JPH08116503A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To mount the display device into a dash board of a vehicle while leaving an installation space for other devices, to allow a person on a driver's seat as well a front passenger's seat to watch a TV program and to allow a shift lever or the like to provide no hindrance even when a television receiver is mounted to a position at which an audio equipment is usually mounted. CONSTITUTION: A television receiver main body 1 is contained in the inside of a casing 2 while keeping it to be nearly horizontal and the television receiver main body 1 is supported turnably in the vertical direction from the horizontal mount state and in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction when the television receiver main body 1 is moved to the outside of the casing by a feed mechanism 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention stores a thin display such as a liquid crystal television in a substantially horizontal state, draws it out from the stored state, and rotates it in a substantially vertical state to see the screen of the thin display. About what you can do.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Although it has become widespread to install an audio device such as a tape deck or a compact disc player on a dashboard in a vehicle, in recent years there has been a demand for installing a television, and it is gradually becoming popular. . By the way, the conventional vehicle-mounted television is a cathode ray tube type, and although it is small, its external dimensions are large, and a considerable installation space is required to install it.

[0003]

However, when a CRT-type TV is installed in the dashboard of a vehicle in a space-wise manner, other audio equipment cannot be installed, and when the dashboard is installed so that it can be seen from the passenger side, the dashboard is stopped. It was inconvenient because I could not see it from the driver's side. Also, since the space for installing audio equipment is relatively low on the dashboard, installing a television at that position was difficult to see because the shift lever and the like interfered.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it can be incorporated in the dashboard of a vehicle leaving an installation space for other devices, and can be used not only from the passenger's seat but also from the driver's seat while the vehicle is stopped. It is intended to make it visible and to prevent the shift lever and the like from getting in the way even when the television is mounted at the position where the audio device is normally mounted.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a thin display main body, a casing for internally storing the display main body in a substantially horizontal state, and a display inside and outside the casing. When the display body is moved to the outside of the casing by the feed mechanism, the display body is rotatable from the horizontal state in the vertical vertical direction and in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the vertical direction. It is characterized in that it is rotatably supported.

Further, when the display main body is housed in the casing with its screen facing downward and its lower end portion is located in the inner portion and is substantially horizontal, and is moved to the outside of the casing by the feeding mechanism. It is characterized in that it is supported rotatably in an upward direction rising from a horizontal state about the lower end side of the display body as an axis.

It is desirable that the display body is rotatably supported by the slide member, and the slide member is slidably supported by the rail that is slidably supported by the casing. It is desirable.

[0008]

When the display device of the present invention is incorporated in the dashboard of a vehicle, the display body is stored inside the casing in a state where the display body is substantially horizontal when not in use, and the display body is casing by the feed mechanism when in use. The display main body is erected so that the screen faces forward, and the display main body can be rotated left and right so that it can be seen from both the passenger seat and the driver's seat while the vehicle is stopped.

Further, since the display main body is housed in the casing with its screen facing downward and the lower end of the display main body being in a substantially horizontal position with the lower end of the display main body positioned outside, the feed mechanism for the display main body is placed outside the casing. When it goes out, it is supported rotatably in the upward direction rising from the horizontal state about the lower end side of the display body as an axis,
The display body will be located relatively above, so that the shift lever etc. will not get in the way.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a usage state of the vehicle-mounted television of this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overall schematic configuration of the vehicle-mounted television. As shown in these figures,
This vehicle-mounted television has a box-shaped casing 2 that houses the television main body 1 therein, and a feed mechanism 3 (see FIG. 3) for retracting the television main body 1 into the casing 2 and delivering the television main body 1 from the casing 2. And a support mechanism 4 for supporting the television main body 1 and connecting it to the feed mechanism 3.
(See FIG. 4).

The above-mentioned television main body 1 is a thin type including a liquid crystal display, and the above-mentioned casing 2 is used.
Is designed to be stored inside in a substantially horizontal state such that the screen of the television main body 1 faces downward and the lower end portion thereof is located at the back.

