JPH10217804A - Layout structure of display for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a forward visibility when a display is provided on the upper surface of an instrument panel. SOLUTION: A display 9 is stored in a case 8 provided on the upper surface of an instrument panel 1, and the case 8 is sealed by a hood 17. The hood 17 consists of a first hood 22 and a second hood 23, and it rises from the case 8 following to rising of the display 9. In this rising condition, the second hood 23 at the upper side is set to a position lower than the tangent line 34 of an eye point 32 and the front good of a car body, so as to prevent the shielding of a forward visibility by the second hood 23 and the display 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a layout structure of a display mounted on an automobile for performing a navigator and other functions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A display such as a navigation display or a television is arranged inside an instrument panel, and is reflected by a reflector supported on a front window panel or an upper surface of the instrument panel so as to be adapted to the occupant's view. A so-called head-up display as disclosed in JP-A-6-183284 or JP-A-6-144081 is well known.

[0003]

However, if these head-up display devices are simply arranged on the upper surface of the instrument panel, the display devices and their reflection parts obstruct the front view. This makes it difficult to see the front of the part, which may hinder driving.

[0004] In addition, the light incident on the interior of the vehicle from the front window panel causes a problem that the display screen of the display looks thin and the display on the display becomes difficult to see.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems that occur when a display is arranged on the upper surface of an instrument panel, and does not obstruct the front view at the time of driving. It is an object of the present invention to provide a display layout structure in which a display screen of a display is not obstructed by light incident on the display.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an opening is formed, a case attached to an upper surface of an instrument panel, and a position stored inside the case. A display that can be moved to a position where it rises so as to protrude from the opening, and a hood that can be moved to a position that closes the opening and a position that opens the opening by turning upward, respectively, A first hood rotatably supported by the case and urged in the normally closed direction; and a first hood rotatably supported by the first hood and weaker than the urging force of the first hood. A second hood urged in a normally-closed direction by a force, wherein the second hood contacts an eye point with an upper limit of the display when the display rises. And characterized by comprising arranged to be positioned between the tangent and the eye point and the front hood.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a layout structure of a vehicle display according to the first aspect, wherein
The back surface of the second hood and the back surface of the display are slidable.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the layout structure of an automobile display according to the second aspect, wherein a rotatable rotor is attached to a back surface of the display, and a rib abutting the rotor is provided on the hood. It is characterized by being formed on the back surface.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the layout structure of an automobile display according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein a heat insulating material is attached to a back surface of the first hood. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a layout structure of an automobile display according to the first aspect, wherein the second hood is bendable from the first hood so as to cover an upper portion of the display. I do.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the first hood and the second hood are constantly urged in the closing direction, the opening is closed, and the display can be stored in the case. For this reason, the display does not rise from the instrument panel when not in use, and a forward view when the display is not in use can be secured.

Further, the second hood is urged in the closing direction with a weaker urging force than the first hood, so that the second hood does not bend with respect to the first hood, and these hoods become flat. The appearance of the case is improved.

Further, since the second hood is located above a tangent line between the eye point and the upper limit of the display when the display rises, the second hood does not obstruct the display and makes the display easier to see. Moreover, in this state, the second hood is not positioned above a tangent between the eye point and the front hood of the vehicle body, and a forward field of view when the display stands up can be secured.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the back surface of the display and the back surfaces of the first and second hoods are slidable, friction can be reduced so that they can be in smooth contact with each other. Operation becomes possible.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the sliding between the back surface of the display and the back surface of the hood is performed by the ribs and the rotor. Sound generation can be prevented.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the heat insulating material provided on the back of the hood suppresses heat conduction to the inside of the case, so that the display in the case can be protected from heat. For this reason, even when the display is arranged on the upper surface of the instrument panel irradiated with the sunlight, it is possible to prevent the display from being thermally damaged.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the second hood covers the upper portion of the display, even if external light enters the vehicle,
Since the display screen does not reach the display screen, the display screen is easy to see.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an instrument panel 1 to which this embodiment is attached.

In the instrument panel 1 shown in FIG. 2, a meter mounting hole 2 for mounting meters is formed in a portion facing the driver's seat, and a multiplex broadcast is provided on the left side of the meter mounting hole 2. A display mounting hole 3 for mounting a fixed-type display such as the above, and an audio mounting hole 4 for mounting an audio are formed. Further, on the right side of the meter mounting hole 2, a blowing hole 5 for blowing air. Are formed. On the front window panel side of the upper surface 6 of the instrument panel 1, a horizontally long slit 7 for a defroster is opened. Further, on the upper surface 6 of the instrument panel 1 located above the audio mounting hole 4, a mounting recess 14 is provided.
Is formed, and the case 8 shown in FIG. 1 is fixed to the mounting recess 14 by fitting.

