JP4265808B2 - Automotive electronics - Google Patents

Description

  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.

  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).

  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.

  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 housed 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.

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, and reference numeral 6 is a channel change switch . Reference numeral 7 denotes a drawer and storage switch. When the switch 7 is pressed, the monitor M is pulled out to the front of the housing 2 as described later, or the monitor M protruding forward is inside the housing 2. It is stored in. 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.

  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 rotatably provided near the tips of the guide members 9 and 10, respectively. .

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

The present invention relates to a display device that moves from the inside of the housing to a position that protrudes forward of the housing and takes a standing posture in front of the housing, and is positioned below the display device and is moved back and forth by the power of the motor. An in-vehicle electronic device having a moving operation unit,
The operation part has an operation surface on the front, and an insertion part for inserting a recording medium into the operation part is opened on the operation surface ,
The operation portion eject operation unit to the recording medium housed discharged forwardly of the operation surface through the insertion portion is provided, et al is in, when the eject operation unit is operated by the power of the motor The operation portion is projected and moved together with the insertion portion toward the front of the housing.

  As a result, the insertion portion of the recording medium can be exposed to a position that is easy to see from the driver or the like, so that the insertion of the recording medium into the insertion portion and / or the removal of the discharged recording medium can be facilitated. .

  According to the present invention, since the operation surface can be exposed, 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.

  In addition, since the display device can be moved in the direction approaching the housing, it is possible to prevent the operation of the shift lever of the vehicle from being hindered.

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an electronic device equipped with a monitor (display device) according to the present invention, (A) is a front view showing a storage state, (B) a side view thereof, and FIG. 2 (A) is a rise of the monitor of FIG. A front view showing a posture, (B) is a side view of (A), and FIG. 3 is a side view showing a mode of a reference example of the present invention.

  In the electronic apparatus 11 shown in FIG. 1, the inside of the 1DIN size housing 12 is divided into two upper and lower stages as in the conventional case described above, and the monitor (display device) stored in a horizontal posture in the upper monitor unit 13. ) M is provided, and the lower side is the operation unit 14. The monitor M is a display device including a thin liquid crystal panel. In addition, inside the operation unit 14, a playback unit E that plays back 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.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, in this electronic device 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 storage state, the upper surface M1 is positioned in the A2 direction (see FIG. 1B), and when it is in the rising posture, the upper surface M1 is positioned in the Y1 direction (see FIG. 2B).

  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 is provided with various switches such as an insertion portion 18 for inserting or ejecting a recording medium such as a CD, DVD, MD, or cassette tape, an operation switch for reproduction and stop, and an adjustment switch. ing.

  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. In addition, the monitor M is rotatably supported with rotational shafts 19a and 20a provided at the tips of the guide members 19 and 20 as fulcrums.

  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.

  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.

Further, as shown in the embodiment of the reference example 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 above-described reversing button 17 is pressed or otherwise. When detected by the detection means, 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 at the lower stage of the monitor M, is provided on the operation surface P as compared with the conventional case because the ratio of exposure is reduced because the ratio hidden behind the monitor M is reduced. 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 discharged from the insertion portion 18 can be easily taken out.

  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 can prevent that the operation of the shift lever of the vehicle is hindered.

  Further, in the case of the backward movement shown in FIG. 3, it is preferable that the monitor M in the posture of the inclination angle θ is once moved to the vertical posture and then moved back in the A2 direction. Since the monitor M can be brought closer to the housing 2 without contacting the panel or other vehicle-side equipment, it is possible to further improve the visibility and operability.

  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.

Figure 4 is a side view showing an implementation form that put the present invention.
In the electronic device 11 shown in FIG. 4, similarly as in the above reference example, the monitor M is provided on the upper side of the monitor unit 13, the reproduction unit E is provided inside the lower side of the operation unit 14.

  However, guide members 29 and 30 that move forward and backward in the A1 and A2 directions 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, only the operation unit 14 can be independently moved in the A1 and A2 directions.

  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.

Further, as shown in the case of the reference example , 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 is performed according to the position of the monitor M. By moving the unit 14 to be positioned directly below the monitor M, the visibility and operability can be improved and a space margin for operating the shift lever can be obtained. Therefore, the recording medium can be easily inserted into the insertion portion 18.

  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.

  The movement of the guide members 29, 30 or a part of the operation portion 14 or the insertion portion 18 in the directions A1 and A2 generally uses the driving force of the motor. Using a driving force such as an air damper, a plunger, or the like, or by means such as a means that pulls out the guide members 19 and 20 and a means that interlocks with the pull-out operation of the monitor M by fitting with a gear or a hook, etc. Alternatively, the operation unit 14 may be pulled out to the front of the housing 12 by an artificial manual operation and stored inside.

The electronic device which mounts the monitor in the present invention is shown, (A) is a front view showing a storage state, (B) its side view, (A) is a front view showing the rising posture of the monitor of FIG. 1, (B) is a side view of (A), The side view which shows the aspect of the reference example of this invention, The side view which shows embodiment of this invention , A conventional electronic device equipped with a monitor is shown, (A) is a front view showing a storage state, (B) is a front view showing a rising state of the monitor, (C) is a side view of (B),

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Electronic device 12 Case 13 Monitor part 14 Operation part 15 Operation button 16 for drawer 16 Storage button 17 Retraction button 18 Insertion part 19, 20 Guide member (moving means)
29, 30 Guide member M Monitor (display device)
P Operation surface

Claims (3)

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 and moves back and forth by the power of the motor In-vehicle electronic equipment having
The operation part has an operation surface on the front, and an insertion part for inserting a recording medium into the operation part is opened on the operation surface ,
The operation portion eject operation unit to the recording medium housed discharged forwardly of the operation surface through the insertion portion is provided, et al is in, when the eject operation unit is operated by the power of the motor The on-vehicle electronic device is characterized in that the operation portion is projected and moved together with the insertion portion toward the front of the housing. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, wherein when the eject operation unit is operated, the operation surface is caused to project and move directly below the display device in a standing posture or forward with the power of the motor. Vehicle electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein only the insertion portion is a part of the operating portion is caused to protrude moved toward the front of the housing.

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