JPH08175279A - Angle adjustment mechanism for on-vehicle television - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enhance operability for the angle adjustment of a television by providing a connection member which switches the connecting relation between a scope display section and a rotary lever in fixed and/or non-fixed condition. CONSTITUTION: In a state that a scope display section 13 is isolated from a front surface section 11 with the scope display section slid, when the upper section 137 of the scope display section 13 is depressed to the direction of an arrow head C, a roller 442 is pushed to the recessed oblique surface of a rotary lever 42, and since the roller is energized to the direction of an arrow head D, the roller is moved to the direction of the arrow head C in a state that it is in contact with the recessed oblique surface. And when the roller crosses a projected section between positioning recessed sections, the roller is moved to the direction of the arrow head D by the restoring force of the tension spring 43, and it enters into the positioning recessed section again so as to be engaged therewith. When the upper section 137 of the scope display section 13 is furthermore depressed to the direction of the arrow head C, similar operations are so processed that the roller 442 enters into the following recessed section so as to be engaged therewith. Besides, when the upper section 137 of the scope display section 13 is pulled out to the direction of the arrow head D, operations are carried out reversely to those when the aforesaid upper section is depressed to the direction of the arrow head C.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted television incorporated in a dashboard of an automobile, and more particularly to an angle adjusting mechanism for a screen display portion of the vehicle-mounted television.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Since a television for an automobile is installed in a limited space such as a dashboard, a thin television using a liquid crystal television screen display portion has become popular. Some televisions have a television screen display unit that can be stored in the apparatus and are always held on the front surface of the apparatus except when in use. In both the retractable type and the hold type, it is necessary to adjust the angle of the television screen display portion in the direction most easily seen when receiving an image.

Further, when a vehicle-mounted television is installed, a considerably large installation area is required due to the size of the screen.
There is a problem that the installation space for other audio equipment and the like is lost, and in order to solve this problem, there is a method of installing the audio equipment and the like in a relatively large space behind the TV screen display section.

[0004]

However, in this method, for example, an insertion opening for inserting a recording medium such as an operating portion of an audio device, a cassette tape or a compact disc (hereinafter referred to as a CD) into the audio device. Is hidden in the TV screen display unit, so that it becomes necessary to temporarily move the TV screen display unit. In particular, the insertion opening of the recording medium is inevitably arranged behind the television screen display section due to its size and mechanical relationship, and movement of the television screen display section is inevitable when inserting or ejecting the recording medium. It was a thing. However, if you move the TV screen display unit to insert a cassette tape or CD after adjusting the angle of the TV screen display unit, the angle adjustment state will collapse, so when you watch TV broadcast later. It is necessary to readjust the angle of the display portion of the television screen in the direction that is most easy to see, which is troublesome.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an in-vehicle television angle adjusting mechanism for an in-vehicle television that has good operability.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is intended to achieve the above-mentioned object, and is a television incorporated in a dashboard or the like of an automobile, in which a screen is provided in front of a front portion of a main body fixed to the automobile. In an angle adjustment mechanism of a vehicle-mounted television in which a screen display unit is rotatably installed so as to face, a rotation lever that can be fixed at a desired angle with respect to the main body unit, the screen display unit and the rotation unit. The connection with the lever
It has a connecting member that switches between a fixed state and a non-fixed state.

[0007] A television incorporated in a dashboard of an automobile, for a vehicle, in which a screen display unit is rotatably installed so that a screen faces forward at a front portion of a main body fixed to the automobile. In the angle adjustment mechanism of the TV,
A second rotating lever that can be fixed at a desired angle with respect to the main body, and a second connecting member that switches the connection relationship between the screen display unit and the second rotating lever in a fixed or non-fixed state. It is characterized by having.

