JP6528045B2 - Vehicle equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an on-vehicle device capable of holding a portable device such as a smartphone.

  Conventionally, various on-vehicle devices having a function of holding a portable device such as a mobile phone and attached to a dashboard of a vehicle or the like have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). If such a vehicle-mounted device can be used and the mobile phone can be set at a position easy for the driver to see, confirmation of an incoming call, use of a hands-free phone, etc. become easy, which is extremely convenient.

  On the other hand, in recent years, smart phones, which are defined as multifunctional mobile phones, are becoming mainstream. As an application for a smartphone, an application specialized for in-vehicle use such as navigation is also provided. If the smartphone can be set at a position easy for the driver to see, it can be a very effective tool for driving assistance.

  The relatively large electric circuit inside the smartphone, the glass plate that protects the display screen, and the like are easily broken and easily broken as they fall. In addition, the display screen of the smartphone, which can not be said to be large compared to the in-vehicle navigation device that is a dedicated device, is not optimal for displaying a fine map. From such a thing, the vehicle-mounted apparatus for setting portable apparatuses, such as a smart phone, to the position which is easy to be seen from the driver side is looked for.

However, conventional in-vehicle devices having a holding function of portable devices have the following problems. According to the vehicle-mounted device of Patent Document 1, while the mobile device can be held securely, the holdable mobile device is predetermined and has no versatility, and can not hold various mobile devices.
In the vehicle-mounted device of Patent Document 2, the member for sandwiching the portable device in the horizontal direction is movable, and the sandwiching width can be changed, so the versatility is improved, but there is a concern such as dropping by sandwiching at two points.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-186632 JP, 2007-314089, A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and is an invention for providing a vehicle-mounted device capable of holding portable devices of various sizes with high reliability.

The present invention is an on-vehicle device that is attached to a vehicle and that can hold a portable device in a posture facing the occupant side,
A support including a support surface that abuts from below the portable device to be held;
And a pair of guide portions that contact the portable device to be held from the outer peripheral side,
The pair of guide portions can change the distance between the guide portions,
Each guide part which makes a pair of said guide part exists in the vehicle-mounted apparatus which can change the height from the said support surface.

  The on-vehicle apparatus of the present invention includes a pair of guide parts that abut on the portable apparatus from the outer peripheral side, in addition to the support part that abuts on the portable apparatus to be held from the lower side. According to this in-vehicle device, the pair of guide portions sandwiches from both sides in the width direction (horizontal direction) and the support portion supports the support portion from the lower side, or the support portion and the guide portions are in the height direction The portable device can be held in the holding posture to be held. In any holding posture, the portable device can be supported at at least three or more points by the support portion and the pair of guide portions, so that the portable terminal can be held more reliably than in the two-point support.

  In this in-vehicle device, the pair of guide portions can change the distance from the other guide portion, and each of the guide portions can change the height from the support surface. Therefore, according to the vehicle-mounted device of the present invention, the horizontal dimension at the time of being held belongs to the change range of the distance between the pair of guide portions, or the dimension in the height direction at the time of being held is the above It is possible to hold portable devices of various sizes belonging to the range of height change from the support surface of each guide surface.

  As mentioned above, the vehicle-mounted apparatus of this invention is a highly versatile vehicle-mounted apparatus which can hold | maintain highly reliably the portable apparatus of various magnitude | sizes.

Mobile devices in the present invention include mobile phones with a main function of call, multi-functional mobile phones known as smart phones, music players, mobile game machines, small tablet PCs, e-book readers, mobile phones There is a personal digital assistant (PDA) or the like.
In the present invention, for example, the posture facing the occupant does not have to be the posture facing the occupant, but it is particularly preferable to take the posture facing the occupant. Also, the "crew side" may be taken broadly. For example, the rear side of the vehicle may be regarded as the occupant side. However, in particular, the "crew side" may be the side of the passenger itself. For example, a portion of the portable device may be facing, but the display screen of the portable device can be viewed from the occupant side as the posture facing the occupant side when the portable device is held. It is particularly preferable that the operation button or the like of the portable device be in a position where it can be operated from the occupant side.
The support surface in the present invention is a broad concept including a support surface which looks like a point support in visual appearance. Strictly speaking, since the area of a point is zero, when an object contacts an object, perfect point contact can not occur. The support surface in the present invention includes a contact surface that looks like such a point contact.

In an on-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, an overlapping range is set between the change range of the distance between the guide portions and the change range of the height from the support surface to the guide portion.
In this case, if it is a portable device whose dimension in the short side direction belongs to the overlapping range, vertical placement and horizontal placement are possible.

Examples of setting patterns of the change range of the distance between the pair of guide portions and the change range of the height from the support surface of each guide portion include, for example, the following patterns.
For example, if both the change range of the interval and the change range of the height are set to 8 to 13 cm, the portable device having a vertically elongated rectangular shape with a width of 8 to 13 cm can be placed either vertically or horizontally It can hold. In the case of vertical installation, the distance between the pair of guide portions may be made to match the width of the portable device. On the other hand, in the case of horizontal placement, the height of each of the guide portions may be matched to the width of the portable device.
For example, if the change range of the distance is set to 5 to 10 cm, and the change range of the height is set to be 10 to 15 cm, the front face exhibits a vertically long rectangular shape and the width is 5 The portable device of ~ 15 cm can be held vertically or horizontally. In the case of the portable device having the width of 5 to 10 cm, the space between the pair of guide portions can be vertically aligned with the width, and in the case of the portable device having the width of 10 to 15 cm, the respective guide portions Can be placed horizontally on the same height as its width.
Furthermore, for example, while setting the change range of the distance to 7 to 12 cm, a part of one range may overlap with the other by setting the change range of the height to 9 to 14 cm. . In this case, the front side has a vertically-long rectangular shape, and the portable device having a width of 7 to 14 cm can be held at least on at least one of the vertical position and the horizontal position. For portable devices whose width is 9 to 12 cm, vertical placement or horizontal placement is possible, while for portable devices whose width is 7 to 9 cm, the distance between the pair of guides is matched to the width. Can be placed vertically. Moreover, about the portable apparatus whose width | variety is 12-14 cm, the height of each said guide part can be made horizontal according to width.

The guide portions provided in the in-vehicle device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention are biased in a direction to reduce the distance between the guide portions and to lower the height from the support surface.
In this case, the guide portion can be pressed against the outer periphery of the portable device regardless of whether the portable device is placed vertically or horizontally. In the case of the portrait orientation, the portable device can be held so as to be sandwiched by the pair of guide portions. In the case of horizontal placement, the portable device can be held by being sandwiched between the guide portion and the support portion.

Each guide portion in the in-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is attached to a pair of arms pivotally supported so as to be capable of rotational displacement toward both outer sides of a casing forming the main body of the in-vehicle apparatus. .
If the guide portion is attached to the tip of the arm, the mechanism for changing the distance between the pair of guide portions and the height of each guide portion from the support surface are changed only by the pivotal support structure of the arm. Can be realized. Since the pivotal support of the arm can be realized with a mechanically simple structure like a general pivotal door support structure, the above two mechanisms can be realized with a relatively simple structure.

The pair of arms may be, for example, a combination of arms having a guide portion on the tip end side and mutually connected on the rear end side beyond the rotation center. When the connecting portion of the pair of arms is displaced in the vertical direction, the guide portion on the tip side of each arm is rotationally displaced. At this time, if the distance from the rotation center to the connection point is fixed, the arm can not rotate. A long hole may be provided on the rear end side of each arm, and a pin or the like may be disposed through a through hole formed by intersecting the long holes of each arm to form a connecting portion. When the pin is pulled upward in the vertical direction, each arm is rotationally displaced so that the distance between the guide portions becomes narrow. When the pin is pushed downward, the arms are pivotally displaced so as to widen the distance between the guide portions. The pin may be suspended by a coil spring or the like. In this case, each arm can be biased so as to narrow the distance between the guide portions.
On the other hand, each of the pair of arms may be configured to be capable of pivotally displacing completely independently. With such a configuration, a structure for connecting the pair of arms to each other is unnecessary, and a space for housing the connection structure is also unnecessary. If the pair of arms are not connected to each other and arranged with a gap, it is possible to arrange the electronic component in the gap. In particular, it is preferable to adopt a configuration in which the guide portions are respectively provided to the pair of arms provided so as to be capable of rotational displacement toward both outer sides of the housing. In particular, the housing has a hollow structure capable of housing an electronic component, and has a pair of mounting portions for supporting each pivot arm, and the mounting portion is disposed outside the electronic component. It is good to adopt

At least one of the pair of guide portions in the in-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is attached to an arm pivotally supported by a casing serving as a main body of the in-vehicle apparatus. ,And,
The distance from the other guide portion and the height from the support surface are changed according to the rotation of the arm.

A housing constituting the on-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred aspect of the present invention has a divided structure of the front side member and the back side member and is mutually fixed by a plurality of fixing screws penetrating in the division direction,
The arm is disposed to pivot around one of the plurality of fixing screws.

  If the arm is supported by utilizing the fixing screw of the housing, the structural strength of the supporting structure can be improved. The strength around the fixing screw is originally required to secure the strength of the housing. If the strength around such a fixing screw is utilized, securing of the strength of the shaft support structure of the arm can be realized without increasing the cost.

