JP6543549B2 - Steering device control device - Google Patents

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a steering device operating device, and more particularly to a steering device operating device for operating an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle while holding a steering wheel.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a demand for safely operating on-vehicle devices mounted on a vehicle, such as navigation devices, audio devices and air conditioners, while driving the vehicle. Therefore, there has been proposed a steering device operating device in which a device operation unit for operating in-vehicle devices is disposed on a steering wheel.

  Generally, in the steering device operating device, the device operating portion is disposed in the spoke portion located inside the grip portion so as not to hinder the driver who grips and operates the grip portion of the steering wheel. However, depending on the position of the device operation unit, it is necessary for the driver to release the hand from the grip to operate the device operation unit, and a steering device operation device capable of operating the device operation unit more safely is desired.

  Therefore, as a technique for safely operating the device operation unit, for example, according to Patent Document 1, in a state in which the driver holds the steering wheel of the vehicle with both hands, a first contact is made in a range where one thumb of the driver contacts. A touch input device has been proposed in which a detection unit is disposed, and a second detection unit is disposed in a range in which the other thumb touches, and the touch operation on the detection unit is performed to input an on-vehicle device. This touch input device can touch the detection means without releasing the hand from the handle by arranging the detection means in the range where the thumb contacts, and can operate the detection means safely.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2014-211690

  However, since it is difficult for the touch input device of Patent Document 1 to sense the position of the detection means in an intuitive manner, the driver temporarily shifts the line of sight to the detection means to operate the detection means, and the position of the detection means I needed to confirm. In addition, when the detection means is operated, as the driver's thumb is moved to the spoke portion side, the gripping portion is not gripped in an appropriate posture, which may affect the steering of the steering wheel.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a steering device operating device capable of safely operating while holding the grip portion of the steering wheel. .

  The steering device operating device according to the present invention is a steering device operating device for operating a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle while a driver driving the vehicle holds the grip portion of the steering wheel, and has an annular shape. And is flexible so as to be deformed according to the outer periphery of the gripping portion, and is rotatably mounted along the outer periphery of the gripping portion in the circumferential direction The apparatus operation unit includes an apparatus operation unit attached so as to be able to tilt so that both ends of its own central axis swing, and an apparatus control unit that controls the operation of the in-vehicle apparatus according to the movement of the apparatus operation unit.

  The steering device operating device according to the present invention is a steering device operating device for operating a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle while a driver driving the vehicle holds the grip portion of the steering wheel, and has an annular shape. And a detection surface which is disposed so as to surround along the outer periphery of the grip and has a detection surface which detects a change in capacitance on the surface, and the detection surface is attached so as to detect a change in capacitance in the circumferential direction And a device control unit that controls the operation of the in-vehicle device according to a change in the device operation unit.

  Here, the grip portion preferably has an elliptical cross section, and the device operation portion preferably has an elliptical outer peripheral edge.

The device control unit controls the first system in the operation of the in-vehicle device according to the amount of rotation or the change in capacitance of the device operation unit in the circumferential direction, and according to the number of times the device operation unit is inclined. The second system in the operation of the in-vehicle device can be controlled.
Further, the on-vehicle device has a display unit arranged to face the driver, and displays the first system aligned in the horizontal direction of the display unit and displays the second system aligned in the vertical direction of the display unit. The device control unit selects the first system in the left and right direction according to the amount of rotation or capacitance change in the circumferential direction of the device operation unit, and the second according to the number of times the device operation unit is inclined. It is also possible to select the line of up and down.

Further, it is preferable that the device operation unit is slidably attached such that the central axis moves in parallel in the thickness direction of the grip unit.
The device control unit can determine the operation of the in-vehicle device by sliding the device operation unit.

In addition, it is preferable to further include a lock portion that locks movement of the device operation portion.
In addition, the grip portion has a recess for arranging the device operation portion, and the device operation portion protrudes from the recess on the front surface side and the back surface side of the grip portion and is located in the recess on both side surfaces of the grip portion Preferably, they are arranged as follows.

