On-vehicle device

Abstract

To provide an on-vehicle device capable of easily performing an operation to eject a recording medium.SOLUTION: An on-vehicle device includes: a main body unit 20 with a disk insertion / ejection slot 23 on its front side; and a display unit 30 that has a touch panel display portion 31, which is tiltable relative to the main body unit 20, on the front surface side of the main body unit 20, and further includes: a touch determination unit 44 that determines whether a user's finger or hand is touching a predetermined area 31A of the touch panel display portion 31; a tilt determination unit 46 that determines whether the angle of the display unit 30 relative to the main body unit 20 is tilted by more than a predetermined angle; and a disk insertion / ejection control unit 48 that ejects a disk inside the main body unit 20 outside when the user's finger or hand touches the predetermined area 31A of the touch panel display portion 31, and the angle of the display unit 30 relative to the main body unit 20 is tilted more than the predetermined angle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there has been known an in-vehicle device that includes a main body portion having an insertion / ejection port on the front side for discs (recording media) such as CDs (Compact Discs) and DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs), and a display portion disposed on the front side of the main body portion so as to be tiltable relative to the main body portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-8144 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In this type of in-vehicle device, the display screen is larger than the main body, and the display is located in front of the disc insertion / ejection slot. In conventional configurations, ejecting a disc requires a two-step process: manually tilting the display toward you to open the front of the insertion / ejection slot, and then operating the disc eject button on the front of the main body. This leaves room for improvement in terms of making the disc ejection operation easier.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above, and has an object to provide an in-vehicle device that allows the recording medium to be easily ejected. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the in-vehicle device of the present invention comprises a main body unit having an insertion / ejection port on the front side thereof for a recording medium, and a display unit having a touch panel display unit and arranged on the front side of the main body unit so as to be freely tiltable relative to the main body unit, and is also equipped with a touch judgment unit that determines whether a user's fingers are touching a predetermined area of ​​the touch panel display unit, a tilt judgment unit that determines whether the angle of the display unit relative to the main body unit is tilted by more than a predetermined angle, and an ejection control unit that ejects the recording medium inside the main body unit to the outside through the insertion / ejection port when it is determined that the user's fingers are touching the predetermined area when at least the angle of the display unit relative to the main body unit is tilted by more than the predetermined angle. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] The in-vehicle device according to the present invention has the effect of enabling the recording medium to be ejected easily. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the in-vehicle device according to this embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a side view of the in-vehicle device according to this embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the in-vehicle device according to this embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure for ejecting a disc from the in-vehicle device according to this embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. Furthermore, the components in the following embodiments include those that can be easily imagined by a person skilled in the art, those that are substantially the same, and those that are within the so-called equivalent range. Furthermore, the components disclosed in the following embodiments can be combined as appropriate.

[0010] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the appearance of an in-vehicle device according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view of the in-vehicle device according to this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the in-vehicle device according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the in-vehicle device 10 according to this embodiment is, for example, a navigation system or an audio system installed on the dashboard of a vehicle. The in-vehicle device 10 has a main body unit 20 and a display unit 30.

[0011] In this embodiment, the main body 20 has a 2DIN (Deutsch Industrie Norm) size of 100 mm in height and 180 mm in width according to the German Industrial Standards. However, the size of the main body 20 is not limited to this. The main body 20 has a housing 21 and a front panel 22. The housing 21 is a box made of sheet metal and formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open front. Here, the up-down and left-right directions refer to the respective directions when the in-vehicle device 10 installed on the dashboard of a vehicle is viewed from the front.

[0012] The front panel 22 is a fitting plate made of synthetic resin and installed on the front side of the housing 21. In this embodiment, a disc insertion / ejection opening (insertion / ejection opening for a recording medium) 23 extending in the left-right width direction is formed in the upper part of the front panel 22. This disc insertion / ejection opening 23 is formed to a size that allows a disc (recording medium) such as a CD or DVD to pass through. Furthermore, a disc insertion / ejection mechanism and a disc playback mechanism (not shown) are housed inside the housing 21.

[0013] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the display unit 30 includes a touch panel display unit 31, a display support unit 32, and a display fixing unit 33.

