JP5372302B2 - Mobile electronics - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a moving body electronic device that is mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle and can be operated by a remote controller.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an electronic device including a main button that performs an input operation, a display unit that displays operation details, and a recess in which a sub-remote controller that summarizes main operations of the electronic device is fitted and attached. A remote control is disclosed. This remote controller can carry the sub-remote control as a single unit by mounting a separate sub-remote control in the recess.

JP-A-9-130879

In recent years, an in-vehicle display device having a structure in which a remote controller is housed in a part of a housing and a mechanism for opening and closing a display panel has been widely used.
However, in a conventional display device, storage (attachment) and removal of the remote control from / to the device are performed separately, and the remote control is detached and the display panel open / close lock release is performed separately. Therefore, these operations could not be performed by a series of operations. For example, when a user removes the remote control stored in the display device and operates the remote control to view images, etc., the remote control can be removed and the display panel open / close lock can be released through a series of operations. It is easier to use.

  In addition, in a state where the remote control is stored in the housing, there is a problem that it is difficult to find the storage position of the remote control when the periphery of the display device becomes dark. In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to cause the buttons of the remote control to emit light. However, if each button is caused to emit light, the number of parts increases, which is disadvantageous in terms of cost.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to obtain a mobile electronic device capable of improving the operability of storing and removing a remote controller.

The mobile electronic device according to the present invention includes a storage unit that slides and stores a remote control, and a remote control lock that temporarily engages the engagement unit formed on the remote control at the remote control storage position of the storage unit and temporarily fixes the remote control. And the urging member are urged in the direction of ejecting the remote control from the storage unit, and the remote control further pushed in from the remote control storage position abuts and slides, and the remote control lock unit controls the remote control according to the slide position. A sliding member that has an engaging portion for releasing temporary fixing, slides the remote controller released from temporary fixing by the engaging portion by urging from the urging member, and pushes it out of the storage portion; and a rotation shaft of the hinge portion comprising a closable display panel through, and a display lock portion for temporarily fixed in a state where the display panel unit is closed, the sliding portion Further comprises an engagement portion, further pushed-in remote control from the remote control storage position is slid in contact, releasing the temporary fixing of the display panel unit by the display locking unit in accordance with the slide position.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that the operability of storing and removing the remote controller can be improved.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the electronic device for mobile bodies which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the remote control accommodating part of the electronic device for mobile bodies which concerns on Embodiment 1, and the opening / closing lock release button of a display panel part. It is sectional drawing of the opening-and-closing lock mechanism of a remote control storage part and a display panel part cut by the AA line of FIG. It is a figure which shows the remote control illumination part, the remote control storage mechanism, and the opening / closing lock mechanism of a display panel part. It is a figure which shows the remote control storage mechanism before remote control storage, and the open / close lock mechanism of a display panel part. It is a figure which shows the remote control accommodation mechanism at the time of remote control accommodation, and the opening / closing lock mechanism of a display panel part. It is a figure which shows the remote control storage mechanism when the remote control is pushed in from the storage position and the open / close lock mechanism of the display panel unit.

Hereinafter, in order to describe the present invention in more detail, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a mobile electronic device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and shows an in-vehicle display device mounted on a mobile body (for example, a vehicle). As shown in FIG. 1, in-vehicle display device 1 according to Embodiment 1 has body part 3 attached to a ceiling surface in a vehicle compartment, and display panel part 2 is supported to be freely opened and closed with respect to body part 3. . That is, the display panel unit 2 is supported by a pair of hinge units 3a provided on the left and right sides of the main body unit 3, and opens and closes in the direction of the arrow a around the rotation axis of the hinge unit 3a.

