CN114212150A - Automobile and control method for automobile dewatering - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an automobile and a control method for automobile dehydration, wherein the automobile comprises a left threshold and a right threshold which are respectively arranged at two sides of the automobile, and the automobile also comprises an airflow generating device for outputting airflow; the air outlet of the air flow generating device is communicated with the air inlet of each connecting channel so as to lead the output air flow into each connecting channel; and at least one exhaust port communicated with the corresponding connecting channel is arranged in the left doorsill and the right doorsill at the position corresponding to each door of the automobile, and the opening of the at least one exhaust port faces the direction departing from the door. The air flow generating device can output air flow, the air flow is conveyed to the at least one air outlet through the connecting channels, the air flow is discharged from the at least one air outlet, accumulated water on the road surface below the automobile can be removed by the discharged air flow, a passenger can get off the automobile smoothly, and the phenomenon that the shoes and trousers of the passenger are polluted by the accumulated water is avoided.

Description

Automobile and control method for automobile dewatering

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of automobiles, in particular to an automobile and a control method for automobile dehydration.

Background

Along with the development of science and technology, people have higher and higher requirements on the use of vehicles in various scenes, the comfort of the vehicles is more and more important, accumulated water is easily generated on the road surface in rainy days or rainy days, the vehicles are easily positioned at the accumulated water position after stopping, so that passengers cannot get off the vehicle, most of passengers in the vehicle cannot carefully lower heads to observe the road surface condition when getting off the vehicle, and the passengers easily step on water pits or the accumulated water position, so that the shoes and trousers of the passengers are dirtied.

Therefore, in the prior art, when water is accumulated on the road surface, the passengers cannot get off the vehicle, and when the passengers get off the vehicle, the water accumulation can pollute shoes and trousers of the passengers.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the problems that in the prior art, when water is accumulated on the road surface, a passenger cannot get off the vehicle, and when the passenger gets off the vehicle, the accumulated water can pollute shoes and trousers of the passenger.

In order to solve the technical problem, the embodiment of the invention discloses an automobile, which comprises a left doorsill and a right doorsill which are respectively arranged at two sides of the automobile, and the automobile also comprises an airflow generating device used for outputting airflow; the air outlet of the air flow generating device is communicated with the air inlet of each connecting channel so as to lead the output air flow into each connecting channel; and the position, corresponding to each door of the automobile, in the left threshold and the right threshold is provided with at least one air outlet communicated with the corresponding connecting channel, the opening of the at least one air outlet faces the direction departing from the door, an adjusting device is arranged between any one air outlet in the at least one air outlet and the corresponding connecting channel, and the adjusting device is used for controlling the on-off of the channel between each air outlet and the corresponding connecting channel.

By adopting the technical scheme, the connecting channels for conveying the airflow and the at least one exhaust port for exhausting the airflow are integrated on the left door sill and the right door sill of the automobile, so that the development cost of the automobile can be ensured. The air flow generating device can output air flow, the air flow is conveyed to the at least one air outlet through the connecting channels, the air flow is discharged from the at least one air outlet, accumulated water on the road surface below the automobile can be removed by the discharged air flow, a passenger can get off the automobile smoothly, and the phenomenon that the shoes and trousers of the passenger are polluted by the accumulated water is avoided. The adjusting device can control the on-off of the channel between each exhaust port and the corresponding connecting channel, so that accumulated water below the corresponding vehicle door can be removed when a passenger gets off from any vehicle door, and the passenger can further get off smoothly.

The invention further discloses an automobile, which further comprises a control device and a detection device, wherein the detection device is used for detecting the condition of the surface water below the automobile, the opening state of each door and the surrounding environment state outside each door, the control device is respectively in communication connection with the airflow generation device, each adjusting device and the detection device, and the control device is used for controlling the working states of the airflow generation device and each adjusting device according to the information detected by the detection device.

By adopting the technical scheme, the detection device detects information such as the condition of the road surface accumulated water below the automobile, the opening state of each door, the surrounding environment state outside each door and the like, the information detected by the detection device can be transmitted to the control device, the control device can control the working states of the air flow generation device and each adjusting device according to the information, and the automatic operation in the process of removing the road surface accumulated water below the automobile by utilizing the air flow is realized.

Furthermore, the embodiment of the invention also discloses an automobile, the detection device comprises a water accumulation detection module, a door state detection module, a door peripheral environment detection module and a distance detection module, and the water accumulation detection module, the door state detection module, the door peripheral environment detection module and the distance detection module are respectively in communication connection with the signal input end of the control device; the accumulated water detection module is used for detecting the condition of the accumulated water on the road surface below the left side and the right side of the automobile and generating the information of the accumulated water on the road surface; the vehicle door state detection module is used for detecting the opening state of each vehicle door and generating vehicle door state information; the vehicle door peripheral environment detection module is used for detecting peripheral environments outside each vehicle door and generating vehicle door peripheral environment state information so as to identify whether pedestrians exist outside each vehicle door; the distance detection module is used for detecting the distance between a pedestrian and an automobile outside the automobile door and generating distance information; the control device receives the surface water information, the vehicle door state information, the vehicle door peripheral environment state information and the distance information, and controls the working states of the airflow generation device and the adjusting device according to the surface water information, the vehicle door state information, the vehicle door peripheral environment state information and the distance information.

By adopting the technical scheme, the control device can receive and judge the surface water information, the vehicle door state information, the vehicle door surrounding environment state information and the distance information, further control the working states of the air flow generating device and the adjusting device, and realize the automatic operation in the process of removing the surface water below the vehicle by utilizing the air flow.