  According to the present invention, the device operation portion has an annular shape, is disposed so as to surround along the outer periphery of the grip portion, and has flexibility such that it deforms according to the outer periphery of the grip portion. Since it is rotatably mounted along the outer periphery of the grip portion and is tiltably mounted so that both end portions of its own central shaft can pivot, the steering can be operated safely while gripping the grip portion of the steering wheel It is possible to provide an appliance operating device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the structure of the motor vehicle provided with the apparatus operation apparatus for steerings based on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure showing composition of a steering wheel. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 2 which shows the apparatus operation part arrange | positioned so that it may surround along a holding part. It is a figure which shows a mode that an apparatus operation part is operated. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of an apparatus operating device. It is a figure which shows a mode that the system | strain was arranged and displayed two-dimensionally in the left-right direction and the up-down direction of a display part. It is a figure which shows the structure of the apparatus operation part in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the support body which supports an apparatus operation part. It is a figure which shows the structure of the lock part which locks the movement of an apparatus operation part. It is a figure which shows the wide recessed part formed in the holding part. It is a figure which shows the apparatus operation part arrange | positioned in the central part vicinity of a mounting part.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the attached drawings.
Embodiment 1
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an automobile provided with a steering apparatus operating device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This automobile is provided with a driver's seat 1, an instrument panel 2 disposed in front of the driver's seat 1, a steering wheel 3 disposed between the driver's seat 1 and the instrument panel 2, and an instrument panel 2. And a device operating device 5 disposed on the steering wheel 3.

The instrument panel 2 is disposed to extend in the vehicle width direction at the front of the cabin, and various in-vehicle devices including the navigation device 4 are disposed.
The navigation device 4 has a display unit 4a that displays map information and the like toward a driver D or the like who drives a car. The display unit 4 a is disposed at the center of the instrument panel 2 in the vehicle width direction so as to face the driver's seat 1.

The steering wheel 3 is disposed such that the front surface S faces the driver's seat 1 and the back surface R faces the instrument panel 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the steering wheel 3 includes a grip 6 having an annular shape, a boss 7 disposed substantially at the center of the grip 6, and a spoke connecting the grip 6 and the boss 7. And 8.
The grip portion 6 is gripped when the driver D drives the vehicle, and the central axis is disposed so as to extend gently from the front to the rear and obliquely upward, and has an elliptical cross section Is formed. Further, at both side portions of the grip portion 6, a mounting portion 9 which protrudes inward from the inner peripheral surface is provided. The placement portion 9 is for placing the thumb when the driver D grips the grip portion 6, and is disposed above the upper half of the grip portion 6, that is, above the central axis of the grip portion 6 There is.
The spokes 8 are formed to extend from the both sides and the lower part of the boss 7 to the grip 6 respectively.

  The device operating device 5 is used by the driver D to operate the navigation device 4 while holding the holding portion 6 of the steering wheel 3 and includes the device operating portion 10 disposed on the right side of the holding portion 6. The device operation unit 10 is disposed in the vicinity of the lower portion of the placement unit 9 in the upper half of the grip unit 6. The device operation unit 10 has an annular shape, and is disposed along the outer periphery of the grip 6. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the instrument operation unit 10 has an elliptical outer peripheral edge and protrudes outward on the surface S side and the back surface R side of the gripping portion 6 and both side surfaces of the gripping portion 6 It is arranged to be located inside at the side. That is, the concave portions 11 of the grip 6 to be described later are formed deeper on both side surfaces than the front surface S side and the rear surface R side, and according to the shape of the concave portions 11, the device operation unit 10 is on the front surface S side And is disposed so as to be located inside the recess 11 on both sides of the grip 6.

The device operation unit 10 has flexibility to be deformed according to the outer periphery of the grip portion 6 and, as shown in FIG. 4A, the grip portion 6 in the circumferential direction, that is, around the central axis L of itself. The holder 6 is rotatably mounted along the outer periphery of the holder 6. As a result, the front side S and the back side R of the device operation unit 10 rotate in the left-right direction with respect to the vehicle.
In addition, the recessed part 11 is formed in the position where the apparatus operation part 10 is arrange | positioned in the holding part 6 so that the apparatus operation part 10 can be operated smoothly.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the device operating portion 10 is between the front surface S and the back surface R of the gripping portion 6, that is, both ends of the central axis L of the device operating portion 10 in the thickness direction T of the gripping portion 6. It is attached to the holding part 6 so that it can tilt so that a part may rock. Here, the central axis L swings in the thickness direction T at the center of the grip portion 6. As a result, the front side S and the back side R of the device operation unit 10 move up and down along the gripping unit 6, and for example, the driver D tilts the front side S of the device operation unit 10 in the vertical direction.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4C, the device operation unit 10 is slidably attached to the grip 6 so that the central axis L moves in parallel in the thickness direction T of the grip 6. As a result, the device operation unit 10 is slide-operated, for example, by pressing the surface S side toward the back surface R side.
The instrument operation unit 10 is biased to return to the original neutral attitude, that is, the attitude that is not inclined and slid, after the tilting operation or the sliding operation.

