JP2007298830A - On-vehicle information apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle information apparatus in which a driver can always view a screen even when a display means is located at any open/close position, while preventing interference between a column shift lever and the display means. <P>SOLUTION: The on-vehicle information apparatus comprises: the display means which is provided so that an insertion opening can be covered in front of an information device main body including the insertion opening for an information recording medium in a front face; an advancing and retreating means for pushing one end side of the display means separated from a driver seat by intersecting perpendicularly to the front face of the information device, and also pulling it from a pushed position; a driving means for reciprocating the reciprocation means; and a guide means for supporting the other end side of the display means so as to be turnable in a horizontal direction, and so as to be slidable in a lateral direction along the front face of the information device main body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle information device having multiple functions, for example, a combination of a car navigation device and a disk reproducing device.

In a conventional in-vehicle information device, the front part of an information device main body having a disk insertion / removal port on the front side and incorporating various devices such as a navigation system, a radio receiver, a CD playback unit, an MD playback unit, a DVD playback unit, It is known that a display means for selectively displaying various information images is attached, and the disk insertion / removal opening is opened / closed by the display means.
In such a conventional in-vehicle information device, the lower end portion of the display means is rotatably attached to the lower end portion of the information equipment main body, and the front surface of the information equipment main body is displayed by the display means having the lower end portion as the rotation center. The disk insertion / removal opening is opened and closed (see, for example, the first display panel of Patent Document 1).
Note that Patent Document 1 discloses that the display means may have an upper end portion or a side end portion as a rotation center. The vehicle-mounted information device has an information device main body on the dashboard inside the vehicle in the vicinity of the steering handle so that the screen of the display means can be easily seen from the driver's seat side when navigation is used, and a space for unfolding the display panel is secured. It is common to embed it.

JP 2003-345263 A ([0012] and [0021], FIG. 1)

Since the conventional in-vehicle information device is configured as described above, there are various problems as follows.
First, in an in-vehicle information device configured to open and close the display panel around the upper or lower end of the display means, the display means opens from the front of the information device main body toward the steering handle when using a disc. Therefore, when a column shift lever extending near the steering handle is provided, there is a problem in that there is a risk of interference with the display means.
Further, in the configuration in which the display means is expanded in the vertical direction as described above, the screen is directed to the front of the driver only when the display means is closed, and the screen is directed downward or open at the open position of the display means. Since the vehicle faces upward, there is a problem that the driver cannot see the image at all or is difficult to view.

  On the other hand, in an in-vehicle information device configured to open and close the display means with the side edge of the display means as the rotation center, when the left edge of the display means is the rotation center, the display panel is operated in the closed position. When the navigation image facing the front of the driver faces the front passenger seat when the display means is open, there is a problem that the driver cannot visually recognize the navigation image. Furthermore, there is a possibility that the display means may interfere with the column shift lever in the middle of opening and closing, thereby causing a problem in the operation of the column shift lever.

  Further, in an in-vehicle information device configured to open and close the display means with the right end portion of the display means as a rotation center, the display means may interfere with the column shift lever during the opening and closing, and the column shift lever There was a problem of hindering the operation.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and even in a vehicle including a column shift lever, it is possible to prevent interference between the column shift lever and the display means, and the display means It is an object of the present invention to provide an in-vehicle information device that allows the driver to always visually recognize the screen regardless of the opening / closing position.

  An in-vehicle information device according to the present invention includes an information device main body having an information recording medium insertion / removal port on a front surface, display means provided on the front surface of the information device main body so as to cover the insertion / removal port, and operation of the display unit One end side away from the seat is connected so as to be pivotable in the horizontal direction, and is pushed out perpendicularly to the front surface of the information device main body, and is moved forward and backward to pull it from the pushing position, and the forward and backward movement means are moved forward and backward. Drive means and guide means for supporting the other end side of the display means so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction and slidable in the horizontal direction along the front surface of the information apparatus main body.

