JP5561252B2 - Vehicle control device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular operating device for operating a device mounted on a vehicle.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a vehicle operation device that operates an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle by outputting an operation signal corresponding to an operation unit (see Patent Document 1).

  The operation device of Patent Document 1 includes a display device that displays an operation button as an operation unit on a display surface, and a touch panel that specifies a pressing position by a user, and an operation corresponding to the operation button displayed on the display surface. Output a signal. According to this, it is only necessary to display the operation buttons on the display surface without using a button mechanism for operating the in-vehicle device by being pressed with a user's finger or the like. In addition, according to the operation device including the touch panel, the operation buttons can be freely displayed. For example, when the operation device is stopped, the operation buttons are not displayed. In addition to the operation buttons, the operating state of the in-vehicle device is displayed on the display surface. Thereby, the user can operate the in-vehicle device while observing the operating state of the in-vehicle device displayed on the display surface.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-217743

  Here, in-vehicle devices mounted on a vehicle are generally activated when the vehicle is activated by turning on an ignition switch or an accessory switch. At this time, the operating device of the in-vehicle device is also activated at the same time. If the operation button and the operating state of the in-vehicle device are displayed at a time on the display surface of the operation device when the operation device is activated, a large amount of information is given to the user at the time of activation of the operation device. , May confuse users.

  In addition to the technique of Patent Document 1, there is known a technique for displaying an activation image for notifying the activation on the display surface of the operation apparatus when the operation apparatus is activated. In such a technique, the operation button is displayed at the same time as the startup image is displayed. As described above, when the operation button is displayed at the same time as the startup image, the display on the display surface becomes complicated, which may cause confusion for the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to confuse the user by giving a large amount of information to the user at a time when the operation device of the in-vehicle device is activated. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular operating device capable of suppressing the above.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a vehicle operation device that operates an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle by outputting an operation signal according to an operation unit,
Start determination means for determining that the vehicle has started; and
State information acquisition means for acquiring information on the operating state of the in-vehicle device;
A display unit having a display surface for displaying the operation state acquired by the operation unit and the state information acquisition unit toward the user;
A touch panel that is arranged closer to the user side than the display surface of the display means, and that specifies a pressing position by pressing by the user;
Output means for outputting an operation signal corresponding to the operation unit to the in-vehicle device from the positional relationship between the pressed position specified by the touch panel and the operation unit displayed on the display surface;
When the activation determining means determines that the vehicle has been activated and displays the operation unit and the operation state on the display surface of the display means, the display that displays either the operation unit or the operation state on the display surface ahead of the other And a control means.

  According to this invention, the output means sends an operation signal corresponding to the operation unit based on the positional relationship between the pressing position specified by the touch panel for specifying the pressing position and the operation unit displayed on the display surface by the pressing by the user. Therefore, it is not necessary to use a button mechanism for operating an in-vehicle device that is pressed with a user's finger or the like. Further, according to such an output means, the display control means can freely display or hide the operation unit on the display surface. Furthermore, according to the present invention, in the operating device having such a configuration, when it is determined that the vehicle has been started by the start determination unit, and the operating state of the operation unit and the in-vehicle device is displayed on the display surface of the display unit, The display control means displays one of the operation unit and the operating state on the display surface in advance of the other. According to this, after the operation unit is displayed on the display surface, the operation state is displayed next, or after the operation state is displayed, the operation unit is displayed next. According to such a display, it is possible to prevent a large amount of information from being given to the user at a time when the operating device is activated. As a result, user confusion can be suppressed.

  In the invention of claim 2, the operation unit is composed of a plurality of operation button designs simulating operation buttons, and the display control unit is determined to have started the vehicle, and a plurality of operation units as operation units are displayed on the display surface of the display unit. When displaying either one of the operation button design or the operation state on the display surface ahead of the other, display the plurality of operation button designs in the same color and display the plurality of operation button designs and operation states on the display surface. After that, the display color of the plurality of operation button designs is changed for each function of the plurality of operation button designs.

  According to this invention, when any one of the operation button design and the operating state of the in-vehicle device is displayed on the display surface prior to the other, the display control means sets the display colors of the plurality of operation button designs to the same color. To display. According to this, existence of a plurality of operation button designs can be clearly shown to the user. Furthermore, the display control means changes the display color of the plurality of operation button designs for each operation button design after both the plurality of operation button designs and the operating states are displayed. Thereby, the user can understand the function of the operation button design from the display color. In particular, in the present invention, since the display color of the operation button design is changed in the order as described above, the timing for clarifying the existence of the operation button design and the timing for helping understanding of the function of the operation button design are provided. Therefore, it is possible to suppress giving a large amount of information to the user at one time. As a result, user confusion due to excessive information can be suppressed.

  In the invention of claim 3, the display control means determines that the vehicle has been started by the start determination means, and displays the operation section and the operation state on the display surface of the display means before the display of the operation state. And displaying on the display surface.

