JP3306004B2 - Table equipment for in-vehicle equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a table for a driver to install equipment used in a vehicle near a driver's seat.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the widespread use of car navigation, the mounting ratio of an on-vehicle television monitor is increasing. This in-vehicle TV monitor can be used not only as a map for car navigation, but also as a user interface as an operation switch and a display unit for car audio, and has a large screen at a high cost.
The number of users who use the image as a reproduction screen of a captured image in R or 8 mm is increasing. Therefore, the opportunity to bring such photographing equipment into the vehicle is increasing, and such equipments as VTRs and 8 mm are new types of in-vehicles in addition to the in-vehicle equipments such as the conventional car air conditioners and car audios. One aspect of equipment is being provided. As a new kind of in-vehicle equipment, personal computers are trying to give their name based on the following prospects.

Advances in microcomputer technology and memory device manufacturing technology are rapid, and when computer element technology in the early 2000s is predicted, the memory capacity has shifted from the current 64 Mbyte to 256 Mbyte, and audio devices and CDs currently used are now being used. , MD, etc. are about to be replaced by small semiconductor memories. Therefore, a personal computer has taken over this role instead of the audio operating mechanism and the CD-ROM drive, and has emerged as a new protagonist of in-vehicle equipment. This in-vehicle personal computer extends not only to control of entertainment equipment such as car audio, but also to control of driving systems and engine systems.
Upgrades can be easily ported from handheld and mobile PCs to be carried into the car.

[0004]

In view of the situation in the near future as described above, it is appropriate to install a new kind of in-vehicle equipment such as an in-vehicle VTR, a personal computer, and a hand-held personal computer or a mobile personal computer. It is necessary to provide a place in the car.

[0005] At present, there is an increasing number of occasions where a mobile phone is connected to a mobile personal computer to handle the Internet and mail in a car. In this case, the personal computer is operated on the driver's lap and is not operated. Is thrown to the passenger seat or the like.

[0006] Such a thing is very troublesome and the inside of the vehicle becomes complicated, but first, if such a thing is performed during traveling, it is extremely dangerous for safe driving.

It is an object of the present invention to prevent the above-mentioned new types of on-vehicle equipment from being hindered in safe driving even if they are installed neatly and operated during running.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a mounting device for a vehicle-mounted device according to the present invention is provided with a mounting case inserted into a hole of a center cluster of an instrument panel in a vehicle, and a mounting case. The mounting case has a guide hole on a surface exposed to the inside of the vehicle when mounted on the center cluster, and the mounting table has the guide hole. The arm has an arm that can be inserted into and removed from the mounting case and attached to and detached from the mounting case.

[0009] With this configuration, the mounting table is installed at the position of the center cluster of the instrument panel closest to the driver, and if the equipment is mounted on the mounting table, the equipment will be neatly arranged. Being installed,
Even if they are operated during running, they do not hinder safe driving as when they are put on the knees.

In the above structure, one of the arm and the guide hole is provided with a protrusion which can be freely moved in and out by an elastic force in a direction perpendicular to the arm insertion / removal direction, and the other is provided with a fitting portion of the protrusion. At the time of insertion / removal, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the protrusions protrude and retract from the fitting portion to lock or unlock the arm, and in this case, the mounting table is securely fixed while adjusting the protruding amount of the mounting table. Therefore, it is possible to cope with mounting devices of various sizes having different sizes in the inserting / removing direction of the mounting table.

Further, if the mounting table is provided with a stopper for holding the mounted object from the side, the mounted object can be mounted more stably.

Further, if the arm can be stored in the mounting table, when the mounting table is not used and it is removed from the mounting case, if the arm is stored in the mounting table, the mounting table can be made compact. Can be kept.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The traditional onboard equipment of automobiles includes instrument panels incorporating various indicators such as speedometers and distance meters, display screens for car TVs and car navigation systems, car air conditioners, or car radios and car stereos. There are audio equipment (car audio) and the like, which are incorporated in a center cluster 30 at the center of the instrument panel in front of the driver's seat as shown in FIG.
In the figure, 31 is an instrument panel, 32 is a display screen of car navigation, 33 is a car air conditioner (34 is a register,
35 is an operation panel), 36 is a car stereo (audio equipment)
It is. In addition, 37 is an ashtray.

