JP5947203B2 - Operation status recording device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention records the behavior and surroundings of a vehicle in a certain period before and after an accident or even an accident such as a near-miss, and analyzes the cause of the situation. The present invention relates to an operation state recording device (hereinafter also referred to as a driving recorder) that can suitably perform the above-described process.

  Recently installed vehicles that can automatically record external and internal images of vehicles that are in operation (for example, four-wheeled or two-wheeled vehicles) and make it possible to analyze the objective situation in the event of an accident or near-miss event. For example, in a taxi, this type of driving recorder is used for accident prevention measures by post-mortem analysis of daily driving, and for objective evidence and investigation of the cause when an accident occurs. There is also a movement to install recorders.

  Specifically, such a driving recorder is equipped with a vehicle such as external image data, acceleration data, speed data, position data, and the like while traveling, sequentially in time series in a memory such as a memory card. The post-analysis can be performed by storing and referring to the state data in the memory. For example, this driving recorder temporarily stores state data in a built-in internal memory, and stores the state data stored in the internal memory on a memory card that is detachably attached to the driving recorder for a predetermined time. It is configured to write at intervals.

  By the way, as shown in Patent Document 1, some of the above driving recorders are provided with a cover member that covers a memory insertion slot into which a memory card is inserted. By providing the cover member in this manner, it is possible to prevent external contact with the memory card inserted into the card insertion slot, thereby preventing damage to state data or memory card, or preventing unnecessary removal of the memory card. Can do.

  However, only a cover member is provided at the memory insertion slot, and if the cover member is operated, the memory card can be taken out from the insertion slot, and the memory card is inserted while the status data is being written from the internal memory to the memory card. It can be removed intentionally. This must be avoided as an objective situation in the event of an accident or near-miss, which hinders post-mortem analysis. Further, if the memory card can be intentionally taken out during the writing of the status data, there is a problem that not only the status data is damaged, but also the memory card and the driving recorder are damaged.

JP 2009-301280 A

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems all at once, and prevents erroneous operation such as removing the recording medium while writing the status data to the recording medium such as a memory card, and is written on the recording medium. Preventing the corruption of state data is the main desired issue.

  That is, the driving state recording apparatus according to the present invention is a driving state recording apparatus that collects state data output from a detection unit that senses a state related to the behavior of the vehicle, surrounding conditions, and the like, and the recording medium into which the recording medium is inserted. A main body having an insertion port and an operation switch for ending the collection of the state data, and a closed position provided on the main body and covering the recording medium insertion port and an open position for opening the recording medium insertion port. In the state where the cover member is moved and the cover member is in the closed position, the cover member is moved from the closed position to the open position until an operation switch is operated to end the collection of the state data. And a locking mechanism for preventing the above.

  In such a case, it is configured so that the cover member in the closed position cannot be moved to the open position by the lock mechanism until the operation switch is operated to end the collection of the state data. It is possible to prevent erroneous operations such as removing the recording medium during the writing of the state data to the recording medium until the collection is completed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the state data written on the recording medium from being damaged, prevent the recording medium from being damaged, and further prevent the operation state recording device from being damaged.

It is desirable that the lock mechanism is configured by the operation switch coming into contact with the cover member when the cover member starts moving or is moving from the closed position to the open position. In particular, it is desirable that the lock mechanism is configured by the operation switch coming into contact with the cover member in the closed position.
By configuring the lock mechanism with the operation switches in this manner, the apparatus configuration can be simplified, the number of parts can be reduced, and the operation state recording apparatus can be reduced in size. In addition, since the operation switch also functions as a lock mechanism, it is necessary to perform the operation in the order of operating the cover member after operating the operation switch. Therefore, the operation of intentionally opening the cover member and taking out the recording medium is performed. Can be difficult. Furthermore, since the lock mechanism is configured by mechanical contact between the operation switch and the cover member, the structure can be made more robust than the lock mechanism using an electric circuit.
Here, when the operation switch contacts the cover member during the movement, a part of the recording medium insertion port may be opened by the cover member, but the recording medium is inserted to such an extent that the recording medium cannot be taken out. Cover the mouth.

