CN115475266A

CN115475266A - Vehicle, method of sterilizing vehicle, and computer storage medium

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Publication number: CN115475266A
Application number: CN202110603016.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 宋亚楠; 张瑜
Original assignee: Shanghai Pateo Network Technology Service Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Pateo Network Technology Service Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-05-31
Filing date: 2021-05-31
Publication date: 2022-12-16

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a vehicle, a method of disinfecting a vehicle, and a computer storage medium. A vehicle (10) includes: -a vehicle body (12), -a disinfection light (16), -a connection means (18) and-a window (20), wherein the vehicle body (12) comprises a disinfection space (14); the disinfection lamp (16) is electrically connected to the vehicle body (12) via the connection mechanism (18) so that the disinfection lamp (16) can irradiate the disinfection space (14) after being turned on; the window (20) is provided to the vehicle body (12) and is configured to be changed into a low light transmission state before the sterilizing lamp (16) is turned on. The embodiment of the invention can be beneficial to sterilizing the vehicle only by electric power, reducing the damage of sterilization to the interior trim of the vehicle, avoiding the damage of sterilization to the outside of the vehicle, such as a human body, directly using the vehicle after sterilization without waiting for windowing and ventilation, and the like.

Description

Vehicle, method of sterilizing vehicle, and computer storage medium

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of vehicle technology, and more particularly, to a vehicle, a method of disinfecting a vehicle, and a computer storage medium.

Background

Whether private vehicles or commercial vehicles, disinfection at a certain frequency is required to achieve the purpose of preventing infection.

However, existing vehicles are generally not equipped with a disinfection facility, and it is necessary to introduce disinfectant water or other substances such as ozone into the vehicles for disinfection. Moreover, the other substances are disinfected to cause great damage to the interior trim of the vehicle and possibly damage to the outside of the vehicle, and after the other substances are disinfected, the vehicle usually needs to wait for window opening and ventilation to be used.

Accordingly, there is a need for improved vehicles, methods of disinfecting vehicles, and computer storage media.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle, a method of sterilizing the vehicle, and a computer storage medium, which are advantageous in that the vehicle can be sterilized by means of only electric power, thereby reducing the damage of the vehicle interior by the sterilization, avoiding the damage of the vehicle exterior such as a human body by the sterilization, and the vehicle can be directly used without waiting for window opening ventilation after the sterilization.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle, a method of disinfecting a vehicle, and a computer storage medium, which are advantageous in that the vehicle provides a body, a disinfecting light, an attachment mechanism, and a window, wherein the window is configured to facilitate the transition to its light transmitting state, thereby avoiding damage to the environment of the vehicle, such as a human body, from the disinfection.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle, a method of sterilizing a vehicle, and a computer storage medium, which are advantageous in that the window can be automatically and simply converted into a low light transmission state before the sterilizing lamp is turned on, thereby facilitating intellectualization and simplification of vehicle sterilization.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle, a method of sterilizing a vehicle, and a computer storage medium, which are advantageous in that the sterilizing lamp can be turned on only if it is determined that the vehicle is suitable for sterilization, thereby preventing the sterilization from damaging a human body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle, a method of sterilizing a vehicle, and a computer storage medium, which are advantageous in that the sterilizing lamp can be moved in a preset route or a preset space after being turned on, so that the number of installed sterilizing lamps can be reduced, resulting in a reduction in cost.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle, a method of sterilizing a vehicle, and a computer storage medium, which are advantageous in that the sterilizing lamp can be moved along a predetermined path or a predetermined space after being turned on, thereby more fully irradiating the space in the vehicle of the vehicle, expanding a sterilization range of the sterilizing lamp, and improving a sterilization effect.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle, a method of sterilizing a vehicle, and a computer storage medium, which are advantageous in that the sterilizing lamp can be moved in a preset course or a preset space after being turned on, so that the sterilizing lamp may not be necessarily installed at a position where it can irradiate the space in the vehicle, facilitating the rational utilization of the space inside the vehicle.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle, a method of sterilizing a vehicle, and a computer storage medium, which are advantageous in that an instruction for sterilizing the vehicle can be received in a remote or near-field manner, thereby contributing to convenience in sterilizing the vehicle.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle, a method of sterilizing a vehicle, and a computer storage medium, which are advantageous in that an instruction for sterilizing the vehicle can be generated based on a sterilization mode preset by a user, thereby contributing to meeting personalized demands for sterilizing the vehicle.

