JPH0976831A - On-vehicle audio system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give multiple functions to a small space, and to improve the visibility and operability by selecting a desirable unit device among plural unit devices with a selecting means, and moving the selected unit device with a moving means so as to be appeared in a front surface of a panel. SOLUTION: A moving mechanism 15 has a moving mechanism for moving a housing case 1, in which unit devices such as a radio tuner 2, a television unit 3, a tape player 3, a CD player 5 and a microphone amplifier 6 are housed, in the vertical direction on the basis of the signal from a remote control transmitting unit 8 and a moving mechanism for moving the unit device in the fore and aft direction. When the radio tuner 2, for example, is selected by the remote control transmitting unit 8, a moving mechanism 15 is moved in the vertical direction by a control unit 7, and thereafter, moved in the fore and aft direction so as to move the radio tuner 2 to the same surface with a front surface of an instrument panel 9, and an output terminal is connected to an amplifier unit 10. Nest, when the tape player 4 is selected, the tape player 4 is similarly installed under the radio tuner 2 so as to form a tape player with radio.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an on-vehicle audio system, and more particularly to an on-vehicle audio system including various unit devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of input sources has increased due to the diversification and visualization of audio sources. However, in vehicles, especially passenger cars, 2Din (Din is the standard size of the opening of an in-car audio system in Germany is 180 width × 50 height.
m / m, therefore 2Din means width 180 x height 100 m /
It is general that the space m) is used as a mounting location (opening) for the vehicle audio system.

[0003]

Therefore, when the miniaturization of each of these unit devices is attempted in order to incorporate the radio, tape player, CD player or television receiver in the 2Din space, the display and operating mechanism become small. The visibility may be poor and it may be difficult to operate.
If the size is not reduced, the number of mounting unit devices and the mounting positions are limited, for example, by combining a radio and a tape player or mounting the television screen at another position.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle-mounted audio system which has many functions and has good visibility and operability in such a limited space.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a vehicle-mounted device comprising a plurality of unit devices which are electronic devices having different functions such as a radio tuner, a television unit, and various players. The audio system has selection means for selecting an arbitrary unit device from the plurality of unit devices, and moving means for moving the unit device selected by the selection means so as to appear on the front surface of the panel. To do.

Further, the selecting means has an operating section, and transmits the signal according to the operation content of the operating section, and receives the signal from the transmitting means to control the moving means. It is characterized by comprising receiving means. Further, the unit device has a built-in receiving unit for receiving the signal in the receiving unit, and the receiving unit is moved by the signal received by the receiving unit built in the selected unit device. It is characterized by controlling means.

Further, a main unit which always appears on the front surface of the panel is provided, and the selecting unit is provided in the main unit. Further, the main unit is a television unit having a touch switch that can be operated according to a contact position on the screen surface.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention. A radio tuner 2 receives AM broadcasts and FM broadcasts and outputs demodulated signals thereof. Various operation buttons and knobs, and a display section for displaying a reception frequency and the like are provided on the front surface thereof.