The operation switch is moved between a start position for starting the collection of the state data and an end position for ending the collection of the state data, and the operation switch is in the start position. The cover member is closed when the operation switch is in contact with the cover member and the operation switch is at the end position during the movement start or movement of the cover member from the closed position to the open position. It is desirable to be able to move from the position to the open position.
If this is the case, switching of the start and end of collection of state data by the operation switch and switching of the lock of the cover member can be linked, and the lock and unlocking of the cover member can be switched only by operating the operation switch. Can do.

  Here, it is desirable that the moving direction between the start position and the end position of the operation switch and the moving direction between the open position and the closed position of the cover member are substantially orthogonal on the same plane. Thus, since the movement direction of the operation switch and the movement direction of the cover member are different directions, it is possible to make it difficult to perform an operation of intentionally opening the cover member and taking out the recording medium.

The operation switch is provided on the open position side with respect to the cover member in the closed position, and the cover member is in a contact portion with which the operation switch in the start position is in contact with the end position. A passage portion through which a certain operation switch passes, and in a state where the operation switch is in the start position, the operation switch is in the middle of starting or moving from the closed position to the open position of the cover member. When the cover member is moved from the closed position to the open position while the operation switch is in the end position, the operation switch passes through the passage portion and the cover is in contact with the contact portion. It is desirable that the member can be moved from the closed position to the open position.
In this case, it is only necessary to form an uneven structure having a contact portion and a passage portion on the cover member, and the configuration of the lock mechanism can be further simplified. In addition, since the operation switch is on the open position side with respect to the cover member in the closed position, the operation switch can be included in the movement region of the cover member, and the operation state recording device can be further downsized.

After the operation switch is operated to end the collection of the state data, writing of the state data to the recording medium from a main body memory provided in the main body may be started.
Even in such a configuration, since the writing of the state data to the recording medium is completed in most cases while the cover member is moved to the open position after the operation button is operated, the state data is damaged. Can be reduced.

When the cover member is moved from the closed position to the open position and reaches a predetermined position, it is desirable to forcibly terminate access to the recording medium.
By forcibly terminating the access to the recording medium in this manner, the data is not written when the recording medium is taken out, so the state data is damaged, the recording medium is damaged, or the operation state recording device is damaged. Can be prevented.

  Even when the operation switch is operated to finish the collection of the state data and the state data written on the recording medium is transmitted to the server, the cover member is released from the closed position. Since the data is not transmitted when it is moved to the position and the recording medium is taken out, it is possible to prevent damage to the state data, the recording medium, or the operation state recording device.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, the cover member in the closed position cannot be moved to the open position by the lock mechanism until the operation switch is operated to end the collection of the state data. Thus, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such as removing the recording medium while the state data is being written to the recording medium, and to prevent damage to the state data written to the recording medium.

The perspective view of the driving recorder of this embodiment (a cover member is a closed position). The perspective view of the driving recorder of the embodiment (a cover member is an open position). The block diagram of the configuration of the driving recorder of the embodiment. The front view of the driving recorder of the embodiment (the operation switch is a start position and the cover member is a closed position). The front view of the driving recorder of the embodiment (the operation switch is the end position). The front view of the driving recorder of the embodiment (a cover member is an open position). Sectional drawing and schematic diagram which show the structure of the locking mechanism of the embodiment typically (operation switch is a starting position). Sectional drawing and schematic diagram which show the structure of the locking mechanism of the embodiment schematically (the operation switch is moving).

