JPH10217865A - In-vehicle retractable equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide an in-vehicle retractable device that protrudes above an instrument panel when a person is on a vehicle so that an object is not placed on the vehicle. SOLUTION: Based on detection results of an accessory switch state detecting section 15, a door open / close detecting section 17, and a door lock state detecting section 19, the ACC is in an OFF state, and the door is locked after the door is opened and closed. When it is detected that the display unit 1a has been operated, the display unit 1a operates to be stored in the instrument panel.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an in-vehicle retractable device which can be protruded / stored on an instrument panel of a vehicle, and more particularly, is used, for example, as a display unit or the like. The present invention relates to an in-vehicle retractable device that protrudes from an upper surface of a panel and is disposed on the instrument panel so as to be stored in the instrument panel when not in use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of technology, there is a technology described in, for example, JP-A-8-9291.

[0003]

This type of in-vehicle retractable device is stored in an instrument panel when not in use, and the upper surface of the device is flush with the upper surface of the instrument panel. There is a problem that an object is easily placed on the top, and when the object is placed, it may not be possible to smoothly perform the protruding operation when using the device.

In the case where the object placed on the apparatus is a container containing liquid such as canned juice, the container falls down due to the projecting operation when the apparatus is used, and the liquid inside the apparatus is removed. The instrument may intrude inside the instrument panel and damage not only this instrument, but also instruments inside the instrument panel.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an in-vehicle retractable device in which a vehicle is protruded above an instrument panel when a vehicle is occupied so that no object is placed on the vehicle.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an instrument panel having a first state protruding from an upper surface of an instrument panel and a second state housed in the instrument panel. Exposed portion disposed on the instrument panel of the vehicle so as to be able to take off, an accessory switch state detecting means for detecting an OFF state of an accessory switch of the vehicle, and a door open / close detecting means for detecting an open / closed state of a vehicle door A door lock state detecting means for detecting a lock state of a door of the vehicle, and the accessory switch is turned off based on detection results from the accessory switch operation detecting means, the door open / close detecting means, and the door lock state detecting means. When the door is locked after the door has been opened and closed, To summary, further comprising an actuating means operable to accommodated in the instrument panel.

The present invention according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the present invention described above, the operating means is configured to operate so as to project the exposed portion from the upper surface of the instrument panel when the door is unlocked and the opening of the door is detected. I do.

[0008] The present invention described in claim 3 is based on claim 1.
Alternatively, in the present invention described in claim 2, the gist is that the exposed portion has a display unit.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the accessory switch is off and the door is locked after the door is opened and closed, the exposed portion is placed in the instrument panel. Since it is stored, when the person is no longer in the vehicle, the exposed portion is stored in the instrument panel, and it is not possible to place an object on the device. Therefore, there is a risk that the protruding operation of the device is hindered as in the related art, or that can juice or the like is placed on the device and the can juice or the like falls down when the exposed portion protrudes, and liquid may enter the inside. Absent.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the exposed portion is projected from the upper surface of the instrument panel only when the door is unlocked and the door is opened. You can't put things on it.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the exposed portion is a display unit, and this display unit is, for example, a car navigation system, the display is projected to the upper surface of the instrument panel. This makes it possible to easily see the display unit of the navigation system while confirming the front of the vehicle.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an in-vehicle retractable device according to an embodiment of the present invention, together with the vicinity of an instrument panel inside a vehicle to which the device is mounted. In the figure, the in-vehicle retractable device of the present embodiment is:
As shown by reference numeral 1, it is provided so as to be able to protrude and retract from the upper surface of the instrument panel 3 of the vehicle, that is, to protrude from the upper surface of the instrument panel 3 or to be housed in the instrument panel 3. . In the present embodiment, the in-vehicle retractable device 1 constitutes, for example, a display of a car navigation system, and has a display unit 1 a constituting an exposed portion on a substantially vertical surface protruding from the upper surface of the instrument panel 3. Is provided. Note that, in FIG. 1, the steering hider is omitted for simplification of the drawing.

In the state shown in FIG. 1, the display unit 1a of the vehicle-mounted retractable device 1 shows a state protruding from the upper surface of the instrument panel 3, but when not in use, the display unit 1a is The instrument panel 3 is housed in the instrument panel 3, and the upper surface of the instrument panel 3 is controlled by a control mechanism (not shown) so as to have the same flat surface without any protrusion.

When the display unit 1a is stored in the instrument panel 3 as described above, the present embodiment is designed to prevent objects such as canned juice from being placed on the vehicle-mounted retractable device 1. In the embodiment, as will be described later, when there is a person in the vehicle, the in-vehicle retractable device 1 is used.
The display unit 1a is protruded, and the display unit 1a is stored in the instrument panel 3 when no one is present in the vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a control section of the vehicle-mounted retractable device 1 shown in FIG. The in-vehicle retractable device 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a display unit 1a described above and a retractable drive mechanism for driving the display unit 1a so as to protrude from the upper surface of the instrument panel 3 or to be stored in the instrument panel 3. Part 1
1 and an in / out controller 13 for controlling the in / out drive mechanism 11
An accessory switch state detector 15 for detecting an off state of an accessory switch of the vehicle, a door open / close detector 17 for detecting an open / closed state of a vehicle door (not shown), and a door lock state for detecting a locked state of a vehicle door. Detector 1
9 is provided.