In this embodiment, as described above, the audio equipment 36 is also considered to be transferred to a personal computer, and the table 20 of the on-vehicle equipment is replaced with the current audio equipment 36 of the center cluster 30.
It is installed in the storage position. This position is also the position where the driver can easily operate. The storage portion 36a of the acoustic device 36 is divided into two upper and lower rectangular parallelepiped holes, and one of the holes is used to insert and mount the mounting case 10 constituting the mounting device of the present invention into the hole 36a. I have.
The fixing of the case 10 in the hole 36a is performed by the same known method as that of the current audio equipment. Incidentally, the space of the storage portion 36a of the acoustic device 36 is approximately 50 mm in height.
From about 100 mm, width 200 mm and depth 160 mm.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the mounting case 10 is a rectangular parallelepiped having a size smaller than the hole 36a.
The rectangular opening 2 is provided at the left and right positions on the surface exposed to the inside of the vehicle when the is inserted into the hole 36a. At the position of each opening 2, a guide hole 3 is provided to be continuous with the opening 2 and toward the rear surface of the case 10. As shown in FIGS. 2 (b) and 2 (c), each guide hole 3 is formed by forming a rectangular cylindrical body 4 having a cross-section “b” in close contact with the side wall and the bottom surface of the case 10. The inner wall on the case side of the cylinder 4 is shown in FIG.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4 to be described later, a sawtooth shape 5 is formed. FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

On the other hand, the table 20 constituting the present invention is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
A rectangular plate having one side having a size substantially equal to the width dimension of 0. Reinforcing ribs 12 formed by extending the mounting surface 11 and bending downward are provided on three sides of one side and both sides. It is installed continuously. The middle side between the two sides of the three sides provided with the ribs 12 is the front side of the table 20, and straddles the front side and one side to prevent the equipment from falling. The stopper wall 13 is provided so as to protrude above the mounting surface 11.

The back side of the mounting surface 11 (hereinafter simply referred to as back surface 11a)
3B), as shown in FIG. 3B, it is possible to freely protrude and retract along the mounting surface 11 from the opening 12a of the rib 12 on the side opposite to the side rib 12 where the stopper wall 13 is provided. Is provided. This stopper 14
Is a slide portion 14a that slides along the back surface 11a, and a short portion is a stopper portion 14b that contacts the side surface of the device. The stopper portion 14b is folded from the long portion. Immediately after being bent, it branches right and left to form a T-shape.

The slide portion 14a is inserted into the guide frame 15 on the back surface 11a, and slides along the back surface 11a.
It is connected to a helical spring 16 attached to 1a, and constantly biases the stopper 14b toward the inside of the mounting table. In addition,
The T-shape of the end of the stopper 14 on the side of the helical spring is for preventing the helical spring from coming off. For example, the stopper 14 is separated from the helical spring 16 due to damage to the helical spring 16 or the like. Also, the T-shaped portion interferes with the guide frame 15 so as not to come off. The guide frame 15 is fixed to the table 20 with screws 15a.

At both ends of the rear side of the back surface 11a, there are provided arm members 17 made of square material having one end rotatably attached to a vertical shaft 17a on the back surface. This arm 1
7 is inserted into the guide hole 3 of the mounting case 10,
This is for mounting the mounting table 20 to the mounting case 10. When the arm 17 is rotated around the vertical axis 17a (also referred to as a rotation axis 17a) and protrudes out of the mounting table 20, the surface along the outer surface of the rib 12 has a rotation axis side. A mountain-shaped leaf spring 18 is attached near the opposite end.

As shown in FIG. 4, the leaf spring 18 is fitted into the sawtooth shape 5 of the side wall of the guide hole 3 and
7 is to be locked in the middle of the guide hole 3.
In order to release the lock, if the arm 17 is pushed and pulled manually, the top of the mountain shape of the leaf spring 18 is pressed by the slope of the sawtooth shape 5 and is deformed and bent, so that the arm 17 can slide. If the arm 17 is slid as it is, the crest of the deformed leaf spring 18 exceeds the crest of the sawtooth shape 5, and when it enters the next slope again, the pressing is released and the leaf spring 1 is released.
The ridge shape of 8 fits into the valley of the sawtooth shape 5 and becomes locked again.

Thus, the mounting table 20 can be fixed to the mounting case 10 by locking the arm 17 in the middle of the guide hole 3. In this embodiment, the leaf spring 18 is provided on the arm 17 and the side wall of the guide hole 3 is formed in a sawtooth shape 5. On the contrary, the side wall of the arm 17 is formed in a sawtooth shape, and the side wall of the guide hole 3 is formed in a mountain shape. May be provided.

