JPS61188241A - Device for displaying operating condition of vehicle mounted control means to be manipulated - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the driver to manipulate a control means without looking surroundings at hand, by providing a means of detecting the proximity of an object, such as, for example, a touch sensor in a section to be manipulated, composed of control buttons, etc., to display the information of proximity of an object beforehand the actual manipulation thereof. CONSTITUTION:A keyboard 10 having several touch switches arranged on its manupulating board, delivers data indicating that any one of them is manipulated, to a signal process device 41. Further, the device 41 drives any one of actuators 40 in accordance with the data. Meanwhile a driver 42 drives a display unit 7 to allow the passenger to visually check the content of the data. Further, at least one of they key switches is the one having a proximity detecting function, and therefore, the data of the proximity are also delivered to the signal process device 41 through the switch in order to energize the display unit 7 for indicating whether the fingers of the passenger make in contact with any one of the switches or not. Accordingly, the passenger may know which switch he will manipulates without looking his surroundings at hand.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to motorized vehicles (hereinafter referred to as automobiles).

51 d (Automobiles also have the aspect of being mobile living spaces.The interior of the vehicle is equipped with accessories such as a broadcast receiver, audio player, car phone, lighting inside and outside the vehicle, and route indicators. The vehicle is equipped with packing equipment, and the occupant operates control means such as operation buttons of the packing equipment while controlling the vehicle's travel.

However, it is conceivable that it is not always easy to check the user's hand when operating the control means of the accessory device while carrying out travel control operations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an on-vehicle operated control means that makes it possible to easily, accurately and quickly operate accessory equipment while performing vehicle travel control operations. The purpose is to provide an operating status display device.

In the operating status display device for a vehicle-mounted controlled means according to the present invention, an object proximity information signal is obtained from the operated part of the operated control means prior to actual operation, and the object proximity signal and the actual operation signal are set in different forms. I am trying to display it as follows.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 show the entire automobile according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows a cross section near the lateral center of the vehicle by hatching.In the illustrated automobile, a pair of front wheels 1a , 1b and a pair of rear wheels 2a, 2b.

The shape of the vehicle body 3 is such that the front top surface slopes forward, and the center part rises rearward, leaving the side part near the rear wheels on the rear bottom surface, and hangs down parts 3a, 3b near the rear wheels 2a, 2b. The shape is such that it is formed.

In particular, as is clear from Fig. 3, the cross section in the vertical longitudinal direction (hereinafter referred to as the longitudinal direction) at the center of the vehicle body has a wing shape.
Preferably, the length of the wing-shaped lower surface along the longitudinal direction is longer than that of the upper surface so that downward lift acts on the vehicle body while the vehicle is running. Note that the shape of the cross section of the inner wall surface of the hanging parts 3a, 3b along the vehicle lateral direction is curved in a concave shape to promote wind tunnel formation of the air flow path defined by the hanging parts 3a, 3b. Further, a recess 4 having an approximately elliptical opening is provided extending from near the front end of the vehicle body 3 to slightly behind the central portion, and a transparent approximately spherical cover 5 is electrically installed in the opening surface so as to be detachable or openable. Together with 4', it forms a passenger compartment. The front of the left and right sides of the vehicle body 3 is, for example,
□The doors 6a and 6b are formed to be openable and closable, and the cover 5
Only the front part of the can be opened and closed back and forth by a hinge at the front (not shown). A display 7 is installed in front of the four parts 4 to display various information described below.

Furthermore, a pair of forward-facing seats 8a and 8b are provided sandwiching the center console 9. In the center of the center console 9, an operation panel □, in which a group of operation buttons are centrally arranged, is provided.

Inner panels 12a and 12b that are integrally combined with so-called outer panels 11a and 1.1b that form the outer surface of the vehicle body 3 to form the interior walls of the vehicle are provided with arm L/strike recesses 1.
3a and 13b are formed. Armrest recess 13
Operating rods 14a and 14b, which should also be called active control sticks, are installed upright on the bottom surfaces of a and 13b, respectively. As shown in FIG. 6, the commands given from the occupant to the vehicle by the operating levers 14a and 14b include, for example, a forward or backward command, an acceleration or deceleration command, a left turn or right turn command, a ramp control command,
It is possible to issue various commands such as.

