JP6991662B2 - In-vehicle device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device.

An in-vehicle device such as a navigation device may be attached to a vehicle and then removed from the main body for replacement, adjustment, or the like. Therefore, such an in-vehicle device is generally configured so that the display unit can be easily removed.

For example, in the case of Patent Document 1 below, a screw for fixing the display portion and a screw for fixing the blind cover covering the connecting member connecting the display portion and the main body portion are shared. As a result, in the in-vehicle device, both the display unit and the blind cover can be removed by simply removing a set of screws.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-177844

However, according to the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the blindfold cover also has a function as an operating member for operating a switch for energizing and de-energizing the display unit. Therefore, in the case of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, when the above-mentioned one set of screws is removed, the fixing of the display portion is released even before the blindfold cover is removed, and the display portion is released regardless of the energized state. It is assumed that there will be a flutter.

As described above, if the display unit rattles despite the energized state, the electrical connection is forcibly disconnected at the connector terminal between the display unit and the main body unit, or the electrical connection becomes unstable. As a result, a situation may occur in which a component on the substrate in the display unit is destroyed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle device having a configuration in which the display unit can be removed after the energization of the display unit is released.

According to one aspect, the in-vehicle device having the display unit and the main body unit is
A plurality of switch members arranged in a connecting portion connecting the display unit and the main body portion to energize and de-energize the display unit, and
A fixing member that fixes the display unit in a state of being connected to the main body unit,
It has an operating member having a plurality of operating ends for operating the plurality of switch members by being inserted into each of the plurality of guide holes provided in the connecting portion.
The operating member covers the fixing member in a state where the plurality of operating ends are inserted into the plurality of guide holes and the operation of energization is performed, and the plurality of operating ends are respectively inserted from the plurality of guide holes. It has a guard portion that does not cover the fixing member in a state where it has been removed and the operation of de-energization has been performed .
It is characterized in that any one of the plurality of operating ends is configured to energize the display unit by performing an energizing operation on the corresponding switch member .

In the in-vehicle device, it is possible to provide a configuration in which the display unit can be removed after the energization of the display unit is released.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of an in-vehicle device. It is a figure which shows the cover member which covers the display side connecting member and the main body side connecting member. It is the first figure explaining the removal work which removes a display part from a main body part. It is a 2nd figure explaining the removal work which removes a display part from a main body part. It is a 3rd figure explaining the removal work which removes a display part from a main body part. It is the first figure for demonstrating the function of the operation member. It is a 2nd figure for demonstrating the function of the operation member.

Hereinafter, each embodiment will be described with reference to the attached drawings. In the present specification and the drawings, the components having substantially the same functional configuration are designated by the same reference numerals to omit duplicate explanations.

[First Embodiment]
<Overall configuration of in-vehicle device>
First, the overall configuration of the in-vehicle device according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an in-vehicle device. In the first embodiment, the in-vehicle device 100 is, for example, a navigation device, and has a display unit 110 and a main body unit 120.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, in the first embodiment, the horizontal axis parallel to the screen of the display unit 110 is the X-axis, and the vertical direction parallel to the screen of the display unit 110 is defined as the X-axis. Axis is the Y axis. Further, the direction orthogonal to the screen of the display unit 110 is defined as the Z axis.

FIG. 1A is a diagram showing a state in which the vehicle-mounted device 100 is viewed from the front side of the display unit 110. When the in-vehicle device 100 is attached to the vehicle, the main body 120 is housed in the dashboard of the vehicle interior, and only the display 110 is visible to the passengers of the vehicle.

The display unit 110 displays the image generated by the main body unit 120 to the passengers of the vehicle, and accepts the operation input from the passengers of the vehicle according to the display of the image. The main body unit 120 controls to generate an image to be displayed on the display unit 110 and to display the generated image on the display unit 110 according to the operation received by the display unit 110. The display unit 110 and the main body unit 120 are connected by a connecting unit. The connecting portion has a display-side connecting member 201 and a main body-side connecting member 301, which will be described later.

FIG. 1B shows an in-vehicle device 100 as viewed from the back side of the display unit 110. As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the display unit 110 has a panel member 111 and a support member 112 that supports the back surface of the panel member 111.

