JPH1053047A - Information display and control device for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an accessory control device with which instruments, switches, or the like at the driver's seat of an automobile are decreased to a great extent. SOLUTION: An indication device 14 capable of touch operation is used as an operating/displaying device, for example consisting of a liquid crystal display, plasma display, CRT display, etc. Necessary information and buttons 21-43 for operation and adjustment are given on a display, and all sorts of operations can be made only by touching, when any operation is required, an appropriate button or buttons according to the instruction given on the screen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information display and control device for displaying display information of instruments of vehicles such as automobiles and controlling accessories and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a driver's seat of a vehicle such as an automobile, in addition to operating devices directly required for controlling the running of the vehicle, such as a steering wheel, an accelerator, a brake, etc., instruments such as a speedometer, a fuel gauge, a thermometer, and an alarm. Switches for lamps, wipers and lights, switches and operation buttons for air conditioners and audio equipment, adjustment knobs, and the like are provided. FIG. 6 illustrates examples of devices and operation switches arranged in a driver's seat of a conventional automobile. A lever 81 for a direction indicating light and a lever 82 for a wiper are provided near the handle 76. The wiper lever 82 has a wiper ON / OF
F, a speed changeover switch, and a speed adjustment knob for intermittent operation are provided. An instrument panel 74 is provided near the handle 76 of the front panel 71, and switches such as a switch for operating an electric antenna, a switch for operating a hazard lamp, a switch for turning on a fog lamp, etc. are provided together with instruments such as a speedometer, a fuel gauge, and a thermometer. 73 are arranged.

In the center of the front panel 71, a clock and time adjustment switch 72, an ON / OFF switch for an air conditioner are provided.
Control panel 77 provided with a switch, a temperature control knob, a wind direction control switch, etc .;
N / OFF switch, channel selection switch, volume control knob,
An extremely large number of switches, such as a radio cassette 78 provided with various switches for a cassette tape, a CD, and the like, a control panel 79 of a CD player, a writer 83, and a counter dish 84 are provided. A glove box 80 is provided in the front passenger seat, and air outlets 75 are provided at left, right, and center positions.

FIGS. 7 and 8 are conceptual diagrams for explaining a circuit configuration of a control device using conventional switches. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example in which a load is directly driven by a switch.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of driving a load via a relay. When the load is directly driven by the switch, as shown in FIG. 7, the switch 1 is directly connected to the line 6 from the battery indicated by a plus sign, and the power to the load 4 is turned on and off. Is used when is not very large. The minus sign shown below the load connection line 5 indicates the connection to the negative side of the battery, and the vehicle body is usually used as the connection point on the negative side.

[0005] The drive of the load via the relay is used when the current value flowing through the load 4 is a large current of more than ten and several amperes, such as a headlight and a rear window hot wire, and as shown in FIG. In step 1, the relay 7 is driven, and the power of the load 4 is turned on and off at the contact 8 of the relay 7.

[0006]

In the conventional automobile, when operating accessories such as audio equipment and watches, wipers, air conditioners and the like as described above, independent switches and adjustment knobs are provided for all equipment. (Hereinafter referred to as switches). In addition, instruments and alarm lamps were also installed in the fuel gauge, thermometer, engine cooling water temperature high alarm lamp, battery alarm lamp, and the like. For this reason, a large number of switches, instruments, and alarm lamps are required, which is costly, and requires human labor to mount the switches, which is also costly. Was. Since switches use mechanical contacts, such as metal contacts, it is necessary to consider contact reliability, such as repeated use, deterioration of contacts due to environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity.

In addition, since a large number of switches are installed on the front panel (front panel) of the driver's seat, in consideration of a collision between the switches and an occupant at the time of an accident, safety considerations for individual switches, that is, a panel is provided. It is also necessary to take into consideration that the projection does not protrude from the projection. Furthermore, since the front panel is full of these switches and instruments, a display device may be installed independently before the front panel when installing a navigation system, etc. However, there is a danger that an accident may occur if the driver tries to use the navigation information while driving. The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the related art, and enables a drastic reduction in the number of instruments and switches in a driver's seat and a reduction in cost, as well as reliability of contacts and safety in a collision. It is an object of the present invention to provide a control device for operating devices which can be improved. It is another object of the present invention to provide a space-saving operation device control device capable of sufficiently securing a space for disposing a display or the like of a navigation system.