An aspect of an embodiment of the present invention relates to a vehicle, including: the vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a disinfection lamp, a connecting mechanism and a window, wherein the vehicle body comprises a disinfection space; the disinfection lamp is electrically connected to the vehicle body through the connecting mechanism so as to irradiate the disinfection space after being turned on; the window is provided to the vehicle body and is configured to be changed into a low light transmission state before the sterilizing lamp is turned on.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the window includes a liquid crystal layer, a first alignment film and a second alignment film respectively positioned at both sides of the liquid crystal layer, a first electrode and a second electrode respectively adjacent to the first alignment film and the second alignment film, a first glass layer and a second glass layer respectively adjacent to the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first polarizer and a second polarizer respectively adjacent to the first glass layer and the second glass layer.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to adjust a voltage applied to the window to transition the window to the low light transmission state.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the connection mechanism comprises a moving assembly such that the disinfection lamp is carried by the moving assembly to move in a preset path or a preset space, the preset path and the preset space being included in the disinfection space.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the disinfection lamp is further configured to be activated in response to the at least one sensor detecting that the disinfection space is suitable for disinfection.

Another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of disinfecting a vehicle, comprising the steps of: receiving an instruction to sanitize the vehicle; adjusting a window provided in a body of the vehicle to a low light transmission state; and turning on a sterilizing lamp electrically connected to the vehicle body via a connection mechanism to irradiate a sterilizing space included in the vehicle body.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of adjusting a window provided in a body of the vehicle to a low light transmission state includes: adjusting a voltage applied to the window to adjust the window to the low transmission state.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of turning on a disinfection lamp electrically connectable to the vehicle body via a connection mechanism to irradiate a disinfection space included in the vehicle body further comprises the steps of: detecting whether the sterilization space is suitable for sterilization.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of turning on a sterilizing lamp electrically connectable to the vehicle body via a connecting mechanism to irradiate a sterilizing space included in the vehicle body includes: turning on the sterilizing light in response to detecting that the sterilization space is suitable for sterilization.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of turning on a sterilizing lamp electrically connectable to the vehicle body via a connecting mechanism to irradiate a sterilizing space included in the vehicle body includes: moving the sterilizing lamp in a preset route or a preset space after turning on the sterilizing lamp, wherein the preset route and the preset space are contained in the sterilizing space.

Yet another aspect of an embodiment of the invention relates to a computer storage medium storing a computer program comprising program instructions which, when executed by a processor, perform the steps of the method of disinfecting a vehicle as described above.

Where the technical conditions warrant, the subject matter of any independent claim in this application may be combined with any single subject matter or combination of subject matter recited in any dependent claims to form new claimed subject matter.

Embodiments of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same or similar reference numerals may be used in the drawings to refer to the same or similar elements in different embodiments, and the description of the same or similar elements in different embodiments and the description of prior art elements, features, effects, etc. may be omitted herein.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic top view of a vehicle according to an aspect of the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the window of the vehicle of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partially omitted perspective schematic view of the window of fig. 2.

Fig. 4 (a) is a partially omitted perspective schematic view of the window of fig. 2.

Fig. 4 (B) is a schematic view of the window in fig. 4 (a) in a low light transmission state.

Fig. 5 (a) is another partially omitted perspective schematic view of the window of fig. 2.

Fig. 5 (B) is a schematic view of the window in fig. 5 (a) in a low light transmission state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective schematic view of the vehicle of FIG. 1 showing the connection of the sterilamp, the connection mechanism, and the vehicle body.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating another method of sterilizing a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a schematic top view of a vehicle according to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 1, a vehicle 10 includes: a vehicle body 12, a disinfection light 16, a connection mechanism 18 and a window 20, wherein the vehicle body 12 comprises a disinfection space 14; the disinfection lamp 16 is electrically connected to the vehicle body 12 via the connection mechanism 18, so that the disinfection lamp 16 can irradiate the disinfection space 14 after being turned on; the window 20 is provided to the vehicle body 12 and is configured to be changed into a low light transmission state before the sterilizing lamp 16 is turned on.

The embodiment of the invention can be beneficial to sterilizing the vehicle only by electric power, reducing the damage of sterilization to the interior trim of the vehicle, avoiding the damage of sterilization to the outside of the vehicle, such as a human body, directly using the vehicle after sterilization without waiting for windowing and ventilation, and the like.