As shown in FIG. 1, this vehicle-mounted television is incorporated in a dashboard D of a passenger car, and when used, the television main body 1 is sent out from the casing 2 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (b). It is configured to stand upright on the front surface side of the dashboard D, and to be stored in the casing 2 when not in use as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

The feed mechanism 3 for feeding and pulling the television main body 1 out of the casing 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The feed mechanism 3 is configured to slide a slide member 5 to which a television body 1 (not shown in FIG. 3) is connected via a support mechanism 4 (details will be described later).

That is, a motor 7 having a gear 6 attached to its shaft is fixed downward to the inner surface of the rear portion of the casing 2, and the bottom surface of the casing 2 meshes with the gear 6 in sequence and a belt 8 is attached. A series of gears 9a to 9f to which the rotational force is transmitted are attached by the series of gears 9a to 9f.
The rack 10 meshes with the gear 9f located at the end of a to 9f. An elongated hole 10a is formed in the rack 10 along the longitudinal direction, and two pins 11, 11 fixed to the bottom surface of the casing 2 are formed in the elongated hole 10a.
The rack 1 is inserted by these pins 11 and 11.
0 is movable in the longitudinal direction within the range of the elongated hole 10a while being guided.

At the side of the rack 10, the base end of the arm 12 is rotatably connected to the bottom surface of the casing 2 by a pin 13. The arm 12 has elongated holes 12a and 12b formed on the base end side and the tip end side,
A pin 14 fixed to the upper surface of the rack 10 is passed through the elongated hole 12a on the base end side, and the elongated hole 12 on the distal end side is formed.
A pin 15 fixed to the lower surface of the slide member 5 is passed through the inside of b.

Rails 16 and 16 are attached to the inner surfaces of both side walls of the casing 2, respectively. These rails 16 and 16 respectively have two elongated holes 16a,
16b is formed, and the pins 17 and 17 fixed to the side wall of the casing 2 are passed through the upper elongated hole 16a, and the rail 16 can be moved in the longitudinal direction while being guided by these pins 17 and 17. Has become. Also, rail 16
Pins 18, 18 fixed to the end of the slide member 5 are passed through the elongated hole 16b on the lower side, and the rail 16 and the slide member 5 are connected by these pins 18, 18. The pins 18 and 18 can be moved in the elongated hole 16b.

Further, a cutout 19 is formed in the slide member 5 so as to prevent the slide member 5 from hitting the shaft of the motor 7 when the slide member 5 is pulled into the inner part of the casing 2. ing. Further, a hole 20 is formed at the center position of the slide member 5, and a mounting member 26 of the support mechanism 4 described later is mounted in the hole 20. Further, pins 21 and 21 are formed on the side of the hole 20 in the slide member 5, so that the leaf spring 27 of the support mechanism 4 is locked.

In the feeding mechanism 3 having the above structure, as shown in FIG. 3A, the slide member 5 is located in the inner part of the casing 2, that is, the television main body 1 is stored in the casing 2. When the motor 7 is rotated in one direction from the state, the series of gears 9a to 9f are rotated to send the rack 10 forward (left side in FIG. 3), and accordingly, the arm 12 is moved forward around the pin 13. The slide member 5 is rotated toward the front, and thereby the slide member 5 is fed forward along the rails 16, 16. At this time, the pin 14 fixed to the rack 10 moves relatively in the elongated hole 12a of the arm 12, and the pin 15 fixed to the slide member 5 relatively moves in the elongated hole 12b of the arm 12. Become.

Then, the slide member 5 has rails 16 and 1.
When the pin 18 on the front side reaches the tip of the elongated hole 16b of the rail 16 when reaching the tip of the rail 6, the rail 16 itself is pushed forward together with the slide member 5, and as shown in FIG. The rail 16 is sent out forward until the rear end of 16a reaches the position of the pin 17 located at the inner part, whereby the slide member 5 is sent out to the outside of the casing 2.

