JP3507226B2 - Operation device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operating device provided in an in-vehicle audio device, other in-vehicle electronic equipment, or household electronic equipment, and in particular, a display that is easy to see can be obtained and is easy to operate. The present invention relates to an operating device in which an operating unit and a display unit are integrated so that operation contents on an operating body can be directly instructed on the display unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is a partial front view showing the structure of a conventional general vehicle-mounted operating device for an audio device. In an on-vehicle audio device, for example, a 1-din (DIN) size housing is embedded in a storage portion of an instrument panel in a vehicle compartment, and is fixed to the front surface of the housing. Appears on the front of the instrument panel.
On the front panel 1, a push button or rotary knob type operation member 2 is arranged. Further, the front panel 1 is provided with a display unit 3 such as a liquid crystal display panel. The display unit 3 displays, for example, a song number or the like when a disc is driven or an equalizer display, and the tuner is operating. Occasionally, a tuning display is displayed.

[0003]

In the conventional operating device shown in FIG. 4, various operating members 2 are provided on the front panel 1.
The display unit 3 and the display unit 3 are arranged separately from each other. Therefore, the display unit 3 can display the music number and the playing time when the disk is driven, but cannot display what operation the various operation members 2 perform. For example, the push button 2a of the operation member 2
Alternatively, it is difficult to indicate what input is possible by pressing 2b on the display content of the display unit 3.

Therefore, for example, in the case of an on-vehicle audio device that also serves as a disc reproducing device or a tape reproducing device and an AM / FM radio receiver, the push buttons 2a and 2b are used for disc reproducing and tape reproducing operations. Input and
Since it is also used as a channel selection operation input in the radio receiver, it is necessary to provide the push buttons 2a and 2b with a plurality of operation instruction displays corresponding to the respective devices.
As a result, it becomes difficult to identify the operation member when reproducing the disc or receiving the radio. In the on-vehicle electronic devices in the future, the disk reproducing device or the tape reproducing device is not limited to the combined use of the radio receiver, and the combined use of the connection device with the navigation system or the telephone device is further promoted. In such a case, it is necessary to perform an input corresponding to each device mode with a limited number of operation members, and an operation instruction display for each device mode is provided for each operation member. Therefore, it becomes difficult to identify which operation member should be operated in each device mode. The area of the display unit 3 and the arrangement area of the operation member 2 is, since it is arranged to be divided into the front panel 1 of a limited area, there is a limit to widen the display area of the display unit 3.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. The display unit and the operation member are integrated to associate the display contents with the input instruction to improve the operation feeling.
The display area can be made as wide as possible, and even if the input mode using the operating members is multifunctional,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation device capable of appropriately instructing the operation content of the operation member for each function.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems An operation device of the present invention, Na
For in-vehicle electronic devices that function as a vigation system
In provided operating device, possess an operating body having an operation surface of the frame shape, an input member is operated by the operating body, and a display member positioned inside the frame shape of the operating body, the The navigation system screen is displayed on the display member.
Screen is displayed and the image is displayed when the operating body is operated.
The surface display scrolls according to the operation location on the operation body
It is characterized by being possible .

[0007]

It is preferable that a lens for enlarging display contents is provided on the surface of the display member. If the display area of the display member is substantially circular and a spherical or aspherical convex lens is provided on the front surface of the display member, the display of the central portion of the display area is enlarged and exaggerated for easy viewing.

Further, on the display member, a display for instructing the operation location and operation content of the operation surface appears,
Also, in multi-function electronic devices, it is possible to switch to a screen that displays the operation content corresponding to the function on the display member for each setting of each function, for example, setting of the tape playback device or setting of the radio receiver. Is.

According to the present invention, the frame-shaped operation surface of the operation body is located on the outer periphery of the display area of the circular display member, for example, so that the display area and the operation surface are extremely close to each other to provide a sense of unity. become. Further, since the display area and the operation surface are extremely close to each other, the display area of the display member can be increased. Therefore, it is possible to directly instruct the operation location and operation content of the operation member by the screen display of the display member. Therefore, when the electronic device is a multi-function model, each time the electronic device is switched to, for example, a tape reproducing device, a disk reproducing device, a radio receiver, or a navigation system, various types of electronic devices are displayed in the display area of the display member. The operation content instruction corresponding to the function can be displayed. In such usage,
The operation location and the operation content for the input member are clearly and clearly indicated on the display screen, the operation location of the operation member can be easily recognized, and the risk of erroneous operation is eliminated.