The operating rods 14a and 14b are provided with a large number of pressure-sensitive sensors around a fixed member to detect the pressing force applied by the hands of the occupant, and send various control commands as described above to the steering mechanism (not shown) or the engine (described later) by electrical signals. It becomes possible to control the operation of the vehicle by controlling the following. In addition, the control rod 14a.

The control rods 14b are provided on the left and right sides so that they can be controlled by the two occupants, for example, it is conceivable to omit the control rod 14a with only the control rod 14b on the right side. In addition,
The front wheels 1a and 1b may be a single front wheel. Alternatively, sheets 8a and 8b may be a single sheet)
Conceivable.

FIG. 7 shows a cross section when the center portion of the vehicle body 3 is cut in the transverse direction. As is clear from this figure, sheet 8a
, 8b, the cushion portions 8aa, 8bbG; are formed in a conventional manner, and are referred to as cushion portions Baa.

The lower portions of the inner panels 12a, 12b adjacent to the inner panels 8bb protrude inward, that is, toward the center of the vehicle, and form a substantially continuous curved surface on the upper surface of the seat portions 8a'a, 8bb. -G part 8aa, 8
bb cooperate with each other to tightly support the occupant and stably support the occupant. Furthermore, the upper surface of the center console 9 also forms a curved surface that is substantially continuous with the upper surfaces of the seat portions 8aa and 8bb, and the inner panel 12a1 seat portion 8aa, the center console 9, the seat portion 8bb, and the inner panel 1
2b collectively form two seats 8a and 8b, allowing the occupant to feel a sense of unity with the vehicle.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view of the rear portion of the vehicle body 3, in which the inner portion of the lower end of the hanging portion 3a protrudes inward, that is, toward the vehicle center line, forming an inner protrusion 3aa. Although not shown, the hanging portion 3b has a similar shape. By adopting such a shape, the wind tunnel at the bottom of the vehicle body 3 defined by the hanging parts 3a and 3b has a greater chimney effect, and the flow velocity of the airflow passing through the wind tunnel becomes greater, which increases the impact on the vehicle body. This increases the downward lift force, improving driving stability.

Next, as is clear from FIG. 1, in the illustrated vehicle, the hanging portion 3a is used to drive the rear wheels 2a, 2b.
, 3b in the vicinity (in front in this example) of the rear wheels 2a, 2b.
b is driven via separate torque transmission mechanisms 16a and 16b. Note that the driving source may be an internal combustion engine or an electric motor.

FIG. 9 (ω) shows an example of the configuration of the drive system for the rear wheels 2a and 2b described above, and the drive sources 15a and 15b are controlled by the control device 17 in order to give each wheel the optimum torque for straight and cornering running. controlled. The torque from the output shaft of the drive sources 15a and 15b is transmitted to the transmission 18a, respectively.
, 18b, and then a gear assembly 19a comprising a pair of bevel gears.

It is supplied to the rear wheels 2a, 2b via 19b. On the other hand, the control device 17 detects rear wheel drive torque or rotational speed using a sensor 20.
a, 20b and drive sources 15a, 15
1 suitable for vehicle running while monitoring the operating parameters of b.
~ A drive source 15a to supply torque to each of the rear wheels 2a and 2b.
, 15b and transmission 18a, 1'8b
(including the clutch) in a correlated manner. For example, when the drive sources 15a and 15b are internal combustion engines, the operating parameters are so-called engine parameters such as intake air amount, throttle opening, and engine speed.
Controls the amount of fuel supplied or the amount of secondary intake air. Drive source 1
When 5a and 15b are DC motors, the applied voltage and the like are controlled.

FIG. 9(b) shows another rear wheel drive system, in which the gear assembly 19 at ω
a, 19b is replaced by a known differential gear assembly 21a,
Torque is transmitted to the rear wheels via 21b. Also, since the differential gear assemblies 21a and 21b autonomously distribute the required torque, the sensors 20a and 20b
may be omitted.

