JP7131404B2 - vehicle display - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle display device.

Patent Literature 1 listed below discloses a vehicle display device in which a display is erected above an instrument panel. In this way, in a structure in which the display is not embedded in the instrument panel, it is also assumed that the display is mounted displaceably so that the tilt and position of the display screen can be manually changed.

JP 2014-177148 A

However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, when the display is displaced, the operator's hand directly touches the display, so fingerprints may adhere and stain the display, and there is room for improvement. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In consideration of the above facts, it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle display device in which a display is attached to the front part of a passenger compartment so as to be displaceable and whose display is less likely to get dirty.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicular display device that protrudes rearward of the vehicle from a center portion of an instrument panel in a vehicle width direction through a support member in a front portion of a vehicle compartment, and the support member has a a display supported so as to be displaceable in a plurality of directions ; a storage position provided on the front side of the display in the vehicle front-rear direction and stored inside an outer edge portion of the display when viewed from the vehicle front-rear direction; It has an operation piece that can be changed to a projecting position that projects outward from the outer edge portion and that serves as a handle for displacing the display.

In the vehicle display device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the display is supported so as to be displaceable with respect to the supporting member. Further, an operation piece is provided on the front side of the display in the vehicle front-rear direction. When the operation piece is changed from the retracted position to the projecting position, the operation piece projects outward from the outer edge of the display when viewed in the vehicle front-rear direction. Then, the display can be displaced by using the operation piece as a handle. As a result, the position of the display can be displaced without directly touching the display, and the operator's fingerprints can be prevented from adhering to the display.

As described above, according to the display device for vehicle according to claim 1, in the display device for vehicle in which the display is displaceably attached to the front part of the vehicle compartment, an excellent effect is obtained that the display is less likely to get dirty.

1 is a perspective view showing a front part of a passenger compartment to which a vehicle display device according to the present embodiment is applied; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicular display device shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the front side of the vehicle, showing a state in which the operating piece is positioned at a projecting position; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicular display device shown in FIG. 1 as seen from the front side of the vehicle, showing a state in which the operating piece is positioned at the retracted position; FIG. 4 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 3 , showing a modification of the vehicle display device according to the present embodiment;

A vehicle display device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. Note that the arrow FR appropriately shown in each figure indicates the front side of the vehicle, the arrow UP indicates the upper side of the vehicle, and the arrow RH indicates the right side of the vehicle. In the following description, when front-rear, up-down, and left-right directions are used unless otherwise specified, front-rear in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, up-down in the vertical direction of the vehicle, and left-right in the direction of travel are indicated.

As shown in FIG. 1, an instrument panel 16 (hereinafter simply referred to as "instrument panel 16") is provided in a vehicle front part 14 of a vehicle 12 provided with a vehicle display device 10 according to the present embodiment. is provided. The instrument panel 16 of the present embodiment is arranged below the windshield (not shown) of the vehicle 12 in the vehicle vertical direction and extends along the vehicle width direction. The instrument panel 16 is a panel structure made of a resin material, and includes an upper instrument panel 18 that forms the upper side of the vehicle in the vertical direction, a lower instrument panel 20 that forms the lower side of the vehicle in the vertical direction, and an upper instrument panel 18 and a lower instrument panel 20 . and an instrument panel intermediate portion 22 that connects the two.

The instrument panel upper portion 18 is formed in a table shape extending along the vehicle width direction and the vehicle front-rear direction. Further, the instrument panel lower portion 20 is oriented downward in the vertical direction of the vehicle and rearward in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Further, the instrument panel intermediate portion 22 has a substantially arcuate shape that protrudes toward the passenger compartment.

The instrument panel 16 is attached by a method (not shown) to substantially cylindrical instrument panel reinforcements 24 that span between front pillars (not shown) provided at both ends in the width direction of the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle display device 10 is provided on the instrument panel 16 described above. The vehicular display device 10 includes a display 26 projecting toward the rear side of the vehicle from a central portion of an instrument panel intermediate portion 22 in the vehicle width direction, an operation unit 28 provided on the display 26, and an ECU 30 electrically connected to the display. contains. The display 26 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the vehicle front-rear direction, and is formed in a flat box shape. The rear side of the display 26 in the vehicle front-rear direction is composed of a display portion 32 and a frame member 34 . The display unit 32 is, for example, an organic EL display or a liquid crystal display, and includes an LED (Light Emitting Diode) light source (not shown) and a display body. By turning on the LED light source, the characters, symbols, and the like displayed on the display body can be visually recognized by passengers in the vehicle compartment.

Here, the display section 32 is electrically connected to an ECU (Electrical Control Unit) 30 and configured to display predetermined characters or symbols based on a signal from the ECU 30. .

Further, the frame member 34 is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape when viewed from the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and supports the outer peripheral portion of the display section 32 .

