JP2016113053A - On-vehicle electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle electronic apparatus capable of opening/closing a lid by one-touch operation, especially capable of opening the lid by one-touch operation, without taking his/her eyes off the front of a vehicle.SOLUTION: An on-vehicle electronic apparatus A is configured by: a housing 1; an apparatus body 2 mounted on the housing 1; an opening/closing lid 3 for opening/closing an opening 2a for connection of the apparatus body 2 where a connection part of exterior equipment is inserted in/extracted from for connection; and a holding part 6 for holding the opening 2a for connection in a closed state. The opening/closing lid 3 has: a lid plate 3a; a finger hook part 10 for opening the lid; and a rotary shaft 9 inserted in a bearing hole 8 provided in the housing 1 in a rotatable manner. The setting position of the rotary shaft 9 is set so that, in a state where the lid plate 3a is moved in a horizontal state, the position of the rotary shaft 9 is set further backward than the center of gravity position W of the lid plate 3a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle electronic device that is used in a mounting space such as a dashboard. More specifically, the present invention relates to an opening / closing lid that can easily open and close an opening of a USB port or cigarette outlet mounted in an in-vehicle electronic device. The present invention relates to an in-vehicle electronic device having

  The dashboard is equipped with a car radio, car navigation device, cigarette ignition device, and other space for mounting car accessories so that the car accessory can be replaced according to the owner's preference using this space. It has become. The in-vehicle electronic device is a kind of such a car accessory, and has a built-in USB port and cigarette outlet, and a connection opening for these mounted devices is provided on the front surface of the housing.

  This in-vehicle electronic device will be used by attaching it to the dashboard, but if the USB port or cigarette plug is still attached to the USB port or cigarette outlet, the connection opening will be blocked by these. Basically, it does not cause malfunctions such as poor contact due to fine dust that has entered the car, but if it is not installed and these connection openings are left open, fine dust will be Enters the port or cigarette outlet, causing malfunctions such as poor contact.

  When these are not used, it is only necessary to put a lid on the connection opening to avoid failure, but when trying to open the lid to attach a USB or cigarette plug while driving, It must be opened without moving the eyes towards the lid. As such a prior art, the one shown in Patent Document 1 has been proposed.

JP 2013-103594 A

  The in-vehicle electronic device described in Patent Document 1 includes a main body case, an operation panel provided on the front surface of the main body case, and an operation unit provided on the operation panel. The opening side of the connection terminal is covered with an opening / closing lid. The open / close lid includes a lid main body that covers the opening portion of the connection terminal, and a belt-like locking piece that is inserted into the locking hole of the main body case from the right end of the lid main body. When opening the opening / closing lid, hook the finger on the locking end of the lid body provided at the left end to disengage the left end of the lid body from the body case, pick it up with your fingers and pull it out further to the front side of the body case, Subsequently, the lid main body is rotated to the right side so as to push the band-shaped locking piece into the main body case, and a considerably complicated operation is performed.

  The use of in-vehicle electronic devices is sometimes performed during driving as well as when the vehicle is stopped. Such complicated opening / closing operation of the opening / closing lid of on-vehicle equipment during driving tends to obscure the opening and closing of the lid, making it easy to keep a close eye on the front, and even if it is a short time, the driver's attention is from the front It is dangerous to go away and to open and close the lid. As described above, when the opening / closing lid of Patent Document 1 is opened, it is necessary to hook the tip of a finger on the locking end of the lid main body provided at the left end, pick it with a finger and pull it out to the front side of the main body case. It is complex and there is a risk that the driver's attention may be taken to open the lid.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an in-vehicle electronic device that can open and close a lid with one touch, and in particular, can open a lid with one touch without removing the eyes from the front of the vehicle.

The in-vehicle electronic device A according to claim 1 is:
A housing 1 mounted on the dashboard D, a connection opening 2a into which a connection part of an external equipment is inserted and removed for connection, and a device main body 2 mounted on the housing 1 and a housing 1 An opening / closing lid 3 that opens and closes the connection opening 2a, and a holding portion 6 that is provided in the housing 1, engages / disengages with the opening / closing lid 3, and holds the connection opening 2a in the closed state by the opening / closing lid 3 when engaged. And consists of
The opening / closing lid 3 has a finger-holding portion 10 for opening the lid, and is positioned so as to face the connection opening 2a in front of the connection opening 2a when the connection opening 2a is closed. When the opening 2a is opened, a lid plate 3a that moves so as to be in a horizontal state below the device main body 2, and a lid rotating arm that is erected so as to straddle the device main body 2 on both sides 3b of the lid plate 3a 3c and a position spaced apart from the connection opening 2a to the back of the device main body 2 and are rotatably inserted into the bearing holes 8 of the housing 1 disposed on both sides of the device body 2 and provided on the respective lid rotation arms 3c. The rotating shaft 9 and
In a state where the lid plate 3a is moved in a horizontal state, the rotary shaft 9 is installed so as to be located behind the center of gravity W of the lid plate 3a.