A case constituting a vehicle-mounted device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention has a hollow structure capable of accommodating an electronic circuit, and has a pair of attachment portions for supporting each arm,
The pair of attachment portions are provided so as to protrude on both outer sides of the housing.
In the case where the pair of mounting portions are provided so as to project to both outer sides of the housing, space-wise erosion of the mounting portion on the inner peripheral side of the housing can be suppressed, and the hollow front shape has a rectangular shape Can be closer to A hollow shape whose frontal shape is close to a rectangular shape is suitable, for example, for accommodating an electronic substrate or the like on which an electronic circuit is formed. As the electronic circuit, various power supply circuits such as an audio output circuit including a speaker, a communication circuit such as an FM transmitter, WIFI or Bluetooth, or a charging circuit corresponding to QI (chi) which is a wireless power supply standard can be considered.

One of the pair of guides provided in the in-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is attached to the arm, and the other guide is linearly displaceable with a change in height from the support surface It is attached to the said housing side in a state.
By combining the guide portions that are rotationally displaced and the guide portions that are linearly displaced with at least a change in height, it is possible to change the distance between the pair of guide portions, and The height from the support surface can be changed.

The arm provided in the on-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention has the lowest height of the attached guide from the supporting surface and the narrowest distance between the guide and the other guide. It is biased towards the pivot position.
In this case, the guide portion is pressed against the outer periphery of the portable device by the biasing force acting on the arm. If the guide portion is pressed against the outer periphery of the portable device, the portable device can be held more reliably.

  The displacement range in which the guide portion in the vehicle-mounted device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention can be rotationally displaced does not include the position directly under the rotation center of the arm, and the guide portion of the arm positioned at the rotation position It is displaced to the said displacement range side rather than the position which hits directly under the rotation center.

  In this case, when the arm is positioned at the pivoting position, the acting direction of the force for pushing up the guide portion from the lower side to the upper side is offset without penetrating the pivoting center. Therefore, a part of the pushing-up force is converted into a force for turning the arm, whereby the turning of the arm can be caused. If the force for rotating the arm in this way is used, for example, the holding posture of the portable device held in the height direction between the support portion and each guide portion can be realized with one touch according to the following procedure. In this procedure, first, the portable device is pressed from the lower side to the guides to cause the arms to rotate, thereby pushing the guides upward. When the gap in the height direction is sufficiently secured, the mobile device is pushed to the back side.

  On the other hand, when the rotation center and the guide portion are disposed along the height direction, the action direction of the force for pushing up the guide portion from below penetrates the rotation center, and There is no force acting offset to the movement center. The pushing force is not converted into a force for turning the arm, and it is impossible to turn the arm by the pushing force. In such a case, it is difficult to turn the arm even if the mobile device is pressed from the lower side as described above. After the arm is pushed up using a hand or the like and a gap in the height direction between the guide portion and the support portion is secured, it is necessary to hold the portable device, which is troublesome.

The housing constituting the on-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred aspect of the present invention has a structure for housing at least a part of the arm located in the pivoting position,
At least a part of a portion of the arm housed in the housing is exposed to the outside of the housing when the housing is rotationally displaced from the rotational position.

In the on-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the arm located at the pivoting position is substantially flush with the outer peripheral surface of the housing.
By accommodating the arm when the portable device is not held, the on-vehicle device can be made to look compact. At that time, if a part of the outer peripheral surface of the arm is flush with the outer peripheral surface of the housing, the appearance is improved.

In a preferred embodiment of the vehicle-mounted device according to the present invention, the vehicle-mounted device has a mounting surface facing the back surface of the portable device to be held,
The contact surface of each of the guides with respect to the portable device to be held is inclined so as to be positioned on the inner peripheral side of the portable device as it is separated from the mounting surface in the thickness direction of the portable device.
In this case, when the guide portion is pressed against the outer periphery of the portable device, a part of the pressing force is converted to a pressing force toward the mounting surface side via the inclined contact surface as described above. Such pressing force acts to press the holding portable device against the mounting surface.

  Furthermore, the guide portion may be configured to extend the contact surface to a position exceeding the thickness of the portable device. In this case, the contact surface in the range exceeding the thickness is located on the inner peripheral side of the portable device, and it is possible to suppress the possibility of falling off to the front side of the portable device. According to the thickness of the portable device to be held, several kinds of guide portions may be prepared. By replacing the guide portion with the appropriate amount of protrusion in the thickness direction, the appearance when holding the portable device can be improved.

In the on-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the inclination angle of the contact surface is 5 degrees or more and 10 degrees or less.
If the inclination angle is 5 degrees or less, the effect of being able to hold the portable device as described above may not be sufficient. On the other hand, when the inclination angle exceeds 10 degrees, the contact area with the corner of the portable device decreases, and when the guide is pressed against the portable device, the contact load per unit area may be excessive. For example, when a cover made of silicon or the like is attached to a portable device, the cover may be temporarily dented.

The guide portion provided in the vehicle-mounted device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention has a rotatably supported rotating roller, and abuts on the portable device via the outer peripheral surface of the rotating roller.
When rotating the arm while pressing the portable device against the guide portion, the arm rotates while moving the guide portion along the outer periphery of the portable device. As described above, when the rotary roller is provided in the guide portion, the displacement of the guide portion along the outer periphery of the portable device becomes easy, and the rotation operation of the arm as described above becomes smooth.

An on-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention has a mounting surface facing the back surface of a portable apparatus to be held,
The support surface is inclined to be located on the upper side as it is separated from the mounting surface.
In this case, a part of the load of the portable device acting on the support surface is converted into a pressing force toward the mounting surface through the inclined support surface. Such pressing force works effectively to hold the held portable device with high reliability.

The support provided in the on-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred aspect of the present invention includes a pair of receiving parts which are disposed at a predetermined interval and provided with the supporting surface.
The predetermined interval is set so that the connector connected to the held portable device can be accommodated in the gap between the pair of receiving portions.
In this case, the connector can easily access the held portable device.

A preferred embodiment of the vehicle-mounted device according to the present invention is a main body of the vehicle-mounted device, and has a housing serving as a mounting surface facing the back surface of the held portable device.
The height of the support surface relative to the lower end of the housing is set so that the connector does not protrude toward the outer periphery of the housing.
In this case, it is possible to prevent in advance that the connector connected to the portable device interferes with the dashboard or the like of the vehicle. If interference of the connector can be suppressed, problems such as disconnection of the connector can be avoided in advance.

In the vehicle-mounted device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the range in which the distance between the pair of guide portions can be changed and the range in which the heights of the respective guide portions from the support surface can be changed are at least 5.5 cm. It overlaps in the range of 7.0 cm or less.
It is said that the size of the portable device is often determined based on the size of the palm of the hand, the pocket of the shirt, and the like. By setting the distance between the pair of guide portions and the height of each of the guide portions as described above, almost all mobile devices can be held by nearly 100%, and versatility can be sufficiently secured.

The in-vehicle device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention can select an operation mode according to the operation status of the held portable device.
The in-vehicle device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention has the same function as that of the holdable portable device, and includes switching means for switching whether or not the function is to be operated.
For example, when the on-vehicle device of the present invention has the same function as the function realized by the application executed on the portable device, switching means for whether to operate the function is provided on the on-vehicle device side. good. In this way, when the application is being executed on a portable device, it is possible to eliminate duplication that the same function is executed on the in-vehicle device, and when the application is not being executed on a portable device The function can be realized on the device side.
In particular, the switching means may comprise a physical switching switch. In this way, the overlapping function of the in-vehicle device can be stopped easily and quickly. Especially in in-vehicle devices, quick operation is often regarded as important.

An on-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is an on-vehicle apparatus capable of holding a portable apparatus having a positioning function of a current position,
While having a function of positioning the current position, it is possible to selectively set one of an operation mode in which the positioning of the current position is performed and an operation mode in which the positioning of the current position is not performed.
If the mobile device having the positioning function is held, a configuration is also possible in which the current position is fetched from the mobile device, and the function of the on-vehicle device using the current position is realized on the mobile device side. In such a case, if the operation mode for stopping the positioning function on the in-vehicle apparatus side is selected, the power consumption can be suppressed and the energy saving effect can be improved.

The on-vehicle device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention can supply power to the held portable device.
If it is possible to charge the held portable device, it is possible to prevent in advance charging out of the portable device after the user gets off the vehicle. As a power supply method, there is a method using wireless power supply such as QI as well as a method using a connector.

In the vehicle-mounted device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the pair of guide portions sandwiches from both sides in the width direction (horizontal direction) and the support portion supports from the lower side a first holding posture; The portable device can be held in at least one of the second holding postures in which the guide portion and the guide portion sandwich in the height direction, and
It is possible to detect in which of the first and second holding postures the portable device is held.
For example, in the case of a portable terminal that can be held by either the first holding posture or the second holding posture, the difference between the holding postures is the difference between vertical placement and horizontal placement. For example, when the directivity of the GPS antenna of the portable device having the GPS function is set in the vertical direction and the GPS function is also provided to the in-vehicle device, the GPS function of the in-vehicle device is stopped in vertical installation. Control using the GPS function of the portable device and using the GPS function of the in-vehicle device when it is placed horizontally.

An on-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention has an operation unit operated by a user, and at least one of the operation units is located at an operable position even when the portable apparatus is held. It is arranged.
The operable position means a position which is not hidden by the held portable device but accessible by the user's finger or the like. By arranging the operation unit as described above, it is possible to operate the in-vehicle device even in a state in which the portable device is held.

In the vehicle-mounted device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, at least one of the operation units is disposed at a tip portion of the support portion or the guide portion so as to be operable even when the portable device is held. There is.
If it is the front end surface of the said support part or the said guide part, it will not be concealed by the hold | maintained portable apparatus. The operation unit disposed on such a tip surface can be operated regardless of the presence or absence of the portable device, the holding posture, and the like.

As the operation unit in the in-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a first operation unit disposed at an operable position even when the portable apparatus is held, and a case where the portable apparatus is held There is a second operation unit that may become inoperable,
The first operation unit and the second operation unit are different in degree of operation frequency assumed during driving of the vehicle, and the operation frequency assumed for the second operation unit is lower. .
The inoperable position means a position that is concealed by the held portable device and inaccessible by the user's finger or the like. If the first operation unit with high operation frequency is arranged at the operable position even when the portable device is held while the second operation unit is arranged at the inoperable position, the held portable device It is possible to prevent in advance the possibility of the operation of the in-vehicle device being obstructed.

For example, an operation unit that may become inoperable depending on the posture of the portable device to be held vertically or horizontally, and an operation unit that can be operated regardless of the posture of the held portable device can not be operated. The possible operation unit may be an operation unit that reduces the necessity of the operation when holding the portable device, or an operation unit whose operation should be prohibited.
For example, when the installation state of the mobile device is vertical (for example, the longitudinal direction of the mobile device is generally vertical), the mobile device is disposed at a position hidden by the mobile device, and the installation state of the mobile device is horizontal (eg, the longitudinal direction of the mobile device is The operation unit disposed at a position not hidden by the portable device in the case of the substantially horizontal direction) may be an operation unit that needs to be operated when the installation state of the portable device is horizontal. For example, in a portable device in which the longitudinal direction of the portable device is the longitudinal direction of the display screen provided in the portable device, the screen may be divided into left and right when the portable device is installed horizontally, or without division display. It is preferable to provide a switch for displaying on the full screen as this operation unit.

An on-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred aspect of the present invention includes an operation unit operated by a user, and at least one of the operation units is operable via the held portable apparatus.
Examples of the configuration that can be operated through the portable device include a configuration that is electrically realized, a configuration that is mechanically implemented, and the like. As the configuration realized electrically, for example, the portable device and the in-vehicle device are connected in a wirelessly or wired communicable state, and the operation unit corresponding to the operation portion of the in-vehicle device is realized in the portable device There is a configuration. If it is transmitted from the portable device to the in-vehicle device that the operation unit on the display screen has been operated, the in-vehicle device can be operated according to the operation on the portable device side. As a configuration that is realized mechanically, for example, an operation unit that abuts on the back surface of the held portable device and can be pressed by the back surface is provided, and the operation unit is pushed and operated by pushing the portable device from the front side. Have a similar configuration.

The support provided in the in-vehicle apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention has a pair of support arms pivotally supported by a housing that forms the main body of the in-vehicle apparatus, and the tip side of the pair of support arms Each of the support surfaces is provided.
In this case, the height of the portable device to be held can be adjusted according to the rotational position of the support arm. Furthermore, since the height of the support surface can be changed according to the rotation of the support arm, the adjustment range of the height of each of the guide portions from the support surface can be expanded.

1 is a perspective view showing a front side of a radar cradle (including a bracket) in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a radar cradle holding a smartphone according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view obliquely looking at the radar cradle in the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a bracket in the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the bracket in which the support posts of the joint post are displayed in a skeleton according to the first embodiment. The perspective view of the bracket in which the hollow cup was skeleton-displayed in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the bracket in which the joint portion is removed in the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cradle body in the first embodiment viewed from the front side. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cradle body in the first embodiment seen from the back side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the case in the first embodiment viewed from the front side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view looking into the inside of the cover in the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view looking into the inside of the case in the first embodiment. The perspective view which looks at a pair of rotation arms in Example 1 from the front side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view obliquely looking at a pair of pivoting arms in the first embodiment. The side view of the rotation arm which removed the rubber pipe in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a side view of a pivoting arm attached with a rubber tube in the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a combination of a torsion coil spring and a pivoting arm in the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a combination of a cover and a pivoting arm in the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a combination of a cover and a torsion coil spring in Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a housing structure of the electronic substrate in the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a perspective view looking into the bottom surface of the case of the main substrate in the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view looking into the side surface of the cover of the sub-substrate in the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a radar cradle in Embodiment 1. Explanatory drawing of the size of the portable apparatus which can be held in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the procedure which mounts a smart phone vertically in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the procedure which lays a smart phone horizontally in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of rotation operation | movement of the rotation arm at the time of setting a smart phone horizontally in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view showing a first radar cradle in Embodiment 2. FIG. 7 is a front view showing a second radar cradle in Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a front view showing a third radar cradle in Embodiment 2. FIG. 16 is a front view showing a fourth radar cradle in the second embodiment. FIG. 16 is a front view showing a fifth radar cradle in the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a front view showing a sixth radar cradle in the second embodiment. FIG. 16 is a front view showing a seventh radar cradle in Example 2; FIG. 16 is a front view showing an eighth radar cradle in Example 2; FIG. 16 is a front view showing a ninth radar cradle in Example 2; FIG. 16 is a front view showing a tenth radar cradle in Example 2; FIG. 16 is a front view showing an eleventh radar cradle in Example 2; FIG. 16 is a front view showing a twelfth radar cradle in the second embodiment. FIG. 16 is a front view showing a thirteenth radar cradle in the second embodiment. The front view which shows the 14th radar cradle in Example 2. FIG. The front view which shows the 15th radar cradle in Example 2. FIG. FIG. 16 is a front view showing a sixteenth radar cradle in Example 2;

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described using the following examples.
Example 1
This example is an example related to an on-vehicle device (hereinafter referred to as a radar cradle) 1 capable of holding a smartphone (multifunctional mobile phone) 100 as a portable device and having a function as a radar detector. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The radar cradle 1 of the present embodiment can be fixed to a dashboard of a vehicle or the like via a bracket 2 mounted on the rear side as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. For example, according to the radar cradle 1 fixed to the dashboard, the mobile device such as the smartphone 100 can be held while facing the driver. The radar cradle 1 of this example can also be attached to a sun visor, a rearview mirror or the like depending on the selection of the bracket.

  The radar cradle 1 is provided with a pair of pivoting arms (arms) 13 which can pivot toward both outer sides of the cradle main body 1A. If it hold | maintains so that it may pinch from both sides by the guide roller (guide part) 130 with which each rotation arm 13 is each equipped, as shown in FIG. Furthermore, if the holder (support portion) 15 supporting the weight of the smartphone 100 and the guide roller 130 sandwich the smartphone 100 in the vertical direction (vertical direction), horizontal placement of the smartphone 100 is also possible. Hereinafter, the configuration of the radar cradle 1 of this example will be described.

  First, the bracket 2 for mounting the radar cradle 1 is, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, a joint portion 21 fixed to the back of the cradle main body 1A and an adsorption base 22 adsorbed and fixed to the surface of a vehicle dashboard. And a joint post 23 mounted so as to stand from the suction base 22 and rotatably supporting the joint portion 21. The joint portion 21 and the joint post 23 are connected via a ball joint mechanism 24.

  The joint portion 21 has a mounting plate 210 for the cradle main body 1A, and has a mounting stay 212 extending from the mounting plate 210. On the front end side of the mounting stay 212, a spherical ball portion 216 (FIG. 5) having a diameter larger than that of the shaft portion 214 is provided via the shaft portion 214 having a circular cross section. The spherical ball portion 216 functions as a joint ball constituting the ball joint mechanism 24.

  The adsorption base 22 is provided in the vicinity of the center of the hollow cup 220, a hollow cup 220 having a substantially dome shape like a bowl facing down, a substantially circular rubber plate 222 slightly larger than the lower surface shape of the hollow cup 220, It is configured to include a lever 224 and a cylindrical convex portion 228 (FIG. 5) erected upright from the center of the hollow cup 220.

In the hollow cup 220, a flat portion 220s is formed on the upper surface, and a through hole is bored at the center of the flat portion 220s. In this through hole, a shaft 229 (FIG. 6) fixed to the central portion of the rubber plate 222 is disposed so as to be capable of advancing and retracting. At the other end of the shaft 229, a lever 224 is attached.
The lever 224 is a member having a substantially L shape. A pin hole 224h for holding a pin 229p which penetrates the shaft 229 in the orthogonal direction is bored on the tip end side of the horizontal portion of the letter L in FIG. The vertical portion of L is formed longer than the horizontal portion, and the distal end side thereof is provided with an operation portion 224s operated by the user with a thumb or the like.

  If the lever 224 is operated so as to tilt the operation portion 224s, the shaft 229 is pivoted according to the principle of forceps with the operation portion 224s as the action point, the corner portion 224c forming the corner portion of L as the fulcrum It can be pulled up in the direction. A mechanically stable state is formed when the operation portion 224s is turned down and the corner portion 224c and the pin hole 224h are positioned along the axial direction of the shaft 229, and the shaft 229 is pulled up in the axial direction as described above. The stable condition will be maintained stably. While the central portion of the rubber plate 222 is pulled upward in response to the pulling of the shaft 229, the outer periphery of the hollow cup 220 is pushed from the back surface of the rubber plate 222, so that it can follow the shaft 229 Absent.

  For example, the central portion of the rubber plate 222 can be pulled up according to the pulling up of the shaft 229 if the lever 224 is operated to fall down with the rubber plate 222 pressed against the surface of the dashboard of the vehicle. Then, a negative pressure can be formed between the rubber plate 222 and the surface of the dashboard, and the bracket 2 can be fixed by suction to the dashboard. In this example, the corner portion 224c is formed so as to slightly extend outward in the horizontal direction in FIGS. 4 to 6 so as to secure a long lift of the shaft 229 in accordance with the tilting operation of the lever 224. There is. Furthermore, the overhanging shape of the corner portion 224c is formed in a substantially semicircular shape so that the contact load on the flat portion 220s does not become excessive.

The joint post 23 includes, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, a support 231 having a substantially octagonal pillar shape, a bolt 233 penetrating in a direction orthogonal to the support 231, and an operation knob 234 for tightening the bolt 233. ing.
A through hole for receiving the convex portion 228 of the hollow cup 220 is bored in the bottom of the support 231. The tip end portion of the support 231 is pre-split, and a pair of post pieces 236 facing in the penetration direction of the bolt 233 are formed. Each post piece 236 has a mortar-like recess 236 d on the inner surface facing the other post piece 236. The pair of post pieces 236 form a spherical space that accommodates the spherical ball portion 216 of the joint portion 21 by the combination of the respective recesses 236 d (FIG. 7).

  The head portion (non-screw side) of the bolt 233 is fixed to the side wall of the support column 231 in a rotationally fixed state (see FIGS. 5 and 7). The operation knob 234 has a substantially cylindrical seat 234z, and a pair of finger hooks 234y oppositely disposed so as to project radially from the seat 234z so as to facilitate rotation operation. There is. A screw hole (not shown) into which the bolt 233 is screwed is bored in the seat portion 234z in the axial direction. When the operation knob 234 assembled to the bracket 2 is tightened, the outer surface of the support column 231 can be pressed by the tip end surface of the seat portion 234z. By pressing the outer surface of the column in this manner, it is possible to elastically deform the column 233 slightly so as to crush the bolt 233 in the axial direction. Such elastic deformation of the pillars 231 narrows the distance between the pair of post pieces 236, which can tighten the spherical ball portion 216 accommodated in the space and respond to a slight deformation of the inner circumferential shape of the bottomed hole. Thus, the cylindrical protrusion 228 can be tightened. Thus, the rotational position of the joint portion 21 relative to the joint post 23 can be fixed, and the rotational position of the joint post 23 around the convex portion 228 (FIG. 5) can be fixed.

  Next, the configuration of the cradle body 1A will be described. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cradle main body 1A of this example has an oval outer shape with a flat end that tapers downward, except for the guide roller 130 and the holder 15 that protrude to the front side. Cradle main body 1A has a structure for accommodating pivot arm 13 supporting guide roller 130, and cradle main body 1A in a state in which a smartphone or the like is not held has an oval oval shape in front view The upside-down egg-shape of

  On the front side of the cradle main body 1A, guide rollers 130 and a holder 15 are provided upright at four places on the outer periphery. The inverted oval inner peripheral portion 110 corresponding to the inner regions of the guide roller 130 and the holder 15 is raised higher than the outer peripheral portion 111 provided with the guide roller 130 and the like, and the dimension in the thickness direction is increased. Near the lower half of the inner circumferential portion 110, a thin cushion pad 110S made of urethane is attached. In the cradle body 1A, the surface of the inner circumferential portion 110 is a mounting surface of the smartphone 100 or the like.

  A pair of left and right holders 15 erected below the outer peripheral portion 111 is provided at a position higher than the lower end (the lower end in the vertical direction) of the cradle main body 1A at a predetermined interval. The support surface 15 s that contacts the upper surface of the holder 15 is formed by a rubber pad 152 attached to the holder 15. On the surface of the pad 152, which is the support surface 15s of the smartphone 100 (FIG. 2), jagged portions are formed to prevent the smartphone from falling off. The thickness of the pad 152 gradually increases from the middle of the holder 15 in the erecting direction, and is the thickest at the tip end of the holder 15. In the support surface 15s of the holder 15 formed by such a pad 152, an inclined surface positioned upward as it approaches the tip is formed. According to such an inclined surface, the load in the direction of gravity of the smartphone 100 to be held can be converted into a force in the direction of pressing the cradle main body 1A side.

  In this example, the distance between the pair of holders 15 (dimension W in FIG. 24) is 3.8 cm, which is wider than the width of various connection connectors connected to the connection port of the smartphone 100. It is set. Furthermore, the height (dimension T in the same figure) of the support surface 15s (the holder 15) based on the lower end of the cradle main body 1A is set to 3.1 cm in consideration of the heights and the like of various connection connectors. is there.

  At the upper portion of the inner circumferential portion 110, four operation switches (operation portions) 171 to 174 are arranged along the outer edge shape of the standing oval. The four operation switches 171 to 174 are indentation switches of the same shape and specifications that exhibit an arc shape. The four operation switches 171 to 174 are arranged with a slight gap along the arc direction of the shape, and form an arc close to a semicircle as a whole. At the lowermost part of the outer peripheral part 111, an indicator panel 170 for accommodating a display lamp for notifying or alarming the operation status by LED light is disposed, and further, along the lower side, two operation switches 175 and 176 are provided. Are arranged in parallel. The specifications of the individual operation switches and the indicator panel 170 will be described after the internal specifications of the radar cradle 1 are described.

On the back surface of the cradle body 1A, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, connect the mounting portion 210 for mounting the mounting plate 210 (FIG. 4) of the bracket 2 and a connecting cable for supplying power to the smartphone 100 (FIG. 2) A USB connector 313, a speaker hole 122 and the like are provided.
A slide switch (switching means) 312 having a function as a power switch, a DC connector 314 for connecting a power cable, an SD card slot 311 (see FIG. 21) and the like are provided on the outer peripheral side of the cradle body 1A.

  The casing 10 forming the cradle main body 1A is a hollow case having a divided structure in which a front cover 11 facing the driver and a rear case 12 are combined as shown in FIGS. Inside the housing 10 in which the cover 11 and the case 12 are combined, electronic components such as an electronic substrate described later are accommodated. In the cradle main body 1A of this example, the attachment structure and the accommodation structure of the pivoting arm 13 are realized by using the cover 11 and the case 12. An accommodating portion 101 recessed to accommodate the pivoting arm 13 is provided on an outer peripheral side surface corresponding to both upper and lower sides of the cradle main body 1A, and a screw serving as a pivot shaft of the pivoting arm 13 is provided The columns 116 are disposed to penetrate in the thickness direction. Further, the outer peripheral portion 111 of the cradle main body 1A is provided with a notch 102 for causing the guide roller 130 to protrude, whereby accommodation of the pivoting arm 13 in the accommodation portion 101 is possible.

  The bottom surface of the cover 11 (FIG. 11) is provided with holes for arranging various operation switches, and a structure (not shown) for assembling an indicator panel 170 formed of a translucent resin material (not shown) Is provided. An access hole or the like of the USB connector 313 (FIG. 9) is formed in the bottom of the case 12 (FIG. 12). Access holes or notches such as a slide switch 312, a DC connector 314, and an SD card slot 311 are provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the case 12.

  In the cover 11 and the case 12, housing portions 117 and 127 that constitute the housing portion 101 of the cradle main body 1 </ b> A are provided on both sides of the upper portion. When the cover 11 or the case 12 is viewed from the front, the housing portions 117 and 127 on both sides have a shape like the eight Chinese character. The housing portions 117 and 127 are formed by partially removing the outer peripheral side wall of the cover 11 or the case 12 and providing the side walls 115 and 125 on the inner peripheral side. At an upper portion of the housing portion 115 on the cover 11 side, a screw post 116 having a screw hole bored along the axial direction is provided upright. A pedestal 126 of the screw post 116 is formed in the housing portion 126 on the case 12 side, and a through hole for allowing the screw to penetrate is formed at the center of the pedestal 126. In order to fix the cover 11 and the case 12, a fixing screw disposed through the through hole and screwed into the screw post 116 is used. Further, on the bottom surface of the cover 11 corresponding to the lower part of the housing portion 117 of the cover 11, a notch 118 which forms the notch 102 of the cradle body 1A is formed.

  The pivoting arm 13 is configured to include a base member 13 b having a front shape like a bean as shown in FIGS. 13 to 17. Among the hollow shapes of the base member 13b, the convexly curved outer edge shape which is the outer side at the time of assembling is substantially the same as the front outer edge shape of the case 10 having the inverted oval shape. Such an approximate match of the outer edge shape is very effective in improving the appearance when the pivoting arm 13 is housed on the cradle main body 1A side.

  Through holes are bored at both ends of the base member 13b in the form of a dovetail bean. The through hole 133 located on the rotation center side is a hole through which the screw post 116 of the housing 10 is disposed. The rotating shaft 131 of the guide roller 130 is disposed to pass through the other through hole (see FIG. 15). One end of the rotation shaft 131 is pivotally supported by the base member 13b, and the other end protrudes outward of the base member 13b. A tapered rubber rotary roller 132 having a large diameter toward the tip is externally inserted in a protruding portion of the rotary shaft 131 having a large diameter retaining stopper 131a formed at the tip (FIG. 15). And Figure 16).

  The pivoting range (displacement range capable of pivoting displacement) of the pivoting arm 13 is set to a range of 100 degrees directed outward from the pivoting position (the accommodation position shown in FIG. 8) accommodated in the housing 10 . A wire made of spring steel is wound in a coil shape between the pivoting arm 13 and the housing 10 as shown in FIGS. 17 to 19, and both ends of the winding start and the winding end are extended in the tangential direction. A torsion coil spring 14 is interposed. The cylindrical coil portion 140 of the torsion coil spring 14 is externally inserted into and held by a screw post 116 which forms a pivot axis of the pivot arm 13. One end 142 of the torsion coil spring 14 is fixed to the pivoting arm 13 at a position that abuts on the outer peripheral side of the pivoting center. The other end 141 is fixed to the housing 10 side. The pivoting arm 13 is biased toward the storage position of FIG. 8 by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 14. In the cradle main body 1A of this example, the biasing force when rotating 100 degrees from this accommodation position is about 8 kgf, and the biasing force when rotating 50 degrees is about 4 kgf.

  In the cradle main body 1A of this example, the variation range of the distance between the pair of guide rollers 130 in the horizontal direction (the distance between the guide rollers 130, the dimension H in FIG. 24) according to the turning operation of the turning arm 13 is It is set to 5.0 cm to 7.5 cm. In addition, the vertical distance between the guide roller 130 whose position in the vertical direction changes with the rotation of the rotation arm 13 and the support surface 15s of the holder 15 (the height from the support surface 15s to the guide roller 130, FIG. The variation range of the inside dimension V) is 5.5 cm to 8.0 cm. In both the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, the minimum dimension of the variation range is the dimension when the left and right pivot arms 13 are both in the storage position of FIG. The maximum dimension in the horizontal direction is the dimension obtained when the left and right pivoting arms 13 are both pivoted in the horizontal direction. The maximum dimension in the vertical direction is the dimension obtained when the left and right pivoting arms 13 are pivoted to the full limit of the pivoting range over 100 degrees.

  Inside the housing 10, as shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, two electronic substrates 31, 32 having the same shape are accommodated in a stack. In FIG. 20, the electronic substrate 31 on the back side is hidden by the electric substrate 32 on the front side. The main board 31 of FIG. 21 incorporated in the back side (the rear side of the case 12) of the cradle body 1A includes a microcomputer (not shown), an RD module 316, a GPS module 315, a surface mount type speaker 318, an audio IC, and an SD card slot. A three-position slide switch 311, a USB connector 313, a DC connector 314, and the like 311 are mounted. The sub substrate 32 of FIG. 22 incorporated in the front side (the side facing the cover 11) of the cradle main body 1A includes a wireless module 324 (FIG. 23), a tact switch 321 which configures various operation switches 171 to 176, various types Chip LED 323 grade | etc., Which comprises a display lamp is mounted. The chip LED 323 is appropriately disposed at a position corresponding to the inside of the indicator panel 170 (FIG. 8), and constitutes a function as various display lamps. In FIG. 22, the wireless module 324 mounted on the back side of the electronic substrate is not visible.

The GPS module 315 is a receiver that receives a GPS signal flying from a GPS satellite and outputs the current time, current position (position information by latitude and longitude), current speed, altitude, and the like.
The RD module 316 is a receiver that receives radar waves in a micro wavelength band emitted from a velocity measurement device such as a mobile radar (hereinafter simply referred to as a radar). The RD module 316 includes an antenna substrate for receiving microwaves, and a high frequency circuit forming a receiving circuit. The antenna substrate is a printed circuit board on which two sets of copper foil patterns forming a square patch antenna radiating element (not shown) are formed. In particular, in the antenna substrate of the present example, the patch antenna radiating elements are arranged at an angle of about 27 degrees with respect to the vertical direction of the cradle body 1A. As described above, when the patch antenna radiation element is disposed at an angle, it is possible to simultaneously achieve the reception sensitivity of microwaves of vertical polarization and the reception sensitivity of microwaves of horizontal polarization. The RD module 316 can output the reception level of the radar wave, including a reception level of zero indicating no reception.
The wireless module 324 (FIG. 23) is a receiver for receiving a wireless such as an emergency vehicle. The wireless module 324 in the present example is a module capable of receiving two types of wireless radios, a regulatory radio and a car location radio. An antenna wire (not shown) is connected to the wireless module 324 through an external terminal provided on the sub substrate 32. The antenna wire is routed to a gap inside the housing 10. The wireless module 324 can output the reception level of the wireless radio wave (including a reception level of zero indicating no reception) for each of two types of wireless types.

  In the cradle body 1A of this example, the GPS module 315 and the RD module 316 are mounted on the main substrate 31 incorporated on the back side, while the wireless module 324 is mounted on the sub substrate 32 incorporated on the front side. The radio wave received by the wireless module 324 has a shorter wavelength (higher frequency) than the microwave received by the GPS module 315 or the microwave received by the RD module 316, and diffraction is likely to occur, and it is easy to wrap around. In consideration of such characteristics of received radio waves, in the cradle main body 1A of this example, the GPS module 315 and the RD module 316 are disposed on the back side corresponding to the traveling direction of the vehicle, and the wireless module 324 is on the vehicle compartment side (front side). It is arranged.

In general, if the wireless module 324 having a large occupied area is to be disposed on the main substrate 31, the substrate becomes large, and the degree of difficulty of compact design of the device becomes high. On the other hand, if the wireless module 324 is mounted on the sub substrate 32 in consideration of the difference in the characteristics of the received radio waves as described above and the substrate configuration of the two substrates overlapping with the main substrate 31 is adopted, the compact design of the cradle main body 1A It will be easier.
In the main board 31, when incorporated in the housing 10, a microcomputer or the like (not shown) is located on the back side of the pedestal 120 to which the bracket 2 is attached, while the RD module 316 and the GPS module 315 are disposed above the pedestal 120 ing. The USB connector 313 and the speaker 318 are appropriately disposed at positions accessible even when the bracket 2 is attached to the cradle body 1A.

  The radar cradle 1 of this example is electrically configured centering on the control unit 30 as shown in FIG. A GPS module 315, an RD module 316, a wireless module 324, a speaker 318, a memory card reader 33, and the like are electrically connected to the control unit 30. The memory card reader 33 reads data from the memory card 331 inserted in the SD card slot 311 (FIG. 21) and transfers the data to the control unit 30. Furthermore, in the radar cradle 1, a database 300 accessible from the control unit 30 is provided. The database 300 is formed using a storage area of an EEPROM, which is a non-volatile memory incorporated in a microcomputer.

The control unit 30 is configured by a microcomputer in which a non-volatile memory such as a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an EEPROM, etc., and an I / O etc. are integrated into one chip.
The ROM stores software programs and the like to be executed by the CPU.
In addition to the storage area of the above-mentioned database 300, a setting information storage area for storing setting information related to various settings, and a user for storing position information etc. of the my area set by the user in the storage area of nonvolatile memory such as EEPROM. An information storage area is provided.

  GPS content and information for voice output are stored in the database 300 at the time of product shipment. As GPS contents, radar type Orbis, Orbis in tunnel, Loop coil, LH system, New LH system, Tunnel exit target, Control area, Inspection area, Intersection monitoring point, Arrest monitoring area, N system, Signal neglect suppression system, Police There is location information such as station, accident frequently occurring area, and parking and most important area. As the information for voice output, voice data such as "1 km ahead in the right direction, is a high-speed road radar.", "Near here, is a guarded surveillance area", etc. are stored.

  The stored data of the database 300 can be updated using the memory card 331. If a memory card 331 storing update data such as GPS contents and information for voice output is inserted into the SD card slot 311, the update data can be read out under the control of the control unit 30, and data in the database 300 can be updated. . It is also possible to update the database 300 by connecting a PC whose update data is stored in a hard disk or the like via USB.

  The radar cradle 1 realizes various functions by causing a CPU to execute a software program read from a ROM. The functions of the radar cradle 1 of this example include an alarm function for performing various alarms, a setting function, a registration function, and the like. The alarm function includes a GPS alarm function, an RD alarm function, a wireless alarm function, and the like. In the control unit 30, means corresponding to each function are formed.

The GPS alarm function is a function for alarming the approach to an alarm target such as Orvis (automatic speed control device). In the GPS alarm function, arithmetic processing for obtaining the distance between the position of the alarm target and the current position is repeatedly performed at predetermined time intervals (for example, one second). When this distance reaches a predetermined approach distance and an event called alarm point approach occurs, a GPS alarm indicating that is performed.
The RD alarm function is a function of alarming the approach to the radar type controller in response to the incidence of the radar wave (microwave). When an event of radar wave reception (hereinafter referred to as RD reception) by the RD module 316 occurs, an RD alarm indicating that is performed.
The wireless alarm function is a function of alarming the approach of the emergency vehicle or the like in response to the reception of the wireless radio wave emitted by the emergency vehicle or the like. When an event of receiving a radio wave emitted by an emergency vehicle or the like (hereinafter referred to as wireless reception) occurs, a wireless alarm is performed to alert the driver not to hinder the traveling of the emergency vehicle or the like.
The setting function is a function of performing various settings relating to the operation of the radar cradle 1. The setting items and the setting method will be described later.
The registration function is a function of registering predetermined position information. The predetermined position information includes position information registered by the control unit 30 in addition to position information registered according to a user operation.

Next, the configuration (operation switches, display, etc.) of the user interface of the radar cradle 1 of this example will be described, and then the operation of the radar cradle 1 will be described.
The power switch of the radar cradle 1 is a 3-position slide switch 312 (FIG. 9) which can be operated in the vertical direction. The top off position corresponds to the power off, and the lower two positions correspond to the power on. The lower all-on position in the power-on position corresponds to the operation mode in which all functions including the GPS function operate, and the upper position corresponds to the operation mode in which the GPS function is not operated.

  The operation switches 171 to 174 (FIG. 8) disposed on the front side of the cradle main body 1A and above the inner circumferential portion 110 are a volume adjustment button of a select button, a set button, and UP / DOWN. Two operation switches 175 and 176 disposed at the lowermost portion of the outer peripheral portion 111 are a my area button and a test & mute button. On the indicator panel 170 disposed on the upper side of the operation switches 175 and 176, indicator lamps such as an on / off lamp, an RD alarm lamp, a GPS lamp, and a wireless alarm lamp are disposed.

A my area button 175 is an operation button for registering an area that the user wants to store by himself.
The test & mute button 176 is an operation button for confirming the alarm sound and operating the mute function. If the operation is performed while waiting for an alarm not being generated, a test tone of a predetermined volume is generated. A desired volume can be set by appropriately operating the volume adjustment button based on the volume of the test tone.
The select button 171 is an operation button for selecting a setting item. The setting item can be selected in accordance with the number of times the select button 171 is operated. After selecting the setting item, if the set button 172 is operated, the setting contents can be switched.

  In the radar cradle 1 of this example, the my area button 175, the test & mute button 176, and the indicator panel 170 are disposed at positions where they are not hidden even when the smartphone 100 (FIG. 2) is held. ing. On the other hand, the selection buttons 171, the set button 172, and the volume adjustment buttons 173 and 174, which are operation buttons for setting and in which the operation frequency in use is low, are arranged at positions where they may be hidden by the smartphone 100.

  When the slide switch 312 serving as a power switch is switched to the all-on position before using the radar cradle 1, the on / off lamp lights in red (orange lights when the AAC / ASS function is on) and the control unit 30 (FIG. 23). Operation of all functions (all-on mode) is started by the control of. When the slide switch 312 is operated to a position where only the GPS function is inactivated, the on / off lamp lights in green, and the control unit 30 starts operation of functions excluding the GPS module.

  The control unit 30 under the all-on mode operation state takes in output signals from the GPS module 315, the RD module 316, and the wireless module 324 at predetermined time intervals, such as one second. The control unit 30 repeatedly executes calculation processing for obtaining an approach distance which is a distance between the current position and the position of the alarm target each time the current position of the GPS module 315 is taken.

  When the above approach distance reaches a predetermined approach distance, the control unit 30 determines that an event called alarm point approach has occurred. When a radar wave of a predetermined reception level or higher is received, it is determined that an event of RD reception has occurred. When a radio of a predetermined reception level or higher is received, it is determined that an event of radio reception has occurred. When none of these three events has occurred, the radar cradle 1 is in a standby state.

When the control unit 30 determines that any one of the events has occurred, the control unit 30 executes a corresponding alarm operation. When two or more event occurrences are simultaneously determined, the priorities of the alarms are, in descending order, the RD alarm function, the wireless alarm function, and the GPS alarm function.
The control unit 30 that has determined the event occurrence of the alarm point approach controls the speaker 318 so that an audio indicating that the user is approaching is output along with the type of the alarm point being approached. In particular, the GPS lamp blinks in blue when approaching an orbis point or my area where an orbis is installed.
The control unit 30 that has determined the occurrence of an event of RD reception controls the speaker 318 so that the alarm sound set by the RD alarm sound setting can be output, and blinks the RD alarm lamp. Such an operation is continued until the radar wave is not received, and as the reception level of the radar wave is increased, the flashing speed of the RD alarm lamp is increased, and the electronic sound of "peep pip ..." is used as an alarm sound. If set, the tempo will be faster.
The control unit 30 that has determined the occurrence of the wireless reception event performs an audio output such as "It is regulatory radio." And turns on the wireless alarm lamp. Furthermore, when an event of wireless reception according to reception of Car Roque radio occurs, voice output such as "Car Roque far reception" or "Car Roque proximity reception" is executed according to the proximity of the originator, and then Car Roque When the radio reception is interrupted, the voice output of "It is out of the car location area" is performed.

In the radar cradle 1 of this example, the following settings can be performed by appropriately operating the select button 171 and the set button 172.
(RD alarm sound setting)
As the alarm sound at the RD alarm, an electronic sound of "peep pip ..." or a voice of "speed attention" is selectively set. If the select button 171 is operated once, the RD alarm sound setting function can be selected, and the setting contents at that time such as "voice, on" are pronounced. If left as it is, the voice-on state can be maintained, and if the set button 172 is operated, the voice can be switched off and the switching can be confirmed according to the tone generation "off."

(Notification setting)
Setting whether to notify when approaching GPS content. As target GPS contents, there are an N system, an arrest monitoring area, a police station, an accident frequently occurring area, and the like. For example, when the select button 171 is operated five times, the N system notification function can be selected, and the setting contents at that time such as "N system, ON" are pronounced. If left as it is, the notification state can be maintained, and if the set button 172 is operated, the notification function of the N system can be switched off and the switching can be confirmed according to the tone generation "off." The notification target can be switched according to the number of times the select button 171 is operated, and the arresting area notification function has six operations, the police station notification function has seven times, and the frequently occurring area notification function has eight times.

(Intelligent cancellation function setting)
GPS position information when a false alarm occurs due to an automatic door etc. is automatically registered as a false alarm area, and an intelligent cancellation function that cancels the RD alarm even if the microwave is received when passing the place from next time onwards Set whether to operate. If the select button 171 is operated twice, the intelligent cancellation (I cancellation) function can be selected, and the setting contents at that time such as "I cancellation, on" are pronounced. If left as it is, the intelligent cancellation function can be held in the on state, and if the set button 172 is operated, the intelligent cancellation function can be switched off and the switching can be confirmed according to the tone generation "off."

(AAC / ASS function setting)
It is set whether to operate the AAC function of cutting the RD alarm when the speed is less than 30 km and the ASS function of switching the reception sensitivity of the RD module according to the speed. If the select button 171 is operated three times, the AAC / ASS function can be selected, and the setting contents at that time such as "AAC, ON" are pronounced. If left as it is, the AAC / ASS function can be held in the on state, and if the set button 172 is operated, the AAC / ASS function can be switched off and the switching can be confirmed according to the tone generation "off."

(Wireless reception function setting)
Setting whether to receive radio 2 band (canned radio, car location radio). By operating the select button 171 four times, the wireless reception function can be selected, and the setting contents at that time such as “wireless, on” are pronounced. If left as it is, the wireless reception function can be held in the on state, and if the set button 172 is operated, the wireless reception function can be switched off and the switching can be confirmed according to the tone generation "off."

Next, the procedure for holding the smartphone on the radar cradle 1 of this example will be described.
In the radar cradle 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 24, the variation range of the interval H in the horizontal direction of the pair of guide rollers 130 according to the pivoting operation of the pivoting arm 13 is set to 5.0 cm to 7.5 cm. There is. In addition, the variation range of the interval V in the vertical direction between the guide roller 130 and the support surface 15s of the holder 15 whose position in the vertical direction changes with the rotation of the rotation arm 13 is 5.5 cm to 8.0 cm. There is. According to this radar cradle 1, a smartphone having a width (short side dimension) up to 5.5 cm to 7.5 cm in which the fluctuation range of the interval H in the horizontal direction and the fluctuation range of the interval V in the vertical direction overlap in a range The portable device can be held either vertically or horizontally.

  An example of a procedure for vertically placing a smartphone will be described. For example, the vertical smartphone is inclined to the left and right, and the smartphone is inserted into the space between the pair of guide rollers 130 from the left side. Then, as shown by the arrows in FIG. 25, the left side of the smartphone is pressed and the guide roller 130 is rotationally displaced outward, and the space H between the pair of guide rollers 130 is pushed and spread. After the guide roller 130 is rotationally displaced until the gap H becomes wider than the width of the smartphone, the right side of the smartphone is pushed toward the cradle main body 1A side. If such an attachment operation is performed, the smartphone is held from both sides by the pair of guide rollers 130, and the lower side of the smartphone can realize the vertically held holding state supported by the support surface 15s (see FIG. 2). .

