JP3841543B2 - Automotive electronics - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an in-vehicle electronic device that is attached to a console panel or the like and from which a display device such as a television monitor is drawn, and in particular, an operation unit or a recording medium insertion unit provided below the television monitor in a standing posture. The present invention relates to an in-vehicle electronic device with improved operability.
[0002]
[Prior art]
5A and 5B show a conventional in-vehicle electronic device equipped with a monitor, in which FIG. 5A is a front view showing a storage state, FIG. 5B is a front view showing a posture in which the monitor protrudes, and FIG. It is a side view of B).
[0003]
An electronic device 1 shown in FIG. 5 is housed in a metal housing 2 having a size of 1 DIN, for example, and is embedded in a console panel in front of the front seat of an automobile.
[0004]
The inside of the housing 2 shown in FIG. 5A is divided into two horizontal upper and lower levels with the VV line shown in the figure as the boundary, the upper (Y1) side is the monitor unit 3, and the lower (Y2) side is the operation unit 4. is there. A recording medium operation device is accommodated inside the operation unit 4. A monitor (display device) M is accommodated in the monitor unit 3 in a horizontal posture, and only the upper surface M1 of the monitor is exposed on the front surface of the housing 2. Further, the operation surface P is exposed at the operation unit 4.
[0005]
Various operation switches for operating the monitor M are provided on the upper surface M1. For example, reference numeral 5 is a volume adjustment switch, reference numeral 6 is a channel change switch, and reference numeral 7 is a drawer and storage switch. When the switch 7 is pressed, the monitor M is turned on as described later. A monitor M that is drawn forward of the housing 2 or protrudes forward is housed in the housing 2. On the other hand, the operation surface P is provided with an insertion portion 8 for inserting and ejecting a recording medium such as a CD or a DVD at the center, and various operation switches necessary for reproducing the recording medium are provided around the operation section P. And adjustment switches are provided. The electronic device 1 is used for, for example, a navigation system, a sound, a game, or the like, and reproduces video information recorded on a DVD, a CD-ROM, or the like with a reproduction device provided in the operation unit 4. The contents can be displayed on the monitor M.
[0006]
Guide members 9 and 10 for pulling out or storing the monitor M forward of the housing 2 are provided on the inner side surface of the monitor unit 3. The guide members 9 and 10 are movable forward and backward in the A1 (protruding) direction and the A2 (housing) direction inside the monitor unit 3. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, support arms 9a and 10a for rotatably supporting the monitor M are provided in the vicinity of the distal ends of the guide members 9 and 10, respectively. Yes.
[0007]
The guide members 9 and 10 are moved through the power of a drive motor (not shown) provided in the housing 2 and a gear group to which the power is transmitted. For example, when the switch 7 is pressed when the monitor M is in the retracted state, the drive motor is driven to rotate, and the guide members 9 and 10 are automatically pulled out of the housing 2 via the gear group. As shown in FIG. 5C, when the guide members 9 and 10 are pulled out to the A1 side, the monitor M is also pulled out in front of the housing 2 and the support arms 9a and 10a are members not shown. Is rotated in the α1 direction. As a result, the monitor M is rotated in the α1 direction, takes a rising posture as shown by the solid line in FIG. 5C, and an image is displayed on the monitor M.
[0008]
On the other hand, when the switch 7 is pressed again in the standing posture, the drive motor is rotationally driven in the reverse direction, and the guide members 9 and 10 are pulled in the inside (A2) direction of the housing 2 through the gear group. At this time, the support arms 9a and 10a are rotated in the α2 direction, the monitor M is returned to the horizontal posture, and is stored in the housing 2 in a state where the horizontal posture is maintained, as shown in FIG. Return to the original storage state shown.
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As shown in FIG. 5C, when the monitor M is pulled out from the housing 2 in the A1 (protruding) direction and is in a standing posture, the vision of the operation surface P when viewed from the driver's or passenger's line of sight. There is a problem that the performance and the operability are deteriorated.
[0010]
In other words, the eyes of the driver and passengers are obliquely above the operation surface P, but the monitor M protrudes on the upper side of the operation surface P to block the driver's and passengers' line of sight. Since P is hidden, it is difficult to visually confirm the positions of the insertion portion 8 and each operation switch. Therefore, since the recording medium ejected from the insertion portion 8 in a groping state is gripped or a desired operation switch on the operation surface P is searched, an erroneous operation is likely to occur.