If the motor 7 is rotated in the other direction from that state, the slide member 5 and the rails 16 and 16 are pulled into the casing 2 by the operation reverse to the above, and
It will return to the state of (a).

The feeding mechanism 3 has been described above. Next, the supporting mechanism 4 will be described with reference to FIG.
The support mechanism 4 supports the lower end of the television body 1 so as to be vertically rotatable, and connects the television body 1 to the slide member 5 of the feed mechanism 3 so as to be horizontally rotatable. As shown in FIG. 4B, a mounting member 26 mounted on the upper surface of the slide member 5 in a horizontally rotatable state by a pin 25, and between the mounting member 26 and the pin 25. Leaf spring 2 inserted in the
7. A holding member 29 fixed to the rear surface of the TV body 1 and connected to the mounting member 26 by pins 28, 28 so as to be vertically rotatable, and a plate fixed to the rear surface of the holding member 29. It is composed of a spring 30.

The mounting member 26 has side walls 26b, 26b and a rear wall 26c raised from the bottom surface 26a. A hole for mounting the mounting member 26 on the slide member 5 is provided at the center of the bottom surface 26a. 31, and arc-shaped notches 32, 32 through which the pins 21, 21 fixed to the upper surface of the slide member 5 are respectively inserted, and circular recesses 33, 3 are formed inside the notches 32, 32.
3 are formed. In addition, the side wall 2 of the mounting member 26
6b, 26b are formed with holes 34, 34 for connecting the holding member 29 with pins 28, 28, and triangular notches 35, 35 are formed on the rear side of these side walls 26b, 26b. Has been done. Further, the rear wall 26c of the mounting member 26 is provided with stoppers 36, 36 formed by cutting and raising the front side. The upper portions of these stoppers 36, 36 have an arc shape, and a large number of recesses 37 ... Are formed on the upper surface thereof.

Both ends of the leaf spring 27 are bent downward, and the mounting member 2 is provided at the center thereof.
6 and a hole 38 corresponding to the hole 20 of the slide member 5, and holes 39 and 39 through which the pins 21 and 21 provided in the slide member 5 are inserted are formed at both ends. The lower surface of the inner side of
A plurality of (five by five) circular protrusions 40 ... Fitting into the recesses 33, 33 formed in the above are formed in an arc shape.

Then, the hole 31 of the mounting member 26 and the hole 38 of the leaf spring 27 are aligned with the hole 20 of the slide member 5 and the pin 25 is inserted therethrough, whereby the mounting member 2
6 is integrally assembled by being sandwiched from above and below by the leaf spring 27 and the slide member 5, and at the same time, the pins 21 and 21 of the slide member 5 pass through the notches 32 and 32 of the mounting member 26 and the holes 39 and 39 of the leaf spring 27. While inserting
One of the protrusions 40 of the leaf spring 27 is fitted into the recess 33 of the mounting member 26.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the mounting member 26 rotates horizontally (left and right in FIG. 5) with respect to the slide member 5 and the leaf spring 27 about the pin 25, and at the same time The angle is regulated within the range of the notches 32, 32 by the pins 21, 21 coming into contact with the arcuate notches 32, 32, and when the mounting member 26 is rotated, the recess 33 on the upper surface of the mounting member 26 is formed. , 33 and leaf spring 2
.. engages with any one of the five protrusions 40 formed on the lower surface of 7, and thereby the mounting member 26 is locked at any position among the five rotation angles, When rotated, a click feeling is obtained by the elasticity of the leaf spring 27.

Next, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the lower surface plate 29a fixed to the lower surface of the television body 1 and the top plate 29b fixed to the rear surface of the television body 1 are provided, and both ends of the lower surface plate 29a are bent backward. Hinge portions 29c, 29c are formed. The holding members 29 are attached to the hinge portions 29c, 29c.
Holes 45, 45 for connecting the mounting member 26 to the above-mentioned mounting member 26 by means of pins 28, 28 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and at the rear side of the holes 45, 45, pins protruding inward are formed. 46 and 46 are fixed.

