JP6508274B2 - Vehicle display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device for a vehicle which performs an operation on an operation screen of a display by an operation unit arranged separately from the display.

  In a vehicle such as an automobile, the operation screen of an in-vehicle device such as a navigation device or an audio device is displayed on a display disposed at a predetermined position in the front of the cabin which can be visually recognized by the driver. There is known a vehicle equipped with a display device for a vehicle which performs an operation on an operation screen by an operation unit disposed in the.

  In the above-described display device for a vehicle, it is difficult for the driver to move the line of sight to the operation unit while the vehicle is traveling, so the operation of guiding the operation of the operation unit to the operation screen of the display to facilitate the operation of the operation unit It is known that a guide is displayed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 includes a display and a commander unit for performing an operation on an operation screen of the display, and the vehicle display device for displaying an operation guide of the commander unit on the operation screen when the contact by the operator is detected in the commander unit. It is disclosed.

JP, 2010-129070, A

  In the vehicle display device described in Patent Document 1, an operation unit image imitating the shape of the commander unit as the operation unit is displayed on the operation screen of the display and the outside of the operation unit image can be selected by the operation of the commander unit An operation guide is used in which a certain selection item is displayed and the operation unit image and the selection item are displayed separately.

  However, since the operation screen of the display disposed at the front of the passenger compartment has a relatively small and limited space, when the operation unit image and the selection item are displayed separately, the operation unit image and the selection item are displayed. It may be displayed small and it may be difficult for the driver to recognize the operation guide.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the display apparatus for vehicles which can make the operation guide of an operation part intuitively easy to be understood in an operation screen.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, the present invention is characterized by having constituted as follows.

First, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is a display for displaying an operation screen, an operation unit disposed separately from the display for performing an operation on the operation screen, and a display control unit for performing display control on the display And the operation control unit is configured to be capable of rotational operation, and the display control unit causes the operation screen to display an operation unit image imitating the shape of the operation control unit. A selection item selectable by the rotation operation of the operation unit is displayed at a position overlapping the operation unit image, and the display control unit rotates the operation unit image so as to rotate in conjunction with the rotation operation of the operation unit. The operation unit has a commander unit that is configured to be rotatable and has a circular shape, and the display control unit is configured to display the shape of the commander unit as the operation unit image. The display control unit displays the selection items selectable in the vertical direction by the rotation operation of the commander unit and displays the selected items in accordance with the clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit. The selected item is displayed to move to the selected item disposed below, and the luminance on the right side of the arc-shaped image is displayed higher than the luminance on the left side of the arc-shaped image, and the display control unit Displaying the operation screen hierarchically and displaying the selection item selectable as a character by the rotation operation of the commander unit as a character and displaying the operation unit image on the back of the character of the selection item for each hierarchy It is characterized by

In the invention according to claim 2 , in the invention according to claim 1, the commander unit is configured to be capable of tilting operation, and the display control unit is selectable by tilting operation of the commander unit. The icon of the selection item is displayed outside the operation unit image in the operation direction of the tilting operation of the commander unit, and the display control unit causes the icon of the selection item to be selected by the tilting operation of the commander unit. The control unit image may be displayed outside the operation unit image in the left direction of the characters of the selection item that can be selected by the rotation operation of the commander unit .

  According to the invention described in claim 1 of the present application, a display device for a vehicle includes a display for displaying an operation screen, an operation unit disposed separately from the display, and a display control unit for performing display control on the display. ing. The operation unit is configured to be rotatable, and the display control unit allows the operation screen to display the operation unit image imitating the shape of the operation unit and to be selectable by the rotation operation of the operation unit to a position overlapping the operation unit image. Display the selected item.

  As a result, a selection item that can be selected by the rotation operation of the operation unit is displayed at a position overlapping the operation unit image on the operation screen. Therefore, compared to the case where the operation unit image and the selection item are displayed separately, The driver can intuitively recognize a selection item selectable by the rotation operation of the operation unit on the operation screen having a limited space without the driver moving the line of sight to the operation unit, and the operation on the operation screen can be operated The operation guide of the department can be intuitively understood.

Further, by displaying the operation unit image so as to rotate in conjunction with the rotation operation of the operation portion, it is possible to intuitively recognize the rotation of the operating unit to the driver, so the effects more effectively be able to.

Further, operation section has a commander portion formed in a circular shape, by displaying an arcuate image simulating the shape of the commander unit as an operation unit image, when the operation portion has a circular commander portion The above effect can be obtained effectively.

