JPH07242148A - Storage device for on-vehicle electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a device such that an electronic equipment of disk changer or the like can be stored in a high space efficiency and further can be moved in a direction easily operated. CONSTITUTION:When a cover 13 of a case 11 is opened, a moving bracket 15 is pulled in a direction A by a spring 20, and by shape of a guide hole 14c, an operating part 31c of a disk changer 31 is directed in the diagonally forward relating to an opening part 12a of a case main unit 12. Consequently, an operation or the like of inserting a magazine M to the disk changer 31 is facilitated. When the cover 13 is closed, the moving bracket 15 is pressed in a direction B by a retracting arm 21 provided in the cover 13, to store the moving bracket 15 and the disk changer 31 in the case main unit 12 by a horizontal attitude. Consequently, the disk changer 31 can be stored in good space efficiency in the case 11, and further at operation time, the operating part 31c can be operated from a direction easy to handle.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage device for an on-vehicle electronic device in which a disc changer, a CD-ROM device for a navigation system and the like are stored in a case,
In particular, the present invention relates to a storage device for an on-vehicle electronic device in which an operation section of the electronic device is oriented so that it can be easily handled when the lid of the case is opened.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an installation example of a conventional disc changer. In the installation example shown in FIG. 6, the housing 2 of the disc changer 1 is fixed to the floor surface of the trunk of the automobile by the bracket 3. Case 2
An insertion port 2b is formed on the front surface of the
A door 2a for opening and closing is provided. A magazine M containing a plurality of discs is inserted into the housing 2 through the insertion opening 2b with the door 2a opened, and the magazine M
Are stored in the disk storage chamber 4 in the housing 2. Case 2
Inside, there is a disk drive unit 5 aligned with the disk storage chamber 4.
Is provided, and a disc (for example, a compact disc) pulled out from the magazine M is reproduced and driven by the disc drive unit 5. Further, in the in-vehicle disc changer, the disc drive unit 5 as an internal mechanism is supported by the elastic body in the housing 2, and the vehicle body vibration adversely affects the reproduction operation of the optical head in the disc drive unit 5. It is designed not to give.

[0003]

When the disc changer is installed in the trunk of the automobile as described above, the magazine M cannot be opened to open the door of the luggage every time the magazine M is loaded, ejected or replaced. Must be avoided and there is an inconvenience in operation. Also, since the disc changer occupies a part of the floor in the luggage compartment,
It also narrows the usable space in the luggage compartment. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the insertion port 2b of the housing 2 faces the direction along the floor surface, so that the insertion and ejection of the magazine M are
It had to be performed from a low position along the floor surface, and the posture of the body during operation had to be lowered, resulting in poor operability. In order to allow the magazines to be loaded, ejected and exchanged freely, it is preferable to install the disc changer in the vehicle compartment. However, if the disc changer is installed so as to be exposed in the vehicle compartment, a person's foot or other luggage may directly hit the door 2a or the magazine ejection operation section in the vehicle compartment, and the door 2a may be damaged, or This causes inconvenience such that the magazine M is carelessly ejected from the insertion port 2b.

Recently, it has been considered to install a disc changer in the armrest portion between the driver's seat and the passenger seat with the operating portion facing upward. However, in this case, the internal structure of the armrest must be changed and the design of the vehicle body of the automobile must be changed.
Also, you cannot store other things in the armrest. Further, as recent disk changers for compact disks, a large number of disks such as twelve disks have been stored in a magazine, and the housing of the disk changer is also large. Such a large disc changer may not fit within the size of the armrest depending on the vehicle model.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. Electronic equipment such as a disc changer can be stored in a vehicle compartment without being exposed, and the operating portion is easy to handle when operating. It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage device for a vehicle-mounted electronic device that appears at a position.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided an in-vehicle device comprising a case having an opening and a lid for opening and closing the opening, and an electronic device having an operation section housed in the case. In the electronic equipment storage device, the electronic equipment is
First to fit in the storage space of the case with the lid closed
Is supported in the case so that it can be moved between the posture and the second posture in which the operating portion is inclined toward the opening when the lid is opened. .

