JP2016078787A - Vehicular display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure favourable visibility of data to be displayed without impairing mountability thereof on a vehicle.SOLUTION: A vehicular display device 10 comprises: an indicator 13 that can be taken into and from an instrument panel 3 of a vehicle 1; and an input operating portion 11 that receives input operation by an operator and instructs the taking of the indicator 13 into/from the instrument panel 3 and the change of a display state. The indicator 13 is a flexible display. The indicator 13 is wound around a columnar supporting member 21 in a roll shape, inside the instrument panel 3 of the vehicle 1. In the indicator 13 at least part of a display region is exposed from an entrance 3a provided in the instrument panel 3 to the outside of the instrument panel 3. The indicator 13 is taken into and from the instrument panel 3 in response to rotation around a rotary shaft 21a, of the supporting member 21.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle display device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an apparatus that divides a display area of a display into a plurality of areas and displays a plurality of types of information in the plurality of areas (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-89820 A

  By the way, according to the device according to the above prior art, since the display area of a predetermined size is divided into a plurality of areas, there is a possibility that the visibility of information displayed in the area that becomes smaller by the division may be lowered. For such a problem, when providing a display having a large display area in advance so as to ensure a desired visibility in the divided area, the layout change of the instrument panel on which the display is arranged increases. Therefore, there is a possibility that the mounting property on the vehicle is impaired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle display device capable of ensuring good visibility of displayed information without impairing vehicle mountability. Yes.

In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, the present invention employs the following aspects.
(1) A display device for a vehicle according to an aspect of the present invention is an indicator that can be taken in and out of an interior member (for example, the instrument panel 3 in the embodiment) of a vehicle (for example, the vehicle 1 in the embodiment). (For example, the display device 13 in the embodiment) and an input device (for example, in the embodiment) that receives an operator's input operation and instructs the interior member to change the display state of the display device. Input operation unit 11).

(2) In the vehicle display device according to (1), the input device instructs to change the display state of the display device according to an operation speed of an input operation by the operator.

(3) In the vehicular display device according to (1) or (2), the input device changes the size of the display area of the predetermined screen when instructing to change the display state of the display, or The display number of a screen having a display area of a predetermined size is changed.

(4) In the vehicle display device according to any one of (1) to (3), the display device is a touch panel, and the vehicle-mounted input device that the display device covers when exiting the interior member. Displays an operable input screen.

(5) In the vehicular display device according to any one of (1) to (3), the indicator comes out of the interior member in a direction to avoid a predetermined in-vehicle input device.

(6) In the vehicle display device according to any one of (1) to (5), the display unit has a shape of a surface of the interior member covered by the display unit when the display unit exits the interior member. It has a shape along.

(7) In the vehicle display device according to (6), the display performs display according to the shape of the surface of the interior member covered by the display.

  According to the vehicular display device according to the aspect described in (1) above, the display device is provided with a display that is inserted into and removed from the interior member in accordance with the input operation of the operator and the display state is changed. It is possible to accurately reflect the operator's intention with respect to the change in the size of the corresponding display screen. Thereby, it is possible to ensure good visibility with respect to the information displayed on the display screen. In addition, it is equipped with a display that can change the size of the display screen by being inserted into and removed from the interior member, so the arrangement of various switches and equipment provided on the surface of the interior member such as an instrument panel is changed. An indicator can be installed without having to do it. Thereby, it is possible to ensure good visibility with respect to information to be displayed without impairing vehicle mountability.

  Furthermore, in the case of (2), the display state can be easily changed because the display device changes the display state according to the operation speed of the input operation.

  Furthermore, in the case of (3) above, the display state can be changed according to the display information, and convenience can be improved. For example, when the amount of display information is increased or decreased by changing the size of a map area (display area) such as a map display, and a plurality of display areas having a predetermined size such as a hierarchical display of a plurality of menus. It is possible to appropriately cope with the case where the number of displays of different screens is increased or decreased.

  Furthermore, in the case of the above (4), when the vehicle-mounted input device is arranged so as to conceal the vehicle-mounted input device, a display device that displays an input screen that can operate the vehicle-mounted input device is provided. The display screen can be expanded.

  Furthermore, in the case of the above (5), since an indicator that goes out of the interior member in a direction to avoid the predetermined in-vehicle input device is provided, the operability with respect to the predetermined in-vehicle input device having a high driving necessity such as a hazard switch is improved. The display screen can be expanded without loss.