Next, the configuration of the device operating device 5 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 5, the device operating device 5 is a device connected to the motion detecting unit 12, the motion detecting unit 12, and the navigation device 4, which are disposed inside the gripping unit 6 corresponding to the device operating unit 10. And a control unit 13.

  Here, the grip portion 6 has a core metal portion 14, a skin portion 15 covering the outer side of the core metal portion 14, and a soft soft portion 16 disposed between the core metal portion 14 and the skin portion 15. . The cored bar portion 14 supports the grip portion 6 and is disposed so as to annularly extend the central portion of the grip portion 6. The soft portion 16 can be made of a resin material such as polyurethane, and the skin portion 15 can be made of a leather material such as synthetic leather.

The device operation unit 10 has a support 17 disposed inside the grip 6. The support portion 17 has an annular shape and is formed wide in the direction in which the grip portion 6 extends, and supports the device operation portion 10 inside the grip portion 6.
The motion detection unit 12 includes a central contact 18a disposed at the central portion of the bottom surface of the support 17, end contacts 18b and 18c disposed to sandwich the central contact 18a on the bottom of the support 17, and a central contact 18a. And rotation detecting portions 19a and 19c arranged to face end contacts 18b and 18c, respectively.

The central contacts 18 a are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction of the support portion 17, and are sequentially connected to the rotation detection portion 19 a by rotation of the device operation portion 10.
The end contacts 18b and 18c are connected to the tilt detectors 19b and 19c by tilting or sliding the instrument operation unit 10.
The rotation detection unit 19 a outputs a detection signal from the connection with the central contact 18 a to the device control unit 13. That is, the rotation detection unit 19a detects the rotation of the device operation unit 10 by the same mechanism as the rotary switch. The inclination detection unit 19 b and the inclination detection unit 19 c output a detection signal by the connection of the end contact 18 b and the end contact 18 c to the device control unit 13.

The device control unit 13 obtains the motion of the device operation unit 10 based on the detection signal output from the motion detection unit 12 and controls the operation of the navigation device 4 according to the motion of the device operation unit 10.
Specifically, the device control unit 13 rotates the device operation unit 10 in the left-right direction on the basis of a rotation amount at which the device operation unit 10 rotates based on the detection signal input from the rotation detection unit 19a, that is, a predetermined position. The rotation distance is determined, and the first system in the operation of the navigation device 4 is controlled according to the rotation amount. Further, the device control unit 13 counts the number of times the device operation unit 10 is inclined based on detection signals input from the end contacts 18b and 18c, that is, in the vertical direction based on the neutral posture of the device operation unit 10 not inclined. The number of times of tilting is determined, and the second system in the operation of the navigation device 4 is controlled according to the number of times of tilting. Furthermore, the device control unit 13 detects the slide movement of the device operation unit 10 based on the detection signals input from the end contacts 18b and 18c, and controls the operation of the navigation device 4 according to the slide movement.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 1, the driver D holds the grip portion 6 of the steering wheel 3 to drive the vehicle. Here, when the driver D wants to operate the navigation device 4 while driving a car, as shown in FIG. 2, the user places the finger on the device operation unit 10 to operate the navigation device 4.

