Attachment mechanism

Abstract

To provide an attachment mechanism which can securely attach an image display monitor etc. to its attachment position while reducing a height of the entire attachment mechanism.SOLUTION: An attachment mechanism S is used to attach a hard attached member 100 to an attachment position. The attachment mechanism S includes a plate-like flexible attachment member 1 in which a part 20 of an attached member 100 side surface is fixed to the attached member 100. An attachment position side surface of the attachment member 1 is fixed to the attachment position to attach the attached member 100 to the attachment position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of attachment mechanisms, and more specifically to attachment mechanisms for attaching an attachment target such as a driving assist device to an attachment position provided on, for example, a dashboard of a vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, after purchasing a vehicle, so-called smartphones equipped with a navigation function for providing vehicle navigation guidance, and display devices such as liquid crystal displays, are attached to a mounting location such as the dashboard of the vehicle. In this case, when attaching the smartphone or display device to the mounting location, a separate mounting member called an attachment or the like has conventionally been required. Patent Document 1 listed below is an example of a prior art document disclosing such a conventional technique. The conventional technique described in Patent Document 1 uses a universal joint to fix an image display monitor to the dashboard. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 8-160874 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, when an image display monitor is attached to a dashboard using the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, the height of the universal joint serving as the attachment mechanism is added to the height of the image display monitor itself, which is the member to be attached. This means that the image display monitor and attachment mechanism as a whole become taller, which can cause problems, such as obstructing the driver's field of vision while driving.

[0005] The present application has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and one example of the object of the application is to provide an attachment mechanism that can reliably attach an image display monitor or the like to its attachment position while reducing the height of the attachment mechanism as a whole. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problem, the invention described in claim 1 is an attachment mechanism for attaching a rigid workpiece to an attachment position, comprising a flexible plate-shaped attachment member having a portion of its surface facing the workpiece fixed to the workpiece, and an elastic covering member that covers at least the surface of the attachment member facing the workpiece and the entire workpiece, wherein the covering member covers the workpiece and the overall shape of the attachment member so as to expand to fit the shape of the attachment member and the attachment member, and the shape of the covering member deforms in response to the deformation of the shape of the attachment member that accompanies the attachment of the workpiece to the attachment position, and the surface of the attachment member facing the attachment position is fixed to the attachment position, thereby allowing the workpiece to be attached to the attachment position.

[0007] In order to solve the above problem, the invention described in claim 3 provides an attachment mechanism for attaching a rigid workpiece to an attachment position, comprising: a flexible plate-shaped attachment member having a portion of its surface facing the workpiece fixed to the workpiece; and an elastic cover member that covers at least the surface of the attachment member facing the workpiece and the entire workpiece, wherein the attachment member is composed of a first attachment member having a flexible plate-shaped surface fixed to the workpiece and a second attachment member having substantially the same shape in a plan view as the first attachment member and that is stacked on the first attachment member, and wherein the peripheral portion of the cover member is sandwiched between the first attachment member and the second attachment member, thereby fixing the cover member to the attachment member, and the surface of the attachment member facing the attachment position is fixed to the attachment position, thereby attaching the workpiece to the attachment position. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the attachment mechanism of the embodiment. [Figure 2] 1A to 1D are external views of a driving assist device according to an embodiment of the present invention, where (a) is an external front view, (b) is an external plan view, (c) is an external bottom view, and (d) is an external right side view. [Figure 3] 1A and 1B are perspective views of the exterior from above showing the configuration of the driving assistance device of the embodiment, where (a) is the perspective view of the exterior from above, and (b) is a perspective view of the exterior from below showing the configuration of the driving assistance device of the embodiment. [Figure 4] 1 is an exploded perspective view of the external appearance of a driving assist device according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 5] 1A and 1B are side view conceptual diagrams showing the installation state of a driving assistance device of an embodiment, where (a) is a side view conceptual diagram showing the installation state when the installation position is flat, and (b) is a side view conceptual diagram showing the installation state when the installation position is curved. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing the general configuration of an attachment mechanism of the embodiment.

[0010] 1, the mounting mechanism S of the embodiment is a mounting mechanism for mounting a rigid workpiece 100 to a mounting position. The mounting mechanism S includes a flexible plate-like mounting member 1, part 20 of which surface facing the workpiece 100 is fixed to the workpiece 100, and is configured so that the workpiece 100 is mounted to the mounting position by fixing the surface of the mounting member 1 facing the mounting position to the mounting position.