The support member 112 is rotatably attached to a display-side connecting member (not shown in FIG. 1) for connecting the display unit 110 to the main body unit 120. As a result, the support member 112 can rotate the panel member 111 of the display unit 110 by a predetermined angle around the X axis. The connecting portion including the display-side connecting member and the main body-side connecting member is covered with the cover member 113, and is usually configured so as not to be visible from the outside.

<Explanation of cover member>
Next, the cover member 113 that covers the display-side connecting member and the main body-side connecting member will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a cover member that covers the display-side connecting member and the main body-side connecting member.

In FIG. 2, the panel member 111, the support member 112, and the like of the display unit 110 are omitted in order to make the cover member 113 and the like easier to see. As shown in FIG. 2, the display side connecting member 201 is covered with the cover member 113 on the upper surface and the side surface by attaching the cover member 113. Similarly, the upper surface and the side surface of the main body side connecting member (not shown in FIG. 2) are covered by the cover member 113 by attaching the cover member 113.

<Explanation of removal work>
Next, in the in-vehicle device 100 according to the first embodiment, the "removal work" of removing the display unit 110 from the main body unit will be described. The work of removing the in-vehicle device 100 according to the present embodiment is performed by the following procedure.

-Removal of the cover member-Removal of the operation member-Removal of the fixing screw that fixes the display unit to the main body and removal of the display unit The following describes each procedure in detail.

(1) Removal of cover member First, the removal of the cover member 113 will be described. FIG. 3 is a first diagram illustrating a removal operation for removing the display unit from the main body portion, and shows a state in which the cover member 113 is removed. Also in FIG. 3, in order to make the display side connecting member 201 and the like easier to see, the panel member 111, the support member 112, and the like of the display unit 110 are omitted. That is, in the following description of each figure, the work of removing the display unit 110 is equivalent to the work of removing the display-side connecting member 201.

The cover member 113 is fixed to the display-side connecting member 201 by a screw (not shown). By removing the screw (not shown), the cover member 113 can be removed in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. When the cover member 113 is removed, the display-side connecting member 201 and the main body-side connecting member 301 are exposed.

The display-side connecting member 201 and the main body-side connecting member 301 are each provided with a connector terminal inside, and when the display-side connecting member 201 and the main body-side connecting member 301 are connected, the connector terminal is electrically connected. Will be connected to. Therefore, it is possible to transmit and receive signals between the display unit 110 and the main body unit 120.

As shown in FIG. 3, an operating member 310 is attached to the upper surface of the display-side connecting member 201, and is exposed by removing the cover member 113. The operation member 310 is a member attached to the main body side connecting member 301 to operate a switch member (not shown) that energizes and de-energizes the display unit 110. In the present embodiment, the state in which the operation member 310 is attached to the main body side connecting member 301 (the state shown in FIG. 3) indicates a state in which the switch member is energized. And.

(2) Removal of the operating member Next, the removal of the operating member 310 will be described. FIG. 4 is a second diagram illustrating a removal operation for removing the display unit from the main body portion, and shows a state in which the operation member 310 is removed. Also in FIG. 4, the panel member 111, the support member 112, etc. of the display unit 110 are omitted in order to make it easier to see the display side connecting member 201, the main body side connecting member 301, and the like.

The operating member 310 is inserted into a guide hole provided in the main body side connecting member 301, and as shown in FIG. 4, the operating member 310 can be removed in the direction of the arrow by pulling it upward. When the operation member 310 is removed, the switch member is de-energized. The operating member 310 is not fixed by screws or the like, and the cover member 113 is attached to restrict the upward movement.

As shown in FIG. 4, the operation member 310 has the operation ends 401 and 402, and is fixed to the main body side connecting member 301 to the switch members 711 and 712 attached to the main body side connecting member 301. On the other hand, the operation of energization is performed.

Even when the operating member 310 was removed and the display unit 110 was de-energized, the display-side connecting member 201 was fixed to the main body-side connecting member 301 by the fixing screws 511 and 512. Maintain the state. That is, in the case of the in-vehicle device 100 according to the present embodiment, even if the operating member 310 is removed, the display unit 110 does not rattle unless the fixing screws 511 and 512 are removed.

