JPH06219220A - On-vehicle device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To dispense with an outside exposure of an insertion port, while it is not used so as to prevent a dust invasion by providing a software insertion port, on the face of an insertion part, which is stored inside an instrument panel in the storage position of the insertion part and is exposed to the outside in an exposure position. CONSTITUTION:In the depths of a storage part, 10 of an instrument panel 1, an audio equipment 12 is arranged, and a flange 14, which is fixed in a vehicle body side supporting member 15, is arranged in the back face of the audio equipment main body 13. When software 6 is inserted to a navigation device 4 serving as a on-vehicle device, an insertion part main body 5 is pushed down to a vehicle interior side so as to expose an insertion port 7 to the outside. The insertion part main body 5 is set in a standing position and can be stored in the storage part 10 at any time excepting insertion of the software 6. In this way, the insertion port 7 is not exposed to the outside while the insertion part main body 5 is in the storage position, so that a dust invasion is prevented. On the other hand, a dust invasion from insertion ports 19, 21 is also prevented as the insertion ports 19, 21 of the audio equipment 12 are blocked by the insertion part main body 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent automobiles, there is a vehicle equipped with a navigation device (NAVI system) for informing the driver of road information. Such a navigation device is provided with a display section on the instrument panel and an insertion section for software such as an IC card near the driver's seat or on the instrument panel, and the software is inserted through the insertion opening provided in this insertion section. ing.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, as shown in FIG. 5, the insertion opening 100 is provided on the upper surface of the insertion portion 101, and the insertion opening 101 is always exposed to the outside. Therefore, there is a possibility that dust or the like may enter the inside through the insertion opening 101.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to an automobile in which software can be freely inserted into an insertion portion of an in-vehicle device which constitutes a hardware, and the insertion portion is housed in an instrument panel. Between the storage position and the exposed position exposed from the instrument panel to the passenger compartment side, the insertion portion is provided with a soft insertion port, and the soft insertion port is provided at the storage position of the insertion portion. It is provided on the surface of the insertion portion that is housed inside and exposed to the outside at the exposed position.

[0005]

[Function] Since the soft insertion opening is provided on the surface of the insertion portion that is stored in the instrument panel at the storage position of the insertion portion and exposed to the outside at the exposure position, the insertion opening can be exposed to the outside except when in use. It is possible to prevent the invasion of dust and the like.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of an instrument panel of an automobile, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the instrument panel when the main body is tilted, and FIG.
3 is a sectional view taken along line -3, in which 1 is an instrument panel, 2 ... are operation members such as an air conditioner, 3
Is an air conditioner outlet, and 4 is a navigation device. The main body 5 of the navigation device 4 also serves as an insertion portion for inserting the software 6 such as an IC card. The main body 5 has an insertion port 7 formed on its side surface and a display portion 8, an operating member 9 ... Etc. In this embodiment, the insertion portion is integrated with the main body 5 in this way, but it may be configured separately, that is, the main body 5 having the display portion 8, the operating members 9 ... The part may be a separate body. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end of the main body 5 has a pivot P
It is swingably attached to the storage portion 10 of the instrument panel 1 via the, and can be tilted to the vehicle compartment side as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 2 or FIG. The storage position and the state of the imaginary lines in FIGS. 2 and 3 are the exposure positions. As can be seen from these drawings, at the storage position of the main body 5, the insertion port 7 is located inside the storage part 10 and is not exposed to the outside (vehicle side), while at the exposed position of the main body 5, the insertion port 7 is not exposed.
Is exposed to the outside.

An audio device 1 is provided inside the storage section 10.
2, the mounting flange 14 is provided on the back surface of the main body 13 of the audio device 12 as shown in FIG. 3, and the mounting flange 14 is fixed to the vehicle body side supporting member 15 via the screw 16. An insertion port 19 for the CD software 18 and an insertion port 21 for the cassette tape 20 are formed on the front surface of the main body 13, and various operation members 22, ... For adjusting the volume are arranged on the front surface of the main body 13.

In the above, when the software 6 is inserted into the navigation device 4 in this embodiment, the main body 5 is tilted to the passenger compartment side and the insertion opening 7 is exposed to the passenger compartment side as shown in FIG. Insert software 6 from. Therefore, the main body 5 can be stored in the storage portion 10 as shown in FIG. 1 except when the software 6 is inserted. When the main body 5 is in the storage position in this way, the insertion opening 7 is exposed to the outside. First, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering the inside through the insertion port 7. Further, if the main body 5 is in the storage position, the insertion ports 19 and 21 of the audio device 12 can be closed by the main body 5.
It is also possible to prevent dust and the like from entering the audio device 12 through the insertion ports 19 and 21. Further, in this embodiment, since the insertion opening 7 is formed on the side surface of the main body 5, when the software 6 is inserted, it can be inserted into the insertion opening 7 from the side, that is, from the left and right direction, which facilitates the insertion operation. be able to.

In the above-described embodiment, the navigation device is taken as an example of the vehicle-mounted device, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and can be applied to other vehicle-mounted devices. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the on-vehicle device may be an audio device, and in this embodiment, the main body 50 can be swung as in the previous embodiment, and the insertion port 52 of the CD software 51 is formed on the side surface of the main body 50. ing. The function and effect are similar to those of the previous embodiment.

[0010]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the soft insertion port is provided on the surface of the insertion portion which is housed in the instrument panel at the accommodation position of the insertion portion and exposed to the outside at the exposure position, The insertion opening is not exposed to the outside except when in use, and it is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a center of an instrument panel.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part of the center of the instrument panel in a state where the insertion part is tilted down.

3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional insertion portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Instrument panel 4 ... In-vehicle device 5 ... Insertion part 6 ... Software 7 ... Insertion port

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an automobile in which software can be freely inserted into an insertion portion of an in-vehicle device that constitutes hardware, the insertion portion is
It is movable between a storage position that is stored in the instrument panel and an exposure position that is exposed from the instrument panel to the vehicle compartment side, and a soft insertion opening is provided in the insertion portion and the soft insertion opening is provided in the insertion portion. An in-vehicle device, which is provided on a surface of an insertion portion that is housed in an instrument panel at a storage position and exposed to the outside at an exposure position.