Furthermore, the embodiment of the invention also discloses an automobile, wherein the accumulated water detection module comprises a left accumulated water sensor and a right accumulated water sensor, the left accumulated water sensor is arranged on the outer side of the left doorsill and used for detecting the accumulated water condition below the left side of the automobile and generating left-side accumulated water information, and the right accumulated water sensor is arranged on the outer side of the right doorsill and used for detecting the accumulated water condition below the right side of the automobile and generating right-side accumulated water information.

The vehicle door state detection module comprises four vehicle door state sensors, wherein two vehicle door state sensors of the four vehicle door state sensors are arranged on the outer side of the left doorsill, are respectively positioned at positions corresponding to the vehicle doors on the left side of the vehicle, and are used for detecting the opening states of the vehicle doors on the left side of the vehicle and generating the state information of the vehicle doors on the left side; the other two door state sensors are arranged on the outer side of the right doorsill, are respectively positioned at positions corresponding to the doors on the right side of the automobile, and are used for detecting the opening state of the doors on the right side of the automobile and generating the state information of the doors on the right side.

The vehicle door peripheral environment detection module comprises a left side camera and a right side camera, wherein the left side camera is arranged on the outer side of the left doorsill and is used for detecting the peripheral environment outside each vehicle door on the left side of the vehicle and generating the peripheral environment state information of each vehicle door on the left side so as to identify whether a pedestrian exists outside each vehicle door on the left side of the vehicle; the right side camera is arranged on the outer side of the right doorsill and used for detecting the surrounding environment outside each door on the right side of the automobile and generating surrounding environment state information of each door on the right side so as to identify whether a pedestrian exists outside each door on the right side of the automobile.

The distance detection module comprises four distance sensors, two of the four distance sensors are arranged on the outer side of the left doorsill and are respectively positioned at the positions corresponding to the doors on the left side of the automobile, and the distance detection module is used for detecting the distance between the pedestrian outside each door on the left side of the automobile and generating the distance information between the pedestrian outside each door on the left side and the automobile; the other two distance sensors are arranged on the outer side of the right doorsill, are respectively positioned at positions corresponding to the doors on the right side of the automobile, and are used for detecting the distance between a pedestrian and the automobile outside the doors on the right side of the automobile and generating distance information between the pedestrian and the automobile outside the doors on the right side.

By adopting the technical scheme, the accumulated water detection module, the vehicle door state detection module, the vehicle door peripheral environment detection module and the distance detection module transmit the detected corresponding road surface accumulated water information, vehicle door state information, vehicle door peripheral environment state information and distance information to the control device, and the control device can control the working state of the air flow generation device and each adjusting device according to the information, so that the automatic operation in the process of removing the road surface accumulated water below the vehicle by utilizing the air flow is realized. Moreover, passengers get off from any vehicle door can ensure that accumulated water below the corresponding vehicle door can be removed, the passengers can smoothly get off, and the use comfort of the vehicle is also improved.

Further, the embodiment of the invention also discloses an automobile, wherein the at least one exhaust port comprises a left front exhaust port, a left rear exhaust port, a right front exhaust port and a right rear exhaust port, the left front exhaust port and the left rear exhaust port are arranged on the left door sill, and the right front exhaust port and the right rear exhaust port are arranged on the right door sill.

By adopting the technical scheme, the exhaust port and the vehicle door are correspondingly arranged, the passenger gets off from any vehicle door, and the accumulated water on the road surface below the vehicle door can be removed by the air flow discharged from the corresponding exhaust port, so that the passenger can be further ensured to get off smoothly, and the comfort of the vehicle is also improved.

Furthermore, the embodiment of the invention also discloses an automobile, wherein a connecting pipeline is arranged on the connecting channel on the left doorsill, the connecting pipeline on the left doorsill comprises a first main path, a first branch path and a second branch path, the air inlet ends of the first branch path and the second branch path are communicated with the air outlet end of the first main path, the air outlet end of the first branch path is communicated with the left front air outlet, the air outlet end of the second branch path is communicated with the left rear air outlet, and the air inlet end of the first main path is communicated with the air outlet end of the airflow generating device.

The connecting channel on the right doorsill is provided with a connecting pipeline, the connecting pipeline on the right doorsill comprises a second main path, a third branch path and a fourth branch path, the air inlet ends of the third branch path and the fourth branch path are communicated with the air outlet end of the second main path, the air outlet end of the third branch path is communicated with the right front air outlet, the air outlet end of the fourth branch path is communicated with the right rear air outlet, and the air inlet end of the second main path is communicated with the air outlet end of the first main path.

The adjusting device comprises a first adjusting part, a second adjusting part, a third adjusting part and a fourth adjusting part, wherein the first adjusting part is arranged between the first branch and the left front exhaust port, the second adjusting part is arranged between the second branch and the left rear exhaust port, the third adjusting part is arranged between the third branch and the right front exhaust port, and the fourth adjusting part is arranged between the fourth branch and the right rear exhaust port.

By adopting the technical scheme, the airflow generating device can output airflow, the output airflow passes through the first main path and the second main path, the airflow conveyed by the first main path can enter the left front exhaust port and the left rear exhaust port through the first branch path and the second branch path, accumulated water on the road surface below the left side door can be removed, and a passenger can be guaranteed to get off the vehicle smoothly on the left side. The air current that the second main road was carried can get into right front exhaust port and right back exhaust port through third branch road and fourth branch road, can clear away right side door below surface ponding, guarantees that the passenger can get off on the right side smoothly.