  According to the present invention, one end in the horizontal direction of the display means for opening and closing the front surface of the information device main body is pushed to the information device main body in a direction away from the front surface and pulled from the push position, and the width of the display means is Since the end portion is supported so as to be horizontally slidable and slidable horizontally with respect to the information device main body, when the disk is inserted and removed, one end in the width direction of the display device is separated from the front surface of the information device main body. The other end in the width direction slides sideways along the front surface of the information device main body and opens, and the display surface of the display means faces the driver's seat. Can always view images, and can prevent interference between the display means and the column shift lever, thereby ensuring safety in steering operation. A.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a perspective view showing an in-vehicle information device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view in which a display means is opened, FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which the in-vehicle information device is viewed from the back, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows an advance / retreat means.

  The information device main body 1 has information recording medium insertion / removal ports 2a and 2b on the front surface, and a display means 3 is installed on the front surface of the information device main body 1 so as to cover the insertion / removal ports 2a and 2b. From each side of the information device main body 1, a wall surface 11 for projecting the display means 3 is projected from the front. And as shown in FIG. 10, the long grooves 12a and 12b are formed in parallel on the opposing inner surface of the upper and lower wall surfaces 11 thereof.

  The display means 3 has a thin display panel 32 typified by liquid crystal at the center of the frame 31, and a large number of push switches 33 are provided on the left and right frame sides. The display means 3 has connecting pins 34 and 35 at one end in the horizontal direction and the other end in the horizontal direction of the upper and lower frame sides, and the display means 3 is connected to the advancing / retracting means 5 by the connecting pins 34 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. The connecting pins 35 are connected to the long grooves 12a and 12b so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. The connecting pin 35 and the long grooves 12a and 12b constitute guide means.

  The advancing / retracting means 5 comprises a U-shaped member 51, and guide pins 52, 53 provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the parallel U-shaped two sides 51 a, 51 b of the U-shaped member 51 are provided on the inner surface of the side wall of the information equipment main body 1. It is engaged with guide grooves 16a and 17a of guide members 16 and 17 provided in parallel in the vertical direction. Further, guide pins 14 and 15 provided on the inner surface of the side wall of the information device main body 1 are engaged with the guide grooves 54 and 55 provided on the parallel U-shaped two sides 51 a and 51 b of the U-shaped member 51. The end portions 54a and 55a of the guide grooves 54 and 55 are inclined inward from each other, and the guide pins 14 and 15 are brought into contact with each other to prevent backlash.

  Attachment arms 56 and 57 for attaching the display means 3 are projected from the upper and lower ends of the vertical side 51c of the U-shaped member 51 to the front, and one end in the horizontal direction of the display means 3 is provided between the attachment arms 56 and 57. The connecting pin 34 at one end is engaged with holes 56a and 57a provided at the distal ends of the mounting arms 56 and 57 so as to be pivotable in the horizontal direction. Further, a rack 58 is formed over the entire length of one of the parallel U-shaped two sides 51 a and 51 b of the U-shaped member 51, and a guide groove 59 is formed in parallel with the rack 58.

  A pinion gear 71 that meshes with the rack 58 is provided at one end 7a of the L-shaped lever 7 whose central portion is supported by the support shaft 6 on the inner surface of the side wall of the information device main body 1, and the other end 7b of the L-shaped lever 7 is provided at the other end 7b. A guide pin 72 that engages with the guide groove 59 is provided. Power is transmitted to the pinion gear 71 via a gear 9 that meshes with a worm gear 8 provided on the shaft of the motor M. The motor M and the gear 9 are supported on the inner surface of the side wall of the information device main body 1.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a control circuit for driving and controlling the motor M. A determination circuit 81 made of a microcomputer or the like, a memory 82 for executing a program of the determination circuit 81, and a disk drive controlled by the determination circuit 81 83. The determination circuit 81 receives signals from the push switch 33 of the display means 3 and the touch panel 32 a of the display panel 32 and supplies a control signal to the motor M and also supplies an image display signal to the display panel 32.

  Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, when the push switch 33a is pressed in a state where the display means 3 is housed in the protruding wall surface 11 of the information device main body 1, as shown in FIG. 5, an operation signal of the push switch 33a is displayed. Is supplied to the discriminating means 81. The determination means 81 supplies a drive signal to the motor M when receiving an operation signal of the push switch 33a.