[0008]

According to the present invention, a touch-operable display device is used as an operation and display device. As a touch-operable display device, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, a CRT display, or the like can be used. Then, necessary information, operation, and adjustment buttons are displayed on the touch-enabled display, and all operations can be performed by simply touching the buttons displayed on the screen when the operation is required. Achieves the above object. In this specification, devices including an operation unit such as an audio device, a clock, an air conditioner, and a wiper are collectively referred to as operation devices.

That is, the present invention provides a display means for displaying display information of instruments of an automobile, a state of operation devices, and operation buttons of the operation devices, and a means for detecting selection of an operation button by a touch operation. And a control means for controlling the operation devices in accordance with the operation content of a selected operation button.

According to the present invention, as a display / operation device, 1
It is possible to control and display the status of most devices with a single display of a few centimeters square, providing ample room in space and eliminating the need to install switches. Costs, arrangement, management, inspection, and installation costs can be reduced. In addition, the present invention is also effective in improving the reliability and safety of mechanical contacts and suppressing incidental danger. Furthermore, by reducing the number of switches, it is possible to make almost no mounting errors. It is also possible to arrange a navigation system or the like in a space occupied by a switch or the like in the past.

In addition, the display / operation function according to the present invention has many parts to be created by software. However, by providing various functions by software, it is possible to easily cope with any change, and various functions are conventionally available. Although different switches and instruments are installed for each vehicle type, there is an advantage that once the software that can be integrated for all vehicle types is produced, it can be applied to all vehicle types.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention for an automobile will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cockpit of an automobile employing a control device for operating devices such as accessories according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 6 which is a conventional example, and the same parts as those in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals as in FIG. 6 and detailed description thereof is omitted. The display / operation device 14 such as an accessory according to the present invention is disposed, for example, below the central air outlet. As is clear from the comparison between FIG. 6 and FIG. 1, instruments and switches in the driver's seat are greatly reduced, and the navigation system 85 can be arranged at a position that is easy for the driver to see.

The display / operation device 14 is, for example, about 15 c wide.
The size may be about 20 cm to about 20 cm, and about 10 cm to about 15 cm in length. Since the size of the display / operation device 14 needs to be monitored or operated while driving the automobile, it is necessary that the display / operation device 14 be easy to see and operate. The size of a single state display or operation information display is almost fixed, so if it is too small, the display information will be less and the operability will be inferior. Inconvenient.

The touch operation can be realized by the following method. That is, a transparent pressure-sensitive film is attached to the surface of a liquid crystal display or a plasma display, the position of a part pressed by a finger or the like is detected, and what kind of command is given in correspondence with the displayed screen is determined. It is. Also,
In the case of a CRT display, a method is used in which a number of infrared rays parallel to the screen are passed in the horizontal and vertical directions on the screen, and when a finger touches the screen, the infrared rays are blocked and the touched position is detected. be able to. After that, as in the case of the liquid crystal display, it is possible to determine what instruction has been given in correspondence with the screen.

The display / operation device 14 is generally used in combination with a microcomputer. The entire device combined with the microcomputer includes a CPU, a character display unit for display, input / output ports for input / output, ROM, RAM, and the like. These have recently been
Although the details are omitted because it is a general circuit used in many devices, in the case of an automobile, it may be shared with its microcomputer because it is also used for an engine control system and the like. Since the control of various devices according to the present invention does not require high speed such as performing processing within tens to hundreds of milliseconds unlike fuel control of an engine, it is sufficiently compatible with other microcomputers used. Sharing is possible. The display and operation target should be selected according to the following concept. That is, it is desirable to exclude operations corresponding to the following items (1) to (4).

If the operation cannot be performed at the required speed when the operation is required, there is a danger that the operation of the vehicle may be dangerous. The display device can be composed of a display / operation part and a microcomputer part that controls them, but if these break down, there is a danger to the operation of the car. Items that require operation or operation while the engine is stopped.