  The driving recorder according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The driving recorder 100 according to the present embodiment is a function of a conventional driving recorder that records a certain period of time before and after a certain event occurs with a so-called operation management meter (digital tachograph) that constantly records vehicle behavior, surrounding conditions, and the like. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in a single casing whose overall shape is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, basic components, that is, detection means 3, information processing means 4, It has a main body 2 with an integral structure that houses a notification means 5, a detachable recording means 6, an input means 7, a communication means 8, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the detection means 3 senses a state related to the behavior of the vehicle, the surrounding situation, and the like, and outputs state data indicating the state. Here, the acceleration sensor 31 and the position sensor 32 At least two types are used. The acceleration sensor 31 is configured by using, for example, a piezoresistive effect, and senses the acceleration of 1 to 3 dimensions (for example, front and rear, left and right, and up and down in the case of 3 dimensions) acting on the vehicle and indicates the acceleration. State data (acceleration data) is output. The position sensor 32 is, for example, a GPS receiver that senses the position of a vehicle by catching radio waves from a plurality of satellites and outputs state data (position data) indicating the position.

  The status data includes other status data (moving image data) transmitted from imaging means such as a CCD camera mounted on the vehicle, vehicle speed data transmitted from the vehicle speed sensor, and opening / closing of the door. There are door opening / closing data and the like, which are received via the connector CN. The connector CN is also used for a power source.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the notifying means 5 includes a light emitting unit (a red lamp 51 and a green lamp 52) formed of LEDs or the like provided on the casing surface (specifically, the front surface) of the main body 2, and the main body 2. And a sound output body 53 such as a buzzer and a speaker built in the head.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the detachable recording means 6 is a memory card (recording medium) such as an SD card that is detachably attached to a card insertion portion 21 (card slot) that opens on the front surface of the casing of the main body 2. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the input means 7 includes an operation switch 71 (to be described later), work registration buttons 72a and 72b (to be described later), and a manual recording button 73 (to be described later) provided on the casing front surface of the main body 2.

  The communication means 8 is hardware for a wireless (or wired) LAN that is built in the casing of the main body 2 and transmits / receives radio waves to / from the base station, and uploads status data to a server to be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing means 4 has a CPU 41, an internal memory 42 (for example, a non-volatile memory), an I / O buffer circuit (which may include an AD converter) 43, and the like. The so-called computer circuit is built in the casing of the main body 2. The CPU 41 operates in accordance with a program stored in a predetermined area of the internal memory 42 to perform control of each means and information processing.

  In brief, the CPU 41 transfers various state data during traveling, that is, acceleration data, position data, moving image data, and the like to the memory card 6 and records them. The memory card 6 on which the state data is recorded is extracted from the casing of the main body 2 and carried to the analysis center, and is used for subsequent analysis.

  Here, the memory card 6 has a continuous recording area (always recording folder) in which various state data during traveling are constantly recorded, and an event (event) that indirectly indicates occurrence of a near-miss, accident, abnormality or the like. When this occurs, a near miss recording area (a near miss recording folder) for recording the status data over a certain period of time is provided. The state data always written in the recording area is configured such that the state data collected every 0.5 seconds, for example, in the internal memory 42 is transferred to the memory card 6 and recorded at a predetermined cycle every minute. ing. The state data here includes at least speed and time. In addition, information on travel distance, sudden start, rapid deceleration, engine speed, general road / highway, actual vehicle / empty vehicle may be collected.

  The event corresponds to a case where the acceleration (deceleration) indicated by the acceleration data exceeds a predetermined reference value, a case where the time continues for a certain time or more, a case where the vehicle is turned off, and the like. Here, depending on the event that occurred, data was triggered only when the vehicle speed was higher than the upper limit speed, when the vehicle speed was lower than the acceleration / deceleration, or when some other conditions such as the presence or absence of braking were met. Recording is performed so that useless data is recorded as little as possible.

  Thus, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the driving recorder 100 of the present embodiment switches between the card insertion unit 21 into which the memory card 6 is detachably inserted and the collection start and collection end of the state data. And a cover member 9 that covers the card insertion portion 21 and a lock mechanism 10 that locks the cover member 9.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 in particular, the card insertion portion 21 is provided to be opened on the front surface of the casing of the main body 2 that is the operation surface of the driving recorder 100. Specifically, the card insertion slot 21 a of the card insertion portion 21 is provided on one side (left half side) on the casing front surface of the main body 2. A common output terminal connector CN1 is provided further to the left of the card insertion slot 21a, and the common output terminal connector CN1 is covered with a connector cover 22. The common output terminal connector CN1 is used when an administrator such as the government outputs data as necessary.

