JP6738986B2 - Electronics - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic device or the like for photographing a situation in a vehicle.

Conventionally, there is known a drive recorder (Patent Document 1) of a type that is attached by being attached to the inner surface of a windshield and a drive recorder (Patent Document 2) integrated with a rearview mirror.

JP 2006-32423 A JP, 2006-193057, A

The drive recorder of the type that is attached to the windshield as in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that it is difficult to install or obstructs the visibility. The drive recorder integrated with the rearview mirror as in Patent Document 2 has a problem that installation work by a specialist is necessary.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device or the like that can take an image in an appropriate direction without hindering the field of view without installation work by a specialist.

The electronic device of the present invention made to achieve the above object is (a) an electronic device having a camera, which is mounted on a vehicle accessory that is installed so that the facing angle to the driver's seat can be changed. And a protruding portion that protrudes beyond a predetermined side position of the vehicle equipment when mounted, the protruding portion includes a protruding portion that protrudes in a direction different from the protruding direction of the protruding portion, and the protrusion It is preferable that the unit includes the camera and a unit that changes a shooting direction of the camera.
By doing so, it is possible to provide an electronic device or the like that can take an image in an appropriate direction without hindering the field of view without installation work by a specialist.
Since these vehicle equipments are equipped as necessary by themselves, even if there is a protruding portion that exceeds the predetermined side position of the vehicle equipments when mounted on the vehicle equipments, it greatly hinders the visibility. Hard to get In addition, as a result of the structure in which the angle can be changed with respect to the driver's seat, the angle of the electronic device attached to the vehicle equipment changes as the angle of the vehicle equipment is adjusted, but the imaging direction of the camera can be changed to a desired direction. Can be turned to. In particular, since the camera and the means for changing the shooting direction of the camera are provided in the protruding portion that protrudes in a direction different from the protruding direction, even if the size of the camera or the means for changing the shooting direction of the camera is increased, the visibility is greatly hindered. Hard to get
The camera may be a camera that captures the situation in the vehicle, particularly, a camera that captures the situation inside the vehicle, for example, the situation of the driver, or a situation outside the vehicle, for example, the situation around the outside of the vehicle. It is preferable to use a camera, and particularly a camera for photographing the front of the vehicle.
The vehicle equipment may be, for example, an article equipped in a vehicle compartment. Further, for example, the vehicle itself may be preliminarily equipped. In particular, it is preferable that the vehicle is preliminarily mounted on the vehicle itself and is mounted in the vehicle compartment. For example, a rearview mirror may be used.
The predetermined end position may be an end of the end of the vehicle accessory that is less likely to interfere with driving of the vehicle. For example, if the vehicle equipment is a rearview mirror, it may be one of the top end, left end, and right end of the rearview mirror. For example, in the case of a rearview mirror, for example, protrusion to the upper end position, the left end position, and the right end position than the lower end position is preferable because it is an end portion that does not hinder driving of the vehicle. Further, it is preferable that the predetermined end position is an end that does not easily obstruct the line-of-sight of the imaging direction of the camera. For example, in the case of a rear-view mirror, the upper end position has a smoked portion or the like on the upper part of the windshield, and this tends to hinder the line-of-sight in the imaging direction of the camera, so it is preferable to set it to an end other than the upper end.
The mounting portion may be configured to be mountable on the same type of vehicle equipment installed in a plurality of vehicles of different vehicle types. In particular, it is preferable that the mounting position can be adjusted so as to be mountable from the maximum compatible size of the same type of vehicle equipment to the minimum compatible size of the same type of vehicle equipment. It is advisable to determine the size that can be accommodated to a size that can accommodate the vehicle accessories of as many vehicle types as possible.
The projecting direction of the projecting portion is preferably a direction that does not include a component in the projecting direction of the projecting portion. In this way, driving is particularly unlikely to be hindered. For example, a direction orthogonal to the protruding direction of the protruding portion may be set. By doing so, it is particularly difficult to hinder driving and it is possible to prevent the protruding portion from hitting the electronic device.
(B) The mounting portion is configured to be mounted so as to cover at least a part of one side of the vehicle equipment, and the protruding portion protrudes to a position beyond a surface opposite to the one side of the vehicle equipment. It is preferable that at least a part of the means for changing the shooting direction of the camera is provided at the position beyond the above.
This makes it difficult for the vehicle equipment to come into contact with the means for changing the shooting direction of the camera. In particular, if all of the means for changing the shooting direction of the camera are provided at the above positions, for example, the means for changing the shooting direction of the camera does not come into contact with the vehicle equipment.
In particular, (c) the projecting portion includes an arm portion connecting a portion having a means for changing the shooting direction of the camera and a portion reaching the protruding portion, and at least a part of the means for changing the shooting direction of the camera. In the case of a configuration having a portion protruding beyond the arm portion in the direction opposite to the protruding direction, the means for changing the shooting direction of the camera is less likely to hit the vehicle equipment. For example, the protruding part is composed of a spherical part having a camera and a means for changing the shooting direction of the camera, and an arm part that supports with a width smaller than the diameter of the spherical part, and a part of the ball protrudes from the arm part. It may be configured as a portion protruding to the side opposite to the direction.