  In the in-vehicle display device 1, the remote controller 4 for performing video and audio operations can be stored in the remote control storage section 3 b provided in the main body section 3. The remote control storage 3b has a recess formed in the main body 3 that stores the remote control 4 by sliding, and an opening that exposes the operation surface of the remote control 4 stored in the recess to the outside. A remote control illumination unit 6 is provided at the peripheral edge of the. The remote control illumination unit 6 emits light when the remote control 4 is stored in the remote control storage position in the remote control storage unit 3b, and illuminates the surface (operation surface) of the remote control 4 exposed to the outside through the opening. In addition, since the operation surface of the remote control 4 is exposed even when stored in the remote control storage unit 3b, the remote control can be operated even when stored.

  Furthermore, in the in-vehicle display device 1, when the display panel unit 2 is closed so that the display screen 2 a fits in the recess of the main body unit 3, the engaging unit 2 b provided in the display panel unit 2 and the corresponding main body The engaging portion provided on the concave portion side of the portion 3 is engaged and the opening / closing operation is locked (temporarily fixed), and the closed state of the display panel portion 2 is maintained. This lock is released by pressing the lock release button 5.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the remote control storage unit and the open / close lock release button of the display panel unit of the mobile electronic device according to the first embodiment. 2 shows a state in which the decorative plate is removed so that the positional relationship between the lock release button 5 and the remote control storage portion 3b in the main body portion 3 of FIG. 1 becomes clear. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the open / close lock mechanism of the remote control storage unit and the display panel unit cut along line AA in FIG.
The remote control storage portion 3b of the in-vehicle display device 1 has a configuration in which the remote control 4 is slid and stored. As shown in FIG. 2, an unlock button 5 is placed on an extension line along the slide direction of the remote control 4. An open / close lock mechanism of the display panel unit 2 including the is arranged.
When the display panel unit 2 is closed so as to fit in the recess of the main body unit 3, the engagement portion 2b of the display panel unit 2 and the corresponding engagement unit 3c provided on the recess side of the main body unit 3 are provided. The opening / closing operation is locked by engagement, and the closed state of the display panel unit 2 is maintained.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a hole 3d is formed on the back surface side of the remote control housing 3b (the surface of the main body 3 attached to the ceiling surface), and further through the hole 3d. A remote control lock portion 7 provided with an engagement convex portion 7a that engages with the engagement concave portion 4a of the remote control 4 at the end is provided. The remote control lock unit 7 is held by the main body unit 3 via a rotation shaft 7c, and can be rotated around the rotation shaft 7c. In the remote control lock portion 7, the engaging convex portion 7a is urged in the direction of the hole 3d by a spring provided on the rotating shaft 7c. When the remote control 4 is slid and stored in the remote control storage portion 3b, the engagement convex portion 7a of the remote control lock portion 7 is engaged with the engagement concave portion 4a through the hole 3d, and this engagement state is released from the spring. Maintained by energization. As a result, the remote controller 4 is locked (temporarily fixed) while being stored in the remote controller storage portion 3b.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lock release button 5 is supported by the display panel unit 2 via a rotation shaft 5a, and is urged in a direction against a pressing operation by a spring (not shown).
When the lock release button 5 is pressed in the locked state where the engagement portion 2b of the display panel portion 2 and the engagement portion 3c of the main body portion 3 are engaged, the end portion 8a of the display lock portion 8 is pressed by the lock release button 5. Then, the engagement between the engagement portion 2b and the engagement portion 3c is released. Thereby, the lock | rock of the display panel part 2 is cancelled | released.