Also, the right side of the luminance of the arc-shaped image of the shape of the commander unit imitates causes display to move to a selected item selection item selected according to a clockwise rotation operation of Commander portion is disposed below Display the operation screen hierarchically, display the selection item selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit as a character and display the operation unit image on the back of the character of the selection item By doing this, it is possible to intuitively recognize that the selection item selected by the clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit is moved downward.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, the commander unit is tilted operably configured, tilting operation of the commander unit outside of the operation portion image icon choices selectable by tilting operation of the commander unit Selection in which the driver can be selected by tilting operation of the operation unit by displaying the icon of the selection item on the outside of the operation unit image in the left direction of the characters of the operation unit image and selection item The item can be intuitively recognized, and the effect can be more effectively exhibited.

It is a figure showing the compartment of the vehicle by which the display for vehicles concerning an embodiment of the present invention was carried. It is a figure which shows the operation part for displays. It is a block diagram showing composition of a display for vehicles. It is a figure which shows the home screen of a display. It is a figure which shows the home screen when rotating operation of a commander part. It is a figure which shows the audio screen of a display. FIG. 5 shows the first page of the CD / DVD screen of the display. FIG. 7 shows the second page of the CD / DVD screen of the display. FIG. 7 shows another home screen of the display.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a view showing a cabin of a vehicle equipped with a display device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle 1 equipped with a display device 30 for a vehicle according to the present embodiment is a right with a steering wheel 2 and a driver's seat 3 disposed on the right side of the vehicle body and a passenger seat 4 disposed on the left side of the vehicle body. It is a steering wheel car, and a dashboard 8 in which an instrument panel 7 having a meter display unit 6 is incorporated is disposed at the front of the cabin 5.

  The dashboard 8 is provided to extend in the vehicle width direction, and the display 10 is disposed at the center side of the dashboard 8 in the vehicle width direction. The display 10 is disposed at a predetermined position in the front of the cabin, which can be visually recognized by the driver sitting in the driver's seat 3, and displays a display screen showing an operation screen and various information of in-vehicle devices such as navigation devices and audio devices. It is supposed to be displayed. The display 10 is configured of, for example, a liquid crystal display.

  A center console portion 9 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is connected to the center side of the dashboard 8 in the vehicle width direction. Center console unit 9 is disposed on the center side of driver's seat 3 in the vehicle width direction, and shift lever 11 for operating a transmission (not shown) is provided in center console unit 9 and an operation screen of display 10 is also provided. A display operation unit 20 for performing an operation is provided.

  FIG. 2 is a view showing a display operation unit. As shown in FIG. 2, the display operation unit 20 has a commander unit 21 which is formed in a cylindrical shape and whose outer shape is formed in a circular shape. The commander unit 21 is configured to be able to perform a clockwise rotation operation which is forward rotation and a counterclockwise rotation operation which is reverse rotation, a tilting operation of the vehicle body front-rear direction and a vehicle left-right direction, and a push-down operation. In the vehicle 1, the selection item is selected on the operation screen of the display 10 by the rotation operation and the tilting operation of the commander unit 21, and the selection item selected by the depression operation of the commander unit 21 is determined.

  The operation unit 20 has four push button units 22, 23, 24, 25 around the commander unit 21. The first push button portion 22 is disposed on the left front side of the commander portion 21, the second push button portion 23 is disposed on the right front side of the commander portion 21, and the third push button portion 24 is disposed on the right rear side of the commander portion 21. The fourth push button unit 25 is disposed on the left rear side of the commander unit 21. The four push button portions 22, 23, 24, 25 are configured to be able to be depressed.

  The operation unit 20 also has a fifth push button unit 26 on the left side of the fourth push button 25. The fifth push button unit 26 is configured to be able to be depressed.

  In the center console unit 9, a volume adjustment switch unit 27 is disposed on the front side of the fifth push button unit 26. The volume adjustment switch unit 27 is configured to be able to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise, and can adjust the volume of a speaker (not shown) mounted on the vehicle 1 by the rotational operation.

  An electric parking brake switch 28 is disposed on the right of the second push button 23 and the third push button 24. The electric parking brake switch unit 28 is configured to be capable of pulling up and pushing down, and operates the parking brake by pulling up and releases the parking brake by pushing down.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a display device for a vehicle. As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle display device 30 is disposed separately from the display 10 and the display 10, and performs control for performing display control on the display 10 and a display operation unit 20 that performs an operation on an operation screen of the display 10. And a unit 35.

