JPH0133390Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] Recently, in-vehicle audio equipment has become more sophisticated and diversified, and a large number of component products such as radios, cassette decks, graphic equalizers, amplifiers, etc. are now installed. The number of buttons and switches for operating audio equipment is also increasing. but,
These control means such as operation buttons are integrated into the audio equipment housed in the console box or front panel of the car.
When operating, move your eyes to the console box, etc., find the necessary operation button, move your body,
Operators had to reach out with their hands, and in particular, operating audio equipment while driving a car required taking one's eyes off the road surface, even if only temporarily, and was associated with great danger. Also, at night,
Although the operation buttons are illuminated, the visibility is poor, making it difficult to find the necessary operation buttons, and the display is difficult to see.

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and to provide an extremely safe controller device for in-vehicle audio equipment that can be easily operated without taking your eyes off the road surface while driving. .

In order to achieve this object, the present invention is characterized in that a controller section including operation control means for an in-vehicle audio device and a light source for illuminating the audio device is attached to a shift lever of an automobile.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the front instrument panel section and shift lever arrangement section of an automobile. The front panel section consists of a dash board A and a console box B, and the console box B houses the car audio main bodies 1, 1. . 2 indicates a shift lever, and its longitudinal arm 2a has a
The controller 3 is located near the knob 2b of the shift lever 2 and is attached to the mounting bracket 4 and the mounting screws 5, 5.
Fixed via. The main body of the controller 3 is formed with an operating means arrangement part 3a that slopes forward and downward at its front part, and the arrangement part 3a allows the driver's left hand to touch the knob 2b of the shift lever 2, as shown in FIG. The index finger is positioned so that it naturally rests on it. An operation button 6 consisting of a keyboard switch is arranged in the operation means arrangement part 3a, and the operation button 6 is, as shown in FIG.
A radio channel selection button 6a, a program button 6b for selecting the running direction of the auto-reverse cassette deck, and a fast forward button 6c for the cassette deck.
and a rewind button 6d for the cassette deck. Note that the channel selection button 6a is formed of five buttons for selecting five preset stations; It may be formed by a button, in this case,
An illumination lamp 7 is disposed on the front side of the controller 3 facing the front panel that can minimize the overall size of the controller 3.
is designed to intensively illuminate the car audio main bodies 1, 1 housed in the console box b via a reflecting mirror 8 surrounding it. Further, a changeover switch 9 for controlling lighting of the illumination lamp 7 is arranged in the operation means arrangement section 3a of the controller 3. 10 is a remote control wire connecting the car audio main bodies 1, 1 and the controller 3.

In this embodiment, the controller 3 is positioned in front of the shift lever 2 and operated with the index finger. However, the controller 3 is positioned on the driver's side of the shift lever 2 and the operating means is operated with the thumb. In this case, the illumination lamp 7 is placed on a side wall located in front of the main body of the controller 3.

Furthermore, although this embodiment has been described for a type of automobile in which the shift lever 2 is located on the left side of the steering wheel, it can be similarly applied to a type in which the shift lever 2 is located on the right side of the steering wheel. 2 can be similarly applied to both automatic vehicle specifications and manual gear change vehicle specifications.

As described above, in this embodiment, the car audio controller device is attached to the shift lever located approximately in the center of the car between the driver's seat and the passenger seat, so it can be easily operated from the passenger seat and the rear seat. I can do it.

Furthermore, since the illumination lamp is designed to intensively illuminate the car audio device, the light source does not directly enter the eyes of the driver, and does not interfere with driving. Moreover, since the light is irradiated over a relatively wide area by the reflecting mirror, the audio device can be sufficiently illuminated even if the shift lever is operated forward, backward, left, or right.

As explained above, according to the present invention, since the controller unit including the operation control means for the in-vehicle audio equipment and the light source for illuminating the audio equipment and the audio equipment is attached to the shift lever, the driver can It is also safe to operate the audio equipment without taking your eyes off the road surface.

Furthermore, since the audio equipment can be illuminated by the light source provided in the controller section, it has the advantage that reading the receiving frequency and replacing cassette tapes can be done relatively easily even at night.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partial side view of an automobile equipped with a controller device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the main parts in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are top views of the controller device according to the present invention. , side view and front view. 1...Car audio body, 2...Shift lever, 3...Controller, 6...Operation button, 7
...Lighting lamp.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A controller device for a vehicle-mounted audio device, characterized in that a controller unit comprising an operation control means for the vehicle-mounted audio device installed in the vehicle and a light source for illuminating the vehicle-mounted audio device is attached to a shift lever of the vehicle.