A slider (sliding member) 9 is arranged between the remote control lock unit 7 and the display lock unit 8 as shown in FIG. The slider 9 is biased by a spring (biasing member) 10 in the direction of discharging the remote controller 4 from the remote controller housing 3b, and the end 9b projects into the remote controller housing 3b through the through hole 3e. Yes.
When the remote controller 4 is further pushed in from the position locked by the remote controller lock unit 7 (remote control storage position) and slid back in the remote control storage unit 3b, the remote control storage unit 3b is pushed through the end 9b that contacts the end surface of the remote control 4. The slider 9 slides toward the display lock unit 8 side. At this time, the engaging convex portion 7b of the remote control lock portion 7 slides on the engaging portion 9a, and the remote control lock portion 7 rotates in a direction in which the engaging convex portion 7a is separated from the hole portion 3d around the rotation shaft 7c. The remote control 4 is unlocked by moving.
Further, the end portion 8a of the display lock portion 8 is pressed along the engaging portion 9c formed at the other end of the slider 9, and the engagement between the engaging portion 2b and the engaging portion 3c is released. Thereby, the display panel unit 2 is unlocked.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the remote control illumination unit, the remote control storage mechanism, and the open / close lock mechanism of the display panel unit, and shows a configuration in which the main body unit 3 is viewed from the side of the ceiling surface. In FIG. 4, a switch 11 is a switch that turns the LED element 16 on or off, and is turned on and off by the switch pressing portion 9 e of the slider 9.
The spring 12 is provided on the rotating shaft 7c, and biases the remote control lock portion 7 in a direction in which the engaging convex portion 7b is fitted in the hole 3d. The slider lock portion 13 is supported via a rotation shaft orthogonal to the mounting surface, and is urged by the spring 14 so that the engaging convex portion faces the slider 9 side. This engaging convex portion locks the movement of the slider 9 in the sliding direction. Details of this operation will be described later with reference to FIGS.
In the main body 3, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) element 16 serving as a light source of the remote control illumination unit 6 is mounted on a substrate 15 provided in parallel with the mounting surface. Light emitted from the LED element 16 is output to the outside of the main body 3 through the light guide 17.

Next, details of storage of the remote controller 4, unlocking of the remote controller 4 and the display panel unit 2, and lighting of the remote controller illumination unit 6 will be described.
(1) Before remote control storage FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a remote control storage mechanism before remote control storage and an open / close lock mechanism of the display panel unit. As shown in FIG. 5A, when the remote controller 4 is not stored in the remote controller storage portion 3b, the remote control lock portion 7 is rotated about the rotation shaft 7c by the spring 12, and the engagement convex portion 7a. The end portion where the engagement convex portion 7b is formed is urged in the direction of the arrow c2.

  The slider 9 is biased by the spring 10 in the direction of the remote control housing 3b, that is, in the direction of the arrow b1. At this time, the engaging convex portion 9d formed on the side surface portion of the slider 9 is in a position in contact with the engaging convex portion 13a of the slider lock portion 13, and the engaging portion 9c of the slider 9 is the display lock portion. 8 is not in contact with the end 8a. The slider lock portion 13 is urged by a spring 14 around the rotation axis in the direction of the slider 9, that is, in the direction of the arrow d1.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the switch 11 for turning on / off the LED element 16 is disposed on the slide path of the slider 9. When the remote control 4 is not stored in the remote control storage unit 3 b, the slider 9 is positioned closest to the remote control storage unit 3 b by the biasing force of the spring 12. At this time, the switch pushing portion 9e formed on the side surface portion of the slider 9 does not push the switch 11 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the remote control illumination unit 6 is turned off.

(2) When Remote Control is Stored FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a remote control storage mechanism and a display panel unit opening / closing lock mechanism when the remote control is stored. When the remote control 4 is slid and stored in the remote control storage portion 3b, the engagement convex portion 7a of the remote control lock portion 7 rides on the end portion of the remote control 4 and slides. When the remote controller 4 is further slid and pushed from this state, when the engaging convex portion 7a of the remote controller lock portion 7 reaches the hole 4a formed in the remote controller 4, it is locked as shown in FIG. . As a result, the remote controller 4 is locked (temporarily fixed) at a position (remote control storage position) that has reached the position of the engaging projection 7a in the remote control storage section 3b.