  According to the present invention, since the display of the operation unit precedes the display of the operation state of the in-vehicle device, the button mechanism for operating the in-vehicle device by pressing the appearance of the operation device with a user's finger or the like. It can be the same as the operating device provided. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable.

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 4 is a vehicle operation device that operates an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle by outputting an operation signal according to an operation unit,
Start determination means for determining that the vehicle has started; and
A display unit having a display surface for displaying an operation unit and an activation image for notifying activation of the vehicle toward the user;
A touch panel that is arranged closer to the user side than the display surface of the display means, and that specifies a pressing position by pressing by the user;
Output means for outputting an operation signal corresponding to the operation unit to the in-vehicle device from the positional relationship between the pressed position specified by the touch panel and the operation unit displayed on the display surface;
Display control means for displaying the start-up image on the display surface prior to the operation portion when the start-up determination means determines that the vehicle has started and when the operation portion and the start-up image are displayed on the display surface of the display means. ,
The startup image includes content that prompts the operation unit to display,
The display control means determines that the vehicle has been activated by the activation determination means, and displays the operation unit and the activation image on the display surface of the display means after displaying the content prompting the operation unit to be displayed on the activation image, It is characterized in that the part is displayed on the display surface .

According to this invention, the output means sends an operation signal corresponding to the operation unit based on the positional relationship between the pressing position specified by the touch panel for specifying the pressing position and the operation unit displayed on the display surface by the pressing by the user. Therefore, it is not necessary to use a button mechanism for operating an in-vehicle device that is pressed with a user's finger or the like. Further, according to such an output means, the display control means can freely display or hide the operation unit on the display surface. Further, according to the present invention, in the operating device having such a configuration, when it is determined that the vehicle has been started by the start determination unit and the operation unit and the start image are displayed on the display surface of the display unit, Displays the activation image on the display surface prior to the operation unit. According to this, it is possible to make the user recognize that the vehicle is activated first, and then sequentially recognize that the display means displaying the activation image is for the operation device. According to this, for example, compared with the case where the activation image and the operation unit are displayed at the same time, it is possible to suppress the display screen from becoming complicated. As a result, the user's confusion due to the complicated display on the display surface can be suppressed. In addition, according to the present invention, since the display of the startup image precedes the display of the operation unit, the user feels that the in-vehicle device can be operated by the operating device after the vehicle is started. It can be along. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable with respect to the display of the operation device.
Further, according to the present invention, the display control means displays the content prompting the display of the operation unit included in the start-up image, and then displays the operation unit on the display surface, so that the start-up image is displayed. Even during the process, user confusion can be reduced.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows schematic structure of the operation panel by 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the operation panel by 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the operation panel by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the display control flow at the time of starting of the operation panel by 1st Embodiment. FIG. 5 is a display example showing the history of display on the operation panel 10 when the display control flow shown in FIG. 4 is executed. It is a flowchart which shows the display control flow at the time of starting of the operation panel by 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 7 is a display example showing the display process of the operation panel 10 when the display control flow shown in FIG. 6 is executed. FIG.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an operation panel according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the operation panel according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a display example of the operation panel. Hereinafter, the mechanical configuration and electrical configuration of the operation panel of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

  The operation panel 10 is for a user to operate an air conditioning unit 60, a hybrid system 70, a pre-crash safety system 80, and a sonar system 90 which are on-vehicle devices mounted on a vehicle. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel 10 has a plurality of first operation button designs 18 for operating the in-vehicle devices excluding the air conditioning unit 60 on the display surface 14 of the operation panel 12, for operating the air conditioning unit 60. An operation state image 22 showing the operation states of the plurality of second operation button designs 20 and the air conditioning unit 60 is displayed. The first operation button design 18 is displayed outside the image display area 16 that displays the second operation button design 20 and the operation state image 22, and includes an EV travel button 18a, a vehicle approach notification OFF button 18b, and a pre-crash safety system OFF button. 18c, sonar system OFF button 18d, and the like. In addition, indicators 28a to 28d indicating that each button has been operated are provided above each button. Each indicator 28a-28d lights up in red.

  Further, the second operation button design 20 for operating the air conditioning unit 60 includes a set temperature adjustment button 20a on the driver's seat side, a set temperature adjustment button 20b on the passenger seat side, and a front defogger button 20c for removing fog on the front windshield. From the inside air circulation / outside air introduction / auto selection button 20d, the rear defogger button 20e for removing the fogging of the rear window, the auto button 20f for instructing the air conditioning operation, the OFF button 20g for stopping the operation of the air conditioning unit, etc. It has become.

  The operating state image 22 includes a set temperature 24 on the driver's side and the passenger's side, an operating state of the front defogger, an inside air circulation / outside air introduction / auto selection state, an operating state of the rear defogger, an operating state of the auto air conditioning operation. Is also displayed. Specifically, it includes a front defogger button 20c, an inside air circulation / outside air introduction / auto selection button 20d, a rear defogger button 20e, and indicators 26c to 26f provided on the upper part of the auto button 20f. By displaying each indicator 26c-26f in red, it represents that the function which each button 20c-20f represents is operating.