  Furthermore, in the case of (6) above, since the display having a shape that follows the shape of the surface of the interior member is provided, the display screen can be expanded without impairing the design of the interior surface.

  Furthermore, in the case of the above (7), since a display that performs display according to the shape of the surface of the interior member such as a step or an unevenness is provided, it is possible to perform display without a sense of discomfort.

It is a lineblock diagram of a display for vehicles concerning an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the correspondence of operation by an operator's finger | toe on the operation surface of the display apparatus for vehicles which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the display state of a display. It is a figure which shows the example of the correspondence of operation by an operator's finger | toe on the operation surface of the display apparatus for vehicles which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the display state of a display. It is a figure which shows the example of the correspondence of operation by an operator's finger | toe on the operation surface of the display apparatus for vehicles which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the display state of a display. It is a figure which shows the example of the correspondence of operation by an operator's finger | toe on the operation surface of the display apparatus for vehicles which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the display state of a display. It is a figure which shows the example of the correspondence of operation by the operator's finger on the operation surface of the display apparatus for vehicles which concerns on the modification of embodiment of this invention, and the display state of a display. It is the perspective view and sectional drawing which show the structure of the display apparatus for vehicles which concerns on the other modification of embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view and sectional drawing which show the structure of the display apparatus for vehicles which concerns on the other modification of embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, a display device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle display device 10 according to the present embodiment includes an input operation unit 11, a display control unit 12, a display unit 13, and a display unit drive unit 14.
The input operation unit 11 is a touch pad or a switch that outputs a signal corresponding to an input operation by the operator. The input operation unit 11 is, for example, a touch pad having an operation surface 11 a disposed on the steering handle 2 of the vehicle 1. The input operation unit 11 detects a gesture operation including approach, contact, contact movement, and separation from the operation surface 11a by the operator's fingers. Gesture operations detected by the input operation unit 11 include, for example, swipe, rotation, tap, flick, pinch, and zoom. The input operation unit 11 receives an operator's input operation, and outputs a signal instructing the insertion / extraction of the display 13 with respect to the instrument panel 3 of the vehicle 1 and the change of the display state.

The display control unit 12 controls the display state of the display unit 13 and the operation of the display unit drive unit 14 according to the signal output from the input operation unit 11.
The display device 13 is a flexible display. The indicator 13 is wound around a cylindrical support member 21 in a roll shape inside the instrument panel 3 of the vehicle 1. The indicator 13 exposes at least a part of the display area to the outside of the instrument panel 3 from an entrance 3 a provided in the instrument panel 3. The display 13 exposes at least a part of the display area so as to cover the area below the entrance / exit 3 a outside the instrument panel 3. The indicator 13 has a shape that follows the shape of the surface of the instrument panel 3 outside the instrument panel 3. The indicator 13 is housed inside the instrument panel 3 by being wound around the support member 21 in accordance with the rotation in the first direction around the rotation shaft 21 a of the support member 21. The indicator 13 is sent out of the instrument panel 3 by being released from the support member 21 in accordance with the rotation of the support member 21 around the rotation axis 21a in the second direction (the reverse direction of the first direction). . The display operation of the display unit 13 is controlled by the display control unit 12, and the display information is changed according to the area (exposed area) of the display area exposed to the outside of the instrument panel 3. The display 13 changes the size of a display area of a predetermined screen such as a map screen according to the size of the exposed area, or displays the number of screens having a predetermined size display area such as a plurality of menu screens. To change.

  The display driver 14 is a motor or the like connected to the support member 21. The operation of the display drive unit 14 is controlled by the display control unit 12, and rotationally drives the support member 21 in the first direction or the second direction around the rotation shaft 21a.

  The vehicle display device 10 according to this embodiment has the above-described configuration. Next, the operation of the vehicle display device 10 will be described.