  As described above, the display 10 is configured to display a display screen showing an operation screen of the in-vehicle apparatus and various information. The display operation unit 20 is configured to be able to perform rotation operation, tilting operation and pressing operation, and the commander unit 21 is configured to be able to perform rotation operation, tilting operation and pressing operation, and the first, second, third, fourth and The fifth push button portions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 are configured to be able to be depressed.

  The control unit 35 includes a display control unit 36 that performs display control on the display 10, and performs display control on an operation screen or a display screen of the display 10. The control unit 35 performs display control on the operation screen of the display 10 according to the operation of the display operation unit 20 when the operation of the display operation unit 20 is input, and the operation guide of the display operation unit 20 is displayed on the operation screen. Is displayed.

  The control unit 35 also includes an operation control unit (not shown) that controls the operation of the in-vehicle device according to the operation of the display operation unit 20, and performs operation control of the in-vehicle device according to the operation of the display operation unit 20. It is supposed to be. The control unit 35 is configured mainly of a computer.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a home screen of the display. As shown in FIG. 4, first, a home screen 40 as an operation screen is displayed on the display 10. The home screen 40 is provided with an operation unit image display unit 41, a rotation selection item display unit 42, a tilt selection item display unit 43, a tilt selection content display unit 44, and a clock display unit 45.

  An operation unit image 47 imitating the shape of the operation unit 20 is displayed on the operation unit image display unit 41, and an arc-shaped image 47 imitating the shape of the commander unit 21 is displayed as the operation unit image 47. The arc-shaped image 47 is formed of a right half-arc portion 47 a and a left half-arc portion 47 b.

  The operation unit image 47 is displayed so as to rotate in conjunction with the rotation operation of the commander unit 21. In the operation part image 47, the widening part 47c in which a part of the arc-shaped image 47 is widened is displayed so as to move in the circumferential direction of the arc-shaped image 47 in accordance with the rotation operation of the commander part 21. It is displayed to rotate in conjunction with.

  In the rotation selection item display unit 42, selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 are displayed, and "information", "audio", "communication", "navigation" and "setting" are icons as selection items. It is displayed as a letter with.

  Selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 are displayed side by side in the vertical direction. When the home screen 40 is displayed, first, the selection item arranged at the top is displayed in a selected state, and the size is displayed larger than the other selection items. On each operation screen of the display 10, when the selection item selected by the operation of the commander unit 21 is selected, the size is largely identified and displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the selection item selected according to the clockwise rotation operation which is the forward rotation of the commander unit 21 is displayed so as to move to the selection item arranged below, and the size is displayed large Are displayed to move sequentially to the selection items arranged below.

  The rotation selection item display unit 42 is arranged to overlap with the operation unit image display unit 41 on the left side of the screen, and selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 are vertically arranged at the position overlapping the operation unit image 47. Is displayed.

  When the selection item selected according to the clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21 is displayed to move downward, the right side of the circular arc image 47 corresponding to the clockwise direction of the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 The luminance of 47 a is displayed higher than the luminance of the left side 47 b of the arc-shaped image 47.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a home screen when the commander unit is rotated. As shown in FIG. 5, in the home screen 40 shown in FIG. 4, when the driver performs a clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21 and selects "audio" as a selection item, the operation unit image 47 is displayed. While being displayed so as to rotate in conjunction with the rotation operation of the commander unit 21, "audio" as a selection item is displayed larger than other selection items.

  Similarly, when another selection item is selected on the home screen 40, when another selection item is selected by the clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21, the operation unit image 47 corresponds to the rotation operation of the commander unit 21. The selected item is displayed to rotate in conjunction with the selected item is displayed larger than the other selected items.

  When a counterclockwise rotation operation, which is a reverse rotation of the commander unit 21, is performed after the clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21, the selected operation is performed according to the counterclockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21. The selected item is displayed to move upward, and the selected item whose size is displayed to be large according to the counterclockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21 is displayed to move upward.

  The tilt selection item display unit 43 is provided on the outside of the operation unit image 47, and the tilt selection item display unit 43 displays icons of selection items that can be selected by the tilting operation of the commander unit 21. It is displayed in the direction corresponding to the operation direction. In the present embodiment, the icon of the selection item that can be selected by the tilting operation to the left of the commander unit 21 is displayed in the left direction.