[0008]

According to the present invention, when the screen display portion and the rotary lever are fixed by the connecting member, the main body portion and the rotary lever are fixed at a desired angle, and the screen display portion and the rotary lever are fixed. Is fixed, the main body and the screen display are fixed at a desired angle. When the screen display unit and the rotating lever are unfixed by the connecting member, the main body unit and the screen display unit are also unfixed, and the screen display unit can be opened. In this case, since the fixed angle between the main body and the turning lever does not change, when the screen display unit and the turning lever are fixed again by the connecting member, the angle between the main body and the screen display becomes unfixed. It becomes the previous angle.

Further, according to the second invention, when the screen display portion and the second rotating lever are fixed by the second connecting member, the main body portion and the second rotating lever are fixed at a desired angle. Since the screen display unit and the second rotation lever are fixed, the main body unit and the screen display unit are fixed at a desired angle. When the screen display unit and the second rotation lever are unfixed by the second connecting member, the main body unit and the screen display unit are also unfixed, and the screen display unit can be opened. In this case, since the fixing angle between the main body and the second rotating lever does not change, when the screen display unit and the second rotating lever are fixed again by the second connecting member, the angle between the main body and the screen displaying unit is changed. Is the angle before the non-fixed state.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle-mounted audio television, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a sliding state of a screen display unit, and FIG. 3 is a screen display unit. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the angle is adjusted, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an opened state of the screen display unit, FIG. 5 is a side view showing a moving mechanism when FIG. 1 is viewed from an arrow A, and FIG. The side view which shows the angle adjustment mechanism and opening mechanism which were seen is shown.

First, an outline of the entire configuration and operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4. Reference numeral 10 denotes a vehicle-mounted audio television with an angle adjusting mechanism that is incorporated in a dashboard of a car, etc. Inside a case 12, an audio television main body including an audio circuit and a television circuit is built in, and in front of the main body. Is the LCD screen display 1
A front part 11 and the like made of 3 are arranged and configured. The operation buttons and the like of the device are arranged at both ends of the front surface 11, and a concave portion 14 for accommodating and accommodating the screen display portion 13 is formed at the center of the front surface. Recess 1
4 has a bottom portion 15 and a cassette tape insertion opening 152 or C
A recording medium insertion opening such as the D insertion opening 151 is provided.

A slide operation button 30 is provided on the lower left end surface of the screen display unit 13, and an open button 40 is provided on the lower right end surface. A rotating lever 42 is provided below the right end of the screen display unit 13. Further, the insertion openings 138, 15 are provided at the left end of the back surface of the screen display unit 13 and the left end of the bottom part 15.
3 are provided respectively. Next, the outline of the operation will be described.

When the slide operation button 30 provided on the lower left end surface of the screen display portion 13 is pressed, the slide operation button 30 is pressed.
The front end of the front part 1 through the insertion openings 138 and 153.
The engagement between 1 and the screen display unit 13 is released. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the screen display unit 13 slides forward. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, when the screen display unit 13 is manually rotated to a desired angle, the rotation lever 42 moves the screen display unit 1.
3 is held, and the screen display unit 13 is held at a desired angle. When the release button 40 is pressed, the screen display unit 13
4 and the rotation lever 42 are disengaged, and the screen display unit 13 is opened as shown in FIG. 4, so that the insertion opening of the recording medium such as the cassette tape insertion opening 152 and the CD insertion opening 151 appears. Can be inserted.

Next, the main part of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the vehicle-mounted audio television shown in FIG. 1, showing a moving mechanism of the screen display unit 13 of the vehicle-mounted audio television in the front-back direction (arrows C and D directions). is there. The slide operation button 30 is a push button that is operated when the screen display unit 13 is slid forward, and normally (FIG. 1) has a tip protruding forward (in the direction of arrow D) from an opening provided in the screen display unit 13. When the slide operation button 30 is operated (pressed), the tip of the slide operation button 30 projects from the insertion opening 138 provided in the screen display unit 13 in the direction of arrow C to press the horizontal lever 32. Further, the slide operation button 30 has a pin 131 provided on the screen display unit 13.
The long holes 301 (two places) into which (two) are inserted are provided, and the slide operation button 30 is in the front-back direction (directions of arrows C and D)
Further, it is slidable in a length corresponding to the hole length of the long hole 301.