(D) The means for changing the shooting direction of the camera may have a semi-fixed structure that can change the direction of the camera vertically and horizontally and that can fix the direction of the camera when shooting the camera. ..
With this configuration, when the facing angle of the vehicle accessory to the driver's seat is changed, the orientation of the camera can be easily adjusted again.
(E) The vehicle equipment has a portion covering one side of the vehicle equipment, and the mounting portion is configured to mount the covering portion to the vehicle equipment, and the vehicle is provided on an outer surface of the covering portion. A function equivalent to the function of the covered portion of the equipment is provided, and for processing the video signal of the camera inside the covered portion and on the protruding direction side with respect to the center of the covered portion. It is advisable to adopt a configuration including the circuit of.
By doing so, it is possible to realize a function equivalent to the function of the electronic device in the covered portion of the vehicle equipment, and prevent deterioration of the video signal of the camera, for example. In particular, it is preferable that a circuit for processing the video signal of the camera is provided only on the side of the protruding portion with respect to the center of the covered portion. For example, the vehicle equipment may be a rearview mirror, and the equivalent function may be a mirror function.
In particular, (f) As the circuit, a processing unit that processes the video signal of the camera, a display unit that displays the video signal of the camera, a recording unit of the video signal of the camera, and a control instruction of the video signal of the camera are input. It is preferable that the control board includes at least any two of the input units.
In particular, it includes all of a processing unit that processes the video signal of the camera, a display unit that displays the video signal of the camera, a recording unit of the video signal of the camera, and an input unit that inputs a control instruction of the video signal of the camera. It is preferable that the control board is provided only inside the covering portion and only on the protruding direction side with respect to the center of the covering portion.
(G) The means for changing the shooting direction of the camera includes the shooting direction of the camera generated by an angle formed by a vehicle accessory installed so that the facing angle to the driver's seat can be changed with the traveling direction of the vehicle located during driving. It is preferable that the photographing direction of the camera can be changed in a direction that corrects the deviation from the traveling direction of the vehicle.
(H) It is configured such that it can be mounted on the same type of vehicle equipment installed in a plurality of vehicles of different vehicle types, and the mounting portion has two sandwiching portions for sandwiching and mounting the vehicle equipment from above and below. , The length from the center position of the two sandwiching portions in the left-right direction to the left end of the electronic device and the length from the center position of the two sandwiching portions in the left-right direction to the right end of the electronic device are substantially the same, A case in which the vehicle equipment is mounted so that the center position of the two sandwiching portions is the center position of the vehicle equipment in the left-right direction, It is preferable that the protrusion be located close to the vehicle equipment when the vehicle equipment is mounted on the vehicle.
By doing so, it is possible to fix, for example, the same type of vehicle equipment installed in a plurality of vehicles of different vehicle types at the center position of the vehicle equipment without hitting the vehicle equipment of the maximum size that can be supported. You can easily. Therefore, for example, it is possible to prevent the electronic device from being unevenly attached to the vehicle accessory at the time of attachment and causing a feeling of strangeness.
The protruding amount of the protruding portion is, for example, for supporting the camera and the means for changing the shooting direction of the camera from the predetermined end position of the vehicle equipment of the largest size among the vehicle equipment of the same type that can be supported. The width should be as small as possible and as small as possible. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the electronic equipment from hitting the vehicle equipment, and it is particularly difficult to hinder driving.
For example, it may be configured as shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is configured such that it can be attached to the same type of rearview mirrors installed in a plurality of vehicles of different vehicle types, and the mounting portion includes two sandwiching portions for sandwiching and mounting the rearview mirrors from above and below. The length from the center position in the left-right direction of the sandwiching part to the left end of this electronic device and the length from the center position in the left-right direction of the two sandwiching parts to the right end of the electronic device are approximately equal to 142.5 mm. There is. When the room mirror is mounted so that the center position of the two sandwiched portions is the center position of the room mirror in the left-right direction, the left-right direction is the largest size room mirror that can be supported among the room mirrors of the same type. Is attached to a room mirror having a width of 24 cm. At this time, a protruding portion of 22.5 mm is formed on the right side of the room mirror in the drawing, and the projecting portion projecting from the protruding portion to the rear side of the main body is in a position close to the room mirror as illustrated. Good to do. At this time, the protruding portion may have a length such that the camera can support it at a position where the rear surface of the rearview mirror intersects, and in some cases, a recess for avoiding interference may be provided on the outer surface inside the camera. Of course, a space that is not wasted may be provided between the room mirror and the protruding portion.
More specifically, it may be configured as follows (i). Of course, the driver seat in the following example may be used as the passenger seat.
The drive recorder of the present invention made to achieve the above object is a drive recorder to be attached to a vehicle equipment that is installed so that the facing angle to the driver seat can be changed, and can be attached to the vehicle equipment, A main body having a protruding portion that protrudes toward the driver's seat at the time of mounting, and a lens holder that rotatably holds the lens body on the back side of the protruding portion, and the concave and convex portions that can form a pair form the lens body and the The lens holder and the lens holder are configured so that they can be fitted and removed at a plurality of rotational positions within a predetermined range.

