JPH0563996U - Portable in-vehicle audio equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A portable audio device that is detachably engaged with the vehicle audio device mounting part of the vehicle dashboard or front console box enables the addition of devices that support the new media. .. In addition, by carrying the above equipment at home, AC
Allows use with power supply. A DIN-sized relay tool that engages with an on-vehicle audio equipment mounting portion has a connection terminal on its rear member for connecting to vehicle wiring. If desired, at least one of the side members may have an antenna terminal, a speaker connection terminal, and an AC power supply terminal to be wound. The portable case is divided by a frame,
Accommodates at least one type of audio equipment and relay equipment,
The carrying case is connected to the relay tool with the harness and connector.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a vehicle audio device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a portable vehicle-mounted audio device that can be diverted to be mounted on a vehicle or used indoors as desired.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventional in-vehicle audio equipment includes radios, cassettes, CDs, etc., and is mainly installed in the audio equipment installation part such as the dashboard and front console box of the car as an integrated or composite type component. In addition, there is a trend to equip equipment such as DCC and MD that accommodate the increasing number of media. However, since there is no space to install new equipment inside the vehicle, especially in the vicinity of the dashboard and front console box where these are installed, the above equipment operation part is placed in the conventional audio equipment installation part and equipment is installed in the trunk room etc. A method is used in which the main body is placed and the main body of the equipment is operated from the operation unit via a cable. This method not only causes electrical loss from the operation section to the main body of the device, but also may pick up noise and deteriorate the acoustic characteristics.Moreover, the expensive cable is often used, and the installation work is complicated. Not only that, but it was also expensive.

In addition, in order to prevent the on-vehicle audio device mounted in the audio device mounting portion from being stolen, there is a device in which the on-vehicle audio device can be appropriately removed. In order to meet the purpose of theft prevention, this is mounted on a dedicated stand suitable for attaching and detaching audio equipment, and a handle etc. is attached for convenience of taking out, and it is not convenient to carry. There is no good appearance. Further, the taken out device is merely stored indoors.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention is intended to provide a detachable portable audio device that can adapt even if the number of devices corresponding to the new media increases and that is suitable for theft prevention.

[0005]

[Means for Attempting to Solve the Problems]

 For this reason, the present invention has a portable case made of a light alloy container for accommodating various audio equipment, a relay tool to be mounted at a predetermined position of the audio equipment mounting portion, and a harness and a connector for mutually connecting them. Consists of.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, not only can audio equipment be inserted and inserted into the audio equipment mounting section as in the past to operate the equipment, but even if the number of various audio equipment increases, it is possible to add various types of media by adding a portable case or installing multiple cases. Various compatible audio equipment can be mounted on the vehicle. In addition, since the portable case is made of a light metal container, the distance of wiring is shortened, which not only reduces electrical loss but also reduces noise pickup. Further, the portable case can be brought indoors, for example, and can be easily shared as an indoor audio device by using an AC power supply.

[0007]

【Example】

 In the drawings, members having the same function and action are given the same symbols.

FIG. 1 is a usage diagram of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is a usage example connected to an audio equipment mounting portion 7 of a dashboard of a vehicle. It consists of a portable case 1 placed on the auxiliary seat of the vehicle, a DIN-sized relay tool 2 to be inserted into the audio equipment loading section 7, a harness 3 for connecting them, and connectors 4-1 and 4-2.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the portable case 1, and is a cross-sectional view taken along the line pp of FIG. In the figure, a portable case 1 is covered with a decorative member 11 such as a leather outer appearance, the inside thereof is composed of a metal container body 12 for shielding external noise, and the inside is partitioned by a frame body 16. To form a private room 13 corresponding to. A conductor or wire 17 made of a printed wiring board or the like, which is insulated from each of the individual chambers 13 and is attached to the inside of the metal container so as to be in contact with the inside of the metal container, and which is joined to the husband's equipment, corresponds to the connector receiving portion of the relay tool 2. It is connected to a mounting terminal 14 mounted in a shape. The wire is electrically insulated and protected by a protector 15 forming the lining of the metal container 12. The private room 13 has a size that fits the DIN size, for example, and when the acoustic device is inserted into the private room 13, the respective connection terminals are automatically joined to the mounting terminals 14. The decorative member 11 can be removed if desired. The metal container 12 is made of aluminum or a light alloy such as its alloy, and is grounded through the harness 3 when mounted on a vehicle. The wire is connected to the relay tool 2 by the connector 4-2 through the harness 3 via the connector 4-1. By inserting the relay tool 2, it is possible to connect the audio equipment mounting portion to each wiring of the vehicle.

The frame body 16 that forms the individual chamber 13 inside the portable case 1 is formed on the protective body 15 in a lattice pattern. Therefore, if a part or all of the protective body 15 is removed, the portable case is formed. Since the inside of 1 has a size that is a multiple of the DIN size or an integrated space, it can not only accommodate equipment that is a multiple of the DIN size, but can also be used as various portable cases other than this purpose.

FIG. 3 shows an example of connectors 4-1 and 4-2 that connect the carrying case 1 and the relay tool 2 to each other. For example, a composite wire material of a multiple flat cable or a device such as a combination of a coaxial wire and a single wire is used. Various suitable harnesses can be used. This has an antenna terminal 31, a stereo output terminal 32, a DC power supply terminal 33, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an embodiment of the relay tool 2, which is a case of the single-use relay tool 2-1. The arrow indicates the rearward direction, and the rear member 24 constituting the relay housing is a fitting member that can be connected to a terminal having the same shape as the mounting terminal 14 attached inside the facing portable case 1 inside the audio equipment mounting portion. The combined connection terminal member 8 is provided with an antenna terminal 31-1, which communicates with the connector 4-2, a stereo output terminal 32-1, a DC power supply terminal 33-1 and the like.

