DE102019131508A1 - Ribbon in the interior of a motor vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

A multifunctional strip is provided for a motor vehicle, which is arranged in the interior of the motor vehicle in the area of the trunk and is set up to serve as a control strip for at least one electrically controllable functionality of the motor vehicle and / or as a lighting device.

Description

The invention relates to a multifunctional strip in the interior of a motor vehicle.

In the meantime, a large number of components in vehicles can be operated using electrical control. For this purpose, buttons, buttons, rotary controls or even touch displays are usually provided. So far, these have been arranged individually, i.e. as separate operating elements for each function, in positions that can be logically assigned to the function and, if possible, are not actuated inadvertently, e.g. by pushing an object in the rear area against a button that opens the trunk. Lighting devices are also controlled separately and individually positioned in the interior. This isolated positioning increases the complexity in the design and industrialization of interior cladding surfaces.

The prior art already shows devices by which a user can operate various functions of a vehicle via a single control element by touching, for example, a bar arranged on the outside of the motor vehicle.

In the EP 2 562 052 B1 For example, a multifunctional tape is shown with which environmental data of the motor vehicle recorded by a sensor and / or information about the traffic situation, the road and / or weather conditions can be displayed. This multifunctional tape is attached to the outside of the body of the motor vehicle. The information from the motor vehicle can be called up by a driver even before he gets into the motor vehicle. However, here emphasis is placed on the display of information, not on the arrangement of the operating elements and lighting devices with regard to the electrical control.

So far, however, no solution is known which optimizes the positioning of operating elements for components and the position of lighting devices in the interior or outside the instrument panel of a vehicle with regard to their control.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a device by means of which the positioning of operating elements and lighting devices is optimized with regard to the electrical control, so that the complexity in the design of interior cladding surfaces is reduced. According to the invention, this object is achieved by the features of the independent patent claims. Advantageous configurations are the subject of the dependent claims.

A multifunctional strip is proposed for a motor vehicle, which is arranged in the interior of the motor vehicle in the trunk area and is set up to serve as a control strip for at least one electrically controllable functionality of the motor vehicle and / or as a lighting device.

By providing a multi-function strip in the interior of the motor vehicle, the complexity of the interior trim is reduced, i.e. there are no longer many individual components that have to be supplied with separate supply lines at least for the power supply. Rather, the supply can be hidden behind the bar. This means that operating elements and lighting elements can also be placed more flexibly or their position can even be set individually by the user, depending on the design of the multi-function bar. The arrangement of the multi-function bar also makes it possible to operate functions of the vehicle from outside and to illuminate an outside area using the lighting device that actually serves as interior lighting.

Furthermore, it is provided that the multi-function strip is an at least partially circumferential band on at least one lateral inner area and / or the inside of the tailgate and / or in the area of the rear of the rear seats at a predetermined height from the loading area of the trunk, and / or over at least one Part of the underside of the tailgate is formed. Thus, the multi-function bar is both visually appealing and flexible in terms of providing functionality.

Furthermore, it is provided that the multi-function strip is also continued at least as far as the area of the A-pillar of the motor vehicle as an at least partially encircling band. The multi-function strip can therefore not only be provided in the trunk area, but also in the area of the interior where people are and request functionalities while driving, e.g. lights or adjusting a seat.

Furthermore, it is provided that the multi-function bar, if it is designed as an operating bar, is set up to operate at least one or a combination of the following functionalities: extending and retracting a trailer coupling, opening and closing the tailgate; Lowering the motor vehicle; Folding down seats, adjusting the height of the loading area, operating a window blind, operating a partition, opening and closing windows, opening and closing doors, opening and closing a cover in the trunk, switching on and off Lighting devices, display of information.

In a further embodiment, in vehicles with a third row of seats, the seat inclination and / or seat position can be set, seat air conditioning options and air conditioning can be set using the control elements.