An example of the vehicle accessory installed so that the facing angle to the driver's seat can be changed is a rearview mirror.

Therefore, more specifically, a drive recorder having a lens body installed so as to face the front of the vehicle on the back side of the main body mounted on the rearview mirror, wherein (1) the main body is the driver's seat of the rearview mirror. And a lens holder that rotatably holds the lens body on the back side of the protrusion, and (3) a concavo-convex portion that can form a pair between the lens body and the lens holder. Thus, the drive recorder can be characterized in that the lens body and the lens holder are configured to be engageable with and disengageable from each other at a plurality of rotational positions within a predetermined range.

Other than the rearview mirror, for example, a car navigation device that is installed on the front grill and a car TV that is hung from the ceiling should be listed as vehicle equipment that can change the facing angle to the driver's seat. You can Since it is mounted on these vehicle accessories, a drive recorder can be installed later. Therefore, it is not necessary to request a specialist to install the drive recorder.

Since these vehicle accessories are equipped as necessary by themselves, even if there is a protrusion on the driver's seat side in succession to this, it does not greatly hinder the visibility, but as described above, As a result of the structure in which the angle can be changed, the angle of the main body attached to the vehicle equipment also changes in accordance with the angle adjustment of the vehicle equipment, and the imaging direction of the lens body also changes.

However, according to the present invention, since the lens body can be rotated with respect to the lens holder provided on the back surface of the protruding portion to change the imaging direction, it is possible to adjust the imaging direction to an optimum direction. it can. Moreover, according to the present invention, the lens body and the lens holder are configured to be engageable with and disengageable from each other at a plurality of rotational positions within a predetermined range, so that the angle of the lens body is adjusted after the angle adjustment of the vehicle accessory. Then, the lens body can be fixed in a state of being oriented in the optimum direction. Then, once fixed, the lens body cannot be rotated unless an operation of releasing the fitting of the concave-convex portion is performed, so that the imaging direction does not change carelessly. Further, since the lens body is located on the back surface of the protruding portion located on the driver's seat side, it is possible to easily execute the above-described rotating operation by reaching out from the driver's seat.

Here, when the subject to be mounted is a room mirror, (4) the main body has an area that covers the front surface of the room mirror, a half mirror is provided on the front surface, and the lens body is photographed on the back surface of the half mirror. It is also preferable to adopt a configuration in which a light emitting display device that emits and displays an image is housed.

By housing the light emitting display device on the back surface of the half mirror, when adjusting the angle of the lens body after adjusting the angle of the room mirror, an image is displayed on the light emitting display device and the lens body is rotated to change. This is because the optimum position can be selected while viewing the image. If the light emitting display device is turned off, the entire half mirror can be used for backward confirmation.

In this case, in particular, (5) the light emitting display device may be housed in the front surface of the protruding portion.

This is because, as a result of positioning the lens body and the light emitting display device on the driver's seat side of the rearview mirror, the image can be easily viewed when the lens body is rotated. Further, there is also an advantage that components such as electronic circuits can be collectively accommodated in the protruding portion, which enables a compact design.

The drive recorder that includes a half mirror and is mounted on the room mirror may further include (6) the main body includes a clamp member that holds the room mirror from above and below.

By sandwiching the rearview mirror from above and below with the clamp member, the weight of the drive recorder is supported by the rearview mirror. Further, since the upper and lower edges of the rearview mirror have a sufficient length, it is possible to provide a plurality of clamp members separately on the left and right sides, and a stable mounting state can be achieved.

Further, these drive recorders of the present invention are: (7) The lens holder and the lens body are configured such that the spherical surfaces face each other and the lens body can rotate along the spherical surface. It is advisable to also adopt the configuration.

This is because the operation of rotating from one fitting position to another fitting position is along the spherical surface, and the operation can be performed smoothly. In addition, in the present invention, by allowing the fitting/removing at a plurality of positions, the imaging direction can be adjusted by the operation of selecting a plurality of angular positions in spite of this smooth movement, and the positioning can be performed promptly. can do.

In this case, (8) one of the lens holder and the lens body is provided with a rotation shaft for rotating the lens body along the spherical surface, and the other is capable of moving the rotation shaft in a predetermined direction. It is also preferable to adopt a configuration in which a shaft holding groove for supporting in such a state is provided.

By moving the rotary shaft along the shaft holding groove, the angle can be changed within the restricted range. By performing the angle changing operation within this regulated range, it is determined which direction to turn and which direction to face in the adjustment work, and the adjustment work in the imaging direction becomes easy.

In this case, further, (9) the concavo-convex portion is formed so as to be in a state of supporting the rotating shaft at any of a plurality of positions in the shaft holding groove. Good.

By also including such a configuration, positioning in the direction along the shaft holding groove can be determined in multiple stages, and the angle adjustment in that direction can be quickly completed.

In the case where the rotating shaft is supported by the shaft holding groove, further, (10) the concavo-convex portion supports the rotating shaft at a predetermined position in the shaft holding groove. It is also preferable to adopt a configuration in which the spherical cover body is formed so as to be fitted at a position rotated by a predetermined angle about an axis.

By providing such a configuration as well, it is possible to determine multi-step positioning even in the direction intersecting the shaft holding groove, and it is possible to quickly complete the angle adjustment in that direction. In addition, when (9) and (10) are provided, it is possible to perform multi-stage positioning in the orthogonal direction, and as a result, it is possible to increase the number of angle adjustment positions. As a stage, the lens body can be swung quickly to the upper left, lower left, upper right, lower right, and the like.

More specifically, these drive recorders of the present invention include: (11) the lens holder includes a spherical hold portion whose inner surface is a substantially spherical surface, and (12) the lens body is a spherical surface whose outer surface is a substantially spherical surface. (13) At least one of the concavo-convex portion on the inner surface side of the spherical hold portion and the concavo-convex portion on the outer surface side of the spherical cover body performs a click operation by elastic deformation so that they are fitted to each other. It is also preferable to have a configuration in which the position is changeable.

By adopting such a configuration, the lens body is fitted in the lens holder, and the lens body does not fall off during the angle adjustment work. Further, since the engagement and disengagement are performed by the click operation, even if the lens body is fitted in the lens holder, the completion of positioning can be easily known by the click feeling felt by the hand.

In this case, (13) the spherical hold portion further includes a window opening on the front side of the vehicle, the window opening corresponding to the outer contour of the plurality of fitting/removing positions within the predetermined range. Good.

By providing window openings that correspond to the outer contours of multiple mating/unmating positions within the specified range, even if the lens body is fitted in the lens holder, the lens body is rotated so that there is no dead zone where shooting is not possible. Because it can be moved.