A television unit 3 receives a television broadcast, displays it on the screen and outputs an audio signal, and has various operation buttons, knobs, and a television screen display section (comprising a liquid crystal display device or the like) on its front surface. It is provided. Reference numeral 4 denotes a tape player for reproducing a cassette tape, which is provided with a cassette tape insertion port, various operation buttons and knobs, and a display section for displaying a tape reproducing position and the like on the front surface thereof. Reference numeral 5 denotes a CD player for reproducing a compact disc (CD), which is a type of optical disc, and is provided with a CD insertion slot, various operation buttons, a knob, a display portion for displaying a reproduction position and the like on the front surface thereof. 6 amplifies the input from the microphone,
It is a microphone amplifier that mixes with other signals and has various operation buttons and knob microphone connection terminals on its front surface.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a control unit for selecting and moving a unit device connected to the amplifier unit 10. The control unit 7 has a remote control receiving unit for receiving an operation signal from a remote control transmitting unit 8 which will be described later, and also operates directly. An operation switch for this is provided, and is configured by a microcomputer or the like. Fifteen
Is a moving mechanism that moves each unit device such as the radio tuner 2 in response to a signal from the control unit 7, and is composed of a motor, a gear, and the like.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an amplifier unit for amplifying an input signal, which is connected to a unit device such as a selected radio tuner, which amplifies the input signal and outputs a voice or music from a speaker 13. Reference numeral 8 denotes a remote control transmission unit for selecting a unit device such as a radio tuner and for remotely controlling the operation of each unit device, and is provided with an operation switch for giving an instruction.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic structure in the first embodiment. Reference numeral 1 denotes a storage case, in which unit devices such as a radio tuner 2, a television unit 3, a tape player 4, a CD player 5, a microphone amplifier 6 and the like are detachably stored. Then, in this storage case, a vertical movement mechanism for moving the storage case 1 up and down in the directions of arrows a and b in response to a signal from the remote control transmission unit 8 and a selected unit device are mounted on the instrument panel 9 of the automobile.
Between the front side and the storage case side (c, d direction)
It is equipped with a back-and-forth movement mechanism. That is, the moving mechanism 15 is configured by combining the vertical moving mechanism and the front-back moving mechanism.
Incidentally, these moving mechanisms are composed of a motor, a gear and the like. Further, these systems are installed in the rear portion of the instrument panel 9 of the automobile.

Next, the operation will be described. For example, if the radio tuner 2 is selected by the remote control transmitter 8,
The signal from the remote controller transmitter 8 is received by the remote controller receiver of the controller 7, and the controller 7 gives an instruction to the moving mechanism 15 according to the received remote controller signal. The moving mechanism 15 first moves up and down (directions of arrows a and b) so that the radio tuner 2 is at a predetermined position (the opening 2Din of the instrument panel 9).
(Upper part), the vertical movement is stopped, and then the back and forth movement is performed to move and fix the radio tuner 2 to the same surface as the front surface of the instrument panel 9. At this time, the power supply and output terminal of the radio tuner 2 are connected to the amplifier section 10.

Next, when the tape player 4 is selected by operating the remote control transmission unit 8, the remote control signal is processed by the microcomputer 14 and the moving mechanism 15 is moved, as in the case of the radio tuner 2 described above. When the tape player 4 comes to a predetermined position (under the 2Din opening), the vertical movement is stopped, and the tape player 4 is attached to the lower side of the radio tuner 2 by the forward and backward movement (directions of arrows c and d). At that time, the output terminal and the power supply terminal of the tape player 4 are connected to predetermined connectors. The upper part of the opening (2Din) of the instrument panel 9 is the radio tuner 2
Then, the tape player 4 is attached to the lower portion, and the tape player 4 can be used as a radio tape player.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the units housed in the housing case 1 can be used in any combination by operating the remote control transmitter 8. Examples of the combination include the above-mentioned CD player with radio (combination of 2-5), a karaoke device in which the tape player 4 and the microphone amplifier 6 are combined, and the like. The first
In the embodiment of the present invention, the audio installation unit has two unit devices (2
The size of Din was 1 unit (1 Di
The size may be n) or the like. Although the wireless remote control transmission unit 8 is used, it may be wired or may be fixed to the instrument panel 9 (a separate operation switch is provided).

Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. A radio tuner 2 receives AM broadcasts and FM broadcasts and outputs demodulated signals thereof. Various operation buttons and knobs, and a display section for displaying a reception frequency and the like are provided on the front surface thereof. Reference numeral 4 denotes a tape player for reproducing a cassette tape, which is provided with a cassette tape insertion port, various operation buttons and knobs, and a display section for displaying a tape reproducing position and the like on the front surface thereof. Reference numeral 5 denotes a CD player for reproducing a compact disc (CD), which is a type of optical disc, and has a CD insertion slot, various operation buttons and knobs, and a display section for displaying a reproduction position and the like on the front surface thereof. Reference numeral 6 denotes a microphone amplifier that amplifies the input from the microphone and mixes it with other signals, and various operation buttons, knob microphone connection terminals, and the like are provided on the front surface thereof.