Furthermore, it is provided that the multi-function bar, if it is designed as a control bar, has mechanically actuatable control elements, or at least partial areas of the control bar are designed as a capacitive display. The control bar can be made in various designs, so that it can be integrated optically and functionally into any interior and can also be offered in different price ranges.

Furthermore, it is provided that feedback means are integrated into the multi-function bar formed as a control bar. The feedback means are designed to provide acoustic and / or haptic feedback when a requested functionality is carried out.

• - eine Ambientebeleuchtung des Innenraums des Kraftfahrzeugs während der Fahrt oder im Stillstand,
• - eine Beleuchtung eines Heckbereichs innerhalb und/oder außerhalb des Kraftfahrzeugs,
• - eine Warnleuchte in einer vorgegebenen Farbe,
• - ein Warnblinken, umfassend Blinken mit vorgegebener Frequenz und/oder Helligkeit und/oder Farbe.

Furthermore, it is provided that the multi-function strip, if it is formed as a lighting device, is set up to provide at least one or a combination of the following functionalities:

• - an ambient lighting of the interior of the motor vehicle while driving or at a standstill,
• - an illumination of a rear area inside and / or outside the motor vehicle,
• - a warning light in a specified color,
• a hazard warning flashing, comprising flashing with a predetermined frequency and / or brightness and / or color.

Furthermore, it is provided that at least partial areas of the multifunctional strip consist of a transparent material, including a material that is translucent.

Furthermore, a motor vehicle with a described multifunctional strip arranged in the interior is proposed.

Further features and advantages of the invention emerge from the following description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, with reference to the figures of the drawing, which shows details according to the invention, and from the claims. The individual features can each be implemented individually or collectively in any combination in a variant of the invention.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 shows a schematic representation of an opened tailgate with a multifunctional strip according to different embodiments of the present invention.

The invention represents a ribbon 10-12 , 121-123 for arrangement in predetermined areas of the interior of a motor vehicle 100 ready as described in detail below. The ribbon 10-12 , 121-123 can serve as a control bar and / or as a lighting device.

In one implementation is the ribbon 10-12 , 121-123 formed as a circumferential belt. The tape can be interrupted at predetermined points in order not to cover or block opening areas or gaps, for example, as in FIG 1 using a rear seat that can be divided into three sections 130 is indicated. Here is the tape in three parts 121 , 122 , 123 divided, but still acts as a circumferential belt because it is always at the same height H is arranged as seen from the loading area. Also at the transition from the back seat 130 to one or both lateral interior areas 120 of the trunk are straps arranged there 12th separated from the belts on the back seat 121 , 123 arranged, but act as a circumferential belt, since these are also at the same height H are arranged as seen from the loading area. The same applies to the transition between lateral interior areas 120 of the trunk and the inside 111 the tailgate 110 . Again, there is one on the inside 111 the tailgate 110 arranged tape 11 at the same height H Arranged like the belts when viewed from the loading area 12th , 121 , 122 , 123 so that with the tailgate closed 110 the impression of a multifunctional strip completely surrounding the interior of the trunk 11 , 12th , 121-123 arises.

The ribbon can also be used as a single bar 10 also at the bottom 112 the tailgate 110 be arranged. The bottom 112 the tailgate 110 is with the tailgate closed 110 not visible because they are then on the closing area 141 the loading area 140 of the trunk rests. The ribbon 10 can be formed as a continuous band, in which case it is arranged so that it is attached to the closing element 1121 the tailgate 110 passes by. Alternatively, it can also be divided. In this case it can be placed anywhere on the underside 112 the tailgate 110 arranged be. The closing element 1121 the tailgate 110 stands with the tailgate closed 110 in engagement with that on the closing area 141 the loading area 140 arranged counterpart 1411 .

In a further embodiment, the ribbon can 11 , 12th , 121-123 be arranged not only in the area of the trunk, but also over part or all of the interior lateral area of the motor vehicle 100 , i.e. at least to the A-pillar or to the end of the visible interior of the motor vehicle 100 , which can also be in the area of the pedals, i.e. in the driver's or front passenger's footwell.