  When an electronic mail transmission / reception device (not shown) is connected to the control unit 35 as an on-vehicle device and the control unit 35 causes the display 10 to display a mail message received by the electronic mail transmission / reception device, as shown in FIG. As described above, when the electronic mail transmitting / receiving apparatus receives a mail, the icon 48 of “message” is displayed as a selection item for displaying a message screen of the received mail.

  The tilt selection content display unit 44 is disposed on the right side of the screen, and when the icon 48 is displayed on the tilt selection item display unit 43, the content of the selection item corresponding to the icon 48 is displayed. When the icon 48 of "message" is displayed on the tilt selection item display unit 43 as a selection item, sender data of the received message of the mail is displayed as the content of the "message".

  The clock display unit 45 is disposed on the right side of the screen of the operation unit image display unit 41 and on the left side of the screen of the tilt selection content display unit 44. The clock is displayed on the right side outside the operation unit image 47 on the clock display unit 45. .

  When one of the selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 is selected on the home screen 40 displayed as described above and determined by the depression operation of the commander unit 21, the operation is performed for each selected selection item. The screens are displayed hierarchically, and an information screen, an audio screen, a communication screen, a navigation screen or a setting screen are hierarchically displayed on the display 10 as an operation screen.

  FIG. 6 shows an audio screen of the display. When "audio" is selected and selected as the selection item on the home screen 40, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper hierarchy audio screen 50 is displayed on the display 10 as an operation screen. The audio screen 50 is provided with an operation unit image display unit 51, a rotation selection item display unit 52, a tilt selection item display unit 53, and a rotation selection image display unit 54.

  The rotation selection item display unit 52 displays selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21. As selection items, "AM / FM radio", "Internet radio", "TV" and "CD / DVD" Is displayed as a letter.

  Also in the rotation selection item display unit 52, selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 are displayed side by side in the vertical direction. When the audio screen 50 is displayed, first, the selection item arranged at the top is displayed in a selected state, the size is displayed larger than the other selection items, and lines are displayed above and below the selection item.

  Further, the selection item selected according to the clockwise rotation operation which is the forward rotation of the commander unit 21 is displayed so as to move to the selection item arranged below, and the size is displayed large and lines are vertically displayed. The displayed selection items are displayed so as to move sequentially to the selection items arranged below. FIG. 6 shows a state in which "CD / DVD" is selected as the selection item.

  When a counterclockwise rotation operation, which is a reverse rotation of the commander unit 21, is performed after the clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21, the selected operation is performed according to the counterclockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21. The selected item is displayed to move upward.

  Similarly, on the operation unit image display unit 51, the first operation unit image 57 imitating the shape of the operation unit 20 is displayed at the same position as the operation unit image 47 of the operation unit image display unit 41. An arc-shaped image 57 imitating the shape of the commander unit 21 is displayed as 57. The arc-shaped image 57 is formed of a right half-arc portion 57a and a left half-arc portion 57b.

  The first operation unit image 57 is also displayed so as to rotate in conjunction with the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 and is an arc-shaped image corresponding to a clockwise direction which is a forward rotation of the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 The luminance of the right side 57 a of 57 is displayed higher than the luminance of the left side 57 b of the arc-shaped image 57.

  The operation unit image display unit 51 also has a second operation unit image imitating at least a part of the shape of the operation unit 20 in the direction corresponding to the forward rotation of the rotation operation of the operation unit 20 outside the first operation unit image 57 59 is displayed, and an arc-shaped image 59 imitating the shape of the commander unit 21 is displayed as a second operation unit image 59. The arc-shaped image of the second operation unit image 59 is displayed on the right side of the first operation unit image 57 as a concentric arc.

  Also for the audio screen 50, the rotation selection item display unit 52 is disposed to overlap with the operation unit image display unit 51 on the left side of the screen, and can be selected by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 at a position overlapping the first operation unit image 57 Certain selection items are displayed side by side in the vertical direction.

  The tilt selection item display unit 53 is provided on the outside of the first operation unit image 57, and the tilt selection item display unit 53 tilts the commander unit 21 with an icon of a selection item that can be selected by the tilting operation of the commander unit 21. It is displayed in the direction corresponding to the operation direction of the operation. On the audio screen 50, an icon 58 of "previous screen" is displayed in the left direction as a selection item selectable on the outside of the first operation unit image 57 by tilting operation to the left of the commander unit 21.