In the drive recorder in which these lens bodies are fitted in the lens holder, (14) the spherical cover body is provided with a rotating shaft protruding outward on the center line of the sphere forming the spherical surface, It is preferable that the spherical hold portion is also provided with a shaft holding groove capable of sliding the rotary shaft along a predetermined direction.

More specifically, in the drive recorder in which these lens bodies are fitted in the lens holder, more specifically, (14) the spherical cover body projects outward on the center line of the sphere forming the spherical surface. It is also preferable to employ a configuration in which the rotating shaft is provided, and the spherical hold portion is provided with a shaft holding groove capable of sliding the rotating shaft along a predetermined direction.

With such a configuration, when the spherical cover body is manufactured by injection molding, it is not necessary to make it thick, to have a divided assembly shape, or to use a split mold as a core, and the manufacturing is easy. Because.

In this case, (15) the spherical cover body may be a part of a spherical surface, may include an elastic lever portion, and the lens portion-side uneven portion may be formed on the lever portion. Adopt it.

Since the spherical cover body is located on the inner side, the uneven portion can be detached by elastically deforming the lever portion inward, and the uneven portion can be fitted by returning to the outer side by elasticity. This is because the engagement/disengagement can be performed by utilizing the elastic deformation of the lever portion.

In a drive recorder in which these lens bodies are fitted in a lens holder, more specifically, (16) the spherical hold portion has a plurality of slide positions of the rotating shaft in the shaft holding groove. On the other hand, it is preferable to employ a configuration in which a plurality of holder-side concave/convex portions that can fit with the concave/convex portions on the lens body side are provided.

By adopting such a configuration, the lens body can be rotated and positioned along the shaft holding groove.

In a drive recorder in which these lens bodies are fitted in a lens holder, more specifically, (17) the spherical hold portion has a center on the rotation shaft at a predetermined position in the shaft holding groove. It is also preferable to employ a configuration in which a plurality of holder-side concave-convex portions that can be fitted into the concave-convex portions on the lens body side are provided for a plurality of rotation angles when the lens body cover is rotated. ..

By adopting such a configuration, the lens body can be rotated and positioned in a direction intersecting the shaft holding groove.

These drive recorders of the present invention may further have a configuration in which (18) the main body is provided with an operation switch on the front surface side of the protruding portion. This is because the operation switch is also located on the driver's side, and the operation of the drive recorder itself can be easily executed from the driver's seat.

These drive recorders of the present invention may further adopt (19) the main body is provided with a storage medium mounting portion on the driver's side of the protruding portion. This is because it is possible to easily attach and detach the storage medium from the driver's seat.

These drive recorders of the present invention may further adopt a configuration in which (20) the main body is provided with a power supply connector on the back side of the protruding portion. This is because the power connector can be easily attached and detached from the driver's seat.

These drive recorders of the present invention may further adopt a configuration in which (21) the main body is provided with a microphone on the lower surface side of the main body. This is because the voice can be recorded.

These drive recorders of the present invention further include (22) a configuration in which the lens holder includes a bending arm for displacing the lens body toward a driver seat side with respect to a root side thereof. Good. This is because the amount of protrusion of the main body from the attachment target can be suppressed.

In this case, it is also preferable to adopt a configuration in which (23) a power connector is provided near the root of the bending arm so as to be located on the side opposite to the driver's seat with respect to the root. The base of the arm acts as a guard, and when changing the angle of the object to be attached or changing the orientation of the lens body, it is less likely that the power cord will be accidentally touched and the power cord will be disconnected. is there.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a drive recorder capable of capturing an image in an appropriate direction without obstructing the field of view without installation work by a specialist.

The drive recorder of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a front view, (B) is a perspective view seen from the front direction, (C) is a perspective view seen from the back direction, (D) shows the camera unit in the shooting direction. FIG. 7E is a front view showing the front, and FIG. 8E is a perspective view showing how the orientation of the lens body is changed. FIG. 6 is a six-sided view of the drive recorder of the first embodiment. 1 is a disassembled perspective view showing a drive recorder of Embodiment 1, and FIG. 1B is a side view for explaining a mounting state of upper and lower clampers. The camera unit of the drive recorder of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a perspective view seen from the attachment side, (B) is an exploded perspective view, and (C) is an exploded perspective view of a lens body. FIG. 6 is a front view of the lens cover of the drive recorder according to the first embodiment when viewed from the vehicle front side. 3A and 3B are explanatory diagrams showing a rotation range of a lens body of the drive recorder of Example 1 and a movement at the time of rotation. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a mounting procedure and the like of the drive recorder of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a data recording and data reading procedure of the drive recorder according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation procedure and the like in a moving image recording mode in the drive recorder of the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation procedure for changing settings in the moving image recording mode in the drive recorder of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation procedure for changing system settings in the drive recorder of the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation procedure and the like in a still image recording mode in the drive recorder of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation procedure and the like in a reproduction mode in the drive recorder of the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for changing the settings of the reproduction mode and the operation of formatting the SD card in the drive recorder of the first embodiment. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an adjustment range of a light incident angle on a lens in the drive recorder of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a bottom view showing a state in which the drive recorder is mounted on the rearview mirror when the rearview mirror is mounted on a rearview mirror of a maximum size compatible with the rearview mirrors of the same type installed in a plurality of vehicles of different vehicle types.

As an embodiment of the present invention, a drive recorder mounted on a rearview mirror will be described below as an example.