  The operation panel 10 is accommodated in a central portion of an instrument panel provided in the vehicle interior of the vehicle. The operation panel 10 has a case 46. The case 46 accommodates the circuit board 44 on which the touch panel 30, the operation panel 12, the liquid crystal panel 32, the backlight 34, and the light emitting diodes (LEDs) 36 a to 36 d, 38 a to 38 d, the control unit 40, and the drawing unit 42 are mounted.

  The touch panel 30, the operation panel 12, the liquid crystal panel 32, and the backlight 34 are stacked in this order from the front side in the display direction of the operation panel 10. Those stacked in this order are accommodated in the case 46 so that the touch panel 30 is exposed from the opening 48 of the case 46 (see FIG. 1).

  The touch panel 30 is a device that detects a position pressed by a user with a finger or the like on the surface of the touch panel 30, detects a pressed position by the user, and outputs the position information to the electrically connected control unit 40 ( (See FIG. 2). The touch panel 30 has various forms. In this embodiment, the touch panel 30 is a resistive film type touch panel having a structure in which a glass plate and a film layer each provided with a transparent electrode film are opposed to each other, and electrodes are connected to both ends of each transparent electrode film. adopt. In the touch panel 30, when the user presses the surface of the touch panel 30 with a finger or the like, the electrode films at the pressed positions come into contact with each other, and a current flows. If it does so, the voltage concerning the electrode connected to the glass plate and the film layer will change with the contacted position. By measuring this voltage, the distance from the contacted position to each side of the glass plate and the film layer is obtained, and the coordinates (position information) of the pressed position are detected. Since the touch panel 30 only needs to be able to specify the pressing position, another type of touch panel 30 is used, for example, a capacitive type that detects a change in electric field caused by a touch of a user's finger as a change in capacitance. Is possible.

  The operation panel 12 is formed by laminating a light-shielding printing layer having a light-shielding property on a light-transmitting substrate made of a light-transmitting material capable of transmitting light. As the translucent material, polycarbonate, acrylic, or glass plate can be used. The operation panel 12 includes a first operation button design 18 shown in FIG. 3, an indicator 28, and an image display area 16 that can display an image displayed on a liquid crystal panel 32 described later. The first operation button design 18, the indicator 28, and the image display region 16 are formed by a light-shielding print layer that is laminated on the surface of the translucent substrate. Specifically, the light-shielding print layer is laminated on the translucent substrate except for the first operation button design 18, the indicator 28, and the image display region 16. When light is irradiated from the rear side in the display direction of the operation panel 12 configured as described above, the first operation button design 18 and the indicator 28 as shown in FIG. In the image display area 16, an image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 disposed on the rear side in the display direction is displayed.

  The liquid crystal panel 32 displays an image of the second operation button design 20 as shown in FIG. 3, an operation state image 22 on the display screen, and an opening movie for notifying that the vehicle as shown in FIG. 29 is displayed. The liquid crystal panel 32 is a dot matrix type transmissive liquid crystal panel having a plurality of pixels arranged on a matrix, and is capable of color display. The liquid crystal panel 32 displays the second operation button design 20, the operation state image 22, and the opening movie 29 by driving each pixel in accordance with an image display command signal from the drawing unit 42 described later.

  The backlight 34 is disposed on the rear side in the display direction of the liquid crystal panel 32 and illuminates the liquid crystal panel 32 from the rear side in the display direction. The backlight 34 has a light emitting diode (LED) and a diffusion plate (not shown), and illuminates the liquid crystal panel 32 evenly.

  The circuit board 44 is made of a hard board such as paper phenol or glass epoxy, for example, and a wiring pattern (not shown) made of a predetermined copper foil material is formed on both surfaces. On the circuit board 44, the four LEDs 36a to 36d for emitting and displaying the first operation button design 18 and the indicator 28 indicating that the function corresponding to each of the first operation button designs 18 is operating are turned on. Four LEDs 38a to 38d are mounted.

  The LEDs 36a to 36d and 38a to 38d emit light by converting electrical energy into light energy by applying a voltage. The buttons 18a to 18d of the first operation button designs 18 are lit and displayed by the emission of light from the LEDs 36a to 36d. The light from the LEDs 36a to 36d is blue or white. Further, the indicators 28a to 28d of the first operation button design 18 are lit and displayed by the emission of light from the LEDs 38a to 38d. The light from the LEDs 38a to 38d is red. The LEDs 36a to 36d and 38a to 38d are electrically connected to a control unit 40 described later, and emit light in response to a lighting command signal from the control unit 40.

