JPH0578650U - Mounting device for in-vehicle equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Purpose] To be able to set an in-vehicle device mounted at a fixed position of the vehicle at an angle that is easy to see and operate from the driver's seat position. [Constitution] The mounting device for an in-vehicle device according to the present invention includes a lower metal fitting 10 which is mounted at a fixed position of a vehicle, an upper metal fitting which rotatably supports the in-vehicle equipment in the Z-axis direction, and a lower metal fitting 10 and an upper metal fitting. The adapter fitting 30 is provided with a screw hole 35 for supporting the vehicle-mounted device rotatably in the X-axis and Y-axis directions.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a mounting device for mounting various in-vehicle devices on a vehicle.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 FIG. 11 is a view showing a mounting state of a car telephone device mounted on a vehicle. In the figure, 1 is a vehicle dashboard in front of the driver's seat, A is an in-vehicle telephone vertically mounted on the dashboard 1, and its display section 3 and operation section 4 face the operator B side. It is installed.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a mounting bracket used when mounting the telephone A on the dashboard 1. In the figure, 6 is a lower metal fitting fixed to the dashboard 1, 7 is an upper metal fitting slidably supported by the lower metal fitting 6, 8a and 8b are shaft holes that serve as swing shafts, and 8c serves as a shaft. It is a screw. The shaft hole 8a on one side is formed with a screw thread, and the shaft hole 8b on the other side is formed as an elongated hole. Reference numerals 9a to 9d are arc-shaped elongated holes, and when the telephone set A is supported on the upper metal fitting 7, the telephone set A is rotatably attached within the range of the elongated holes 9a to 9d. Note that the upper metal fitting 7 and the lower metal fitting 6 in FIG. 12 have the same configuration, FIG. 13 shows a state in which the lower metal fitting 6 and the upper metal fitting 7 having the same shape are joined, and FIG. It is shown that the metal fitting 6 can be swung in the direction of the arrow in the figure.

FIG. 15 shows a state in which the pedestal 5 is rotatably attached to the elongated holes 9 a to 9 d of the upper metal fitting 7 and the telephone set A is locked on the pedestal 5. The telephone set A can be swung in the Y-axis direction shown in the figure by the swing shaft of the screw 8c, and can be turned in the Z-axis direction shown in the figure in the range of the elongated holes 9a to 9d. Therefore, the operator B can adjust the facing angle of the telephone A in the Y-axis and Z-axis directions and set the attachment angle so that it is as easy to see and operate as possible.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The telephone A shown in FIG. 11 is vertically mounted diagonally in front of the driver's seat, and the angle can be adjusted as shown in FIG. You cannot face each other. That is, FIG. 16 is a view seen from above the operator B, and the telephone A diagonally in front of the operator B is parallel to the surface of the dashboard 1.

Therefore, when the operator B operates the telephone A, there is a problem that the display unit 3 is difficult to see and the operation unit 4 is difficult to operate. In particular, since a small LCD display element is usually used for the display unit 4, when the display unit 4 is viewed obliquely from the front, it is extremely difficult to identify the display content due to the polarization effect. In addition, since the operation section 4 in which a large number of small operation buttons are arranged is also difficult to see, an operation error is likely to occur.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and allows the telephone attached to the dashboard to be swung not only in the Y-axis and Z-axis but also in the X-axis direction to accurately operate the surface of the telephone. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting device that can face a person.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, in a mounting device for an in-vehicle device according to the present invention, a lower metal fitting attached to a vehicle position, an upper metal fitting for rotatably supporting the in-vehicle equipment in the Z-axis direction, and the lower metal fitting. And an upper metal fitting, which is an adapter metal fitting which is mounted between the upper metal fitting and the upper metal fitting so as to be swingable in the X-axis and Y-axis directions.

[0009]

[Action]

 An arcuate slot is bored on the device mounting surface of the upper metal fitting, and the vehicle-mounted device attached to the arcuate slot with a screw can rotate in the Z-axis direction within the range of the arcuate slot. .. Also, the adapter inserted between the lower metal fitting and the upper metal fitting is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped, and screw holes in the Y-axis direction and the X-axis direction are formed on the four surfaces of the side surface of the rectangular parallelepiped. Then, the above-mentioned adapter is supported by a lower metal fitting, which is mounted at a fixed position of the vehicle, so as to be swingable in one of the above-mentioned axial directions via screws, and the upper metal fitting is attached to this adapter in the other axial direction. It is rockably supported by. Therefore, the vehicle-mounted device supported by the upper metal fitting can be swung in the X, Y, and Z axis directions to set the mounting angle in any direction.