  In the above description, the case where the remote control 4 is locked by the engagement convex portion 7a of the remote control lock portion 7 being hooked and stopped by the hole 4a of the remote control 4 is shown. However, the remote control 4 is temporarily placed in the remote control storage portion 3b. The configuration is not limited to the above as long as it can be fixed and can be temporarily fixed by sliding the slider 9.

  During this time, the end 9b is pushed on the end face of the remote controller 4, and the slider 9 is slid in the direction of the arrow b2, and as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), the slider 9 The engaging convex portion 9d pushes the engaging convex portion 13a of the slider lock portion 13 to rotate the slider lock portion 13 in the direction of the arrow d2, and the engaging convex portion 7a of the remote control lock portion 7 is fitted into the hole 4a. At the time of joining, the engaging convex portion 9 d of the slider 9 gets over the engaging convex portion 13 a of the slider lock portion 13. At this time, the end of the engaging portion 9a comes into contact with the engaging convex portion 7b of the remote control lock portion 7, and the switch pushing portion 9e pushes the switch 10 to turn on as shown in FIG. To do. As described above, when the remote controller 4 is stored in the remote controller storage unit 3b and locked, the LED element 16 emits light and the remote control illumination unit 6 is turned on.

(3) When unlocking the remote control and the display panel unit FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a remote control storage mechanism and a display panel unit opening / closing lock mechanism when the remote control is pushed in from the storage position. When the remote controller 4 is pushed into the back of the remote controller housing portion 3b from the remote controller housing position shown in (2) above, the end portion 9b is further pushed by the end surface of the remote controller 4, and the slider 9 is engaged with the slider lock portion 13. It slides in the direction of the arrow b2 shown to Fig.6 (a) to the position where the convex part 13b and the engagement convex part 9d contact | abut. At this time, the engaging portion 9a pushes the engaging convex portion 7b of the remote control lock portion 7 in the direction of arrow e1 in FIG. 7, and the other end of the remote control lock portion 7 rises in the direction of arrow e2, and the engaging convex portion 7a. The lock of the remote controller 4 is released.
Thereafter, when the remote controller 4 is pushed deep into the remote controller housing 3b, the end 8a of the display lock unit 8 is pushed along the engaging part 9c of the slider 9, and the engaging part 2b of the display panel unit 2 and the main body The engagement of the engagement portion 3c of the portion 3 is released. Thereby, the lock | rock of the display panel part 2 is cancelled | released.

  Until the lock of the remote controller 4 is released, the engaging convex portion 9d of the slider 9 pushes the engaging convex portion 13b by the force by which the remote controller 4 is pressed, and rotates the slider lock portion 13 in the direction of the arrow d2. . When the lock of the remote control 4 is released from this state, the urging force of the spring 10 is transmitted to the slider 9, and further, the spring 14 applies a force (in the direction of the arrow d1) for the slider lock portion 13 to return to the original position. Force) is transmitted via the engaging protrusion 13b and the engaging protrusion 9d. As a result, the slider 9 returns to the original position (position shown in FIG. 5), and at that time, the remote controller 4 is pushed out from the remote controller housing 3b via the end 9b. At this time, the switch pushing portion 9e that has turned on the switch 11 also returns to the original position, the switch 11 is turned off, and the remote control illumination portion 6 is turned off.