Furthermore, the embodiment of the invention also discloses an automobile, which further comprises an engine room longitudinal beam and a wheel cover, wherein the control device is fixed on the engine room longitudinal beam, and the airflow generating device is fixed on the wheel cover.

By adopting the technical scheme, the control device is fixed on the longitudinal beam of the engine room, and the airflow generating device is fixed on the wheel cover, so that the internal space of the automobile can be reasonably utilized.

Furthermore, the embodiment of the invention also discloses an automobile, which further comprises a power supply device and an alarm device, wherein the power supply device is electrically connected with the airflow generating device and is used for supplying power to the airflow generating device; the alarm device is in communication connection with the signal output end of the control device.

By adopting the technical scheme, the power supply device provides power for the airflow generating device to ensure that the airflow generating device can work normally. When a passenger prepares to get off the vehicle, the vehicle door state detection module detects that the vehicle door is in an open state; the accumulated water detection module detects that accumulated water exists below the left side and the right side of the automobile; the car door all around environment detection module detects that there is the pedestrian outside each door to and when distance detection module detected that the distance of pedestrian and car is less than certain distance threshold value, alarm device can send alarm signal, reminds passenger car below road surface to have ponding, can prevent that the passenger from stepping on ponding when getting off the car, and then avoids ponding to stain passenger's shoes and trousers.

Further, the embodiment of the invention also discloses a control method for dewatering of the automobile, the control method executes accumulated water removing process through the automobile, and the control method comprises the following steps:

s1: acquiring the state information of the automobile, and judging whether the automobile is in a stop state or not according to the state information of the automobile;

if yes, go to step S2;

if not, continuously judging whether the automobile is in a stop state;

s2: acquiring vehicle door state information from the vehicle door state detection module, and judging whether the vehicle door is in an open state or not according to the vehicle door state information;

if yes, go to step S3;

if not, continuously judging whether the vehicle door is in an opening state;

s3: acquiring surface water accumulation information from the water accumulation detection module, and judging whether water accumulates below the left side and the right side of the automobile or not according to the surface water accumulation information;

if yes, go to step S4;

if not, continuously judging whether water is accumulated below the left side and the right side of the automobile or not;

s4: the method comprises the steps that the peripheral environment state information of the vehicle doors is obtained from a vehicle door peripheral environment detection module, and whether pedestrians exist outside the vehicle doors is judged according to the peripheral environment state information of the vehicle doors;

if yes, go to step S5;

if not, go to step S6;

s5: acquiring distance information from a distance detection module, and judging whether the distance between a pedestrian and an automobile outside a door is greater than or equal to a distance threshold value according to the distance information;

if yes, go to S6;

if not, the control device transmits the distance information to the alarm device;

s6: the control device controls the airflow generating device to be opened and then controls the adjusting part of the corresponding vehicle door to be opened.

Adopt above-mentioned technical scheme, compare in relying on the passenger to remove to trigger the air current and produce the device, this control method can utilize ponding detection module, door state detection module, door peripheral environment detection module and distance detection module corresponding ponding information that will detect, door state information, door peripheral environment state information and distance information transfer to controlling means, controlling means can be according to the operating condition of above-mentioned information control air current production device and each adjusting device, the automation mechanized operation of utilizing the air current to clear away car below ponding in-process has been realized.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

the invention discloses an automobile and a control method for automobile dehydration, wherein the automobile comprises a left threshold and a right threshold which are respectively arranged at two sides of the automobile, and the automobile also comprises an airflow generating device for outputting airflow; the air outlet of the air flow generating device is communicated with the air inlet of each connecting channel so as to lead the output air flow into each connecting channel; and the position, corresponding to each door of the automobile, in the left threshold and the right threshold is provided with at least one air outlet communicated with the corresponding connecting channel, the opening of the at least one air outlet faces the direction departing from the door, an adjusting device is arranged between any one air outlet in the at least one air outlet and the corresponding connecting channel, and the adjusting device is used for controlling the on-off of the channel between each air outlet and the corresponding connecting channel. The connecting channels for conveying the air flow and the at least one air outlet for discharging the air flow are integrated on the left and right door sills of the vehicle, so that the development cost of the vehicle can be ensured. The air flow generating device can output air flow, the air flow is conveyed to the at least one air outlet through the connecting channels, the air flow is discharged from the at least one air outlet, accumulated water on the road surface below the automobile can be removed by the discharged air flow, a passenger can get off the automobile smoothly, and the phenomenon that the shoes and trousers of the passenger are polluted by the accumulated water is avoided. The adjusting device can control the on-off of the channel between each exhaust port and the corresponding connecting channel, so that accumulated water below the corresponding vehicle door can be removed when a passenger gets off from any vehicle door, and the passenger can further get off smoothly.