In the above description, the electronic device is biased so as to move in the second posture direction, and there is provided retracting means for moving the electronic device to the first posture by the force of closing the lid. Can be

A bracket for supporting the electronic device via an elastic body may be provided, and the bracket may be supported so as to be movable between the first posture and the second posture. Is.

[0009]

With the above means, when the lid of the case is closed, the electronic device such as the disc changer is housed in the case with the lid closed. Further, when the lid of the case is opened, the electronic device inside can move to a posture in which the operation portion thereof is oriented obliquely with respect to the opening portion of the case. In the posture where the operating part faces diagonally to the opening of the case, it can be handled from the direction easy to operate diagonally forward of the opening, and in the case of a disc changer,
The disc cartridge can be ejected and inserted from diagonally forward of the opening. Therefore, the case may be a small one having a space in which the electronic device can be stored,
Even in this case, when the lid is opened, it becomes easy to operate the operation unit of the electronic device.

Since the case can be minimized, even if the case is installed on the floor of the passenger seat of an automobile, the actual living space in the passenger seat is not narrowed. It is also possible to use the upper surface of the case as a footrest for the passenger seat. Also, since the electronic device is stored in the case, feet and other luggage do not directly hit the electronic device, the housing of the electronic device is not damaged, and in the case of a disc changer, the magazine is mistakenly used. There is also no possibility that the magazine will pop out accidentally by pushing the ejection operation part.

Further, by biasing the electronic device so as to move it to the second position, when the lid is opened, the operating portion of the electronic device automatically faces the opening. If the electronic device is pulled into the first posture when the lid is closed, the electronic device after the operation can be automatically returned to the inside of the case only by closing the lid. Therefore, operations other than opening and closing the lid are unnecessary.

Further, if a bracket is provided for supporting the electronic device via an elastic body, and the bracket is supported so as to be movable between the first posture and the second posture, an automobile is provided. Since it is not necessary to provide an elastic body in the housing of the electronic device to prevent the vehicle body vibration from adversely affecting the internal structure of the electronic device, the internal structure of the electronic device can be simplified and manufactured at low cost. become. In addition, the elastic body provided between the electronic device and the bracket allows the outer dimensions to be selected more freely than the elastic body provided inside the electronic device, and also the degree of freedom in the arrangement position of the elastic body and the like. Get higher Therefore, an elastic body having a sufficient function to protect the electronic device from vibration can be freely selected and used, and the vibration resistance performance of the electronic device can be improved.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a storage device for storing a disc changer using a compact disc as an example of an on-vehicle electronic device, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a state in which a case lid of the storage device is closed, and FIG. It is a side sectional view showing a state where a lid is opened. Reference numeral 11 is a case, which is made of a plastic material or the like. The case 11 is rotatably attached to the case main body 12 having an opening 12a for accommodating the disc changer 31 therein and a hinge 13a having a rotating shaft to open and close the opening 12a. And a lid 13 that operates. A hook 22 is rotatably supported by a shaft 22b at the tip of the lid 13, and an engaging portion 23 is provided on the front surface of the case body 12. As shown in FIG. 2, the lid 13
When the hook is closed, the protrusion 22a of the hook 22 is
And the groove portion 23a of the engaging portion 23 are tightly fitted to each other, so that the lid 13 is firmly fixed to the case body 12 at the closed position.

On the inner bottom surface of the case body 12, two support members 14, 14 fixed at a predetermined interval are provided. The support members 14 and 14 are formed by bending an L-shape with a plastic material or preferably a sheet metal material, and the fixing portions 14a and 14a at the lower ends thereof are
It is fixed to the bottom surface of the case body 12 by fixing means such as screwing. Standing portions 14b of the support members 14 and 14,
Two guide holes 14c and 14d as guide portions are formed in each of 14b. The guide hole 14c located on the front side of the case is a gently sloping part (a) whose rear end is gently inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the case body 12, and the front part of the case is directed toward the opening 12a of the case body 12. The guide hole 14c is a dogleg-shaped elongated hole.
The guide hole 14d located at the rear of the case is a straight hole that inclines at substantially the same angle as the gentle slope portion (a). Reference numeral 15 in the drawing denotes a moving bracket to which the disc changer 31 is attached. The moving bracket 15 is formed by bending left and right side pieces 15a, 15a and a rear side piece 15b. The left and right side pieces 15a, 15a and the rear side piece 15b are in the state of FIG. Stands almost vertically from the bottom. The moving bracket 15 is made of a plastic material or preferably a sheet metal material.