[0011] As explained above, the configuration of the mounting mechanism S of the embodiment comprises a flexible plate-like mounting member 1, with part 20 of the surface 100 of the workpiece fixed to the hard workpiece 100, and the surface of the mounting member 1 on the mounting position side is fixed to the mounting position, thereby mounting the workpiece 100 to the mounting position, so that the height of the mounting mechanism S as a whole can be kept low while the workpiece 100 can be reliably mounted to the mounting position using the surface on the mounting position side of the mounting member 1. Furthermore, because the plate-like mounting member 1 is flexible, the workpiece 100 can be reliably mounted to the mounting position even if the surface of the mounting position is uneven. [Example]

[0012] Next, specific examples corresponding to the above-described embodiments will be described with reference to Figures 2 to 5. The examples described below are examples in which the present application is applied to an attachment mechanism for attaching a driving assistance device having a navigation function using voice or the like to the dashboard of a vehicle.

[0013] 2 is an external view of the driving assist device of the embodiment, FIG. 3 is an external perspective view from above showing the configuration of the driving assist device, FIG. 4 is an exploded external perspective view from above showing the configuration of the driving assist device, and FIG. 5 is a side view conceptual diagram showing the mounting state of the driving assist device. In FIG. 2, the external rear view of the driving assist device is the same as the external front view shown in FIG. 2(a), so it is not shown here. Also, the external left side view of the driving assist device is the same as the external right side view shown in FIG. 2(d), so it is not shown here. Furthermore, in FIGS. 2 to 5, the same component numbers as those of the mounting mechanism S of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are used for the components of the embodiment corresponding to the components of the mounting mechanism S.

[0014] As shown in Fig. 2, the driving assist device SS of the embodiment (hereinafter simply referred to as "driving assist device SS") is attached to a dashboard DS by the attachment mechanism of the embodiment. At this time, the upper surface of the dashboard DS to which the driving assist device SS is attached is curved, for example, as shown in Fig. 2(a). Even when attached to such a dashboard DS, the driving assist device S is attached in close contact with the dashboard DS by the attachment mechanism of the embodiment.

[0015] In this case, the entire outer surface of the driving assist device S of the embodiment is covered by a covering member 15 made of, for example, a stretchable cloth. As shown by the dashed line in Fig. 2(b) and Fig. 2(a), the shape of the upper end of a main body 100 (described below) that is covered by the covering member 15 and built into the driving assist device S protrudes through the covering member 15 so as to be visible from the outside. This main body 100 corresponds to an example of the attachment member 100 of the embodiment, and the covering member 15 corresponds to an example of the "covering member" of the present application.

[0016] Next, the configuration of the driving assist device SS of the embodiment, including the mounting mechanism and the main body 100 of the embodiment, will be described with reference to Figures 3 to 5. Note that in Figures 3 and 4, for clarity of explanation, the cover member 15 is omitted from the driving assist device SS.

[0017] As shown in FIG. 3 , the driving assistance device SS is configured to include at least a main body 100 having, for example, a smooth rectangular outer shape and performing the above-mentioned navigation function, a first mounting member 10 and a second mounting member 11, which are plate-shaped and have an oval shape in a plan view and are substantially the same size, and a locking member 14 that integrally mounts the first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member 11 using elongated holes 13 along the longitudinal direction of the first mounting member 10. Here, the main body 100 includes circuits and the like for realizing the above-mentioned navigation function within its rigid housing. Here, the first mounting member 10 corresponds to an example of the “first mounting member” of the present application, and the second mounting member 11 corresponds to an example of the “second mounting member” of the present application. Furthermore, the first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member 11 correspond to an example of the mounting member 1 of the embodiment, and the main body 100, the first mounting member 10, and the second mounting member 11 together constitute an example of the mounting mechanism S of the embodiment.

[0018] In the above configuration, the first mounting member 10 is fixed to the center of the underside of the main body 100 in Fig. 3 via a central portion 20 (described later) of the first mounting member 10. The first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member 11 are each made of a stretchable cloth material using, for example, spandex, a flexible polyurethane elastic fiber, or a stretchable rubber material such as silicone, and can be flexibly bent in the vertical direction in Fig. 3.