[0011]
In addition, since the operation surface P is located at the lower part on the lower side of the protruding monitor M, operational problems such as difficulty in pressing a desired operation switch or difficulty in grasping an adjustment switch occur.
[0012]
Further, when it is necessary to exchange the recording medium during driving, it is important to improve the visibility and operability of the operation surface P from the viewpoint of driving safety.
[0013]
The present invention is for solving the above-described conventional problems, and provides an in-vehicle electronic device with improved visibility and operability of an operation unit or a recording medium insertion unit located on the lower side of a monitor in a standing posture. It is intended to provide.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is a vehicle-mounted apparatus that includes a display device that moves from the inside of the housing to a position that protrudes forward of the housing and that stands up in front of the housing, and an operation unit that is positioned below the display device. Electronic equipment for
When the display device is in the rising posture, the display device can be moved backward in the direction of the casing by the power of the motor, and when the display device is in the rising posture, the operation unit is configured to display the display device. Independently, the motor can be moved forward and moved backward in the direction of the housing by the power of the motor ,
Detection means for detecting that a recording medium has been inserted into the insertion portion provided in the operation unit is provided, and when the insertion of the recording medium is detected by the detection means, the display device in the rising posture is retracted, Alternatively, the operation unit protrudes when insertion of a recording medium is detected by the detection unit .
[0015]
In the present invention, the display device (monitor) that protrudes in front of the housing and is in a standing posture is moved as close as possible to the housing direction, so that the front surface of the operation unit hidden behind the display device (monitor) ( The operation surface) can be exposed to a position that is easy to see from the driver and passengers, so that the operability can be improved. In addition, since it is possible to avoid searching for a desired operation switch by groping, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation from occurring.
[0017]
In addition, the operation unit itself or a part thereof located in the lower stage of the display device can be moved from the back position to the driver side, and the operation surface is exposed to a position that is easy to see from the driver and the operability thereof. Can be increased.
[0019]
As a result, the display device and the operation surface can be positioned on substantially the same plane.
[0021]
The present invention also provides a display device that moves from the inside of the housing to a position that protrudes to the front of the housing and has a rising posture in front of the housing, and an operation unit that is positioned below the display device. Electronic equipment for
When the display device is in a standing posture, the display device can be moved backward in the direction of the housing by the power of the motor,
An eject button for discharging the recording medium stored in the operation unit from an insertion unit provided in the operation unit is provided, and when the eject button is operated, the display device in a rising posture moves backward. It is a feature.
[0025]
Alternatively, the present invention provides a display device that moves from the inside of the housing to a position that protrudes to the front of the housing and has a rising posture in front of the housing and an operation unit that is positioned below the display device. Electronic equipment for
When the display device is in the rising posture, the display device can be moved backward in the direction of the casing by the power of the motor, and when the display device is in the rising posture, the operation unit is configured to display the display device. Independently, the motor can be moved forward and moved backward in the direction of the housing by the power of the motor,
A sensor that detects that an object has approached the display device or the operation unit is provided, and the display device in a standing posture moves backward when the sensor detects.
[0027]
The present invention is intended to insertion portion of the operation portion downward is provided et al is the recording medium of the display device is not provided, which operating part provided insertion portion of the recording medium is not provided, and an operation unit Either of the recording medium insertion portions may be provided.
[0028]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0029]
1A and 1B show an electronic device equipped with a monitor (display device), FIG. 1A is a front view showing a storage state, FIG. 1B is a side view thereof, and FIG. 2A shows a rising posture of the monitor of FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view, FIG. 3B is a side view of FIG. 3A, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing the backward movement of the monitor of the present invention.
[0030]
In the electronic device 11 shown in FIG. 1, as in the above-described conventional case , the inside of the 1DIN size housing 12 is divided into two upper and lower stages, and the monitor (display) stored in a horizontal posture in the upper monitor unit 13. Device) M is provided, and the lower stage is an operation unit 14. The monitor M is a display device including a thin liquid crystal panel. In addition, inside the operation unit 14, a reproduction unit E that reproduces a recording medium on which video or other character information such as a CD-ROM or DVD is recorded, or a recording medium on which a music signal such as an MD or a cassette tape is recorded. The video reproduced by the reproduction unit E can be displayed on the monitor M.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 1A, in this electronic apparatus 11, a housing 12 is housed in a console panel of an automobile, and only the front surface thereof is exposed from the console panel. However, in this electronic apparatus 11, a rotation shaft is provided on the distal end side of guide members 19 and 20, which will be described later, and the monitor M rises in the β1 direction shown in FIG. B)). Therefore, the bottom surface M2 of the monitor M and the operation surface P of the operation unit 14 are exposed on the front surface when the monitor M is in the retracted state. Note that the surface facing the bottom surface M2 corresponds to the top surface M1 of the monitor M. In the retracted state, the upper surface M1 is positioned in the direction A2 (see FIG. 1B), and when it is in the rising posture, the upper surface M1 is positioned in the Y1 direction (see FIG. 2B).