Left and right side pieces 15a of the moving bracket 15,
A guide pin 18a and a guide pin 18b project and are fixed to the outer surface of each 15a. One guide pin 18a is slidably inserted in the guide hole 14c of the support member 14, and the other guide pin 18b is inserted in the guide hole 1c.
It is slidably inserted in 4d. Each guide pin 18a
And 18b include a retaining ring 1 on the outside of the side piece 15a.
9, 19 ... Are fitted. On the inner surfaces of the left and right side pieces 15a, 15a of the moving bracket 15, dampers 16, 16 ... Encapsulating oil or air as elastic bodies are attached, and the upper sides of the side pieces 15a, 15a are similarly elastic. Coil spring 17 as a body
The upper end of is locked.

A disc changer 31, which is an example of electronic equipment, is attached to the moving bracket 15. The disc changer 31 is supported by the support members 14 and 14 via the moving bracket 15. The housing 32 of the disc changer 31 is made of a cosmetic material such as a plastic material. Shafts 33 and 33 (see FIG. 2) are fixed to both side surfaces 32a and 32a of the housing 32, respectively. The damper 16 has a bag portion in which oil or air is sealed, and is fixed to the inner surface of the side piece 15a of the moving bracket 15. The shaft 33 is fitted inside the bag portion of the damper 16. As a result, the disc changer 31 is elastically supported on the movable bracket 15 by the damper 16 which is an elastic body so as to be movable. Further, hooks 32b are integrally formed at the lower ends of both side surfaces 32a, 32a of the housing 32 of the disk changer 31, and the coil spring 1 as an elastic body is formed.
The lower end of 7 is formed on this hook 32b.

That is, the disc changer 31 is supported by the movable bracket 15 via the elastic body formed by the damper 16 and the coil spring 17. Of the elastic body, the coil spring 17 elastically suspends the disc changer 31, and the damper 16 causes the vehicle body vibration to directly act on the disc changer 31 via the case body 12 and the support member 14. Are prevented. It should be noted that the damper may be further provided between the bottom surface of the housing 32 of the disc changer 31 and the bottom plate of the moving bracket 14 or the like. Further, by arranging a plurality of dampers efficiently, for example, the coil spring 17 may not be used, and the elastic body may be configured only by the dampers.

A mechanism chassis is further provided inside the housing 32 of the disc changer 31. Inside the mechanism chassis, a disc storage chamber in which a magazine M containing a plurality of compact discs and the like is loaded, and a magazine. A disk drive unit is provided which is loaded with a disk pulled out or taken out from M and performs a reproducing operation.
The disk storage chamber is the same as that shown by reference numeral 4 in FIG. 6, and the disk drive unit is stored in the same position as shown by reference numeral 5 in FIG. In the disk drive unit, a transfer mechanism that pulls out the disk from the magazine M and returns the disk to the magazine M, a turntable that drives the disk to rotate, a spindle motor that rotates the disk, and an optical head that reads the reproduction information of the disk. Etc. are built in. In a general disc changer, a disc drive section is elastically supported by an elastic body such as a damper or a coil spring with respect to the mechanism chassis to prevent external vibration from directly reaching an optical head or the like in the disc drive section. However, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and the like, since the housing 32 of the disk changer 31 is elastically supported by the elastic body of the damper 16 and the coil spring 17 with respect to the moving bracket 15, the inside of the mechanism chassis inside the housing 32 is shown. It is not necessary to provide an elastic body for supporting the disk drive unit.

