JPH09196690A - Navigation device for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate remote control and achieve safety driving by setting a remote-controlled photodetecting part at a bottom face of a navigation device. SOLUTION: A navigator 10 is set via a mounting stay 11 on an instrument panel 7 on a meter box 5. A sun visor/cover 12 is set outside a front face of the navigator 10. A remote-controlled front photodetecting part 14 is disposed at an upper right corner outside a TV monitor screen 13 of the front face. Moreover, a new remote-controlled bottom photodetecting part 16 is installed at a bottom face 15 of the navigator 10. The navigator 10 is wired so that the photodetecting part 16 is connected to the photodetecting part 14. When a light-emitting face 21 of a remote controller 20 held by a hand is to be directed to the remote-controlled bottom photodetecting part 16, the user can manipulate the remote controller 20 around the waist or breast, that is, in a natural posture, thus enabling safety driving.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to vehicle navigation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For navigation, a remote control light receiving portion is provided in the upper right corner outside the front TV monitor screen. The navigation is installed on the instrument panel in front of the driver's seat (driver), and is controlled by the driver holding the remote control in his hand.

[0003]

Since the remote control light receiving portion is provided in the upper right corner of the TV monitor screen, and the TV monitor screen is almost in front of the driver's eyes,
Since the remote controller must be lifted up and operated toward the remote control light receiving section, remote controller operation is very inconvenient and there is a problem in terms of safe driving. Also, since you hold the remote control in your hand and operate it with your fingers holding the remote control,
It was difficult to operate the remote control, and there was a problem in terms of safe driving from this point as well.

An object of the present invention is to provide a car navigation system which can be operated easily by remote control and can be driven safely.

[0005]

The first means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is characterized in that a bottom remote control light-receiving portion is provided on the bottom surface of the navigation.

A second means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is characterized in that a bottom remote control light receiving portion is provided on the bottom surface of the navigation and a remote control light receiving terminal is provided for the navigation.

A third means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is to provide a remote control light-receiving section terminal for navigation,
It is characterized in that an external remote control light receiving section is provided on a front portion of a driver's seat, and the remote control light receiving section terminal and the external remote control light receiving section are connected by wiring.

A fourth means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is characterized in that a reflecting plate is rotatably provided above a front remote control light receiving portion provided on the front of the navigation.

A fifth means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is characterized in that a bottom remote control light receiving portion is provided on the bottom surface of the navigation, and the remote control is detachably provided near the handle of the column cover of the automobile. And

A sixth means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is to provide a bottom remote control light-receiving portion on the bottom of the navigation and a remote-control light-receiving terminal for the navigation so as to be provided in the vicinity of the steering wheel of the column cover of the automobile. It is characterized by a detachable remote control.

A seventh means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is to provide a remote control light-receiving section terminal for navigation,
An external remote control light-receiving part is provided on the front part of the driver's seat, the remote-control light-receiving part terminal and the external remote-control light-receiving part are connected by wiring, and the remote control is detachably installed near the handle of the column cover of the automobile. And

An eighth means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is to provide a rotatably reflecting plate above a front remote control light receiving portion provided on the front of the navigation, and near a handle of a column cover of an automobile. It is characterized in that a remote controller is detachably attached to the section.

A ninth means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is the above-mentioned fifth to eighth means, wherein the remote controller is detachably attached to a remote-control attaching stay attached to the column cover. It is characterized by being