The display control unit 12 exposes a display area having a predetermined lower limit area of the display unit 13 to the outside of the instrument panel 3 as a predetermined reference state such as an initial state of the display unit 13.
The display control unit 12 moves the display unit 13 in and out of the instrument panel 3 in accordance with a signal output from the input operation unit 11 in response to a vertical swipe by the operator's finger P on the operation surface 11a of the steering handle 2. Control. The display control unit 12 changes the area (exposed area) of the display area of the display 13 exposed to the outside of the instrument panel 3 between a predetermined lower limit area and a predetermined upper limit area according to the swipe speed. The display control unit 12 switches the exposure area to one of a predetermined lower limit area and a predetermined upper limit area as shown in FIG. For swipe less than a predetermined speed, the display control unit 12 sets the exposure area to at least one intermediate area between the predetermined lower limit area and the predetermined upper limit area, the predetermined lower limit area, and the predetermined area as shown in FIG. It is changed stepwise according to the upper limit area.

In the state where the exposure area is the predetermined lower limit area, when the downward swipe of a predetermined speed or more is detected by the input operation unit 11 in the state where the exposure area is the predetermined lower limit area, as shown in FIG. For example, it is switched to 3 times the predetermined lower limit area.
In a state where the exposure area is the predetermined upper limit area, the display control unit 12 switches the exposure area to the predetermined lower limit area when the input operation unit 11 detects an upward swipe exceeding a predetermined speed.

When the input operation unit 11 detects a downward swipe less than a predetermined speed in a state where the exposure area is the predetermined lower limit area, the display control unit 12 sets the exposure area from the predetermined upper limit area as shown in FIG. Is switched to a smaller predetermined intermediate area (for example, twice the predetermined lower limit area).
When the input operation unit 11 detects a downward swipe less than a predetermined speed in a state where the exposure area is a predetermined intermediate area, the display control unit 12 sets the exposure area to a predetermined upper limit area (for example, a predetermined lower limit area of 3). To double).
The display control unit 12 switches the exposure area to a predetermined intermediate area when an upward swipe less than a predetermined speed is detected by the input operation unit 11 in a state where the exposure area is a predetermined upper limit area.
The display control unit 12 switches the exposure area to a predetermined lower limit area when the input operation unit 11 detects an upward swipe less than a predetermined speed in a state where the exposure area is a predetermined intermediate area.

  When the display control unit 12 changes the exposed area of the display 13 by a signal output from the input operation unit 11 in accordance with the vertical swipe by the operator's finger P on the operation surface 11 a of the steering handle 2. Controls display information on the display 13. The display control unit 12 changes the display information of the display unit 13 when the exposed area of the display unit 13 is changed according to the swipe speed.

When the display control unit 12 displays a map screen 21 with an exposure area having a predetermined lower limit area, if a downward swipe less than a predetermined speed is detected by the input operation unit 11, as shown in FIG. In addition to the area map screen 21, a first menu screen 22 having a predetermined lower limit area is displayed. Thereby, the display control part 12 switches the exposure area of the indicator 13 to the predetermined intermediate area by the sum of two screens (the map screen 21 and the first menu screen 22). The display control unit 12 additionally displays a first menu screen 22 above the map screen 21 so as to send the already displayed map screen 21 downward.
When the display control unit 12 displays the map screen 21 and the first menu screen 22, if a downward swipe less than a predetermined speed is detected by the input operation unit 11, the display control unit 12 displays the map screen 21 and the first menu screen 22. In addition, the second menu screen 23 having a predetermined lower limit area is displayed. Thereby, the display control part 12 switches the exposure area of the indicator 13 to the predetermined upper limit area by the sum of three screens (the map screen 21, the 1st menu screen 22, and the 2nd menu screen 23). The display control unit 12 additionally displays a second menu screen 23 above the first menu screen 22 so as to send the already displayed map screen 21 and first menu screen 22 downward.

When the display control unit 12 displays the map screen 21, the first menu screen 22, and the second menu screen 23, when the input operation unit 11 detects an upward swipe less than a predetermined speed, the display control unit 12 The display on the screen 23 is deleted. The display control unit 12 moves the map screen 21 and the first menu screen 22 upward to display the second menu screen 23 so that the second menu screen 23 is accommodated in the instrument panel 3 from the entrance 3a. Is deleted.
When displaying the map screen 21 and the first menu screen 22, the display control unit 12 deletes the display of the first menu screen 22 when an upward swipe less than a predetermined speed is detected by the input operation unit 11. . The display control unit 12 moves the map screen 21 upward and deletes the display of the first menu screen 22 so that the first menu screen 22 is accommodated in the instrument panel 3 from the entrance 3a.