That is, the case body 12 and the support member 14
The vehicle body vibration transmitted to the support member 14 and the moving bracket 1
It is not necessary to provide an elastic body such as a damper or a coil spring inside the housing 32 of the disc changer 31 because it is elastically shielded from the housing 5. Therefore, a space for inserting a damper or the like between the mechanical chassis in the housing 32 of the disk changer 31 and the disk drive unit is not required, the structure inside the housing 32 can be simplified, and the housing 32 can be made compact. Can be configured to. In addition, the moving bracket 15
And a housing 32 of the disc changer 31 can sufficiently secure a space for disposing the damper 16 and the coil spring 17. Therefore, a large damper 16 can be used freely, and the arrangement positions of the damper and the coil spring can be selected relatively freely. Therefore, as compared with the case where an elastic body such as a damper is provided inside the housing 32 of the disc changer 31, in the present embodiment, selection of the function of the damper and further selection of the arrangement position of the damper 16 and the coil spring 17 are free. Yes, you will be able to exert an effective anti-vibration function.

As shown in FIG. 1, the disc changer 3
The front surface of the housing 32 of No. 1 is an operation unit 31c. The insertion port 31b of the magazine M is opened in this operation portion. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the housing 32 is provided with a door that opens and closes the insertion port 31b. With the door open, the magazine M is loaded into the disc storage chamber in the housing 32 through the insertion port 31b. In the case of a disc changer, the number of operating members arranged on the operating portion 31c is small, for example, the ejecting operation button 31a. This discharge operation button 31a
Is for ejecting the magazine M loaded in the disc storage chamber from the insertion port 31b. In the lower part of the left and right side pieces 15a, 15a of the moving bracket 15,
The latch pins 15c, 15c are fixed, and a pair of latch pins 12b, 12b are fixed inside the bottom surface of the case body 12. Between the latch pin 15c and the latch pin 12b,
A tension coil spring 20 is hung as a biasing member or a spring member. Due to the elastic biasing force of the tension coil spring 20, the moving bracket 15 and the disc changer 31 attached thereto move,
It is always biased in the second posture direction shown in FIG. The biasing member or spring member that biases the moving bracket 15 and the disc changer 31 is not limited to the tension coil spring 20, and may be, for example, a torsion spring.

When the moving bracket 15 and the disc changer 31 move from the first posture shown in FIG. 2 to the second posture shown in FIG. 3, the tension coil spring 2 is moved.
With 0, it is pulled by a strong elastic force and moves. Therefore, when moving to the second posture shown in FIG. 3, a violent impact noise may be generated and the internal mechanism of the disc changer 31 may be impacted. Therefore, it is preferable to provide a shock absorber or a damper for alleviating the impact when the moving bracket 15 is pulled by the tension coil spring 20 and moves to the second posture of FIG. Further, one or two retractable arms 21 are fixed to the inner surface of the rear portion of the lid 13. A pressing roller 21a is rotatably attached to the lower end of the retracting arm 21 in the figure. The pressing roller 21a contacts the inner surface of the rear side piece 15b of the moving bracket 15. In this embodiment, the retractable arm 21, the pressing roller 21a, and the rear side piece 15b of the moving bracket 15 move the moving bracket 15 and the disc changer 31 from the second attitude of FIG. 3 to the first attitude position of FIG. Retracting means for retracting to is configured. The tension coil spring 20 is a driving means for driving the moving bracket 15 and the disc changer 31 from the first posture to the second posture. Further, both the driving means by the tension coil spring 20 and the pulling means constitute an advance / retreat driving means or a movement driving means for moving the moving bracket 15 and the disk changer 31 between the first posture and the second posture. Has been done.

Next, the operation of the storage device having the above structure will be described. In FIG. 2, the opening 12 a of the case body 12 of the case 11 is closed by the lid 13. The moving bracket 15 is moved to the A position by the tension coil spring 20.
Although it is urged to pull in the direction, in the state where the lid 13 is closed as shown in FIG. The side piece 15b is pulled in the B direction. When the moving bracket 15 is pulled in the direction B, the guide pin 18a provided on the moving bracket 15 is provided.
Has moved to the vicinity of the rear end (end in the B direction) of the gently sloping portion (a) of the guide hole 14c of the support member 14. Further, the guide pin 18b provided on the moving bracket 15 is moved near the rear end of the guide hole 14d of the support member 14. As a result, the moving bracket 15 and the housing 32 of the disk changer 31 in the first posture are the bottom surface 1 of the case body 12.
It is almost parallel to 2c. Therefore, the moving bracket 15 and the disc changer 31 are accommodated in the case 11 in which the lid 13 is closed in the posture with the highest storage efficiency.

