JPH08178009A - Storage type panel device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To give flexibility to a fitting position by reducing the rotating range. CONSTITUTION: A thin box-like back-light section 31 and an LCD panel 32 are overlappingly stored in an outer box 20, the drive motor 43 of a drive section 40 is rotated while its gear 42 is meshed with the rack 21 of the outer box 20, a frame 41 is reciprocated, and a panel section 30 is reciprocated. When the panel section 30 is extruded forward, an erection motor 45 is rotated to erect the upper back-light section 31, and the LCD panel 32 excited by a torsional spring 48 pushes up the back-light section 31 and is rotated together with it. Since the thin box-like back-light section 31 and the LCD panel 32 are rotated, the rotating range is reduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a retractable panel device, and more particularly to a retractable panel device that is loaded substantially horizontally in a vehicle compartment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a navigation device shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 is known as a retractable panel device of this type. In the figure, a rectangular box-shaped outer case 1 is formed in a standard 1DIN size having an opening on one side, and accommodates a drive mechanism (not shown) and a panel section 3 inside. The panel portion 3 is formed in a box shape that can accommodate substantially the entire outer box 1, and has a display screen facing the lower surface when the housing is accommodated. The drive mechanism is composed of a drive motor (not shown), an arm 4, and the like. The front and rear movement arms 4a rotatably support the panel portion 3, and the rotary arms 4b and 4b rotate the panel portion 3 to stand up. I'm supposed to lie down.

When the navigation device is not used, the panel portion 3 is housed in the outer box 1 as shown in FIG. In use, first, the panel portion 3 horizontally protrudes forward as shown in FIG. 11, and then, as shown in FIG. 12, the rotating arms 4b, 4b rotate the front end upward with the rear end as a fulcrum. Stand up.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional retractable panel device, the integral panel portion 3 pops out of the outer box 1 and completely pivots to start pivoting, so that the pivoting range is large. . Generally, in the vehicle compartment, such a retractable panel device is often arranged in front of the shift lever, and there is a problem that the retractable panel device interferes with the shift lever when the rotation range becomes large.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a retractable panel device capable of providing a flexible mounting position by reducing the rotation range.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is a retractable panel device which is loaded substantially horizontally in a vehicle compartment, and has a rectangular frame-shaped outer box, Rotate so that the front end side stands up and lies outside the outer box while synchronizing the individual cases with the individual cases that are stacked vertically in the outer frame and the individual cases. And a driving mechanism for driving.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the retractable panel device according to the first aspect, the drive mechanism includes a front-rear drive unit for moving the upper and lower individual cases into and out of the outer case, and an upper and lower drive unit. A rotation drive mechanism for raising and lowering the individual case is provided, and the individual case below the individual case is slidably connected within a predetermined range. Further, the invention according to claim 3 is the retractable panel device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a backlight is accommodated in an upper case of the individual case and a transmissive display is provided in a lower case. And a light-shielding member is arranged around the facing portions of both cases.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 is the retractable panel device according to claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism has an individual drive part for each individual case, and each drive part is synchronized. The configuration is such that it has a mode in which it is driven asynchronously with a mode in which it is driven.

[0009]

In the invention according to claim 1 configured as described above, a plurality of upper and lower individual cases are housed in a rectangular frame-shaped outer box, and the drive mechanism synchronizes these individual cases. While moving it in and out of the outer box, outside the outer box, the individual cases are rotated in synchronization with each other so that the front end side is erected or laid down. By forming the individual cases that are stacked in a plurality of layers in the vertical direction, the thickness of each individual case is reduced, and the individual cases rotate in a state in which a small turn is possible.

