JPH0538467Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to an on-vehicle autochanger control device for controlling an autochanger of a compact disk (CD).

Conventional technology This type of conventional in-vehicle auto-changer control device has a CD auto-changer installed in the trunk, its controller installed on the dashboard board inside the vehicle, and a control signal from the controller transmitted through a signal transmission line. The CD auto-changer was then transmitted to the CD auto-changer in the trunk to control the CD auto-changer.

Problems that the invention aims to solve As described above, in the conventional example, it is necessary to provide a space for installing the controller for controlling the CD autochanger on the dashboard board in the passenger compartment where the radio receiver, cassette deck, etc. are installed. First, there was the problem that the space required to install the audio equipment became large.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned conventional problems and provides an on-vehicle autochanger control device that requires less installation space for audio equipment including a CD autochanger controller.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a light-receiving section in an audio device such as a radio receiver, a cassette deck, or a combination of these devices, and receives the output from a remote control device (remote controller). The optical signal for controlling the CD autochanger is received by the light receiving section, and the autochanger is controlled by the received signal.

Function The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, in which an optical signal from a remote control is received by a light receiving section provided in an audio device, and the received signal is used to control an autochanger device. There is no need to install an autochanger controller on the dashboard in the room, and the installation space for the audio device can be reduced, allowing for effective use of space.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a front view of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is the main body of an audio device that integrates a radio receiver and a cassette deck; 2
3 is the power switch, 3 is the dust cover provided in the cassette insertion slot, 4 is the eject button for ejecting the cassette, 5 is the tuner button for selecting radio reception, 6 is the AM broadcast, FM broadcast Manual selection button for manual tuning, 7 is a seek button for automatic tuning, 8 is a band switching button, 9 is a preset memory button for memorizing your favorite broadcast station, 10 is a volume adjustment button , 11 is a characteristic display section for displaying spectrum characteristics, equalizer characteristics, etc., in which light emitting elements are arranged vertically and horizontally. 12 is an equalizer characteristic adjustment button; 13 is a display section that displays the reception frequency, reception band, volume, operating status of the cassette deck, etc.; 14 is a characteristic display switching button; when this characteristic display switching button 14 is pressed, the characteristic display section 11, the display is switched to spectrum characteristic display or equalizer characteristic display. 15 is an equalizer memory button for storing equalizer characteristics, and 16 is a volume memory button for storing the desired volume. 17 is a light receiving section, 18
is the operation button that controls play and stop of the autochanger.

In FIG. 1, if you turn on the power switch 2 and press the tuner button 5, it will become radio reception mode.
When a cassette is inserted into the cassette insertion slot, the cassette deck mode is activated. In addition, in the cassette deck mode, the operation buttons 6, 7, 9, etc. can be used as operation buttons for controlling the deck. For example, the operation button 6 serves as a fast forward (FF) and fast reverse (REW) operation button in the cassette deck mode.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of this embodiment, where 1 is the main body of the device, 17 is a light receiving section provided in the main body 1 of the device, and this light receiving section 17 receives an optical signal output from a remote control device (remote controller) 19. receives light. 20
is a decoding circuit, and this decoding circuit 20 exchanges the output of the light receiving section 17 into a digital signal.
21 is a CD autochanger device installed in the trunk of a car, and this autochanger device 21 has an autochanger mechanism 22,
It is composed of a CD player 23 and an autochanger control circuit 24. The control signal output from the decoding circuit 20 is input to the autochanger control circuit 24, and the autochanger mechanism 22
and controls the CD player 23. Reference numeral 25 denotes an operation section provided in the device main body 1, and this operation section 25
are the operation buttons 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9... shown in Figure 1.
Consisting of...etc. A control circuit 26 controls the tuner 27, deck 28, and display device 29 in response to signals from the operating section 25. The display device 29 is
It is composed of a characteristic display section 11 and a display section 13 shown in FIG. 30 is a speaker.

In FIG. 2, when various operation buttons provided on the remote control 19 are operated, optical signals corresponding to each operation button are output, and this optical signal is received by the light receiving section 17 and sent through the decoding circuit 20 to the auto-change. The signal is transmitted to the player control circuit 24, which controls the autochanger mechanism 22 and the player 23, and performs CD selection, playback (PLAY), pause (PAUSE), stop (STOP), song selection, etc.

As described above, in this embodiment, a light receiving section 17 is provided in the audio device main body 1, and the light receiving section 17 receives an optical signal from the remote control 19, and the autochanger mechanism 2
2. Since the configuration controls the CD player 23,
As in the conventional example, the CD is placed on the dash board inside the vehicle.
There is no need to provide a controller for controlling the autochanger, and the installation space for the audio device can be reduced.

Effects of the Invention As described above, in the present invention, an audio device such as a radio receiver, a cassette deck, or a combination of these devices is provided with a light receiving section that receives an optical signal for autochanger control from a remote control. There is no need to install a dedicated controller for the autochanger on the dash board, which has the advantage that the installation space for the audio device can be reduced.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, even when adding an autochanger device to a location away from the driver's seat,
This has the advantage that there is no need to separately provide a light receiving section of the optical remote control near the driver's seat, and the autochanger device can be easily added.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an on-vehicle autochanger control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the same device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Apparatus body, 17... Light receiving part, 19... Remote control device (remote control), 20... Decoding circuit,
21...CD autochanger device, 22...
Auto changer mechanism, 23...CD player,
24...Auto changer control circuit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An audio device such as a radio receiver, a cassette deck, or a combination of these devices is placed near the driver's seat in the vehicle interior, and an autochanger device different from the audio device is placed in a location away from the audio device. An on-vehicle autochanger device, wherein the device is provided with a light receiving section, the light receiving section receives an optical signal for autochanger control output from a remote control device, and the autochanger device is controlled by the received signal.