In the first posture shown in FIG. 2, the bottom surface 12c of the case body 12 and the bottom plate 15 of the moving bracket 15 are arranged.
The distance h1 from d can be minimized. That is, in the final stage operation when the moving bracket 15 is stored, the moving bracket 15 descends while being guided by the gently inclined portion (a) of the guide hole 14c and the gently inclined portion of the guide hole 14d,
At this time, the bottom plate 15d of the moving bracket 15 moves substantially parallel to the bottom surface 12c of the case body 12. Therefore, even if the distance h1 is reduced, the moving bracket 1
There is no effect on the storage operation of No. 5. Therefore, the interval h1 can be further reduced than the dimension shown in FIG. 2, and the inner and upper dimensions of the case 11 can be reduced. Alternatively, by shortening the interval h1, it becomes possible to accommodate a disk changer having a large size with respect to the limited internal volume of the case 11, and the internal space of the case 11 can be effectively used.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, a space h2 is provided between the upper surface of the housing 32 of the disc changer 31 and the inner surface of the lid 13, and the housing 32 of the disc changer 31 is provided.
A space h3 is provided between the bottom surface of the moving bracket 15 and the bottom plate 15d of the moving bracket 15. As described above, since the housing 32 of the disc changer 31 is elastically supported by the damper 16 and the coil spring 17 with respect to the moving bracket 15, when the vehicle body vibration acts, the moving bracket 15 is moved.
On the other hand, the housing 32 of the disc changer 31 moves relatively. The spaces h2 and h3 are provided as a movement allowance space when the housing 32 of the disc changer 31 is relatively moved. However, in the storage state of FIG. 2, since the moving bracket 15 and the disc changer 31 are in a substantially parallel posture in the case 11, the upper surface of the casing 32 of the disc changer 31 and the lid 13 are covered.
Even if the distance h2 from the inner surface of the disk is provided by a distance required for relative movement, the height of the case 11 as a whole does not become so large. It can be stored efficiently.

In the state shown in FIG. 2, the moving coil bracket 15 is pulled in the direction A by the pulling coil spring 20, and this pulling force is applied to the pressing roller 21a.
Is acting on. By this force, the lid 13 is biased in the opening direction. However, since the protruding portion 22a of the hooking hook 22 provided on the lid 13 and the groove portion 23a of the engaging portion 23 provided on the case body 12 are strongly fitted, the pulling force of the pulling coil spring 20 is increased. This prevents the lid from being opened accidentally. In order to prevent the lid 13 from opening, the case body 12 and the lid 13
It is also possible to provide a lock mechanism that completely fits the concave and convex portions and a lock release means for releasing the lock by the lock mechanism between the and.

Next, when the engagement between the hook 22 and the engaging portion 23 is released, the lid 13 can be opened.
At this time, since the moving bracket 20 is biased in the A direction by the tension coil spring 20, this biasing force is applied to the pressing roller 21a from the rear side piece 15b, and the lid 13 naturally opens in the posture shown in FIG. . Moving bracket 1
5 is pulled in the A direction by the tension coil spring 20, and as shown in FIG. 3, the guide pin 18a provided on the moving bracket 15 is attached to the tip of the steep slope portion (b) of the guide hole 14c of the support member 14 in the A direction. Moving. Further, the guide pin 18b provided on the moving bracket 15 is the support member 1
4 to the tip of the guide hole 14d in the A direction.

As a result, in the second posture shown in FIG. 2, the moving bracket 15 and the disc changer 31 attached thereto move in the direction A by the function of the steep slope portion (b) of the guide hole 14c. Will be in a position to lift up. As a result, the operating portion 31c of the disc changer 31
Is inclined and faces upward with respect to the opening 12a of the case body 12. In the illustrated embodiment, in the second posture shown in FIG. 3, not only the operating portion 31c faces obliquely with respect to the opening 12a, but also most of the operating portion 31c is directed outward from the opening 12a of the case body 12. It is popping out (upward). Therefore, when the magazine M containing a plurality of discs is inserted from the insertion port 31b of the disc changer 31, the case body 12 does not get in the way. Also,
When ejecting the magazine M from the insertion port 31b, the magazine M does not hit the case body 12. Further, the ejection operation button 31a for ejecting the magazine M can also be operated in an easy-to-operate direction from diagonally forward of the opening 12a without being disturbed by the case body 12.