The first embodiment is a drive recorder suitable for being mounted on a rearview mirror of a right-hand drive vehicle. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the drive recorder 1 has a half mirror 11 on almost the entire front as viewed from the passenger compartment, and has an operation button 12 on the right end side of the front. A body case 20 accommodating a 2.5-inch full-color TFT liquid crystal display 13 is provided on the rear surface of the mirror. The top 12a of the operation button 12 is a power button, and green and red LEDs are installed on the back side, and the green LED is lit when the power is on and the red LED is lit when recording. ..

A camera unit 30 is attached to the rear side of the body case 20 at the left end on the driver's seat side so that the lens is directed toward the front of the vehicle. A sound output hole 41 of a speaker is provided directly below the camera unit 30, and a DC jack 42 is provided on the lower inside thereof. In addition, a microphone sound collection hole 43 is provided on the lower surface of the center of the main body case 20, and upper and lower clampers 51, 51 and lower clampers 52, 52 are provided above and below the back surface at positions substantially symmetrical with respect to the widthwise center. It is equipped to face each other. Further, a micro SD card insertion slot 45 is provided on the side of the body case 20 on the driver's seat side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main body case 20 is composed of a bottom case 21 located on the back side and a top case 22 fixed to the front surface of the bottom case 21 from the back side with screws. The printed wiring board 14 is housed between the bottom case 21 and the top case 22. The operation buttons 12 and the 2.5-inch full-color TFT liquid crystal display 13 are installed on the front side of the printed wiring board 14, and the SD slot 16, the speaker 17, etc. are installed on the rear side.
A microcomputer circuit is also provided on the back side of the printed wiring board 14. The microcomputer circuit processes the video signal of the camera, the liquid crystal display 13 displays the video signal of the camera, the SD slot 16 records the video signal of the camera, and the operation buttons 12 control the video signal of the camera. It serves as an input unit for inputting an instruction, and in the present embodiment, the printed wiring board 14 is provided with these “processing unit”, “display unit”, “recording unit”, and “input unit”.

An opening for exposing the operation buttons 12 is provided on the right end portion of the top case 22, and a button cover 23 is attached to the front case 22. The function of each operation button is printed on the front surface of the button cover 23 and the LED light is transparent. A display film 18 having a part is attached. The half mirror 11 is attached to the front side of the area on the left side of the button cover 23 of the top case 22. The top case 22 is provided with a display window 22a at the right end portion of the area to which the half mirror 11 is attached, which corresponds to the front surface of the liquid crystal display 13.

An opening 21a for passing a cable connecting the printed wiring board 14 and the camera unit 30 is formed at the right end (driver's seat side) of the bottom case 21, and the SD card is inserted into the right side surface of the opening 21a. The convex portion 21b forming the mouth 45 is formed. A vent hole 21c is provided on the left side of the back cover 21.

Lower back protrusions 21d protruding rearward are formed in the lower rear portion at a position approximately 1/4 from the left and right of the bottom case 21, and the protruding portion 24a is protruded above the rear upper portion. The inverted L-shaped metal fitting 24 is attached from the front side. The inverted L-shaped metal fitting 24 is connected to a hook 21e formed on the lower front surface of the bottom cover 21 by a coil spring 25, and is attached with a downward bias. The rubber bodies constituting the above-mentioned upper clamper 51 and lower clamper 52 are attached to the protruding portion 24a of the inverted L-shaped metal fitting 24 and the lower back protrusion 21d of the bottom case 21, respectively.

In addition to these, the cushion members 26 and 27 are accommodated in the main body case 20, and the microphone 18 is also accommodated in the lower center.

As shown in FIG. 4, the camera unit 30 includes a lens body 60 and a lens holder 70 that rotatably holds the lens body 60.

The lens body 60 is an assembly in which a camera body 62 is housed inside a hemispherical lens cover 61, and a printed wiring board 63 is attached so as to close the opening side of the lens cover 61.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lens cover 61 is formed with turning shafts 64L and 64R passing through the center of the sphere so as to project outward. Under each of the left and right rotating shafts 64L and 64R, there are provided lever portions 65L and 65R formed by two cuts from the opening side of the hemisphere toward the front. Hemispherical convex portions 66L and 66R are provided on the outer surfaces of the left and right lever portions 65L and 65R. The lens cover 61 is manufactured as a synthetic resin injection molded body, and the lever portions 65L and 65R are elastically deformed by the pressing force. A circular ring-shaped lens frame 67 is formed at the front end of the lens cover 61 so as to project forward.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lens holder 70 has a spherical hold portion 73 on the front side of the vehicle and a mounting arm portion on the main body case 20 side when the left member 71 and the right member 72, which are divided in half, are assembled. It is configured to form 74. The left member 71 and the right member 72 are bent arms that support the hold portion 73 at a position displaced toward the driver's seat with respect to the root side when the arm portion 74 is assembled.

Slide grooves 75L and 75R extending over a predetermined range are formed at predetermined depths at central portions in the vertical direction on the inner surface side of the hold portions 73L and 73R of the left member 71 and the right member 72. Further, six hemispherical recessed portions 76L and 76R are formed on the inner surface below the slide grooves 75L and 75R so as to project to the outside. The six hemispherical recessed portions 76L and 76R are arranged in a zigzag shape with the distances to the slide grooves 75L and 75R being slightly changed. The left member 71 and the right member 72 are also manufactured by synthetic resin injection molding.