At this time, since the device operation unit 10 is disposed in the holding unit 6, there is no need to move the hand and the finger widely, and the device operation unit 10 can be operated safely while holding the holding unit 6 in an appropriate holding posture. can do. Further, since the device operation unit 10 is disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of the grip unit 6 and is attached rotatably and inclinably, a plurality of operations according to the shape of the grip unit 6 can be smoothly performed. . Moreover, since the apparatus operation part 10 has flexibility which deform | transforms according to the outer periphery of the holding part 6, it can perform arrangement | positioning and rotation operation corresponding to the holding part 6 of various shapes.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, the instrument operation unit 10 has an elliptical outer peripheral edge, and protrudes outward on the surface S side and the back surface R side of the gripping portion 6 and on the inside of both side surfaces of the gripping portion 6 It is arranged to be located in. Generally, the driver D has a tendency to touch and operate the front surface S side and the back surface R side of the device operation unit 10 with the thumb and forefinger, so erroneous operation on the side surface side while maintaining the operability of the device operation unit 10 It can be suppressed. Further, since the device operation unit 10 protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the grip unit 6, the position of the device operation unit 10 can be grasped only by the touch of a finger without shifting the line of sight to the device operation unit 10.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the navigation device 4 displays the system M1 side by side in the left-right direction of the display unit 4a and displays the system M2 side by side in the vertical direction of the display unit 4a.
When the driver D wants to select the system M1 displayed on the display unit 4a, the driver D rotates the device operation unit 10 as shown in FIG. 4 (A). At this time, for example, when the driver D touches the surface S of the device operation unit 10 and rotates the device operation unit 10, the device operation unit 10 is rotated in the left-right direction, and this operation direction is displayed on the display unit 4a. It corresponds to the arrangement direction of the strain M1. Therefore, the rotation operation of the device operation unit 10 can be performed sensibly, and the automobile can be stably driven without shifting the interest to the operation of the device operation unit 10.
As shown in FIG. 5, the motion detection unit 12 sequentially detects the rotation of the device operation unit 10, and the device control unit 13 selects the system M1 in the left-right direction according to the amount of rotation of the device operation unit 10. For example, when the device operation unit 10 is rotated so as to advance by three items in the right direction from "A" in the system M1, "D" is selected.

Subsequently, when the driver D wants to select the system M2 displayed on the display unit 4a, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), the driver D tilts the device operation unit 10. At this time, for example, when the driver D touches the surface S side of the device operation unit 10 and performs the tilt operation, the device operation unit 10 is tilted in the vertical direction, and this operation direction is displayed on the display unit 4a. It corresponds to the arrangement direction of the strain M2. Therefore, the tilt operation of the device operation unit 10 can be performed sensibly as in the rotation operation, and the vehicle can be stably driven without shifting the interest to the operation of the device operation unit 10.
The inclination of the device operation unit 10 is detected by the movement detection unit 12, and the device control unit 13 selects the system M 2 in the vertical direction according to the number of inclinations of the device operation unit 10. For example, when a detection signal is input only from the inclination detection unit 19b, the device control unit 13 connects the inclination detection unit 19b and the end contact 18b and opens the inclination detection unit 19c and the end contact 18c. If it is, it is determined that the device operation unit 10 has been tilted upward. On the other hand, when the detection signal is input only from the inclination detection unit 19c, it is determined that the device operation unit 10 is inclined downward.
For example, when the device operation unit 10 is operated to tilt downward twice, the device control unit 13 proceeds to the lower direction by two items from “D”, and selects “SE”.

In this manner, when the driver D selects “SE” in the systems M1 and M2, as shown in FIG. 4C, the driver D slides the device operation unit 10. This slide operation can also be performed sensibly, and the vehicle can be stably driven without shifting the attention to the operation of the device operation unit 10.
The slide of the device operation unit 10 is detected by the motion detection unit 12 and the device control unit 13 determines the selected item. When a detection signal is input from both the inclination detecting unit 19b and the inclination detecting unit 19c, the device control unit 13 is connected to the inclination detecting unit 19b and the end contact 18b while the inclination detecting unit 19c and the end contact 18c are connected. Is connected, it is determined that the device operation unit 10 has been slid.
Thereby, the device control unit 13 determines "SE" as a desired item.
Thus, the driver D can operate the device operation unit 10 safely while driving the vehicle.

  According to the present embodiment, device operation unit 10 has an annular shape, is disposed so as to surround along the outer periphery of grip 6, and has flexibility such that it deforms according to the outer periphery of grip 6. Since it is rotatably and inclinably attached, the device operation unit 10 can be operated safely while grasping the grasping unit 6. Further, since the device operation unit 10 has flexibility such that it deforms in accordance with the outer periphery of the grip unit 6, the device operation unit 10 can be rotated in response to the grip units 6 of various shapes.