A tenth aspect of the present invention for solving the above problems.
In the ninth means, the remote controller mounting stay includes a remote controller case that detachably holds the remote controller, a posture changing plate that changes a posture of the remote controller case, and the column that holds the posture changing plate. It is characterized by comprising a column cover attachment plate attached to the cover.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a handlebar, 2 is a column cover to which the handlebar 1 is attached, 3 is a winker lever, 4 is a front wiper lever, 5 is a meter box, 6 is a dashboard, 7 is an instrument panel on the meter box 5 and the dashboard 6. , 8 is a windshield, and 9 is a rearview mirror. On the instrument panel 7 on the meter box 5, the navigation 1
0 is installed via a mounting stay 11. The navigation 10 is provided with an awning cover 12 on the outside of the front surface, and a remote control light receiving unit (hereinafter, referred to as front remote control light receiving unit) 14 in the upper right corner outside the front TV monitor screen 13. The above is a well-known structure.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, a new remote control light receiving portion (hereinafter referred to as a bottom remote control light receiving portion) 16 is provided on the bottom surface 15 of the navigation 10. The bottom remote control light receiving portion 16 is the front remote control light receiving portion 14. In this way, since the bottom surface remote control light receiving section 16 is provided on the bottom surface 15, when the remote control 20 is held by hand and the light emitting surface 21 of the remote control 20 is directed to the bottom remote control light receiving section 16, the remote control is received. 20 can be operated around the waist or the chest, that is, since the remote control 20 can be operated in a natural posture, the operation is easy and excellent in safe driving.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the remote controller 20 is mounted in the vicinity of the front wiper lever 4 of the column cover 2, that is, in the vicinity of the handle 1 with the light emitting surface 21 facing the bottom remote controller light receiving portion 16. There is. Therefore, it is not necessary to have the remote controller 20 in the hand, the remote controller operation is easy, and the safety driving is excellent. Further, since the remote controller 20 is located near the steering wheel 1, it is easy to operate from this point as well.

Further, in the third embodiment, a remote control light receiving terminal 18 is provided on the bottom surface 15 of the navigation 10, and the remote control light receiving terminal 18 is connected to the front remote control light receiving section 14. The case of using the remote control light receiving terminal 18 will be described with reference to FIG. Third of this implementation
This form is suitable when the navigation 10 is installed on the instrument panel 7 on the dashboard 6. That is, since the navigation 10 is installed laterally from the front of the driver, in order to direct the light emitting surface 21 of the remote controller 20 to the bottom remote control light receiver 16, the hand must be twisted sideways, Is inconvenient.

Therefore, in the third embodiment of the present invention,
An external remote control light-receiving part 25 is installed above the windshield 8 with its light-receiving surface facing the handle 1, and a jack 27 attached to an end of the wiring 26 connected to the external remote-control light-receiving part 25 is attached to the remote control light-receiving part. Used by connecting to the terminal 18. The external remote controller light receiving unit 25 is not limited to above the front surface of the driver's seat, but may be provided in a place where the driver can easily operate, for example, in the vicinity of the meter box 5 on the front surface of the driver's seat.

As described above, when the external remote control light receiving section 25 is provided above the front surface of the driver, when the remote control 20 is operated by hand, the remote control 20 is placed around the waist or chest and the light emitting surface 21 is set. The light emitting surface 21 can be turned up and down.
Can be directed to the external remote control light receiver 25. Therefore, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. Further, by attaching the light emitting surface 21 of the remote controller 20 to the external remote controller light receiving portion 25 and attaching it to the column cover 2 as in the above-described embodiment, the same effect as in the second embodiment can be obtained.

4 and 5 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The navigation 10 includes a front remote control light receiving unit 14
A reflector 28 is rotatably attached to the upper portion of the sunshade cover 12 above. It goes without saying that the reflecting plate 28 has a reflecting surface formed on the front remote control light-receiving unit 14 side. Therefore, the inclination is adjusted in advance by rotating the reflection plate 28 so that it is suitable for holding the remote controller 20 by hand and operating it in a natural posture. Even with this structure, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. Further, by attaching the remote controller 20 to the column cover 2 as in the above-described embodiment, the same effect as that of the second embodiment can be obtained.

[0022]

EXAMPLE Next, the mounting of the remote controller 20 on the column cover 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. The remote controller mounting stay 30 shown in FIG. 6 has a remote controller case 31 made of plastic that holds the remote controller 20 detachably. The remote control case 31 is formed with a hook portion 32 for hooking the lower end side of the remote controller 20 and a holding portion 33 for elastically holding the side surface of the upper end of the remote controller 20. The remote control case 31 is fixed to a case holding plate 35 made of plastic through a cushioning member 34 such as sponge.

The case holding plate 35 is attached to a posture changing plate 40 made of plastic so as to be rotatable in the arrow A direction. A shaft 36 is fixed to the case holding plate 35, and an engaging portion 38 having teeth 37 is integrally formed on the shaft 36. The posture changing plate 40 is formed with an engaging portion 42 having teeth 41 that engage with the teeth 37, and the engaging portion 42 is rotatably fitted on the shaft 36. Posture change board 4
0 is attached to the column cover attachment plate 43 by a fixed plate 44 so as to be rotatable in the direction of arrow B and frictionally engaged with the column cover attachment plate 43.