[0014] The touch panel display unit 31 is larger than the 2DIN size of the main body 20, and for example, a display screen size of 10 inches is applied. The touch panel display unit 31 is configured by superimposing a touch panel that accepts various input operations from the user on the front side of a display device that displays various types of information. The touch panel may be of various types, such as a resistive film type, a capacitive type, a surface acoustic wave type, an infrared type, or an electromagnetic induction type. The display device may also display, for example, a GUI for accepting operations related to various processes. The display device may be realized by a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like.

[0015] The display support unit 32 is configured as a frame that supports the touch panel display unit 31. The display fixing unit 33 is fixed to the main body unit 20 and supports the display support unit 32. The display support unit 32 and the display fixing unit 33 are connected via a rotation shaft 34. The rotation shaft 34 extends in the left-right direction and supports the display support unit 32 rotatably relative to the display fixing unit 33 that is fixed to the main body unit 20. The rotation shaft 34 is provided on the lower side (one end side in the height direction) of the display support unit 32. Therefore, as shown by the dashed-dotted line in FIG. 2 , the display support unit 32 rotates around the rotation shaft 34 so as to tilt forward together with the touch panel display unit 31. Because the display support unit 32 is supported by the display fixing unit 33 via the frictional force of the rotation shaft 34, a free-stop structure is provided in which the rotation of the touch panel display unit 31 (display support unit 32) can be stopped at any position. Therefore, in this embodiment, the user can easily tilt the touch panel display unit 31 so that it faces downward by grasping the upper part of the touch panel display unit 31 (display support unit 32) with their fingers and pulling the touch panel display unit 31 forward.

[0016] The display unit 30 has a touch panel display unit 31 with a larger screen size than the main body 20, and the display unit 30 is located in front of the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 of the main body 20. Therefore, when ejecting a disc, it is necessary to manually tilt the display unit 30 toward you to open the front of the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 and prevent interference between the display unit 30 and the ejected disc. In conventional configurations, ejecting a disc requires two steps: manually tilting the top of the display unit toward you to open the front of the disc insertion / ejection slot, and then operating a disc eject button on the front of the main body. Therefore, there has been a demand for a simplified disc ejection operation. To simplify the disc ejection operation, it is conceivable to link the disc ejection operation to the tilting operation of the display unit. However, because the display unit may be moved to adjust the panel angle, simply linking the tilting operation of the display unit with the disc ejection operation could result in a problem of the disc being ejected improperly, contrary to the user's intention.

[0017] For this reason, in this embodiment, in order to appropriately reflect the user's intention, a predetermined area is provided on the touch panel display unit 31 for associating the operation of tilting the display unit 30 (touch panel display unit 31) with the operation of ejecting a disc stored in the main body unit 20. More specifically, when the user touches a predetermined area 31A (see FIG. 1 ) provided in advance on the touch panel display unit 31 with a finger and executes the operation of tilting the display unit 30 (touch panel display unit 31) by a predetermined angle or more, the disc stored in the main body unit 20 is ejected.

[0018] This predetermined area 31A is provided on the periphery of the touch panel display unit 31, located on the side away from the rotation axis 34 in the height direction of the touch panel display unit 31. In the example of FIG. 1, the rotation axis 34 is provided on the lower side of the touch panel display unit 31, and therefore the predetermined area 31A is provided on the upper edge of the touch panel display unit 31, located on the upper side (the other end side in the height direction) away from the rotation axis 34. In this configuration, when the user grasps the upper part of the display unit 30 (touch panel display unit 31) and tilts the display unit 30, the user can easily touch the predetermined area 31A set on the touch panel display unit 31. This allows the disc to be ejected with a simple operation while reflecting the user's intention.

[0019] In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which predetermined area 31A is provided on the upper edge of touch panel display unit 31, but this is not limiting. For example, in a configuration in which the rotation axis is provided on the upper side of the touch panel display unit, such as a display unit installed on the ceiling of a vehicle, the predetermined area is preferably provided on the lower edge of the touch panel display unit located away from the rotation axis.