Further, in the invention according to claim 2 configured as described above, the forward / backward drive portion in the drive mechanism is
The upper individual case is taken out from the outer box, and the rotation drive mechanism raises or lowers the upper individual case. In the outer box both individual cases are sleeping. However, when both of the individual cases are synchronously driven by the front-rear drive unit to the outside of the outer box and the rotation drive mechanism and the elastic body raise the upper individual case, the lower case connected to the individual case is lowered. The individual case of will also stand up. At this time, since the individual cases are slidable within a predetermined range, the individual cases stand up while sliding slightly, and as a result, the rotation range is reduced.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3 configured as described above, the upper individual case houses the backlight, and the lower individual case houses the transmissive display. When both stand out from the outer box and stand up, the transmissive display stands on the front side and the backlight stands on the back side, and the backlight emits light behind the transmissive display. On the other hand, since the light-shielding member is arranged around the facing parts of both the individual cases, it is possible to prevent the light of the backlight from leaking out from the facing parts of the individual cases.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4 configured as described above, each drive unit has an individual drive unit for driving each individual case, and when each drive unit is driven in a synchronous mode, the size is reduced. In addition, the individual cases move as a whole in small turns, and in the asynchronous mode, the individual cases individually move in and out of the outer box.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, the thinned individual cases are driven in synchronization with each other, and the retractable panel device is provided which can be rotated small to reduce the entire rotation range. can do.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the individual cases are slidably connected to each other so that they can be rotated only by the upper individual case, so that the mechanism is simplified. Further, according to the invention of claim 3, it is possible to make the display easy to see, reduce the rotation range, and prevent light from leaking out. Further, according to the invention of claim 4, it is possible to deal with the case where it is not necessary to use all the individual cases at the same time.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which a part of an outer box of a retractable panel device according to an embodiment of the present invention is cut away. In the figure, the retractable panel device 10 is
It is provided with an outer box 20 having a rectangular frame shape of standard 1DIN size and having an opening in the front (in the upper right direction in the drawing),
The outer box 20 accommodates a panel unit 30 in which thin box-shaped individual cases are vertically stacked in two stages. A drive unit (drive mechanism) 40 that supports the rear end of the panel section 30 and moves back and forth along the inner peripheral surface of the outer box 20 is also accommodated in the outer box 20.

A rack 21 having a rectangular frame shape is formed with a rack 21 extending in the front-rear direction on the ceiling surface, and a wide groove (not shown) extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the side wall. On the other hand, the drive unit 40 has a frame 41 having a U-shaped cross section that can be housed in the outer box 20 by bending both ends of a strip plate extending in the width direction of the outer box 20 downward. A gear 42 meshing with the rack 21 is arranged on the central upper surface of 41, and the entire bent portions at both ends are formed so as to enter a wide groove formed on the side wall of the outer box 20. A drive motor 43 is connected to the gear 42 via a reduction mechanism, and when the frame 41 is housed in the outer box 20 while inserting the bent portions at both ends into the wide groove of the outer box 20, the drive motor is driven. Gear 4 connected to 43
2 engages with a rack 21 formed on the ceiling of the outer box 20. That is, the gear 42 and the rack 21 are held by the bent portion and the groove so as to be movable in the horizontal direction.
The power is actually transmitted in the horizontal direction by and. In this embodiment, the front-rear drive mechanism is configured as described above. Since it suffices to be able to move at least in the front-rear direction, the frame 41 has a shape that substantially coincides with the inner peripheral wall of the outer box 20, allows the frame 41 to slide in the inner peripheral wall over the entire circumference, and is movable in the horizontal direction. On the other hand, it is also possible to form a normal drive mechanism that moves back and forth by making contact with a rubber tire to move back and forth.

The backlight portion 31 of the panel portion 30 is rotatably supported on the upper portions of the ends of the bent portions of the frame 41 on the tip end side through pivot pins 44. The backlight unit 31 is connected to the erection motor 45 via a speed reducing mechanism provided near a support point on the left side when viewed from the front. When the standing-up motor 45 rotates, the backlight unit 31 rotates about the rotation pin 44 with respect to the frame 41 via the reduction mechanism. This standing motor 4
A rotation drive mechanism is constituted by 5 and the reduction mechanism. In the present embodiment, the backlight unit 31 is rotated by using the independent standing motor 45. However, a rack is partially formed on the ceiling surface of the outer box 20 and the reduction mechanism is concerned. The gear is exposed so that it can be meshed with the rack, and when the frame 41 moves forward, when the both gears mesh, the backlight unit 31 starts to rotate, and the independent standing up motor 45 is not used. You can Of course, the same operation can be performed by other configurations. The upright motor 45 and the drive motor 43 are synchronized by electronic control, and the upright motor 45 starts to rotate when the drive motor 43 pushes the frame 41 to a predetermined position.