Additional features and corresponding advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an automobile provided in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a partial schematic structural view of an automobile according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a left side sill of an automobile according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a right side sill of an automobile according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a partial structural view of a left side sill of an automobile according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of an automobile according to embodiment 1 of the present invention taken along the line A-A in FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a control schematic diagram of an automobile provided in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a flowchart of a method for controlling water removal of an automobile according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

10: a left threshold;

110: a connecting channel on the left threshold;

20: a right threshold;

210: a connecting channel on the right threshold;

30: an air flow generating device;

40: an exhaust port;

410: a left front exhaust port; 420: a left rear exhaust port; 430: a right front exhaust port; 440: a right rear exhaust port;

50: an adjustment device;

510: a first adjustment member; 520: a second adjustment member; 530: a third regulating member; 540: a fourth adjustment member;

60: a control device;

70: a detection device;

710: an accumulated water detection module; 711: a left side water accumulation sensor; 712: a right side water accumulation sensor;

720: a vehicle door state detection module; 721: a door state sensor;

730: a vehicle door peripheral environment detection module; 731: a left side camera; 732: a right side camera;

740: a distance detection module; 741: a distance sensor;

80: a connecting pipeline on the left threshold;

810: a first main road; 820: a first branch; 830: a second branch circuit;

90: a connecting pipeline on the right threshold;

910: a second main road; 920: a third branch; 930: a fourth branch;

100: an alarm device;

a: the length direction of the automobile.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention is provided for illustrative purposes, and other advantages and effects of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the present disclosure. While the invention will be described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments, it is not intended that features of the invention be limited to these embodiments. On the contrary, the invention is described in connection with the embodiments for the purpose of covering alternatives or modifications that may be extended based on the claims of the present invention. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The invention may be practiced without these particulars. Moreover, some of the specific details have been left out of the description in order to avoid obscuring or obscuring the focus of the present invention. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

It should be noted that in this specification, like reference numerals and letters refer to like items in the following drawings, and thus, once an item is defined in one drawing, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings.

The terms "first," "second," and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present embodiment, it should be further noted that, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "connected," and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, e.g., as a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present embodiment can be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Example 1:

referring to fig. 1 and 2, the automobile includes a left side sill 10 and a right side sill 20 respectively disposed at two sides of the automobile, and the automobile further includes an airflow generating device 30 for outputting an airflow; the inside of the left doorsill 10 and the inside of the right doorsill 20 are both provided with a connecting channel 110 and a connecting channel 210 which extend along the length direction A of the automobile, and the air outlet of the airflow generating device 30 is communicated with the air inlet of each connecting channel so as to lead the output airflow into each connecting channel; and, the left threshold 10 and the right threshold 20 are provided with at least one air outlet 40 corresponding to each door of the automobile, the opening of the at least one air outlet 40 faces the direction away from the door, an adjusting device 50 is arranged between any one air outlet 40 of the at least one air outlet 40 and the corresponding connecting channel, and the adjusting device 50 is used for controlling the connection and disconnection of the channel between each air outlet 40 and the corresponding connecting channel.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the connection manner between the airflow generating device 30 and each connection channel, and between the exhaust port 40 and each connection channel is any one of various fixed connection manners such as screwing, welding, and bonding, and a person skilled in the art can design the connection manner according to actual conditions and specific requirements, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the number of the exhaust ports 40 may be set to be 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., and those skilled in the art may design the exhaust ports according to actual situations and specific requirements, which is not specifically limited in the present embodiment. Preferably, in order to correspond the exhaust ports 40 to the respective doors, the number of the exhaust ports 40 may be set to 4. The number of the regulating devices 50 is set to correspond to the number of the exhaust ports 40.

More specifically, in this embodiment, the adjusting device 50 may be one of a pneumatic adjusting valve, an electric adjusting valve, and a hydraulic adjusting valve, and those skilled in the art can design the adjusting device according to actual conditions and specific requirements, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the airflow generating device 30 may be one of a fan and an air pump, and a person skilled in the art may design the airflow generating device according to actual conditions and specific requirements, which is not specifically limited in the present embodiment.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the respective connecting passages for delivering the air flow and the at least one exhaust port 40 for exhausting the air flow are integrated in the left and right side sills 10 and 20 of the vehicle, so that the development cost of the vehicle can be ensured. The airflow generating device 30 can output airflow, the airflow is conveyed to the at least one exhaust port 40 through each connecting channel, the airflow is exhausted from the at least one exhaust port 40, accumulated water on the road surface below the automobile can be removed by the exhausted airflow, the passenger can get off the automobile smoothly, and the shoes and trousers of the passenger are prevented from being polluted by the accumulated water. The adjusting device 50 can control the on-off of the channel between each exhaust port 40 and the corresponding connecting channel, so that when a passenger gets off from any door, accumulated water below the corresponding door can be removed, and the passenger can get off smoothly.

Further, the present embodiment also discloses an automobile, please refer to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the automobile further includes a control device 60 and a detection device 70, the detection device 70 is used for detecting a water accumulation condition under the automobile, an opening state of each door, and a surrounding environment state outside each door, the control device 60 is respectively connected with the airflow generating device 30, each adjusting device 50, and the detection device 70 in a communication manner, and the control device 60 is used for controlling the working states of the airflow generating device 30 and each adjusting device 50 according to information detected by the detection device 70.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the control device 60 may be one of a synchronous controller, an asynchronous controller, and the like, and a person skilled in the art may design the control device according to actual situations and specific requirements, which is not specifically limited in the present embodiment.

More specifically, in this embodiment, the detection device 70 may be a water accumulation sensor, a vehicle door sensor, a camera, etc., and those skilled in the art may design the detection device according to actual conditions and specific requirements, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment.