As an example of the above, there is the operation of a direction indicator. That is, if the operation of the turn signal is delayed in the case of changing lanes, the transmission of information to the following vehicle is delayed, and a danger of a rear-end collision occurs. As an example of the above, a lighting light at night can be considered. That is, if it is assumed that the lighting light suddenly goes out when traveling on a road without an outside light and no other vehicle is around, a fall, a collision with an obstacle, etc. are considered, which is very dangerous. . There is a hazard lamp operation switch corresponding to the above. In the present invention, since a display combined with a microcomputer is used, it is general that the display device can be operated with an ignition switch being ON or ACC. The hazard lamp operation switch does not become the operation target device of the present invention because it needs to be operated even when the engine is stopped while the vehicle is stopped.

[0018] Even if the wiper is suddenly stopped, there is no possibility that the front can be seen at all, and there is ample room to stop the vehicle with the brake applied. This is not a big danger with the following simple experiment. That is,
You can switch off the wiper suddenly when it is raining. As described above, it does not disappear at all, and it can be seen that there is enough room to perform the stop operation.

As described above, the operation target devices according to the present invention are an ON / OFF switch for an air conditioner, a knob for temperature adjustment, a switch for wind direction adjustment, ON / OFF of a wiper,
Speed switching switch, intermittent operation speed adjustment knob, electric antenna operation switch, fog lamp lighting switch, clock and time adjustment switch, radio operation ON / OFF switch, channel selection switch, volume adjustment knob Various switches for AV equipment such as cassette tapes and CDs are considered appropriate. Although it is not an operation target, instruments such as a temperature indicator and a fuel gauge, and alarm lamps such as a battery alarm lamp, an engine coolant temperature alarm lamp, and an automatic transmission oil temperature high can be displayed at the same time. Also, lamps can be reduced in cost.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen of the display / operation device 14 according to the present invention. In this screen, the size of the display device and the size of each operation target portion are described based on the above-mentioned considerations. Devices are not displayed. For this reason, on this screen, the operation contents and status display related to the target device that is operated relatively frequently or that is operated quickly, that is, the front wiper, the air conditioner, and the audio device are selected. In addition, the instruments that can be constantly monitored, that is, the engine cooling water temperature display unit 21, the fuel amount display unit 22, and the time are displayed as information to be viewed when desired.

Since this screen does not cover all the devices to be operated, a display menu switching operation section 33 marked "MENU" is provided. By touching this portion, another screen is displayed. I am trying to. FIG. 3 shows an example of the next screen displayed by touching the display menu switching display section 33 of FIG. In FIG. 3, those which are considered to be the most frequently operated next to the device shown in FIG. 2 are mirror operation, antenna up / down, rear wiper, rear heating wire, and fog lamp. Thereafter, the next screen may be created in the same way. Although the next screen is not shown, the next screen may be displayed by touching the display menu switching display section 33. On the next screen, the operation and display units such as the radio broadcasting station memory switch, audio sound quality adjustment, audio front and rear volume adjustment, time adjustment switch, etc., should be provided with less frequent operation as compared to FIG. 2 and FIG. Good.

Next, an example of the operation method will be described. First, when any of the operation portions is touched, an operation sound such as a beep may be output. This is for the purpose of making the operator aware that the operation portion has been touched, that is, the invalid portion has not been touched.

An operation example of the operation parts 23 to 26 of the wiper will be described. When operating the wiper, it is common to perform an intermittent operation, an intermittent speed adjustment, a low speed, and a high speed adjustment. An example of means for controlling these states will be described. To operate the wiper in the intermittent mode, the wiper speed (intermittent, low speed) operation unit 25 is touched. Then, the wiper operates in the intermittent mode with the least operation frequency. To increase the operation frequency from this state, the wiper speed (high speed) operation unit 26 may be touched. Further, in order to increase the operation frequency, the wiper speed (high speed) operation unit 26 may be touched again. To operate continuously at the normal speed, the wiper speed (high speed) operation unit 26 is touched twice consecutively from this state. Then, the operation mode shifts to the next mode, and the continuous normal speed operation is performed. However, in the case where the operation speed frequency is the highest in the intermittent operation state, the continuous normal speed operation is performed by one touch. In this state, to perform high-speed continuous operation, the wiper speed (high-speed) operation unit 26 is touched again.