Further, at the front ends of the hold members 73L and 73R of the left member 71 and the right member 72, a horizontally long rectangular lens window 77 having a corner R as shown in FIG. 1D is formed when assembled. Notches 77L and 77R are provided. The left member 71 and the right member 72 are notched at the base side of the arm portions 74L and 74R so as to form an insertion port 78 through which a cable connected to the connector block 68 on the lens body 60 side is inserted when assembled. The parts 78L and 78R are provided. Further, a circular recess 79 that is recessed inward is formed near the root of the hold portion of the left member 71. The recess 79 serves to avoid interference with the rearview mirror when mounted.
Here, the cable connecting the printed wiring board 14 and the camera unit 30 is inserted into the camera body 30 through the insertion port 78 and connected to the connector block 68 of the printed wiring board 63 on the camera body 62 side. By arranging the printed wiring board 14 on the mounting position side of the camera unit 30, noise can be suppressed.

The outer diameter of the lens cover 61 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the hold portion 73 of the lens holder 70, and the lens cover 61 can be rotated inside the hold portion 73 in the assembled state. At this time, the lens cover 61 is assembled so that the rotation shafts 64L and 64R thereof fit into the slide grooves 75L and 75R of the hold portion 73. At this time, the lens frame 67 of the lens cover 61 is fitted into the lens window 77 of the hold section 73. Then, the convex portions 66L and 66R on the outer surfaces of the lever portions 65L and 65R are fitted with one of the six recessed portions 76L and 76R on the inner surface of the hold portion 73. As shown in FIG. 1(D), the initial position of assembly is such that the lens frame 67 is located at the center of the lens window 77. At this time, the rotary shafts 64L and 64R are the lengths of the slide grooves 75L and 75R. Located in the center. Further, the convex portions 66L and 66R on the lens cover 61 side are fitted to the third from the front among the six concave portions 76L and 76R.

By rotating the lens cover 61 in the left-right direction, the rotation shafts 64L and 64R move from one end to the other end of the slide grooves 75L and 75R. Further, the lens cover 61 also rotates about the rotation shafts 64L and 64R in the vertical direction. With these operations, in the present embodiment, it is possible to realize the state in which the lens frame 67 is fixed at any of the six positions P1 to P6 shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 shows how the lens cover 61 is rotated when the fixing of P1 to P6 at the six positions is realized. The lens frame 67 is located above the center of the lens window 77 in a state in which the convex portions 66L and 66R on the lens cover 61 side are fitted to the third from the front end of the six concave portions 76L and 76R of the hold portion 73. The P1 position is realized.

When the lens cover 61 is rotated from the initial position P1 to the driver's seat side, the left convex portion 66L of the lens cover 61 is fitted into the first of the six concave portions 76L of the left member 71, and the right portion The second convex portion 66R on the right side of the lens cover 61 is fitted into the second of the six recessed portions 76R of the member 72, and the P2 position with the lens frame 67 as the upper left of the lens window 77 is realized.

When the lens cover 61 is rotated from the initial position P1 in the direction away from the driver's seat, the left side convex portion 66L of the lens cover 61 is fitted into the second recessed portion 76L of the left member 71 from the rear. At the same time, the right convex portion 66R of the lens cover 61 is fitted to the front of the six concave portions 76R of the light member 72, and the P3 position where the lens frame 67 is the upper right of the lens window 77 is realized. It

When the lens cover 61 is rotated downward from the initial position P1, the convex portions 66L and 66R on the lens cover 61 side are fitted into the fourth concave portion 76L and 76R from the front end among the six concave portions 76L and 76R. The P4 position where the frame 67 is located below the center of the lens window 77 is realized.

When the lens cover 61 is rotated downward from the upper left position P2, the left convex portion 66L of the lens cover 61 is fitted to the second from the front among the six concave portions 76L of the left member 71, and the right portion The right convex portion 66R of the lens cover 61 is fitted into the rearmost one of the six concave portions 76R of the member 72, and the P5 position with the lens frame 67 as the upper left of the lens window 77 is realized.

When the lens cover 61 is rotated downward from the upper right position P3, the left convex portion 66L of the lens cover 61 is fitted to the rearmost one of the six concave portions 76L of the left member 71, and the right member 72 is also included. The right convex portion 66R of the lens cover 61 is fitted to the second from the front of the six concave portions 76R, and the P6 position with the lens frame 67 as the upper left of the lens window 77 is realized.

Next, a procedure for mounting the drive recorder 1 of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the upper clamper 51 is applied to the upper edge of the room mirror 81, and the main body is slightly pulled downward and rotated forward. At this time, the coil spring 25 that biases the upper clamper 51 downward extends, and the lower clamper 52 can be easily positioned below the room mirror 81. Then, when the force pulling the main body downward is released, the coil spring 25 contracts, and the drive recorder 1 is mounted so that the upper mirror 51 and the lower clamper 52 sandwich the room mirror 81 from above and below. Since the upper and lower clampers 51 and 52 are formed of rubber bodies, elastic deformation of the rubber bodies also acts, and the room mirror 81 is firmly and softly sandwiched from above and below.

When mounting the drive recorder 1, the center of the main body is aligned with the center of the room mirror 81. The width of the drive recorder 1 is longer than the width of the rearview mirror 81, and is set such that the camera unit 25 is located outside the rearview mirror 81 toward the driver's seat. Further, the protruding amount on the side opposite to the driver's seat is set to the same degree, and the ventilation hole 21c is also mounted in the protruding portion of the room mirror 81 on the side opposite to the driver's seat.

As a result, the front surface of the room mirror 81 is covered up, but since the front surface of the drive recorder 1 is composed of the half mirror 11, this half mirror 11 serves as a rear confirmation mirror that the room mirror 81 should perform. Function. Therefore, the orientation of the drive recorder 1 is adjusted so that the rearward confirmation by the half mirror 11 is appropriate. This adjustment of the direction is executed by utilizing the fact that the room mirror 81 has a mechanism capable of adjusting the direction.

The power source is secured by connecting one end of the power cord 83 to the cigarette lighter socket 82 and the other end to the DC jack 42.

