JPH0481384B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an image display device installed in a vehicle compartment of an automobile.

(Prior Art) A vehicle cabin of an automobile may be provided with a front seat and a rear seat, and each of these seats is usually composed of a seat cushion and a seat back, and the upper end of the seat back of the front seat is A head rest for holding the head of the seated person is attached to the seat (for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 1865/1983).

In the above configuration, an image display device is recently sometimes installed in the vehicle interior for viewing by the occupants, and this image display device is constituted by, for example, a television.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, when the above-mentioned television is viewed by a person seated in the rear seat, for example, if this television is attached to the front of the passenger compartment, the headrest of the front seat There is an inconvenience that the television screen becomes difficult to see.

Therefore, if the above-mentioned television is attached to the rear side of the headrest attached to the front seat, in this case the television will approach the rear seat side, and there will be some movement on the rear seat in the vehicle width direction. It becomes difficult for a plurality of people seated at intervals to view this at the same time. Furthermore, in the above case, the limited narrow space between the front and rear seats is further narrowed by installing the television, which creates an inconvenience in that the seated person feels cramped.

(Object of the Invention) This invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and is intended to provide a vehicle interior in which a head restraint is attached to the front seat so that a person sitting on the rear seat can view the vehicle. When installing an image display means, it is necessary to ensure that the view of the occupants is not obstructed by the headrest of the front seat, that multiple occupants can view the image at the same time in a comfortable position, and that To prevent a seated person from feeling cramped even when an image display means is attached.

(Structure of the Invention) A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is that an image display means such as a television is installed in the headrest of the front seat so that the screen faces one side in the vehicle width direction of the rear seat position. Further, a mirror is provided in the headrest for reflecting the screen of the image display means toward the other side of the rear seat position.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a car; 2 is a car body; a pair of left and right front seats 5, 5 are provided at the front of a cabin 3 in the car body 2;
A rear seat 6 is provided, on which the passengers B can sit side by side in the vehicle width direction.

The front seat 5 and the rear seat 6 each include a seat cushion 8 and a seat back 9 supported at the rear of the seat cushion 8. Further, a headrest 11 is attached to the upper part of the seat back 9 of each of the front seats 5 so as to be vertically adjustable. This headrest 11 includes an epidermis 11a and a pad 11 covered with the epidermis 11a.
A box member 12 is provided within the head rest 11 of the left front seat 5. A television 13 serving as an image display means is detachably provided within the box member 12.

The television 13 is provided inside the box member 12 on the left side, and the screen 15 of the television 13 is
is fixed to the box member 12 by an attachment band 16 so as to face the right side in the vehicle width direction of the rear seat 6 position. An opening 17 through which light from the screen 15 passes is formed on the rear surface of the box member 12. 18 is a flyback transformer, and 19 is a board such as a video amplifier.

On the other hand, on the right side of the box member 12, the screen 15 of the television 13 is passed through the opening 17 to the rear seat 6.
A mirror 21 is provided to reflect the light toward the left side of the position. The mirror 21 is rotatably supported on the box member 12 by a hinge 22 about a vertical axis, and an angle adjustment knob 23 is provided at the upper end of the pivot shaft of the hinge 22. By adjusting this angle adjustment knob 23, the light from the screen 15 can be adjusted to be reflected to a desired position on the left side of the rear seat 6 position.

According to the above configuration, the seated person A seated on the right side of the rear seat 6 can directly view the screen 15 (shown by solid lines in FIGS. 1 and 2). In addition, the seated person B seated on the left side of the rear seat 6 can see the screen 15 reflected by the mirror 21 (first
(Illustrated by dashed-dotted lines in Figures and Figure 2). In this case, the person B sitting on the left side views the image on the screen 15 as a left and right reflected image.

In the above case, a changeover switch is provided that allows the scanning direction of the image on the screen 15 to be switched between forward and reverse directions, and by operating this changeover switch, the person seated on the left side sees the normal image, and the person B on the right side sees the normal image. The seated person A can be made to view left and right opposite images.

In addition, since the head rest 11 can be adjusted vertically, the height of the television 13 can be adjusted according to the preference of the seated persons A and B by vertically adjusting the head rest 11.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, an image display means such as a television is provided in the headrest so that the screen faces one side in the vehicle width direction of the rear seat position, so that the vehicle interior with the headrest provided in the front seat is In this case, even if a person sitting on the rear seat wants to view the image display means, the person sitting on the rear seat will not be hindered from viewing the image by the headrest of the front seat.

Further, since a mirror is provided in the headrest to reflect the screen of the image display means toward the other side of the rear seat position, a plurality of people seated in the rear seats can simultaneously view the image display means in a comfortable posture.

Furthermore, in this case, since the image display means is installed inside the headrest, the space between the front and rear seats is not narrowed by the image display means, and therefore, it is possible to prevent the occupants from feeling cramped. be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of the invention, in which Fig. 1 is a partially sectional plan view, Fig. 2 is a simplified plan view of an automobile cabin,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the image display device. 1... Car, 3... Vehicle interior, 5... Front seat, 6... Rear seat, 9... Seat back, 1
1...headrest, 13...television (image display means), 15...screen, 21...mirror.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a vehicle that has a front seat and a rear seat in the vehicle interior, and a headrest is attached to the upper part of the seat back of the front seat, a television is installed in the headrest so that the screen faces one side in the vehicle width direction of the rear seat position. What is claimed is: 1. An image display device for an automobile, characterized in that an image display means such as an image display means is provided, and a mirror is provided in the headrest for reflecting the screen of the image display means toward the other side of the rear seat position.