  The control unit 40 is electrically connected to the touch panel 30, the liquid crystal panel 32, the backlight 34, the LEDs 36 a to 36 d, 38 a to 38 d and the drawing unit 42 as electrical components. The control unit 40 includes a microcomputer that operates according to a program, and controls each of the electrical components 30, 32, 34, 36a to 36d, 38a to 38d, and 42 according to the program. Moreover, the control part 40 can acquire the operating state of each unit and system from the air-conditioning unit 60, the hybrid system 70, the pre-crash safety system 80, and the sonar system 90 which are electrically connected.

  The drawing unit 42 includes a drawing circuit and an image memory, and displays a desired image on the liquid crystal panel 32 in response to an image display command signal from the control unit 40. The drawing circuit is composed of an IC chip such as an ASIC, and is electrically connected to the liquid crystal panel 32 and the control unit 40. The image memory is composed of an EEPROM and is electrically connected to the drawing circuit. In the image memory, a second operation button design 20 shown in FIG. 3, an operation state image 22, and an opening movie 29 as shown in FIG. 5A are stored in advance. As described above, the drawing circuit reads a predetermined image (second operation button design 20, operating state image 22, opening movie 29) from the image memory in response to the image display command signal from the control unit 40, and the image display command. A desired image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 by driving each pixel of the liquid crystal panel 32 in accordance with the signal.

  The ignition switch 50 is a switch operated by the user. When the ignition switch 50 is operated by the user, ON / OFF is switched. When the ignition switch 50 is turned on by the operation of the ignition switch 50, the vehicle starts and enters a standby state. On the other hand, when the vehicle enters the OFF state, the vehicle function stops.

  The air conditioning unit 60 includes a blower unit, a cooler unit, and a heater unit, and adjusts the temperature and humidity in the passenger compartment. The blower unit is a unit that adjusts the air volume, the cooler unit is a unit that cools the air from the blower unit, and the heater unit adjusts the temperature of the air cooled by the cooler unit and blows it out into the vehicle interior. Is a unit. The air conditioning unit 60 is electrically connected to the control unit 40 of the operation panel 10 and operates according to the operation of the second operation button design 20 by the user.

  For example, when the user presses a position corresponding to the set temperature adjustment button 20 a or 20 b on the touch panel 30, the touch panel 30 specifies the pressed position and outputs the pressed position information to the control unit 40. The control unit 40 identifies that the pressed button is the set temperature adjustment button 20a or 20b based on the input pressed position information and the display position information of the second operation button design 20. And the control part 40 outputs an image display command signal to a drawing part so that the numerical value of the preset temperature 24 which is one of the operation state images 22 may be changed. As a result, the numerical value of the set temperature 24 changes. In addition, the control unit 40 outputs a signal corresponding to the pressed set temperature adjustment button 20a or 20b. When the signal is input, the air conditioning unit 60 changes the set temperature stored in the air conditioning unit 60 and controls the blower unit, the cooler unit, and the heater unit so that the changed set temperature is obtained. The numerical information of the set temperature at this time is stored in the storage unit of the air conditioning unit 60. In addition, information regarding the operating state of the front defogger, the inside air circulation / outside air introduction / auto selection state, the rear defogger operating state, and the operating state of the auto air conditioning operation is also stored in the storage unit of the air conditioning unit 60.

  The hybrid system 70 is a system for driving a vehicle by transmitting driving force generated by an internal combustion engine and an electric motor to wheels. This hybrid system 70 can drive the vehicle only with the driving force of the electric motor. Such traveling of the vehicle is called EV traveling. The hybrid system 70 is electrically connected to the control unit 40 of the operation panel 10 and performs EV traveling in accordance with the operation of the EV traveling button 18a of the first operation button design 18 by the user.

  For example, when the user presses a position corresponding to the EV travel button 18 a in the first operation button design 18 on the touch panel 30, the touch panel 30 specifies the pressed position and sends the pressed position information to the control unit 40. Output. The control unit 40 specifies that the pressed button is the EV travel button 18a based on the input press position information and the display position information of the EV travel button 18a, and transmits a signal corresponding to the button to the hybrid system. Output to 70. When the signal is input, the hybrid system 70 stops the internal combustion engine so that the vehicle can run only with the electric motor, and controls the electric motor so that the driving force is generated only by the electric motor. Further, the control unit 40 turns on the LED 38a in order to turn on the indicator 28a indicating that the EV traveling is in the ON state. Information that EV traveling is in the ON state is stored in the storage unit of the hybrid system 70.

  Moreover, the hybrid system 70 includes a vehicle approach notification device that notifies a pedestrian or the like of the approach of the vehicle when the vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined speed and the internal combustion engine is stopped, for example. The vehicle approach notification device automatically outputs a notification sound from the speaker when the above condition is satisfied. This vehicle approach notification device normally functions when the vehicle is started, but the operation of the vehicle approach notification OFF button 18b in the first operation button design 18 is temporarily stopped to generate a notification sound. can do.

