JPH05923Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field This invention relates to a map selection device that is improved to be easier to handle and display a drive map of a vehicle, particularly an automobile, on a handle post.

Conventional technology Conventionally, as this type of technology, for example,
61-229199 discloses a route guidance device for a vehicle. The vehicle route guidance device is
A road map was displayed on a display screen such as a CRT to provide route guidance to vehicle occupants. On the other hand, when a vehicle is not equipped with such a vehicle route guidance device, the occupants have to confirm and determine the driving route using a commercially available drive map.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, although the above-mentioned vehicle route guidance device is convenient, its operation and structure are complicated, and it cannot be easily installed in a vehicle and can only be used by specific users. Furthermore, if a commercially available drive map is used, the commercially available drive map has various drawbacks. In other words, there are two types of commercially available drive maps: book-bound type and single-sheet type, but with the former it is difficult to use the page with the page open, and if you open the page by holding down a specific page, etc. Even if you can use it as is, it takes up a lot of space, and if you want to view a route that spans multiple pages, it can be a pain to turn the pages, requiring both hands.If there are no other passengers, you may have to temporarily stop the vehicle for safe driving. It was necessary to stop the car on the shoulder of the road and turn over the pages of the drive map.

In addition, the latter type is generally too large, and a small drive map has poor visibility and may impede driving.

Means for Solving the Problems This invention was devised to deal with the problems mentioned above, and is easy for the driver to handle even while the vehicle is running and does not interfere with driving. The purpose is to provide a drive map, and its means include a plurality of card-shaped maps, holders provided at opposing positions for storing the card-shaped maps, and selection mechanisms for taking out desired card-shaped maps from the holders. and a holding piece for holding the selection mechanism at a map display position, wherein the card-shaped map has hooked parts at different positions, and the selection mechanism is locked to the hooked parts. The present invention provides a map selection device characterized by having a push button provided with a locking piece.

Further, as an embodiment thereof, there is provided a map selection device characterized in that the selection mechanism already in the map display position is released from being held by the holding piece and returned to its original position by operating a push button of the opposing selection mechanism.

Operation The map selection device comprising the above-mentioned means operates as follows. That is, it is assumed that the first card-shaped map has already been selected and held on the display section by the holding piece. From this state, for example, in order to select a second card-shaped map to view a map that is a continuation of the first card-shaped map, the passenger first operates a push button and moves the push button or locking piece to the second card-shaped map. Attach to the hook hole on the map. At this time, the first card-shaped map is removed from the holding piece by operating the push button and returned to the holder by the return means. Hirugaeri 2nd
When the card-shaped map is pulled out from the holder, it is fixed to the display section by the holding piece.

In this way, the passenger can pull out the card-shaped maps one after another from the holder and view the desired map by operating the push button.

Embodiments Next, preferred embodiments of this invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, the map selection device is fixed to the steering wheel of the vehicle as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 is a top view showing the map selection device 1 fixed to the handle portion 2, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the device shown in FIG. 1 in the direction of the arrow A-A.
In FIGS. 1 and 2, 11 is a plurality of card-shaped maps, and 12 is a holder provided at opposing positions for storing the card-shaped maps 11. As shown in FIG. 1, the holders 12 are provided at four opposing positions on the top, bottom, left and right sides of the map selection device 1. Reference numeral 131 denotes push buttons of a selection mechanism to be described later, and a plurality of push buttons are arranged in a row.

Reference numeral 14 denotes support legs for fixing the map selection device 1 to the handle portion 2.

The map selection device 1 will be explained in detail.
FIG. 3 is a partially sectional view of the map selection device 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the main part of FIG.

In Figures 3 and 4, 1311 is push button 1
A locking piece or claw integrally formed on 31,
The claw 1311 opens the hook hole 1 bored in the card-shaped map 11 by pressing the push button part 131.
11.

1312 is a lock piece, and the lock piece 131
2 is held by a frame plate 1323, which will be described later, when the push button 131 is pressed downward.

Reference numeral 132 denotes a support plate, and the support plate 132 includes an upright portion 1321 into which the push button 131 is inserted, a bored hole 1322, a frame plate 1323, and an elongated hole 1325 that supports the arm 1324 of the frame plate 1323 in a freely movable manner. ,
A spring 1326 that presses the push button 131 upward and is disposed below the push button 131, and a frame plate 1323.
It has a spring 1327 that pulls it toward one side.

133 is a return spring, and the return spring 133 applies a force to draw the support plate 132 into the holder 12.

Reference numeral 134 denotes a holding piece, which has a convex portion 1341 and is pressed upward from below by the elastic force of the leaf spring 135, and is
2 is pulled out from the holder 12, the convex portion 134
1 and the hole 1322 of the support plate 132 are fitted, thereby holding the support plate 132 in the display section. These push button 131, support plate 132, return spring 133, holding piece 134, and plate spring 135
A selection mechanism is constructed by a combination of the following.