The horizontal lever 32 transmits the movement of the slide operation button 30 which is pressed to the engagement lever 34. Further, the horizontal lever 32 has pins 121 (two) provided on a standing plate 120 standing upright from the case 12.
Slotted holes 321 (2 places) into which the slotted holes are inserted are provided, and can be slid in the front-rear direction (directions of arrows C and D) by a length corresponding to the hole length of the slotted holes 321. Further, at the tip of the horizontal lever 32, there are long holes 341 (two places) provided in the engaging lever 34.
Is provided with a pin 322 to be inserted into. A spring hook 323 is provided at the rear end of the horizontal lever 32,
A coil-shaped tension spring 33 is hooked between it and a spring hook 123 provided on the standing plate 120. Therefore, the horizontal lever 32 is normally moved forward by the tension spring 33 (arrow D).
Direction), the screen display unit 13 is in the rearward (in the direction of arrow C) non-open state, that is, when the screen display unit 13 is stored in the front surface portion 11, the front end portion of the horizontal lever 32 is The slide operation button 30 is abutted through the insertion openings provided in the front surface portion 11 and the screen display portion 13, and the slide operation button 30 is pressed forward (direction of arrow D).

The engagement lever 34 converts the movement of the horizontal lever 32 in the front-rear direction (arrows C and D directions) into the movement in the rotation direction (arrows H and I directions) around the fulcrum pin 122. A hole 342, into which the fulcrum pin 122 provided in the upright plate 120 is inserted, is provided, and the engagement lever 34 is rotatable in the rotation direction (arrows F and G directions). Therefore, the engagement lever 34 rotates about the fulcrum pin 122 at an angle according to the amount of movement of the horizontal lever 32. The engaging lever 34 has an engaging groove 34 that engages with an engaging pin 354 provided on the bracket 35.
3, the engagement groove 343 and the engagement pin 354 are engaged with each other when the screen display unit 13 is housed in the front surface unit 11.

A spring hook portion 125 is provided on the case 12, and a coil-shaped tension spring 36 is hooked between the spring hook portion 356 provided on the bracket 35. Therefore, the bracket 35 is normally elastically biased forward (in the direction of arrow D) by the tension spring 36. The bracket 35 is provided with elongated holes 351 (two places) into which the pins 124 (two) provided on the standing plate 120 of the case 12 are inserted, and the elongated holes 351 are formed in the front-rear direction (arrow C and D directions). It is slidable according to the length of the hole. In addition, the bracket 35 has a rotating shaft 134 provided on the screen display unit 13.
A hole 353 for inserting the
3 is rotatable about a rotary shaft 134 (arrows F and G directions)
Has become. Further, the bracket 35 is provided with a spring hooking hole 352, one end of which is inserted into a spring hooking hole 132 provided in the screen display portion 13, and the torsion spring 31 whose hook portion is inserted into the rotary shaft 134 is hooked. Has been. Therefore, the screen display unit 13 is constantly urged by the torsion spring 31 so as to rotate in the opening direction (arrow G direction).

Steel plates are used for the case 12, the slide operation button 30, the horizontal lever 32, the engaging lever 34, and the bracket 35, which are formed by press working or the like. Also,
In order to reduce the weight, it is possible to form the resin material by a resin molding process or the like. Also, the torsion spring 31,
The tension springs 33 and 36 are made of steel wire for spring and are heat-treated before use.

Next, a method of assembling the moving mechanism will be described. First, the long hole 301 of the slide operation button 30 is inserted into the screen display unit 13.
Is inserted into the pin 131 on the left side surface of the device and the E-shaped retaining ring is fitted to the pin 131, and the slide operation button 30 is slidably attached to the screen display unit 13. Further, in a state where the bent portion at one end of the torsion spring 31 is inserted into the spring hooking hole 132 of the screen display unit 13, the torsion spring 3 is attached to the rotary shaft 134 of the screen display unit 13.
1 ring part is inserted, and in this state the hole 35 of the bracket 35
The rotation shaft 134 is inserted into the rotation shaft 3, the E-shaped retaining ring is fitted to the rotation shaft 134, and the screen display unit 13 is rotatably attached to the bracket 35. Then, the bent portion at the other end of the torsion spring 31 is attached to the spring hooking hole 352 of the bracket 35.