  For example, when the user presses a position corresponding to the vehicle approach notification OFF button 18b in the first operation button design 18 on the touch panel 30, the touch panel 30 specifies the pressed position, and the pressed position information is controlled by the control unit. Output to 40. Based on the input pressing position information and the display position information of the vehicle approach notification OFF button 18b, the control unit 40 specifies that the pressed button is a vehicle approach notification OFF button, and a signal corresponding to the button. Is output to the hybrid system 70. When the signal is input, the hybrid system 70 stops the operation of the vehicle approach notification device in order to temporarily stop the generation of the notification sound. Furthermore, the control unit 40 turns on the LED 38b in order to turn on the indicator 28b indicating that the vehicle approach notification device is stopped. Information relating to the stoppage of the vehicle approach notification device is stored in the storage unit of the hybrid system 70.

  The pre-crash safety system 80 predicts a collision by measuring the distance to the front obstacle, relative speed, etc. with a radar, camera, etc., warnings the driver, hoisting the electric seat belt, brake assist, automatic braking It is a system that performs etc. The system 80 is always in a standby state when the vehicle is started, but the system 80 is forcibly stopped by operating the pre-crash safety system OFF button 18c in the first operation button design 18. Can do.

  For example, when the user presses a position corresponding to the pre-crash safety system OFF button 18 c in the first operation button design 18 on the touch panel 30, the touch panel 30 specifies the pressed position and controls the pressed position information. To the unit 40. Based on the input pressing position information and the display position information of the pre-crash safety system OFF button 18c, the control unit 40 specifies that the pressed button is the pre-crash safety system OFF button 18c, A corresponding signal is output to the pre-crash safety system 80. When the signal is input, the pre-crash safety system 80 forcibly stops the function of the system. Further, the control unit 40 turns on the LED 38c in order to turn on the indicator 28c indicating that the function of the pre-crash safety system 80 is stopped. Note that the information on the function stop of the pre-crash safety system 80 is stored in the storage unit of the system 80.

  The sonar system 90 is a system for notifying the driver of an approach to an obstacle during low-speed traveling by using ultrasonic sensors mounted on front and rear bumpers of the vehicle. This system can also be stopped at the request of the user. The function can be forcibly stopped by operating the sonar system OFF button 18d in the first operation button design 18.

  For example, when the user presses a position corresponding to the sonar system OFF button 18 d in the first operation button design 18 on the touch panel 30, the touch panel 30 specifies the pressed position and the pressed position information is transmitted to the control unit 40. Output to. Based on the input pressing position information and the position information of the sonar system OFF button 18d, the control unit 40 specifies that the pressed button is the sonar system OFF button 18d, and sends a signal corresponding to the button to the sonar system. Output to system 90. When the signal is input, the sonar system 90 forcibly stops the function of the system. Further, the control unit 40 turns on the LED 38d in order to turn on the indicator 28d indicating that the function of the sonar system 90 is stopped. Note that the information on the function stop of the sonar system 90 is stored in the storage unit of the system 90.

  Next, the display on the operation panel 10 when the vehicle is started will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a display control flow when the operation panel 10 is activated according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a display example showing the history of display on the operation panel 10 when the display control flow shown in FIG. 4 is executed.

  In step S10, it is determined whether or not the ignition switch 50 is turned on. In the determination process in step S10, if it is in the ON state, the process proceeds to step S20. If it is not in the ON state, that is, in the OFF state, step S10 is repeatedly executed. At the time when step S10 is executed, the liquid crystal panel 32 and all the LEDs 36a to 36d and 38a to 38d are in an inoperative state. For this reason, nothing is displayed on the operation panel 10.

  In step S20, the state of the in-vehicle devices (air conditioning unit 60, hybrid system 70, pre-crash safety system 80, and sonar system 90) operated by the operation panel 10 is acquired. The device status includes the following items. (1) In the air conditioning unit 60, the passenger side and driver side set temperatures, the front defogger ON / OFF state, the inside air circulation / outside air introduction / auto selection state, the rear defogger ON / OFF state, and the auto air conditioning The ON / OFF state is included in the device state. (2) The hybrid system 70 includes an ON / OFF state of the EV traveling mode and an ON / OFF state of the vehicle approach notification device. (3) In the pre-crash safety system 80, the ON / OFF state of the system is included. (4) The sonar system 90 includes the ON / OFF state of the system.

  In step S30, the opening movie 29 stored in advance in the drawing unit 42 is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. In this embodiment, the process does not proceed to the next step until the opening movie 29 is completed. By executing step S30, an opening movie 29 is displayed in the image display area 16 of the operation panel 12 (see FIG. 5A). The user can recognize that the vehicle has started by visually recognizing this display.

  In step S40, after the opening movie 29 is finished, the LEDs 36a to 36d are turned on to display the first operation button designs 18. Thereby, each 1st operation button design 18 is light-emitted and displayed on the outer side of the image display area 16 of the operation panel 12 (refer FIG.5 (b)).