Specifically, the powered disinfection lamp 16 may be turned on to illuminate the disinfection space 14 with electrical power to disinfect the vehicle 10. The disinfection of the vehicle 10 does not require the introduction of disinfectant water or other substances such as ozone. The radiation sterilization of the sterilizing lamp 16 is less harmful to the vehicle interior than other substances such as sterilizing water or ozone. The configuration of the window 20 to transition to the low transmission state before the germicidal lamp 16 is turned on may help to reduce or even eliminate light emitted by the germicidal lamp 16 from passing outside the vehicle, avoiding damage to the vehicle's environment, such as a human body, from sterilization. Unlike disinfectant water or ozone, the lamp 16 can be turned off after disinfection, generally without any residue of substances, odors, etc., and the vehicle can be used without waiting for opening a window for ventilation.

The term "vehicle" or other similar term as used herein encompasses a broad range of motor vehicles: for example, passenger automobiles including Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs), buses, trucks, and various commercial vehicles; watercraft including various boats and ships, airplanes, and the like; and includes hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, and other alternative fuel vehicles (e.g., fuels derived from resources other than petroleum).

The body 12 may be a main body portion of the vehicle 10, providing functions, appearance, etc. to the vehicle 10. The sterile space 14 may be located within the vehicle body 12 and may house other components of the vehicle 10, such as the interior trim, transported objects, personnel, etc.

The sterilizing lamp 16 may include a device for sterilization using ultraviolet rays, such as an ultraviolet sterilizing lamp, an ultraviolet fluorescent lamp. The sterilizing lamp 16 may also include means for sterilizing by other light emitted therefrom.

The window 20 may be disposed on the top of the vehicle body 12 or may be disposed around the vehicle body 12.

Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a window of the vehicle of fig. 1. The window 20 may comprise a sandwich structure. As shown in fig. 2, optionally, the window 20 includes a liquid crystal layer 22, a first alignment film 24 and a second alignment film 26 respectively located on both sides of the liquid crystal layer 22, a first electrode 28 and a second electrode 30 respectively adjacent to the first alignment film 24 and the second alignment film 26, a first glass layer 32 and a second glass layer 34 respectively adjacent to the first electrode 28 and the second electrode 30, and a first polarizer 36 and a second polarizer 38 respectively adjacent to the first glass layer 32 and the second glass layer 34. The configuration of the window 20 may assist in transitioning its light transmitting state.

The liquid crystal layer 22 may be transparent. The liquid crystal layer 22 may include a plurality of liquid crystal molecule groups 21 arranged in parallel, for example, 6 liquid crystal molecule groups 21 from left to right as shown in fig. 2. Each of the liquid crystal molecule groups 21 may include a plurality of liquid crystal molecules 23 stacked between the first alignment film 24 and the second alignment film 26, for example, 4 liquid crystal molecules 23 from top to bottom as shown in fig. 2.

The first alignment film 24 and the second alignment film 26 may be transparent and may allow the liquid crystal molecules 23 to be aligned in a predetermined direction, for example, in the embodiment of fig. 2, the alignment direction of each of the 4 liquid crystal molecules 23 of each liquid crystal molecule group 21 is sequentially deflected at a certain angle with respect to the alignment direction of the adjacent liquid crystal molecules 23, so that the cross-sectional area is gradually reduced from the bottom to the top in the drawing, the cross-sectional area of the lowermost liquid crystal molecule 23 is largest, and the cross-sectional area of the uppermost liquid crystal molecule 23 is smallest.

The first electrode 28, the second electrode 30, the first glass layer 32, the second glass layer 34, the first polarizer 36, and the second polarizer 38 may be transparent.

Fig. 3 is a partially omitted perspective schematic view of the window of fig. 2, wherein the first alignment film 24, the second alignment film 26, the first polarizer 36, the second polarizer 38 and one of the liquid crystal molecule groups 21 are shown. Referring to fig. 3, optionally, the first polarization direction of the first polarizer 36 and the second polarization direction of the second polarizer 38 are perpendicular or parallel to each other, the first alignment film 24 and the second alignment film 26 respectively include a first alignment surface 40 and a second alignment surface 42 contacting the liquid crystal layer 22, the first alignment surface 40 and the second alignment surface 42 respectively include a first groove 44 and a second groove 45, the directions of the first groove 44 and the second groove 45 are perpendicular to each other, and the first polarization direction is consistent with the direction of the first groove 44. In this manner, the window 20 may be facilitated to be in a certain light-transmitting state.