Next, the front face portion 11 and the case 12 are screwed and fixed with each other, and the long hole 351 of the bracket 35 is inserted into the pin 124 of the case 12 to fit the E-shaped retaining ring to the pin 124. The bracket 35 is slidably attached to the case 12. Then, the hook portion at one end of the tension spring 36 is hooked on the spring hook portion 125 of the case 12, and the hook portion at the other end is hooked on the spring hook portion 356 of the bracket 35.

On the inside of the left side surface of the case 12, the pin 121 is inserted into the elongated hole 321 of the horizontal lever 32 to fit an E-shaped retaining ring on the pin 121, and the horizontal lever 32 is slid on the case 12. Install as possible. Next, the pin 322 of the horizontal lever 32 is inserted into the long hole 341 of the engaging lever 34 to connect the engaging lever 34 and the horizontal lever 32, and the engaging groove 343 of the engaging lever 34 is engaged with the bracket 35. With the engaging pin 354 engaged, the fulcrum pin 122 of the case 12 is inserted into the hole 342 of the engaging lever 34, and the E-shaped retaining ring is fitted to the fulcrum pin 122, so that the engaging lever 34 is attached to the case 12. Attach rotatably. Then, the hook portion at one end of the tension spring 33 is connected to the spring hook portion 12 of the standing plate 120.
3, the hook portion at the other end is the spring hook portion 3 of the horizontal lever 32.
Hook on 23.

Next, the operation of the moving mechanism will be described. When the slide operation button 30 is pushed and moved in the direction of arrow C, the tip of the slide operation button 30 pushes the horizontal lever 32, and the horizontal lever 32 moves in the direction of arrow C. Then, in accordance with the movement of the horizontal lever 32, the engagement lever 34 moves the fulcrum pin 122.
Is rotated in the direction of the arrow H about the center, the engaging pin 354 of the bracket 35 is disengaged from the engaging groove 343, and the engaged state between the case 12 and the bracket 35 is released. When the engagement state between the case 12 and the bracket 35 is released, the bracket 35 slides forward (in the direction of arrow D) due to the restoring force of the tension spring 36 that elastically connects the case 12 and the bracket 35.

To return the screen display unit 13 to the original state, the screen display unit 13 is pressed until it comes into contact with the front surface unit 11. Then, the engaging groove 343 of the engaging lever 34 engages with the engaging pin 354 of the bracket 35, and as a result, the bracket 35 is engaged and fixed to the case 12, and is in the initial state before the pressing operation of the slide operation button 30. Return. Next, FIG. 6 is a BB cross-sectional view of the vehicle-mounted audio television shown in FIG. 1, showing the turning operation of the screen display unit 13 of the vehicle-mounted audio television in the opening / closing direction (arrows F and G directions). It is a figure which shows the opening mechanism and angle adjustment mechanism which are implement | achieved.

The opening mechanism is mainly composed of a combination of an opening button 40 and a turning lever 42. Open button 40
Is a push button that is operated when the screen display unit 13 is rotated in the opening direction (arrow G direction), and is a long hole 4 into which the rotary shaft 134 and the pin 133 provided in the screen display unit 13 are inserted.
01, a long hole 403, and the open button 40 is a long hole 40 in the front-back direction (arrow C, D direction) with respect to the screen display unit 13.
1, the size of the long hole 403, the rotating shaft 134, and the pin 133,
It is slidable within the range according to the positional relationship, and is fixed in other directions. In addition, the release button 40
Has a spring hooking hole 404. One end of the spring hooking hole 404 is inserted into a spring hooking hole 135 provided in the screen display unit 13, and the ring portion has a spring hooking shaft provided in the screen display unit 13. A torsion spring 41 inserted in 136 is hooked. Therefore, the release button 40 is always elastically biased forward by the torsion spring 41 (in the direction of arrow D) and is displaced. A lock pin 402 is provided at the tip of the release button 40 so as to engage with the turning lever 42.