[0019] On the other hand, as shown in Figure 4, protrusions 12 are formed integrally with the second mounting member 11 at positions on the surface of the second mounting member 11 facing the main body 100 that correspond to the positions of the elongated holes 13 of the first mounting member 10. Then, as shown in Figure 4, when the first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member are overlapped, the tips of the protrusions 12 protruding from the elongated holes 13 of the first mounting member 10 are locked by locking members 14. As a result, the protrusions 12 locked by the locking members 14 can move in the longitudinal direction within the elongated holes 13 formed in the longitudinal direction of the first mounting member 10, and when the first mounting member 10, with its central portion 20 fixed to the center of the underside of the main body 100, is overlapped on the second mounting member, the first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member 11 can be integrally bent up and down in Figures 3 and 4.

[0020] 3 and 4 (i.e., the surface opposite to the surface on the main body 100 side) of the second mounting member 11 is fixed to the dashboard DS, for example, with double-sided adhesive tape. In this case, as shown in Fig. 5(a), if the upper surface of the dashboard DS is flat, neither the first mounting member 10 nor the second mounting member 11 will bend, and the first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member 11 will be sandwiched between the lower surface of the main body 100 and the upper surface of the dashboard DS, so that the main body 100 is attached to the flat dashboard DS via the first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member 11.

[0021] 5(b), if the upper surface of the dashboard DS is not flat but is, for example, curved convexly, the first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member 11 overlap each other and bend along the upper surface of the dashboard DS due to the respective functions of the protrusions 12, the elongated holes 13, and the locking members 14, and the lower surface of the second mounting member 11 in Figures 3 to 5 is fixed to the upper surface of the dashboard DS. As a result, the main body 100 fixed to the first mounting member 10 by the fixing parts 20 is attached to the curved dashboard DS via the first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member 11.

[0022] 5, the stretchable covering member 15 is fixed to the driving assist device SS with its peripheral edge sandwiched between the first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member 11 so as to cover the entire main body 100 and the first mounting member 10. This prevents the upper surfaces of the main body 100 and the first mounting member 10 in FIGS. 3 to 5 from being exposed to the outside of the driving assist device SS.

[0023] As described above, the configuration of the driving assist device SS including the mounting mechanism S of the embodiment includes the first mounting member 10, which is a flexible plate and has the fixing portion 20 on a part of the surface facing the main body 100, fixed to the main body 100 having a hard housing, and the surface of the second mounting member 11 facing the dashboard DS is fixed to a mounting position on the dashboard DS, thereby mounting the main body 100 on the dashboard DS. This allows the main body 100 to be reliably mounted on the dashboard DS using the surface facing the dashboard DS of the second mounting member 11, while keeping the overall height of the mounting mechanism low. Furthermore, because the plate-shaped first mounting member 10 and second mounting member 11 are flexible, the main body 100 can be reliably mounted on the dashboard DS even if the top surface of the dashboard DS is uneven.

[0024] Furthermore, since the surface of the first mounting member 10 facing the main body 100 is fixed to the main body 100 by the fixing portion 20 at the center of the surface of the main body 100 facing the dashboard DS, both longitudinal ends of the first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member 11 become more easily curved, and the main body 100 can be more securely mounted on the dashboard DS even if the top surface of the dashboard DS is uneven.

[0025] Furthermore, the first mounting member 10 is further provided with a stretchable covering member 15 that covers the main body 100 side surface and the entire main body 100. By covering the main body 100 etc. with the stretchable covering member 15, the aesthetic appearance of the main body 100 etc. after mounting on the dashboard DS can be improved, and the user's clothes etc. can be prevented from getting caught on the main body 100 after mounting.

[0026] Furthermore, the covering member 15 is made of stretchable fabric and is fitted over the main body 100 and the first and second mounting members 10 and 11 so as to expand to fit the overall shape of the main body 100 and the first and second mounting members 10 and 11. As a result, the covering member 15 deforms in accordance with the deformation of the first and second mounting members 10 and 11 that accompanies the attachment of the main body 100 to the dashboard DS. As a result, the entire main body 100 and the first and second mounting members 10 and 11 are covered after attachment to the dashboard DS, which reduces the manufacturing costs of the attachment mechanism while further enhancing the aesthetic appearance of the driving assistance device SS after it has been fixed.