The same applies to the opposite direction. To shift the mode from the high-speed operation to the normal speed operation or from the normal speed operation to the intermittent operation, the user touches the wiper speed (intermittent, low speed) operation unit 25. Even when the operation frequency is reduced by the intermittent operation, the wiper speed (intermittent, low speed) operation unit 25 is touched.
In order to shift from the high-speed operation to the intermittent operation or from the normal speed operation to the intermittent minimum frequency operation, the wiper speed (intermittent, low speed) operation unit 25 may be touched twice in succession. Also,
To stop the wiper, the wiper stop operation unit 23 may be touched, and when the washer liquid is to be discharged, the washer liquid operation unit 24 may be touched. In the case of the washer liquid, it is convenient to continuously spray the liquid while touching.

As described above, it is only necessary to enable one touch to switch to the next operation mode and two consecutive touches to shift to the next next operation mode. Further, in the case of adopting the system as in the present invention, it is not necessary to clearly distinguish between intermittent operation, normal speed operation and high speed operation, and it may be possible to continuously change from the lowest frequency intermittent operation to high speed operation. That is, if the operation unit on the high-speed side is touched from a certain state, the operation may be shifted to a higher frequency or a higher operation speed in accordance with the touching time. The same applies to the opposite case. In the present invention, since control is performed using a microcomputer, such control can be easily realized.

An example of audio-related control is as follows. First, an audio switching operation unit 34 for selecting the type of audio such as radio AM, FM, and CD.
The AM radio or the like can be changed from the non-operating state to the operating state by touching the operation unit 34. The audio switching operation unit 34 is configured as “A
"UDIO SELECT". If the user again touches the audio switching operation unit 34, the user can sequentially select such as FM radio. With respect to cassette tapes, CDs, and MDs, it is only necessary that a tape, a CD, or the like be set in a playback device to automatically perform and play. What kind of audio is currently selected may be displayed on the audio information display unit 32.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which AM radio is selected. However, as shown in this example, the type of audio and its contents, for example, the frequency in the case of radio
For D and MD, it is convenient to display the playback channel number. The channel is selected by touching the audio channel number increasing operation unit 30 and the audio channel number decreasing operation unit 31 to increase or decrease the audio channel number, and select the audio corresponding to the channel number.

In particular, in the case of a radio, it is convenient to provide a frequency memory function so that channel numbers correspond to frequencies. For example, in the case of FM broadcasting, 7
9.5 MHz (Nack Five), 8 on channel 2
It can be set to the user's preference, such as 2.5 MHz (NHK) or the like.
Alternatively, it is convenient to switch the channel by a touch operation on the audio channel number reduction operation unit 31. Although the setting of the channel and the frequency is not shown, the screen may be switched by touching the display menu switching operation unit 33, and the setting may be performed in a state where the screen on which the channel and the frequency can be set is displayed.

Although not illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3,
Taking advantage of the feature of the present invention that the display contents can be freely set, the following method can be adopted. That is,
NH is the name of the broadcast channel for radio broadcasting
It is also possible to display K, TBS, etc. on the screen and select a channel by touching this portion. Of course, the frequency corresponding to this name can be freely set and stored.

If no audio is selected, the audio information display section 32 may be left blank to indicate that no audio is selected. In the case of a cassette tape, the reproduction direction and the like may be illustrated. Further, the audio reproduction volume can be adjusted by touching the speaker volume high operation unit 28 or the speaker volume low operation unit 29. When the reproduction of a cassette tape, a CD, or an MD is ended, the audio take-out operation section 27 may be touched, and the reproduction of the cassette tape or the like is ended by the touch, and is taken out from the reproducing apparatus.

As described above, in the case of the present invention, all of the audio-related operation control can be performed by the display / operation device. There is no need to provide a unit. In the case of a radio, it is only necessary to provide a circuit part inside, and the necessary control signals and information signals can fulfill the function of the radio by connecting the radio circuit part and the control part according to the present invention with a connector. . Cassette tape, CD,
Similarly, it is not necessary to provide an operation and display unit for the MD, and only the respective mechanical parts for reproduction need to be provided on the front panel of the front panel and the circuit unit is provided inside and connected with a connector or the like. By doing so, the audio portion can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced. recently,
It's unlikely that most cars have no radio, so the radio should be installed from the beginning.