The turning lever 42 is a fan-shaped member for controlling the turning operation of the screen display unit 13, is provided with a hole 421 to be inserted into the rotary shaft 134 provided in the screen display unit 13, and has a circular arc portion. Has a plurality of positioning recesses (four positioning recesses 424, 425, 426, 427 in this embodiment) for fixing the screen display unit 13 at a plurality of tilt angles.

Further, the rotation lever 42 has a lock groove 422 which engages with a lock pin 402 provided on the release button 40.
Is provided, and the lock pin 402 and the lock groove 422 are engaged with each other so that the rotary lever 42 and the release button 40 are in a fixed state, the screen display unit 13 displays the release button for rotation about the rotation shaft 134. Since it is in a fixed state with 40, the screen display unit 13 is in a fixed state with respect to the rotating lever 42.
Further, the rotation lever 42 is provided with an insertion groove 423 which is connected to the lock groove 422 and has one end opened.
3, the lock pin 402 moves between the lock groove 422 and the external space of the insertion groove 423.

Next, the angle adjusting mechanism will be described. The angle adjusting mechanism adjusts the angle of the screen display unit, and is mainly composed of a combination of a turning lever 42 and a lock lever 44. The lock lever 44 controls the rotation of the rotation lever 42. The lock lever 44 is provided with an elongated hole 441 into which the pin 355 provided in the bracket 35 is inserted, and the lock lever 44 is moved in the front-rear direction (directions of arrows C and D). To long hole 4
It is slidable in a length corresponding to the hole length of 41. Further, the lock lever 44 is provided with a rotatable roller 442 that engages with the positioning recesses 424 to 427 provided on the rotation lever 42, and one of the positioning recesses 424 to 427 and the roller 442 is Engage. Further, the lock lever 44 is provided with a spring hooking hole 443 for attaching a hook portion at one end of the tension spring 43,
A coil-shaped tension spring 43 is hooked between it and a spring hooking portion 357 provided on the bracket 35. Therefore, the lock lever 44 is normally elastically biased forward (in the direction of arrow D) by the tension spring 43, and the roller 442 of the lock lever 44 is displaced in the positioning recesses 424 to 427 of the turning lever 42. Engage with either. Therefore, the angle between the rotary lever 42 and the lock lever 44, that is, the angle between the rotary lever 42 and the bracket 35 is fixed at an angle determined by the positioning recess engaged with the roller 442.

The bracket 35 in the explanation of the angle adjusting mechanism is the bracket 3 constituting the moving mechanism.
5 is the same as that of FIG. 5, and is composed of a member formed of a bottom plate and side walls on both sides and having a substantially U-shaped cross section with its upper side open. Further, a moving mechanism is formed outside the both side wall portions of the bracket 35, and an angle adjusting mechanism is formed inside the right side wall portion.

Steel plates are used for the release button 40, the rotation lever 42, and the lock lever 44, and they are formed by press working or the like. Further, in order to reduce the weight, it may be formed by resin molding using a resin material. Further, the torsion spring 41 and the tension spring 43 are used after forming a steel wire for spring and heat-treating them. Next, a method of assembling the opening mechanism and the angle adjusting mechanism will be described.

First, inside the right side surface of the screen display unit 13, with the rotary shaft 134 of the screen display unit 13 inserted in the long hole 401 of the opening button 40, the pin 133 of the screen display unit 13 is inserted into the long hole 403. Insert. Further, the rotary shaft 134 is inserted into the hole 421 of the rotary lever 42, and in this state, the lock pin 402 of the release button 40 is engaged with the lock groove 422,
Finally, the rotary shaft 134 is inserted into the hole 353 of the bracket 35, and the E-shaped retaining ring is fitted to the rotary shaft 134. Therefore, the screen display unit 13 and the rotation lever 42 are attached to the bracket 35.
The open button 40 is slidably attached to the screen display unit 13 so as to be rotatable.