These pins 46 and 46 are used to hold the holding member 29.
Is located in the notches 35, 35 formed in the side walls 26b, 26b of the attachment member 26 when the attachment member 26 is connected to the attachment member 26, and the attachment member of the holding member 29 is engaged by engaging these notches 35, 35. It is provided as a stopper for restricting the vertical rotation with respect to 26. That is, FIG.
As shown in (a), the pin 46 is provided with the notch 35 in a state where the television main body 1 to which the holding member 29 is attached is substantially horizontal.
It contacts the upper part of the and the further downward rotation is restricted,
Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, the pin 46 abuts on the front portion of the notch 35 in a state where the television main body 1 is slightly upward from the vertical direction, and further upward rotation is restricted. Has become.

The leaf spring 30 is attached to a central position of the lower plate 29a of the holding member 29. The leaf spring 30 is attached so as to extend rearward from the lower plate 29a, its tip is bent inward, and projections 50, 50 are formed at its tip. The tip end of the leaf spring 30 is provided on the rear wall 26c of the mounting member 26 when the holding member 29 is rotated in the vertical direction, as shown in FIGS. While moving along the upper portions of the stoppers 36, 36, the protrusions 50, 50 and the recesses 37 of the stoppers 36, 36 are sequentially engaged at this time, and a click feeling is obtained. The main body 1 is locked at an arbitrary angle.

Based on the above configuration, this in-vehicle television is
The television main body 1 can be rotated in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, respectively. And, as already mentioned, this in-vehicle TV uses the vehicle dashboard D.
When not in use, the TV main body 1 is stored in the casing 2, and when in use, the motor 7 is driven by a switch (not shown) to drive the TV main body 1
2 is sent out from the inside of the casing 2 to a state shown by a solid line in FIG. 2 (a), and then the upper side of the television main body 1 is rotated upward by a manual operation to stand up in a state shown in FIG. 2 (b). Further, the television main body 1 can be rotated in the left and right directions by a manual operation as needed to direct it in a desired direction. Therefore, this on-vehicle television can see the screen from the driver's seat and the passenger's seat without any trouble.

To store the television main body 1 in the above state, the television main body 1 is manually rotated downward to return to the state of FIG. 2A, and the motor 7 is turned on by a switch not shown. It suffices to rotate in the opposite direction to the above, whereby the television main body 1 is retracted and stored in the casing 2.

The on-vehicle television described above uses a thin liquid crystal display as the television body 1, and the television body 1
Since it is housed in the casing 2 in a horizontal state, the size can be made approximately the same as a conventional vehicle-mounted audio device. Therefore, the device can be installed on the dashboard D leaving an installation space for other devices. Is something that can be done. When not in use, the TV main body 1 is stored in the casing 2, that is, in the dashboard D, so that there is no hindrance, and the TV main body 1 is located in front of the dashboard D even when in use. There is no fear of obstructing the field of view and there is no interruption.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be considered.

For example, it is desirable to provide a door on the front surface of the casing 2. The opening and closing of the door may be performed manually, but it is also possible to automatically open and close in conjunction with the operation of the motor 7. That is, when the switch operation for sending out the TV main body 1 is performed, first the door is opened so that the TV main body 1 is sent out thereafter, and the switch operation for storing the TV main body 1 is performed. When the operation is performed, the TV main body 1 may be retracted, and then the door may be closed.

In the above embodiment, the television main body 1 is housed in the casing 2 with the screen facing downward and the lower end of the television main body 1 is located at the back. It is configured to be connected to the feeding mechanism 3, and after the television main body 1 is fed out, the upper side thereof is rotated to stand up. In order to rotate in the direction, as shown in FIG. 7A, the TV main body 1 is set in the casing 2 with the screen facing upward,
Moreover, the lower end of the TV main body 1 is stored in a state of being located on the front side of the casing 2, and the lower end is configured to be connected to the feed mechanism 3. After the TV main body 1 is fed out from the casing 2, the upper portion thereof is arranged. It may be arranged to stand up by rotating the side upward.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the TV main body 1 is stored upward, the upper end of the TV main body 1 is connected to the feeding mechanism 3, and after the TV main body 1 is fed out, the lower side is rotated downward. It may be made to stand up.