[0020] Furthermore, the angle at which display unit 30 is tilted refers to the angle formed between touch panel display unit 31 before and after tilting, when the basic posture of display unit 30 before tilting (shown by the solid line in FIG. 1) is a state in which touch panel display unit 31 of display unit 30 is installed perpendicular to main body 20. In this case, the predetermined angle is set to an angle at which contact (interference) between the disc and display unit 30 is suppressed when the front of disc insertion / ejection slot 23 is opened and a disc is inserted into or removed from disc insertion / ejection slot 23.

[0021] Next, a description will be given of the functional configuration of the in-vehicle device 10. As shown in Fig. 3, the in-vehicle device 10 includes a touch panel display unit 31, a speaker 50, a first gyro sensor 51, a second gyro sensor 52, a disc detection sensor 53, a disc insertion / ejection mechanism 54, and a control unit 40. As shown in Fig. 2, the control unit 40 includes a main body control board 40A provided in the main body 20 and a panel control board 40B provided in the display unit 30.

[0022] As described above, the touch panel display unit 31 is configured to include a display device that displays various types of information and a touch panel that is superimposed on the front side of the display device and that accepts various input operations from the user. Touch operations input via the touch panel display unit 31 are output to the operation reception control unit 41 of the control unit 40. The touch panel display unit 31 also displays various images based on video signals output from the display control unit 42 of the control unit 40, warning images based on error signals output from the notification control unit 43 of the control unit 40, and the like.

[0023] The speaker 50 is a sound emitting device provided in the in-vehicle device 10 or a sound emitting device installed inside the vehicle. The speaker 50 emits a warning sound or the like based on the error signal output from the notification control unit 43 of the control unit 40 into the vehicle.

[0024] The first gyro sensor 51 is a three-axis gyro sensor capable of detecting the attitude of the main body unit 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the first gyro sensor 51 is mounted on the main body control board 40A of the main body unit 20. The first gyro sensor 51 is a sensor that detects the tilt of the main body unit 20. The first gyro sensor 51 detects the angle of movement of the main body unit 20 from its basic attitude when the vehicle is parked on flat ground, for example. Specifically, the first gyro sensor 51 detects the angular velocity of rotation of the main body unit 20 about an axis in the X-axis direction, the angular velocity of rotation of the main body unit 20 about an axis in the Y-axis direction, and the angular velocity of rotation of the main body unit 20 about an axis in the Z-axis direction. The first gyro sensor 51 outputs the detected angular velocities as angular velocity signals to the sensor information acquisition unit 45 of the control unit 40.

[0025] The second gyro sensor 52 is a three-axis gyro sensor capable of detecting the attitude of the display unit 30. As shown in FIG. 2, the second gyro sensor 52 is mounted on the panel control board 40B of the display unit 30. The second gyro sensor 52 is a sensor that detects the tilt of the display unit 30. The second gyro sensor 52 detects the angle of movement of the display unit 30 from the basic attitude when, for example, the touch panel display unit 31 is installed perpendicular to the main body 20. Specifically, the second gyro sensor 52 detects the angular velocity of rotation of the display unit 30 about the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction. The second gyro sensor 52 outputs the detected angular velocities as angular velocity signals to the sensor information acquisition unit 45 of the control unit 40.

[0026] The disc detection sensor 53 is an optical sensor that detects the presence or absence of a disc in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23. As shown in FIG. 2 , the disc detection sensor 53 is disposed at the disc insertion / ejection slot 23, and detects the presence or absence of a disc remaining in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 (a disc that has been ejected but not retrieved by the user). The disc detection sensor 53 outputs detection result information regarding the presence or absence of a disc to the sensor information acquisition unit 45 of the control unit 40.

[0027] The disc insertion / ejection mechanism 54 is built into the main body 20 and is a transport mechanism that transports a disc between the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 and a disc playback unit (not shown). When a disc is inserted into the disc insertion / ejection slot 23, the disc insertion / ejection mechanism 54 transports the disc from the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 to the disc playback unit. Furthermore, when an instruction to eject a disc is given, the disc insertion / ejection mechanism 54 transports the disc from the disc playback unit to the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 and ejects a portion of the disc from the disc insertion / ejection slot 23.