  The rotation selection image display unit 54 is disposed on the right side of the screen, and displays an image of the selection item selected from among the selection items displayed on the rotation selection item display unit 52. As shown in FIG. 6, when "CD / DVD" is selected as the selection item, a disc image is displayed as an image of the selection item. The image of the selected item is similarly displayed when another selected item is selected.

  In the audio screen 50 displayed in this way, when one of the selectable items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 is selected and determined by the depression operation of the commander unit 21, the lower hierarchy as the operation screen on the display 10 The audio screen of is displayed, and the AM / FM radio screen, the Internet radio screen, the TV screen or the CD / DVD screen is displayed according to the selection item.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the first page of the CD / DVD screen of the display, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the second page of the CD / DVD screen of the display. When “CD / DVD” is selected and selected as the selection item on the audio screen 50, as shown in FIG. 7, the display 10 displays a CD / DVD screen 60 which is an audio screen of a lower hierarchy as an operation screen. . The CD / DVD screen 60 is provided with an operation unit image display unit 61, a rotation selection item display unit 62, a tilt selection item display unit 63, and an operation screen image display unit 64.

  In the rotation selection item display unit 62, selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 are displayed, and "music file name: 1" to "music file name: 7" are displayed as characters as selection items. .

  Also in the rotation selection item display unit 62, selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 are displayed side by side in the vertical direction. When the CD / DVD screen 60 is displayed, first, the selection item arranged at the top is displayed in a selected state, and the size is displayed larger than the other selection items and lines are displayed above and below the selection item. Ru.

  In the CD / DVD screen 60, selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 are divided and displayed on a plurality of pages, specifically, two pages. As shown in FIG. 7, “music file name: 1” to “music file name: 4” are displayed on the first page 60 a as selection items, and as shown in FIG. "-" Music file name: 7 "is displayed on the second page 60b.

  Further, the selection item selected according to the clockwise rotation operation which is the forward rotation of the commander unit 21 is displayed so as to move to the selection item arranged below. On the first page 60a, the selection item selected according to the clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21 is displayed to move to the selection item arranged below, and "music file name: 4" is displayed as the selection item When the clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21 is performed from the selected state, as shown in FIG. 8, the second page 60 b is displayed, and “music file name: 5” is selected as a selection item. Also for the second page 60b, the selection item selected according to the clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21 is displayed so as to move to the selection item arranged below.

  When the clockwise rotation of the commander unit 21 is performed after the clockwise rotation of the commander unit 21 is performed on the CD / DVD screen 60 as well, the counterclockwise rotation of the commander unit 21 is performed. The selection item selected according to the rotation operation of is displayed to move upward.

  Similarly, on the operation unit image display unit 61, the first operation unit image 67 imitating the shape of the operation unit 20 is displayed at the same position as the first operation unit image 57 of the operation unit image display unit 51. An arc-shaped image 67 imitating the shape of the commander portion 21 is displayed as the partial image 67, and the arc-shaped image 67 is formed of a right half-arc portion 67a and a left half-arc portion 67b.

  The first operation unit image 67 is also displayed so as to rotate in conjunction with the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 and is an arc-shaped image corresponding to the clockwise direction which is the forward rotation of the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 The luminance of the right side 67 a of 67 is displayed higher than the luminance of the left side 67 b of the arc-shaped image 67.

  The operation unit image display unit 61 also has a second operation unit image imitating at least a part of the shape of the operation unit 20 in the direction corresponding to the forward rotation of the rotation operation of the operation unit 20 outside the first operation unit image 67 69 is displayed, and an arc-shaped image 69 imitating the shape of the commander unit 21 is displayed as the second operation unit image 69. The arc-shaped image of the second operation unit image 69 is displayed on the right side of the first operation unit image 67 as a concentric arc.

  On the audio screen, the second operation unit image is displayed at a position farther from the first operation unit image as the hierarchy of the operation screen is deeper. As shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 8, the circular arc-shaped image of the second operation portion image 69 on the CD / DVD screen 60 which is the lower layer audio screen is a circle of the second operation portion image 59 on the upper layer audio screen 50. The arc image is displayed at a position away from the first operation unit image 67.

  As in the case of the CD / DVD screen 60, when the selection item selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 is displayed on a plurality of pages, the second operation unit image is divided into a plurality of areas corresponding to a plurality of pages. The area of the second operation unit image corresponding to the page to be displayed is displayed in distinction from other areas.

