JPH09301058A - Automobile message display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a message display capable of drawing attentions from the outside thereto and easily changing its displayed contents. SOLUTION: A display board 11 is held by a body part 12 to swing for its reciprocation. The display board 11 is normally located in its received position C so as not to be seen from the outside of an automobile, and in transmitting a message 111 to the outside, is moved to its displayed position D so as to be seen from the outside. The display board 11 is made detachable from or attachable to the body part 12, which enables the replacing of the display board with another display board displaying a different massage if necessary.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a message display device for displaying an intention such as thank-you and an advertisement to the outside while a vehicle is traveling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when changing lanes while a vehicle is traveling, a driver of another vehicle, a pedestrian, etc. may be thanked to a driver of a nearby vehicle who cooperated with the lane change. There are many cases where it is desired to display some intention to the driver, but it is difficult in most cases to convey the intention to other drivers or pedestrians by voice while the vehicle is traveling. For this reason, usually, it is only necessary to give a signal to the other party by a simple gesture or sound, such as raising the hand lightly or lightly sounding the horn.

On the other hand, a message display device having a light-emitting display section in which light-emitting bodies such as LEDs are arranged in a matrix is attached to a vehicle, and a specific light-emitting body of the light-emitting display section is turned on to specify the message. Is displayed,
In this way, it is proposed that the intention content is transmitted in the form of characters to the driver of another vehicle (see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-78081). According to this device, since the specific intention content can be transmitted in the form of a word, the intention content can be accurately transmitted to another driver or the like.

[0004]

However, since the light emitting display section of the above-mentioned message display device has a monotonous structure in which dot-like light emitters are simply arranged on a black solid background, The display form of the message is poor in expressiveness and is not sufficient to attract the attention of other drivers.

Further, as described in the above publication, when the user wants to change the content of the message displayed by the light emitting display unit to a desired content, an operation such as inputting the message content into a memory is required. It takes time and effort.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and its purpose is to be able to sufficiently attract external attention and to easily change the display content. The object is to provide a message display for automobiles.

[0007]

A message display for an automobile according to the present invention made to solve the above-mentioned problems, comprises:
A display board displaying a message is held so as to be able to reciprocate between a position visible from the outside of the vehicle (hereinafter referred to as a display position) and an invisible position (hereinafter referred to as a storage position). In addition, the display plate is detachably provided.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A display plate is held on a main body so that it can be reciprocated by turning or the like. During normal times, the display board should be in the storage position so that it cannot be seen from outside the vehicle. On the other hand, when transmitting a message to the outside (other drivers, pedestrians, etc.), move the display board to the display position. Let it be visible from outside the vehicle.

Further, the display plate is provided so as to be attachable / detachable to / from the main body so that it can be replaced with a display plate displaying another message depending on the case.

[0010]

The message display for automobiles of the present invention is
Since the display plate is mechanically moved from the storage position to the display position, there is a movement in the message display operation, and thus it is possible to visually attract attention to the outside.

Further, since the message displayed on the display board can be formed in a desired color, pattern, size and shape, various expressions are possible.

Further, since the display board is detachably provided, it can be easily replaced with a display board displaying another message.

[0013]

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an automobile message display device of the present invention. The automobile message display 10 shown in the figure has a configuration in which a display plate 11 is held by a main body 12 so as to be capable of reciprocating between a display position and a storage position. The display plate 11 is detachably attached to the main body 12.

Although a slightly thick cardboard is used as the display board 11 in this embodiment, it is not particularly limited as long as it can display a message on the surface and can retain its shape. A plate made of resin, metal, wood or the like may be used.

In FIG. 1, the display plate 11 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape, but the shape of the display plate 11 is not particularly limited as long as it does not hinder the reciprocating movement thereof. The design may be devised as appropriate, for example, the shape may be in accordance with the characters or the pattern to be displayed on the plate 11.

The size of the display board 11 is set within a range that can be sufficiently viewed from the outside of the vehicle when it is in the display position and does not obstruct the driver's visual field. In this embodiment,
The size of the display board 11 is about 150 mm in length and about 300 mm in width. However, it goes without saying that the size of the display panel 11 is not limited to this numerical value, and may be any numerical value as long as the above conditions are satisfied.