[0028] In addition to the main body control board 40A and panel control board 40B described above, the control unit 40 includes a storage device that stores various control programs and data used for various control processes, and an arithmetic processing unit that executes predetermined control programs. The storage device is, for example, a non-volatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a hard disk drive (HDD), or a flash memory. The arithmetic processing unit is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, or a microcomputer. The control unit 40 is implemented by one or more storage devices and one or more arithmetic processing units.

[0029] The control unit 40 has an operation reception control unit 41, a display control unit 42, a notification control unit 43, a touch determination unit 44, a sensor information acquisition unit 45, a tilt determination unit 46, a remaining disc determination unit 47, and a disc insertion / ejection control unit (ejection control unit) 48. These are all connected to each other via a bus BS.

[0030] The operation reception control unit 41 acquires operation information input via the touch panel display unit 31. For example, the operation reception control unit 41 receives touch operation information on an area corresponding to a GUI related to various processes displayed on the touch panel display unit 31, and outputs a control signal. Furthermore, the operation reception control unit 41 receives touch operation information on the predetermined area 31A displayed on the touch panel display unit 31, and outputs a control signal.

[0031] The display control unit 42 causes the touch panel display unit 31 to display a GUI or the like for accepting operations related to various processes. The display control unit 42 also causes the touch panel display unit 31 to display a GUI or the like showing the predetermined area 31A. In this case, the GUI showing the predetermined area 31A may be displayed by surrounding the predetermined area 31A with a frame, by changing the color of the predetermined area 31A from that of the other areas, or by displaying a message in the predetermined area 31A such as "When ejecting the disc, please tilt the display while touching this area."

[0032] The notification control unit 43 causes the in-vehicle device 10 to issue warning information based on an error operation. The notification control unit 43 issues a warning when the angle of the display unit 30 relative to the main body unit 20 is displaced so as to become smaller than a predetermined angle while a disc remains in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23. Specifically, when an attempt is made to return the tilted display unit 30 to its original position (the basic position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2 ) while a disc remains in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23, there is a risk of interference between the display unit 30 and the disc. Therefore, the notification control unit 43 causes the speaker 50 to emit a warning sound or the like based on an error signal. The notification control unit 43 also causes the touch panel display unit 31 to display a warning video or the like based on the error signal.

[0033] The touch determination unit 44 determines whether or not the user's finger is touching the predetermined area 31A of the touch panel display unit 31. If the touch determination unit 44 determines that the predetermined area 31A has been touched, it outputs a determination signal to the disc insertion / ejection control unit 48.

[0034] The sensor information acquisition unit 45 acquires the sensor information detected by the first gyro sensor 51, the second gyro sensor 52, and the disc detection sensor 53. The sensor information acquisition unit 45 outputs the sensor information of the first gyro sensor 51 and the second gyro sensor 52 to the tilt determination unit 46. In addition, the sensor information acquisition unit 45 outputs the sensor information of the disc detection sensor 53 to the remaining disc determination unit 47.

[0035] The tilt determination unit 46 determines whether the angle of the display unit 30 with respect to the main body unit 20 has tilted by a predetermined angle or more, based on the detection results of the first gyro sensor 51 and the second gyro sensor 52. For example, the tilt determination unit 46 defines a state in which the touch panel display unit 31 of the display unit 30 is installed perpendicular to the main body unit 20 as the basic posture of the display unit 30 before tilting (shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 ), and determines whether the angle formed between the touch panel display unit 31 before tilting and the touch panel display unit 31 after tilting is a predetermined angle or more at which contact (interference) between a disc and the display unit 30 is suppressed. Note that in this embodiment, the tilt determination unit 46 may be configured to determine whether the angle of the display unit 30 with respect to the main body unit 20 has tilted by a predetermined angle or more, based on the detection result of at least the second gyro sensor 52 provided on the display unit 30. The tilt determination unit 46 outputs the determination result to the remaining disc determination unit 47 and the disc insertion / ejection control unit 48.

[0036] The remaining disc determination unit 47 determines whether or not a disc remains in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 based on sensor information from the disc detection sensor 53. In this case, if the remaining disc determination unit 47 continues to detect a disc for a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) or more, it determines that a disc remains in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23, thereby making it possible to distinguish this from when a disc is inserted.