As mentioned above, since the driving sources 15a, 151) are separated and placed in the hanging parts 3a, 3b, four parts of sufficient size are formed at the center bottom of the car body 3, and a large downward lift force is generated by the wind tunnel effect. By being applied to the vehicle body 3, the high-speed running stability of the vehicle is improved.

Next, as is particularly clear from FIGS. 4 and 5, a band-shaped obstacle display indicator 30 is set around the opening of the four parts 4 forming the single room of the vehicle body 3. The obstacle display indicator 30 may be formed by continuously arranging a large number of light emitting elements, and may be installed on the inner wall surface of the four parts 4 as long as it is within the visual field of the occupant. The point is that it can be provided continuously or discontinuously from the front of the occupant to the sides and, if necessary, to the rear, to indicate the direction in which the obstacle exists as viewed from the center of the vehicle.

As is clear from FIG. 10 (the obstacle indicator 30 is
A control circuit 32 that operates based on a detection signal from an obstacle sensor 31 such as an omnidirectional radar provided at a suitable location on the vehicle body 3.
The lighting is controlled by.

For example, it is conceivable that only the light-emitting elements located in the direction of the obstacle are illuminated to inform the occupant of the direction of the obstacle, and furthermore, the distance factor may be displayed based on the difference in emitted light color.

In FIG. 11, the content of the operation of the keyboard 10 by the occupant is displayed on the display 7, and one of the actuator groups 40 is activated to turn on the headlamp, activate the blinker, etc.
It shows a control system that performs various operations such as wiper operation, lighting of interior lights, and air conditioner operation. That is, the keyboard 10 has a configuration in which, for example, a large number of touch switch groups are arranged on the operation panel surface, and operation information data indicating which switch is operated is supplied to the signal processing device 41.

The signal processing device 41 drives one of the actuator groups 40 according to the operation information data, and also drives the display device 7 via the driver 42 so that the contents of the operation information data can be visually confirmed by the passenger on the display device 7. . The above operation is
Although it is basically the same as the conventional example, in this example,
At least one of the switches of the keyboard 10 is configured to be able to send out information indicating the proximity or contact of an object such as an occupant's finger to the switch. That is, at least one of the switch groups of the keyboard 10 is a switch with a proximity detection function, and this proximity information data is also supplied to the signal processing device 41. The signal processing bag @41 drives the display 7 according to the proximity information data to indicate which switch the passenger's finger approaches or contacts. Therefore, it is convenient for the passenger to know which switch he or she is trying to operate from the display on the display 7 without looking at his/her hand. It is also conceivable that the display device 7 is provided with an indicator corresponding to each switch, and that the indicator emits green light based on the proximity information data, and then causes the same indicator to emit red light based on the operation information data.

The point is that the proximity display and the operation display may be performed in different manners.

Further, the signal processing device 41 receives not only information from the keyboard 10 but also navigation information such as tourist information and road congestion information obtained from outside. It receives the signal from I43 and drives the display 7 to display the information.

FIG. 13 shows a specific example of the configuration of the display 7. As shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, various information indicators related to accessories that are not directly related to the running of the vehicle are arranged on the left side of the display 7 when viewed from the passenger side. That is, in the vicinity of section INF, which indicates that it is an information indicator group, there are section NAVI, which indicates that navigation information is being received, and section 5AT, which indicates that satellite broadcasting is being received.
Section T devices and the like are arranged to indicate that the E1 videophone is in use. Also, □, a section that accepts that it is a group of operation information C) A section AUDIO that indicates that i-audio control is in progress, a section CRU that indicates that cruise control is in progress near PE
There are sections such as ISE and NTE based on the fact that interior fitness control is in progress. At the upper center of the display 7, there are a section 6 (>) that displays the vehicle speed mode, a section 61 that displays the road surface condition, and a section 62 that displays the selection of manual or automatic change ratio. A speed display section 63 is provided.A two-dimensional screen display surface 64 such as a CRT is provided below the center, and can also be used as I to indicate a rear view screen.