When the display control unit 12 displays the map screen 21 with an exposure area having a predetermined lower limit area, if a downward swipe of a predetermined speed or more is detected by the input operation unit 11, as shown in FIG. The area map screen 21 is switched to the extended map screen 24 having a predetermined upper limit area. The display control unit 12 displays the extended map screen 24 so as to extend the map area in the vertical direction of the already displayed map screen 21.
When the display control unit 12 displays the expanded map screen 24, if the input operation unit 11 detects an upward swipe exceeding a predetermined speed, the display control unit 12 displays the expanded map screen 24 having a predetermined upper limit area as a map screen having a predetermined lower limit area. Switch to 21. The display control unit 12 displays the map screen 21 having a predetermined lower limit area so as to decrease the map area in the vertical direction of the already displayed extended map screen 24.

  As described above, according to the display device 10 for a vehicle according to the present embodiment, the display device 13 is provided with the display 13 that is changed in and out according to the input operation of the operator, so that the size of the display screen corresponding to the display information is increased. It is possible to accurately reflect the operator's intention with respect to the change in height. Thereby, it is possible to ensure good visibility with respect to information displayed on the display screen of the display unit 13 without changing the arrangement of various switches and devices provided in the instrument panel 3.

Further, since the display 13 for changing the exposure area and the display information in accordance with the swipe speed of the operator's finger P on the operation surface 11a is provided, the area of the display area exposed to the outside of the instrument panel 3 and the display information Can be easily changed.
Furthermore, the display state can be changed according to the display information, and convenience can be improved. For example, when the amount of display information is increased or decreased by changing the size of a map area (display area) such as a map display, and a plurality of display areas having a predetermined size such as a hierarchical display of a menu, for example. It is possible to appropriately cope with the case where the number of display of different screens is increased or decreased.
Furthermore, since the indicator 13 has a shape that conforms to the shape of the surface of the instrument panel 3 outside the instrument panel 3, the indicator 13 can be used without impairing the design of the surface of the instrument panel 3. The display screen can be expanded.

Below, the modification of the above-mentioned embodiment is demonstrated.
In the embodiment described above, the display device 13 covers the region below the entrance / exit 3a outside the instrument panel 3, but this region may be a region avoiding a predetermined in-vehicle input device.
The indicator 13 is provided on the instrument panel 3 so as to cover an area where an in-vehicle input device having a high degree of importance for vehicle operation, such as a hazard switch, is disposed. You may send out from 3a outside.
In this case, the display screen of the display 13 can be expanded without impairing the operability with respect to a predetermined in-vehicle input device such as a hazard switch that has a high driving necessity.

In the embodiment described above, the display device 13 may display an input screen capable of operating the in-vehicle input device covered by the display device 13 when the display device 13 is sent to the outside from the entrance 3a of the instrument panel 3.
The display device 13 is, for example, a touch panel. As shown in FIG. 7, when the indicator 13 covers the hazard switch 31 on the instrument panel 3 by a portion sent out from the entrance / exit 3 a of the instrument panel 3, an operation capable of operating the hazard switch 31 is performed. The screen 32 is displayed.
In this case, the display screen of the display 13 can be expanded without impairing the operability for the in-vehicle input device.

In embodiment mentioned above, the indicator 13 may perform the display according to the shape of the surface of the instrument panel 3, such as a level | step difference and an unevenness | corrugation in the state which has the shape along the shape of the surface of the instrument panel 3, for example. .
As shown in FIG. 8, when the display 13 has a step-shaped portion 13 b corresponding to the step portion 3 b existing on the surface of the instrument panel 3, the step-shaped portion 13 b includes, for example, a dividing line or the like. Is displayed.

In the above-described embodiment, the display device 13 is wound around the columnar support member 21 in the form of a roll inside the instrument panel 3 of the vehicle 1, but is not limited thereto.
As shown in FIG. 9, the indicator 13 may be accommodated so as to extend in a predetermined direction inside the instrument panel 3. In this case, the display drive unit 14 may include a drive mechanism (for example, a linear motor) that drives the display 13 in the surface direction.

In the above-described embodiment, the display 13 exposes at least a part of the display area so as to cover the area below the entrance / exit 3a outside the instrument panel 3, but is not limited thereto.
The display device 13 may expose at least a part of the display area in a direction other than the downward direction from the doorway 3a, for example, in an appropriate direction such as upward, leftward, and rightward.