The terminal may be a wire-bundle type terminal member 9 as shown in FIG. 5, and an antenna terminal 31-2, a stereo output terminal 32-2, a DC power supply terminal 33-2, etc. are attached to the tip thereof. Connected to the opposing terminals inside the audio equipment mounting portion.

The connector 4-2 is detached from the relay tool 2-1, joined to the connector receiving member 5 of the adapter 10 shown in FIG. 6, and used indoors with an AC power source. Outside the adapter 10, there are an AC power supply terminal 23, an indoor antenna 6, speaker connection terminals 22-1, 22-2, etc., and the AC power supply is converted into DC inside.

Therefore, if the adapter 10 is separately prepared, the in-vehicle device can be freely used indoors.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an embodiment of another mode of the relay tool 2 and is an external view of the shared use relay tool 2-2. The arrow indicates the rearward direction, and the rear member 24 constituting the relay housing is provided with an antenna terminal 31-1, connectable to opposite terminals inside the audio equipment mounting portion, a stereo output terminal 32-1, and a DC power supply terminal 33. -1 is attached.

On the other hand, at least one side surface member 25 is provided with an antenna terminal 21, a speaker connection terminal 22, and a draw-out AC power supply terminal 23-1. The AC power supply terminal 23-1 is usually wound inside the relay tool 2-2 by a known method, and the tip end of the plug is set so as not to project from the side surface member 25. In addition, an AC / DC converter is built in the relay tool 2-2, and when the AC power supply terminal 23-1 is pulled out, the converter operates to obtain DC power from the AC power supply. Has been done.

Therefore, since the relay tool 2-2 uses an AC power source at home, for example, when it is pulled out from the winding state, the AC / DC converter in the relay tool 2-2 acts and the relay tool 2-2 has an AC power source. It is converted into a DC power supply suitable for vehicle-mounted audio equipment, and the audio equipment operates with an AC power supply.

If this device is brought indoors and a corresponding antenna or speaker is separately prepared, it can be used under the same conditions as in-vehicle. FIG. 8 shows this embodiment, which can be easily mounted on the vehicle by connecting separately prepared antenna system 18 and speaker system 19 to antenna terminal 21 and speaker connection terminal 22 and supplying AC power to AC power supply terminal 23-1. The audio equipment can be used as indoor audio equipment.

Of course, these are merely examples, and various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0021]

[Effect of the device]

 Not only is it possible to add new in-vehicle equipment to existing audio equipment, but if this equipment is brought into the house, the in-vehicle equipment can be easily used inside the house.

Since the on-vehicle audio equipment is taken out from the audio equipment mounting portion and the relay tool is detachably inserted therein instead, the theft is prevented. In addition, since the audio equipment and the relay device can be integrally housed in the portable case, it is easy to carry.

Since the AC power supply is used in the house, if the AC power supply terminal of the relay is pulled out from the wound state and the DC power supply can be used, the DC power supply suitable for the on-vehicle audio equipment can be obtained. The onboard audio device easily becomes a home audio device.

Since the portable case can be placed in the vicinity of the audio equipment mounting portion, the harness can be shortened, and therefore the wiring distance is short, resulting in less electrical loss and noise compared to placing the equipment in a trunk room or the like. Also rarely picked up.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a usage diagram of an embodiment of the present invention when mounted on a vehicle.

2 is an explanatory view of the portable case 1 and is a cross-sectional view taken along the line pp of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment of a fanness and a connector for connecting a carrying case and a relay tool.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a relay tool.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a wire bundle type terminal member.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of using the adapter in a house.

FIG. 7 is a view showing another embodiment of the relay tool.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of using the connector of another embodiment in a house.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Carrying Case 2 Relay Tool 3 Harness 4 Connector 5 Connector Receiving Member 6 Indoor Antenna 7 Audio Equipment Mounting Part 8 Fitting Type Connection Terminal Member 9 Wire Material Binding Type Terminal Member 10 Adapter 11 Decorative Member 12 Metal Container Body 13 Private Room 14 Installation Terminal 15 Protective body 16 Frame body 17 Wire rod 18 Antenna system 19 Speaker system 21 Antenna terminal 22 Speaker connection terminal 23 AC power supply terminal 24 Rear member 25 Side member 31 Antenna terminal 32 Stereo output terminal 33 DC power supply terminal.

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A portable case 1 made of a light alloy container body,
A relay device 2 of a DIN size, which is connected to the audio equipment mounting portion, a harness 3 and a connector 4 which connect them to each other.
The portable case has a space for accommodating at least one type of audio equipment and a relay, and the interior is partitioned by a frame 16 corresponding to the DIN size corresponding to the husband and wife, and the container is placed in the compartment. There is a mounting terminal 14 that is joined to the device from the inside of the body, and the wiring of the mounting terminal of the husband and wife engages with the relay tool via the harness 3 and the connector 4, and the relay tool is attached to and detached from the vehicle-mounted audio device mounting portion. A portable in-vehicle audio device characterized by being configured freely. 2. The relay device has an external dimension suitable for an audio device mounting portion for housing an in-vehicle audio device, and a fitting type connecting terminal member or a wire-bonding type terminal member for connecting to a vehicle wiring is provided on a rear member of the relay device. The portable vehicle-mounted audio device according to claim 1, wherein the portable audio device has a detachable structure via a connector connecting the relay and the harness. 3. The relay device has an outer size that fits an audio device mounting portion for housing an in-vehicle audio device, a connection terminal for connecting to vehicle wiring on a rear member of the relay device, an AC power supply terminal on at least one side surface, The portable vehicle-mounted audio device according to claim 1, further comprising a speaker connection terminal and an antenna terminal.