  When the motor M is driven, the driving force is transmitted to the pinion gear 71 via the worm gear 8 and the gear 9, and the pinion gear 71 rotates at one place. A U-shaped member 51 having 58 moves to the front surface of the information apparatus main body 1 as indicated by an arrow A in FIG. In this case, the U-shaped member 51 is guided on two orthogonal surfaces by the engagement between the guide pins 14 and 15 and the guide grooves 54 and 55 and the engagement between the guide pins 52 and 53 and the guide grooves 16a and 17a. , Move forward stably. For this reason, one end in the horizontal direction of the display means 3 connected to the mounting arms 56 and 57 projecting forward from the U-shaped member 51 is moved from the closed state of FIG. Extruded perpendicularly to

  Following this movement, the connecting pin 35 provided at the other lateral end of the display means 3 moves horizontally in the upper and lower long grooves 12a and 12b formed on the opposing inner surfaces of the upper and lower wall surfaces 11 in FIG. Move horizontally as shown by B. In this movement process, the display means 3 rotates as indicated by an arrow c in FIG. 6A, but the pin 34 rotates in the hole 56a and the pin 35 rotates in the long groove 12b. The rotational movement is performed smoothly. In this movement process, as shown in FIG. 6A, the display panel 3 always has the display panel 32 facing the driver's seat side. When the U-shaped member 51 moves to the final end, the display means 3 is in a state orthogonal to the front surface of the information device main body 1 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6B, and the information recording medium insertion / removal port 2a is inserted. , 2b are opened. In this open state, information recording media such as CDs and DVDs are inserted and removed. In the illustrated example, the long grooves 12 a and 12 b are formed so that the pin 35 stops at a position where the pin 35 does not contact the upper and lower sides 51 a and 51 b of the U-shaped member 51 at the final opening position of the display unit 3.

  On the other hand, when the push switch 33 or the touch panel is pressed while the display unit 3 is open, an operation signal of the push switch 33 is supplied to the determination unit 81 as shown in FIG. Upon receiving the operation signal of the push switch 33, the determination unit 81 supplies a drive signal in the direction opposite to that at the time of opening to the motor M.

  When the motor M is driven in the opposite direction, the driving force is transmitted to the pinion gear 71 via the worm gear 8 and the gear 9, and the pinion gear 71 rotates in the opposite direction to the one at one place. , That is, the U-shaped member 51 having this rack 58 moves in the direction of the arrow A ′ opposite to the arrow A, and the mounting arm 56 projecting forward of the U-shaped member 51. , 57 is drawn to the information device main body 1 side.

  Following this movement, the connecting pin 35 provided at the other lateral end of the display means 3 moves in the direction of the arrow B 'while rotating the long grooves 12a and 12b in the horizontal direction. In this movement process, the display means 3 rotates as indicated by an arrow C ′ opposite to the above, and when the U-shaped member 51 moves to the final end, the display means 3 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 6A. Thus, it becomes a state parallel to the front surface of the information equipment main body 1 and is accommodated in the wall surface 11 to cover the insertion / removal ports 2a and 2b of the information recording medium. Further, when the U-shaped member 51 moves to the final end, the guide pins 14 and 15 are engaged with the terminal inward inclined portions 54a and 55a of the guide grooves 54 and 55, and the U-shaped member 51 at the terminal position. That is, shakiness of the display means 3 is prevented.

  FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 show a support structure of a signal line W such as a flexible cable that connects the information device main body 1 and the display means 3 when the display means 3 is opened and closed. The fixed guide pins 91 and 92 are provided so as to guide the middle of the signal line W connected to the circuit in the display unit and the other end connected to the circuit in the display means 3, and located between the fixed guide pins 91 and 92. The movable pin 93 urged by urging means (not shown) is provided in a direction away from the fixed guide pins 91 and 92 at all times.