  In the above description, the configuration in which the opening / closing lock of the display panel unit 2 is released after the lock of the remote controller 4 is released has been described, but before the lock of the remote controller 4 by the engagement convex portion 7a is released, If the length of the slider 9 is changed so that the engaging portion 9c of the slider 9 presses the end portion 8a of the display lock portion 8, the lock of the remote control 4 is locked after the opening / closing lock of the display panel portion 2 is released. It can be configured to be released.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the remote controller 4 is slid and stored, and the remote controller 4 is engaged with the engaging portion formed on the remote controller 4 at the remote control storage position of the remote controller storage 3b. The remote controller lock portion 7 that locks (temporarily fixes) the remote controller 4 and the remote controller 4 that is urged by the spring 10 in the direction of ejecting the remote controller 4 from the remote controller storage portion 3b and that is further pushed in from the remote control storage position. The remote controller 4 has an engaging portion 9a that slides in contact and releases the lock of the remote control 4 by the remote control lock portion 7 in accordance with the slide position. And a slider 9 that is slid by urging and pushed out from the remote control housing 3b. In this way, when the remote controller 4 is further pushed from the locked state in the remote controller storage section 3b, the remote controller 4 is unlocked and the remote controller 4 is pushed out of the remote control storage section 3b. And the operability of removal can be improved.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment 1, the display panel part 2 which can be opened and closed freely via the rotating shaft of the hinge part 3a, and the display lock part 8 which locks (temporarily fixes) the display panel part 2 in the closed state. The slider 9 further includes an engaging portion 9c that slides in contact with the remote controller 4 that has been further pushed in from the remote control storage position, and that unlocks the display panel unit 2 by the display lock unit 8 according to the slide position. . With this configuration, the operability of storing and removing the remote controller 4 and the operability of releasing the opening / closing lock of the display panel unit 2 can be improved.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, it is provided at the peripheral portion of the opening formed in the remote control housing 3b, and lights up when the remote control lock unit 7 locks (temporarily fixes) the remote control 4, and is exposed to the outside from the opening. Since the remote control illumination unit 6 that illuminates the remote control 4 and turns off when the remote control 4 is unlocked by the remote control lock unit 7 is provided, the number of parts is not increased compared to the configuration in which the operation button of the remote control 4 emits light. The remote control 4 stored in the remote control storage 3b can be illuminated.

  In the first embodiment, the case where the concept of the mobile electronic device according to the present invention is applied to the in-vehicle display device 1 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to an entertainment system in a passenger room such as a railway, a ship, or an aircraft.

  In the present invention, any component of the embodiment can be modified or any component of the embodiment can be omitted within the scope of the invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 In-vehicle display apparatus, 2 Display panel part, 2a Display screen, 2b, 3c, 9a, 9c Engagement part, 3 Main body part, 3a Hinge part, 3b Remote control accommodating part, 3d hole part, 3e through-hole, 4 Remote control, 4a engaging recess, 5 lock release button, 5a, 7c rotating shaft, 6 remote control lighting unit, 7 remote control locking unit, 7a, 7b, 9d, 13a, 13b engaging projection, 8 display lock unit, 8a, 9b end Part, 9 slider, 9e switch pushing part, 10, 12, 14 spring, 11 switch, 13 slider lock part, 15 substrate, 16 LED element, 17 light guide part.

Claims (2)

A storage unit that slides and stores the remote control,
A remote control lock portion for temporarily fixing the remote control by engaging with an engagement portion formed on the remote control at a remote control storage position of the storage portion;
The urging member urges the remote controller in a direction to eject it from the storage unit, and the remote controller further pushed in from the remote control storage position slides in contact with the remote control lock unit according to the slide position. A slide member that has an engaging portion for releasing temporary fixing of the remote control, and that slides the remote control that has been temporarily fixed by the engaging portion by urging from the urging member to push out from the storage portion; ,
A display panel that can be opened and closed via the rotation axis of the hinge; and
A display lock part for temporarily fixing the display panel part in a closed state ,
The slide member further includes an engaging portion that slides when the remote controller that is further pushed in from the remote control storage position contacts and slides and releases the temporary fixing of the display panel portion by the display lock portion according to the slide position The
A mobile electronic device characterized by that . Provided at the peripheral edge of the opening formed in the storage portion, and lights up when the remote control lock portion temporarily fixes the remote control to illuminate the remote control exposed to the outside, and the remote control lock portion of the remote control movable body electronic device according to claim 1 Symbol mounting characterized by comprising a remote control lighting portion to turn off the temporarily fixed is released.

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