JPH0560072U - In-vehicle remote control device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] This invention automatically lights up when the operation of the remote control transmitter 5 is completed by illuminating the spot lamp 6 locally without illuminating the entire passenger compartment as in the prior art. The purpose is to enable the spot lamp 6 to be turned off. [Configuration] By inputting a reception signal from a reception unit 91 to a drive unit 92 by turning on one of the function switches,
The spot lamp 6 is turned on by the drive signal of the drive unit 92, and the output of the drive signal is stopped unless another function switch is turned on within a predetermined time from the output of the drive signal. [Effect] Therefore, the local illumination by the spot lamp 6 can prevent an adverse effect on the rear view through the rearview mirror, and the spot lamp 6 can be automatically turned off after the operation of the remote control transmitter 5 is completed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a remote control device for a vehicle, which is equipped with a remote control transmitter and is capable of remote control.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, a navigation device installed on the instrument panel of a car, for example, a remote control (hereinafter referred to as remote control) transmitter equipped with multiple function switches has been installed so that it can be remotely controlled even from the back seat. The receiver provided on the main body of the device can receive the remote control signal from the remote control transmitter and control the navigation device to a predetermined operating state.

By the way, in this type of device, since the remote control transmitter itself is not provided with lighting, it is not possible to confirm the position of the function switch of the remote control transmitter when the vehicle is traveling at night, and it is not possible to accurately switch the position of the function switch. Since the operation cannot be performed, the remote control transmitter is normally illuminated by manually turning on the room lamp switch and turning on the room lamp to visually check the position of the function switch. The switch for the room lamp must be turned on every time it is turned on, and it must be turned off when the operation of the remote control transmitter is completed. The same applies to in-vehicle remote control devices.

Therefore, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-54337, the room lamp is automatically turned on by removing the remote control transmitter from a predetermined storage tool, and the remote control transmitter is stored in the storage tool. Therefore, a device for turning off the room lamp has been conventionally proposed.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, it is not preferable for the driver to turn on the room lamp during nighttime driving in terms of the rearward view through the rearview mirror, and the same applies when the vehicle is stopped.

Therefore, the present invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a spot lamp is lit to locally illuminate the interior of a vehicle without illuminating the entire interior as in the conventional case. The purpose is to prevent the driver's rear view from being adversely affected and to automatically turn off the spot lamp when the operation of the remote control transmitter is completed.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 An in-vehicle remote control device according to the present invention includes a device body installed on an instrument panel, a remote control transmitter including a plurality of function switches, which outputs a remote control signal when each switch is turned on, and a remote control transmitter provided on the body. A receiver for receiving the remote control signal and outputting a received signal, and a drive signal is output by inputting the received signal when any of the function switches provided in the main body is turned on, and a drive signal is output. A drive unit that stops the output of the drive signal if there is no input of the reception signal due to the turning on of the other function switch within a predetermined time measured by the timer circuit, and a light source provided in the vehicle interior and turned on by the drive signal. And a spot lamp for locally illuminating It is characterized.

[0008]

[Action]

 In this invention, when any function switch is turned on, the reception signal output from the reception unit is input to the drive unit, the drive signal is output from the drive unit, the spot lamp lights up, and the remote control transmitter is turned on. If the received signal is not input to the drive unit by turning on other function switches within a predetermined time after the light is illuminated and the drive signal is output from the drive unit, the output of the drive signal is stopped. Instead of illuminating the entire passenger compartment, the spot lamp is locally illuminated to prevent the driver's rear view from being adversely affected, and the spot lamp is automatically turned off when the remote control transmitter operation is terminated. It

[0009]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a vehicle-mounted remote control device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

The overall external appearance of the navigation device will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, a display means 2 including a color CRT on an instrument panel 1 of an automobile and a storage portion 3 of a remote control transmitter, which will be described later, are provided. The main body of the navigation device 4 equipped with is equipped with a plurality of function switches similar to the operation unit 3, and a remote control transmitter 5 that outputs a remote control signal such as infrared light by turning on each switch is detachable from the storage unit 3. In addition, a spot lamp 6 is provided on the side of the navigation device body 4 for local illumination. In FIG. 2, 7 is a handle.

Next, a detailed block configuration will be described.

The remote control signal output from the remote control transmitter 5 when the function switch is turned on is transmitted by the receiving unit 91 of the CPU 9 provided in the navigation device body 4 via the interface (hereinafter referred to as IF) circuit 8 including a light receiving element or the like. Upon reception, a reception signal is output from the reception unit 91, and by inputting this reception signal, a drive signal is output from the drive unit 92 of the CPU 9, and this drive signal is output to the spot lamp 6 via the IF circuit 10. The spot lamp 6 is turned on by inputting, the spotlight is emitted, and local illumination is performed.