More specifically, in this embodiment, the detecting device 70 may be provided in plural, and the plural detecting devices 70 can improve the accuracy of detection, so as to improve the working performance of the automobile. The number of the detecting devices 70 may be set to 2, 3, 4, etc., and those skilled in the art may design the detecting devices according to actual situations and specific requirements, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the detection device 70 detects information such as a road surface water accumulation condition under the vehicle, an opening state of each door, and a surrounding environment state outside each door, the information detected by the detection device 70 is transmitted to the control device 60, and the control device 60 controls the operating states of the airflow generation device 30 and each adjustment device 50 according to the information, thereby realizing an automatic operation in the process of removing the road surface water under the vehicle by using the airflow.

Further, referring to fig. 1 and 7, the detection device 70 includes a water accumulation detection module 710, a door state detection module 720, a door surrounding environment detection module 730, and a distance detection module 740, wherein the water accumulation detection module 710, the door state detection module 720, the door surrounding environment detection module 730, and the distance detection module 740 are respectively in communication connection with a signal input end of the control device 60; the accumulated water detection module 710 is used for detecting the condition of the accumulated water on the road surface below the left side and the right side of the automobile and generating the information of the accumulated water on the road surface; the vehicle door state detection module 720 is used for detecting the opening state of each vehicle door and generating vehicle door state information; the vehicle door peripheral environment detection module 730 is used for detecting peripheral environments outside each vehicle door and generating vehicle door peripheral environment state information so as to identify whether pedestrians exist outside each vehicle door; the distance detection module 740 is used for detecting the distance between a pedestrian and an automobile outside the automobile door and generating distance information; the control device 60 receives the surface water information, the door state information, the door peripheral environment state information, and the distance information, and controls the operating states of the airflow generation device 30 and the adjustment device 50 according to the surface water information, the door state information, the door peripheral environment state information, and the distance information.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the accumulated water detection module 710, the vehicle door state detection module 720, the vehicle door surrounding environment detection module 730 and the distance detection module 740 may be set to be plural, and the accuracy of detection can be improved by the plurality of detection devices 70, so that the working performance of the vehicle can be improved. The number of the ponding detection module 710, the vehicle door state detection module 720, the vehicle door surrounding environment detection module 730 and the distance detection module 740 can be set to 2, 3, 4, etc., and those skilled in the art can design according to actual conditions and specific requirements, and this embodiment is not specifically limited to this. Preferably, in order to ensure the development cost of the vehicle and improve the working performance of the vehicle, the ponding detection module 710 and the vehicle door surrounding environment detection module 730 are set to 2, and the vehicle door state detection module 720 and the distance detection module 740 are set to 4.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the control device 60 can receive and judge the road surface water information, the vehicle door state information, the vehicle door peripheral environment state information, and the distance information, and further control the working states of the airflow generating device 30 and the adjusting device 50, so as to realize an automatic operation in the process of removing the road surface water below the vehicle by using the airflow.

Further, this embodiment still discloses an automobile, please refer to fig. 3 and fig. 4, ponding detection module 710 includes left side ponding sensor 711 and right side ponding sensor 712, and left side ponding sensor 711 sets up in the outside of left threshold 10 for detect the ponding situation of car left side below, and generate left side ponding information, and right side ponding sensor 712 sets up in the outside of right threshold 20, and for detect the ponding situation of car right side below, and generate right side ponding information.

The door state detection module 720 includes four door state sensors 721, two door state sensors 721 of the four door state sensors 721 are disposed outside the left side sill 10 and located at positions corresponding to the doors on the left side of the automobile respectively, and are used for detecting the opening state of the doors on the left side of the automobile and generating door state information on the left side; the other two door state sensors 721 are provided outside the right rocker 20, are located at positions corresponding to the right doors of the vehicle, detect the open states of the right doors of the vehicle, and generate right door state information.

The vehicle door peripheral environment detection module 730 comprises a left camera 731 and a right camera 732, wherein the left camera 731 is arranged on the outer side of the left doorsill 10 and is used for detecting the peripheral environment outside each vehicle door on the left side of the vehicle and generating the peripheral environment state information of each vehicle door on the left side so as to identify whether a pedestrian exists outside each vehicle door on the left side of the vehicle; the right camera 732 is disposed outside the right threshold 20, and is configured to detect a surrounding environment outside each door on the right side of the vehicle, and generate surrounding environment state information of the right side door, so as to identify whether a pedestrian is present outside each door on the right side of the vehicle.

The distance detection module 740 includes four distance sensors 741, two distance sensors 741 of the four distance sensors 741 are disposed outside the left side sill 10 and located at positions corresponding to doors on the left side of the automobile, respectively, and are configured to detect distances between pedestrians and the automobile outside the doors on the left side of the automobile and generate distance information between the pedestrians and the automobile outside the doors on the left side; the two distance sensors 741 are disposed outside the right side sill 20 and at positions corresponding to the doors on the right side of the vehicle, respectively, and detect the distance between a pedestrian and the vehicle outside the doors on the right side of the vehicle, and generate distance information between the pedestrian and the vehicle outside the doors on the right side.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the ponding detection module 710, the door state detection module 720, the door surrounding environment detection module 730, and the distance detection module 740 respectively transmit the detected corresponding road surface ponding information, the door state information, the door surrounding environment state information, and the distance information to the control device 60, and the control device 60 controls the working states of the airflow generation device 30 and the adjustment devices 50 according to the information, so as to realize the automatic operation in the process of removing the road surface ponding under the automobile by using the airflow. Moreover, passengers get off from any vehicle door can ensure that accumulated water below the corresponding vehicle door can be removed, the passengers can smoothly get off, and the use comfort of the vehicle is also improved.