  With this configuration, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the display means 3 is housed in the wall surface 11 of the information equipment body, the signal line W pulls the movable pin 93 toward the fixed guide pins 91 and 92. Is pulled out from the information device main body 1. When the display means 3 is opened from the information device main body 1, in the opening process, the movable pin 93 moves in the direction of arrow D away from the fixed guide pins 91 and 92 as shown in FIG. W does not bump in the information device main body 1.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, one end in the horizontal direction of the display unit that opens and closes the front surface of the information device main body is pushed to the information device main body in a direction away from the front surface, and the pulling operation is performed from the pushing position. By sliding the other end of the display means in the width direction along the front surface of the information device main body, interference between the display means and the column shift lever can be prevented, and safety in steering operation is ensured. Can do. In addition, since the display means always faces the driver's seat when the display means is opened and closed, there is an effect that the driver cannot see the image at all or becomes difficult to see.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
The display means 3 can be provided with a display panel on the back surface. When such a double-sided display panel is used, in the state where the display means 3 is opened vertically from the front surface of the information equipment main body 1, the driver side, the assistant Separate screens can be displayed on the seat side. With such a configuration, even a screen that could not be displayed on the driver's seat side while driving (for example, a television screen) can be displayed on the passenger seat side, thus eliminating the dissatisfaction of the passengers sitting in the passenger seat so far. be able to.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of a control circuit when the above double-sided display panel is used. The control circuit is controlled by a determination circuit 81 composed of a microcomputer or the like, a memory 82 for executing a program of the determination circuit 81, and the determination circuit 81. The point comprising the disk drive 83 is the same as the control circuit of FIG.

  In the control circuit shown in FIG. 9, the determination circuit 81 determines an instruction from the push switches 33a and 33b of the display means 3, and supplies an image signal to the display panels 32a and 32b on the instructed side. The display means 3 receives signals from the push switch 33a and the touch panel 32a-a of the display panel 32a and supplies a control signal to the motor M and also supplies an image display signal to the display panel 32a. Conversely, the display means 3 receives signals from the push switch 33b and the touch panel 32b-b of the display panel 32b and supplies a control signal to the motor M and also supplies an image display signal to the display panel 32b.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the display means 3 includes the display panels 32a and 32b on both the front and back surfaces, so that a screen that could not be displayed on the driver's seat side while traveling is displayed on the passenger seat side. In addition to being able to display, a screen necessary for traveling such as navigation can be displayed on the driver's seat side.

It is a perspective view which shows the vehicle-mounted information apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view of the vehicle-mounted information apparatus in the state which opened the display means. It is the see-through | perspective perspective view which looked at the vehicle-mounted information apparatus from the back surface. It is a perspective view which shows an advance / retreat means. It is a control circuit diagram of the display means by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure explaining the opening / closing operation | movement of the display means of the vehicle-mounted information apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention, Fig.6 (a) is a closed state figure, FIG.6 (b) is an open state figure. FIG. 7A is a diagram for explaining the state of signal lines connecting the information device main body and the display means during the opening / closing operation of the display means of the in-vehicle information device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 7B is a diagram when the means is closed, and FIG. 7B is a diagram when the display means is open. It is an expansion perspective view of the guide part of a signal line. It is a control circuit diagram of the display means by Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which follows the 10-10 line of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information equipment main body, 2a, 2b insertion / removal port, 3 Display means, 5 advance / retreat means, 6 Support shaft, 7 L-type lever, 8 Worm gear, 9 Gear, 11 Wall surface, 12a, 12b long groove, 14, 15 Guide pin, 16 , 17 Guide member, 31 Frame, 32 Display panel, 32a Touch panel, 33 Push switch, 34, 35 Connecting pin, 51 U-shaped member, 52, 53 Guide pin, 54, 55 Guide groove, 54a, 55a Termination part, 56, 57 Mounting arm, 56a, 57a hole, 58 rack, 59 guide groove, 71 pinion gear, 72 guide pin, 81 judgment circuit, 82 memory, 83 disk drive, M motor, W signal line.

Claims (3)

  An information device main body having an information recording medium insertion / removal port on the front surface, display means provided on the front surface of the information device main body so as to cover the insertion / removal port, and one end side of the display means away from the driver's seat horizontally rotated Advancing / retreating means for movably connecting, pushing out perpendicularly to the front surface of the information device main body and pulling it from the pushing position, driving means for moving the advance / retreat means forward and backward, and the other end of the display means A vehicle-mounted information device comprising: guide means for supporting the side so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction and slidable in the horizontal direction along the front surface of the information device main body.   The in-vehicle information device according to claim 1, wherein the display means moves open so that the display panel surface faces the driver's seat when the display means shifts to an open state orthogonal to the front surface of the information device main body. .   3. The in-vehicle information device according to claim 1, wherein the display means includes display panels on both front and back surfaces.

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