A message 111 is displayed on the surface of the display board 11.
Is displayed. The message 111 can be applied by an arbitrary method such as printing or painting, but a fluorescent paint is used to improve visibility, or a reflective material such as a glass substrate containing glass beads is used. You may. In addition, a message 111 may be previously
Instead of displaying, the user may be allowed to write or paste arbitrary patterns, characters, etc. with ink, paint, stickers, or the like. Furthermore, the message 111 may be rewritable repeatedly by using water-based ink or the like.

Alternatively, a liquid crystal panel may be used as the display plate 11, or a light emitting display panel in which light emitting bodies such as LEDs are arranged in a matrix. In this case, a circuit for electrically controlling the display board 11 can be provided inside the main body 12 and the display board 11 and this control circuit can be connected by a connector or the like. Note that the display plate 11 and the control circuit may be electrically connected at the same time when the display plate 11 is attached to the main body 12.

In the above case, the liquid crystal panel and the light emitting display panel are controlled by the microcomputer so that the user can input a plurality of desired message contents and appropriately select and display the message contents. May be.

Further, the message 111 may be displayed so as to blink or flow.

The content of the message 111 is not particularly limited, and may be an arbitrary figure, symbol, combination of characters and figures, etc., in addition to what is composed of characters as shown in FIG. Also, in addition to thank you like "Thank you", "Excuse me", and call attention such as "Collision caution", "Children are riding", etc., various advertisements are displayed, etc. It can be used for various purposes.

The main body 12 is formed of a box-shaped case made of plastic or the like, and a display plate holding portion 121 is provided on the lower surface of the main body 12 near the front edge. It is desirable that the size of the main body 12 is as small as possible so as not to obstruct the driver's visual field.

At the tip of the display plate holding portion 121, the display plate 1
1 is detachably held. Display board 1
As a method of detachably holding 1, the display plate 11 can be held by a clip, or any suitable method such as providing an appropriate recess in the display plate 11 and inserting the tip of the display plate holding portion 121 can be used. .

The display plate holding portion 121 is constructed so as to be able to rotate back and forth about a horizontal axis parallel to the front end edge of the main body portion 12, whereby it is held at the tip of the display plate holding portion 121. The display plate 11 can be reciprocated between a position (display position) D where the display plate 11 is substantially vertical and a position (storage position) C where the display plate 11 is substantially horizontal along the lower surface of the main body 12.

The main body portion 12 has a motor (not shown) inside, and the display plate holding portion 121 is driven by this motor to perform the above-mentioned rotation operation. The motor is a battery (not shown) loaded inside the main body 12.
Is operated as a power source, but may be powered from a cigarette lighter of the vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of the rotating mechanism of the display plate holding portion. In the example shown in the figure, the rotary shaft 224 of the display plate holding portion 221 is rotationally driven by the motor 225 and the worm gears 226 and 227.

The main body 12 shown in FIG.
The switch 13 is connected via. Switch 13
Is attached to an appropriate place where the driver can easily operate it, for example, near the steering wheel of the dashboard, and by operating this switch 13, the display plate holding portion 121 can reciprocate as described above. ing. The switch 13 may be a normal one such as a push button, but it is preferable to use a switch equipped with a lamp that is turned on when the display 13 is in the display position.

Support arms 122 are provided on both side surfaces of the main body 12, and suction cups 123 are provided at the free ends of the respective support arms 122 as main body attaching means. The support arm 122 is provided so as to be able to adjust the angle with respect to the main body portion 12, so that the main body portion 12 can be held in a horizontal state.

When the automobile message display 10 is attached to the vehicle, the display 10 is placed at a position such as the upper portion of the rear glass, which is sufficiently visible from the outside of the vehicle and does not obstruct the driver's visual field. Install. Display 1 of this embodiment
In the case of 0, since the display plate 11 reciprocates at the lower part of the main body 12, it is necessary to mount the display 10 at a position where a space required for this reciprocation can be secured. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, in the rear glass R, a region A indicated by a broken line excluding a central portion that obstructs the driver's visual field and a lower portion where the reciprocating movement of the display plate 11 is difficult.
It is necessary to mount the indicator 10 therein.