Next, the operation of the in-vehicle retractable device 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

First, with reference to FIG. 3, an operation when the display unit 1a of the vehicle-mounted retractable device 1 is stored in the instrument panel 3 will be described.

The haunting control unit 13 of the vehicle-mounted haunting device 1
Is an accessory switch (hereinafter abbreviated as ACC) based on the detection result of the accessory switch state detection unit 15.
It is checked whether or not is in the OFF state (step S
110). When detecting that the ACC has been turned off, the emergence control unit 13 determines whether or not the display unit 1a is in the housed state (step S12).
0), if the display unit 1a is stored, the process is terminated. If the display unit 1a is not stored, it is determined whether the display unit 1a is in the OFF state (step S130). Turns off the display unit 1a (step S14).
0).

Then, the appearance controller 13 checks whether or not the door has been opened based on the detection result of the door open / close detector 17 (step S150). If it is detected that the door has been opened, it is next similarly checked whether or not the door has been closed based on the detection result of the door opening / closing detecting section 17 (step S160). When it is detected that the door is opened, the emergence control unit 13 checks whether or not the door is locked based on the detection result of the door lock state detection unit 19 (step S170). If the door is locked,
With the above operation, it is confirmed that no person is present in the vehicle.
Is stored in the instrument panel 3 (step S180), and the flag indicating that the display unit 1a is stored is set to 1
(Step S190), and the process ends.

In the above-described processing, it is confirmed that no one is in the vehicle because the ACC is turned off and the door is locked after the door is opened and closed. When the person is no longer in the vehicle, the display unit 1a is stored in the instrument panel 3, and the upper surface of the instrument panel 3 including the vehicle-mounted retractable device 1 is flattened. The display unit 1a is housed in the instrument panel 3 because no object such as canned juice is placed thereon and the in-vehicle retractable device 1 is not used. It is.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the operation when the display unit 1a of the in-vehicle retractable device 1 is projected will be described.

In FIG. 4, first, the appearance control unit 13
Based on the detection result of the door lock state detection unit 19, it is checked whether or not the door is unlocked, that is, whether or not the lock state is released (step S210). When it is detected that the door is unlocked, it is checked whether or not the door has been opened based on the detection result of the door opening / closing detector 17 (step S220). Then, the appearance controller 13 checks whether the ACC is turned on based on the detection result of the accessory switch state detector 15 (step S230). If the ACC is in the ON state, it is checked whether the flag is 1 (step S240). If the flag is 1, step S
Since the display unit 1a is housed in the instrument panel 3 as set at 190, the display unit 1a is protruded from the upper surface of the instrument panel 3 (step S250), and the flag is set to 0. (Step S260), which indicates that the display unit 1a is in a protruding state, and ends the processing. If the flag is not 1 in the check in step S240, it means that the display unit 1a has already protruded above the instrument panel 3, and thus the process is terminated as it is.

In the above processing, since the door is opened and the ACC is turned on after the door is unlocked, it is determined that a person has entered the vehicle, and the person enters the vehicle. When the display unit 1a enters, it is determined that an object may be placed on the display unit 1a while the display unit 1a is stored, and in order to prevent this, the display unit 1a is protruded from the upper surface of the instrument panel 3. Is what it is. In the process shown in FIG. 4, after the door is unlocked, the door is opened,
Although it is determined that a person will enter the vehicle because the ACC is turned on, the person enters the vehicle only because the door is opened after the door is unlocked. Then, the display unit 1a may be made to protrude, and the security in this case is higher. That is, after the door is unlocked, the door is opened and a person enters the vehicle,
This is because the can juice or the like may be placed on the instrument panel 3 without immediately turning on the ACC.

In the above-described embodiment, the in-vehicle retractable device has the display unit 1a as an exposed portion protruding above the instrument panel, thereby forming a display system such as a car navigation system. However, this in-vehicle retractable device is not limited to such display systems and televisions, but can be applied to various devices such as audio devices, air purifying devices, and the like. By storing such a device in the instrument panel when not in use as in the present invention, or by protruding only during use, there are many points that are effective not only in appearance but also in function. Things.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an in-vehicle retractable device according to an embodiment of the present invention, along with the periphery of an instrument panel inside a vehicle to which the device is attached.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a control unit of the in-vehicle retractable device 1 shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the vehicle-mounted retractable device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 when the display unit is stored.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the vehicle-mounted retractable device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 when the display unit protrudes.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 In-vehicle retractable device 1a Display unit 3 Instrument panel 11 Retractable drive mechanism unit 13 Retractable control unit 15 Accessory switch state detecting unit 17 Door open / close detecting unit 19 Door lock open / close detecting unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] An exposed portion disposed on an instrument panel of a vehicle so as to take a first state protruding from an upper surface of the instrument panel and a second state housed in the instrument panel; Accessory switch state detecting means for detecting an off state of an accessory switch of the vehicle; door open / close detecting means for detecting an open / closed state of a vehicle door; door lock state detecting means for detecting a locked state of a vehicle door; Based on the detection results from the switch operation detecting means, the door open / close detecting means, and the door lock state detecting means, the accessory switch is in the off state and the door is locked after the door is opened and closed. Actuation means for actuating to store the exposed portion in the instrument panel when detecting that Automotive retractable device, characterized in that it comprises. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said operating means is operable to cause said exposed portion to protrude from an upper surface of the instrument panel when the door is unlocked and when it is detected that the door is opened. The in-vehicle retractable device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The in-vehicle retractable device according to claim 1, wherein the exposure unit has a display unit.