Further, the spring hooking hole 135 of the screen display unit 13
With one end of the torsion spring 41 inserted, the ring portion 412 of the torsion spring 41 is assembled to the shaft 136 of the screen display unit 13, and the other end of the torsion spring 41 is attached to the spring of the release button 40. It is fixed in the hanging hole 404. Next, the roller 442 provided on the lock lever 44 is moved to the positioning recess 4 of the turning lever 42.
The pin 355 of the bracket 35 in the state of being engaged with 27.
Insert the long hole 441 of the lock lever 44 into the pin 355.
The E-shaped retaining ring is fitted to and the lock lever 44 is slidably attached to the bracket 35. And the tension spring 43
The hook portion at one end of the
The hook portion at the other end to the spring hook hole 4 of the lock lever 44.
The tension spring 43 is attached by hooking on 43.

Next, the operation of each component at the time of opening the screen display unit 13 and adjusting the angle will be described. Screen display 1
With 3 slid away from the front part 11,
When the upper portion 137 of the screen display unit 13 is pushed in the direction of arrow C, the roller 442 is pushed by the inclined surface of the concave portion of the rotating lever 42 and is biased in the direction of arrow D by the tension spring 43. Moves in contact with the slope of the recess. When the protrusions between the positioning recesses are crossed, the restoring force of the tension spring 43 moves in the direction of the arrow D to enter the positioning recesses again and engage them. Then, when the upper portion 137 of the screen display unit 13 is further pushed in the direction of arrow C, the roller 442 enters and engages with the next positioning recess by the same operation. Further, if the upper portion 137 of the screen display unit 13 is pulled in the direction of arrow D, the operation is the reverse of that in the direction of arrow C. That is, if the upper portion 137 of the screen display unit 13 is pushed and pulled in the directions of the arrows C and D to make the screen display unit 13 have a desired angle,
The screen display unit 13 is held at that angle.

Further, when the release button 40 is pushed and moved in the direction of arrow C while the screen display portion 13 is adjusted to a desired angle, the release button 4 is released from the lock groove 422 of the rotating lever 42.
The lock pin 402 of 0 is disengaged, and the engagement state of the rotation lever 42 attached to the bracket 35 and the release button 40 attached to the screen display unit 13 is released. When the engagement state between the bracket 35 and the screen display unit 13 is released, the screen display unit 13 is rotated in the arrow G direction by the elastic force of the torsion spring 31 incorporated in the left side surface of the screen display unit 13. Since the release button 40, which is fixed to the screen display unit 13 due to being biased to the rotation, also rotates in the direction of the arrow G, the lock pin 402 of the release button 40 is inserted into the insertion groove of the rotation lever 42. 423 is moved to escape from the open end to the external space. In other words, the opening button 40 and the turning lever 42 are in a relationship of being able to move freely in the turning direction, and the screen display unit 13 can be turned accordingly, so that the elastic force of the torsion spring 31 causes The screen display unit 13 is in a wide open state (open state). In this state, the CD insertion opening 151 and the cassette tape insertion opening 152 provided on the back side of the screen display unit 13 appear, and the cassette tape or the CD can be inserted.