The frame 41 includes the backlight unit 31.
And holds the LCD panel 32. Frame 4
A groove 46 in the horizontal direction is formed in the bent portion of 1, and a slide plate 47 is supported in the groove 46 via two pins so as to be movable back and forth. On the other hand, the rear end of the LCD panel 32 is supported so as to be rotatable and slightly vertically movable with respect to the front end of the slide plate 47. LCD panel 32
Is supported by the frame 41 in this manner, and the backlight unit 3 is supported as shown in FIGS.
It is also held so as to be slidable in the front-back direction with respect to 1.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the backlight section 31 and the LCD panel 32 overlap each other from the front side. As shown in FIG. 3, the backlight section 31 has an opening toward the LCD panel 32 side and a back side. 4 is formed with a guide slit 31a that bends in the vertical direction, and as shown in FIG. 4, the LCD panel 32 is formed with an L-shaped guide protrusion 32a that can be inserted into and engaged with the guide slit 31a. . Since the guide slit 31a is formed up to the front end of the backlight portion 31, the rear end of the guide protrusion 32a is inserted from this front end and slid together to be united. It suffices that they can slide with respect to each other. For example, a groove is formed on the side surface of the backlight unit 31, an arm is formed on the LCD panel 32 side so as to sandwich the side surface of the backlight unit 31, and the tip of the arm is formed. Other configurations, such as forming a protrusion into the groove, may be adopted. In addition, when the LCD panel 32 and the backlight unit 31 are combined, the movable range of both is limited to a predetermined range.

As shown in FIG. 3, the backlight section 31 houses a fluorescent tube 31b. Therefore, in order to prevent light from leaking, a light-shielding material 31c made of a non-woven fabric is provided around the surface closely contacting the LCD panel 32. Are glued together. As an alternative to this non-woven fabric, for example, a light shielding material mounted around the opening of the film case can be used. L
An arm 48 having the other end rotatably connected to the frame 41 is connected to a pin on the rear side of the slide plate 47 that supports the CD panel 32. Same arm 4
Reference numeral 8 is held coaxially with the coil spring 49 at the connecting portion with the frame 41. The coil spring 49 has one end abutting on the frame 41 and the other end abutting on the arm 48 so that the arm 48 is attached to the frame. Urging in one direction. The biasing direction is a direction in which the slide plate 47 is moved rearward, and indirectly pulls the LCD panel 32 rearward.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the panel unit 30 is housed and a state in which the panel unit 30 is stood upright before use. Initially, the drive unit 40 is moved to the back of the outer box 20. Also,
The arm 48 has its tip pivoted to the left in the drawing with respect to the frame 41, and in this position, the LCD panel 32 is pulled down most rearward with respect to the backlight unit 31. When the operation unit (not shown) instructs the panel unit 30 to project, the drive motor 43 rotationally drives the gear 42 via the reduction mechanism. Gear 42 is outer box 2
The frame 41 engages with the rack 21 inside the 0 and the frame 41 moves forward (see FIG.
Drive to the right). Initially, the relative position between the LCD panel 32 and the backlight unit 31 does not change. However,
When the backlight unit 31 reaches a position just before it is almost exhausted, the standing motor 45 is activated, and the backlight unit 31 starts to rotate via the speed reduction mechanism. Then, along with this, the LCD panel 32 has the backlight unit 31.
Stand up with. Since the lower LCD panel 32 rotates around the support shaft of the upper backlight unit 31, LC
The support shaft of the D panel 32 is forced to move forward in a substantially arcuate manner around the support shaft of the backlight unit 31, and accordingly, the arm 48 rotates counterclockwise against the coil spring 49. To do. FIG. 6 shows a process in which both parties stand up. There is a difference in rotation range between the rotation range required for rotating the integrated panel and the case where the thin type is rotated in two layers as in the present embodiment. The one rotates in a smaller range. On the other hand, when storing,
When the standing motor 45 rotates in the reverse direction and the backlight unit 31 is laid down, the arm 48 moves the LCD via the slide plate 47.
In order to pull back the lower end of the panel 32, the LCD panel 32 is laid down and housed in the outer box 20, and before and after this, the drive motor 43 pulls the panel section 30 together with the frame 41 into the outer box 20. To drive.