In FIG. 2, the operating portion 31c of the disc changer 31 moved to the second posture is the case body 1
The second opening 12a projects upward. However, even if the operating portion 31c does not go out of the case through the opening 12a, the operating portion 31c does not open inside the case main body 12.
If it faces diagonally, the operation will be easier. That is, there is no part of the case main body 12 in the area in which the vertical dimension W of the operating section 31c (vertical dimension of the disc changer 31) is extended to the front of the operating section 31c, or the case main body 12 is located in this area. If only a part is present, the operation portion 31c can be operated via the area of the upper and lower widths indicated by W, and this operation is not disturbed by the case body. However, in order to obtain good operability, in the second posture of FIG.
It is preferable that all or most part or part of the operation part 31c is exposed to the outside of the case body 12 through the opening 12a.

As for the place where the case 11 is installed, as shown in FIG. 4, the floor surface D in front of the passenger seat of the automobile C is shown.
It can be installed in. Of course, it can be placed on the floor in front of the rear seats. When the case 11 is placed on the floor surface in front of the seat, when the lid 13 is closed, the disc changer 31 is housed in the case 11 and is not exposed to the outside. Never hit directly. Therefore, the door of the insertion port 31b of the disc changer 31 is not damaged, or the ejection operation button 31a is accidentally pressed, so that the magazine M does not accidentally pop out from the insertion port 31b. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, since the disk changer 31 is accommodated in the case 11 in a horizontal posture, the case 11 with the lid 13 closed can have a small height. Therefore, even if the case 11 is on the floor, the living space in front of the seat is not extremely narrowed. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, when the lid 13 is closed, the upper surface of the lid 13 is an inclined surface that descends toward the seating direction. Therefore the lid 13
The upper surface of can be used as a footrest for the person sitting in the seat. In addition, when the case 11 is installed in the trunk room of an automobile, the case 11
Since the luggage can be temporarily placed on the disc, the disc changer is protected in the luggage compartment.

Next, in the installation example shown in FIG.
Is embedded in the dashboard E in front of the passenger seat.
Then, with the lid 13 closed, the upper surface of the lid 13 coincides with the surface of the dashboard. In the installation example shown in FIG. 5, since the case 11 is embedded in the dashboard E, it does not disturb the passengers in the vehicle interior. Further, since the lid 13 is normally closed, it does not hinder the driver's visual field. 1 to 3, the damper 16 and the coil spring 17 are provided between the moving bracket 15 and the housing 32 of the disc changer 31.
Since an elastic body such as is provided, it is not necessary to provide an elastic body such as a damper inside the housing 32 of the disc changer 31. However, when the disc changer 31 in which the disc drive portion is elastically supported by a damper or the like is used inside the housing 32, the disc changer 31 is directly attached to the moving bracket 15 without providing the damper 16 or the coil spring 17. You can fix it to. Alternatively, the shaft fixed to the housing 32 of the disk changer 31 may be inserted into the guide holes 14c and 14d of the support member 14 so as to be directly slidable. In this case, the tension coil spring 20 causes the housing 32 of the disk changer 31 to
Is directly urged and the retractable arm 21 causes the housing 3 to move.
2 will be pressed directly.

If a disk changer in which the disk drive portion is elastically supported in the housing 32 is used and the damper 16 and the coil spring 17 shown in FIG. 2 are not provided, the housing of the disk changer 31 is used. 32 and the distance between the moving bracket 15 and the movable bracket 15 for relative movement h2 and h
It is not necessary to provide 3 (see FIG. 2). Contrary to the illustrated embodiment, the moving bracket 15 or the disc changer 31 is biased in the direction B by a biasing member such as a spring, and when the lid 13 is opened, the rear side of the moving bracket 15 is pushed by the pressing roller 21a. Push the piece 15b in the direction A, and cover 13
The disc changer 31 may be moved to the second posture shown in FIG. 3 by the turning force in the opening direction. In this case, it is preferable to provide a lock mechanism that locks the lid 13 at the open position.