A two-dimensional screen display surface 65 is disposed on the right side of the display 7 and serves as a display section for an omnidirectional radar and a gyrocator formed around the vertical interior of the vehicle.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a control system for the two-dimensional screen display section 64 in the display 7. As shown in FIG. That is, the difference from FIG. 11 is that it includes a route display map file 70, an obstacle detection sensor 71, and a vehicle current position sensor 72. A signal processing device 4 that supervises the operation of the control system configured as described above.
The operation of subroutine No. 1 will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

That is, when the route display switch ON flag is set during the main routine operation of the signal processing circuit 41 (step S
+) After the address number N is set to 1 (step S2)
, the map screen corresponding to address 1 is called from the map file 70 and displayed on the display screen 65 (step S3).
. The displayed image at this time is, for example, as shown in FIG. 16 (al).

Next, when the occupant presses an enlargement switch (not shown) on the keyboard 10 (step S4), the address N is incremented by one address (step 35).

Now, if we prepare route display screens with smaller scale factors for larger addresses, route display images with decreasing scale factors will be displayed on the display screen 64, and then the image with the smallest scale factor will be displayed. is displayed (step S6), the signal processing device 41 uses the information obtained from the obstacle sensor 71 to
Obstacles are displayed as shown in FIG. 6 (step S7). When a predetermined period of time has elapsed from the start of the obstacle display, step Ss
), the obstacle display is enlarged as shown in FIG. 16(C) (step Ss). When the enlargement cancel button is turned on (step 810), the obstacle display is stopped (step 511).

FIG. 17 shows an example in which another function is added to the keyboard 10 and signal processing device 41 shown in FIG. 11. That is, the signal processing device 41 receives information from a vehicle speed sensor 73, a lateral acceleration sensor 74, and a longitudinal acceleration sensor 75, which are provided at appropriate locations on the vehicle. On the other hand, sheet 8a,
Hydraulic dampers 76 and 77 for adjusting the cushioning degree, that is, the elasticity of the seat, are embedded in the cushion portion of the seat 8b. The number of hydraulic dampers is not limited to two, but it is preferable to provide a desired number of hydraulic dampers distributed in order to provide appropriate cushioning to the occupant. The elasticity of the hydraulic dampers 76 and 77 is adjusted by a drive device 78. Seat 8a
, 8b as well as the posture of the backrest portion, such as the inclination, are adjusted by adjusting the posture of the frame, which is the core of the cushion member, by means not shown in response to commands from the drive device 78.

An appropriate number of pressure sensors 79, 80 are embedded in the cushion members of the seats 8a and 8b, and are used to detect the magnitude and distribution of the pressure applied to the seat by the occupants, and to process that information into signals. I am sending it to Sobo 4. The signal processing device 41 controls at least one of the cushioning degree and the posture of the frame of the seats 8a and 8b via the drive device 78 so that optimum so-called lumbar support is provided according to the input signal, thereby creating an automatically deformable seat device. It constitutes.

If the posture of the seats 8a, 8b of the automatically deformable seat device configured in this way and the magnitude and direction of the pressing force applied to the seat cushion are displayed on the display 7 in a visible manner, the occupants will be able to improve their own driving. It is preferable to be able to know the attitude or acceleration of the vehicle, and to obtain a sense of unity with the vehicle.

FIG. 18 shows an example of the configuration of the display 7 used in the device shown in FIG. 17. In this example, a basic figure 81 in the form of the sheets 8a and 8b viewed diagonally from the rear is shown in advance on the left side of the display screen, and this basic figure 81
At the top, the sheet pressing force distribution obtained from the pressure sensors 79° and 80 is shown by arrows. The direction of the pressing force may be represented by the direction of the arrow, and the magnitude of the pressing force may be represented by the length of the arrow. The changes in the posture of the sheets 3a and 8b may be shown by the basic figure 81 as a solid line and the change as a dotted line.