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the front side of the display 26 in the vehicle front-rear direction is configured with a cover member 36 . The cover member 36 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the vehicle front-rear direction, and covers the vehicle front side of the display section 32 . As an example, the outer edge of the frame member 34 described above is formed with a plurality of fitting claws (not shown) that protrude toward the front of the vehicle, and a plurality of fitting holes (not shown) are formed at the outer edge of the cover member 36. is mated to Thereby, the display 26 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat box shape.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the display 26 is supported by the instrument panel reinforcement 24 via a support member 38. As shown in FIGS. The support member 38 is a multi-joint arm having a first joint portion 40, a second joint portion 42, and a third joint portion 44, and is connected to the instrument panel reinforcement 24 through an opening (not shown) formed in the intermediate portion 22 of the instrument panel. A display 26 is connected.

The first joint portion 40 is a hinge mechanism whose axial direction is the vehicle width direction, and is fixed to a plate-like mount bracket 46 . Also, the mount bracket 46 is fixed to the cover member 36 of the display 26 using screws 48 . Thereby, the display 26 is rotatable about an axis along the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the support member 38 .

The second joint portion 42 is a hinge mechanism whose axial direction is the vehicle vertical direction, and is provided adjacent to the above-described first joint portion 40 . The second joint portion 42 allows the display 26 to rotate relative to the support member 38 about an axis along the vertical direction of the vehicle.

The third joint portion 44 is a hinge mechanism whose axial direction is the vehicle width direction, and is provided at a connecting portion between the support member 38 and the instrument panel reinforcement 24 . The third joint portion 44 allows the support member 38 to rotate relative to the instrument panel reinforcement 24 about an axis along the width direction of the vehicle. The position of the displayed display 26 can be displaced in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

In this manner, the display 26 can be displaced with respect to the support member 38 and the instrument panel reinforcement 24 by rotating around the first joint portion 40, the second joint portion 42, and the third joint portion 44. ing.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cover member 36 of the display 26 is provided with the operating portions 28 on the four sides of the upper, lower, left, and right sides when viewed from the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The operation portion 28 includes a housing portion 50 formed integrally with the cover member 36 and an operation piece 52 formed in a rectangular plate shape and capable of being housed in the housing portion 50 .

The housing portion 50 is formed along the outer edge of the cover member 36 and has a slit-shaped insertion opening 54 . Further, inside the accommodating portion 50, there are formed a lock mechanism (not shown) that locks the operation piece 52 at a "storage position" (described later) and a lifter mechanism (not shown) that moves the operation piece 52 to a "protruded position" (described later). It is

The operation piece 52 is inserted into the housing portion 50 through the slit-shaped insertion opening 54, and is moved to the "protruded position" (see FIG. 2) and the "retracted position" (see FIG. 3) by the operation of the lock mechanism and the lifter mechanism described above. ) are mutably supported. As shown in FIG. 2 , when the operating piece 52 is positioned at the projecting position, the operating piece 52 projects outside the outer edge of the display 26 when viewed in the vehicle front-rear direction. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, when the operation piece 52 is in the retracted position, the operation piece 52 is stored inside the outer edge of the display 26 as viewed in the vehicle front-rear direction.

The locking mechanism (not shown) includes, for example, a locking claw (not shown) formed inside the housing portion 50 and a locking hole (not shown) formed in the operating piece 52 . In this lock mechanism, when the operation piece 52 is moved to the retracted position, the locking pawl is locked in the locking hole, and the movement of the operation piece 52 is restricted (hereinafter referred to as "locked state"). . Further, when the operating piece 52 in the locked state is pushed toward the housing portion 50, the locked state between the locking pawl and the locking hole is released, and the restriction on the movement of the operating piece 52 is released ( hereinafter referred to as “released state”).

The lifter mechanism (not shown) includes, for example, a biasing member (not shown) such as a compression coil spring, and applies a biasing force outward in the surface direction of the display 26 to the operation piece 52 housed in the housing portion 50. there is That is, the operating piece 52 is moved to the retracted position while resisting the biasing force from the lifter mechanism, and is locked by the operation of the lock mechanism. Further, when the operation piece 52 is pushed toward the housing portion 50 to be in the released state, the operation piece 52 projects outward from the insertion opening 54 according to the urging force of the lifter mechanism, and is arranged at the projecting position.

In the operating portion 28 having the above configuration, the operating piece 52 is normally arranged at the retracted position. On the other hand, when the display 26 is displaced according to the joint of the support member 38, the operating piece 52 is moved to the projecting position, and the operator can adjust the display position using the operating portion 28 as a handle.