  The operation switch 71 switches the start and end of collection of state data from the detection means 3. The operation switch 71 is provided on the front surface of the casing of the main body 2, and includes a start position R (see FIG. 4) for starting the collection of the state data and an end position S (for ending the collection of the state data). (See FIG. 5). Specifically, when the operation switch 71 moves between the start position R and the end position S, ON / OFF of a first switch circuit (not shown) provided in the main body 2 is switched and the state is changed. The start / end of data collection is switched. Further, the operation switch 71 of the present embodiment is provided on the right side of the cover member 9 in a state where the cover member 9 described later is in the closed position P (see FIG. 4).

  Furthermore, the sliding direction of the start position R and the end position S in the operation switch 71 is the vertical direction (vertical direction). In the present embodiment, the start position R of the operation switch 71 is on the lower side, and the end position S is on the upper side. When the operation switch 71 is at the start position R, “start” is displayed above the knob 71a of the operation switch 71, and when the operation switch 71 is at the end position S, the lower part of the switch 71a of the switch is displayed. “End” is displayed on the screen.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the cover member 9 is provided on the front surface of the casing of the main body 2. Between the closing position P covering the card insertion slot 21a and the opening position Q opening the card insertion slot 21a. It slides. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the cover member 9 has an engagement portion 9 x that engages with the slide groove 2 </ b> M formed on the upper side portion and the lower side portion of the casing front surface of the main body 2. The engaging portion 9x slides between the closing position P and the opening position Q by sliding along the slide groove 2M. The sliding direction of the closing position P and the opening position Q in the cover member 9 is the horizontal direction (left-right direction). In the present embodiment, the closing position P of the cover member 9 is on the left side, and the opening position Q is on the right side. At the closing position P, as shown in FIG. 5, the cover member 9 covers the card insertion slot 21a to make it impossible to insert and remove the memory card 6, and the operation switch 71 and the operation button (work registration A button). 72a, work registration B button 72b) is opened to enable operation. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the cover member 9 in the open position Q opens the card insertion slot 21a to allow the memory card 6 to be inserted and removed, and the operation switch 71 and the operation buttons 72a and 72b are provided. Covering the operation switch 71 and the operation buttons 72a and 72b disables the operation.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the side portion 9a facing the open position side of the cover member 9 has a curved portion 9y for making it easy to move the cover member 9 at the open position Q to the closed position P. Is formed. The curved portion 9y is curved toward the closed position, and is inclined so that the central portion in the front view becomes thinner toward the open position, and a finger (for example, a thumb) for operating the cover member 9 is fitted. And is configured to be easy to operate. In addition, in order to make it easy to move the cover member 9 at the closed position P to the open position Q on the closed position side of the cover member 9, a convex catch portion 9 z extending vertically is formed.

  The main body 2 is provided with a light emitting section including a microphone 11, a red lamp 51, and a green lamp 52 and a manual recording button 73 on the front surface of the casing 2, but these are outside the cover member 9 at the open position Q ( It is located on the right side) and is not covered by the cover member 9 in any of the closed position P and the open position Q. The red lamp 51 displays an abnormality of the apparatus, and the green lamp 52 displays the operation state of the apparatus. The work registration buttons 72a and 72b are buttons corresponding to work registered in advance. The microphone 11 is for recording the sound in the vehicle. The manual recording button 73 includes two LEDs 12a and 12b, and the light can be visually recognized from the manual recording button 73. Depending on the operation state, each LED 12a and 12b may have a plurality of blue, orange or purple, for example. It is configured to turn on / flash / turn off the color.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 in particular, the lock mechanism 10 is in a state where the cover member 9 is in the state where the cover member 9 is in the closed position P until the operation switch 71 is operated to end the collection of the state data. Is prevented from moving from the closed position P to the open position Q. That is, the lock mechanism 10 locks the cover member 9 to the closed position P until the operation switch 71 is moved to the end position S in a state where the cover member 9 is in the closed position P.