[0010]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting device of a vehicle-mounted telephone. In the figure, the same components as those in the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the figure, 10 is a lower metal fitting attached to the dashboard 1 of the vehicle, 20 is an upper metal fitting for supporting the pedestal 5 of the telephone A, and 30 is an adapter interposed between the lower metal fitting 10 and the upper metal fitting 20. It is a metal fitting. The lower metal fitting 10 is formed by bending a metal plate into a U-shape, and the bottom of the lower metal fitting 10 is a mounting surface 12 that is mounted on a flat surface of the dashboard 1. The mounting surface 12 has a plurality of arc-shaped elongated holes. The formed mounting holes 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d are bored. Further, shaft holes 15 and 15 into which screws 16 and 16 are inserted are formed in both side plates 14 and 14 which are vertically bent from the mounting surface 12. A large number of small click holes 17 are formed on the concentric circles around the shaft holes 15, 15.

Next, the upper metal fitting 20 on which the pedestal 5 of the telephone set A is supported is bent into a U-shape like the lower metal fitting 10, and a mounting surface 22 and both side plates 24, 24 are formed. The mounting surface 22 and the side plates 24, 24 are provided with arc-shaped mounting holes 23a, 23b, 23c, 23d similar to the upper metal fitting 10 and shaft holes 25, 25. A large number of click holes 27 are formed on the periphery. Although the lower metal fitting 10 and the upper metal fitting 20 have almost the same structure, they may have the same structure in the embodiment.

Further, the adapter metal fitting 30 interposed between the lower metal fitting 10 and the upper metal fitting 20 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped, and the four side surfaces 34 thereof have a screw hole 35 and a screw hole 35, respectively. Two cylindrical protrusions 37 are formed on both sides. The protrusion 37 has the same positional relationship on the circumference as the click holes 17 and 27 formed in the lower metal fitting 10 and the upper metal fitting 20, and the tip diameter of the projection 37 can be fitted into the click holes 17 and 27. It is formed from the dimensions of.

To assemble the metal fittings 10, 20, 30 formed in this way into one body and attach the telephone set A thereto, first, the lower metal fitting 10 is attached to the dashboard 1. Screws (not shown) are respectively inserted into the two mounting holes 13a and 13b or the four mounting holes 13a, 13b, 13c and 13d of the lower metal fitting 10 and fastened to the dashboard 1. The lower metal fitting 10 is usually attached to the dashboard 1 in a fixed state, but it can be attached in a rotatable state. In this case, the position of the lower metal fitting 10 is determined so that the mounting position of the screw is at the center of the elongated holes 13a and 13b, and the screw is fastened. The lower metal fitting 10 after screw fastening can be moved within the range of the arc-shaped elongated holes 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, that is, the lower metal fitting 10 is rotatably attached to the dashboard 1.

Next, the adapter 30 is attached to the lower metal fitting 10. First, the screws 16 are inserted into the shaft holes 15 of the side plate 14, and these screws 16 are screwed into the screw holes 35, 35 of the adapter 30. In this state, the adapter 30 is supported by the lower metal fitting 10 so as to be swingable about the shaft hole 15, but the protrusion 37 formed on the adapter 30 is fitted into one of the multiple click holes 17 of the side plate 14. When the adapter 30 is rotated by applying a predetermined force or more, the protrusion 37 and the click hole 17 are disengaged, the protrusion 37 passes over the click hole 17 and is fitted into the adjacent click hole 17. Therefore, the adapter 30 can swing with a click operation.

Further, the upper fitting 20 is positioned on the adapter 30, and the screw 26 is inserted through the shaft hole 25 of the side plate 24 and screwed into the screw hole 35. In the state where the upper metal fitting 20 is attached, the protrusion 37 of the adapter 30 is fitted in the click hole 27 of the upper metal fitting 20. It is possible to swing with a click motion around the axis of.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the lower metal fitting 10, the adapter 30, and the upper metal fitting 20 are assembled, and FIG. 3 shows that the upper metal fitting 20 swings with respect to the lower metal fitting 10 in the X-axis and Y-axis directions. It shows that it is possible. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the pedestal 5 is rotatably attached to the arcuate mounting holes 23a to 23d of the upper metal fitting 20 and the telephone set A of the pedestal 5 is locked.

As can be seen from FIG. 4, the telephone set A can be swung in the X-axis and Y-axis directions by the rotating shafts of the screws 16 and 26, and the range of the arc-shaped mounting holes 13 and 23 can be changed. Since it can rotate, it can also rotate in the Z-axis direction.