The combination of the leaf spring 18 and the sawtooth shape 5 may be, for example, a ball-type stopper mechanism composed of a combination of a ball plunger and a ball insertion hole. The arm 17 which slides 3 and one of the side walls of the slide hole 17 may be formed so as to be able to form a retractable body which is resiliently protruded and retracted in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction, and a fitting portion into which the protruding body is fitted. .

With the mounting table 20 and the mounting case 10 as described above, this mounting apparatus firstly mounts the mounting case 10 on the hole of the center cluster 30 of the instrument panel (currently, as shown in FIG. 5A). It is inserted and fixed from the rear side into the hole 36a) for installing the audio equipment. This fixing method is the same known method as that for installing the audio device 36 as described above.

When the mounting case 10 is fixed, the opening 2 of the guide hole 3 can be seen from the front, so that the arm 17 of the table 20 is inserted into the guide hole 3 from the opening 2 as shown in FIG. Then, the mounting table 20 is fixed to the mounting case 10. Thus, the embodiment of the table device of the present invention is completed.

When the mounting area of the device mounted on the mounting table 20 is smaller than the mounting surface 11 of the mounting table 20, the device always contacts the stopper wall 13 of the mounting table 20 or the slide type stopper 14. However, when the device W has a larger mounting area than the mounting surface 11 of the mounting table 20 as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. And is sandwiched and fixed between the stopper wall 13.

When the pedestal 20 is not used, it does not interfere if the pedestal 20 is removed from the mounting case 10 and stored in a predetermined place. Further, the arm 17 for mounting the pedestal 20 itself to the mounting case 10 is provided. Table 2
On the rear surface of 0, it can rotate around the rotation shaft 17a and can be stored inside the mounting table 20, so if it is rotated and stored inside as shown by the solid line in FIG. .

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, the mounting case is inserted and fixed in the hole at the position of the center cluster of the instrument panel near the driver's hand, and the guide provided on the mounting case is provided. In the hole, the arm of the mounting table having an arm is inserted and the mounting table is set, so that a new type of in-vehicle device can be mounted on the mounting table and installed neatly. Even if they are operated during running, they do not hinder safe driving as in the case where they are operated on the knees.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a specification for mounting an in-vehicle device to a center cluster in the center of an instrument panel.

2A is a perspective view, FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2A, and FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

3A is a perspective view, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the embodiment shown in a perspective view from the back.

FIG. 4 is an essential part perspective view showing a lock mechanism of the mounting table with respect to the mounting case.

5A is a perspective view showing a state where only the mounting case is mounted on the center cluster, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing a state where the mounting table is mounted on the mounting case.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front 2 Opening 3 Guide hole 4 Cylindrical body 5 Saw-tooth shape 10 Mounting case 11 Mounting surface 12 Rib 13 Stopper wall 14 Stopper 15 Guide frame 16 Hanging spring 17 Arm 18 Leaf spring 20 Table 30 Center cluster 36 Car stereo (audio equipment) )

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-8-183403 (JP, A) JP-A-63-279483 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60R 11 / 02

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An instrument panel in a vehicle.
Inserted into the hole 36a for accommodating the on-board audio equipment of the cluster 30
Mounting case 10 and mounting case 1
0 and the mounting table 20 on which the in-vehicle equipment is mounted.
The mounting case 10 is provided with the in-vehicle audio equipment.
The delivery hole 36a is fixed in the same manner as the in-vehicle audio equipment.
Is fixed and mounted on the center cluster 30.
A guide hole 3 is provided on a surface exposed to the inside,
Is inserted into and removed from the guide hole 3 and attached to the mounting case 10.
Arm 17 for attaching and detaching, and placed on the table 20
In-vehicle equipment having a larger mounting area than the mounting surface of the mounting table 20
Stopper that clamps the side of this in-vehicle device
And a table device for in-vehicle equipment, comprising: 2. One of the arm 17 and the guide hole 3 is provided with a projection 18 which can be freely moved in and out by an elastic force in a direction orthogonal to the inserting / removing direction of the arm 17, and a fitting portion 5 of the projection 18 on the other. When installing and removing the arm 17,
2. The mounting table device of the in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion 18 is protruded and retracted from the fitting portion 5 to lock or unlock the arm 17. 3. 3. A table apparatus of the in-vehicle equipment according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that to enable housing the arm 17 on the table 20.