  Specifically, the lock mechanism 10 includes the operation switch 71 and the cover member 9. The lock mechanism 10 is configured such that the operation switch 71 comes into contact with the cover member 9 when the cover member 9 starts moving or is moving from the closed position P to the open position Q.

  The operation switch 71 of the present embodiment is provided on the open position Q side with respect to the cover member 9 in the closed position P. In this embodiment, it is provided adjacent to the right side of the cover member 9 at the closing position P. Further, the operation switch 71 is provided so as to be located in an area in which the cover member 9 moves at any of the start position R and the end position S. The operation switch 71 is covered with the cover member 9 in the state in the open position Q.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the cover member 9 is a contact portion 91 with which the operation switch 71 at the start position R abuts and a passage portion through which the operation switch 71 at the end position S passes. And a recess 92. Both the contact portion 91 and the recess 92 are formed on the back surface of the cover member 9 so as to correspond to the start position R and the end position S of the operation switch 71. Specifically, the contact portion 91 is formed so as to overlap the operation switch 71 at the start position R as seen from the sliding direction of the cover member 9 (see FIG. 7), and the recess 92 is at the end position S. It is formed so as to overlap with the operation switch 71 located at (see FIG. 8). Further, it is desirable that the contact portion 91 has a length corresponding to the slide of the cover member 9. That is, even when the cover member 9 is in the open position Q, the contact portion 91 is positioned below the operation switch 71 at the end position S. With this configuration, the operation switch 71 is moved to the start position R due to some impact while the cover member 9 is in the open position Q, and as a result, the cover member 9 cannot be moved to the closed position P. The problem that the cover member 9 does not close does not occur. Further, the recess 92 of the present embodiment is formed so as not to interfere with the operation switch 71 until the cover member 9 reaches the open position Q. For example, the recess 92 formed along the sliding direction of the cover member 9 It is.

  Thus, in the lock mechanism 10 including the operation switch 71 and the cover member 9, when the operation switch 71 is in the start position R, the height position of the contact portion 91 of the cover member 9 and the height of the operation switch 71 are set. Since the positions coincide with each other, the operation switch 71 comes into contact with the contact portion 91 while the cover member 9 starts to move or moves from the closed position P to the open position Q, and the cover member 9 is locked at the closed position P. (See FIG. 7). In the present embodiment, since the operation switch 71 is provided adjacent to the right side of the cover member 9 at the closed position P, the operation switch 71 comes into contact immediately after the cover member 9 is moved.

  On the other hand, when the operation switch 71 is moved from the start position R to the end position S and the operation switch 71 is at the end position S, the height position of the contact portion 91 of the cover member 9 and the operation switch 71 When the cover member 9 is unlocked and the cover member 9 is moved from the closed position P to the open position Q because the height position is different, the operation switch 71 passes through the recess 92 and closes the cover member 9. It can be moved from the position P to the open position Q (see FIG. 8).

  Further, when the cover member 9 is slid from the closed position P to the open position Q and reaches a predetermined position (immediately before the open position Q), the access to the memory card 6 is forcibly terminated. Specifically, when the cover member 9 moves left and right, a second switch circuit (not shown) provided inside the main body 2 is switched from OFF to ON, and access to the memory card 6 is forcibly terminated. . The access to the memory card 6 is a writing process in the case of writing status data from the internal memory 42 to the memory card 6, and in the case of transmitting from the memory card 6 to the server via a line, It is a transmission process.

<Operation method of driving recorder>
Next, an operation method of the driving recorder 100 configured as described above will be described.

1. Operation Start After the cover member 9 is moved to the open position Q, the memory card 6 (SD card) is inserted into the card insertion portion 21. At this time, insert until it clicks. Then, the cover member 9 is slid to the closing position P (state shown in FIG. 5). At this time, if the cover member 9 is not correctly moved to the closing position P, the operation switch 71 moves to the start position R “start” by interfering with the uneven structure formed on the back surface of the cover member 9. The driving recorder 100 cannot be started up.