When the power is thus secured, the operation button 12 is operated to put the drive recorder 1 in the recording mode. Then, the image taken by the camera is displayed on the liquid crystal display 13 housed in the rear surface of the half mirror 11, and the image can be seen through the half mirror 11 in the driver's seat. When the image seen at this time is not the image in the direction to be recorded by the drive recorder 1, the lens cover 61 is rotated in the left-right direction and the up-down direction as described above, and the most appropriate position among P1 to P6 is obtained. Adjust the direction of the camera.

As described above, the drive recorder 1 can be installed in a state in which the camera is oriented in the optimum shooting direction without hindering the driver's view.

In the drive recorder 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8A, the micro SD card 84 is inserted into the SD card insertion slot 45 and the photographed data is recorded in the micro SD card 84. The data thus recorded can be read by the computer 85 by taking out the micro SD card 84 and mounting it in the reader/writer 86 connected to the computer 85.

The drive recorder 1 of the embodiment is configured to constantly record the image from the engine start to the engine stop on the micro SD card 84. As shown in FIG. 8(B), the recording method is divided into files each having a maximum of 15 minutes depending on the setting and recorded, and when the recording time exceeds the card capacity, the oldest files are sequentially sorted by file unit. It is configured to be overwritten by.

In the drive recorder 1 of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8C, by pressing the “REC” button during continuous recording, the set file unit image is overwritten in the “SWEVT” folder of the micro SD card. It is also possible to execute "one-touch recording" that moves as a prohibited file.

The drive recorder 1 of the embodiment is configured to be able to continuously record moving images like a video camera by selecting the “moving image recording mode”. In the movie recording mode, as shown in FIG. 9A, [1] movie recording mode icon, [2] file division time, [3] viewfinder, [4] zoom magnification, [5] date, [6] The time, [7] recording time/recordable time, [8] resolution, [9] file protect icon, [10] micro SD icon, [11] recording mark are displayed on the liquid crystal display 13 (circle in the figure). See the numbers.).

Here, the [7] recording time/recordable time indicates the recording time of the current image at the time of recording and the recording time at the current setting at the time of recording stop. Further, the [9] file protect icon is displayed in the above-mentioned one-touch recorded file. [10] The micro SD icon means that a micro SD card is inserted, and the [11] recording mark is displayed blinking during moving image recording.

When recording video in this movie recording mode, after confirming that the power is turned on, press the "MODE OK" button to switch to the movie recording mode, as shown in FIG. 9B. Press the "REC" button to start movie recording. Note that the viewfinder during moving image recording can be turned off, and in that case, the "MODE OK" button is pressed while the viewfinder during moving image recording is displayed.

Next, changing the setting in the moving image recording mode will be described. As shown in Fig. 10(A), press the "MENU" button to stop the video recording, press the "MODE OK" button to select the video recording mode, and press the "MENU" button to display the video recording mode setting menu. To do. The setting menu is the screen shown in FIG.

The “resolution” can be selected from 1080P (1920×1082), 1080P (1440×1080), 720P (1280×720), VGA (640×480), and QVGA (320×240). The initial setting is 720P.

In the “recording file configuration”, the time for dividing and holding the moving image file at the set length can be selected from the units of 5 minutes, 10 minutes, and 15 minutes. The initial setting is every 5 minutes.

You can switch between "voice recording", off, and on. The default setting is on. "Always overwrite recording" can also be switched off and on. When the capacity of the micro SD card is insufficient in the overwrite-on setting, as described above, the operation of erasing the old file in a file unit and saving the new file is executed. The default setting is on.

In addition, the "∧ VOL+" and "∨ VOL-" buttons are used to select the setting items. These buttons are also used to increase or decrease the value. To confirm the setting item, press the "MODE OK" button. By pressing the "MENU" button, the user exits the setting screen and returns to the mode (for example, moving image recording mode) before the setting screen.

Next, the change of the system setting will be described. As shown in FIG. 11(A), the movie recording is stopped by pressing the “MENU” button, the movie recording mode is selected by pressing the “MODE OK” button, and the movie recording mode setting menu is displayed by pressing the “MENU” button. Then, press the "MODE OK" button again to display the system setting menu. The system setting menu becomes the screen shown in FIG.

In the system setting menu, there are "day/time", "operation sound", "flickerless function", "default setting", and "version". Just as when changing the setting of the video recording mode, "∧ VOL+" " ∨ Use VOL-" and "MODE OK" buttons to select the desired item and change the settings. The "operation sound" is on by default and can be turned off. Further, the flickerless function is for adjusting to the commercial frequency of the region in which it is used, and it is possible to select East Japan: 50 Hz and West Japan: 60 Hz. The initial setting is 60 Hz.

In the "day/time" setting, the item to be changed and the numerical value are increased/decreased using the "∧ VOL+", "∨ VOL-" button, and "MODE OK" button on the screen shown in FIG.

The drive recorder 1 of the embodiment has a configuration in which a "still image recording mode" can be selected in addition to the "moving image recording mode" described above. By selecting the "still image recording mode", a still image can be taken like a digital camera.

In the still image recording mode, as shown in FIG. 12A, [1] still image recording mode icon, [2] viewfinder, [3] zoom magnification, [4] number of recordable images, [5] micro SD icon , Are displayed on the liquid crystal display 13 (see circled numbers in the figure).

Here, [4] the number of shootable images indicates the number of still images that can be compressed with the capacity of the remaining micro SD card. [3] The zoom magnification is in the range of 1.0 times to 4.0 times, and can be increased/decreased with the "∧ VOL+" and "∨ VOL-" buttons. The power is turned off or the mode is changed to another mode, so that the power is returned to 1.0 times.

