JPH10264874A - Audio equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an audio equipment which can be installed and removed easily, and can be used as a stationary unit. SOLUTION: When this audio equipment 10 is installed in the arm part (pillar form body) 1a of a rear view mirror 1 and the like, the arm part 1a is held by a holding plate 14 and an installing plate 13. Since the broadcasting from a main body speaker 11g and the like can be listened even in the operating condition of the two-wheeler, by inputting the power source of a radio under such a condition, the safety is secured. When the audio equipment 10 is used as a stationary unit, the installing plate 13 is opened until its rotation is regulated, and a support part (installing stay) 12 composed of the installing plate 13 and the holding plate 14 is used as a stand. In such a way, the audio equipment can be installed to and removed from the arm part 1a of the rear view mirror 1 and the like in a simple structure, while it can be used as a stationary unit.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an audio apparatus suitable for application to, for example, a radio. Specifically, a supporting portion for supporting the audio equipment is constituted by a grip plate and an attachment plate so that the audio equipment can be attached to an arm (columnar body) such as a rearview mirror of a motorcycle, and the arm is formed by the grip plate and the attachment plate. With a simple configuration, it can be easily attached to or detached from the arm, and the support portion can be held up by forming a stopper on the mounting plate to regulate the rotation angle of this mounting plate. It can also be used as a stationary device by also serving as a stand.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to listen to a radio while driving a two-wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle or a motorcycle, it is necessary to mount the radio on the two-wheeled vehicle. However, there is no type of radio that can be easily mounted on the two-wheeled vehicle. For this reason, the driver listens to the radio while driving the motorcycle using earphones or headphones connected to the portable radio in a breast pocket, for example.

[0003]

As described above, when listening to a portable radio using earphones or headphones while driving a motorcycle, it is difficult to hear external sounds, which is very difficult for traffic safety. It is a danger. Such a problem does not occur if the sound can be heard from the speaker of the radio body.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and provides an audio apparatus which is safe to use during driving, can be easily attached to and detached from a motorcycle, and can be used for stationary use. Is what you do.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an audio equipment according to the present invention comprises an audio equipment main body and a support portion for supporting the audio equipment main body, and the support portion is provided with the audio equipment. A mounting plate rotatably mounted on the main body, and a gripping plate mounted so as to face a part of the mounting plate for gripping the columnar body, and on a rotation fulcrum side of the mounting plate A stopper portion for regulating the rotation angle of the mounting plate is formed.

In the present invention, when the audio equipment is mounted on an arm (column) such as a rearview mirror, the arm is sandwiched between the holding plate and the mounting plate. If the radio is turned on in this state, the broadcast can be heard from the main body speaker even while driving the motorcycle, so that it is safe.

When the audio equipment is used for stationary use, the mounting plate is opened until its rotation is restricted, and a support portion (mounting stay) composed of the mounting plate and the gripping plate is used as a stand. As described above, the attachment and detachment of the audio device to and from the arm such as the rearview mirror can be easily performed with a simple configuration, and the device can be used for stationary use.

[0008]

Next, an embodiment of an audio apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is for driving a motorcycle and listening to the radio.
The case where the audio equipment 10 is attached to the rearview mirror 1 attached to the handle portion is shown. As shown in FIG. 1, the acoustic device 10 is attached to a columnar arm (columnar body) 1 a that supports the mirror body of the rearview mirror 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, an audio equipment 10 comprises an audio equipment main body 11 and a support portion 12 for locking the audio equipment main body 11 to an arm 1a. As can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, the audio equipment main body 11 is formed in a thin cylindrical shape, and a power switch 11a, volumes 11b and 11c for adjusting the volume level, and a power switch 11a are provided on the front surface of the main body (driver side). Tuning 11d and 11e for performing a station, a display unit 11f for displaying a reception frequency and the like, and a speaker 11g for outputting sound to the outside are provided. The audio equipment main body 11 is entirely waterproof.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the support portion 12 includes a mounting plate 13 for holding the arm portion 1a, and a mounting plate 13 for holding the arm portion 1a.
And a gripping plate 14 attached so as to face a part of the gripper. As shown in FIG. 1, the holding plate 14 is composed of a plate portion 14a extending vertically from one side surface of the audio equipment main body 11, and a holding portion 14b for holding the arm portion 1a. As shown in FIG. 1, the width (length in the longitudinal direction) of the grip portion 14b is selected to be relatively wide so that the audio device 10 is firmly fixed to the arm portion 1a.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cross-sectional shape of the grip portion 14b is curved to grip the columnar arm portion 1a. The radius of the curved portion is relatively large so that the arm portion 1a can be gripped even when it is thick. As a result, the audio device 1 can be used for various thicknesses of the arm.
0 can be securely attached.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mounting plate 13 is formed in a plate shape, and is rotatably mounted on the back side of the audio equipment main body 11. Rotating shaft 13 of mounting plate 13
As shown in FIG. 2, a stopper 13d for restricting the rotation angle of the mounting plate 13 is formed on the end surface on the side a. The stopper portion 13d is an escape portion 13e having an arc shape.
And a straight portion 13f, so that the mounting plate 13 can rotate within a predetermined angle range and is held at a predetermined opening angle.