The air conditioner is as follows. The air conditioner starts operating by touching the air conditioner on / off operation unit 43, or stops operating in the operating state. To adjust the wind direction of the air conditioner, the wind direction adjustment operation unit 41 may be touched. The blowing direction is changed by the touch, and the state is displayed on the wind direction display unit 42. Several combinations of wind directions may be prepared, and the wind direction may be switched in order by touching the wind direction adjustment operation unit 41. Further, the strength of the fan can be changed by touching the fan strong operation section 38 and the fan weak operation section 39. The fan intensity can be displayed on the fan intensity display section 40 by the difference in the number of bars. The set temperature of the air conditioner can be displayed on the time and air conditioner temperature display section 37. The set temperature can be changed by touching the air conditioner temperature high operation unit 35 and the air conditioner temperature low operation unit 36.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which the next screen is displayed by touching the display menu switching operation section 33 of FIG. Also on this screen, the engine coolant temperature display section 21 and the fuel amount display section 22 are displayed in the same manner as the screen of FIG. Others are a rear wiper related operation display section including a rear wiper washer liquid operating section 51, a rear wiper stop operation section 52, a rear wiper intermittent operation section 53, and a rear wiper low operation operation section 54, a rear window hot wire cutting operation section 55, A fog lamp operation display section including a window heat ray input operation section 56, a rear window heat ray on / off display section 57, a fog lamp cutoff operation section 58, a fog lamp input operation section 59, and a fog lamp lighting display section 60, a right mirror. A mirror position operation unit including a selection operation unit 61, a left mirror selection operation unit 66, a mirror right operation unit 62, a downward operation unit 63, an upward operation unit 64, and a left operation unit 65, an antenna down operation unit 67, and an antenna up operation unit 68. It is an antenna operation unit composed of:

Since these operations can be easily imagined from the contents already described, detailed description will be omitted.
However, in the rear window hot wire on / off display section 57, a heat ray mark is displayed on the window, and a fog lamp lighting display section 60 displays a lamp mark, which are displayed in an ON state, respectively.
It is easy to understand that it is not displayed in the OFF state.

Next, display of alarm lamps will be described. The warning lamps are not displayed in a normal state but are displayed for the first time in an abnormal state. Therefore, in most cases, the display space is not generally displayed, and it is wasteful to always provide a display space therefor. Therefore, the warning lamps are displayed only when a warning is issued, and are displayed near the fan intensity display unit 40 in FIG. This is because the location of the fan is not so affected even if the intensity status of the fan is not displayed. Even if there is a subsequent screen, not shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 3, it may be displayed at the same position. In addition, when an alarm is issued, it is easy to understand that the alarm display blinks and an alarm sound such as a beep is generated.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show examples of the circuit configuration when the display / operation device according to the present invention is used.
In FIG. 4, an output circuit for driving a load from the display / operation device 14 includes a power transistor 1 for driving the load 4.
Although an example of turning ON / OFF 1 is shown, a signal necessary for this needs to be a signal corresponding to the operation performance of the power transistor 11. Therefore, it is shown together with the control circuit 13 for generating a signal for that purpose. In the example of FIG.
When a positive voltage signal for driving the power transistor 11 is applied to the control signal line 12, the power transistor 1
1 is electrically connected between the collector and the emitter, and a current is supplied to the load 4. FIG. 4 shows an example in which the load 4 is directly driven by the power transistor 11, but it can also be driven via a relay as in FIG.

In the present invention, the power transistor 11 is used to drive the load 4 as shown in FIG. 4, but when the load is a relay, the coil current of the relay is at most several hundred mA. There is no need to use large transistors. In such a configuration, the electronic circuit, the control circuit unit 13, and the power transistor 11 necessary for the display / operation device 14 are manufactured on a printed circuit board. Although necessary, the connector 10 and the connection section 9 correspond to this. Since the manufacture and inspection of the printed board can be performed automatically, labor saving is possible, and the effect of the present invention that no switch is used is exhibited. Further, since the circuit is manufactured on the printed board, one printed board can be handled as one component, so that the number of components is reduced, and the labor required for mounting these components is also reduced.

The connection line 3 from the connection section 9 to the load side and the negative power supply side needs to be wired as in the prior art.
By standardizing the installation location and shape of the device, further labor saving can be achieved. FIG. 5 shows an example of an input circuit for various instruments or displays. The input part uses a multiplexing method for switching a large number of inputs in a short time. By using this method, even if there are many inputs, one input circuit can cope with them. The input signal can be processed into display information by performing different processing for each object. For example, if the information is the fuel amount, after the A / D conversion, the length of the bar that is long horizontally is changed on the above-mentioned display device to display the fuel amount. When the fuel amount is small, the length of the bar may be displayed short, and when the fuel amount is large, the bar length may be displayed long.