  When an arc-shaped image as the second operation unit image is displayed, the second operation unit image is circumferentially, clockwise from the rotation direction downstream from the rotation direction in the clockwise direction which is the forward rotation of the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 A plurality of pages are divided into a plurality of pages in order from the first page on the side so as to correspond to each other, and the area of the second operation unit image corresponding to the displayed page is displayed separately from other areas.

  In the CD / DVD screen 60, selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 are displayed on the first page 60a and the second page 60b, and the arc-shaped image of the second operation unit image 69 is circumferentially The first section 69a and the second section 69b are respectively divided into the first page 60a and the second page 60b from the upstream side in the rotational direction to the downstream side in the rotational direction in the clockwise direction of the rotational operation of the portion 21.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the first page 60a is displayed, the first area 69a of the second operation section image 69 is identified and displayed with higher luminance than the second area 69b, as shown in FIG. When the second page 60b is displayed, the second area 69b of the second operation section image 69 is identified and displayed with higher luminance than the first area 69a.

  As for the CD / DVD screen 60, the rotation selection item display unit 62 is arranged to overlap with the operation unit image display unit 61 on the left side of the screen, and can be selected by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 at a position overlapping the operation unit image 67 Certain selection items are displayed side by side in the vertical direction.

  The tilt selection item display unit 63 is displayed in the same manner as the tilt selection item display unit 53, and is an icon of "previous screen" as a selection item selectable on the outside of the operation unit image 67 by tilting operation of the commander unit 21 to the left. 68 is displayed in the left direction.

  The operation screen image display unit 64 is disposed on the right side of the screen, and similarly to the rotation selection image display unit 54, a disc image is displayed as an image of the CD / DVD screen 60 that is the operation screen.

  In the CD / DVD screen 60 displayed in this manner, when one of the selectable items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 is selected and determined by the depression operation of the commander unit 21, the selected item is selected on the display 10. Information of the music file name of the selection item is displayed, and music of the music file name of the selection item selected from the speaker is output.

  On the other hand, on the CD / DVD screen 60, when the "previous screen" as a selection item selectable as a selectable item by the tilting operation to the left of the commander unit 21 is selected and determined by the pressing operation of the commander unit 21, The audio screen 50 of the upper hierarchy is displayed as the previous screen.

  Also in the audio screen 50 shown in FIG. 6, when “previous screen” as a selection item selectable as a selectable item by the tilting operation to the left of the commander unit 21 is selected and determined by the pressing operation of the commander unit 21, the display 10 The home screen 40 is displayed on the screen as a front screen.

  In the home screen 40 shown in FIG. 4, a selection item other than “audio” is selected as the selection item and determined, and the information screen, the communication screen, the navigation screen or the setting screen is displayed on the display 10 as the operation screen. The operation screens are displayed hierarchically in the same manner as when the audio screen 50 is displayed.

  Even when the information screen, the communication screen, the navigation screen, and the setting screen are displayed, the first operation unit image imitating the shape of the operation unit 20 is displayed on the operation screen for each hierarchy and the rotation operation of the operation unit 20 is performed. Selection items that can be selected are displayed side by side in the vertical direction.

  On the operation screen for each hierarchy, the selection item selected according to the rotation operation of the normal rotation of the operation unit 20 is displayed to move to the selection item arranged below, and the outer side of the first operation unit image The second operation unit image imitating at least a part of the shape of the operation unit 20 is displayed in the direction corresponding to the forward rotation of the rotation operation of the operation unit 20 in the second operation unit image. It is displayed at a position away from the first operation unit image.

  In addition, in the operation screen for each hierarchy, when a selection item selectable by the rotation operation of the operation unit 20 is displayed on a plurality of pages, the second operation unit image is in a plurality of areas corresponding to a plurality of pages. The area of the second operation unit image corresponding to the page which is divided and displayed among the plurality of pages is identified and displayed as another area.

  On the other hand, on the home screen 40, when the “message” as a selection item selectable as the selection item by the tilting operation to the left of the commander unit 21 is selected and determined by the pressing operation of the commander unit 21, The message screen which is the operation screen of the lower hierarchy is displayed.

  In the present embodiment, “telephone” and “message” are displayed as selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 on the communication screen, and “message” is selected and determined as the selection items. The message screen is displayed as the operation screen on the screen, but the message screen is also displayed when "message" is selected as the selection item on the home screen 40.

