JP3494411B2 - Paid vehicle with display confirmation mirror - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toll vehicle provided with a display confirmation mirror. 2. Description of the Related Art For example, a taxi as a toll vehicle has a boarding status display section for switching and displaying a boarding status such as empty, forward, pick-up, etc., a fare meter for calculating and displaying a fare, Some include an operation section for operating a fare meter and a boarding status display section. [0003] For example, when driving with a passenger on the vehicle, when the driver presses the actual vehicle button on the operation unit, the display on the driver's seat side of the boarding status display unit becomes a hire, the outside display becomes black, and The fare meter is activated and the fare is displayed. [0004] When the customer gets off the vehicle, when the user presses the payment button on the operation section, the display on the driver's seat side and outside of the boarding status display section becomes a payment display. And don't put the customer
When the vehicle is depressed by pressing the empty button, the display on the driver's seat side of the boarding status display section becomes empty, and the display on the outside is empty. For example, at a predetermined time from 11 o'clock in the evening to 5 hours in the morning, the surcharge is automatically increased. [0005] As described above, when the driver presses the actual vehicle button on the operation unit, the display on the driver's seat side of the boarding status display unit becomes a hire, and the display on the outside is displayed in black. That is, the fare meter operates and the fare is displayed, but the driver sometimes inadvertently forgets to press the actual vehicle button on the operation unit. If the operation of the actual vehicle button is forgotten, the fare meter does not operate. For example, when the vehicle travels with the empty vehicle displayed, the fare meter does not operate. [0006] As described above, if the ride fare meter is not displayed because the ride fare meter is not operated, the customer cannot be charged. Also, if the actual vehicle button is pressed twice by mistake during a time zone other than the nighttime extra traveling time zone, an extra fee may be displayed and an extra fee may be charged, which may cause trouble with the customer. . SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a toll vehicle provided with a display confirmation mirror capable of easily and surely confirming a ride status display. Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, the present invention is configured as follows. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a boarding status display unit for switching and displaying a boarding status, a boarding fee meter for calculating and displaying a boarding fee, and an operation for operating the boarding fee meter and the boarding status display unit. And a side mirror on each of the left and right sides of the vehicle body, and when the driver operates the operation unit in a driver's seat, the toll vehicle switching display and the fare are displayed. A driver is a toll vehicle provided with a display confirmation mirror, wherein a display confirmation mirror for displaying a display of the boarding status display unit is arranged at a position of a field of view where at least one of the left and right side mirrors is seen. . According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the driver views at least one of the left and right side mirrors during traveling, the driver confirms the boarding status display unit on the display confirmation mirror disposed at the position of the field of view. Because the display is projected,
The driver can enter the field of view naturally at the same time without consciously looking at the display confirmation mirror, and easily and surely check the display of the boarding status display section by step. The toll meter does not operate and the vehicle does not travel with the indication of empty, extra, or forwarding, or does not travel with erroneous operation. An embodiment of a toll vehicle equipped with a display confirmation mirror according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a taxi, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a taxi driving unit, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation unit, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a driver's seat side display of a riding status display unit, and FIG. 5 is a riding status display. It is a figure which shows the display outside a part. In this embodiment, a taxi 1 is shown as a toll vehicle. A front passenger seat 2 is provided on the left side of the taxi 1, a driver's seat 3 is provided on the right side, and a passenger seat 50 is provided on the rear side. On the front part 4 of the taxi 1, an operation part 6, a fare meter 7, a clock 8 and the like are arranged on the left side of the steering wheel 5, and a riding state display part 9 is arranged on the left front side of the passenger seat 2. I have. A driver sitting in the driver's seat 3 drives while looking at side mirrors 12 and 13 provided on both right and left sides of the vehicle body. When the driver operates the operation unit 6, the fare meter 7 is operated to display the fare, and the display of the ride status display unit 9 is switched. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation unit 6 has an empty vehicle button 6a, an actual vehicle button 6b, a payment button 6c, a pick-up button 6d, a primary waiting button 6e, a high-speed button 6f, and the like. [0015] As shown in FIG.
The driver's seat side display 9a and, as shown in FIG.
And The driver side display 9a and the outer display 9b are
In conjunction with the operation of the operation unit 6, the empty vehicle, renting, forwarding, pick-up, payment, wireless waiting, reserved vehicle and the like are switched and displayed. The driver's seat side display 9a and the outer display 9b are switched and mechanically displayed on the display plate, but may be electrically displayed by, for example, a liquid crystal display, an LED, or the like. The fare meter 7 digitally displays the fare on a fare display section 7a. This fare meter 7
Is a predetermined time at night, for example, from 11:00 at night to 5 in the morning.
Until time, the display is automatically switched to the extra charge, and in conjunction with this, the display is switched to the extra display. At the front portion 4 of the taxi 1, display confirmation mirrors 20 and 22 for displaying the outside display 9b of the boarding status display portion 9 are arranged at positions in the field of view for viewing the left side mirror 12, and the right side mirror. A display confirmation mirror 21 that displays the outside display 9b of the boarding status display unit 9 is disposed at a position in the field of view that allows the user to view the display 13. For example, when driving with a passenger on the vehicle, when the driver presses the real vehicle button 6b of the operation unit 6, the driver's seat side display 9a of the boarding status display unit 9 becomes tolling, and the outside display becomes black. Then, the fare meter 7 is operated to display the fare. When the customer gets off the vehicle, when the payment button 6c of the operation unit 6 is pressed, the driver's seat side display 9a and the outside display 9b of the boarding status display unit 9 display payment. And
When the vehicle is depressed by pressing the empty vehicle button 6a without placing a customer, the driver's seat side display 9a of the boarding status display section 9 becomes empty and the outside display 9b becomes a red empty vehicle display. As described above, when the driver presses the actual vehicle button 6b of the operation unit 6, the driver side display 9 of the boarding status display unit 9 is displayed.
