JPH05147475A - Remote switching device for electrical equipment for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To take advantageousness for a drive who has a handicapped hand by eliminating the troublesomeness in the manual operation of the switches of a variety of electrical equipment which are set on the front surface of an instrument panel by highly reliable remote switching operation. CONSTITUTION:A remote switch device is equipped with a globe-shaped angle detecting means 10, detection signal transmitting means 11 which transmits the detection signal to a vehicle electrical device side when a prescribed angle is detected, detection signal receiving means 12 for receiving the detection signal, and a judging means 13 which compares the received detection signal and the set signal for start, stop, or adjustment which is previously set and is different for each electrical device and outputs an instruction signal when it is judged that the detection signal and the set signal accord. Further, a driving means 14 for driving the electrical devices on the basis of the instruction signal supplied from the judging means 13 is provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote switch device for vehicle electrical equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Vehicle electrical equipment includes, for example, headlamps, wipers, blinkers, hazard lamps, air conditioners, radios, audio devices, etc., and these are generally viewed by looking at switches installed on the front surface of an instrument panel. It is started, stopped or adjusted by checking and then reaching out and operating. Therefore, when operating these switches while driving, the driver has to look away from the front as well as one hand away from the steering wheel. In such cases, it was impossible to operate unless the driving posture was disrupted. Therefore, it is extremely inconvenient to operate these switches together with the operation of the steering wheel, especially when a driver with a single hand is driving. From such a background, a remote switch device has conventionally been desired, which does not require manual switch operation of these vehicle electrical components.

Conventionally, as an example in which a vehicle device can be automatically adjusted without manual operation, there is known one as shown in FIGS.
1-41903). This is for automatically adjusting the angle of the rearview mirror 2, the conditioned air outlet 3, the steering wheel 4, etc. to an appropriate position by recognizing the eye position of the driver 1.
Specifically, in front of the instrument panel 5 on the passenger seat side, a light emitting means 6 for irradiating the driver 1 and a reflected light from the driver 1 due to the irradiation of the light emitting means 6 are received and the face portion of the driver 1 is used as image data. An image detecting means 7 for detecting is provided, and the singular point position detecting means 8 detects two singular point positions of the driver face portion in the detected image data, and the detected two singular point positions are detected. As a parameter, the three-dimensional position of the driver's eyes is calculated by the eye position calculation means 9, whereby the eye position is accurately recognized and the above devices are automatically adjusted.

[0004]

However, even if the difference in body movement is detected as an image as described above and the switches of the electric equipment are automatically turned on and off based on the detected image, It is difficult to identify slight movements of the finger or the finger as an image, and if these movements deviate from the position of the image detection unit such as the camera or are hidden in the shadow of an object such as the steering wheel, it is accurate. There is a problem that images cannot be recognized.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to increase the certainty when operating the switch of the electric equipment for the vehicle by remote control, so that it is bothersome to operate the switch by hand and a person with one hand cannot drive. The point is to eliminate the inconvenience when doing.

[0006]

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a glove-shaped angle detecting means 10 as shown in FIG. 1 and a detection signal when a predetermined angle is detected. The detection signal transmitting means 11 for transmitting to the vehicle electrical equipment side, the detection signal receiving means 12 for receiving the detection signal, and the received detection signal and the preset pattern of each electrical equipment are different. Judging means 13 for comparing the setting signal and outputting a command signal when it is judged that the detection signal and the setting signal match, and this judging means 13.
The remote switch device for the vehicle electrical equipment comprises a drive means 14 for driving the electrical equipment based on a command signal from the vehicle.

[0007]

According to the above-mentioned means, the angle detecting means detects that the driver bends or extends his / her finger at a predetermined angle, and after the detection signal is received by the electric equipment side, it is preset in the judging means. It compares the setting signals having different patterns for each electric equipment, outputs a command signal when both match, and commands the drive means of each electric equipment to operate the electric equipment.

[0008]

FIG. 2 shows a case where a hazard lamp 15, a wiper device 16 and a headlamp 17 are used as electrical equipment for a vehicle, and a remote switch device of the present invention is applied to switch on / off of these devices. .. In this figure,
Reference numeral 10 is a glove as an angle detecting means for the driver to fit in the hand to detect the angle of the finger, 11 is a detection signal transmitting means attached to the fitting opening of the glove, and 12 is an instrument panel near the base of the steering wheel 4. 5 is a detection signal receiving means. The detection signal transmitting means 11 is an oscillator and oscillates the detection signal to the detection signal receiving means 12 provided at a position facing the detection signal of the angle detecting means 10. Reference numeral 13 is a judging means, and 18 is an external clock position of the judging means. The judging means 13 compares the detection signal received by the detection signal receiving means 12 with the preset setting signal of the ON / OFF command having a different pattern for each of the electrical equipments 15, 16 and 17, and it is determined that they match. When judged, the driving means 1 for each of the above-mentioned electrical equipment
3, that is, a command signal is output to any one of the hazard lamp driving means 13a, the wiper device driving means 13b, and the headlamp driving means 13c. In addition, each driving means 1
3a, 13b, 13c are connected to the manual switches 19, 20, 21 of the electric equipments 15, 16, 17 provided on the front surface of the instrument panel 5, and the manual switch operation is also possible. .. Further, in FIG. 2, reference numeral 22 is a display means that is turned on when the detection signal from the angle detection means 10 and the setting signal of the determination means 13 match.