Further, the leading end of the retractable arm 21 provided on the lid 13 is pivotally connected to the rear side piece 15b of the movable bracket 15 so that the lid 13 can be moved by both opening and closing operations. Thus, the moving bracket 15 or the disc changer 31 may be moved in the AB direction. In this case, the tension coil spring 20 is unnecessary. Further, even if the moving bracket 15 or the disc changer 31 is not interlocked with the moving force of the lid 13 and the moving bracket 15 or the disc changer 31 is held by hand and moved between the first posture and the second posture. Good. In this case, it is preferable to provide a mechanism for locking the moving bracket 15 or the disc changer 31 with respect to the support member 14 in the posture shown in FIG. Alternatively, when the operation button is pressed with the lid 13 opened, the moving bracket 15 or the disc changer 31 is moved by power between the first posture and the second posture by the power of the motor. It may be. The electronic device is not limited to a disc changer, and may be, for example, a CD-ROM device used in a vehicle-mounted navigation system or a facsimile device using a car phone.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, the case may be a small one having a space for housing an electronic device therein, or a large electronic device can be efficiently housed in the case, and a lid can be provided. When opened, it becomes easy to operate the operation unit of the electronic device. When the case is made small, even if the case is installed on the floor surface in front of the seat of the automobile, the living space in front of the seat is not narrowed.
It is also possible to use the upper surface of the case as a footrest for the passenger seat. Also, since the electronic device is stored in the case, feet and other luggage do not directly hit the electronic device, the housing of the electronic device is not damaged, and in the case of a disc changer, the magazine is mistakenly used. There is also no possibility that the magazine will pop out accidentally by pushing the ejection operation part.

Further, by biasing the electronic device so as to move it to the second position, when the lid is opened, the operating portion of the electronic device automatically faces the opening. If the electronic device is pulled into the first posture when the lid is closed, the electronic device after the operation can be automatically returned to the inside of the case only by closing the lid. Therefore, operations other than opening and closing the lid are unnecessary.

Further, if a bracket for supporting the electronic device through an elastic body is provided, and the bracket is supported so as to be movable between the first posture and the second posture, the automobile is provided. Since it is not necessary to provide an elastic body in the housing of the electronic device to prevent the vehicle body vibration from adversely affecting the internal structure of the electronic device, the internal structure of the electronic device can be simplified and manufactured at low cost. become. In addition, the elastic body provided between the electronic device and the bracket allows the outer dimensions to be selected more freely than the elastic body provided inside the electronic device, and also the degree of freedom in the arrangement position of the elastic body and the like. Get higher Therefore, an elastic body having a sufficient function to protect the electronic device from vibration can be freely selected and used, and the vibration resistance performance of the electronic device can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a storage device that stores a disc changer as an example of an on-vehicle electronic device.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the lid is closed and the disc changer is housed inside the case;

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the lid is opened and the operation portion of the disc changer is directed obliquely forward.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a case of the storage device is installed in front of a passenger seat of an automobile,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the case of the storage device is embedded in the dashboard,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an installation example of a conventional disc changer,

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Case 12 Case Body 13 Lid 14 Supporting Member 14c, 14d Guide Hole 15 Moving Bracket 15b Rear Side Piece 16 Damper 17 Coil Spring 18a, 18b Guide Pin 20 Pulling Coil Spring 21 Pulling Arm 21a Pressing Roller 31 Disc Changer 31a Discharge Operation Button 31b Insertion port 31c Operation part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A storage device for a vehicle-mounted electronic device, comprising: a case having an opening and provided with a lid for opening and closing the opening; and an electronic device having an operation unit housed in the case, The electronic device has a first posture in which the lid is closed and is accommodated in the storage space of the case, and a second posture in which the operation portion is inclined toward the opening when the lid is opened. A storage device for an on-vehicle electronic device, which is supported in a case so as to be movable between them. 2. The electronic device is biased to move in the second posture direction, and a retracting means for moving the electronic device to the first posture by a force for closing the lid is provided. The storage device for an on-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1. 3. A bracket for supporting an electronic device via an elastic body is provided, and the bracket is supported so as to be movable between the first posture and the second posture. The storage device for the on-vehicle electronic device according to 2.