The first and

second grooves

44 and 45 may configure the direction of the liquid crystal molecules 23 in contact therewith without being affected by other factors such as electric power. The directions of the first groove 44 and the second groove 45 are perpendicular to each other, so that the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules 231 contacting the first groove 44 may be perpendicular to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules 232 contacting the second groove 45, and the liquid crystal molecules themselves have viscosity, so that the liquid crystal molecules 23 in the liquid crystal molecule group 21 between the first alignment surface 40 and the second alignment surface 42 are in a state of being continuously rotated by 90 ° as shown in fig. 3, that is, the uppermost liquid crystal molecule 23 is parallel to the direction of arrow a, and the lowermost liquid crystal molecule 23 is parallel to the direction of arrow B.

The window 20 may be transitioned to the low light transmission state in any suitable manner. Optionally, the first electrode 28 and the second electrode 30 are configured to adjust a voltage applied to the window 20 to transition the window 20 to the low light transmission state, as described later. As such, operation of the window 20 of the vehicle 10 to transition to the low light transmission state may be facilitated.

The first polarization direction may be a light incoming direction. The first and second polarization directions may be perpendicular or parallel to the directions of arrows a and B, respectively, and thus perpendicular or parallel to each other.

Fig. 4 (a) is a partially omitted perspective schematic view of the window in fig. 2, wherein the first polarizer 36, the second polarizer 38, and one of the liquid crystal molecule groups 21 are shown. Referring to fig. 4 (a), in some embodiments, the first polarization direction of the first polarizer 36 and the second polarization direction of the second polarizer 38 are perpendicular to each other. The incident light 100 may be a transverse wave, and is incident in a direction perpendicular to the first polarizer 36, and is polarized into a polarized light 102 after passing through the first polarizer 36, the first polarization direction is perpendicular to the first polarizer 36, the polarized light 102 is twisted by 90 ° after passing through the liquid crystal molecule group 21 including the liquid crystal molecules 23 continuously rotated by 90 °, the polarization direction is changed to a direction parallel to the second polarizer 38, and then is polarized into an emergent light 104 by the second polarizer 38. At this time, the window 20 may be in a high light transmission state having a higher light transmission than the low light transmission state.

Fig. 4 (B) is a schematic view of the window in fig. 4 (a) in a low light transmission state. As shown in fig. 4B, when a voltage is applied to the window 20 through the first electrode 28 (not shown) and the second electrode 30 (not shown), all the liquid crystal molecules 23 of the liquid crystal molecule group 21 stand up, the incident shear wave light 100 incident in a direction perpendicular to the first polarizer 36 passes through the first polarizer 36 and is polarized into polarized light 102, and the polarized light 102 cannot be twisted by the liquid crystal molecules 23 and cannot be transmitted through the second polarizer 38. Thus, the window 20 is changed into the low light transmission state by being applied with a voltage. In this manner, operation of the window 20 of the vehicle 10 to transition to the low light transmission state may be facilitated, and electrical power may also be saved in application scenarios where a higher light transmission state is required to be maintained for a long period of time.

FIG. 5 is similar to FIG. 4 but shows the transmission state when the first polarization direction of the first polarizer and the second polarization direction of the second polarizer are parallel to each other in further embodiments. Referring to fig. 5 (a), when a voltage is applied to the window 20 through the first electrode 28 (not shown) and the second electrode 30 (not shown), all the liquid crystal molecules 23 of the liquid crystal molecule group 21 stand up, the incident transverse wave 100 in a direction perpendicular to the first polarizer 36 passes through the first polarizer 36 and is polarized into a polarized light 102, and the polarized light 102 passes through the liquid crystal molecules 23 without twisting and is polarized into an emergent light 104 by the second polarizer 38. At this time, the window 20 may be in a high light transmission state having a higher light transmission than the low light transmission state.

