected to the control unit, and an alarm is issued from the alarm unit when a distance from a front obstacle by the distance sensor becomes shorter than a predetermined value. The in-vehicle electronic device operating device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to decrease the brightness of the camera image at an initial display of the camera image and then increase the brightness of the camera image. The control unit displays the navigation video on the display unit. When switching from this navigation video to the operation unit video, the brightness of the camera video displayed at the center of the display unit is reduced, and then the brightness of the camera video is increased. The vehicle-mounted electronic device operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the electronic device operating device is mounted. The in-vehicle electronic device operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the operation unit display on the outer peripheral portion of the display unit has a substantially constant luminance.