[0011]

1 is a perspective view of an on-vehicle electronic device equipped with an operating device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the operating device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a line III-III of FIG. FIG. The on-vehicle electronic device 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a so-called 2-din (DIN) size, the housing 11 is embedded in an instrument panel of an automobile, and the front nose portion 12 appears on the instrument panel.

A display portion 13 is provided on the nose portion 12, and a display surface 14 such as a horizontally long liquid crystal display panel is provided on the display portion 13. Most of the lower part of the nose portion 12 is the operation panel 15. As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the operation panel 15 can be moved obliquely downward from the state of being installed on the front surface of the housing 11 as shown by the broken line. When the operation panel 15 moves diagonally downward as indicated by the chain line, the housing 11 is moved from the area (a) between the upper end of the operation panel 15 and the display unit 13.
A recording medium such as a disc or a tape cassette can be inserted inside. A disk drive mechanism or a tape drive mechanism in which the disk or tape cassette is mounted is housed in the housing 11. Further, the housing 11 accommodates an AM / FM tuner, an audio amplifier, a circuit for a navigation system, a circuit for a telephone device, and the like.

On the operation panel 15, there are arranged operation member groups 16 and 17 having a plurality of push buttons, and an operation member 18 such as a two-way push button. The operation panel 15
The operating device 20 of the present invention is provided at approximately the center of the. In the operating device 20, the central circular portion is the display area (b) and the outer peripheral portion is the operating area (c).

As shown in FIG. 3, a printed circuit board 21 and a light guide member 22 located behind the printed circuit board 21 are provided inside the operation panel 15. The light guide member 22 is made of a transparent material such as acrylic, and light from a light source 23 such as a lamp supported by a substrate 24 arranged further rearward is given into the light guide member 22. ing. The display area (b) is illuminated from the back surface by the light diffusely reflected in the light guide member 22, and the light diffusely reflected in the light guide member 22 causes the other operation member groups 16 and 17 and the operation members shown in FIG. 18 etc. can be illuminated from the back.

The display member 25 is provided in the central display area (B).
Is provided. The display member 25 is a color liquid crystal display panel, in which a liquid crystal material is sealed between the transparent substrates 25a and 25b which are stacked, and a transparent electrode and a color filter are provided on the transparent substrate. A spherical or aspherical convex lens 26 is installed in front of the display member 25.

In the operation area (C), the display area (B)
A circular frame-shaped operation body 27 that surrounds the outer periphery of the is provided. The front surface of the operating body 27 is a circular frame-shaped operating surface 27a. As shown in FIG. 2, on the operation surface 27a, there are four upward, downward, leftward and rightward pressed points, and the pressed points or triangular instruction displays are formed by printing or the like. There is. Operation surface 2
In 7a, a concave shape is formed between the pressing portion, between, and, and, and the concave portion is also a pressing portion. A small circle-shaped instruction display is formed by printing or the like at the pressed portion or at the pressed portion.

The operation body 27 has an inner periphery of a round operation hole 15a formed in the operation panel 15, and the display member 2 described above.
5 and the lens 26 and the outer periphery of the lens 26 project forward, but around the base end side of the operation body 27, the flange portion 27 that is hooked to the inner surface of the operation panel 15.
b is integrally formed.

In the operating body 27, the pressing portion,
On the back surface of the portion where the
28b, 28c, 28d are integrally formed. The printed circuit board 21 is provided with the pressing protrusion 28.
Switch mechanisms S1, S2, S3, and S4 are provided at portions corresponding to a, 28b, 28c, and 28d. As shown in FIG. 3, in each of the switch mechanisms S1, S2, S3, and S4, an elastic sheet 31 such as rubber provided on the surface of the printed circuit board 21 forms a cylindrical elastic protrusion 31a. A movable contact 32 is provided on the inner surface of the upper bottom of the elastic protrusion 31a, and fixed electrodes 33, 33 facing each other are patterned on the printed circuit board 21.