In the above-described embodiment, the display unit 13 exposes the display area of the predetermined lower limit area of the display unit 13 to the outside of the instrument panel 3 as a predetermined reference state such as an initial state, but is not limited thereto.
As a predetermined reference state, the display device 13 may store all display areas inside the instrument panel 3 and may not expose the display areas outside the instrument panel 3.

In the above-described embodiment, the display control unit 12 controls the putting in and out of the display 13 and the display state according to the swipe by the operator's finger P on the operation surface 11a, but is not limited thereto.
The display control unit 12 may control the insertion / removal of the display 13 and the display state according to an operation other than the swipe by the operator's finger P on the operation surface 11a.
In the above-described embodiment, the display control unit 12 controls the putting in and out of the display 13 and the display state according to the operation speed (swipe speed) by the operator's finger P on the operation surface 11a. It is not limited.
The display control unit 12 puts in and out the display 13 and displays the display 13 in accordance with the operation states of a plurality of different operations (for example, the number of tap operations, contact operation contact time, etc.) on the operation surface 11a. May be controlled.
The display control unit 12 may control the insertion / removal of the display 13 and the display state according to the amount of change in the operation speed of the operator's finger P on the operation surface 11a, that is, the so-called operation acceleration.
The display control unit 12 may control the insertion / removal of the display 13 and the display state according to the number of operations by the operator's finger P on the operation surface 11a.

In the embodiment described above, the display control unit 12 moves the position of the screen that has already been displayed when switching the number of screen displays according to a swipe less than a predetermined speed by the operator's finger P on the operation surface 11a. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
The display control unit 12 may additionally display a new screen below the already displayed screen when increasing the number of screen displays in response to a downward swipe below a predetermined speed. The display control unit 12 may delete the display in order from the lowermost screen when reducing the number of screen displays in response to an upward swipe less than a predetermined speed.

In the embodiment described above, the display control unit 12 changes the map area of the map screen that is already displayed when the map area of the map screen is changed according to a swipe of a predetermined speed or more by the operator's finger P on the operation surface 11a. Although the map area is changed in the vertical direction, the present invention is not limited to this.
When the display control unit 12 expands the map area of the map screen 21 in response to a downward swipe of a predetermined speed or higher, the expanded map is expanded so that the map area is expanded in the downward direction of the map screen 21 already displayed. The screen 24 may be displayed. When the display control unit 12 decreases the map area of the extended map screen 24 in response to an upward swipe exceeding a predetermined speed, the display control unit 12 decreases the map area from the lowermost part of the already displayed extended map screen 24. As such, the map screen 21 may be displayed.

In the above-described embodiment, when the display control unit 12 switches the map area of the map screen between the predetermined lower limit area and the predetermined upper limit area in accordance with a swipe of a predetermined speed or more by the operator's finger P on the operation surface 11a. However, it is not limited to this.
The display control unit 12 displays a map area of the map screen according to a swipe less than a predetermined speed by the operator's finger P on the operation surface 11a, at least one intermediate area between the predetermined lower limit area and the predetermined upper limit area, The predetermined lower limit area and the predetermined upper limit area may be changed stepwise.

  The above-described embodiments are presented as examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The above-described novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. The above-described embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vehicle, 3 ... Instrument panel, 10 ... Display apparatus for vehicles, 11 ... Display, 11a ... Operation surface, 12 ... Display control part, 13 ... Display

Claims (7)

An indicator that can be taken in and out of an interior member of the vehicle;
An input device that accepts an operator's input operation and instructs the interior member to change the display state of the display and the display of the display;
Comprising
A display device for a vehicle. The input device instructs to change a display state of the display device according to an operation speed of the input operation of the operator;
The vehicular display device according to claim 1. The input device, when instructing to change the display state of the display, changes the size of a display area of a predetermined screen, or changes the number of screens having a display area of a predetermined size,
The vehicle display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is a vehicle display device. The indicator is a touch panel,
Displaying an input screen capable of operating the in-vehicle input device covered by the indicator when leaving the interior member;
The vehicle display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The indicator goes out of the interior member in a direction avoiding a predetermined in-vehicle input device,
The vehicle display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The indicator has a shape along the shape of the surface of the interior member covered by the indicator when exiting the interior member.
The vehicular display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The indicator performs display according to the shape of the surface of the interior member covered by the indicator.
The vehicle display device according to claim 6.

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