  After the cover member 9 is moved to the closing position P, the operation switch 71 is moved to the start position R (“start”) (see FIG. 4). Thereafter, the work registration buttons 72a and 72b are lit in blue, the two LEDs (the left LED 12a and the right LED 12b) of the manual recording button 73 are lit in blue, and the green lamp is lit. The lighting state at this time makes the normal state and the abnormal state visible.

  Then, after the normal state is reached, the engine is started. As a result, the driving recorder 100 starts collecting state data from the detection means 3 and the like. Here, the collected state data is recorded in the internal memory 42 built in the driving recorder 100. The state data stored in the internal memory 42 is transferred to the memory card 6 and recorded at a predetermined writing cycle every minute, for example. This state data is collected until the operation switch 71 is moved to the end position S (“End”). If the cover member 9 is moved to the open position Q when the operation switch 71 is at the start position R, the contact portion 91 of the cover member 9 contacts the operation switch 71 at the start position R. I can't open it.

2. End of operation (memory card operation)
When the collection of the state data is to be ended, the operation switch 71 is moved to the end position S (“END”) (see FIG. 5). At this time, a “beep” sounds and a buzzer sounds to start the operation end process. At this time, the left LED 12a of the manual recording button 73 is lit blue and the right LED 12b is blinking blue (the green lamp 52 is turned off and the red lamp 51 is lit).

  When the writing to the memory card 6 is completed, the LEDs 12a and 12b and the lamps 51 and 52 are all turned off after the voice guidance “Please remove the card”. Note that the state data written to the memory card 6 when the operation switch 71 is set to the end position S is state data recorded in the internal memory 42 after completion of the most recent writing.

  After confirming that the LEDs 12a and 12b and the lamps 51 and 52 are all turned off, the cover member 9 is slid to the open position Q (see FIG. 6). Then, after moving the cover member 9 to the open position Q, the memory card 6 is taken out.

3. End of operation (communication operation)
When the collection of the state data is to be ended, the operation switch 71 is moved to the end position S (“END”) (see FIG. 5). At this time, a “beep” sounds and a buzzer sounds to start the operation end process. At this time, there is a voice guidance that “data is being sent to the server. Please wait for a while”, and the hardware for the wireless (or wired) LAN as the communication means 8 sends the status data in the memory card 6. Start uploading to the server. Further, the left LED 12a of the manual recording button 73 is lit blue and the right LED 12b is blinking blue (the green lamp 52 is turned off and the red lamp 51 is lit).

  When the upload to the server is completed, the LEDs 12a and 12b and the lamps 51 and 52 are all turned off after the voice guidance “data transmission is completed”. In addition, when data transmission becomes an error, it transmits after the next operation end.

  After confirming that the LEDs 12a and 12b and the lamps 51 and 52 are all turned off, the cover member 9 is slid to the open position Q (see FIG. 6). Then, after moving the cover member 9 to the open position Q, the memory card 6 is taken out.

<Effect of this embodiment>
According to the driving recorder 100 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the cover member 9 at the closed position P cannot be moved to the open position Q by the lock mechanism 10 until the operation switch 71 is moved to the end position S. Since it is configured, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such as removing the memory card 6 while the status data is being written to the memory card 6. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the state data written to the memory card 6 from being damaged, prevent the memory card 6 from being damaged, and further prevent the driving recorder 100 from being damaged.

  In addition, since the lock mechanism 10 is configured by the operation switch 71 coming into contact with the cover member 9 at the closed position P, the apparatus configuration can be simplified and the number of parts can be reduced. Can be miniaturized. Further, since the operation switch 71 also serves as the lock mechanism 10, it is necessary to perform the operation in the order of operating the cover member 9 after operating the operation switch 71. Therefore, the cover member 9 is intentionally opened to open the memory card. 6 can be made difficult to perform. Furthermore, since the lock mechanism 10 is configured by mechanical contact between the operation switch 71 and the cover member 9, a more robust structure can be achieved as compared to the lock mechanism 10 using an electric circuit.