[0037] The disc insertion / ejection control unit 48 operates the disc insertion / ejection mechanism to control the insertion and ejection of a disc. Specifically, when a disc is inserted into the disc insertion / ejection slot 23, the disc insertion / ejection control unit 48 transports the disc from the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 to the disc playback unit. Furthermore, when the disc insertion / ejection control unit 48 determines that the display unit 30 has been tilted by a predetermined angle or more while touching a predetermined area 31A of the touch panel display unit 31 with a finger, it assumes that an instruction to eject the disc has been issued, transports the disc from the disc playback unit to the disc insertion / ejection slot 23, and ejects a portion of the disc from the disc insertion / ejection slot 23.

[0038] Next, an example of the disc ejection operation of the in-vehicle device 10 will be described. Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the disc ejection operation of the in-vehicle device according to this embodiment. The processing procedure shown in Fig. 4 is executed by the control unit 40 based on a predetermined control program and data.

[0039] First, the control unit 40 acquires the sensor information of the first gyro sensor 51 and the second gyro sensor 52 (step S1). More specifically, the control unit 40 causes the sensor information acquisition unit 45 to acquire the sensor information detected by the first gyro sensor 51 and the second gyro sensor 52.

[0040] Next, control unit 40 determines whether or not the user's finger has touched predetermined area 31A of touch panel display unit 31 (step S2). Control unit 40 determines, via touch determination unit 44, whether or not the user's finger has touched predetermined area 31A of touch panel display unit 31. In this case, as long as the user's finger is touching predetermined area 31A, it may also be touching another area of ​​touch panel display unit 31 at the same time. If this determination determines that the user's finger has not touched predetermined area 31A (step S2; No), control unit 40 ends the process.

[0041] On the other hand, if the user's finger touches predetermined area 31A (step S2; Yes), control unit 40 determines whether touch panel display unit 31 has tilted by a predetermined angle or more while predetermined area 31A remains touched (step S3). In this case, control unit 40 uses touch determination unit 44 to monitor whether the user's finger continues to touch predetermined area 31A, and uses tilt determination unit 46 to determine whether the angle of touch panel display unit 31 (display unit 30) relative to main body 20 has tilted by a predetermined angle or more, based on the detection results of first gyro sensor 51 and second gyro sensor 52. If this determination shows that touch panel display unit 31 has not tilted by the predetermined angle or more while predetermined area 31A remains touched (step S3; No), that is, if the touch on predetermined area 31A is stopped midway or the touch panel display unit 31 (display unit 30) has tilted less than the predetermined angle, control unit 40 ends the process.

[0042] On the other hand, if the touch panel display unit 31 is tilted by a predetermined angle or more while the predetermined area 31A is still being touched (step S3; Yes), the control unit 40 ejects the disc housed in the main body unit 20 (step S4). In accordance with the disc ejection instruction, the control unit 40 causes the disc insertion / ejection control unit 48 to transport the disc from the disc playback unit to the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 and eject a portion of the disc from the disc insertion / ejection slot 23. This allows the disc to be ejected with a simple operation while reflecting the user's intention.

[0043] Next, the control unit 40 determines whether or not a disc remains in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 (step S5). Specifically, the control unit 40 determines, using the remaining disc determination unit 47, whether or not the ejected disc has remained in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 for a predetermined time (e.g., 5 seconds) or more, based on sensor information from the disc detection sensor 53. If this determination shows that no disc remains in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 (step S5; No), the disc has been collected, and the control unit 40 ends the process.

[0044] On the other hand, if a disc remains in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 (step S5; Yes), the control unit 40 acquires the sensor information of the first gyro sensor 51 and the second gyro sensor 52 (step S6).

[0045] Next, control unit 40 determines whether touch panel display unit 31 has been displaced in a direction that makes the angle smaller than a predetermined angle (step S7). More specifically, control unit 40 determines, using tilt determination unit 46, based on the detection results of first gyro sensor 51 and second gyro sensor 52, whether the angle of touch panel display unit 31 (display unit 30) with respect to main body unit 20 has been displaced in a direction that makes the angle smaller than a predetermined angle, i.e., whether an operation is being performed to return display unit 30 to the basic position before tilting. If this determination finds that touch panel display unit 31 has not been displaced in a direction that makes the angle smaller than the predetermined angle (step S7; No), control unit 40 returns the process to step S5 and repeats the processes of steps S5 to S7.