Remote control mounting stay 3 having the above structure
For No. 0, a double-sided adhesive tape is attached to the back surface 45 of the column cover attachment plate 43, and is attached to the column cover 2 via the double-sided adhesive tape attached to the column cover attachment plate 43 for use. FIG. 7 shows a case where the remote controller mounting stay 30 is mounted so that the remote controller case 31 is located in front of the front wiper lever 4. FIG. 8 shows a remote control case 31.
The case where the remote control mounting stay 30 is attached so that the position is located behind the front wiper lever 4 is shown.

Therefore, by rotating the posture changing plate 40 in the direction of arrow B with respect to the column cover mounting plate 43,
The light emitting surface 21 of the remote controller 20 can be directed toward the bottom remote controller light receiver 16 shown in FIG. 1, the external remote controller light receiver 25 shown in FIG. 3, and the reflector 28 shown in FIG. Further, when the case holding plate 35 is rotated in the direction of arrow A with respect to the posture changing plate 40, the direction of the operation surface of the remote controller 20 can be changed, so that the posture can be made easier to operate. Further, since the remote controller 20 is detachably attached to the remote controller mounting stay 30, it can be used while being mounted on the remote controller mounting stay 30, detached from the remote controller mounting stay 30, and used in a hand or for a person in the rear seat. You can also let it.

[0026]

With the structure described in the claims, remote control operation is easy and safe driving can be achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first embodiment of the car navigation of the present invention.
It is a front view which shows a 2nd form.

2 is a bottom view of the navigation of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a third embodiment of the car navigation of the present invention.
It is a front view which shows the form.

FIG. 4 is a fourth embodiment of the car navigation of the present invention.
It is a front view which shows the form.

5 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the navigation of FIG.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a remote control mounting stay, (a)
Is a front view, and (b) is a side view.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment in which a remote controller is attached to a column cover via a remote control attaching stay.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment in a state where the remote controller is attached to the column cover via a remote control attaching stay.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Handle 2 Column cover 10 Navigation 14 Front remote control light receiving part 15 Bottom 16 Bottom remote control light receiving part 18 Remote control light receiving terminal 20 Remote control 25 External remote control light receiving part 26 Wiring 28 Reflector 30 Remote control mounting stay 31 Remote control case 40 Posture change plate 43 Column cover Mounting plate

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An automobile navigation system comprising a bottom remote control light-receiving unit on the bottom of the navigation. 2. A navigation system for an automobile, characterized in that a bottom remote control light receiving portion is provided on the bottom surface of the navigation, and a remote control light receiving terminal is provided in the navigation. 3. A remote control light-receiving unit terminal is provided for navigation, and an external remote-control light-receiving unit is provided on the front of the driver's seat.
A car navigation system characterized in that the remote control light-receiving unit terminal and the external remote-control light-receiving unit are connected by wiring. 4. A navigation system for an automobile, characterized in that a reflector is rotatably provided above a front remote control light receiving section provided on the front side of the navigation. 5. A navigation system for a vehicle, wherein a bottom remote control light receiving portion is provided on a bottom surface of the navigation, and a remote control is detachably provided near a handle of a column cover of the vehicle. 6. A vehicle remote control, wherein a bottom remote control light receiving portion is provided on the bottom of the navigation, a remote control light receiving portion terminal is provided on the navigation, and the remote control is detachably provided near a handle of a column cover of the vehicle. navigation. 7. A remote control light-receiving part terminal is provided in the navigation, and an external remote-control light-receiving part is provided in the front part of the driver's seat,
An automobile navigation system characterized in that the remote control light-receiving unit terminal and the external remote-control light-receiving unit are connected by wiring, and a remote control is detachably provided near a handle of a column cover of the automobile. 8. A reflection plate is rotatably provided above a front remote control light receiving portion provided on the front of the navigation, and a remote control is detachably provided near a handle of a column cover of an automobile. Car navigation. 9. The automobile navigation system according to claim 5, wherein the remote controller is removably attached to a remote control attaching stay attached to the column cover. 10. The remote control mounting stay includes a remote control case that detachably holds a remote control, a posture changing plate that changes a posture of the remote control case, and a column cover mounting that holds the posture changing plate and is attached to the column cover. The vehicle navigation system according to claim 9, comprising a plate.