Embodiment 2
In the first embodiment, the device operation unit 10 can be rotated according to the elliptical shape of the grip portion 6 by having flexibility to be deformed according to the outer periphery of the grip portion 6. It is only necessary to be able to operate in the circumferential direction corresponding to the outer periphery of the grip portion 6, and the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the device operation unit 21 can be disposed in place of the device operation unit 10 of the first embodiment. The device operation unit 21 is disposed along the outer periphery of the grip unit 6 and has a detection surface 22 that detects a change in capacitance on the surface thereof. The detection surface 22 is attached so as to detect a change in capacitance in the circumferential direction. As in the first embodiment, the instrument operation unit 21 is attached to be tiltable so that both ends of the central axis L swing, and the central axis L moves in parallel in the thickness direction T of the grip 6 It is slidably attached to the

  The detection surface 22 is connected to the device control unit 13, and the amount of change in capacitance in the circumferential direction is sequentially input to the device control unit 13. Then, the device control unit 13 controls the operation of the navigation device 4 according to the change of the device operation unit 21. That is, the device control unit 13 selects the system M1 displayed on the display unit 4a in the left and right direction according to the amount of change in capacitance in the circumferential direction on the detection surface 22, and the number of times the device operation unit 21 is inclined. In response, system M2 displayed on display unit 4a is selected in the vertical direction. Then, the device control unit 13 determines a desired item by sliding the device operation unit 21.

  According to the present embodiment, the device operation unit 21 has an annular shape and is disposed so as to surround along the outer periphery of the grip 6 and has a detection surface 22 on the surface for detecting a change in capacitance, The detection surface 22 is attached so as to be able to detect changes in capacitance in the circumferential direction, and is attached so as to be tiltable, it is possible to safely operate the device operation unit 21 while gripping the grip unit 6.

In Embodiments 1 and 2 described above, it is preferable to provide a support for supporting the instrument operation unit.
For example, as shown in FIG. 8, in the first embodiment, the support 31 can be newly disposed between the device operation unit 10 and the grip unit 6. The support 31 is fixed to the grip 6 and supports the device operation unit 10 from the lower side and the side. Thereby, the rotation operation, the tilting operation, and the slide operation of the device operation unit 10 can be smoothly performed.
The support 31 preferably has a shape on the surface to guide the rotation of the device operation unit 10, whereby the rotation operation of the device operation unit 10 can be performed more smoothly.

In the above-described first and second embodiments, preferably, the device operating device 5 further includes a lock portion that locks the movement of the device operating portion.
For example, as shown in FIG. 9, in the first embodiment, the lock portion 32 can be provided in the concave portion 11 of the grip portion 6. The lock portion 32 forms a step in the recess 11, and the outer diameter thereof is formed to have a diameter larger than the inner diameter of the instrument operation portion 10. Therefore, when the device operating portion 10 is moved from the recess 11 to the lock portion 32, the outer peripheral surface of the lock portion 32 pushes and expands the inner peripheral surface of the device operating portion 10, and the movement of the device operating portion 10 can be locked. .
As described above, by locking the movement of the device operation unit 10, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation of the device operation unit 10, and it is possible to stably drive the automobile. In the second embodiment, it is preferable that the lock unit lock the movement of the device operation unit 21 and at the same time stop the detection of the capacitance on the detection surface 22.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the holding unit 6 has a wide recess at the position where the device operating unit is disposed such that the contact range where the finger of the driver D contacts the device operating unit is expanded. Is preferred.
For example, as shown in FIG. 10, in the first embodiment, the recess 33 can be disposed instead of the recess 11 of the grip 6. The recess 33 is formed such that the surface S side and the back surface R side of the recess 11 are made wider. Generally, the driver D has a tendency to touch and operate the surface S side and the back surface R side of the device operation unit 10 with the thumb and forefinger, and by forming the recess 33, the device operation unit 10 for the thumb and forefinger is The contact range can be expanded.
As described above, by widening the contact range of the device operation unit 10, the device operation unit 10 can be operated smoothly while holding the grip 6.