[0027] The mounting member 15 is fixed by sandwiching the peripheral portion of the covering member 15 between the first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member 11, and the covering member 15 can be securely fixed while enhancing the aesthetic appearance of the main body 100 after mounting. The mounting member 15 is also provided with a first mounting member 10 in the form of a flexible plate whose surface facing the main body 100 is fixed to the main body 100 by a fixing portion 20, and a second mounting member 11 in the form of a flexible plate whose planar shape is substantially the same as that of the first mounting member 10 and which is stacked on the first mounting member 10.

[0028] Furthermore, protrusions 12 provided on the surface of the second mounting member 11 facing the first mounting member 10 pass through elongated holes 13 provided in the first mounting member 10 and are engaged by locking members 14 so as to be movable within the elongated holes 13, thereby overlapping the first mounting member 10 with the second mounting member 11. Therefore, since the first mounting member 10 and the second mounting member 11 are both overlapped in a bendable manner, the mounting area on the dashboard DS can be increased, and the main body 100 can be more reliably attached to the dashboard DS.

[0029] In the above-described embodiment, the main body 100 and the first mounting member 10 are fixed only at the center by the fixing portion 20, but the main body 100 and the first mounting member 10 may be fixed at two or more locations as long as the fixing method allows both longitudinal ends of the first mounting portion 10 and the second mounting portion 11 to bend.

[0030] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, an example of a driving assistance device SS has been described as incorporating a main body 100 having a navigation function, etc. However, the present application is not limited to being applied inside a vehicle, and can be widely applied to cases where a mounting member, such as a rigid image display monitor having an approximately rectangular shape, is to be mounted at a mounting position having a curved surface. Explanation of symbols

[0031] 1 Mounting material 20 Part of the surface (fixed part) 100 Mounting member (main body) S Mounting mechanism SS Driving Assistance Device

Claims

1. 1. A mounting mechanism for mounting a rigid workpiece to a mounting position, comprising: a flexible plate-shaped mounting member having a surface facing the mounting member fixed to the mounting member; a stretchable covering member that covers at least the surface of the mounting member facing the workpiece and the entire workpiece; Equipped with The covering member is adapted to cover and expand to fit the overall shapes of the attached member and the attaching member, The shape of the covering member is deformed in accordance with the deformation of the mounting member caused by the mounting of the mounted member to the mounting position, An attachment mechanism characterized in that the surface of the attachment member facing the attachment position is fixed to the attachment position, thereby attaching the attached member to the attachment position.

2. 2. The attachment mechanism of claim 1, The mounting member is a first mounting member having a flexible plate shape and a surface facing the mounting member that is fixed to the mounting member; a flexible plate-like second mounting member having substantially the same shape as the first mounting member in a plan view, the second mounting member being stacked on the first mounting member; It is composed of An attachment mechanism characterized in that the covering member is fixed to the attachment members by sandwiching the peripheral portion of the covering member between the first attachment member and the second attachment member.

3. 1. A mounting mechanism for mounting a rigid workpiece to a mounting position, comprising: a flexible plate-shaped mounting member having a surface facing the mounting member fixed to the mounting member; a stretchable covering member that covers at least the surface of the mounting member facing the workpiece and the entire workpiece; Equipped with The mounting member is a first mounting member having a flexible plate shape and a surface facing the mounting member that is fixed to the mounting member; a flexible plate-like second mounting member having substantially the same shape as the first mounting member in a plan view, the second mounting member being stacked on the first mounting member; It is composed of a peripheral edge portion of the covering member is sandwiched between the first mounting member and the second mounting member, thereby fixing the covering member to the mounting member; An attachment mechanism characterized in that the surface of the attachment member facing the attachment position is fixed to the attachment position, thereby attaching the attached member to the attachment position.

4. 4. The attachment mechanism according to claim 2 or 3, An attachment mechanism characterized in that a protrusion provided on the surface of the second attachment member facing the first attachment member is engaged by a locking member provided on the first attachment member and passes through a long hole that is long in the longitudinal direction of the attachment target member, allowing the first attachment member to be superimposed on the second attachment member.

5. 5. The attachment mechanism according to claim 1, An attachment mechanism characterized in that a portion of the surface of the attachment member facing the attached member is fixed to the surface of the attached member facing the attachment position at the center of the surface of the attached member facing the attachment position.

6. 6. The attachment mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the covering member is made of fabric.

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