The height H in which the ribbon 11 , 12th , 121-123 is arranged, can essentially be selected as desired, as long as the requirements for operation and / or lighting are met.

The material of the ribbon 10 , 11 , 12th , 121-123 is to be selected depending on the version. It can be done with a multifunction bar with purely control elements 10 , 11 , 12th , 121-123 be designed both as a decorative strip with integrated, mechanically operated control elements such as buttons, but also as a capacitive display, i.e. touch display. The detection of an actuation in the case of mechanical control elements such as buttons takes place, for example, by pressure detection of the actuation of the corresponding control element, that is to say for example the button. The pressure detection can take place by means of a pressure sensor arranged on the operating element. When the ribbon 10 , 11 , 12th , 121-123 is designed as a lighting device, the material is advantageously a translucent material. Basically the ribbon is 10 , 11 , 12th , 121-123 advantageously formed from a break-proof material in order to avoid both damage to the bar and injuries to vehicle occupants.

The lighting device can consist of different, light-emitting elements, for example light-emitting diodes injected into the transparent cover layer using the so-called in-mold technique. These can be controlled separately or together, both in terms of their light frequency and in terms of their color. Different functions can be implemented, for example a hazard warning light or a warning light or permanent light in a predetermined color and / or brightness, but also an ambient light or lighting of the interior of the trunk in a predetermined color and / or brightness. It can also be through one on the inside 111 the tailgate 110 arranged lighting device an area outside the trunk can be illuminated when the tailgate 110 is open. This means that the lighting device for the interior is converted into a lighting device for the exterior, for example the loading area behind the tailgate.

The ribbon 10 , 11 , 12th , 121-123 can be designed not only as a lighting device, but also to operate a wide variety of functionalities of the motor vehicle 100 serve, also depending on the position of the controls.

• - Ein- und Ausfahren einer Anhängerkupplung,
• - Öffnen und Schließen der Heckklappe und/oder von Fenstern und/oder Türen;
• - Öffnen und Schließen eines Tankdeckels,
• - Absenken des Kraftfahrzeugs;
• - Umklappen von Sitzen,
• - Höhenverstellung der Ladefläche,
• - Bedienung eines Fensterrollos und/oder einer Trennwand,
• - Öffnen und Schließen einer Sichtabdeckung im Kofferraum,
• - Ein- und Ausschalten von Beleuchtungseinrichtungen,
• - Anzeige von Informationen, insbesondere wenn ein Teil der Leiste als Display gebildet ist.

Operable functionalities are listed below, whereby this list only names the most common functionalities and is therefore not restrictive:

• - retraction and extension of a trailer coupling,
• - opening and closing the tailgate and / or windows and / or doors;
• - opening and closing a tank cap,
• - lowering the motor vehicle;
• - folding down seats,
• - height adjustment of the loading area,
• - Operation of a window blind and / or a partition wall,
• - opening and closing a cover in the trunk,
• - Switching on and off lighting equipment,
• - Display of information, especially if part of the bar is formed as a display.

Particularly in vehicles with more than two rows of seats, it is also possible to adjust the seat inclination and / or seat position, adjust seat air conditioning options such as heating and ventilation, and adjust the air conditioning, i.e. air volume, temperature, air distribution, etc., of the third and every further row be possible via the controls. This is true when the ribbon 12th , 121-123 is arranged on the side interior areas of the trunk or on the back of rear seats from the second row.

In an extended version, an acoustic and / or haptic feedback is provided by a corresponding design of the control elements of the multi-function bar 10-12 , 121-123 provided when executing a requested functionality, eg when opening or closing a tailgate. Active haptics in the form of an actuator can be used for this, which, for example, generates a counter pressure for pressing a button and thus provides haptic feedback. For acoustic feedback, for example, a micro loudspeaker can be installed behind or close to the pressed button in the multi-function bar 10-12 , 121-123 be provided, the either when the button is pressed or only when the function is carried out, issues an acoustic output as feedback.