Fig. 5 (B) is a schematic view of the window in fig. 5 (a) in a low light transmission state. As shown in fig. 5B, after the voltage applied to the window 20 through the first electrode 28 (not shown) and the second electrode 30 (not shown) is removed, the liquid crystal molecules 23 of the liquid crystal molecule group 21 are changed from a state in which they are standing all over to a state in which they are continuously rotated by 90 °. The transverse wave incident light 100 is incident in a direction perpendicular to the first polarizer 36, and is polarized into a polarized light 102 after passing through the first polarizer 36, the first polarization direction is a direction perpendicular to the first polarizer 36, the polarized light 102 is twisted by 90 ° after passing through the liquid crystal molecule group 21, and the polarization direction of the polarized light 102 is changed into a direction parallel to the second polarizer 38, and cannot be transmitted through the second polarizer 38. Thus, the window 20 is changed to the low light transmission state by cancellation of the applied voltage. In this manner, it is possible to contribute to simplification of the operation of shifting the window 20 of the vehicle 10 to the low light transmission state, and also to shift to and maintain the low light transmission state without power supply, and it is possible to save electric power required for shifting to and maintaining the low light transmission state.

In some embodiments, the disinfecting lights 16 may be mounted on the top and bottom of the vehicle body 12 in the vehicle 10 at respective rows of seats (not shown) to disinfect the rows and their surroundings. In some embodiments, the sanitizing light 16 may be mounted in the center of the top of the vehicle 10 to sanitize from the center of the top down.

The attachment mechanism 18 may electrically couple the germicidal lamp 16 to the vehicle body 12 in any suitable manner. The disinfecting lamp 16 may be electrically connected to a power supply system (not shown), such as a battery, of the vehicle 10 via the connection mechanism 18.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the vehicle of FIG. 1 showing the sterilamp, attachment mechanism, and body attachment. Referring to fig. 1 and 6, optionally, the connecting mechanism 18 includes a moving assembly 19, so that the sterilizing lamp 16 is carried by the moving assembly 19 to move along a predetermined path 54 or a predetermined space 56, and the predetermined path 54 and the predetermined space 56 are included in the sterilizing space 14. In this way, it is possible to cover a relatively large area of the sterilizing space 14 with a relatively small number of the sterilizing lamps 16, thereby reducing the cost of the sterilizing lamps 16 in terms of the number of the sterilizing lamps 16, and avoiding a situation in which it is difficult to ensure a comprehensive and good sterilizing effect of the vehicle 10 due to uneven distribution of the sterilizing lamps 16 when they are fixedly installed. Moreover, the sterilamp 16 may not be positioned to illuminate the sterile space 14 before being turned on (e.g., may be mounted in a more concealed location), which facilitates the rational utilization of the space inside the vehicle 10.

The speed, number of times, duration, etc. of the movement of the germicidal lamp 16 along the predetermined path 54 or the predetermined space 56 may be predefined.

Optionally, the moving assembly 19 includes at least one rail 46, such that the sterilizing lamp 16 moves along the at least one rail 46 after being turned on. Thus, the irradiation sterilization can be performed while the sterilizing lamp 16 is moved along the at least one rail 46 after being turned on, and the sterilization range of the sterilizing lamp 16 can be expanded. The at least one track 46 may be located at any suitable location on the vehicle 10, such as the roof, a-pillar, B-pillar, C-pillar, under the seat, etc., and may extend in a generally square, oval, circular, etc. direction, such that the germicidal lamp 16 may move in a closed loop in the form of a square, oval, circular, etc. The at least one track 46 may also be a linear or arcuate track, and the germicidal lamp 16 may move back and forth on the linear or arcuate track 46.

Optionally, the moving assembly 19 includes a rotating shaft 48, so that the sterilizing lamp 16 rotates around the rotating shaft 48 at a predetermined angle to the predetermined space 56 after being turned on. Thus, the irradiation sterilization can be performed while the sterilizing lamp 16 is rotated around the rotating shaft 48 at a predetermined angle in the predetermined space 56 after being turned on, and the sterilizing angle range of the sterilizing lamp 16 can be expanded. In some embodiments, during the manual rotation of the sterilizing lamp 16, the rotation angle is recorded, and then the recorded rotation angle is set to the preset angle, and the sterilizing lamp 16 is rotated at the preset angle in the preset space 56 after being turned on. In some embodiments, the predetermined angle may be associated with sensed information, such as the germicidal lamp 16 may be rotated in 3 degrees of freedom based on the sensed information. In some embodiments, the preset angle may be set with the top of the vehicle 10 as a reference, for example, the preset angle may be 10 ° from the top of the vehicle 10.