As shown in FIG. 2, a groove-shaped storage recess 11h is formed on the rear surface of the audio equipment main body 11 so that the mounting plate 13 is stored in the same plane as the rear surface. A support portion 11j for the straight portion 13f to be in contact with is formed on the rotation fulcrum side of the mounting plate 13 in the storage recess 11h. The support portion 11j is formed so as to be oblique to the longitudinal direction of the storage recess 11h. The opening angle of the mounting plate 13 is regulated by this inclination angle.

As shown in FIG. 4, a notch recess 13g is formed at the center of the pivot point of the mounting plate 13 to form a pair of arms 13h and 13i. These arms 1
Rotating shafts 13a, 13a are attached to both outer surfaces of the recesses 3h, 13i.
i, 11i are drilled, and the rotation shafts 13a, 1
By fitting 3a, mounting plate 13 can be rotatably mounted on audio equipment main body 11.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, at the position facing the grip portion 14b of the mounting plate 13, a semi-cylindrical anti-slip member 15 made of rubber or the like is mounted and fixed, and the rearview mirror 1 (FIG. 1) The audio device 10 mounted on the arm unit 1a is prevented from slipping with respect to the arm unit 1a.

As shown in FIG. 5, both sides of the mounting plate 13 are extended to obtain a sufficient slip-preventing effect for preventing the mounting plate 13 from slipping. A non-slip member 15a which is set to be approximately equal to (a) may be used. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a non-slip member 15b made of a rubber plate can be used.

As shown in FIG. 2, the plate portion 14 of the mounting plate 13
A knob 16 for pressing the mounting plate 13 against the grip plate 14 is disposed at a position facing the position a. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, a mounting hole 13 b for mounting the knob 16 is formed in the mounting plate 13. The plate portion 1 of the mounting plate 13
4a, the mounting hole 1 is concentric with the mounting hole 13b.
A recess 13c larger than 3b is formed, in which a ring 17 inserted into the knob 16 is arranged. The ring 17 is a retaining ring for rotatably holding the knob 16 on the mounting plate 13.

On the other hand, the mounting hole 13b of the plate portion 14a
A screw hole 14c for screwing the screw of the knob 16 is formed in a portion opposed to. Therefore, knob 16
When the knob 16 is tightened in a state where the screw is screwed into the screw hole 14c, as shown in FIG.
Since the sound device 10 is sandwiched between the (non-slip member 15) and the holding plate 14, the audio device 10 is firmly locked to the arm portion 1a.
When removing the audio device 10, the knob 16 may be loosened. The angle at which the acoustic device 10 is fixed to the arm 1a can be set to an arbitrary angle (facing angle). If the power is turned on in this mounted state, the broadcast can be heard from the speaker 11g, so that the broadcast program can be enjoyed even while the motorcycle is operating. Since the sound is heard from the speaker 11g, the surrounding sound is not difficult to hear, so that it is very safe.

As described above, since the support unit 12 of the above-described acoustic device 10 is composed of only the mounting plate 13 and the holding plate 14, the configuration is simplified and the rearview mirror 1 (FIG. 1) is used.
Mounting and dismounting from the device becomes easy.

When the audio device 10 is detached from the rearview mirror 1, as shown in FIG.
By using the support portion 12 as a stand while the mounting plate 13 is held at a predetermined angle by d, the audio device 10 can be used for stationary use, and versatility is increased.

In this example, the case where the audio device 10 is mounted on the rearview mirror 1 of the motorcycle is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Can be.

[0022]

As described above, in the audio equipment according to the present invention, in order to mount the audio equipment on an arm portion (columnar body) such as a rearview mirror of a motorcycle, the support for supporting the audio equipment is attached to the holding plate. The arm portion can be sandwiched between the gripping plate and the mounting plate, and a stopper portion for restricting a rotation angle of the mounting plate is formed on the mounting plate.

Therefore, since the mounting of the audio equipment to the rearview mirror or the like is performed only by holding the arm portion between the grip plate and the mounting plate, the configuration can be simplified, and the mounting or detachment from the arm portion can be easily performed. Become. Further, this acoustic device is safe to use while driving the motorcycle, and when the acoustic device is removed from the motorcycle, the mounting plate 13 can be held at a predetermined angle by the stopper portion. When used also as a stand for use, there is an effect that it can be used as a stationary audio device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an audio device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a rear view in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view around the rotation shaft 13a.

FIG. 5 shows a mounting plate 1 on which a non-slip member 15a is mounted.
3 is a perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a mounting plate 1 on which a non-slip member 15b is mounted.
3 is a perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of the knob 16;

FIG. 8 shows an acoustic device 1 used for stationary use.
0 is a side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rearview mirror 1a Arm part 10 Audio equipment 11 Audio equipment main body 11g Speaker 11j Support part 12 Support part 13 Mounting plate 13b Mounting hole 13d Stopper part 13e Escape part 13f Straight part 14 Holding plate 14a Plate part 14b Holding plate 15 Non-slip member 16 Knob

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An audio equipment main body and a support portion for supporting the audio equipment main body, wherein the support portion includes a mounting plate rotatably mounted on the audio equipment main body, and a columnar body. A gripping plate mounted to face a part of the mounting plate for gripping, and a stopper portion for restricting a rotation angle of the mounting plate is formed on a rotation fulcrum side of the mounting plate. A sound device characterized by that: