JP7316630B2 - In-vehicle device - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to an in-vehicle device.

In the post-processing of vehicle accidents, there is a large discrepancy in the claims of the parties regarding the cause of the accident, and in order to solve the problem that the resolution of the accident does not proceed smoothly. Drive recorders are widespread. There is a type of drive recorder that is attached to the windshield of the vehicle.

When an in-vehicle device such as a drive recorder is attached to a glass such as a windshield of a vehicle, the mounting surface of the in-vehicle device attached to the glass is completely visible from the outside through the glass. Therefore, there is a problem that the appearance of the in-vehicle device seen through the glass is poor.

One aspect of the present disclosure aims to improve the appearance of an in-vehicle device seen through glass.

One aspect of the present disclosure is an in-vehicle device mounted in a vehicle, which includes an attachment surface and a display. The mounting surface is attached to the glass of the vehicle. The display portion is provided on the mounting surface.
According to such a configuration, when the in-vehicle device is attached to the glass of the vehicle, the display section provided on the attachment surface can be viewed from outside the vehicle. Therefore, the appearance of the in-vehicle device seen through the glass can be improved compared to a configuration in which the mounting surface is not provided with the display section.

In addition, the display unit referred to in the present disclosure includes all that can improve the appearance of the mounting surface of the in-vehicle device by displaying some kind of display to people outside the vehicle when the in-vehicle device is attached to the glass. This is the concept of For example, the display unit referred to in the present disclosure may be a device including a light-emitting body such as a display capable of outputting images such as characters, graphics, and symbols, or a light-emitting body itself such as a lighting LED. In addition, the display unit referred to in the present disclosure may not be provided with a light-emitting body such as a tape or sticker on which images such as characters, figures, symbols, etc. are drawn. It may also be an image or the like that has been drawn.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the display unit may include a light emitter and output an image by causing the light emitter to emit light. According to such a configuration, for example, a tape or sticker on which characters, figures, symbols, etc. are drawn is attached to the mounting surface and the tape or the like is used as the display section. It can be made easier to attach.

In one aspect of the present disclosure, the display unit may be capable of outputting characters as an image. According to such a configuration, in addition to improving the appearance of the in-vehicle device, it is possible to transmit a message to a person outside the vehicle through characters.

In one aspect of the present disclosure, the display unit may be a display capable of displaying an image. According to such a configuration, various images can be presented to people outside the vehicle, and the appearance of the vehicle-mounted device can be further improved.

In one aspect of the present disclosure, the in-vehicle device may include a body portion and a stay portion. The main body has the lens of the imaging device provided on one main surface of the housing, and the display and/or the operation unit provided on the other main surface. The body portion is attached to one end of the stay portion. A mounting surface is provided at the end of the stay portion opposite to the one end.

According to such a configuration, it is possible to improve the appearance of the in-vehicle device seen through the glass in the type of in-vehicle device attached to the glass of the vehicle via the stay portion.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the drive recorder is attached to the windshield of the vehicle; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing one main surface of the main body of the drive recorder; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the other main surface of the main body of the drive recorder; 3 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a drive recorder; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a type of drive recorder in which the main body is directly attached to the windshield;

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the form for implementing this disclosure is demonstrated, referring drawings.
[1. composition]
A drive recorder 1 as an example of an in-vehicle device shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is mounted on the indoor side of the glass of a vehicle 2 (the windshield 3 in this embodiment). The drive recorder 1 captures at least part of the surroundings of the vehicle 2 (in this embodiment, the front of the vehicle) while it is running or parked, and records the image.

The drive recorder 1 includes a body portion 11 and a stay portion 12 .
The body portion 11 includes a rectangular parallelepiped housing 111 . A camera lens 112 is provided on one main surface of the housing 111 (the surface on the front side of the housing 111 shown in FIG. 2; the front of the drive recorder 1). A microphone 113 and a speaker 114 are also provided on the one main surface. A liquid crystal display 115 and operation buttons 116 are provided on the other main surface of the housing 111 (the surface on the front side of the housing 111 shown in FIG. 3; the rear surface of the drive recorder 1). Note that the liquid crystal display 115 corresponds to an example of a display provided on the other main surface, and the operation buttons 116 correspond to an example of an operation section. One end of the stay portion 12 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 111 .

The stay portion 12 is a portion for holding the body portion 11 at a constant angle with respect to the windshield 3 . One end of the stay portion 12 is attached to the upper surface of the housing 111 . A mounting portion 121 is provided at the end of the stay portion 12 opposite to the one end (hereinafter referred to as the other end). The attachment portion 121 is a portion attached to the windshield 3 of the vehicle 2 . In this embodiment, the mounting portion 121 has a plate-like shape that is rectangular in plan view. As will be described later, a transparent double-sided tape 4 indicated by hatching in FIG. 4 is attached to one main surface of the mounting portion 121 (the upper surface of the mounting portion 121 shown in FIG. 4). The double-faced tape 4 is used to attach the mounting portion 121 and thus the drive recorder 1 to the windshield 3 as shown in FIG. That is, the upper surface of the mounting portion 121 constitutes a mounting surface 121a to which the windshield 3 is mounted.

The stay portion 12 has a hinge mechanism 123 . The body portion 11 can be rotated with respect to the attachment portion 121 with the shaft 123a of the hinge mechanism 123 as a rotation axis. In other words, the angle of the body portion 11 with respect to the windshield 3 can be adjusted. A ball joint may be used instead of or in addition to the hinge mechanism 123 .

In this embodiment, the mounting portion 121 comprises a display portion 122 comprising a light emitter. Specifically, the display unit 122 is a plate-like liquid crystal display that is rectangular in plan view and has a display screen 122a. The display portion 122 is provided so that the display screen 122a is exposed on the side of the attachment portion 121 attached to the windshield 3 .

Specifically, a rectangular parallelepiped depression 121b shown in FIG. A plate-like display portion 122 having a rectangular shape in plan view is embedded in the depression 121b. Further, around the display section 122 provided in the central portion of the mounting surface 121a, there is a region where the display section 122 is not provided so as to surround the display section 122 concerned. The above-described transparent double-sided tape 4 is attached to the entire mounting surface 121a including the display portion 122. As shown in FIG.

Then, by attaching the mounting surface 121a to which the double-sided tape 4 is attached to the windshield 3 and attaching the drive recorder 1 to the windshield 3, the display screen 122a can be viewed from the outside through the windshield 3 as shown in FIG. It becomes possible.

The display unit 122 can output characters as an image. Specifically, the characters "parking monitoring" are output to the display screen 122a of the display unit 122 during execution of the parking monitoring recording. Parking monitoring recording is recording by the drive recorder 1 performed while the ignition switch of the vehicle 2 is off (that is, while the vehicle 2 is parked). In the present embodiment, the characters "parking monitoring" are displayed so as to move left and right like a telop.

In this embodiment, the display unit 122 emits light while the vehicle 2 is parked and does not emit light while the vehicle 2 is running. The determination as to whether the vehicle 2 is running may be made based on the presence or absence of a change in the current position of the vehicle 2 detected by the GPS antenna 124 shown in FIG. Also, the determination may be made based on whether the engine of the vehicle 2 is turned on or off.

The drive recorder 1 may be configured such that the stay portion 12 receives power from the vehicle 2 and the body portion 11 receives power from the stay portion 12 . In this case, for example, the stay portion 12 may be provided with a DC/DC converter (such as a DC/DC converter that converts between 12V and 5V). It should be noted that receiving power from the vehicle 2 at the stay portion 12 can shorten the electric power supply wires routed from inside the vehicle 2 rather than receiving power directly from the vehicle 2 to the main body portion 11 . .

In addition, in this embodiment, a GPS antenna 124 is incorporated in the mounting portion 121 as shown in FIG. A control device (not shown) in which the power line 124a from the GPS antenna 124 and the power line 122b from the display section 122 are built in the body section 11 via the mounting section 121 and the stay section 12, a power supply section such as a battery, etc. It is connected to the. Note that the control device is a component that integrates and controls the operation of each component in the drive recorder 1 .

[2. effect]
According to the embodiment detailed above, the following effects are obtained.
(1) In this embodiment, the display portion 122 is provided on the mounting surface 121a. Therefore, when the drive recorder 1 is attached to the windshield 3 of the vehicle 2, the display portion 122 provided on the attachment surface 121a can be viewed from outside the vehicle. Therefore, the appearance of the drive recorder 1 seen through the windshield 3 can be improved as compared with a configuration in which the display section 122 is not provided on the mounting surface 121a.

(2) In the present embodiment, the display unit 122 includes a light emitter and can output an image by causing the light emitter to emit light. Therefore, for example, the display unit 122 is easily visible from outside the vehicle, compared to a configuration in which a tape, sticker, or the like on which characters, figures, symbols, or the like are drawn is attached to the mounting surface 121a and the tape or the like is used as the display unit. can do. In addition, for example, compared to a configuration in which one lamp is provided as a display unit and the lamp is simply turned on to be used as a display unit (i.e., a configuration that includes a light emitter but is not capable of outputting an image), the drive recorder can be seen through the windshield 3. 1 appearance can be improved.

(3) In this embodiment, the display unit 122 can output characters as an image. Therefore, in addition to improving the appearance of the drive recorder 1, it is possible to transmit a message to a person outside the vehicle through characters. In particular, by displaying characters indicating that parking monitoring recording is being performed, such as "parking monitoring", while parking monitoring recording is being performed, it is possible to promote the effect of deterring theft of articles in the vehicle while the vehicle is parked. .

(4) In this embodiment, the display unit 122 is a display capable of displaying images. Therefore, various images can be presented to people outside the vehicle, and the appearance of the drive recorder 1 can be further improved.

(5) In this embodiment, the other end portion of the stay portion 12 is provided with the mounting surface 121a. A display portion 122 is provided on the mounting surface 121a.
Therefore, in the drive recorder 1 of the type attached to the windshield 3 via the stay portion 12, the appearance of the drive recorder 1 seen through the windshield 3 can be improved.

Note that, in the present embodiment, the drive recorder 1 corresponds to an example of an in-vehicle device.
[3. Other embodiments]
Although the embodiments for implementing the present disclosure have been described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented with various modifications.

(1) In the above embodiment, the display unit 122, which is a liquid crystal display, is used as a display unit that outputs an image by emitting light from a light emitter. It is not limited. The display unit may be, for example, an organic EL display, a 7-segment display, or the like. Further, for example, the display unit may be formed by arranging a plurality of lamps such as LED elements. In this case, an image may be output by lighting a plurality of lamps.

Also, the display unit may include a light emitter but may not be capable of outputting an image. In this case, for example, the display may be one lamp. Then, for example, a person outside the vehicle may be notified that parking monitoring is being performed by lighting a lamp as a display unit in red or the like.

Further, for example, the display unit may not include a light emitter. In this case, for example, a tape, a sticker, or the like on which characters, figures, symbols, or the like are drawn may be attached to the mounting surface 121a as a display portion. Alternatively, characters or the like may be drawn directly on the mounting surface 121a and the characters or the like may be used as the display portion.

Thus, the "display unit" as used in this specification also includes those that display characters, figures, symbols, etc. without a light emitter.
(2) In the above embodiment, the text displayed on the display unit 122 is "parking monitoring", but the text (image) displayed on the display unit 122 is not limited to this. For example, the name of the manufacturer of the drive recorder 1 may be displayed on the display section 122 . Also, for example, things other than characters (for example, graphics, symbols, etc.) may be displayed on the display unit 122 .

(3) In the above embodiment, the image displayed on the display unit 122 is displayed so as to move left and right, but the display mode of the image is not limited to this. For example, the image may be displayed to move in directions other than left and right, such as up and down. Also, the image may be displayed so as not to move. In other words, the display mode of the image is arbitrary.

(4) In the above embodiment, there is an area around the display section 122 on the attachment surface 121a where the display section 122 is not provided. However, the range occupied by the display portion 122 on the mounting surface 121a is not limited to this. For example, the display section 122 may be provided on the entire mounting surface 121a.

(5) In the above embodiments, the double-sided tape 4 may not be completely transparent. For example, the double-sided tape 4 may have transparency to the extent that the display screen 122a can be visually recognized through the double-sided tape 4 .

(6) In the above embodiment, the double-sided tape 4 is attached to the entire mounting surface 121a including the display portion 122, but the method of attaching the double-sided tape is not limited to this. For example, a part of the mounting surface 121a, specifically, a region of the mounting surface 121a where the display section 122 is not provided may be adhered with a double-sided tape. In other words, the double-sided tape may be attached so as to avoid the display screen 122a of the display unit 122. FIG. In this case, for example, the double-sided tape may not be transparent.

(7) In the above embodiment, the display section 122 is embedded in the depression 121b formed in the mounting surface 121a. However, the method of providing the display unit 122 is not limited to this. For example, the mounting surface may be formed in a planar shape without a depression, and the display section 122 may be attached to the planar mounting surface by adhesion or the like.

Further, for example, the display portion 122 may be provided in a range other than the central portion of the mounting surface 121a. In this case, for example, a light emitter such as an LED may be arranged to surround the central portion of the mounting surface 121a (in other words, along the periphery of the mounting surface 121a) to form the display section.

(8) In the above embodiment, the mounting surface 121a is provided at the other end of the stay portion 12, and the display portion 122 is provided on the mounting surface 121a. can't

For example, the drive recorder 5 shown in FIG. In this type of drive recorder 5, a mounting surface 511a is provided on a part of the housing 511 of the main body 51 (for example, the upper surface of the housing 511 as shown in FIG. 5), and a display unit 522 is provided on the mounting surface 511a. good too.

The mounting surface 511a is inclined so that the height increases from the front surface to the rear surface of the drive recorder 5 (from the front surface to the rear surface of the housing 111 shown in FIG. 5). Further, similarly to the housing 111 of the drive recorder 1 described above, a camera lens 512, a microphone 513, and a speaker 514 are provided on one main surface of the housing 511 (the front side surface shown in FIG. 5). A liquid crystal display and operation buttons are provided on the other main surface of the housing 511 (the surface on the far side shown in FIG. 5).

According to such a configuration, the drive recorder 5 can be seen through the windshield 3 compared to the configuration in which the display section 522 is not provided on the attachment surface 511a in the drive recorder 5 of the type in which the main body 51 is directly attached to the windshield 3. can improve the appearance of

(9) In the above-described embodiment, a portion of the mounting surface 121a is cut into a concave shape to form an image such as a character, and the mounting surface 121a is formed by utilizing light scattering and a difference in refractive index at the concavely cut portion. You may make it visually recognize the said image formed in. In this configuration, the recessed portion functions as a display portion.

Further, for example, a display is provided on the mounting surface 121a, and the surface of the display itself or the surface of a separate member such as a sticker attached to the surface of the display is recessed to form an image, and the image is visually recognized. good too.

That is, in this configuration, when the display provided on the mounting surface 121a emits light, the image displayed on the display is visible from outside the vehicle. On the other hand, in a non-light-emitting state in which the display does not emit light, the image formed on the surface of the display itself or another member provided on the surface of the display is visually recognized.

In this configuration, the display provided on the mounting surface 121a and the recessed portions of the surface of the display itself function as display portions.
In this case, for example, the image viewed in the light-emitting state and the image viewed in the non-light-emitting state (the image formed by scraping the mounting surface 121a into a concave shape) may be different images. Specifically, for example, the former image may be the characters "parking monitoring", and the latter image may be the company name of the manufacturer of the drive recorder.

(10) In the above embodiment, the drive recorder 1 may be attached to the windshield 3 using an attachment method other than double-sided tape, specifically, for example, an adhesive.
(11) In the above embodiments, the drive recorder 1 was exemplified as an in-vehicle device, but the in-vehicle device is not limited to this. For example, the in-vehicle device may be a radar detector or the like.

(12) In the above embodiment, the windshield is exemplified as the glass on which the in-vehicle device is attached, but the glass on which the in-vehicle device is attached is not limited to this. For example, the glass to which the in-vehicle device is attached may be other glass such as side glass and rear glass.

(13) A plurality of functions possessed by one component in the above embodiment may be realized by a plurality of components, or a function possessed by one component may be realized by a plurality of components. . Also, a plurality of functions possessed by a plurality of components may be realized by a single component, or a function realized by a plurality of components may be realized by a single component. Also, part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be omitted. Moreover, at least part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be added or replaced with respect to the configuration of the other above embodiment. It should be noted that all aspects included in the technical idea specified by the wording described in the claims are embodiments of the present disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 5... Drive recorder, 2... Vehicle, 3... Windshield, 11, 51... Main-body part,
12... Stay portion 111, 511... Housing 112, 512... Camera lens,
113... Liquid crystal display, 114... Operation button, 121... Mounting part,
121a, 511a... Mounting surface, 122, 522... Display part,
122a... Display screen.

Claims (4)

An in-vehicle device mounted in a vehicle,
an attachment surface attached to the glass of the vehicle;
a display provided on the mounting surface;
a main body comprising a housing, a lens of an imaging device provided on one main surface of the housing, and a display and/or an operation unit provided on the other main surface;
a stay portion having the body portion attached to one end thereof;
with
The mounting surface is provided at the end of the stay portion opposite to the one end ,
The in-vehicle device is configured to be capable of executing parking monitoring recording for capturing at least a portion of the surroundings of the parked vehicle and recording the image,
The display unit is configured to output display content indicating that the parking monitoring recording is being performed when the parking monitoring recording is being performed.
In-vehicle device. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1,
The in-vehicle device, wherein the display unit includes a light emitter, and outputs an image by causing the light emitter to emit light. The in-vehicle device according to claim 2,
The in-vehicle device, wherein the display unit is capable of outputting characters as the image. The in-vehicle device according to claim 2 or claim 3,
The in-vehicle device, wherein the display unit is a display capable of displaying an image.

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