In some embodiments, the disinfecting lamp 16 can rotate around the rotating shaft 48 at the predetermined angle in the predetermined space 56 while moving along the at least one rail 46.

In some embodiments, the sterilizing lamp 16 is wrapped in the moving component 19 or attached to the moving component 19 by adhesive, clamping structure, or connecting structure, etc., and can move along with the moving component 19. For example, the moving component 19 may be a shutter of a sunroof of the vehicle 10. In this manner, movement of the sterilamp 16 may be facilitated using existing moving structures of the vehicle 10.

Optionally, the moving assembly 19 includes a robotic arm 50 such that the disinfecting lamp 16 is moved along the predetermined path 54 or the predetermined space 56 by the robotic arm 50 after being turned on. Thus, the irradiation sterilization can be performed with the robot arm 50 moving along the predetermined path 54 or the predetermined space 56 after the sterilizing lamp 16 is turned on, and the sterilizing space range of the sterilizing lamp 16 can be expanded.

The overall length of the robot arm 50 may be adjusted according to the size of the inner space of the vehicle 10. The mechanical arm 50 may be divided into a plurality of segments, each segment being about 10 cm. The robot arm 50 may include a 360 degree adjustable connecting joint 51, and the connecting joint 51 may be read in angle and direction. The connecting joints 51 between each two segments of the robotic arm 50 may be controlled in angle to achieve various extension into the vehicle 10.

The space in the vehicle 10 may be different, and in some embodiments, the robot arm 5 fixed to the top of the vehicle 10 may extend to each corner in the vehicle by being manually operated to control the angle of the connecting joint 51 of the robot arm 50 and the angle of extension and retraction of each robot arm 50. The vehicle unit of the vehicle 10 may acquire and record the angle of the connecting joint 51 of the robot arm 50 manually operated at each step and the angle to which the connecting joint 51 is finally fixed, and record the moving track of the robot arm 50 extending to a certain in-vehicle position, through a sensor (not shown). Then, the movement trajectory of the robot arm 50 may be preset according to the record. Thus, the vehicle 10 can achieve a better disinfection effect in any space in the vehicle 10 by only installing one mechanical arm 50 and the disinfection lamp 16 in each row of seats.

In other embodiments, the disinfecting lamp 16 may move with the robot arm 50 along the predetermined path 54 or the predetermined space 56 based on detection of a sensor (not shown) after being turned on.

With continued reference to fig. 1, optionally, the vehicle 10 further includes at least one sensor 52 configured to detect whether the sterilization space 14 is suitable for sterilization. In this manner, the sterilization may help prevent unnecessary damage to the interior and exterior of the vehicle 10. The at least one sensor 52 may be located within the sterile space 14.

Optionally, the disinfection light 16 is further configured to be activated in response to the at least one sensor 52 detecting that the disinfection space 14 is suitable for disinfection. In this way, it is possible to safely sterilize the vehicle without manually confirming whether a person is in the vehicle on site, which helps prevent the sterilizing lamp 16 from unnecessarily damaging the human body. Further, it is possible to determine whether the disinfection space 14 is suitable for disinfection by detecting whether the vehicle is empty, detecting whether the window is closed, and detecting whether the window is in the low light transmission state. For example, the vehicle 10 may be determined to be empty by detecting, by a sensor such as a camera, that no person is seated in the image or video captured by the sensor; for another example, the vehicle 10 may be determined to be unloaded by detecting signals that the force applied to the corresponding seat is less than the minimum body weight by sensors such as seat force sensors; as another example, whether the window 20 is in a low light transmission state may be determined by whether a voltage is applied to the electrodes; as another example, whether the window 20 is closed may be detected by a window glass position sensor.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating another aspect of the present invention directed to a method for disinfecting a vehicle. Referring to fig. 7, a method 70 of disinfecting a vehicle includes the steps of: 72. receiving an instruction to disinfect the vehicle; 74. adjusting a window provided in a body of the vehicle to a low light transmission state; and 76, turning on a sterilizing lamp electrically connected to the vehicle body via a connecting mechanism to irradiate a sterilizing space included in the vehicle body.