As shown in FIG. 1, an opening 13 is formed on the upper surface of the case 8, and a hood 17 for closing and opening the opening 13 is provided. This case 8
Inside, a display 9 having a liquid crystal panel 10 as a display screen is stored. In this case, the opening 13 of the case 8 is always closed by the hood 17, but the hood 17 rotates upward following the rising of the display 9 when the display 9 protrudes from the case 8, so that the opening is opened. Will be

FIG. 3 shows the lid 11 serving as the upper surface of the case 8. The lid 11 is provided with an opening 13 closed by a hood 17 and hood mounting flanges 12, 12 hanging from both sides of the opening 13. I have.

The hood mounting flanges 12, 12 include:
As will be described later, a pin hole 36 for inserting the mounting pin 24 (see FIG. 4) for rotatably mounting the first hood 22 in the hood 17 is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a rotating plate 18 is disposed inside the case 8, and the display 9 is held on the rotating plate 18.

The rotating plate 18 is rotatable in the case 8 by a support shaft 19 spanned on the side surface of the case 8.
Operates so as to protrude from the case 8 or to be stored in the case 8.

The proximal end of the display 9 (support shaft 19)
A pin 20 is attached to an end portion (side), and the pin 20 is slidably engaged with a cam groove 21 formed in the case 8.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cam groove 21 is gradually raised toward the driver's seat side. When the pin 20 reciprocates along the cam groove 21, The display 9 repeats the prone state and the standing state.

The sliding of the pin 20 is performed by driving a motor (not shown). The rack and the pinion (not shown) convert the rotation of the motor into the sliding motion of the pin 20. Are connected.

The hood 17 is composed of two members, a first hood 22 and a second hood 23.
23 closes the opening 13 of the case 8.

FIG. 6 shows the first hood 22. Both ends in the width direction are bent downward to form bent flanges 37, 37.
Are formed with pin holes 38, 38, respectively.

The pin hole 38 communicates with the pin holes 36, 36 of the lid 11 of the case 8 shown in FIG. 3, and the mounting pins 24 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) are inserted in this communicating state. The first hood 22 is rotatably supported by the lid 11.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a first closing spring 26 is mounted on the mounting pin 24.
The first hood 22 is always urged by the first closing spring 26 in the closing direction for closing the opening 13.

Further, on the rear side of the first hood 22, a pin forming tube 39 is integrally formed, and connecting pins 25, 25 project from right and left ends of the pin forming tube 39. The connecting pins 25 are connected to the second hood 23.
To be rotatably mounted.

FIG. 7 shows the second hood 23. When the connecting pins 25 of the first hood 22 are inserted, the second hood 23 is moved relative to the first hood 22.
Are rotatably connected to each other, and connection pin holes 40, 40 (one side is not shown) are formed at the corresponding portions.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a second closing spring 27 is also attached to the connecting pin 25 so that the second hood 23 closes the opening 13 similarly to the first hood 22. Is always biased in the closing direction.

The biasing force of the first and second closing springs 26 and 27 of the first hood 22 and the second hood 23 is such that the first closing spring 26 is large and the second closing spring 27 is small. It is set as follows. With such a relationship, the first hood 22 and the second hood 23
Is always closed, and in this closed state,
The hoods 22 and 23 do not bend at the connection portion between the second hood 23 and the first hood 22, that is, at the connection pin 25 portion. Thereby, the first hood 22 and the second hood 23 are substantially in the same plane, and the appearance is improved.

With respect to the hood 17, the display 9 stands up so that the pin 20 slides in the cam groove 21 to rise. At the time of the upward movement, the back surface 9a of the display 9 comes into contact with the back surface of the hood 17, and pushes up the hood 17.
Release 3.

The contact between the display 9 and the hood 17 is made such that they can slide freely. To perform this sliding, the back surface 9a of the display 9
The rotor 29 is attached to the tip of
Back surfaces 22a, 23 of the first hood 22 and the second hood 23
In a, ribs 30 and 31 are formed at positions facing the rotor 29, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 6, the rib 30 on the first hood 22 side is formed at a substantially central portion in the width direction at the end on the second hood 23 side, and the rib 3 on the second hood 23 side is formed.
As shown in FIG. 7, the hood 23 is formed at a substantially central portion in the width direction so as to vertically cross the hood 23 in the front-rear direction.

In this structure, when the display 9 rises, the rotor 29 abuts on the rib 31 of the second hood 23, and the display 9 tilts upward while the rotor 29 rolls along the rib 31. Further, when the display 9 is further inclined upward, the rotor 29 is moved to the first position.
The first hood 22 is pushed up while abutting on the rib 30 of the hood 22 and rolling along the rib 30. This allows
The first hood 22 is pushed up against the urging force of the first closing spring 26 and rotates upward, so that the entire hood 17 is separated from the opening 13 and the opening 13 is opened.

Such a rotor 29 and the ribs 30, 31
In the sliding by, the friction between the display 9 and the hood 17 is reduced, so that a smooth operation can be performed. Further, since the contact area between the rotor 29 and the ribs 30 and 31 is small, when the display 9 rises or is stored,
No noise is generated.