  Furthermore, since the switching of the start and end of the collection of the state data by the operation switch 71 and the switching of the lock of the cover member 9 are linked, the cover member 9 can be locked and unlocked only by operating the operation switch 71. Can be switched.

  In addition, since the operation switch 71 is provided in the moving area of the cover member 9 on the front surface of the casing of the main body 2, the area of the front surface of the casing of the main body 2 can be reduced, and the driving recorder 100 can be downsized. be able to.

  In addition, the lock mechanism 10 can be configured in relation to the operation switch 71 simply by forming a concave-convex structure having the contact portion 91 and the concave portion 92 on the back surface of the cover member 9, and the configuration of the lock mechanism 10 can be further increased. It can be simplified.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
For example, in the embodiment, both the start position R and the end position S of the operation switch 71 are located within the movement region of the cover member 9, but the start position R of the operation switch 71 is the position of the cover member 9. You may comprise so that it may be located in a movement area | region and contact | abuts the cover member 9. FIG.

  In the above embodiment, the operation switch 71 switches the start / end of the collection of the state data. However, a separate switch may be provided.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the moving direction of the operation switch 71 was the up-down direction, it may move along the circumferential direction.

  In addition, although the lock mechanism 10 is configured by the arrangement and shape of the operation switch 71 and the cover member 9, the lock mechanism 10 may be provided separately from the operation switch 71 and the cover member 9. In this case, it is conceivable that the position information of the cover member 9 and the position information of the operation switch 71 are acquired, and the cover member 9 is locked at the closed position P based on the information.

  In addition, a part or all of the detection means 3 accommodated in the casing of the main body 2 may be replaced with a sensor device provided outside the driving recorder 100, and the state data may be obtained using an external input from the sensor device. .

  Furthermore, the driving state recording apparatus of the above embodiment may be configured to record various state data during traveling at all times or only when a specific event occurs according to the analysis purpose. ). When configured as a digital tachograph, it is configured to periodically record statutory status data.

  In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Driving recorder 2 ... Main body 21a ... Card insertion slot 3 ... Detection means 6 ... Memory card 71 ... Operation switch R ... Start position S ... End position P- ··· Closed position Q ··· Opening position 9 ··· Cover member 91 ··· Contact portion 92 ··· recess portion 10 ··· Locking mechanism

Claims (4)

A driving state recording device that collects state data output from a sensing means that senses a state related to a vehicle's behavior or surroundings,
A main body having a recording medium insertion port into which the recording medium is inserted and an operation switch for switching the collection start and collection end of the state data;
A cover member that is provided in the main body and moves between a closed position that covers the recording medium insertion port and an open position that opens the recording medium insertion port;
A lock mechanism that prevents the cover member from moving from the closed position to the open position until an operation switch is operated to finish collecting the state data in a state where the cover member is in the closed position; equipped with a,
The operation switch is provided on the open position side with respect to the cover member in the closed position, and a start position for starting the collection of the state data and an end position for ending the collection of the state data And move between
In a state in which the cover member is in the open position, constructed have that operating condition recording apparatus so as to cover the operation switch.   The operation state recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lock mechanism is configured by the operation switch coming into contact with the cover member while the cover member starts to move from the closed position to the open position or during the movement. . In the state where the operation switch is in the start position, the operation switch comes into contact with the cover member in the middle of starting or moving the cover member from the closed position to the open position,
The operating state recording device according to claim 2, wherein the cover member can be moved from the closed position to the open position in a state where the operation switch is in the end position. The cover member has a contact portion with which the operation switch at the start position contacts, and a passage portion through which the operation switch at the end position passes;
In the state where the operation switch is in the start position, the operation switch comes into contact with the contact portion in the middle of starting or moving the cover member from the closed position to the open position.
In a state where the operation switch is in the end position, when the cover member is moved from the closed position to the open position, the operation switch passes through the passage portion and is moved from the closed position to the open position. The operation state recording device according to claim 3, which can be moved.