  An example of a procedure for holding the smartphone sideways will be described. For example, the smartphone placed sideways is tilted up and down, and inserted into the space between the guide roller 130 and the holder 15 from above. Then, as shown by the arrows in FIG. 26, the upper side of the smartphone is pressed to turn the left and right guide rollers 130 upward, and the gap V between the guide roller 130 and the support surface 15s is pushed and expanded. After the left and right guide rollers 130 are rotationally displaced until the distance V becomes wider than the width of the smartphone, the lower side of the smartphone is pushed toward the cradle main body 1A. If such an attachment operation is performed, the horizontally held holding state in which the smartphone is nipped from above and below can be realized by the pair of guide rollers 130 and the pair of holders 15.

Here, in the radar cradle 1 of the present example, the guide roller 130 is rotatably supported by the rotation arm 13. Such an axial support structure works particularly effectively when holding the smartphone by the above-described procedure. The contents will be described.
When the smartphone is pressed against the guide roller 130 and the pivoting arm 13 is rotated as described above, the displacement in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) is added to the guide roller 130 along with the desired horizontal direction (vertical direction) displacement. Occur. When the smartphone is pressed against the guide roller 130 and displaced in the horizontal direction (vertical direction), the guide roller 130 needs to be displaced in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) along the outer periphery while circumscribing the smartphone. According to the guide roller 130 which is rotatable with respect to the pivoting arm 13, it is possible to bring the sliding resistance when the guide roller 130 is displaced along the outer periphery of the smartphone closer to zero. If the guide roller 130 does not rotate, the sliding resistance when the guide roller 130 is displaced along the outer periphery of the smartphone becomes large, and becomes the resistance of the rotation operation of the rotation arm 13. In particular, in the case of the rubber guide roller 130 of the present example, such a problem becomes remarkable because the friction coefficient at the contact point is high.

  Further, in the radar cradle 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 27, the pivoting arm 13 in the storage position is directed obliquely downward, and a guide is made with respect to the vertical direction VL passing through the pivoting center (in this embodiment, the screw post 116). The roller 130 (center position) is located outside. According to such an arrangement structure, it is possible to convert the force F which pushes up the guide roller 130 in the direction of the arrow at the time of horizontal placement as described above into a rotational moment M about the screw post 116. According to this rotational moment M, the pivoting arm 13 can be pivoted outward. On the other hand, when the guide roller 130 and the screw post 116 (the pivoting center of the pivoting arm 13) at the accommodated position are disposed along the vertical direction VL, the rotational moment is caused by the lifting force F in the vertical direction. It does not occur and the pivoting arm 13 can not be pivoted.

  The distance W (see FIG. 24) between the pair of holders 15 in the radar cradle 1 of this example is set larger than the width of a general smartphone connector. Furthermore, the height T of the support surface 15s with reference to the lower end of the cradle body 1A is set larger than the projecting dimension of a general smartphone connector. For example, in the case of a smartphone in which a connection port is provided at the center of the lower side surface when vertically disposed, the connector at the other end of the connection cord connected to the USB connector 313 can be accommodated in the gap between the pair of holders 15. In addition, since the lower end of the connector protruding downward from the smartphone is at a position higher than the lower end of the cradle main body 1A, it does not interfere with the dashboard or the like of the vehicle. By avoiding interference such as the connector pushing against the vehicle side, it is possible to prevent deformation of the connector, damage on the vehicle side, disconnection of a wire cord drawn from the connector, and the like. Note that the height T may be sufficiently secured in consideration of the access dimension of the connector so that the connector can be connected to the vertically placed smartphone.

In the radar cradle 1 of this example, the structure capable of supporting smartphones of various sizes is realized by a very simple structure. In particular, the holding structure using the pivot arm 13 of this example is configured using the space on the outer peripheral side of the housing 10, and does not occupy the space on the inner peripheral side at all. When the space on the inner peripheral side of the housing 10 is occupied, it is necessary to arrange an electric substrate etc. overlapping this holding structure, or it is necessary to arrange the electronic substrate avoiding the holding structure, and the dimension in the thickness direction It is easy to invite the expansion of the area and the expansion of the exclusive area on the front side. If the holding structure of this example using the space on the outer peripheral side of the housing 10 as described above is adopted, the space on the inner peripheral side of the housing 10 can be used exclusively for housing electronic components such as electronic substrates, It is possible to suppress the expansion of the dimension in the thickness direction and the expansion of the exclusive area on the front side, and a compact design is possible. Furthermore, if the inner peripheral side of the housing 10 can be used for the arrangement area of the electronic circuit, it is also possible to arrange, for example, the display screen of the liquid crystal display in the inner peripheral portion 110.
Furthermore, in the radar cradle 1 of this example, the outer edge shape of the pivoting arm 13 when in the storage position substantially matches the outer edge shape when the housing 10 is viewed from the front. The pivoting arm 13 in the housing position is integrated with the housing 10 and housed, and in particular, the appearance without holding the smartphone is remarkably high.

  The radar cradle 1 of the present example is provided with switching means for selecting an operation mode in which the GPS function is not operated. In the case of holding a smartphone having a GPS function, it is possible to perform an operation in coordination with the holding smartphone, such as selecting this operation mode. It is also possible to execute the GPS alert by acquiring the current position or the like measured from the smartphone side. Alternatively, in the case where the smartphone having the GPS function is held, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the GPS content held by the radar cradle 1 is transferred to the smartphone and the smartphone executes the GPS alarm.

  In the radar cradle 1 of this example, the inclination angle of the outer peripheral surface of the guide roller 130 is set to about 8 degrees. The inclination angle may be set to about 5 to 10 degrees. If the inclination angle is less than this range, the smartphone is likely to come off to the near side. When the inclination angle exceeds this range, a dent may occur in a silicon cover or the like that may be used as a smartphone cover.

  In this radar cradle 1, a screw post 116 provided inside the cradle body 1A and not protruding toward the mounting surface (surface of the inner circumferential portion 110) of the smartphone 100 or the like is used as a rotation shaft of the pivoting arm 13. ing. Thus, when the smartphone 100 or the like is placed on the inner area of the guide roller 130 and the holder 15, the rotation mechanism of the rotation arm 13 is adopted if a structure is adopted in which the rotation axis of the rotation arm 13 does not protrude to the mounting surface side. There is no possibility that a rotary shaft or the like constituting the electronic device interferes with the smartphone 100 or the like.

  As mentioned above, the radar cradle 1 of this example is a convenient and highly versatile vehicle-mounted apparatus which can hold | maintain the smart phone of various sizes. If it is a common palm size smart phone etc., vertical installation and horizontal installation are possible, and the usability of the smartphone at the time of in-vehicle can be improved.

Instead of the configuration of this embodiment, the operation switch which is frequently operated when holding the smartphone 100 or the like may be disposed on the tip end surface of the holder 15 or the guide roller 130. These tip surfaces do not hide when the smartphone 100 is held. Furthermore, indicator lamps may be disposed on these end faces.
The guide roller 130 may be configured to be changeable according to the portable device to be held. For example, for a mobile device having a large dimension in the thickness direction, such as a slide-type mobile phone, a long guide roller 130 is attached in the axial direction, and when holding a thin smartphone, the smartphone may be replaced with a short guide roller 130. You can reduce the protrusion on the front side. If the protrusion on the front side of the smartphone is reduced, the appearance can be improved and the visibility of the display screen can be improved.

  Although the radar cradle 1 having a function as a radar detector is illustrated in this example, the function realized by the electronic circuit accommodated in the cradle main body 1A may be another function. For example, various functions such as music player function, video player function, various communication functions, navigation function, various vehicle data display functions such as vehicle speed and coolant temperature, drive recorder function, air cleaning function, driver monitoring function such as awakening degree Can be incorporated into the interior of the cradle body 1A. The function accommodated inside may be only a circuit that supplies power to a portable device such as a smartphone.

In this example, the support portion is configured by the pair of holders 15. However, instead of this example, the lower side of the smartphone may be supported by one holder having a certain width, and three or more The holder may support the smartphone. In this example, although the two holders 15 which constitute a support part are provided with the same specification, some specifications, such as width, may differ.
Furthermore, a new pivoting arm different from the pivoting arm 13 may be provided, and a holder may be attached to the tip thereof. According to the combination of the pivot arm 13 of the guide roller 130 and the pivot arm of the holder, in particular, the fluctuation range of the vertical interval V (see FIG. 24) can be expanded. If it is not necessary to expand the variation range of the vertical interval, a further compact design can realize the same variation range as this example.

  If the smartphone to be held has a GPS function, it is also possible to install a GPS alarm program and a database of GPS contents on the smartphone. In this case, it is possible to execute the GPS alert by using the hardware resource of the smartphone. Furthermore, while only the GPS alarm program is installed in the smart phone, the smart phone may access the GPS contents of the database 300 via the connection cord connected to the USB connector 313. Furthermore, it is also possible to access the database 300 from the smartphone side by wireless communication such as Bluetooth. As a method of installing the GPS alarm program, the program may be downloaded and installed from a server on the Internet to the smartphone via the Internet line, or the program may be downloaded via a memory card or the like. Furthermore, the program may be downloaded to the smartphone from the radar cradle 1 via a connection code or wireless communication.