[0046] On the other hand, if the touch panel display unit 31 is displaced in a direction that makes the angle smaller than the predetermined angle (step S7; Yes), the control unit 40 notifies the user of a disc remaining error (step S8) and ends the process. Specifically, if the display unit 30 is returned to its original position before tilting while a disc remains in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23, there is a risk of interference between the display unit 30 and the disc in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23. For this reason, the control unit 40 can attract the user's attention and prevent interference between the display unit 30 and the disc in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23 by causing the notification control unit 43 to emit a warning sound or the like based on the error signal from the speaker 50 or to display a warning video or the like based on the error signal on the touch panel display unit 31.

[0047] As described above, the in-vehicle device 10 of this embodiment comprises a main body 20 having a disc insertion / ejection slot 23 on the front side thereof, a display unit 30 having a touch panel display unit 31 and arranged on the front side of the main body 20 so as to be tiltable relative to the main body 20, a touch determination unit 44 which determines whether a user's fingers are touching a predetermined area 31A of the touch panel display unit 31, a tilt determination unit 46 which determines whether the angle of the display unit 30 relative to the main body 20 is tilted by more than a predetermined angle, and a disc insertion / ejection control unit 48 which ejects a disc inside the main body 20 to the outside when it is determined that the user's fingers are touching the predetermined area 31A of the touch panel display unit 31 and that the angle of the display unit 30 relative to the main body 20 is tilted by more than the predetermined angle. With this configuration, when the user's finger touches predetermined area 31A of touch panel display 31 and the display unit 30 is tilted at a predetermined angle or more relative to main body 20, this operation is regarded as an instruction to eject the disc, so that the disc can be ejected with a simple operation while reflecting the user's intention. Also, with this configuration, there is no need to provide a separate switch for ejection, which simplifies the device configuration.

[0048] In the in-vehicle device 10 of this embodiment, the main body unit 20 and the display unit 30 are equipped with a first gyro sensor 51 and a second gyro sensor 52, respectively, and the tilt determination unit 46 determines whether the angle of the display unit 30 relative to the main body unit 20 has tilted by a predetermined angle or more based on the detection results of the first gyro sensor 51 and the second gyro sensor 52.Therefore, in the case of a navigation device, for example, the angle of the display unit 30 relative to the main body unit 20 can be accurately detected with a simple device configuration in which a second gyro sensor 52 is newly provided in the display unit 30.

[0049] In the in-car device 10 according to this embodiment, a rotation shaft 34 is provided below the display unit 30 to support the display unit 30 so that the display unit 30 can be tilted relative to the main body 20, and the predetermined area 31A is provided on the upper edge of the touch panel display unit 31 away from the rotation shaft 34. Therefore, when the user grasps the upper part of the display unit 30 (touch panel display unit 31) to tilt the display unit 30, the user can easily touch the predetermined area 31A set on the touch panel display unit 31. This allows the disc to be ejected with a simple operation while reflecting the user's intention.

[0050] The in-vehicle device 10 of this embodiment is equipped with a notification control unit 43 that issues a notification when the angle of the display unit 30 relative to the main body unit 20 is displaced so as to become smaller than a predetermined angle while a disc remains in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23. This notification control unit 43 can attract the user's attention by, for example, emitting a warning voice from the speaker 50 or displaying a warning video on the touch panel display unit 31, thereby preventing interference between the display unit 30 and the disc in the disc insertion / ejection slot 23.

[0051] In the above-described embodiment, the components of the control unit 40 shown in the drawings are conceptual and functional, and may not necessarily be physically configured as shown. In other words, the specific form of each device is not limited to that shown in the drawings, and all or part of each device may be functionally or physically distributed or integrated in any unit depending on the processing load, usage status, etc. of each device.

[0052] The configuration of the control unit 40 is realized, for example, as software by a program loaded into memory. In the above embodiment, the configuration has been described as a functional block realized by the cooperation of these hardware and software. In other words, these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by hardware only, software only, or a combination of both.