FIG. 5 is a top view showing the positional relationship between the telephone set A mounted on the dashboard 1 of the vehicle and the operator B. The swingable telephone A directed from the dashboard 1 toward the rear of the vehicle is operated. It shows that the angle facing the person B is accurately set. Therefore, since the display unit 3 and the operating unit 4 of the telephone A can face the position of the operator B, the operator can easily see the display unit 3 and the operation of the operating unit 4 becomes easy.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, the same components as those of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. An adapter inserted between the lower metal fitting 10 and the upper metal fitting 20 is designated by reference numeral 40, and the side plates 44X and 44Y on the four sides of the adapter 40 are provided with a plurality of screw holes 45 at equal intervals. It is set up. Further, protrusions 47 are formed on both sides of the screw hole 45.

In this embodiment, by selectively utilizing the plurality of screw holes 45, it is possible to select an arbitrary one from several mounting positions of the metal fittings 10 and 20 mounted on the adapter 40. is there.

FIG. 7 is an example in which the swing axis is biased to the end portions of the side plates 44X and 44Y. Even when the lower metal fitting 10 is fixed to the dash board, the upper metal fitting 20 is attached to the X-axis and in the mounted state of FIG. And freely swingable on the Y axis. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, when the mounting shaft of the lower metal fitting 10 and the upper metal fitting 20 is provided on the side plate 44Y on the Y-axis side of the adapter 40, the telephone set A can swing on the X-axis and the Z-axis.

FIG. 9 shows a third embodiment. The adapter 50 according to this embodiment can be attached to the dashboard by itself without the fittings 10 and 20. The surface 51 of the adapter 50 is provided with a mounting hole 52 having a step in the thickness direction, and the adapter 50 to which the cradle 5 has been mounted in advance can be mounted on the dashboard using double-sided tape. FIG. 9 is a partial sectional view showing the mounting hole 52 of the adapter 50.

The telephone set A is attached to the dashboard 1 by the adapter 50 alone. In this embodiment, the telephone A cannot be swung in the X-, Y-, and Z-axis directions described above, but the telephone set A is attached so as not to project to the front of the dashboard. However, this is the purpose of the embodiment, and has the advantage that it is not necessary to provide unnecessary mounting holes in the dashboard. However, since the mounting of the upper metal fitting 20 is optional, if the upper metal fitting 20 is used, it is possible to swing in the X-axis or Y-axis direction.

In the first embodiment, it has been described that the telephone set A can swing with a click operation. FIG. 10 is a partial sectional view showing an embodiment in which the telephone A can be swung infinitely. The metal fitting and the adapter of this embodiment are not provided with a projection and a click hole, but instead, a friction plate 56 is interposed between the adapter 30 and the upper metal fitting 20, and the screw 16 has a disc spring 57, a spacer 58, and A flat washer 59 is inserted. As shown in the figure, the upper fitting 20 is attached by applying a certain pressing force to the adapter 30 side by the bias of the disc spring, so that the telephone set A can be set at an arbitrary angle.

[0026]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the mounting apparatus for an in-vehicle device of the present invention, the lower metal fitting which is mounted at a fixed position of the vehicle, the upper metal fitting which rotatably supports the in-vehicle equipment in the Z-axis direction, and the in-vehicle equipment. Since it is provided with an adapter fitting that is swingably supported in the X-axis and Y-axis directions, the mounting angle of the device can be appropriately adjusted so that the front surface of the vehicle-mounted device faces the operator side. As a result, it is expected that the display unit and the operation unit of the device can be easily seen from the operator's position, and the operation of the device can be facilitated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an assembly view of a mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the operation of the mounting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the operation of the mounting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the operation of the mounting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a mounting device showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an assembly view of a mounting device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an assembly view of a mounting device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a mounting device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a partially modified example of the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a mounting example of a conventional vehicle-mounted device.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional mounting member.

FIG. 13 is an assembly view of a conventional mounting bracket.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating the operation of a conventional mounting member.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a conventional mounting member.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating the operation of a conventional mounting member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Lower bracket 13,23 Mounting hole 14,24 Side plate 25,25 Shaft hole 16,26 Screw 17,27 Click hole 30,40,50 Adapter bracket 34,44 Side plate 35,45 Screw hole 37,47 Projection

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A mounting member used when mounting an on-vehicle device to a vehicle, comprising: a lower metal fitting to be mounted at a fixed position of the vehicle; and an upper member for rotatably supporting the on-vehicle device in the Z-axis direction. An apparatus for mounting on-vehicle equipment, comprising: a metal fitting; and an adapter fitting interposed between the lower fitting and the upper fitting to support the on-vehicle equipment swingably in the X-axis and Y-axis directions.