However, any of these can be adopted as an embodiment of the present invention, but the one shown in FIG. 7 (a) shows that the TV main body 1 and the dashboard D are in a standing state. 7 becomes larger than that in the above-mentioned embodiment, and the one shown in FIG. 7B has to be installed on the upper side of the dashboard D. Therefore, in relation to other devices. The layout of the dashboard D may be difficult in some cases, and since the screen is stored in an upward state in any case, dust is likely to be attached to the screen, and in consideration of these points, the configuration as in the above embodiment is required. Is most preferred.

The constitutions of the feed mechanism 3 and the support mechanism 4 are not limited to those in the above embodiment, and needless to say, they may be appropriately changed according to design requirements, and the television main body 1 is The display is not limited to one having a TV function, that is, a so-called TV tuner, and may be a display for a simple monitor.

[0038]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the thin display main body is stored in the casing in a horizontal state, and when it is used, it is sent out from the casing and rotated in the vertical direction. Since it is configured to stand up, it can be installed in the dashboard of vehicles such as passenger cars leaving the installation space for other devices, and by making the TV body rotatable in the left and right directions, Since you can freely adjust the direction of the car to any direction, you can see it from the driver's seat or the passenger seat, and if it is not necessary, you can store the display in the casing and it will not disturb you. Produce an effect.

Further, the television main body is housed in the casing with the screen facing downward and the lower end portion is located at the back, and the lower end portion of the television main body is connected to the feeding mechanism. By rotating the TV upright so as to stand up, it is possible to reduce the distance from the dashboard when the TV main body stands up, and it is possible to prevent dust from being attached to the screen during storage.

Further, the display body is supported by the slide member, and the slide member is slidably supported by the rail slidably supported with respect to the casing, so that the display body can be rotated enough to rotate. Even if it is pulled out, the display main body can be held with sufficient strength with respect to the casing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a usage state of a vehicle-mounted television according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 (a) is a perspective view of the vehicle-mounted television of the present invention with the television main body pulled out from the casing, and FIG. 2 (b) is a perspective view of the television main body standing upright.

3A is a perspective view showing a state where the feeding mechanism of the present invention stores the television main body, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing a state where the feeding mechanism feeds out the television body.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view of the support mechanism of the present invention assembled, and FIG. 4B is an exploded perspective view of the support mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state where the television main body of the present invention is rotated in the left-right direction.

FIG. 6A is a side view showing a state in which the television body of the present invention is horizontal, and FIG. 6B is a side view showing a state in which the television body is turned upright and erected.

7A and 7B are schematic configuration diagrams showing another configuration example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 TV body (display body) 2 Casing 3 Feed mechanism 4 Support mechanism 5 Sliding member 16 Rail

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A thin display main body, a casing for storing the display main body inside in a substantially horizontal state, and a feeding mechanism for moving the display main body in and out of the casing. A display which, when moved to the outside of the casing by the feeding mechanism, is rotatably supported in a vertical vertical direction from a horizontal state and rotatably in a horizontal direction orthogonal to the vertical direction. apparatus. 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display body is rotatably supported by a slide member slidably supported by a casing. 3. A thin display main body, a casing for storing the display main body in a state in which the screen is directed downward and the lower end of the display main body is positioned in the inner portion and is substantially horizontal, and a casing of the casing. A feed mechanism for moving the display main body in and out, and when the display main body is moved to the outside of the casing by the feed mechanism, the display main body rises from a horizontal state with the lower end side of the display main body as an axis. A display device, which is rotatably supported. 4. The display body is supported by a slide member, and the slide member is slidably supported by a rail slidably supported by a casing. Display device.