  In the home screen 40, “Message” is displayed as a selection item selectable by tilting operation to the left of the commander unit 21, but as “Selection item” selectable by tilting operation to the left of the commander unit 21 It is also possible to display a selection item of

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another home screen of the display. As shown in FIG. 9, it is also possible to display an icon 48 'of "Warning" on the home screen 40' as a selection item that can be selected by the tilting operation to the left of the commander unit 21 on the tilting selection item display unit 43. It is. In such a case, an image of warning content is displayed on the tilt selection content display unit 44 as the content of “warning”. For example, when the content of the "warning" is tire pressure abnormality, it is possible to display an image of the tire abnormality as shown in FIG.

  On the home screen 40, icons of selection items selectable by tilting operation to the left of the commander unit 21 outside the operation unit image 47 are displayed in the left direction, but can be selected by tilting operation of the commander unit 21 The icon of a certain selection item may be displayed in another direction such as the right direction corresponding to the operation direction of the tilting operation of the commander unit 21.

  In addition to the operation of the commander unit 21 of the operation unit 20, the display 10 displays a corresponding screen by the depression operation of the push button units 22 to 26 of the operation unit 20. The home screen 40 is displayed by depressing the first push button portion 22, the previous screen is displayed by depressing the second push button portion 23, and the navigation screen is displayed by depressing the third push button portion 24, The favorite screen set in advance is displayed by depressing the fourth push button unit 25, and the audio screen 50 is displayed by depressing the fifth push button unit 26.

  In the present embodiment, the operation unit 20 has the commander unit 21 formed in a circular shape, and an arc-shaped image is displayed as the operation unit images 47, 57, 67, but the outer shape is a dodecagon shape as the commander unit. Alternatively, a polygonal shape image may be displayed on the display 10 as an operation portion image using a commander portion formed in a polygonal shape such as, for example.

  When the first operation unit images 57 and 67 and the second operation unit images 59 and 69 are displayed on the operation screen of the display 10, the rotation operation of the commander unit 21 is performed at a position overlapping the first operation unit images 57 and 67. Although the selection item which can be selected is displayed, it may be displayed at a position not overlapping the first operation unit images 57 and 67.

  When the first operation unit image 57, 67 and the second operation unit image 59, 69 are displayed, the luminance of the right side 57a, 67a of the first operation unit image 57, 67 is displayed higher than the luminance of the left side 57b, 67b. Although the luminance of the right side 57a, 67a of the first operation unit image 57, 67 and the luminance of the left side 57b, 67b may be displayed equally.

  As described above, in the vehicle display device 30 according to the present embodiment, the display 10 for displaying the operation screen, the operation unit 20 disposed separately from the display 10, and the display control unit 36 for performing display control on the display 10 Is equipped. The operation unit 20 is configured to be rotatable, and the display control unit 36 causes the operation screen to display the operation unit image 47 imitating the shape of the operation unit 20 and to rotate the operation unit 20 to a position overlapping the operation unit image 47 Display selection items that can be selected by operation.

  As a result, a selection item selectable by the rotation operation of the operation unit 20 is displayed at a position overlapping the operation unit image 47 on the operation screen, which is different from the case where the operation unit image 47 and the selection item are displayed separately. Therefore, the driver can intuitively recognize selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the operation unit 20 on the operation screen having a limited space without moving the driver's eyes to the operation unit 20. The operation guide of the operation unit 20 can be intuitively understood on the operation screen.

  Further, the control unit image 47 is displayed so as to rotate in conjunction with the rotation operation of the operation unit 20. Thus, the driver can intuitively recognize the rotation operation of the operation unit 20.

  In addition, the selection item selected according to the clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21 is displayed so as to move to the selection item arranged below, and the right side 47 a of the arc-shaped image 47 imitating the shape of the commander unit 21 Is displayed higher than the luminance of the left side 47b. This makes it possible to intuitively recognize that the selection item selected by the clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit 21 is moved downward.

  Further, the operation unit 20 is configured to be capable of tilting operation, and displays the icon 48 of the selection item selectable by the tilting operation of the operation unit 20 in the operation direction of the tilting operation of the operation unit 20 outside the operation unit image 47 . Thereby, the driver can intuitively recognize the selection item that can be selected by the tilting operation of the operation unit 20.