Further, the time-measured time information from the timer circuit 11 is input to the CPU 9 via the IF circuit 12, and the drive signal is output from the drive unit 92, and then the remote-control transmission is performed within a predetermined time measured by the timer circuit 11. If there is a reception signal input from the reception unit 91 due to the turning on of another function switch of the machine 5, the drive signal is continuously output from the drive unit 92, and if there is no reception signal input from the reception unit 91, the drive unit is output. The output of the drive signal from 92 is stopped.

By the way, the lighting of the spot lamp 6 is detected by the lighting detection circuit 13, and the detection signal is output to the CPU 9 through the IF circuit 14, and the CPU 9 judges whether or not the spot lamp 6 is reliably lighting. Is done.

Further, the CPU 9 gives a command to the navigation control unit 15 according to the remote control signal from the remote control transmitter 5, and a predetermined map for navigation is displayed on the display means 2 under the control of the navigation control unit 15. At the same time, a cursor indicating the current position is displayed on the map, and when the navigation is not required, the CPU 9 controls the television tuner 16 so that the display means 2 displays the television signal reception screen. The CPU 9 also controls the air conditioner 17.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Now, when the apparatus is activated, first, the CPU 9 determines whether or not there is an input of a remote control signal from the remote control transmitter 5 to the receiving unit 91 by turning on a function switch of any one of the remote control transmitter 5. If the determination result is YES, it is determined whether or not this remote control signal is the first switch-on after activation or after the spot lamp is turned off (step S2), and the determination result is YES. For example, a drive signal is output from the drive unit 92 to turn on the spot lamp 6 (step S3), and then the process returns to step S1.

On the other hand, if the determination result in step S2 is NO, the remote control signal determined to have input in step S1 is determined not to be due to the first switch-on but to the second and subsequent switch-on, and is turned on. A command corresponding to the function switch is given from the CPU 9 to the navigation control unit 15 to perform navigation control (step S4), and then the process returns to step S1.

If the determination result in step S1 is NO, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the output of the drive signal from the drive unit 92 (step S5), and the determination result is NO. If so, the process returns to step S1. If the determination result is YES, the spot lamp 6 is turned off if it is on, and if the spot lamp 6 is off, it is kept in the off state (step S6). , And then returns to step S1.

Therefore, when the navigation device is controlled by the remote control transmitter 5 while driving at night, one of the function switches of the remote control transmitter 5 should be pressed while the spot lamp 6 is off. When turned on, the spot lamp 6 is turned on by the processing of steps S1, S2 and S3 in FIG. 3 to illuminate the remote control transmitter 5, and subsequently, by turning on a desired one of the function switches, The navigation device is controlled to a desired state by the process of step S4.

By the way, as described above, if the other function switches of the remote control transmitter 5 are not turned on until a predetermined time elapses after the spot lamp 6 is turned on by the processing of steps S1, S2 and S3 of FIG. It is determined that the navigation control is not necessary, and the spot lamp 6 that is lit is automatically extinguished by the processing of steps S5 and S6 of FIG.

As described above, when the navigation device is remotely controlled by the remote control transmitter 5, the spot lamp 6 is locally illuminated instead of illuminating the entire vehicle interior as in the conventional case. The position of the function switch of the remote control transmitter 5 can be easily visually recognized while preventing the rear view from being adversely affected, and the spot lamp 6 can be automatically turned off when the operation of the remote control transmitter 5 is completed. it can.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the spot lamp 6 is installed on the side portion of the navigation device body 4 has been described, but the installation place of the spot lamp 6 is not limited to this, and may be in the vehicle interior. Good.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the invention is applied to the navigation device has been described, but the present invention can be similarly applied to other vehicle-mounted devices such as an air conditioner and a television.

[0025]

[Effect of the device]

 As mentioned above, According to the in-vehicle remote control device of this invention, When any one of the function switches is turned on, a drive signal is output from the drive unit and the spot lamp lights up. If the other function switch is not turned on within a predetermined time after the drive signal is output from the drive unit, the output of the drive signal is stopped. Local lighting with spot lamps It is possible to prevent the adverse effect on the rear view through the rearview mirror of the driver as in the past, Moreover, the position of the function switch of the remote control transmitter can be easily visually checked, After that, when the operation of the remote control transmitter is finished, the spot lamp can be turned off automatically. It is possible to improve the operability of the remote control transmitter when driving at night.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an in-vehicle remote control device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Instrument Panel 4 Navigation Device Main Body 5 Remote Control Transmitter 6 Spot Lamp 9 CPU 11 Timer Circuit 91 Receiver 91 Drive Unit

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An apparatus main body installed on an instrument panel, a remote control transmitter that includes a plurality of function switches and outputs a remote control signal when each of the switches is turned on, and a remote control signal provided on the main body. A receiving unit that receives and outputs a reception signal, and a drive signal that is output when the reception signal is input by turning on one of the function switches provided in the main body, and a predetermined time measured by a timer circuit from the output of the drive signal A drive unit that stops the output of the drive signal unless the reception signal is input by turning on the other function switch in time, and a spot lamp that is provided in the passenger compartment and illuminates locally by the drive signal to illuminate locally. In-vehicle remote control device characterized by having ..