  In the above-described first and second embodiments, the device operation unit is disposed in the vicinity of the lower portion of the placement unit 9 in the holding unit 6, but it may be disposed so as to surround the holding unit 6. It is not limited to Here, it is preferable to dispose the device operation unit 10 at a position where operability is high in accordance with the angle of the grip unit 6 and the position of the placement unit 9 or the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, in the first embodiment, the device operation unit 34 can be disposed in the vicinity of the central portion of the placement unit 9.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the device operation unit is inclined such that both end portions of the central axis L swing in the thickness direction T of the grip portion 6, but both end portions of the central axis L There is no limitation to the thickness direction T as long as it can tilt so as to move. For example, the central axis L may be inclined so as to swing in the width direction of the grip portion 6 orthogonal to the thickness direction T.
Further, in the above-described first and second embodiments, the device operating portion is inclined such that both end portions of the central axis L swing only in the thickness direction T of the gripping portion 6, but in addition to the thickness direction T In both directions, both ends of the central axis L may be inclined so as to swing. For example, both end portions of the central axis L can be inclined so as to swing in the thickness direction T and the width direction of the grip portion 6. Thus, the device operation unit 10 can perform the tilt operation in a plurality of directions, and can control various operations of the navigation device 4.

  Moreover, in said Embodiment 1 and 2, although the apparatus control part 13 controlled operation | movement of the navigation apparatus 4, it is not restricted to this, You may control operation | movement of another vehicle equipment. The device control unit 13 can control, for example, the operations of the audio device and the air conditioner according to the movement and change of the device operation unit 10.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 driver's seat, 2 instrument panel, 3 steering wheel, 4 navigation apparatus, 4a display part, 5 apparatus operating device, 6 holding part, 7 boss part, 8 spoke part, 9 mounting part, 10, 21, 34 apparatus operation 11 33 concave portion 12 motion detection portion 13 device control portion 14 core portion 15 skin portion 16 soft portion 17 support portion 18a central contact 18b 18c end contact 19a rotational detection portion 19b, 19c Inclination detection unit, 22 detection surface, 31 support, 32 lock portion, D driver, S surface, R back surface, L central axis, T thickness direction, M1, M2 system.

Claims (9)

A steering device operating device for operating a vehicle mounted device mounted on a vehicle while a driver driving the vehicle holds a grip of a steering wheel.
It has an annular shape, is disposed so as to surround along the outer periphery of the grip portion, has flexibility to be deformed according to the outer periphery of the grip portion, and rotates along the outer periphery of the grip portion in the circumferential direction An instrument control unit which is mounted so as to be tiltable so that both ends of its central axis can swing and
And a device control unit configured to control an operation of the in-vehicle device according to the movement of the device operation unit. A steering device operating device for operating a vehicle mounted device mounted on a vehicle while a driver driving the vehicle holds a grip of a steering wheel.
It has an annular shape, is arranged to surround along the outer periphery of the grip portion, and has a detection surface on its surface that detects a change in capacitance, and detects the change in capacitance in the circumferential direction by the detection surface An instrument control unit which is mounted so as to be tiltable so that both ends of its central axis can swing and
And a device control unit configured to control an operation of the in-vehicle device according to a change in the device operation unit. The gripping portion has an elliptical cross section,
The steering device operating device according to claim 1, wherein the device operating portion has an elliptical outer peripheral edge.   The device control unit controls a first system in the operation of the in-vehicle device according to the amount of rotation or capacitance change in the circumferential direction of the device operation portion, and the number of times the device operation portion is inclined The steering apparatus operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which controls a second system in the operation of the in-vehicle apparatus according to the above. The on-vehicle device has a display unit arranged to face the driver, and displays the first system in the horizontal direction of the display unit and displays the first system in the vertical direction of the display unit. Line up the lines,
The device control unit selects the first system in the left and right direction according to the amount of rotation or capacitance change in the circumferential direction of the device operation portion, and the number of times the device operation portion is inclined The steering apparatus operating device according to claim 4, wherein the second system is vertically selected.   The device operating device for steering according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the device operation unit is slidably mounted such that the central axis moves in parallel in the thickness direction of the grip portion.   7. The steering device operating device according to claim 6, wherein the device control unit determines an operation of the in-vehicle device by sliding the device operating unit.   The steering apparatus operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a lock unit that locks the movement of the device operating unit. The grip portion has a recess for disposing the device operation portion,
The apparatus operation unit is disposed so as to protrude from the recess on the front and back sides of the grip and to be positioned in the recess on both sides of the grip. The steering apparatus operating device according to the paragraph.