Specifically, the powered disinfection lamp may be turned on to irradiate the disinfection space with power to disinfect the vehicle. The disinfection of the vehicle does not require the introduction of disinfectant water or ozone or other substances. The irradiation sterilization of the sterilizing lamp is less harmful to the vehicle interior than other substances such as sterilizing water or ozone. The window is adjusted to the low light transmission state before the disinfection lamp is turned on, which can help the light emitted by the disinfection lamp to penetrate less or even no outside of the vehicle, and avoid the damage of disinfection to the outside of the vehicle, such as human body. Unlike disinfectant water, ozone and other substances, the disinfection lamp can be turned off after disinfection, no substance, smell and other residues exist generally, and the vehicle can be directly used without waiting for window opening and ventilation.

In some embodiments, the instruction may come from an application of the smart terminal, and the user may issue the instruction outside the vehicle through the application of the smart terminal. The smart terminal includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), an IOT device such as a smart speaker, a wearable device, and the like. The user may select the disinfection mode to send the instruction by voice, virtual key, or preset operation (e.g., shake-shake), etc. The instructions may be remotely transmitted to a vehicle machine of the vehicle via a server.

In other embodiments, the instructions may be from a vehicle of the vehicle. Before leaving the vehicle, the user may send the instruction to the car machine from the smart terminal through a near field communication technology such as bluetooth, WIFI, NFC, sparkLink, or generate the instruction by clicking a button of the vehicle (for example, a door or a button on an a-pillar) to send the instruction to the car machine.

Alternatively, the instructions may be generated based on a preset disinfection mode. In particular, the user may set the start and duration of disinfection in the application so that disinfection occurs within a time period preset by the user, for example at 23:00-23:30, sterilizing; or, for example, 30 minutes of disinfection may begin immediately after the user leaves the vehicle; alternatively, during a particular period (e.g., during an epidemic situation), if it is detected that the user or the vehicle has passed an epidemic area, the user may begin disinfection after leaving the vehicle. Further, whether the user performs disinfection or not may be prompted in advance, and disinfection may be started after confirmation of the user is obtained.

Optionally, the step 74 of adjusting the window provided in the vehicle body of the vehicle to a low light transmission state includes: adjusting a voltage applied to the window to adjust the window to the low transmission state. Thus, it is possible to facilitate convenient operation for adjusting the window, and prevent the hazard of the sterilizing lamp to the outside of the vehicle. The voltage applied to the window may be adjusted in the manner described above to adjust the window to the low light transmission state. For example, upon receiving an instruction from a controller controlling the electrodes, the voltage applied to the window may be adjusted to adjust the window to the low transmission state.

Optionally, said step 76 of switching on a disinfection light electrically connectable to said vehicle body via a connection means to illuminate a disinfection space comprised by said vehicle body further comprises the step 78 of: detecting whether the sterilization space is suitable for sterilization. Thus, it is possible to prevent the unnecessary damage of the sterilamp to the inside and the outside of the vehicle. It can be detected by a sensor whether the sterilization space is suitable for sterilization.

Optionally, the step 78 of detecting whether the sterilization space is suitable for sterilization comprises: detecting whether the vehicle is empty; detecting whether the window is closed; and detecting whether the window is in the low light transmission state. In this manner, unnecessary damage to the inside and outside of the vehicle by the sterilization can be prevented.

Optionally, the step 76 of turning on a disinfection light electrically connectable to the vehicle body via a connection mechanism to illuminate a disinfection space comprised by the vehicle body comprises: turning on the sterilizing light in response to detecting that the sterilization space is suitable for sterilization. Thus, automatic turning on of the sterilizing lamp can be facilitated.

Optionally, the step 76 of turning on a disinfection light electrically connectable to the vehicle body via a connection mechanism to illuminate a disinfection space comprised by the vehicle body comprises: moving the sterilizing lamp in a preset route or a preset space after turning on the sterilizing lamp, wherein the preset route and the preset space are contained in the sterilizing space. So, can help covering a relatively large area with the quantity relatively less sterilamp the disinfection space to reduce the cost of sterilamp, can also avoid when sterilamp fixed mounting because of the distribution position is uneven the situation that is difficult to ensure the comprehensive, the better disinfection effect of vehicle. Moreover, the disinfection lamp does not need to be positioned at a position capable of irradiating the disinfection space before being turned on, which is beneficial to the reasonable utilization of the vehicle interior space.

Yet another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention relates to a computer storage medium storing a computer program comprising program instructions which, when executed by a processor, perform the steps of the method 70 of disinfecting a vehicle as described above.