Further, referring to fig. 1, the at least one exhaust port 40 includes a left front exhaust port 410, a left rear exhaust port 420, a right front exhaust port 430, and a right rear exhaust port 440, the left front exhaust port 410 and the left rear exhaust port 420 are disposed on the left side sill 10, and the right front exhaust port 430 and the right rear exhaust port 440 are disposed on the right side sill 20.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the exhaust port 40 is disposed corresponding to a vehicle door, and a passenger gets off from any vehicle door, and the air flow discharged from the corresponding exhaust port 40 will remove accumulated water on the road surface below the vehicle door, thereby further ensuring that the passenger can get off smoothly, and also improving the comfort of the vehicle.

Further, referring to fig. 1 to 6, the connecting channel 110 on the left rocker 10 is provided with a connecting pipeline 80, the connecting pipeline 80 on the left rocker 10 includes a first main channel 810, a first branch 820 and a second branch 830, air intake ends of the first branch 820 and the second branch 830 are communicated with an air exhaust end of the first main channel 810, an air exhaust end of the first branch 820 is communicated with the left front exhaust port 410, an air exhaust end of the second branch 830 is communicated with the left rear exhaust port 420, and an air intake end of the first main channel 810 is communicated with an air exhaust end of the airflow generating device 30.

The connecting channel 210 on the right door sill 20 is provided with the connecting pipeline 90, the connecting pipeline 90 on the right door sill 20 comprises a second main path 910, a third branch path 920 and a fourth branch path 930, the air inlet ends of the third branch path 920 and the fourth branch path 930 are communicated with the air outlet end of the second main path 910, the air outlet end of the third branch path 920 is communicated with the front right air outlet 430, the air outlet end of the fourth branch path 930 is communicated with the rear right air outlet 440, and the air inlet end of the second main path 910 is communicated with the air outlet end of the first main path 810.

The adjusting device 50 includes a first adjusting member 510, a second adjusting member 520, a third adjusting member 530, and a fourth adjusting member 540, the first adjusting member 510 is disposed between the first branch 820 and the left front exhaust port 410, the second adjusting member 520 is disposed between the second branch 830 and the left rear exhaust port 420, the third adjusting member 530 is disposed between the third branch 920 and the right front exhaust port 430, and the fourth adjusting member 540 is disposed between the fourth branch 930 and the right rear exhaust port 440.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the connection manner between the first main path 810 and the first branch 820 and the second branch 830, the connection manner between the second main path 910 and the first main path 810, and the connection manner between the second main path 910 and the third branch 920 and the fourth branch 930 may be any one of various fixed connection manners such as screwing, welding, bonding, and sleeving, and a person skilled in the art may design according to actual conditions and specific requirements, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the airflow generating device 30 may output an airflow, the output airflow passes through the first main path 810 and the second main path 910, the airflow transmitted by the first main path 810 can enter the left front exhaust port 410 and the left rear exhaust port 420 through the first branch path 820 and the second branch path 830, and accumulated water on the road surface below the left side door can be removed, so that the passengers can get off the vehicle smoothly on the left side. The airflow delivered by the second main path 910 can enter the front right exhaust port 430 and the rear right exhaust port 440 through the third branch 920 and the fourth branch 930, so that accumulated water on the road surface below the right side door can be removed, and the passengers can get off the vehicle smoothly on the right side.

Further, the present embodiment also discloses an automobile, please refer to fig. 1, the automobile further includes a cabin longitudinal beam (not shown) and a wheel cover (not shown), the control device 60 is fixed on the cabin longitudinal beam, and the airflow generating device 30 is fixed on the wheel cover.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the connection manner between the control device 60 and the nacelle side member, and between the airflow generating device 30 and the wheel casing may be any one of various fixed connection manners such as screwing, welding, bonding, and the like, and a person skilled in the art may design the connection manner according to actual conditions and specific requirements, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the control device 60 is fixed to the nacelle side member and the airflow generating device 30 is fixed to the wheel house, whereby the interior space of the automobile can be utilized reasonably.

Further, the present embodiment also discloses an automobile, please refer to fig. 7, the automobile further includes a power supply device (not shown in the figure) and an alarm device 100, the power supply device is electrically connected to the airflow generating device 30, and the power supply device is used for providing power to the airflow generating device 30; the alarm device 100 is connected in communication with a signal output of the control device 60.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the power supply device may be one of a dry battery, a lead storage battery, a lithium battery, and the like, and a person skilled in the art may design the power supply device according to actual conditions and specific requirements, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the alarm device 100 may include an audible alarm, an instrument display, and the like, and those skilled in the art may design the alarm device according to actual situations and specific needs, which is not specifically limited in the present embodiment.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the power supply device supplies power to the airflow generating device 30 to ensure that the airflow generating device 30 can operate normally. When the occupant is ready to get off, the door state detection module 720 detects that the door is in an open state; the accumulated water detection module 710 detects that accumulated water exists below the left side and the right side of the automobile; door surrounding environment detection module 730 detects that there is the pedestrian outside each door to and when distance detection module 740 detected that the distance of pedestrian and car is less than certain distance threshold value, alarm device 100 can send alarm signal, reminds passenger car below road surface to have ponding, can prevent that the passenger from stepping on ponding when getting off the vehicle, and then avoids ponding to stain passenger's shoes and trousers.