  In the present invention, in the open state in which the lid plate 3a is moved to the horizontal state, the rotational shaft 9 is installed so as to be installed behind the center of gravity W of the lid plate 3a. When the finger plate 10 of the lid plate 3a facing and closing the connection opening 2a is pushed to release the lid plate 3a from the holding portion 6, the lid plate 3a standing up by the weight of the lid plate 3a is lowered. Rotates and slides under the device body 2 to become horizontal. That is, the lid plate 3a can be opened with one touch. As a result, the driver can open the lid without taking his eyes from the front, which is very safe.

It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of this invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a closed opening / closing lid portion of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the opened opening / closing lid portion of FIG. 2. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between the opened opening-and-closing lid | cover of FIG. 3, and an apparatus main body. It is side sectional drawing of the open state of the opening-and-closing lid | cover of this invention. It is a sectional side view of the closed state of the opening-and-closing lid of the present invention. It is a partial exploded perspective view from the back side of the housing of the present invention.

  The invention will now be described with reference to the illustrated embodiments. The in-vehicle electronic device A includes a housing 1 mounted on the dashboard D, a device main body 2, and an opening / closing lid 3.

  Dashboard D is a name that refers to the entire interior of the front of the front seat under the front window of a car. The front of the driver's seat usually has a speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, water temperature meter, distance meter, etc. Instruments, car navigation devices, CDs and audio devices, cigarette ignition devices, USB terminals, etc. are arranged to indicate necessary information for the vehicle, and there is a recess for mounting your favorite in-vehicle electronic devices. .

  The device main body 2 in the present invention is an in-vehicle power converter that uses a cigarette ignition device socket 20 and a USB terminal, a DC24V battery of an automobile as a power source, converts this into AC 100V, and supplies power to an external device. This embodiment is intended for an in-vehicle power converter connected to an outlet portion of a cigarette ignition device or a USB terminal.

  The housing 1 is formed in a shape that fits into the recess 40 of the dashboard D. In the present embodiment, the housing 1 includes a front surface portion 1a, a bottom surface portion 1b, and a triangular side surface portion 1c, and a plurality of recesses 11 are provided in the front surface portion 1a. In this embodiment, the recess 11 is formed with two vertically-long rectangular rectangular recesses 11 arranged side by side, and two horizontally-long rectangular prismatic recesses 11 are formed on the side thereof. The number and shape are formed according to the type of the device main body 2 to be stored. In this case, the vertically rectangular rectangular recess 11 is for the socket 20, and the horizontally rectangular rectangular recess 11 is for a USB terminal (not shown). Of course, the shape of the recess 11 is not limited to a square, but here it will be described as a square. Also, the horizontally-long rectangular prismatic recess 11 and the horizontally-long rectangular prismatic recess 11 have the same structure except for the surface shape.

  A socket mounting plate 12 is integrally attached to the rear surface of the vertically long concave portion 11, and a front side round hole 12 a that matches the opening of the socket 20 of the cigarette ignition device is formed in the socket mounting plate 12. A lid moving gap S1 is provided between the lower edge of the socket mounting plate 12 and the lower edge of the vertically long rectangular recess 11 so that a lid plate 3a described later can enter and exit. Also, arm moving gaps S2 are provided on both sides between the side edge of the socket mounting plate 12 and the side edge of the vertically long rectangular recess 11 so that a lid rotating arm 3c described later can enter and exit. The socket mounting plate 12 may be integrally formed on the back surface of the front portion 1 a of the housing 1.

  An L-shaped step portion 11f and a straight step portion 11g are formed with a space between the inner side surface of the vertically long rectangular recess portion 11, the upper corner portion of the front surface of the socket mounting plate 12, and the straight corner. In accordance with this space portion, a small protrusion-like holding portion 6 protruding inward is formed on the inner surface of the rectangular recess 11. The arm moving gap S2 is cut to a height not exceeding the center P of the front plate round hole 12a. And the bearing front arm 13c which comprises the front part of the bearing arm 13a which supports the opening-and-closing lid | cover 3 protrudes back from the back surface of the front surface part 1a. A U-shaped front notch 8a constituting a part of the bearing hole 8 is formed on the rear end surface of the bearing front arm 13c. The U-shaped front notch 8a opens rearward.

  A separate back member 13 is attached to the back surface of the front portion 1a of the housing 1 (FIG. 7). The back member 13 is formed with a circular back side round hole 13e corresponding to the front side round hole 12a of the front face 1a. Further, L-shaped auxiliary arms 13b are provided on both sides of the rear-side round hole 13e so as to project toward the back, and a U-shaped rear notch 18a is provided on the front surface of the tip portion hanging downward. This U-shaped rear notch 18a coincides with the U-shaped front notch 8a of the bearing front arm 13c to form a bearing hole 8. In the present embodiment, the back member 13 is a separate body, but may be formed integrally with the front portion 1 a of the housing 1 or the socket mounting plate 12.

  The opening / closing lid 3 includes a rectangular lid plate 3a and a lid rotating arm 3c. The pair of lid rotation arms 3c are provided so as to project at right angles to both sides 3b of the lid plate 3a with respect to the lid plate 3a, and the rotary shaft 9 projects outwardly from the distal end outer surface of the lid rotation arm 3c. Has been. The installation position of the rotary shaft 9 is provided behind the center of gravity position W of the lid plate 3a when the lid plate 3a is moved horizontally (FIG. 6). In other words, the center-of-gravity position W is installed on the front surface portion 1 a side with respect to the bearing hole 8.