The display 10 can be attached by attaching a suction cup 123 to the glass surface, and by adjusting the angle of the support arm 122 with respect to the main body portion 12, the main body can be attached to glass surfaces having different inclination angles. Part 12
Can be kept horizontal.

In the above-described embodiment, the display plate 11 is rotated approximately 90 ° between the position D where it is substantially vertical and the position C where it is substantially horizontal along the lower surface of the main body 12. However, for example, as shown by arrows X1 and X2 in FIG.
About 180 ° to the left or right around the vertical axis P
It can also be reversed. In this case, the display board 1
If another message is displayed on the back side of 1, the two types of messages can be used properly. In addition, the display board 1
It is also possible to perform only the above-mentioned reversing operation without rotating 1 and in this case, for example, an advertisement or the like is displayed on one surface of the display plate 11 or nothing is displayed. It is possible to use it by making this surface visible in normal times and displaying thanks to the other surface so that this surface can be shown at any time.

Further, the display plate 11 may be reciprocated at the upper portion or the side surface portion of the main body portion 12. Display board 11
When the display unit 10 reciprocates above the main body 12, the display unit 10 may be mounted on the rear shelf S behind the rear seat, as shown in FIG. 3, in addition to mounting the display unit 10 on the glass surface as described above. You can also In this case, the lower surface of the display 10 is fixed by an appropriate means such as a magic tape.

Furthermore, in addition to rotating and reciprocating the display plate, it is also possible to reciprocate by moving in parallel as shown in FIG. 4 or 5, for example. In the message display device 40 shown in FIG. 4, the display plate 41 is slidably held on both side edges by rails 48, and moves vertically along the rails 48 so that the inside and outside of the main body portion 42 are separated from each other. It is designed to make a round trip. In the message display 50 shown in FIG. 5, the display plate 51 does not move and the main body 52
The mask 54 is vertically reciprocated along the rail 58 so that the display plate 51 is shielded or exposed, so that the display plate 51 relatively reciprocates between the storage position and the display position. Has become.

Furthermore, separately from the message display of the present invention, the liquid crystal panel or the light emitting display panel may be attached to the rear glass or placed on the rear shelf. In this case, the liquid crystal panel or the light emitting display panel and the main body of the message display can be connected by a signal line, and a signal can be sent from the main body to operate the liquid crystal panel or the light emitting display panel. Further, in this case, the message display by the liquid crystal panel or the light emitting display panel can be performed in cooperation with the message display by the display plate in the main body.

Furthermore, the reciprocating movement of the display plate in the message display device of the present invention can be performed in conjunction with the braking operation of the vehicle, so that the following vehicle can be alerted to prevent a rear-end collision. In this case, the display plate may be reciprocated by the switch operation even when the brake operation is not performed. further,
You may make it use the message display linked with brake operation as mentioned above, and another message display operated by switch operation.

Furthermore, the message display device of the present invention can be installed in advance on the rear shelf of a vehicle. In this case, the main body can be embedded in the rear shelf or the like. Wiring for switches, power supplies, etc. can be made inside the vehicle, and the switches themselves can be incorporated in the dashboard or the like.

As described in detail above, in the present invention,
Since the display plate is mechanically moved from the storage position to the display position, it is possible to sufficiently draw the external attention as a message display form.

Further, the message can be displayed by a simple operation, the structure of the display is simple, and the manufacturing cost is reduced. In particular, when the message is displayed by a method such as printing or painting instead of an electrical method, the structure is further simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an automobile message display according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a rotating mechanism of a display plate holding portion.

3 is a partial perspective view showing an example of a state in which the automobile message display of FIG. 1 is attached to a vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the automobile message display of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the automobile message display of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Message display for automobile 11 ... Display plate 111 ... Message 12 ... Main body 121 ... Display plate holding part 122 ... Support arm 123 ... Sucker 13 ... Switch 131 ... Code D ... Display position C ... Storage position X1, X2 ... Inversion direction

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display board displaying a message is held so as to be able to reciprocate between a position visible from the outside of the vehicle and a position not visible from the outside of the vehicle, and the display plate is detachably provided. The message display for automobiles is characterized by being.