FIG. 19 shows an external sound collection and relay device that introduces external sound into the vehicle interior formed by the recess 4 of the vehicle body 3 described above. That is, each pair of sound collection microphones 90a, 90b, and 9 are provided at the front and rear of the vehicle body 3.
1a and 91b are provided. Each audio signal obtained from the sound collection microphones is sent to amplifiers 92a, 92b and 93a.

93b and test beakers 94a, 94b and 95a.

95b and radiates into the vehicle interior.

According to such a vehicle external sound collecting and relaying device, when the vehicle interior is sealed and the driver cannot hear the vehicle external sound, the vehicle external sound is forcibly introduced to detect the approach of another vehicle or the sound necessary for driving such as a warning sound. This allows acoustic information outside the vehicle to be provided to the driver.

FIG. 19(b) shows speakers 94a, 94b and 95a.
, 95b to the headrests 8aa, 8 of seats 8a, 8b.
An example is shown in which it is placed in bb. By doing so, the power of the amplifiers 92a, 92b, 93a, and 93b can be reduced, and cost reduction can be expected.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description, in the operating status display device for a vehicle-mounted operated control means according to the present invention, an object proximity detection means such as a touch sensor is provided on an operated part such as an operation button, and object proximity information is detected. Since this information is displayed before the actual operation, the driver can operate the operated control means without looking at his hand, and the steering operation is not hindered by the accessory control command operation. It is preferable.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a rear upper perspective view of the automobile according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear lower perspective view of the automobile shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a central longitudinal direction of the automobile shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are front and tangential upper perspective views of the single cabin of the automobile shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a lateral sectional view of a single compartment of the automobile shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 8 is a partial external view of the rear of the automobile shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the control rod provided. (ω, mountain) is a system block diagram showing the rear wheel drive system of the automobile shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the outline of the obstacle indicator of the car shown in FIG. 1 and its drive circuit, Fig. 11 is a block diagram showing a display system and operation system provided in the vehicle interior, Fig. 12 is a side view showing an example of a switch that can generate proximity information, and Fig. 13 is a configuration of a display device provided also in the vehicle interior. Figure 14 is a block diagram showing the control system that continuously displays the route and obstacles on the display inside the vehicle. Figure 15 is a block diagram showing the operation of the control system in Figure 14. The flowchart shown in FIG. 16 (ω,
(b+, (C) is a schematic diagram showing the flow of display patterns obtained by the control system in FIG. 14, FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing the control system for controlling the posture and/or cushion of the seat in the vehicle interior, and FIG. The figure is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of a display used in the control system in Figure 17, and Figure 19 (a) is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an external sound collection and relay device. Description 1a, 1b... Front wheels 2a, 2b... Rear wheels 3... Car body 3a, 3b... Eyes...
Drooping part 4...Four parts forming the vehicle compartment 5...Cover 6a, 6b...Door 7...Indicator 8a, 8b...Seat 9...Center console 10...Keyboard 14a, 14b...Control rods 15a, 15'b...Drive source 17...
・Control circuit ・30...Hime...Obstacle indicator Applicant Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Motohiko Fujimura Diagram (a) (b) Procedure? Hoshosho (spontaneous) April 30, 1985 1. Display of incident 1985 Patent Application No. 030041 2. Title of invention Operation status display device for vehicle-mounted operated control means
'3. Relationship with the case of the person making the amendment Patent applicant address: 6-27-8 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name (532) Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 4, Agent 104 5, Date of amendment order Voluntary 6, Number of inventions increased by amendment None 7, Subject of amendment Drawing 8, Contents of amendment As attached to the engraving of the drawing

Claims (1)

[Claims] An operation status display device for an operated control means mounted on a vehicle and operated by a passenger to perform a control action, wherein the operated control means includes an operated part operated and activated by the passenger and a display device according to the operation of the operated part. The operated section includes a control section that generates an actuation signal, and includes a display section that displays the operating status of the controlled means in response to the actuation signal, and the operated section detects the proximity of an object to the operated section and generates a proximity detection signal. An operating state display device for an operated control means, wherein the display means displays a proximity display according to the proximity detection signal in a manner different from the display of the operating state.