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the embodiment discloses a control method for removing water in an automobile, please refer to fig. 7 and 8, the control method executes a process of removing accumulated water by the automobile, and comprises the following steps:

s1: acquiring the state information of the automobile, and judging whether the automobile is in a stop state or not according to the state information of the automobile;

if yes, go to step S2;

if not, continuously judging whether the automobile is in a stop state;

s2: acquiring the vehicle door state information from the vehicle door state detection module 720, and judging whether the vehicle door is in an open state according to the vehicle door state information;

if yes, go to step S3;

if not, continuously judging whether the vehicle door is in an opening state;

s3: acquiring the surface water accumulation information from the water accumulation detection module 710, and judging whether water accumulates below the left side and the right side of the automobile according to the surface water accumulation information;

if yes, go to step S4;

if not, continuously judging whether water is accumulated below the left side and the right side of the automobile or not;

s4: the slave vehicle door peripheral environment detection module 730 acquires vehicle door peripheral environment state information and judges whether pedestrians exist outside each vehicle door according to the vehicle door peripheral environment state information;

if yes, go to step S5;

if not, go to step S6;

s5: acquiring distance information from the distance detection module 740, and judging whether the distance between the pedestrian and the automobile outside the automobile door is greater than or equal to a distance threshold value according to the distance information;

if yes, go to S6;

if not, the control device 60 transmits the distance information to the alarm device 100;

s6: the control device 60 controls the airflow generating device 30 to open, and then controls the adjusting part of the corresponding vehicle door to open.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the distance threshold may be set between 3m and 7m, for example, 3m, 4m, and 5m, which may be specifically set according to actual design and usage requirements, and this embodiment does not specifically limit this.

In this embodiment, compared to triggering the air flow generating device 30 by the passenger, the control method may utilize the ponding detection module 710, the door state detection module 720, the door surrounding environment detection module 730, and the distance detection module 740 to transmit the detected corresponding road ponding information, the door state information, the door surrounding environment state information, and the distance information to the control device 60, and the control device 60 may control the operating states of the air flow generating device 30 and the adjusting devices 50 according to the information, thereby realizing an automatic operation in the process of clearing the road ponding under the automobile by using the air flow.

When the automobile with the water removal function provided by the invention is used, for example, when the automobile is in a stop state, the automobile door state detection module 720 detects that the left front automobile door is in an open state, the accumulated water detection module 710 detects that accumulated water exists below the left front automobile door, the automobile door surrounding environment detection module 730 detects that a pedestrian exists outside the left front automobile door, and the distance detection module 740 detects that the distance between the pedestrian outside the left front automobile door and the automobile is greater than or equal to a distance threshold value; the detection module transmits the detected information to the control device 60, and the control device 60 controls the airflow generating device 30 to be opened, and then controls the first adjusting part 510 to be opened, so that the accumulated water on the road surface under the left front door is removed, and the passengers can get off the vehicle smoothly.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing is a more detailed description of the invention, taken in conjunction with the specific embodiments thereof, and that no limitation of the invention is intended thereby. Various changes in form and detail, including simple deductions or substitutions, may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

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1. An automobile comprises a left doorsill and a right doorsill which are respectively arranged at two sides of the automobile, and is characterized by further comprising an airflow generating device used for outputting airflow;

the interior of the left doorsill and the interior of the right doorsill are both provided with connecting channels extending along the length direction of the automobile, and an exhaust port of the airflow generating device is communicated with an air inlet of each connecting channel so as to introduce output airflow into each connecting channel;

and the positions, corresponding to the doors of the automobile, in the left threshold and the right threshold are provided with at least one exhaust port communicated with the corresponding connecting channel, the opening of the at least one exhaust port faces the direction departing from the doors, an adjusting device is arranged between any one of the at least one exhaust port and the corresponding connecting channel, and the adjusting device is used for controlling the connection and disconnection of the channel between each exhaust port and the corresponding connecting channel.

2. The automobile of claim 1, further comprising a control device and a detection device, wherein the detection device is used for detecting the condition of the road surface ponding under the automobile, the opening state of each door and the surrounding environment state outside each door, the control device is respectively connected with the airflow generation device, each adjusting device and the detection device in a communication mode, and the control device is used for controlling the working states of the airflow generation device and each adjusting device according to the information detected by the detection device.

3. The automobile of claim 2, wherein the detection device comprises a water accumulation detection module, a door state detection module, a door surrounding environment detection module and a distance detection module, and the water accumulation detection module, the door state detection module, the door surrounding environment detection module and the distance detection module are respectively in communication connection with a signal input end of the control device;

the accumulated water detection module is used for detecting the condition of the accumulated water on the road surface below the left side and the right side of the automobile and generating the information of the accumulated water on the road surface;

the vehicle door state detection module is used for detecting the opening state of each vehicle door and generating vehicle door state information;

the vehicle door peripheral environment detection module is used for detecting peripheral environments outside each vehicle door and generating vehicle door peripheral environment state information so as to identify whether pedestrians exist outside each vehicle door;

the distance detection module is used for detecting the distance between a pedestrian and an automobile outside the automobile door and generating distance information;

the control device receives the surface water information, the vehicle door state information, the vehicle door peripheral environment state information and the distance information, and controls the working states of the airflow generation device and the adjusting device according to the surface water information, the vehicle door state information, the vehicle door peripheral environment state information and the distance information.