  In step S50, a display command signal is output to the drawing unit 42 so that each second operation button design 20 stored in advance in the drawing unit 42 is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. Accordingly, the drawing unit 42 drives each pixel of the liquid crystal panel 32 to display each second operation button design 20 on the screen. At this time, the control unit 40 outputs an image display command signal to the drawing unit 42 such that the colors of the second operation button designs 20 displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 are the same color. As a result, the second operation button design 20 of the same color is displayed on the operation panel 12 (see FIG. 5C). In this control flow, the colors of the second operation button designs 20 displayed at this time are white and black.

  In step S60, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed after the second operation button design 20 is displayed. In the determination processing in step S60, if the predetermined time has not elapsed, step S60 is executed, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S70.

  In step S <b> 70 that is displayed after the second operation button design 20 is displayed and a predetermined time has elapsed, the operation state acquired from each of the in-vehicle devices 60, 70, 80, 90 is displayed on the operation panel 12. Specifically, the control unit 40 outputs an image display command signal to the drawing unit 42 in order to display the operation state image 22 on the liquid crystal panel 32 based on the operation state of the air conditioning unit 60 acquired in step S20. Accordingly, the drawing unit 42 drives each pixel of the liquid crystal panel 32 and displays the operation state image 22 (the set temperature 24 and the indicators 26c to 26f) on the screen. As a result, the operation state image 22 is displayed in the image display area 16 on the operation panel 12 (see FIG. 5D).

  Further, the control unit 40 should cause the indicators 28a to 28d above the first operation button designs 18 to emit light based on the operating states of the hybrid system 70, the pre-crash safety system 80, and the sonar system 90 acquired in step S20. The lighting command signal is output to the corresponding LEDs 38a to 38d. As a result, the indicators 28a to 28d of the first operation button design 18 on the operation panel 12 are lit and displayed (see FIG. 5D).

  Thereafter, in step S80, an image display command signal is output to the drawing unit 42 in order to change the color of the preset temperature adjustment buttons 20a and 20b on the passenger seat side and the driver seat side in the second operation button design 20. Specifically, of the set temperature adjustment buttons 20a and 20b, the color of the button for increasing the set temperature 24 is changed to a red color, and the color of the button for decreasing the set temperature 24 is changed to a blue color. An image display command signal is output to the drawing unit 42. As a result, the color of the set temperature adjustment buttons 20a and 20b displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 changes from that at the time when step S50 is executed. Thereafter, when the process of step S80 ends, the control flow ends.

  Displaying the first and second operation button designs 18 and 20, the indicator 28, the operation state image 22, and the opening movie 29 on the operation panel 12 of the operation panel 10 in the order described above has the following effects. Hereinafter, the effect will be described.

  In this embodiment, after it is determined that the ignition switch 50 is turned on and the vehicle is activated, an opening movie 29 is displayed on the operation panel 12 of the operation panel 10. At this time, the operation panel 12 does not display anything other than the opening movie 29, that is, the first and second operation button designs 18 and 20, the indicator 28, and the operation state image 22. In this embodiment, after the opening movie 29 is displayed, the first operation button design 18 is displayed on the operation panel 12. Thus, since the opening movie 29 is displayed on the operation panel 12 prior to the first operation button design 18, the indicator 28, and the operation state image 22, the vehicle is first activated for the user. Then, the user can recognize in turn that this panel is the operation panel 10.

  According to this, for example, compared with the case where the opening movie 29, the first operation button design 18, the indicator 28, and the operation state image 22 are displayed at once, the display of the operation panel 12 is suppressed from becoming complicated. Can do. As a result, the user's confusion due to the complicated display on the operation panel 12 can be suppressed. In addition, according to this embodiment, since the display of the opening movie 29 is preceded by the display of the first operation button design 18, the indicator 28, and the operation state image 22, the operation panel 10 is activated after the vehicle is started. According to the user's sense of use that the in-vehicle devices 70, 80, 90 can be operated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable with respect to the display on the operation panel 10.

  In the present embodiment, since the first operation button design 18, the indicators 28a to 28d, and the operation state image 22 are displayed after the opening movie 29 is finished, the operation panel 10 is used after the vehicle is started. The user can be surely given the impression that the in-vehicle devices 60, 70, 80, 90 can be operated.

  Further, in the present embodiment, after the ignition switch 50 is turned on and it is determined that the vehicle is activated, the second operation button design 20 of the air conditioning unit 60 is displayed in the image display area 16 of the operation panel 12. The operation state image 22 of the air conditioning unit 60 is displayed on the operation panel 12. According to the display of such an order, it is possible to prevent a large amount of information (second operation button design 20 and operation state image 22) from being given to the user at a time when the operation panel 10 is activated. As a result, confusion to the user can be suppressed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the second operation button design 20 is displayed prior to the operation state image 22, each of the second operation button designs 20 is displayed in the same color. Then, after the operation state image 22 is displayed, the display color of the second operation button design 20 is changed for each function of the second operation button design 20. Thereby, the user can understand the function of the 2nd operation button design 20 also from a display color. In particular, in this embodiment, since the display color of the second operation button design 20 is changed in this order, the timing for clarifying the existence of the second operation button design 20 and the second operation button design The timing of helping to understand the 20 functions can be shifted, and a large amount of information can be prevented from being given to the user at a time. As a result, user confusion due to excessive information can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, the display of the second operation button design 20 on the operation panel 12 is displayed prior to the display of the operation state image 22 of the air conditioning unit 60. According to this, it can be made the same as the operation panel provided with the button mechanism which operates the air conditioning unit 60 by pressing down the appearance of the operation panel 10 with a user's finger | toe etc. FIG. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable.