Next, the operation of the operating device 20 will be described. In this operating device, any of the switch mechanisms S1 to S4 provided as an input member is operated by pressing one of the pressing points on the operating surface 27a of the operating body 27 with a finger. . When no external force is applied to the operating body 27, the switch mechanism S
The operation body 27 is elastically pressed forward by the elastic protrusions 31a of 1 to S4, and the flange portion 27b of the operation body 27 is in pressure contact with the inner surface of the operation panel 15.

For example, when a pressing portion on the operation surface 27a of the operation body 27 is pressed, the operation body 27 rotates clockwise around the flange portion 27b at the left end in the drawing as a fulcrum in FIG. The protrusion 31a is the pressing protrusion 2
8b, the movable contact 32 comes into contact with the fixed electrode 33,
The circuit on the printed circuit board 21 is closed. The same applies when the pressed portion or is pressed.

When any of the pressing points on the operation surface 27a of the operating body 27 is pressed, the switch mechanisms located on both sides of the pressing point are pressed together. For example, when the pressed portion is pressed, the switch mechanisms S1 and S2 on both sides thereof are pressed together, and the circuits are simultaneously closed in both switch mechanisms S1 and S2.
As a result, it is input and recognized that the pressed portion has been pressed.

Further, on the central display member 25, a display is made according to the mode and operation mode of various models, and this display is magnified and visually recognized by the convex lens 26. With this display, it is possible to display the pressed portion (operating portion) on the operating surface 27a of the operating body 27 and the input item. The example of FIG. 2 shows a case where the electronic device is operating as a tape reproducing device, and the four pressing points of the operating body 27 are instructed by the display in the display area (b), and further, Pressed part ...
On the other hand, the instruction display of each input operation of “UP”, “DN”, “FF”, and “REW” is displayed.

When the electronic device is switched to the navigation system, the display by the display member 25 is switched, and the traveling direction is scrolled in the display area (B) with respect to each pressed portion of the operating body 27. The instruction display of the direction for doing is made. When each pressed portion or is pressed in response to this instruction display, a map display screen (not shown) scrolls. When the electronic device is switched to another device mode, the display of the display member 25 is switched according to the contents of the input operation of the device.

Further, on the display member 25, not only the indication of the pressed portion of the operating body 27 and the operation content but also the number of the piece being played, the playing time, etc. are displayed. Further, since the display member 25 becomes a display area (b) having a relatively large area, it is possible to display a map screen of the navigation system.

The present invention is not limited to vehicle-mounted audio equipment and other vehicle-mounted electronic equipment, and can be implemented in vehicle-mounted or home-use game machines. In the case of a game device, the display content of the display member 25 is switched for each scene of game development, and the operating body 2 is switched according to the switching of the display content.
A time-varying game such as changing the input item of the pressed portion of 7 becomes possible. Further, the operating body 27 is to be grasped and rotated by a finger, and may be provided with an input member such as a rotary switch whose input is switched by this rotation.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the display content and the input operation section can be integrally formed, and the operating body can be operated according to the display content of the central display member. Therefore, every time the model mode of the electronic device is switched, the display content can be switched according to the model mode, and the operation location of the operating tool can be instructed and displayed according to each model mode.
Further, since the display area of the display member and the operation area of the operating body are close to each other, a large area of the display area can be secured and the displayed contents can be easily viewed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of an on-vehicle electronic device equipped with an operating device of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an operating device of the present invention mounted on the electronic device shown in FIG.

3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partial front view showing a conventional operating device for an on-vehicle audio device,

[Explanation of symbols]

10 In-vehicle electronic devices 11 housing 12 Nose part 15 Operation panel 20 Operating device 21 printed circuit board 22 Light guide member 25 Display member 26 Convex lens 27 Control body 27a Operation surface Or pressed point S1 to S4 switch mechanism

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. Functioning as a navigation system
In an operating device provided in an on-vehicle electronic device, an operating body having a frame-shaped operating surface, an input member operated by the operating body, and a frame-shaped operating body .
Have a display member positioned on the side, on the display member, the screen of the navigation system display
And the screen is displayed when the operating body is operated.
Can be scrolled according to the operation location on the operation body.
An operating device characterized by being 2. The contents displayed on the display member are displayed on the navigation device.
Switching to a display other than the screen of the navigation system
The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the operating device is enabled . Wherein the display operation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a lens for enlarging the display content is provided on the surface of the member.