As a result, the electrical connection is forcibly disconnected at the connector terminal between the display unit 110 and the main body unit 120, or the electrical connection becomes unstable, so that the components on the board in the display unit 110 are destroyed. It is possible to avoid such a situation.

(3) Removal of the fixing screw for fixing the display unit to the main body and removal of the display Next, the fixing screw for fixing the display side connecting member 201 to the main body connecting member 301. The removal and the removal of the display unit 110 (display side connecting member 201) will be described.

FIG. 5 is a third diagram illustrating a removal operation for removing the display unit from the main body portion, in which the fixing screw for fixing the display unit 110 in a state of being connected to the main body unit 120 is removed, and the display unit 110 (display side connecting member) is shown. It is a figure which shows the state of removing 201). Also in FIG. 5, the panel member 111, the support member 112, and the like of the display unit 110 are omitted in order to make the display side connecting member 201 and the like easier to see.

The display-side connecting member 201 is fixed to the main body-side connecting member 301 by fixing screws (fixing members) 511 and 512 in a connected state. By removing the fixing screws 511 and 512 and removing the display side connecting member 201 in the direction of the arrow, the display unit 110 (display side connecting member 201) can be removed from the main body unit 120.

At this point, the operating member 310 has already been removed, and the energization of the display unit 110 has been released. Therefore, according to the in-vehicle device 100 according to the present embodiment, the display unit 110 can be safely removed. As shown in FIG. 5, when the display unit 110 is removed, the connector terminal 501 on the main body unit 120 side is exposed.

<Function of operating member>
Next, the function of the operating member 310 will be described in more detail. FIG. 6 is a first diagram for explaining the function of the operating member. Of these, FIG. 6A shows a state in which the cover member 113 is removed (see FIG. 3) as viewed from above the in-vehicle device 100.

As shown in FIG. 6A, when the operation member 310 is attached to the display-side connecting member 201, the display-side connecting member 201 is accessed by the fixing screws 511 and 512 that fix the display-side connecting member 201 to the main body-side connecting member 301. I can't. This is because, in the state where the operating member 310 is attached to the main body side connecting member 301, the guard portions 601 and 602 constituting the operating member 310 cover the upper part of the fixing screws 511 and 512.

As described above, in the case of the in-vehicle device 100 according to the present embodiment, when the operating member 310 is attached to the main body side connecting member 301, the tool for removing the fixing screws 511 and 512 accesses the fixing screws 511 and 512. The access route to do so is blocked. Therefore, the fixing screws 511 and 512 cannot be removed.

On the other hand, FIG. 6B shows a state in which the operation member 310 is removed from the main body side connecting member 301 (see FIG. 4) as viewed from above the in-vehicle device 100. As shown in FIG. 6B, when the operating member 310 is removed, the fixing screws 511 and 512 can be accessed to remove the display-side connecting member 201. As described above, when the operation member 310 is removed, the power supply to the display unit 110 is released.

As described above, by arranging the guard portions 601 and 602 and providing the operation member 310 with a blocking function for blocking the access path for accessing the fixing screws 511 and 512, the in-vehicle device 100 according to the present embodiment can be used. For example, in the work of removing the display unit 110,
-Discharging the power to the display unit 110,
-Removal of the display unit 110,
The procedure will be specified. As a result, according to the in-vehicle device 100 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the display unit 110 rattles regardless of the energized state.

Subsequently, other functions of the operating member will be described. FIG. 7 is a second diagram for explaining the function of the operating member. The operation member 310 has an operation function for operating the switch member 711 for energizing and de-energizing the display unit 110, in addition to the blocking function for blocking the access path to the fixing screws 511 and 512.

FIG. 7A shows a state in which the operation member 310 is attached to the main body side connecting member 301 and the switch member 711 is energized. As shown in FIG. 7A, the main body side connecting member 301 is provided with guide holes 701 and 702, and the switch members 711 and 712 are attached to the side walls of the guide holes 701 and 702, respectively. ..

The operation member 310 is attached to the main body side connecting member 301 so that the operation ends 401 and 402 are inserted into the corresponding guide holes 701 and 702, respectively. Therefore, in a state where the operation member 310 is attached to the main body side connecting member 301, the operation ends 401 and 402 perform an energization operation on the corresponding switch members 711 and 712, respectively.