  It is also possible to add means for detecting whether the smartphone held is vertical or horizontal. Smartphones and the like are generally set so that the sensitivity of the GPS receiver is good when in the vertical posture. Therefore, it may be configured to use the GPS function of the smartphone when detecting the vertical placement, and to stop the GPS function of the smartphone when using the horizontal placement, and to use the GPS function of the radar cradle 1. As a means for detecting whether it is vertically or horizontally placed, for example, a plurality of light receiving elements are arranged in the vertical direction in the inner peripheral portion 110 of the cradle main body 1A and arranged at a position higher than the height of the guide roller 130 It is preferable to determine the presence or absence of light reception by the light receiving element. When a smartphone or the like is held, it is horizontally placed if there is light reception by the light receiving element at a position higher than the guide roller 130, and it can be judged to be vertically placed if the light reception is blocked.

  Instead of this example, one push button may be disposed on each of the left and right sides of the inner circumferential portion 110 of the cradle body 1A. For example, if the push button is in contact with the back of the vertically placed smartphone, the push button on the right can be operated by pressing the upper right portion of the smartphone with a finger or the like, and the push button on the left is operated by pressing the upper left it can. Thus, the radar cradle 1 can be operated via the smartphone. It is preferable to realize a virtual operation button which functions as an operation button of the radar cradle 1 on the display screen of the smartphone. In this case, setting of the radar cradle 1 can be executed by tap operation on the display screen of the smartphone.

(Example 2)
This example is an example in which the shape specification is changed based on the radar cradle 1 of the first embodiment. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 to 43.
FIG. 28 shows an example of the radar cradle 1 in which supporting portions of the pivoting arm 13 are provided in portions corresponding to both shoulders projecting to the outside of the cradle main body 1A having a front rectangular shape.
FIG. 29 shows an example in which one pivot arm 13 is eliminated based on the radar cradle 1 of FIG. The guide roller 130 can be linearly advanced and retracted along the advancing and retracting groove 138, and is biased toward the illustrated position by a coil spring 139 accommodated along the advancing and retracting direction.
FIG. 30 shows an example in which the pivoting arm 13 is eliminated and a pair of guide rollers 130 which advance and retract in a diagonal direction are provided. In this radar cradle 1, a pair of guide rollers 130 that advance and retract linearly in a manner similar to FIG. 29 are diagonally arranged. Similar to FIG. 29, each guide roller 130 is biased by a coil spring 139 toward the illustrated position.

31 to 43 show another design of the radar cradle provided with a pair of pivot arms 13 as in the case of the radar cradle 1 of FIG.
The design in FIG. 31 is a design in which the main body has an extruded shape of an octagonal cross section, and the rotary shaft portion and the rear attachment portion of the pivoting arm 13 are simply configured as independent parts. In order to facilitate operation, the operation switches are arranged in two stages with a gap, and the LED display is also arranged in two stages using a space.
The design shown in FIG. 32 is a design that aims to make the appearance look simple and slim by unifying the outline with smooth lines and taking a large surface. It is assumed that the operation switches are concentrated in the central portion in consideration of operability, and that the relays of LEDs arranged around them are blinked.
The design in FIG. 33 is a design in which the image of the robot is represented by the operation / display unit in order to meet the user's request for the “robotic image”. In addition to the robot-like design of the pivoting arm 13 and the holder 15, the cockpit of the popular anime Gundam (robot character) and the R2D2 (movie character) of the "operation support type", the operation switch and LED display The lens shape of the part is designed.
The design in FIG. 34 is a design in which the image of a sphere is given at the top and the head of a "friendly" robot, and the whole is a mechanical-like expression with a sense of volume. The display / operation unit is arranged to be able to be recognized as a "face", and the operation switch has an image of a smartphone icon.
In the design of FIG. 35, the display / operation unit is disposed in the area smoothly connected from the cylindrical shape of the head, and the back mounting portion (base portion) and the holder 15 have one volume, and there is a sense of unity and heavyness It is a design expressed as "mass".
The design shown in FIG. 36 is a design aiming at a form in which a curved surface can be seen from anywhere in front, back, left, and right from the pursuit of a robot image in which “living body” + mechanism are united with reference to a super-organic shape PC mouse. The LED display is annularly arranged around the "face" operation switch so that the LED display looks like "intelligent life" operation.
The design shown in FIG. 37 is a design that pursues an organic form, imagining a cyborg-type robot in which "living matter" + mechanical are fused. Operability is improved by placing the operation switch on the front and the display on the back, avoiding the connection cable of the smartphone.
The design shown in FIG. 38 is a design that pursues an organic form in the image of a cyborg-type robot in which “living matter” + mechanics are fused. The operation switches and the display are collectively arranged at the bottom, so that the operation and the recognition are easy.
The design in FIG. 39 is a design that pursues the fusion of an organic image and a “robot” shape. By arranging the display and the operation switch in the space made by reducing the volume of the holder 15, the operation and visibility are improved.
The design in FIG. 40 is a design that pursues the fusion of an organic image and a “robot” shape. The display and the operation switch are arranged in the space made by reducing the volume of the holder 15, and the operation and the visibility are improved.
The design in FIG. 41 is designed according to a smartphone by eliminating useless decorations such as “sharps” on the upper surface and operation switches as much as possible in accordance with the removal of the “shoulder” portion.
In the design of FIG. 42, according to the removal of the "shoulder" portion, the excess design such as the "sharp" on the upper surface and the swelling on the back surface, the operation switch, etc. are eliminated as much as possible, and the design is matched to the smartphone.
The design in FIG. 43 is a design in which the pivoting arm 13 is integrated according to the removal of the "shoulder" portion which was a sense of incongruity, and the concept of "seamless" product appearance is approximated. Care is taken not to hide the operation / display unit by the smartphone power supply unit.
The other configurations and operational effects are the same as in the first embodiment.

  The specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the first and second embodiments, but these specific examples only disclose an example of the technology included in the claims. It goes without saying that the scope of the claims should not be interpreted limitedly by the configuration, numerical values and the like of the specific example. The claims encompass variously modified or changed techniques of the specific example using known techniques and knowledge of those skilled in the art.

1 Radar cradle (vehicle equipment)
1A Cradle main body 10 case 101 accommodation part 11 cover 117 accommodation part 116 screw post 12 case 127 accommodation part 13 rotation arm (arm)
130 Guide roller (guide part)
132 Rotation roller 14 Torsion coil spring 15 Holder (support part)
15s Support surface 171 to 176 Operation switch (operation part)
2 bracket 30 control unit 300 database 312 slide switch (switching means)
315 GPS Module 316 RD Module 324 Radio Module

Claims (4)

An on-vehicle device that can be attached to a vehicle and can hold the portable device in both vertical and horizontal orientations facing the occupant side,
A support including a support surface that abuts from below the portable device to be held;
And a pair of guide portions that contact the portable device to be held from the outer peripheral side,
The pair of guide portions can change the distance between the guide portions,
Each of the guide portions forming the pair of guide portions can change the height from the support surface,
Each of the guide portions is attached to a pair of arms pivotally supported so as to be capable of rotational displacement toward the outer sides of a casing that constitutes the main body of the in-vehicle device.
The housing exhibits a divided structure of a front side member and a back side member, and the front side member and the back side member are mutually fixed by a plurality of fixing screws,
The in-vehicle device is arranged such that the arm pivots around any one of the plurality of fixing screws. An on-vehicle device that can be attached to a vehicle and can hold the portable device in both vertical and horizontal orientations facing the occupant side,
A support including a support surface that abuts from below the portable device to be held;
And a pair of guide portions that contact the portable device to be held from the outer peripheral side,
The pair of guide portions can change the distance between the guide portions,
Each of the guide portions forming the pair of guide portions can change the height from the support surface,
At least one of the pair of guide portions is attached to an arm pivotally supported by a casing forming a main body of the in-vehicle device, and in accordance with the rotation of the arm The distance from the other guide portion and the height from the support surface are changed,
The housing exhibits a divided structure of a front side member and a back side member, and the front side member and the back side member are mutually fixed by a plurality of fixing screws,
The in-vehicle device is arranged such that the arm pivots around any one of the plurality of fixing screws. An on-vehicle device that can be attached to a vehicle and can hold the portable device in both vertical and horizontal orientations facing the occupant side,
A support including a support surface that abuts from below the portable device to be held;
And a pair of guide portions that contact the portable device to be held from the outer peripheral side,
The pair of guide portions can change the distance between the guide portions,
Each of the guide portions forming the pair of guide portions can change the height from the support surface,
Each of the guide portions is attached to a pair of arms pivotally supported so as to be capable of rotational displacement toward the outer sides of a casing that constitutes the main body of the in-vehicle device.
The housing has a hollow structure capable of housing an electronic circuit, and has a pair of mounting portions for supporting each arm,
The pair of mounting portions are provided so as to protrude on both outer sides of the housing.   In the vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an overlapping range is set between the change range of the distance between the guide portions and the change range of the height from the support surface to the guide portion. machine.