The display 9 protrudes from the opening 13 by the above operation, and can be used as shown in FIG. In the upright state of the display 9, the second hood 23 is bent from the first hood 22 toward the display 9 by the urging force of the second closing spring 27, so that the second hood 23 covers the display 9. Thus, even when sunlight enters the vehicle from the front window panel, the liquid crystal panel 10 of the display 9 is not reflected, and the liquid crystal panel 10 of the display 9 is easy to see.

In this embodiment, the second hood 23 with the hood 17 standing up, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, is a driver's eye point at the last sliding position (rearmost) of the seat (not shown). 32 and display 9
Is set between the tangent line 35 and the eye point 32 with the upper limit and the tangent line 34 with the front hood 33 (FIG. 8) of the vehicle body.

This means that the second hood 23, that is, the display 9 is located below the lower limit of the forward view seen by the driver during driving, and the display 9 does not obstruct the forward view. Visibility can be secured.

Thus, even if the display 9 is arranged on the upper surface of the instrument panel 1, the display 9 does not hinder driving.

Substantially the entire second hood 23 is located above a tangent line 35 connecting the eye point 32 and the upper limit of the display 9. Therefore, when the display 9 is viewed, the second hood 23 is not in the way,
Is easy to see.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a sheet-like heat insulating material 28 is attached to the back of the hood 17. Although the heat insulating material 28 is arranged on the back surface of the first hood 22, the heat insulating material 28 is attached to a plurality of locations with respect to the first hood 22. It is attached to an appropriate place.

As the heat insulating material 28, a material having an air layer is preferable, and for example, a urethane foam, a nonwoven fabric of a polypropylene or a polyethylene hybrid can be selected.

As described above, the heat insulating material 2
By providing the hood 8, even if the temperature of the hood 17 rises due to sunlight, the amount of heat transferred to the inside of the case 8 is reduced, so that the display 9 in the case 8 can be protected from heat.

The display 9 is stored in the case 8 in a prone state. That is, the display 9 is stored such that the liquid crystal panel 10 faces the bottom surface 8 a of the case 8. For this display 9 in the prone state,
On the bottom surface 8a of the case 8, a ventilation hole 16 facing the liquid crystal panel 10 is formed as shown in FIGS. In addition, a conduction hole 15 is formed in the mounting recess 14 formed on the upper surface of the instrument panel 1.
As shown in FIG. 4, the conduction hole 15 and the ventilation hole 16 communicate with each other.

Thus, the communication between the conduction hole 15 and the ventilation hole 16 allows the in-vehicle air A to be introduced from the insertion hole 15 to the ventilation hole 16.

Then, the introduced vehicle air comes into contact with the liquid crystal panel 10 of the display 9 to cool the liquid crystal panel 10.

Therefore, even if the temperature of the instrument panel 1 becomes high due to the radiant heat of sunlight, the liquid crystal panel 10
Of the liquid crystal panel 10 is not destroyed by heat.

Thus, the inconvenience caused by the high temperature when disposing the display 9 on the upper surface of the instrument panel 1 can be eliminated.

FIG. 9 is a drawing in which the trajectory of the movement of the display 9 is continuously drawn, and by setting the shape of the cam groove 21 for guiding the movement of the display 9, FIG.
It moves along a locus like. In the movement along such a trajectory, the movement from the prone state to the standing state is performed smoothly, whereby a good standing can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an instrument panel.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a lid of a case.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a storage state of a display in a case.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the display stands up.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a first hood.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the back side of the second hood.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory side view showing an arrangement of a display with respect to a tangent line between an eye point and a front hood.

FIG. 9 is a trajectory diagram showing the behavior of the display.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 8 Case 9 Display 13 Opening 17 Hood 22 First hood 23 Second hood 28 Insulation material 29 Rotor 30 31 Rib 32 Eye point 33 Front hood 34 35 Tangent line

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A case having an opening formed therein and attached to an upper surface of an instrument panel; a display movable to a position stored inside the case and a position rising to protrude from the opening; A hood movable to a position for closing the opening and a position for opening the opening by upward rotation, wherein the hood is rotatably supported by the case and attached to a normally closed direction. The first hood being urged and this first hood
A second hood rotatably supported by the hood and constantly urged in the closing direction with an urging force weaker than the urging force of the first hood;
Wherein the second hood is arranged so as to be positioned between a tangent line between an eye point and an upper limit of the display and a tangent line between the eye point and the front hood when the display rises. Layout structure of an automobile display. 2. The layout of an automobile display according to claim 1, wherein a back surface of the first and second hoods and a back surface of the display are slidable. Construction. 3. The layout structure of an automobile display according to claim 2, wherein a rotatable rotor is attached to a back surface of the display, and a rib abutting the rotor is formed on a back surface of the hood. The layout structure of an automobile display characterized by the following. 4. The layout of a vehicle display according to claim 1, wherein a heat insulating material is attached to a back surface of the first hood. Construction. 5. The automobile display layout structure according to claim 1, wherein the second hood is freely bendable from the first hood so as to cover an upper part of the display. Layout structure.