a is a rented ride, the outer display 9b is displayed in black, and the fare meter 7 is operated to display the fare, but the driver may inadvertently forget to press the real vehicle button 6b of the operation unit 6. . If the operation of the actual vehicle button 6b is forgotten, the fare meter 7 does not operate. For example, if the vehicle travels with the empty vehicle displayed, the fare meter 7 does not operate. If the ride fare meter 7 is forgotten to be operated and the ride fare is not displayed, the customer cannot be charged. In addition, if the actual vehicle button 6b is pressed twice by mistake during a time zone other than the nighttime extra running time zone, an extra fee may be displayed and an extra fee may be charged, which may cause trouble with the customer. is there. In this embodiment, when the driver is traveling,
For example, when changing the course of either the left or right, or for safety confirmation, when the left rear side is visually checked with the side mirror 12, the display confirmation mirror 2 arranged at the position of the field of view is confirmed.
At 0, the outside display 9b of the boarding status display unit 9 is projected via the display confirmation mirror 22, so that the driver does not particularly consciously look at the display confirmation mirror 20, but at the same time naturally enters the field of view, and is simple and easy. The outside display 9b of the boarding status display section 9 can be surely confirmed one by one. Also, for example, the right rear is a side mirror 13.
When the driver visually confirms, the outside display 9b of the boarding status display unit 9 is projected on the display confirmation mirror 21 arranged at the position of the field of view, so that the driver does not particularly consciously look at the display confirmation mirror 21. , At the same time naturally into view,
It is possible to easily and surely check the outside display 9b of the boarding status display section 9 one by one. As described above, when the side mirror 12 or the side mirror 13 is visually observed, the display confirmation mirror 20 disposed at the position of the field of view, via the display confirmation mirror 22,
Alternatively, the outside display 9b of the boarding status display unit 9 is projected on the display confirmation mirror 21, and the outside display 9b of the boarding status display unit 9 is displayed.
Can be checked naturally and step by step, so that the driver does not inadvertently forget to operate and the fare meter 7 does not operate, so that the driver does not run with the indication of empty or forwarding, etc. It is no longer possible to drive the vehicle with the wrong operation of the vehicle. Therefore, forgetting to press the fare meter 7 can be reliably eliminated. In addition, the conventional fare meter 7
There is no damage, such as the inability to receive a charge that could have been incurred when the user forgot to press. further,
For a new taxi driver, forgetting to press the fare meter 7 that is most likely to be committed is inevitable, and the new taxi driver can operate with confidence. Also, as a taxi company, even newcomers, of course, veteran drivers can be prevented from damage caused by occasional mistakes. Furthermore, the greatest advantage in the case where the ride fare meter 7 is not forgotten to be pushed is that there is no reduction in points when the taxi service is controlled by, for example, a Tokyo taxi center, which is very useful for taxi companies. In addition, the taxi driver does not need to take any extra training or the like, which can contribute to the higher sales performance of the driver. Also, since the riding status display section 9 can be monitored by visual observation at all times, extra driving in the daytime and the like due to erroneous pressing of the operation section 6 are eliminated. In this case as well, there is no reduction in points when the police are controlled by the Tokyo Taxi Center or the like. In addition, there is no extra charge for the customer, and trouble can be prevented in advance. Further, since the boarding status display section 9 illuminates at night, it can be more easily confirmed by the display confirmation mirrors 20 and 22 and the display confirmation mirror 21, and the power of the confirmation at night is increased. To double. The display confirmation mirrors 20 and 2 of this embodiment
The display confirmation mirror 21 and the display confirmation mirror 21 are fixed at a predetermined position with an adhesive, but may be detachable with a suction cup or the like.
1 can be attached and detached easily. The shape and arrangement of the display confirmation mirrors 20 and 22 and the display confirmation mirror 21 are not particularly limited. Is preferred. In this embodiment, the display confirmation mirrors 20 and 22 and the display confirmation mirror 2 correspond to the left and right side mirrors 12 and 13.
1 is disposed, it is sufficient to dispose it corresponding to at least one of the side mirrors. The display state of the display unit 9 can be confirmed. As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the driver looks at least at least one of the left and right side mirrors during traveling, the display confirmation arranged at the position of the field of view is confirmed. Since the display of the boarding status display section is projected on the mirror, the driver does not particularly consciously look at the display confirmation mirror, but naturally enters the field of view at the same time, and easily and reliably checks the display of the boarding status display section one by one. It is possible to prevent the driver from inadvertently forgetting to operate and the fare meter does not operate, so that the driver will not run with an empty or forwarded display or run with an incorrect operation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a taxi. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a taxi driving unit. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation unit. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a driver's seat side display of a boarding status display unit. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outside display of a boarding status display unit. [Description of Signs] 1 Taxi 3 Driver's seat 6 Operation unit 7 Ride fee meter 9 Ride status display unit 12, 13 Side mirror 20, 21, 22 Display confirmation mirror

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] A boarding status display section for switching and displaying a boarding status, a boarding fee meter for calculating and displaying a boarding fee,
An operation section for operating the fare meter and the boarding status display section, and side mirrors on both left and right sides of the vehicle body, and a driver performs the operation section at the driver's seat, thereby displaying the boarding state switching display and In a toll vehicle for which a fare is displayed, a display confirmation mirror for displaying a display of the riding status display unit is provided at a position where a driver in the driver's seat views at least one of the left and right side mirrors. A toll vehicle equipped with a display confirmation mirror characterized by the following.