The ribbon 10-12 , 121-123 is for the power supply and for signal connection with corresponding devices of the motor vehicle 100 , advantageously connected via their rear side. If parts of it cannot be supplied, these can also be provided without corresponding functionality in order to ensure the impression of a circumferential belt.

List of reference symbols

100

Motor vehicle

110

Tailgate

111

Inside tailgate

112

Bottom of tailgate

1121

Closing element tailgate

120

side interior trunk

130

Rear of rear seats / divisible rear bench

140

Loading area

141

Closing area loading area

1411

Counterpart to locking element tailgate 1121

H

Height of the ribbon from the loading area

10

Ribbon on the underside of the tailgate

11

Ribbon on the inside of the tailgate

12th

Ribbon on the side interior of the trunk

121, 122, 123

Ribbon on the back, divisible rear seat

QUOTES INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Patent literature cited

• EP 2562052 B1 [0004]

Claims (10)

Multifunctional strip (10-12, 121-123) for a motor vehicle (100), - Which are arranged in the interior of the motor vehicle (100) in the region of the trunk and - Is set up to serve as a control bar for at least one electrically controllable functionality of the motor vehicle (100) and / or as a lighting device. Ribbon (10-12, 121-123) according to Claim 1 , wherein the multi-function strip (10-12, 121-123) - on at least one lateral inner area (120) and / or the inner side (111) of the tailgate (110) and / or in the area of the rear (130) of the rear seats as at least partially circumferential band at a predetermined height (H) from the loading area (140) of the trunk, and / or - is formed over at least a partial area of the underside (112) of the tailgate (110). Multi-function strip (10-12, 121-123) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the multi-function strip (10-12, 121-123) is also continued at least as far as the area of the A-pillar of the motor vehicle (100) as an at least partially encircling band. Multi-function bar (10-12, 121-123) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the multi-function bar (10-12, 121-123), if it is formed as a control bar, is set up to provide at least one or a combination of the following functionalities serve: - retraction and extension of a trailer coupling, - Opening and closing the tailgate (110) and / or windows and / or doors; - opening and closing a tank cap, - lowering the motor vehicle (100); - folding down seats (130), - Height adjustment of the loading area (140), - Operation of a window blind and / or a partition wall, - opening and closing a cover in the trunk, - Switching on and off lighting equipment, - Display of information. Ribbon (12, 121-123) after one of the Claims 2 to 4th , wherein the multi-function bar (12, 121-123), when it is formed as a control bar on lateral areas (120) of the trunk or on the backs (130) of rear seats from the second row, is set up to include at least one or a combination of the The following functionalities can be operated: - Setting the seat inclination and / or seat position, - Setting the seat air conditioning options, - Setting the air conditioning. Ribbon (10-12, 121-123) according to Claim 4 or 5 , wherein the multi-function bar (10-12, 121-123) has mechanically operated control elements, or wherein at least partial areas of the control bar are formed as a capacitive display. Ribbon (10-12, 121-123) according to Claim 4 , 5 or 6th , feedback means being integrated into the multi-function bar (10-12, 121-123), which are designed to provide acoustic and / or haptic feedback when a requested functionality is performed. Multi-function bar (10-12, 121-123) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the multi-function bar (10-12, 121-123), if it is formed as a lighting device, is set up to provide at least one or a combination of the following functionalities : - Ambient lighting of the interior of the motor vehicle (100) while driving or at a standstill, - an illumination of a rear area inside and / or outside the motor vehicle (100), - warning light in a given color, - Hazard warning lights, comprising flashing with a predetermined frequency and / or brightness and / or color. Multi-function strip (10-12, 121-123) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least partial areas of the multi-function strip (10-12, 121-123) consist of a transparent material, comprising a material that is translucent. Motor vehicle (100) with a multifunctional strip (10-12, 121-123) according to one of the preceding claims arranged in the interior.

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