The in-vehicle device 100 according to this embodiment is
The operation end 401 performs an energization operation on the switch member 711 attached to the side wall of the guide hole 701, or
The operation end 402 operates the switch member 712 attached to the side wall of the guide hole 702 to energize the switch member 712.
As a result, the display unit 110 is configured to be energized. Therefore, according to the in-vehicle device 100 according to the present embodiment, even if one of the operating ends is broken or one of the switch members is broken, the remaining operating ends and the switch members can energize and de-energize. ..

FIG. 7B shows a state in which the operation member 310 is removed from the main body side connecting member 301 and the switch member 711 is operated to release the energization. As shown in FIG. 7B, when the operation member 310 is removed, the operation ends 401 and 402 are removed from the corresponding guide holes 701 and 702, respectively, so that the corresponding switch members 711 and 712, respectively, are removed. It will return to its original position and the power will be released.

<Summary>
As is clear from the above description, the in-vehicle device 100 according to the present embodiment is
It has fixing screws 511 and 512 for fixing the display unit 110 in a state of being connected to the main body unit 120, and an operating member 310 for operating the energization and de-energization of the display unit 110.
While the operating member 310 is energized, the guard portions 601 and 602 of the operating member 310 cover the fixing screws 511 and 512. Further, the guard portions 601 and 602 of the operating member 310 do not cover the fixing screws 511 and 512 while the operating member 310 has been operated to release the energization.

As described above, according to the in-vehicle device 100 according to the present embodiment, the operating member 310 is provided with a blocking function for blocking the access path to the fixing screw in addition to the operating function for operating the energization and de-energization. , The procedure for removing the display unit 110 can be specified. That is, according to the in-vehicle device 100 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a configuration in which the display unit can be removed after the energization of the display unit is released.

[Second Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, the material of the operating member 310 is not particularly mentioned, but for example, the operating member 310 may be made of a transparent resin. By configuring the operating member 310 that covers the fixing screws 511 and 512 with a transparent resin, the positions of the fixing screws 511 and 512 can be visually recognized even when the operating member 310 is attached to the main body side connecting member 301. Is.

Further, in the first embodiment, the operation member 310 has two operation ends 401 and 402, and two switch members are arranged on the main body side connecting member 301. However, the number of operating ends and the number of switch members are not limited to this. The operating member 310 may have one operating end or a plurality of operating ends of three or more. Further, one switch member or a plurality of three or more switch members may be arranged on the main body side connecting member 301.

Further, in the first embodiment, the screen size of the display unit 110 is not particularly mentioned, but the larger the screen size, the more effective the configuration described in the first embodiment. This is because the larger the screen size, the larger the number of pins of the connector terminal, and the greater the negative influence of rattling when the display unit 110 is removed.

The present invention is not limited to the configurations shown here, such as combinations with other elements in the configurations and the like described in the above embodiments. These points can be changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and can be appropriately determined according to the application form thereof.

100: In-vehicle device 110: Display unit 113: Cover member 120: Main body unit 201: Display side connecting member (connecting unit)
301: Main body side connecting member (connecting part)
310: Operation member 401, 402: Operation end 501: Connector terminal 511, 512: Fixing screw (fixing member)
601, 602: Guard part 701, 702: Guide hole 711, 712: Switch member

Claims (2)

An in-vehicle device having a display unit and a main body unit,
A plurality of switch members arranged in a connecting portion connecting the display unit and the main body portion to energize and de-energize the display unit, and
A fixing member that fixes the display unit in a state of being connected to the main body unit,
It has an operating member having a plurality of operating ends for operating the plurality of switch members by being inserted into each of the plurality of guide holes provided in the connecting portion.
The operating member covers the fixing member in a state where the plurality of operating ends are inserted into the plurality of guide holes and the operation of energization is performed, and the plurality of operating ends are respectively inserted from the plurality of guide holes. It has a guard portion that does not cover the fixing member in a state where it has been removed and the operation of de-energization has been performed .
An in-vehicle device characterized in that any one of the plurality of operation ends is configured to energize the display unit by performing an energization operation on the corresponding switch member . The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1, wherein the guard portion covers a direction of blocking an access path for accessing the fixing member.

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