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In the vehicle display device 10 of the present embodiment, the display 26 is movably supported by the support member 38 . An operation piece 52 is provided on the front side of the display 26 in the vehicle front-rear direction. When the operation piece 52 is changed from the retracted position to the projecting position, the operation piece 52 projects outward from the outer edge of the display 26 as viewed in the vehicle front-rear direction. Then, the display 26 can be displaced by using the operating piece 52 as a handle. As a result, the position of the display 26 can be adjusted without directly touching the display 26, and the operator's fingerprints or the like can be prevented from adhering to the display section 32 of the display 26 or the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, the rigidity of the display 26 is partially improved by providing the operating portion 28 (receiving portion 50) integrally formed with the cover member 36 of the display 26. FIG. Further, the operation piece 52 is attached to the portion having the enhanced rigidity. Therefore, even when the position of the display 26 is repeatedly displaced, the load on the display can be suppressed and the durability is improved. As a result, it is possible to increase the size of the display.

In addition, in this embodiment, the operating piece 52 can be housed inside the display 26 in a retracted state in normal times. Therefore, the appearance quality of the display 26 is improved.

Further, in this embodiment, the display 26 is configured to be displaceable with respect to the instrument panel reinforcement 24 in addition to the support member 38, so that the orientation of the display portion 32 of the display 26 can be adjusted in various directions. In addition, the position of the display 26 can be adjusted up and down. Therefore, for example, even if the display 26 is provided at a position protruding toward the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the instrument panel 16, it is possible to ensure the visibility of the occupants in the driver's seat and the passenger's seat. As a result, compared to the case where a display is provided standing from the upper part of the instrument panel, the occupant's field of view facing the traveling direction of the vehicle is expanded, and the comfort of the driving operation is improved. Furthermore, since the upper portion of the instrument panel 16 can be formed flat, a windshield (not shown) arranged above the instrument panel 16 can be easily used as a projection section of the head-up display device.
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In the above embodiment, the operation piece 52 is housed in the housing portion 50 formed integrally with the display 26, but the present invention is not limited to this. The operation piece 62 of the operation unit 60 shown in FIG. 4 may be configured to be rotatably supported by the cover member 36 of the display 26 . As an example, in the operation unit 60 , a shaft portion 64 whose axial direction is the vehicle front-rear direction is provided in the vicinity of the four sides of the cover member 36 , and a plate-shaped operation piece 62 is provided on the shaft portion 64 . It is rotatably supported. As a result, by rotating the operating piece 62 clockwise or counterclockwise, the operating piece 62 can be changed between the projecting position (solid line position in FIG. 4) and the retracted position (two-dot chain line position in FIG. 4). ing.

Moreover, although not shown, the configuration is not limited to that described above, and a configuration in which a slidable operation piece is provided with respect to the cover member 36 of the display 26 may be employed. For example, a slide rail is provided on the vehicle front side surface of the cover member 36, and the vehicle rear surface of the operation piece 52 similar to the above-described embodiment is slidably supported on the slide rail. The operation piece 52 may be configured to be able to be changed between the projecting position and the retracted position by sliding on the slide rail.

Further, although not shown, the operation piece 52 may be configured to be moved between the projecting position and the retracted position by the driving force of the electric motor, without being limited to the configuration described above. For example, a known rack and pinion mechanism having a pinion that rotates forward and backward upon receiving a driving force from an electric motor and a rack that is screwed to the pinion is arranged inside the display 26 . Then, one end of the rack is fixed to the operating piece. As a result, when the electric motor is actuated, the operation piece 52 may move between the projecting position and the retracted position as the rack moves.

Further, although not shown, the configuration is not limited to that described above, and a configuration in which the operating piece 52 is frictionally locked to the accommodating portion 50 integrally formed with the display may be employed. The operator may move the operating piece 52 from the retracted position to the projecting position by pulling out the operating piece 52 against the frictional force acting from the accommodating portion 50 .

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the support member 38 is configured to have the first joint portion 40, the second joint portion 42, and the third joint portion 44, but the present invention is not limited to this. The support member may have one or two joints selected from these joints.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the support member 38 is a multi-axis arm having rotation shafts extending in the vehicle width direction and the vehicle vertical direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a joint having a spherical bearing may be provided at the tip of the support member, and the display may be supported via the joint. Alternatively, a support member composed of a flexible cable that can be bent into a predetermined shape may be applied.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the display 26 is provided with the four operation pieces 52, but the present invention is not limited to this. The number of operation pieces 52 can be changed as appropriate.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 vehicle display device 12 vehicle 14 front part of vehicle compartment 26 display 38 support member 52 operation piece

Claims (1)

a display that is provided in the front part of the passenger compartment so as to protrude from the central part of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction to the rear side of the vehicle via a support member, and that is supported so as to be displaceable in a plurality of directions with respect to the support member;
A storage position provided on the front side of the display in the vehicle front-rear direction and retracted inside an outer edge portion of the display when viewed from the vehicle front-rear direction; an operation piece that can be changed to a projecting position that serves as a handle when performing a displacement operation;
A display device for a vehicle.

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