4. The vehicle of claim 3, wherein the water accumulation detection module comprises a left side water accumulation sensor and a right side water accumulation sensor, the left side water accumulation sensor is disposed outside the left threshold for detecting a water accumulation condition below the left side of the vehicle and generating left side water accumulation information, the right side water accumulation sensor is disposed outside the right threshold for detecting a water accumulation condition below the right side of the vehicle and generating right side water accumulation information;

the vehicle door state detection module comprises four vehicle door state sensors, wherein two vehicle door state sensors of the four vehicle door state sensors are arranged on the outer side of the left doorsill, are respectively positioned at positions corresponding to the vehicle doors on the left side of the vehicle, and are used for detecting the opening state of the vehicle doors on the left side of the vehicle and generating the vehicle door state information on the left side; the other two vehicle door state sensors are arranged on the outer side of the right doorsill, are respectively positioned at positions corresponding to the vehicle doors on the right side of the automobile, and are used for detecting the opening states of the vehicle doors on the right side of the automobile and generating the vehicle door state information on the right side;

the vehicle door peripheral environment detection module comprises a left side camera and a right side camera, wherein the left side camera is arranged on the outer side of the left doorsill and used for detecting peripheral environments outside each vehicle door on the left side of the vehicle and generating peripheral environment state information outside each vehicle door on the left side so as to identify whether pedestrians exist outside each vehicle door on the left side of the vehicle; the right side camera is arranged on the outer side of the right doorsill and used for detecting the surrounding environment outside each door on the right side of the automobile and generating the surrounding environment state information outside each door on the right side so as to identify whether a pedestrian exists outside each door on the right side of the automobile;

the distance detection module comprises four distance sensors, two of the four distance sensors are arranged on the outer side of the left doorsill, are respectively positioned at positions corresponding to the doors on the left side of the automobile, and are used for detecting the distance between a pedestrian and the automobile outside each door on the left side of the automobile and generating distance information between the pedestrian and the automobile outside each door on the left side; the other two distance sensors are arranged on the outer side of the right doorsill, are respectively positioned at positions corresponding to the doors on the right side of the automobile, and are used for detecting the distance between a pedestrian and the automobile outside each door on the right side of the automobile and generating distance information between the pedestrian and the automobile outside each door on the right side.

5. The automobile of claim 4, wherein the at least one exhaust port includes a front left exhaust port, a rear left exhaust port, a front right exhaust port, and a rear right exhaust port, the front left exhaust port and the rear left exhaust port being disposed on the left rocker, the front right exhaust port and the rear right exhaust port being disposed on the right rocker.

6. The automobile according to claim 5, characterized in that the connecting channel on the left side sill is provided with a connecting pipeline, the connecting pipeline on the left side sill comprises a first main path, a first branch path and a second branch path, the air inlet ends of the first branch path and the second branch path are communicated with the air outlet end of the first main path, the air outlet end of the first branch path is communicated with the left front exhaust port, the air outlet end of the second branch path is communicated with the left rear exhaust port, and the air inlet end of the first main path is communicated with the air outlet end of the airflow generating device;

the connecting channel on the right door sill is provided with a connecting pipeline, the connecting pipeline on the right door sill comprises a second main path, a third branch path and a fourth branch path, the air inlet ends of the third branch path and the fourth branch path are communicated with the air outlet end of the second main path, the air outlet end of the third branch path is communicated with the right front air outlet, the air outlet end of the fourth branch path is communicated with the right rear air outlet, and the air inlet end of the second main path is communicated with the air outlet end of the first main path;

the adjusting device comprises a first adjusting component, a second adjusting component, a third adjusting component and a fourth adjusting component, wherein the first adjusting component is arranged between the first branch and the left front exhaust port, the second adjusting component is arranged between the second branch and the left rear exhaust port, the third adjusting component is arranged between the third branch and the right front exhaust port, and the fourth adjusting component is arranged between the fourth branch and the right rear exhaust port.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 further comprising a cabin stringer and a wheel cover, wherein said control device is secured to said cabin stringer and said airflow generating device is secured to said wheel cover.

8. The vehicle of claim 7, further comprising a power supply device and an alarm device, wherein the power supply device is electrically connected to the airflow generating device and is used for providing power to the airflow generating device; the alarm device is in communication connection with the signal output end of the control device.

9. A control method for removing water in an automobile, characterized in that the control method performs a water accumulation removing process by the automobile of claim 8, comprising the steps of:

s1: acquiring state information of the automobile, and judging whether the automobile is in a stop state or not according to the state information of the automobile;

if yes, go to step S2;

if not, continuously judging whether the automobile is in a stop state or not;

s2: acquiring the vehicle door state information from the vehicle door state detection module, and judging whether the vehicle door is in an open state according to the vehicle door state information;

if yes, go to step S3;

if not, continuously judging whether the vehicle door is in an opening state;

s3: acquiring the road surface water accumulation information from the water accumulation detection module, and judging whether water accumulation exists below the left side and the right side of the automobile or not according to the road surface water accumulation information;

if yes, go to step S4;

if not, continuously judging whether accumulated water exists below the left side and the right side of the automobile or not;

s4: acquiring the state information of the surrounding environment of the vehicle door from the detection module of the surrounding environment of the vehicle door, and judging whether pedestrians exist outside the vehicle door or not according to the state information of the surrounding environment of the vehicle door;

if yes, go to step S5;

if not, go to step S6;

s5: acquiring the distance information from the distance detection module, and judging whether the distance between the pedestrian and the automobile outside the automobile door is greater than or equal to a distance threshold value according to the distance information;

if yes, go to S6;

if not, the control device transmits the distance information to the alarm device;

s6: the control device controls the airflow generation device to be opened and then controls the adjustment part of the corresponding vehicle door to be opened.

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