  In the above description, the control unit 40 that executes step S10 corresponds to the “activation determination unit” recited in the claims, and the control unit 40 that executes step S20 includes the “status information acquisition” recited in the claims. It corresponds to “means”. Moreover, the 1st operation button design 18 or the 2nd operation button design 20 is equivalent to the "operation part" as described in a claim, and the operation state image 22 is "the operation state of vehicle equipment" as described in a claim. And the opening movie 29 corresponds to the “startup image” recited in the claims. The operation panel 12, the liquid crystal panel 32, the backlight 34, the LEDs 36a to 36d, and 38a to 38d correspond to “display means” recited in the claims, and the first and second operation buttons pressed by the in-vehicle device. The control unit 40 that outputs a signal corresponding to the design corresponds to an “output unit” recited in the claims. Furthermore, the control unit 40 that executes steps S30 and S40 and the control unit 40 that executes steps S50 to S70 correspond to "display control means" described in the claims.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a display control flow when the operation panel 10 is activated according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a display example showing how the operation panel 10 is displayed when the display control flow of FIG. 6 is executed.

  In step S110, it is determined whether or not the ignition switch 50 is turned on. In the determination process in step S110, if it is in the ON state, the process proceeds to step S120, and if it is not in the ON state, that is, in the OFF state, step S110 is repeatedly executed. At the time when step S110 is executed, the liquid crystal panel 32 and all the LEDs 36a to 36d and 38a to 38d are in an inoperative state. For this reason, nothing is displayed on the operation panel 10.

  In step S120, the state of the in-vehicle devices (air conditioning unit 60, hybrid system 70, pre-crash safety system 80, and sonar system 90) operated by the operation panel 10 is acquired. The device status includes the following items. (1) In the air conditioning unit 60, the passenger side and driver side set temperatures, the front defogger ON / OFF state, the inside air circulation / outside air introduction / auto selection state, the rear defogger ON / OFF state, and the auto air conditioning The ON / OFF state is included in the device state. (2) The hybrid system 70 includes an ON / OFF state of the EV traveling mode and an ON / OFF state of the vehicle approach notification device. (3) In the pre-crash safety system 80, the ON / OFF state of the system is included. (4) The sonar system 90 includes the ON / OFF state of the system.

  In step S130, the opening movie 29a stored in advance in the drawing unit 42 is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. By executing step S130, the opening movie 29a is displayed in the image display area 16 of the operation panel 12 (see FIG. 7A). The user can recognize that the vehicle has started by visually recognizing this display. In the present embodiment, the opening movie 29a includes contents that prompt the display of the first operation panel design 18. This content is displayed when a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of the opening movie 29a.

  In step S140, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the display of the opening movie 29a was started. If it is determined in step S140 that the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process in this step is repeated until the predetermined time has elapsed. If the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S150.

  In step S150, even when the opening movie 29a is being displayed, the LEDs 36a to 36d are turned on to display the first operation button designs 18. Thereby, each 1st operation button design 18 is light-emitted and displayed on the outer side of the image display area 16 of the operation panel 12 (refer FIG.7 (b)).

  In step S160, a display command signal is output to the drawing unit 42 in order to display each second operation button design 20 stored in the drawing unit 42 in advance on the liquid crystal panel 32. When step S160 is executed, the opening movie 29a is finished. Accordingly, the drawing unit 42 drives each pixel of the liquid crystal panel 32 to display each second operation button design 20 on the screen. At this time, the control unit 40 outputs an image display command signal to the drawing unit 42 such that the colors of the second operation button designs 20 displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 are the same color. As a result, the second operation button design 20 of the same color is displayed on the operation panel 12 (see FIG. 7C). In this control flow, the colors of the second operation button designs 20 displayed at this time are white and black.

  In step S170, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed after the second operation button design 20 is displayed. In the determination processing in step S170, if the predetermined time has not elapsed, step S170 is executed, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S180.

  In step S180 executed after the second operation button design 20 is displayed and a predetermined time has elapsed, the operation state acquired from each of the in-vehicle devices 60, 70, 80, 90 is displayed on the operation panel 12. Specifically, the control unit 40 outputs an image display command signal to the drawing unit 42 in order to display the operation state image 22 on the liquid crystal panel 32 based on the operation state of the air conditioning unit 60 acquired in step S120. Accordingly, the drawing unit 42 drives each pixel of the liquid crystal panel 32 and displays the operation state image 22 (the set temperature 24 and the indicators 26c to 26f) on the screen. As a result, the operation state image 22 is displayed in the image display area 16 on the operation panel 12 (see FIG. 7D).