In the case of a half-door warning light or a seat belt warning light, the input is generally an ON / OFF signal. However, this is also a voltage signal when there is a voltage or no voltage (or an extremely low voltage). A / D conversion may be performed by the same circuit, and the digital information may be determined and displayed by the CPU. In the example of the half door warning light, it is assumed that the input signal takes two types, 0 and 10 V, where 0 V indicates the closed state of the door and 10 V indicates the state of the half door. If A / D conversion is performed from 0 to 10 V to a number of 0 to 1000, 90 to determine the ON / OFF state is required.
The determination can be made such that the door is closed when the value is 0 or more and the door is closed when the value is 100 or less.

Generally, in the case of a circuit using a microcomputer, it is standard to handle a signal of about 0 to 5 V. On the other hand, in the case of an automobile, since the battery is about 12 V, the ON / OFF signal is often 0 V or about 12 V. Therefore, in order to convert to a level of 0 to 5 V, a conversion resistor is inserted in the input circuit as shown in FIG.
What is necessary is just to convert it to 5V.

[0041]

According to the present invention, the cost and labor can be reduced due to the large number of switches installed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a driver's seat of an automobile employing a control device such as an accessory according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display / operation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display / operation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a control circuit according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a signal input circuit according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a driver's seat of a conventional automobile.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a control circuit using switches.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a control circuit using a relay by a switch.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Switch, 3 ... Connection wire, 4 ... Load, 5 ... Negative connection wire, 6 ... Positive connection wire, 7 ... Relay, 8 ... Relay contact, 9
... connecting part, 10 ... connector, 11 ... power transistor, 12 ... control signal line, 13 ... control circuit, 14 ... display / operation device, 15 ... conversion resistor, 16 ... multiplexer, 17 ... A / D converter, 21 ... Engine cooling water temperature display unit, 22: fuel amount display unit, 23: wiper stop operation unit, 24: washer liquid operation unit, 25: wiper speed (intermittent, low speed) operation unit, 26: wiper speed (high speed) operation unit, 27: audio extraction operation unit, 28: speaker volume high operation unit, 29: speaker volume low operation unit, 30 ...
Audio channel number increase operation section, 31 ... Audio channel number decrease operation section, 32 ... Audio information display section, 33 ... Display menu switching operation section, 34 ... Audio switching operation section, 35 ... Air conditioner temperature high operation section, 3
6 air conditioner low operation section, 37 time, air conditioner temperature display section, 38 fan high operation section, 39 fan low operation section, 40 fan intensity display section, 41 wind direction adjustment operation section,
42: wind direction display unit, 43: air-conditioner turn-off operation unit, 5
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Rear wiper washer liquid operation part, 52 ... Rear wiper stop operation part, 53 ... Rear wiper intermittent operation part, 54
.., Rear wiper low operation operation section, 55, rear window hot wire cutting operation section, 56, rear window hot wire entry operation section, 57
... Rear window heat ray on / off display section, 58 fog lamp off operation section, 59 fog lamp on operation section, 60 fog lamp lighting display section, 61 right mirror selection operation section, 62
... mirror right operation part, 63 ... mirror downward operation part, 6
4: Mirror upward operation unit, 65: Mirror left operation unit,
66: left mirror selection operation unit, 67: antenna down operation unit, 68: antenna up operation unit, 71: front panel, 72: clock, 73: switches, 74: instrument panel, 75: outlet, 76: handle, 77: air conditioner control panel, 78: radio cassette, 79
... CD player, 80 ... Glove box, 81 ... Lever for direction indicator light, 82 ... Lever for wiper, 83 ...
Lighter, 84 ... Ashtray, 85 ... Navigation system

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[Submission date] January 21, 1997

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[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claims

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Display means for displaying display information of instruments of a vehicle, states of operating devices, and operation buttons of the operating devices, means for detecting selection of the operation buttons by a touch operation, and the selection Control means for controlling the operating devices in accordance with the operation content of the operated operation button.