Further, reference numeral 14 denotes a buffer member, which receives the frame plate 1323 when the support plate 132 is pulled into the holder 12 by the return spring 133, prevents the generation of abnormal noise, and removes the lock piece 131 from the frame plate 1323.
This is a member that performs the function of removing 2.

Next, the operation of the map selection device 1 having the above-described configuration will be explained.

FIG. 5 shows a guard-like map 11 created by dividing the map shown in FIG. 6 into predetermined sections, divided into four directions: north, south, east, and west. It is assumed that the card-shaped map 11 named E-6, which has already been pulled out from the holder 12 on the east side, is selected on the display section D and is held by the holding piece 134.

From this state, a case will be exemplified in which the card-shaped map 11 named E-6 on the display section D is replaced with, for example, a map on the north side following E-6, that is, the card-shaped map 11 named N-1.

The card-shaped map 11 of E-6 has a mark a printed in advance on the north side, that is, on the upper side. The mark a is printed on each card-shaped map 11.

The printing position of the mark a corresponds to the position of the hooking hole 111 of the subsequent card-shaped map 11. That is, the mark a on the upper side of the card-like map 11 of E-6 is the hook hole 1 of the card-like map 11 of N-1.
It corresponds to position 11.

When the passenger manually presses the push button 131 located at the mark a, the claw 131 of the push button 131
1 engages with the hook hole 111 of the card-like map 11 of N-1.

At this time, the holding piece 134 is pushed down by the pressing force of the push button 131, and the holding piece 134 is pushed down.
The fitting between the convex portion 1341 of No. 4 and the hole 1322 of the support plate 132 is removed.

As a result, the card-shaped map 11 of E-6 is returned to the holder 12 located on the right side of the display section D by the return spring 133.

Next, the passenger presses the push button 131,
If the card-shaped map 11 of N-1 is slid downward as it is, it will be pulled out to the display section D.

The case where the card-shaped map 11 of E-6 is replaced with the card-shaped map 11 of N-1 has been illustrated above, but the same applies to the case of replacing the card-shaped map 11 with other card-shaped maps 11. For example, when replacing the card-like map 11 of E-6 with the card-like map 11 of W, press the push button 131 located on the west side, that is, the position of the mark a printed on the left side, and then press the button 131 on the right side. Just slide it in the direction.

In addition, when replacing the card-like map 11 of E-6 with the card-like map 11 of S, press the push button 131 located on the south side, that is, at the position of mark a printed on the bottom.
, then slide it upward.

FIG. 7 is an electric circuit diagram illustrating the case of illuminating the map selection device 1 described above, in which 3 is a horn switch, 4 is a lighting lamp, 5 is a lighting switch, 6 is a slip ring, 7 is a horn relay, and 8 is the horn,
9 is boring. The illumination lamp 4 is arranged at a position where it can illuminate the card-shaped map 11. However, if the lighting switch 5 is turned on, the lighting light 4
is energized via the coil 71 of the horn relay 7,
It will be lit.

According to the above-described embodiment, the map selection device:
Although we have shown an example of a simple drive map, it is also possible to overlay a separately prepared transmitted-light side display such as a liquid crystal display on the surface of the guard-like map, and display the driving trajectory on this display screen to display the route. It is also possible to do this.

Effects of the invention This invention has the above-mentioned structural effect, so
The occupant can view the desired map by simply pressing a button, without interfering with safe driving, and the map can be kept on the display section by the action of the holding piece. In addition, when viewing another map, the previous map is automatically returned to the holder by the action of the return spring, providing excellent operability. This has various effects such as being able to provide a device that is relatively inexpensive.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a preferred embodiment of this invention. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A--A in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of the map selection device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the main part of FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing how the card-shaped map is arranged. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a card-shaped map and map shape in the map selection device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is an example of an electrical circuit diagram of the map selection device shown in FIG. 1. 1...Map selection device, 11...Card-shaped map,
12... Holder, 13... Selection mechanism, 111...
...Hook hole, 131...Push button, 134...Holding piece,
133...Return spring.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A plurality of card-shaped maps, a holder provided at opposing positions for storing the card-shaped maps, each selection mechanism for taking out a desired card-shaped map from the holder, and the aforementioned In a map selection device comprising a holding piece for holding a selection mechanism at a map display position, the card-shaped map has hooked portions at different positions, and the selection mechanism has a locking piece that locks on the hooked portion. A map selection device characterized by having a push button provided with a piece. (2) The map selection device according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that the selection mechanism already in the map display position is released from the holding of the holding piece and returned to its original position by operating a push button of the opposing selection mechanism. .