[0053] In the above embodiment, the condition for issuing a disc ejection command was described as being when the user's finger touches the predetermined area 31A of the touch panel display unit 31 and it is determined that the angle of the display unit 30 relative to the main body unit 20 is tilted by a predetermined angle or more. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The disc may be ejected when the user's finger touches the predetermined area 31A while the display unit 30 is tilted by at least a predetermined angle or more relative to the main body unit 20. That is, the disc may be ejected when a first condition, that the angle of the display unit 30 relative to the main body unit 20 is tilted by a predetermined angle or more, and a second condition, that the user's finger touches the predetermined area 31A, are simultaneously met. With this configuration, for example, even if the user inserts the wrong disc or changes their mind about inserting a disc and then wants to use a different disc, it is not necessary to return the display unit 30 to its original position and issue another ejection command, and disc replacement can be easily performed.

[0054] The above-described configuration is not always executed, but for example, the operating mode can be selected in advance via touch panel display unit 31 between normal mode and ejection priority mode, and only when ejection priority mode is selected can the operation of ejecting a disc be executed when the user's finger touches predetermined area 31A with the display unit 30 tilted at a predetermined angle or more relative to the main body unit 20. Note that when normal mode is selected, as explained in the above embodiment, the disc is ejected when it is determined that the angle of the display unit 30 with respect to the main body unit 20 is tilted at a predetermined angle or more while the user's finger is touching predetermined area 31A of touch panel display unit 31.

[0055] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the tilt determination unit 46 is configured to determine the angle of the display unit 30 relative to the main body unit 20 based on the detection results of the first gyro sensor 51 and the second gyro sensor 52, but the tilt determination unit 46 may be configured to include a switch that is activated when the display unit 30 reaches a predetermined angle or more relative to the main body unit 20, and the tilt determination unit 46 may determine whether the angle of the display unit 30 relative to the main body unit 20 has reached a predetermined angle or more depending on the operation of this switch. [Explanation of symbols]

[0056] 10 Onboard equipment 20 Main body 23 Disc insertion / ejection port (recording medium insertion / ejection port) 30 Display unit 31 Touch panel display 31A Predetermined area 34 Rotating shaft 40 Control Unit 40A Main unit control board 40B Panel Control Board 43 Notification control section 44 Touch detection unit 46 Tilt determination section 47 Disc remaining determination unit 48 Disk insertion / ejection control unit (ejection control unit) 51 First gyro sensor 52 Second gyro sensor

Claims

1. An in-vehicle device comprising: a main body having an insertion / ejection port for a recording medium on a front surface thereof; and a display unit having a touch panel display unit and disposed on the front side of the main body so as to be tiltable relative to the main body unit, a touch determination unit that determines whether a user's finger is touching a predetermined area of ​​the touch panel display unit; a tilt determination unit that determines whether the display unit is tilted at an angle equal to or greater than a predetermined angle with respect to the main body unit; an ejection control unit that ejects the recording medium inside the main body unit to the outside through the insertion / ejection port when it is determined that the user's fingers are touching the predetermined area in a state where the angle of the display unit with respect to the main body unit is tilted at least by a predetermined angle or more; An in-vehicle device comprising:

2. the display unit includes a gyro sensor, The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 , wherein the tilt determination unit determines whether the display unit is tilted at an angle equal to or greater than a predetermined angle with respect to the main body unit, based on at least a detection result of the gyro sensor.

3. a rotation shaft provided at one end in a height direction of the display unit for supporting the display unit so that the display unit can be tilted relative to the main body unit; The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the predetermined area is provided on the periphery of the touch panel display unit at the other end side in the height direction, the other end side being distant from the rotation axis.

4. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ejection control unit ejects the recording medium inside the main body unit to the outside when the angle of the display unit relative to the main body unit is tilted by more than a predetermined angle while the user's finger is touching a predetermined area of ​​the touch panel display unit.

5. 3. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, further comprising a notification control unit that notifies the user when the angle of the display unit relative to the main body unit is displaced to be smaller than a predetermined angle while the recording medium remains in the insertion / ejection opening.

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