The above-mentioned glove 10 is, for example, one set including both the right-hand glove and the left-hand glove,
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the strain gauges 2 provided on the respective bag parts 23, 24, 25 of the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger, respectively.
The angle θ of the second joint 29 is detected by 6, 27 and 28. Both ends of the strain gauges 26, 27 and 28 are pressers 30.
It is fixed by a and 30b and is connected to the detection signal transmitting means 11 by a wiring 31. Second joint 29
In the detection of the angle θ of θ, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, θ =
It is preset to detect the "elongation" state when 0 to 5 °, the "neutral" state when θ = 5 to 55 °, and the "bending" state when θ = 55 ° or more. deep. Then, these states are combined with various patterns as shown in, for example, FIG. 6 to FIG.
The operation start condition and the operation stop condition 17 are set as signals. That is, the instruction to turn on / off the hazard lamp 15 is preset so as to be output when “stretch” of the left and right index fingers and the middle finger and “bending” of the ring finger are detected as shown in FIG. In the case of the wiper device 16, as shown in FIG. 7A, the “stretch” of the left and right index fingers,
After detecting that the “bending” of the middle finger and the ring finger is held for N seconds, for example, 1.5 seconds or more, the right index finger and the left index finger and the middle finger “stretch” as shown in FIG. , Is set to be output when the others are detected to be in the "bending" state. Further, in the case of the headlamp 17, as shown in FIG. As in the case of the device 16, it is detected that the left and right index fingers hold for N seconds or more as "stretching" and the middle finger and the ring finger as "bending". After that, as shown in FIG. It is preset so that an ON / OFF command is issued when “stretch” of the middle finger and the index finger of the left hand and “bending” of the other fingers are detected. The command signal output from the determination means 13 is an off signal when the electrical equipment is in an operating state, and an on signal when the electrical equipment is in a stopped state.

Next, a flow chart of the judging means 13 is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the cycle of the external clock is 50 msec. First, the device starts to operate and starts counting at step 100, and at the same time sets flag 0 (step 101). After synchronizing with the external clock in step 102, the angles of the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger of the left and right hands are input (step 103). Then, at this time, it is judged whether or not the flag is changed to 1 (step 1
04), if it has not changed, it is determined whether or not the state of the finger matches the setting condition shown in FIG. 6 (step 105). If it is determined that the conditions shown in FIG. 6 are met, a hazard lamp on / off command is output to the driving means (step 106). On the other hand, if the condition of the finger does not match the condition shown in FIG. 6, the process proceeds to step 107 to compare with the condition of FIG. 7A. If they match, whether T ≧ 30. It is determined whether or not, that is, whether or not the state continues for 1.5 seconds or more (step 108).
If it continues, the flag is set to 1 (step 109), and then the display means is operated (step 1
10) After notifying the driver that the next operation may be performed, the process returns to step 102. In step 103, the angle of the finger detected by the angle detecting means 10 is input again, and then step 104 is reached to step 111,
It is again determined whether or not the state of the finger matches the setting condition of FIG. Then, if it is determined that the condition of FIG. 7A is not met, the display means is stopped (step 11
2) and then compared with the setting condition of FIG. 7B (step 113). Then, if they match, a signal of an on or off command is output to the wiper drive device (step 114), and if they do not match, the process proceeds to step 115 and the state of the finger is the condition shown in FIG. Is determined. Then, when it is determined that they coincide with each other, an ON or OFF command signal is output to the headlamp driving device (step 116).

In this embodiment, the remote operation of the on / off command of the hazard lamp, the wiper, and the headlamp has been described. However, not only the on / off command of the turn signal, the air conditioner, the radio, and the audio device, but also the angle of the turn signal. Remote control is also possible for adjustment and volume adjustment of radio and audio devices.

[0012]

As described above, according to the remote switch device for a vehicle electrical equipment according to the present invention, the basic operation such as "bending" and "extending" of the finger of the driver's hand is combined with the vehicle. Since the command signal is used to operate the electrical equipment, it is possible for the driver to perform a remote switch operation with high reliability while being a simple operation. Further, since the image range is not limited unlike the conventional image processing means, the position of the hand is not limited.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the means of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a glove as an angle detecting means.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which a glove is bent and an angle is detected.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a difference in setting conditions depending on a bending angle of a finger.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a setting condition for turning on / off a hazard lamp in the determination means.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing setting conditions for turning on / off a wiper in a determination unit.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a setting condition for turning on / off a headlamp in a determination unit.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a judging means.

FIG. 10 is a diagram around a driver's seat showing an example of a conventional image detection unit.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional automatic adjustment device using image detection means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Angle Detection Means 11 Detection Signal Transmission Means 12 Detection Signal Reception Means 13 Judgment Means 14 Driving Means 15 Hazard Lamps (Vehicle Electrical Equipment) 16 Wipers (Vehicle Electrical Equipment) 17 Headlamps (Vehicle Electrical Equipment)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A glove-shaped angle detection means, a detection signal transmission means for transmitting a detection signal to a vehicle electrical equipment side when a predetermined angle is detected, and a detection signal reception for receiving this detection signal. Means for comparing the received detection signal with a preset setting signal having a different pattern for each electric device, and for outputting a command signal when it is determined that the detection signal and the setting signal match A remote switch device for an electric equipment for a vehicle, which comprises a means and a driving means for driving the electric equipment based on a command signal from the judging means.