[0032]
An operation button 15 for pulling out the monitor M is provided on the bottom surface M2. As shown in FIG. 2A, the upper surface M1 has various operation switches such as a voice adjustment button and a channel switching button, and is provided with a storage button 16 of the monitor M and a backward button 17 described later. On the other hand, the operation surface P, CD, DVD, MD or cassette tape insertion portion 18 and the reproduction for inserting or ejecting the recording medium such as an operation switch of the switch and adjusting the stop or the like, various switches are provided ing.
[0033]
As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, guide members (moving means) 19 and 20 that are movable in the A1 (protruding) direction and the A2 (housing) direction are provided on both sides of the monitor unit 13. ing. The guide members 19 and 20 are automatically pulled out to the front (A1 direction) of the housing 12 via, for example, a drive motor and a gear group (not shown) provided in the housing 12, and also inside the housing 12. Stored. Further, the monitor M is rotatably supported by using rotation shafts 19a and 20a provided at the tips of the guide members 19 and 20 as fulcrums.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 2B, the guide members 19 and 20 are advanced in the A1 direction by pressing the drawer operation button 15. Then, when the monitor M is completely exposed to the outside of the housing 12, the monitor M is rotated in the β1 direction by a rotating means (not shown), and the monitor M is in a rising posture. Then, when the monitor M reaches the position of the predetermined rising posture, an image is projected on the liquid crystal panel automatically or manually. The tilt angle θ of the monitor M can be arbitrarily adjusted automatically or manually.
[0035]
On the other hand, the monitor M is stored by the storage button 16. Then, the operation opposite to the above-described pulling-out operation, that is, the monitor M tilts in the β2 direction (see FIG. 2B), and after the horizontal posture is established, the guide members 19 and 20 are retracted in the A2 direction to return to the original position. Return to the stowed state.
[0036]
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the electronic apparatus 11, when the monitor M is in a standing posture and is in a position protruding forward, the electronic device 11 is detected by pressing the above-described backward button 17 or by other detection means. When this is done, only the guide members 19 and 20 are retracted in the A2 (storage) direction, and the monitor M operates to stop at a position close to the housing 12. Therefore, the operation surface P, which is the front surface of the operation unit 14 located in the lower stage of the monitor M, is provided on the operation surface P as compared with the conventional case because the ratio hidden behind the monitor M decreases and the exposure ratio increases. The positions of various operation switches and the insertion portion 18 can be easily seen. Therefore, the operability of the operation surface P can be improved, the recording medium can be easily inserted into the insertion portion 18, and the recording medium ejected from the insertion portion 18 can be easily taken out.
[0037]
Further, in the actual vehicle, the monitor M approaches the console panel side of the vehicle, so that a space margin can be obtained between the monitor M and the shift lever of the vehicle. Therefore, it becomes possible to prevent the operation of the shift lever of the vehicle from being hindered.
[0038]
Also, is preferably to retract the monitor M in the attitude of inclination angle θ from is shifted once vertical position in the A2 direction when the backward movement shown in FIG. 3, thereby, the upper surface M1 side is Since the monitor M can be brought closer to the housing 2 without contacting the console panel or other vehicle-side equipment, it is possible to further improve the visibility and operability.
[0039]
As other detection means, for example, a reverse button 17 that is also used as the storage button 16 can be used, and the monitor M detects that the touch panel provided on the screen of the monitor M is touched. The monitor M can be moved backward in response to a retreating thing, a human hand approaching the monitor M or the operation surface P, or a sensor detecting a human voice or the like. Further, it may be one that detects that a recording medium has been inserted into the insertion portion 18 and that detects that an eject button for ejecting the recording medium has been pressed. Furthermore, the monitor members M may be moved backward by the guide members 19 and 20 moving in the direction of the inside of the housing by a remote operation using a remote controller .