  In addition, the operation screen is displayed hierarchically, and the first operation unit images 57 and 67 imitating the shape of the operation unit 20 are displayed on the operation screen for each hierarchy and the selection items selectable by the rotation operation of the operation unit 20 Are displayed side by side in the vertical direction, and a selection item selected according to the rotation operation of the normal rotation of the operation unit 20 is displayed to move downward and the operation unit on the outside of the first operation unit image 57, 67 The second operation unit images 59 and 69 imitating at least a part of the shape of the operation unit 20 are displayed in the direction corresponding to the normal rotation of the 20 rotation operations.

  Thereby, when the operation screen is displayed hierarchically, the first operation unit images 57 and 67 are displayed on the operation screen for each hierarchy and the rotation of the operation unit 20 outside the first operation unit images 57 and 67 Since the second operation unit images 59 and 69 are displayed in the direction corresponding to the normal rotation of the operation, the driver can rotate the operation unit 20 on the operation screen without moving the driver's eyes to the operation unit 20. The forward rotation can be intuitively recognized, and the operation guide of the operation unit 20 can be intuitively understood on the operation screen.

  For example, when the forward rotation of the rotation operation of the operation unit 20 is clockwise, the second operation unit corresponding to the clockwise rotation of the rotation operation of the operation unit 20 outside the first operation unit images 57 and 67 By displaying the images 59 and 69, it can be intuitively recognized that the forward rotation of the rotation operation of the operation unit 20 is clockwise.

  When the selection item is displayed on the plurality of pages 60a and 60b, the second operation unit image 69 is divided into a plurality of areas 69a and 69b corresponding to the plurality of pages 60a and 60b, and the second (2) The area of the operation unit image 69 is distinguished from other areas and displayed. As a result, the page on which the selection item is displayed can be recognized using the second operation unit image 69 without the need to separately display the page number, and the display space of the page number is omitted to provide a space for the operation screen. It is possible to use effectively.

  In addition, the second operation unit images 59 and 69 are displayed at positions further away from the first operation unit images 57 and 67 as the hierarchy of the operation screen is deeper. Thus, the hierarchy of the displayed operation screen can be easily recognized from the positions of the second operation unit images 59 and 69.

  The present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and various improvements and design changes are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to intuitively and easily understand the operation guide of the operation unit on the operation screen in the display device for a vehicle, so that it is preferable in the manufacturing industry field of vehicles such as automobiles. It may be used.

Reference Signs List 1 vehicle 10 display 20 operation unit 21 commander unit 30 display device for vehicle 35 control unit 36 display control unit 40, 50, 60 operation screen 41, 51, 61 operation unit image display unit 42, 52, 62 rotation selection item display unit 43 , 53, 63 tilting selection item display units 47, 57, 59, 67, 69 operation unit image 48, 48 'icon 69a, 69b

Claims (2)

A vehicle display device comprising: a display for displaying an operation screen; an operation unit arranged separately from the display for performing an operation on the operation screen; and a display control unit for performing display control on the display,
The operation unit is configured to be rotatable.
The display control unit may display the selected item can be selected by rotating operation of the operation part at a position overlapping the operation section image along with displaying an operation unit image simulating the shape of the operation portion to the operation screen ,
The display control unit displays the operation unit image so as to rotate in conjunction with the rotation operation of the operation unit.
The operation unit includes a commander unit that is configured to be rotatable and has a circular shape.
The display control unit displays an arc-shaped image imitating a shape of the commander unit as the operation unit image.
The display control unit displays the selection items selectable in a vertical direction by the rotation operation of the commander unit and displays the selection items selected according to the clockwise rotation operation of the commander unit downward. Displaying so as to move to the selection item to be arranged, and displaying the luminance on the right side of the arc-shaped image higher than the luminance on the left side of the arc-shaped image;
The display control unit hierarchically displays the operation screen, displays the selection item selectable by the rotation operation of the commander unit as characters for each hierarchy, and displays the operation unit on the back of the character of the selection item Display the image,
And a display device for a vehicle. The commander unit is configured to be capable of tilting operation.
The display control unit may display on the operation direction of the tilting operation of the commander unit icon choices can be selected outside of the operation portion image by tilting the commander unit,
The display control unit is configured to select an icon of the selection item that can be selected by a tilting operation of the commander unit on the outside of the operation unit image by a rotating operation of the operation unit image and the commander unit. Display in the left direction of the character,
Vehicle display device according to claim 1, characterized in that.

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