  Further, the control unit 40 should cause the indicators 28a to 28d above the first operation button designs 18 to emit light based on the operating states of the hybrid system 70, the pre-crash safety system 80, and the sonar system 90 acquired in step S20. The lighting command signal is output to the corresponding LEDs 38a to 38d. As a result, the indicators 28a to 28d of the first operation button design 18 on the operation panel 12 are lit and displayed (see FIG. 7D).

  Thereafter, in step S190, an image display command signal is output to the drawing unit 42 in order to change the color of the set temperature adjustment buttons 20a and 20b on the passenger seat side and the driver seat side in the second operation button design 20. Specifically, of the set temperature adjustment buttons 20a and 20b, the color of the button for increasing the set temperature 24 is changed to a red color, and the color of the button for decreasing the set temperature 24 is changed to a blue color. An image display command signal is output to the drawing unit 42. As a result, the color of the set temperature adjustment buttons 20a and 20b displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 changes from that at the time when step S160 is executed. Thereafter, when the process of step S190 ends, the control flow ends.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the opening movie 29a includes content for prompting the display of the first operation button design 18, and the first operation button design 18 is operated together with the content for prompting the display of the button design 18. It is displayed on the board 12. For this reason, even when the opening movie 29a is being displayed, confusion to the user can be suppressed.

(Other embodiments)
Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not construed as being limited to the embodiment, and can be applied to various embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. In the first and second embodiments, the second operation button design 20 is performed prior to the display of the operation state image 22 representing the operation state of the air conditioning unit 60, but this order is reversed. May be.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Operation panel (operation apparatus), 12 Operation panel (display means), 14 Display surface, 16 Image display area, 18 1st operation button design (operation part), 20 2nd operation button design (operation part), 22 Operating state Image, 24 set temperature, 26 indicator, 28 indicator, 29 opening movie, 30 touch panel, 32 liquid crystal panel (display means), 34 backlight (display means), 36a-d light emitting diode (LED) (display means), 38a- d Light emitting diode (LED), 40 Control unit (startup determination unit, status information acquisition unit, display control unit, output unit), 42 drawing unit, 44 circuit board, 46 case, 48 opening, 50 ignition switch, 60 air conditioning unit (In-vehicle device), 70 hybrid system (in-vehicle device), 80 pre-clutch Gerhard safety system (in-vehicle equipment), 90 sonar system (in-vehicle equipment)

Claims (4)

By operating an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle by outputting an operation signal according to an operation unit,
Start determination means for determining that the vehicle has started; and
State information acquisition means for acquiring information on the operating state of the in-vehicle device;
Display means having a display surface for displaying the operating state acquired by the operation unit and the state information acquisition means for a user;
A touch panel that is disposed closer to the user than the display surface of the display means, and that specifies a pressing position by pressing by the user;
Output means for outputting the operation signal corresponding to the operation unit to the in-vehicle device from a positional relationship between the pressing position specified by the touch panel and the operation unit displayed on the display surface;
When the activation determination means determines that the vehicle has been activated and displays the operation portion and the operation state on the display surface of the display means, one of the operation portion and the operation state precedes the other. And a display control means for displaying on the display surface. The operation unit is composed of a plurality of operation button designs that imitate operation buttons,
The display control means is determined that the vehicle has started, and the display surface of the display means is preceded by any one of the plurality of operation button designs as the operation unit and the operating state before the other. When displaying on the display surface, the plurality of operation button designs are displayed in the same color, and after the plurality of operation button designs and the operating state are displayed on the display surface, the display colors of the plurality of operation button designs are displayed. The vehicle operation device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle operation device is changed for each function of the plurality of operation button designs.   The display control means determines that the vehicle has been activated by the activation determination means, and displays the operation section and the operation state on the display surface of the display means. 3. The vehicle operation device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle operation device is also displayed on the display surface in advance. By operating an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle by outputting an operation signal according to an operation unit,
Start determination means for determining that the vehicle has started; and
Display means having a display surface for displaying the operation unit and an activation image for notifying activation of the vehicle toward the user;
A touch panel that is disposed closer to the user than the display surface of the display means, and that specifies a pressing position by pressing by the user;
Output means for outputting the operation signal corresponding to the operation unit to the in-vehicle device from a positional relationship between the pressing position specified by the touch panel and the operation unit displayed on the display surface;
When the activation determination unit determines that the vehicle has been activated and displays the operation unit and the activation image on the display surface of the display unit, the activation image is displayed on the display surface prior to the operation unit. Display control means for displaying ,
The startup image includes content that prompts the operation unit to display,
The display control means determines that the vehicle has been activated by the activation determination means, and displays the operation section in the activation image when displaying the operation section and the activation image on the display surface of the display means. An operation apparatus for a vehicle , wherein after displaying the prompting content, the operation unit is displayed on the display surface .

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