  The finger hook 10 is provided on the upper edge of the lid plate 3a. That is, the finger-hanging portion 10 is formed such that the center portion of the upper end edge is projected forward (outside) in an arc and curved, and the lid plate 3a is raised and fitted into the rectangular recess 11 to open the connection opening. When the part 2a is closed with the lid plate 3a, the finger-hanging part 10 protrudes from the front surface of the front surface part 1a.

  Thus, on the rear side of the housing 1, the rotary shaft 9 is fitted into the U-shaped front notch 8a of the lid rotating arm 3c of the housing 1, and the opening / closing lid 3 is suspended from the lid rotating arm 3c. The member 13 is attached from the back of the front surface portion 1a, and is attached so that the rotary shaft 9 is rotatably fitted in the bearing hole 8 formed by the U-shaped front notch 8a and the U-shaped rear notch 18a. Then, the device main body 2 is addressed from the back of the back member 13, and is fixed to the front surface portion 1 a by screwing together with screws 30. In this state, the lid plate 3a of the opening / closing lid 3 is horizontally suspended below the device body 2, and the finger-hanging portion 10 abuts on the lower edge 11a of the rectangular recess 11 so that the lid plate 3a is in a horizontal state. Keep. And the finger-hook part 10 of the cover plate 3a is maintaining the state protruded ahead from the square recessed part 11. FIG.

  The state in which the lid plate 3a as described above is hung horizontally below the device body 2 is a state in which the connection opening 2a is exposed to the outside (FIG. 3). When the connection part of the external device is not connected to the connection opening 2a, it is necessary to close the connection opening 2a with the opening / closing lid 3, and in this case, the finger is directed to the finger-holding part 10 from below. Move it upwards. When the lid plate 3a is lightly pushed in the direction of the front surface portion 1a with the lid plate 3a standing up, both sides 3b of the lid plate 3a get over the projection-like holding portion 6 and fit into the rectangular recess 11 to hold the holding portion. At 6, the lid plate 3a faces the connection opening 2a and closes it.

  On the other hand, if the connection opening 2a is to be opened from this state, a finger is applied from above to the finger hook 10 protruding forward from the rectangular recess 11 of the front face 1a, and when it is pushed lightly downward, it opens and closes. The lid 3 starts to wrap around the rotating shaft 9 downward, and both side edges 3b of the lid plate 3a get over the protruding holding portion 6. When both sides 3b of the lid plate 3a get over the protrusion holding portion 6, the rotation shaft 9 is located behind the center of gravity position W of the lid plate 3a, so that the lid plate 3a is centered on the rotation shaft 9. The lid plate 3a contacts the lower edge 11a of the rectangular recess 11 and stops in a horizontal state while rotating downward by its own weight. In other words, the open / close lid 3 can be opened with a single touch, and it is possible to perform safe driving without displacing the line of sight from the front.

A: In-vehicle electronic device, D: Dashboard, S1: Lid movement gap, S2: Arm movement gap, P ... Center, W ... Center of gravity position, 1 ... Housing, 1a ... Front part, 1b ... Bottom part, 1c ... side part, 2 ... device main body, 2a ... opening for connection, 3 ... opening / closing lid, 3a ... lid plate, 3b ... side, 3c ... arm for rotating lid, 4 ... opening for connection, 6 ... holding part, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 8 ... Bearing hole, 8a ... U-shaped front notch, 9 ... Rotating shaft, 10 ... Finger hook part, 11 ... Recessed part, 11a ... Lower edge, 11f ... L-shaped step part, 11g ... Linear step part, 12 ... Socket mounting plate , 12a ... Front side round hole, 13 ... Back member, 13a ... Bearing arm, 13b ... Auxiliary arm, 13c ... Bearing front arm, 13e ... Back side round hole, 18a ... U-shaped rear notch, 20 ... Socket, 30 ... Screw , 40 ... recess.

Claims (1)

A housing mounted on the dashboard, and a connection opening for connecting / disconnecting external equipment for connection. The device main body equipped in the housing, and the connection opening provided in the housing. An opening / closing lid that opens and closes the portion, and a holding portion that is provided on the housing, engages / disengages with the opening / closing lid, and holds the connection opening in a closed state by the opening / closing lid when engaged,
The opening / closing lid has a finger hook for opening the lid, and is positioned to face the connection opening in front of the connection opening when the connection opening is closed, and when the connection opening is opened. A lid plate that moves so as to be in a horizontal state below the device main body, a lid rotating arm that is erected so as to straddle the device main body on both sides of the lid plate, and spaced apart from the connection opening In this position, it is rotatably inserted into the bearing holes of the housings arranged on both sides of the device body, and is configured with a rotating shaft provided on each lid rotating arm,
An in-vehicle electronic device characterized in that, when the lid plate is moved in a horizontal state, the rotary shaft is placed behind the center of gravity of the lid plate.

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