[0041]
Further, guide members 29 and 30 that move forward and backward in the directions A1 and A2 are provided on both sides of the operation unit 14 in the same manner as the guide members 19 and 20 of the monitor M, and the operation unit 14 is provided on the guide members 29 and 30. It is supported. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, only the operation unit 14 can be independently moved in the A1 and A2 directions.
[0042]
The operation unit 14 is moved to a position directly below the pulled-out monitor M (or the tips of the guide members 19 and 20) or to a position where the operation surface P slightly protrudes to the A1 side from this position. Therefore, since the entire operation surface P can be completely exposed to the lower stage of the monitor M, it is possible to provide an in-vehicle electronic device that is further excellent in visibility and operability.
[0043]
Further, even when the guide members 19 and 20 are retracted and the monitor M is stopped at a position close to the housing 12, the operation unit 14 is moved according to the position of the monitor M to move the monitor M. Positioning it directly below improves the visibility and operability, and also provides a space for operating the shift lever. Therefore, the recording medium can be easily inserted into the insertion portion 18.
[0044]
Moreover, in the above, it is not restricted to what the operation part 14 whole moves forward / backward, A part of operation part 14 may move forward / backward. For example, a specific operation switch may be gathered on a part of the operation surface P, and only the part gathered by the operation switch may move, or only the insertion unit 18 may move forward and backward.
[0045]
In general, movement of the guide members 29 and 30 or a part of the operation portion 14 or the insertion portion 18 in the directions A1 and A2 uses a driving force of a motor .
[0046]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention described in detail above, it is possible to expose the operation surface, so that the visibility of the operation surface is improved. Therefore, the operation of various operation switches and the insertion of the recording medium into the insertion portion can be facilitated.
[0047]
Moreover, since it is possible to move in a direction approaching the display device to the housing, it is prevented from becoming an obstacle to the operation of the car of the shift lever.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1A and 1B show an electronic device equipped with a monitor according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a front view showing a storage state, FIG.
2A is a front view showing a rising posture of the monitor of FIG. 1, FIG. 2B is a side view of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the operation of the electronic device .
FIG. 4 is a side view showing the operation of the electronic device .
5A and 5B show a conventional electronic device equipped with a monitor, in which FIG. 5A is a front view showing a storage state, FIG. 5B is a front view showing a rising state of the monitor, and FIG. 5C is a side view of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Electronic device 12 Case 13 Monitor part 14 Operation part 15 Operation button 16 for drawer | drawing-out Storage button 17 Retreat button 18 Insertion part 19, 20 Guide member (moving means)
29, 30 Guide member M Monitor (display device)
P Operation surface

Claims (3)

An in-vehicle electronic device having a display device that moves from the inside of the housing to a position that protrudes to the front of the housing and that stands up in front of the housing, and an operation unit that is positioned below the display device Because
When the display device is in the rising posture, the display device can be moved backward in the direction of the casing by the power of the motor, and when the display device is in the rising posture, the operation unit is configured to display the display device. Independently, the motor can be moved forward and moved backward in the direction of the housing by the power of the motor ,
Detection means for detecting that a recording medium has been inserted into the insertion portion provided in the operation unit is provided, and when the insertion of the recording medium is detected by the detection means, the display device in the rising posture is retracted, Alternatively, the on-vehicle electronic device is characterized in that the operation unit protrudes when insertion of a recording medium is detected by the detection unit . A vehicle-mounted electronic device having a display device that moves from the inside of the housing to a position that protrudes to the front of the housing and rises in front of the housing, and an operation unit that is positioned below the display device. There,
When the display device is in the rising posture, the display device can be moved backward in the direction of the casing by the power of the motor, and when the display device is in the rising posture, the operation unit is configured to display the display device. Independently, the motor can be moved forward and moved backward in the direction of the housing by the power of the motor,
The recording medium that has been housed in the operation portion, the eject button is provided for discharging from the insertion portion provided in the operation portion, rising to the display device posture moves backward when the eject button is operated In- vehicle electronic equipment characterized by A vehicle-mounted electronic device having a display device that moves from the inside of the housing to a position that protrudes to the front of the housing and rises in front of the housing, and an operation unit that is positioned below the display device. There,
When the display device is in the rising posture, the display device can be moved backward in the direction of the casing by the power of the motor, and when the display device is in the rising posture, the operation unit is configured to display the display device. Independently, the motor can be moved forward and moved backward in the direction of the housing by the power of the motor,
A vehicle-mounted electronic device, wherein a sensor that detects that an object has approached the display device or the operation unit is provided, and the display device in a standing posture moves backward when the sensor detects.

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