Reference numeral 11 is a television unit incorporating a television and an audio amplifier, and various operation buttons and knobs are provided on the front surface thereof. Reference numeral 12 denotes a television screen display unit, which is composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like. The television screen is a touch panel for selecting and operating each unit (2, 4, 5, 6, 15) (touch switches operate by touching the portion displayed on the screen with fingers).

A speaker 13 outputs the output of the television unit 11 as voice or music. Reference numeral 7 denotes a control unit composed of a microcomputer or the like, which controls the operation of the moving mechanism 15 in accordance with a signal input from the touch panel for selecting and operating the television screen. Reference numeral 15 denotes a moving mechanism for moving the storage case 1 in which each unit is stored and for moving each unit back and forth, and has the same structure as that of the first embodiment.

A navigation device 16 is a CD-ROM
It is a unit in which a signal processing circuit such as a map storage device such as a GPS device for position measurement and the like is incorporated, and is combined with the TV unit 11 to be an in-vehicle navigation system. Is displayed, and road guidance is given by voice. Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the television unit 11 is fixedly attached to the upper half (space corresponding to 1 Din) of the opening (2 Din) of the instrument panel 9. Then, for example, the part for selecting the tape player 4 displayed on the television screen 12 is operated (when the display is touched with a finger, the touch switch operates and a predetermined signal is output and input to the control unit 7). Then, the control unit 7 controls the moving mechanism 15 according to this operation input. The storage case 1 is moved up and down (in the directions of arrows a and b) by the moving mechanism 15, and when the selected tape player 4 comes to a predetermined position (the lower side of the television unit 11), the vertical movement is stopped. Then, the tape player 4 is moved back and forth (in the directions of arrows c and d), and the front surface of the tape player 4 is moved to the instrument panel 9
When it comes to the surface, it stops and is fixed, and each connection terminal is connected.

If the navigation unit 16 is selected instead of the tape player 4, the tape player 4 is stored in the storage case, and the navigation unit 16 is replaced by the opening (2Di) of the instrument panel 9.
Fixed in n), a navigation system is constructed, a map and the like are displayed on a television screen, and road display and road guidance are performed.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the desired unit is selected by the touch switch formed on the surface of the television screen 12 of the television unit 11 (the shape of the switch is displayed on the television screen 12). If you select, the desired system is configured. In this case, good operability can be obtained by changing the display pattern of the TV screen 12 (shape display of operation switches, guidance, etc.) according to the selected unit.

[0022]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a car audio system having multiple functions and excellent operability and visibility.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a second embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ··· Storage case 2 ·· Radio tuner 3 ··· TV unit 4 ··· Cassette tape player 5 ··· CD player

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An in-vehicle audio system composed of a plurality of unit devices which are electronic devices having different functions, such as a radio tuner, a television unit, various players, etc., wherein an arbitrary unit device is selected from the plurality of unit devices. An in-vehicle audio system, comprising: a selection unit for selecting the unit and a moving unit for moving the unit device selected by the selection unit so as to appear on the front surface of the panel. 2. The selecting means has an operating section, and transmits the signal according to the operation content of the operating section, and receives the signal from the transmitting means to control the moving means. The vehicle-mounted audio system according to claim 1, comprising a receiving means. 3. The unit device has a built-in receiving unit for receiving the signal in the receiving unit, and the receiving unit receives the signal by the receiving unit built in the selected unit device. The vehicle-mounted audio system according to claim 2, wherein the vehicle controls the moving means. 4. The on-vehicle audio system according to claim 1, wherein a main unit that is always present on the front surface of the panel is provided, and the main unit is provided with the selecting means. 5. The in-vehicle audio system according to claim 4, wherein the main unit is a television unit having a touch switch that can be operated depending on a contact position on the screen surface.