When recording a still image in this still image recording mode, make sure that the power is turned on, and then press the "MENU" button during movie recording as shown in Fig. 12B. Stop recording, press the "MODE OK" button to change to the still image recording mode, and press the "REC" button to start still image recording. In this embodiment, the resolution of the still image is fixed at 2592×1944.

Next, the reproduction of the recording file will be described. As shown in FIG. 13A, the "MENU" button is pressed to stop the moving image recording, and the "MODE OK" button is pressed to change to the reproduction mode. After that, select the recording file with the "∧ VOL+" and "∨ VOL-" buttons, and click "RE
Press "C" button to play. The moving image reproduction screen is the screen shown in FIG. The still image reproduction screen is the screen shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 13B, the moving picture playback screen displays [1] moving picture icon, [2] recorded video, [3] moving picture playback operation icon, [4] file number, [5] file resolution, [6] ] The recording date, [7] recording time, and [8] file protect icon are displayed on the liquid crystal display 13 (see circled numbers in the figure).

On the still image playback screen, as shown in FIG. 13C, [1] still image icon, [2] recorded image, [3] operation icon, [4] file number, [5] file resolution, [6] ] The recording date, [7] recording time, and [9] recording date and time are displayed on the liquid crystal display 13 (see circled numbers in the figure). The [9] recording date and time is the recording date and time written in the recording file.

Next, changing the setting of the reproduction mode will be described. As shown in FIG. 14(A), the "MENU" button is pressed to stop the moving image recording, and the "MODE OK" button is pressed to select the playback mode. Press the "MENU" button again to display the playback mode setting menu. The reproduction mode setting menu is the screen shown in FIG.

The setting items in the reproduction mode are "volume", "erase", and "format". The "volume" is used to set the reproduction volume of the recording file, the operation sound, and the startup sound, and can be set from OFF or 1-8. The initial setting is 6. "Delete" deletes the recorded file, and all files can be deleted in addition to the current file deletion. Note that overwrite-protected files cannot be deleted. "Format" is initialization of the micro SD card. When "Format" is executed, the overwrite protected file is also deleted.

To initialize the micro SD card, operate the "∧ VOL+" and "∨ VOL-" buttons to select "Format" as shown in FIG. 14C and then press the "MODE OK" button. Then, as shown in FIG. 14D, the screen is switched to the format screen. When "SD card" is selected on this screen and the "MODE OK" button is pressed, the screen is switched to the confirmation message screen as shown in FIG. 14(E). Formatting is started for the first time by operating the "∨ VOL-" button, selecting "Confirm", and then pressing the "MODE OK" button.

As described above, according to this embodiment, in particular, as shown in FIG. 15, the light incident angle on the camera lens can be changed to 20° to the left, 20° to the right, and 10° to the down. As a result, the optimum photographing direction can be set by changing the direction of the camera lens after the camera is attached to the room mirror and the angle of the room mirror is adjusted.

Moreover, since this work can be performed on the driver's side, the driver can easily perform the adjustment of the rearview mirror. Then, the angle adjustment is performed not by changing the angle arbitrarily but by selecting from P1 to P6, so that the angle adjustment work can be performed quickly and easily. At this time, the driver can easily understand that the lens body is firmly fixed by feeling the clicking motion.

Also, since the direction of the lens can be adjusted while displaying the image on the liquid crystal display behind the half mirror, it is possible to perform reliable work, and since the liquid crystal display is also on the driver's side, while looking at the hand You can see the screen.

Although the embodiments for carrying out the invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used as an in-vehicle device for recording a vehicle accident or the like.

1... Drive recorder, 11... Half mirror, 12... Operation button, 13... Liquid crystal display, 17... Speaker, 18... Microphone, 20... Main body case, 21...・Bottom case, 21d... Lower back projection, 22... Top case, 22a... Display window, 24... Reverse L-shaped metal fitting, 24a... Projection portion, 25... Coil spring, 30. ..Camera unit, 42... DC jack, 45... SD card insertion slot, 51... Upper clamper, 52... Lower clamper, 60... Lens body, 61... Lens cover, 62・・・Camera body, 63 ・・・Printed wiring board, 64L, 64R ・・・Rotating shafts, 65L, 65R ・・・Lever part, 66L, 66R ・・・Semispherical convex part, 67 ・・・Lens frame , 70... Lens holder, 71... Left member, 72... Right member, 73... Hold part, 74... Mounting arm part, 75L, 75R... Slide groove, 76L, 76R. ..Hemispherical recess, 77...Lens window, 81...Room mirror, 82...Cigar lighter socket, 83...Power cord, 84...Micro SD card, 85...Computer, 86... Reader/Writer.

Claims (3)

A nip of two locations for attaching the body to the room mirror sandwich the rearview mirror with a half-mirror portion in the main body and the vehicle having the front from the upper and lower that transmits light of a display screen provided inside,
An electronic device comprising: a camera unit that projects from the driver's seat side on the back side of the main body and images the front of the vehicle,
The display screen has a function of displaying an image captured by the camera unit,
The display screen is provided on the driver side of the half mirror section,
An electronic device comprising a sound emission hole provided directly below a camera unit on the driver's seat side on the back side of the main body. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a substrate is provided inside the main body, a speaker is provided on the back side of the substrate, and sound is emitted from a sound emitting hole directly below the camera unit. An operation unit for operating the contents displayed on the display screen is provided,
The display screen and the operation unit are provided on the front side of the driver's seat side in a state where the main body, which is a position on the back side of the camera unit and the sound output hole, is mounted on a vehicle. Electronic device described in.