JP6204770B2 - Vehicle hazard device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle hazard device.

  FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional vehicle hazard device. This vehicle hazard device includes a switch body and a switch head. The switch head is provided so as to be able to be pressed against the switch body, and blinks the hazard lamp by a passenger's pressing operation. In this vehicle hazard device, a hazard mark and an indicator are displayed on the switch head. The hazard mark prompts the passenger to perform a pressing operation for turning on or off the hazard lamp. The indicator displays the lighting state of the hazard lamp.

  The passenger presses the switch head against the switch body when, for example, the vehicle on which the passenger is going to park is parked. As a result, the hazard lamp is turned on. An indicator displays the lighting state of the hazard lamp.

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  However, in general, the conventional vehicle hazard device does not have a large area where the switch head can be pressed. Also in the above-described conventional vehicle hazard device, the switch head is merely provided with a small indicator in addition to the hazard mark, and the area where the switch head can be pressed is not large. For this reason, when a passenger performs a pressing operation to turn on the hazard lamp, it may be difficult to perform the pressing operation.

  On the other hand, if the area of the switch head is increased, it becomes easier for the passenger to press the switch head, but that alone will cause an excessively large switch head to be provided on the instrument panel in the passenger compartment. Value of use will be diminished.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and should solve the problem of providing a vehicle hazard device capable of improving the operability while improving the utility value of the instrument panel. It is an issue.

The vehicle hazard device of the present invention is a vehicle hazard device comprising: a switch body; and a switch head that is provided so as to be able to be pressed against the switch body and that blinks a hazard lamp by a passenger's pressing operation.
A hazard mark that prompts the pressing operation is displayed on the switch body,
The switch head that performs the pressing operation when turning on or off the hazard lamp has a hazard display section that can project the hazard mark and an information display section that can display information not related to the hazard lamp. It is provided (Claim 1).

  In the vehicle hazard device of the present invention, since the hazard display part and the information display part are provided on the switch head, it is possible to increase the area where the switch head can be pressed. For this reason, it is easy for the passenger to perform a pressing operation to turn on or turn off the hazard lamp.

  Further, since the area of the switch head is increased by the amount of the information display portion, the use value of the instrument panel is not impaired.

  Therefore, in the vehicle hazard device of the present invention, the operability can be improved while improving the utility value of the instrument panel.

  In the vehicle hazard device of the present invention, the information includes time, warning information (remaining gasoline amount, remaining battery amount, seat belt wear, equipment failure, etc.), speed, car navigation, back monitor, television, weather, calendar, etc. Various types can be employed.

  The switch head is located on the upper part of the switch body and may be provided so as to be swingable with respect to the switch body by a horizontally extending pivot. It is preferable that the hazard display part is further away from the pivot axis than the information display part. In this case, it is easy for the passenger to press the hazard display part that is away from the pivot, so that it is easy to prompt the passenger to perform a pressing operation.

  The information is preferably time (Claim 3). In this case, time information can be provided to the passenger. Various times such as the current time and the estimated arrival time can be adopted as the time.

  In the vehicle hazard device of the present invention, it is possible to improve operability while improving the utility value of the instrument panel.

It is a front view of the instrument panel using the hazard device for vehicles of an example. It is a perspective view which shows the state which concerns on the hazard apparatus for vehicles of an Example, and the switch head is rock | fluctuating. It is a front view of the hazard device for vehicles of an example.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle hazard device 3 according to the embodiment is mounted on a central portion of an instrument panel 1 extending left and right in the vehicle interior. That is, the instrument panel 1 includes a car navigation 2a mounted in the center, a pair of left and right center registers 2b mounted on both sides of the car navigation 2a, and a vehicle mounted directly below the car navigation 2a. And a hazard device 3 for use.

  The vehicle hazard device 3 is connected to a hazard lamp (not shown). As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vehicle hazard device 3 includes a switch body 5 and a switch head 6.

  The switch main body 5 displays a triangular hazard mark 5a that prompts the passenger to perform a pressing operation.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the switch head 6 is provided with a pivot X <b> 1 that is positioned at the upper part of the switch body 5 and extends in the horizontal direction from side to side. The switch head 6 is provided so as to be swingable with respect to the switch body 5 by a pivot X1. In other words, the switch head 6 can be pressed about the pivot axis X1 with respect to the switch main body 5 by a passenger's pressing operation.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the switch head 6 has a hazard display unit 6a capable of projecting the hazard mark 5a and an information display unit 6b capable of displaying the current time, which is information not related to the hazard lamp. ing. The information display unit 6 b is located above the switch head 6. The hazard display portion 6a is located below the switch head 6, which is a position away from the pivot axis X1, that is, directly below the information display portion 6b.

  On the left side of the switch head 6, a switch 6c displaying “H” capable of adjusting the time of the current time displayed on the information display unit 6b and the minute of the current time can be adjusted. A switch 6d displaying "M" and a switch 6e displaying "00:00" for resetting the current time are provided. The switch 6c is located above the switch head 6. The switch 6e is located below the switch head 6. The switch 6d is located between the switch 6c and the switch 6e.

  In the vehicle hazard device 3 configured as described above, the passenger presses the switch head 6 against the switch body 5 when trying to park the vehicle on which the passenger is riding, for example. As a result, the hazard lamp is turned on. If the passenger thinks that the hazard lamp does not need to be turned on, the switch head 6 is pressed again against the switch body 5. As a result, the hazard lamp is turned off.

  In this case, in this vehicle hazard device 3, since the hazard display portion 6a and the information display portion 6b are provided on the switch head 6, the area where the switch head 6 can be pressed is increased. Moreover, since the hazard display part 6a is located under the switch head 6 which is a position away from the pivot axis X1, that is, directly under the information display part 6b, it prompts the passenger to perform a pressing operation. For this reason, it is easy for the passenger to perform a pressing operation to turn on or turn off the hazard lamp.

  Further, in this vehicle hazard device 3, since the current time is provided to the passenger by the switch head 6, the utility value of the instrument panel 1 is improved.

  Therefore, in this vehicle hazard device 3, it is possible to improve the operability while improving the utility value of the instrument panel 1.

  While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be appropriately modified and applied without departing from the spirit thereof.

  The present invention is applicable to vehicles.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Vehicle hazard apparatus 5 ... Switch main body 5a ... Hazard mark 6 ... Switch head 6a ... Hazard display part 6b ... Information display part X1 ... Axis

Claims (3)

In a vehicle hazard device comprising a switch body and a switch head provided so as to be able to be pressed against the switch body and performing a blinking operation of a hazard lamp by a passenger's pressing operation,
A hazard mark that prompts the pressing operation is displayed on the switch body,
The switch head that performs the pressing operation when turning on or off the hazard lamp has a hazard display section that can project the hazard mark and an information display section that can display information not related to the hazard lamp. A vehicle hazard device characterized by being provided. The switch head is located at an upper part of the switch body, and is provided so as to be swingable with respect to the switch body by a horizontally extending pivot.
The hazard device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the hazard display unit is further away from the pivot than the information display unit.   The vehicle hazard device according to claim 1, wherein the information is a time.

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