Next, the operation of each component when the screen display unit 13 in the open state is returned to the original state will be described. To return the screen display unit 13 to the original state, the upper portion 137 of the screen display unit 13 is rotated in the arrow F direction. Then
The lock pin 402 of the release button 40 is inserted through the insertion groove 42 from the open end.
Enter 3 and move. Then, when the lock pin 402 reaches the lock groove 422, the lock pin 402 is pushed into the lock groove 422 by the elastic force of the torsion spring 41, the lock pin 402 engages with the lock groove 422, and the original Return to the state. In this state, the release button 40 and the bracket 35, which are fixed to the screen display unit 13 in the rotating direction, are fixed.
Since the rotation lever 42 in the fixed state is engaged and fixed with respect to the bracket 35, the screen display unit 13 is fixed to the bracket 35 and is held in the state before opening.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
In order to adjust the screen display unit 13 to a desired angle by moving the screen display unit 13 forward and separating it from the front surface unit 11, when the screen display unit 13 is rotated, the front surface unit 1 is rotated around.
Nothing that hinders the rotation of the screen display unit 13 such as 1 or the dashboard of a car. Therefore, the upper end and the lower end of the screen display unit 13 do not come into contact with the dashboard of the automobile or the like. Therefore, it is possible to increase the size of the screen display unit 13 with respect to the size of the recessed portion provided on the dashboard of the automobile for mounting the vehicle-mounted television with audio.

Further, according to this embodiment, the screen display unit 13
By rotating the to a desired angle, the screen can be adjusted and held at a position (angle) at which it is most easily seen. Further, according to the present embodiment, even when the screen display unit 13 is opened by operating the release button for inserting the recording medium in a state in which the screen display unit 13 is adjusted to an angle that is easy to see, the screen display unit 13 is opened again. When closed, the screen display unit 13 is held at the same angle as before the opening button was operated. Therefore, the angle of the screen display unit 13 once adjusted can be easily reproduced even if the opening operation for inserting the recording medium or the like is performed, so that it is possible to save the trouble of adjusting the screen display unit 13 again to an easily viewable angle. it can.

In this embodiment, the rotation lever 42 can be adjusted in angle with respect to the bracket 35, that is, the main body (case 12), and the opening button 40 is used for the screen display unit 1.
Although the fixed lever 3 and the rotary lever 42 are switched between the fixed and non-fixed states, a second rotary lever whose angle can be adjusted is provided for the screen display unit 13, and the second main body (case 12) and the second rotary lever are provided. The same operation can be realized by a structure provided with a connecting member that switches between a fixed state and a non-fixed state with the moving lever.

[0038]

As described in detail above, according to the vehicle-mounted television of the present invention, when the opening operation of the television screen display portion is performed, the television screen display portion is simply closed after that. Since the screen display unit returns to the angle before the opening operation, it is possible to save the trouble of adjusting the TV screen display unit to the most visible angle again, and the operability is improved. still,
Needless to say, the vehicle-mounted television in the present invention includes not only a television that displays a television broadcast but also a display that is connected to a video game, a personal computer, or the like and that displays a screen similar to the television broadcast screen. It is obvious that the display produces the same effect as the television displaying the television broadcast.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an in-vehicle audio television according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a sliding state of the screen display unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an angle adjustment state of a screen display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an opened state of a screen display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a moving mechanism as seen from an arrow A according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing an angle adjusting mechanism and an opening mechanism as seen from an arrow B of one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Television with audio for vehicle 11 ... Front part 12 ... Case 13 ... Screen display part 31 ... Torsion spring 35 ... Bracket 40 ... Release button 41 ... Torsion spring 42 ... Rotating lever 43 ... Tension spring 44 ... Lock lever

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A television incorporated in a dashboard or the like of an automobile, wherein the screen display unit is rotatably installed on the front of a main body fixed to the automobile so that the screen faces forward. In a television angle adjusting mechanism, a rotating lever that can be fixed at a desired angle with respect to the main body, and a connecting member that switches a connection relationship between the screen display unit and the rotating lever in a fixed or non-fixed state. An angle adjustment mechanism for a vehicle-mounted television, which comprises: 2. A television incorporated in a dashboard or the like of an automobile, wherein the screen display unit is rotatably installed on the front of a main body fixed to the automobile so that the screen faces forward. In the angle adjusting mechanism of the television, a second rotating lever that can be fixed at a desired angle with respect to the main body unit, and a connection relationship between the screen display unit and the second rotating lever,
An angle adjusting mechanism for a vehicle-mounted television, comprising: a second connecting member that switches between a fixed state and a non-fixed state.