Thus, the thin box-shaped backlight portion 31 is provided.
The LCD panel 32 and the LCD panel 32 are housed in the outer box 20 in an overlapping manner, and the drive motor 43 of the drive unit 40 drives the gear 42 in the outer box 20.
The frame 41 is moved back and forth and the panel portion 30 is moved back and forth by meshing with the rack 21 and rotating. When the panel unit 30 is pushed forward, the standing-up motor 45 rotates the upper backlight unit 31 so as to stand up, and accordingly, the backlight unit 31 and the LCD panel 32, which are connected to each other, rotate together. To do. Since the thin box-shaped backlight unit 31 and the LCD panel 32 rotate, the range of rotation becomes small.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, a non-woven fabric is attached as the light-shielding material, but a bellows-like one may be attached as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9. Backlight unit 131 and LCD panel 13
A light-blocking bellows 133 is attached from the front end to the side surface of 2 to prevent the light from leaking to the surroundings while allowing both to slide. In addition, in the above-described embodiment, two individual cases are mechanically synchronized and driven by using one drive motor and one erection motor. However, as shown in FIG. The motor 243 may be prepared for each individual case. For example, the upper individual case is the display 231 and the lower individual case is the operation panel 232. Initially, both are synchronously pushed out from the outer box 220 to stand up, and when the necessary operation is completed, only the operation panel 232 is stored asynchronously. When the operation is required, the operation panel 232 is pushed out again so that the operation can be performed.
Since the display and the operation panel 232 are arranged on different surfaces, the screen is enlarged, and the arrangement area of the switch and the indicator is increased, which facilitates the operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a retractable panel device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a panel unit.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a backlight panel.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view of an LCD panel.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the retractable panel device.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for comparing the rotation range of the retractable panel device.

FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view showing a modified example of the light shielding member.

FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view showing a modified example of the light shielding member.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a modified example of the drive unit.

FIG. 10 is a side view of a conventional retractable panel device.

FIG. 11 is a side view of a conventional retractable panel device.

FIG. 12 is a side view of a conventional retractable panel device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Storage type panel device 20 ... Outer box 21 ... Rack 30 ... Panel part 31 ... Backlight part 31c ... Light-shielding material 32 ... LCD panel 40 ... Drive part 41 ... Frame 42 ... Gear 43 ... Drive motor 45 ... Standing motor 47 … Slide plate 48… Arm 49… Coil spring

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A retractable panel device that is loaded substantially horizontally in a vehicle compartment, comprising a rectangular frame-shaped outer box, and individual cases that are housed in the outer frame by stacking a plurality of layers vertically. A retractable panel device, comprising: a drive mechanism for rotating the tip end side upright and lying outside the outer box while putting the individual cases in and out of the outer box in synchronization with each other. 2. The retractable panel device according to claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism includes a front-rear drive unit for moving the upper and lower individual cases into and out of the outer box, and the upper individual cases to stand up or lie down. And a rotation drive mechanism that
A retractable panel device, wherein an individual case below the individual case is slidably connected within a predetermined range. 3. The retractable panel device according to claim 1, wherein the upper case of the individual case accommodates a backlight, and the lower case accommodates a transmissive display. A retractable panel device, characterized in that a light-shielding member is arranged around the facing portions of both cases. 4. The retractable panel device according to claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism has an individual drive unit for each individual case, and each drive unit is asynchronous with a synchronous drive mode. A retractable panel device having a driving mode.