The computer storage medium may include a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and the like. The computer storage medium may also include Non-Volatile Memory (Non-Volatile Memory), non-Transitory Memory (Non-transient Memory), or the like.

In an exemplary scenario, when a user leaves a vehicle, a disinfection mode is started, a vehicle machine of the vehicle can receive an instruction for disinfecting the vehicle, whether the vehicle is suitable for disinfection is detected, and if the vehicle is unloaded and a window of the vehicle is closed, a disinfection lamp is started to move and irradiate a disinfection space after the window is adjusted to be in a low-light-transmission state. After a predetermined time has elapsed, the sterilizing lamp is turned off, and the window may be adjusted to a non-low light transmission state after the sterilization is completed.

Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A vehicle (10), characterized by comprising: a vehicle body (12), a disinfection light (16), a connection mechanism (18) and a window (20), wherein,

said body (12) comprising a sterile space (14);

the disinfection lamp (16) is electrically connected to the vehicle body (12) via the connection mechanism (18) so that the disinfection lamp (16) can irradiate the disinfection space (14) after being turned on;

the window (20) is provided to the vehicle body (12) and is configured to be changed into a low light transmission state before the sterilizing lamp (16) is turned on.

2. The vehicle (10) of claim 1, the window (20) comprising a liquid crystal layer (22), a first alignment film (24) and a second alignment film (26) on either side of the liquid crystal layer (22), a first electrode (28) and a second electrode (30) adjacent to the first alignment film (24) and the second alignment film (26), respectively, a first glass layer (32) and a second glass layer (34) adjacent to the first electrode (28) and the second electrode (30), respectively, and a first polarizer (36) and a second polarizer (38) adjacent to the first glass layer (32) and the second glass layer (34), respectively.

3. The vehicle (10) of claim 2, wherein a first polarization direction of the first polarizer (36) and a second polarization direction of the second polarizer (38) are perpendicular or parallel to each other, wherein the first alignment film (24) and the second alignment film (26) respectively include a first alignment face (40) and a second alignment face (42) in contact with the liquid crystal layer (22), wherein the first alignment face (40) and the second alignment face (42) respectively include a first groove (44) and a second groove (45), wherein the first groove (44) and the second groove (45) are perpendicular to each other, and wherein the first polarization direction is consistent with the direction of the first groove (44).

4. The vehicle (10) of claim 3, the first electrode (28) and the second electrode (30) being configured to adjust a voltage applied to the window (20) to transition the window (20) to the low transmission state.

5. The vehicle (10) as claimed in claim 1, the connection mechanism (18) comprising a movement assembly (19) such that the disinfection lamp (16) is carried by the movement assembly (19) to move in a preset path (54) or a preset space (56), the preset path (54) and the preset space (56) being comprised in the disinfection space (14).

6. The vehicle (10) of claim 5, said moving assembly (19) comprising at least one track (46) such that said germicidal lamp (16) moves along said at least one track (46) when activated.

7. The vehicle (10) of claim 5, said moving assembly (19) comprising a rotating shaft (48) such that said germicidal lamp (16) rotates around said rotating shaft (48) at a predetermined angle to said predetermined space (56) after being turned on.

8. The vehicle (10) of claim 5, the germicidal lamp (16) being housed in the moving assembly (19) or attached to the moving assembly (19).

9. The vehicle (10) of claim 5, said moving assembly (19) comprising a robotic arm (50) such that said disinfection light (16) moves with said robotic arm (50) in said predetermined path (54) or said predetermined space (56) after being turned on.

10. The vehicle (10) of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor (52) configured to detect whether the sterile space (14) is suitable for sterilization.

11. The vehicle (10) of claim 10, the sanitizing light (16) being further configured to be activated in response to the at least one sensor (52) detecting that the sanitizing space (14) is suitable for sanitizing.

12. A method (70) of disinfecting a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

(72) Receiving an instruction to disinfect the vehicle;

(74) Adjusting a window provided in a body of the vehicle to a low light transmission state; and

(76) And turning on a sterilizing lamp electrically connected to the vehicle body via a connecting mechanism to irradiate a sterilizing space included in the vehicle body.

13. The method (70) of disinfecting a vehicle of claim 12, said step (74) comprising: adjusting a voltage applied to the window to adjust the window to the low transmission state.

14. The method (70) of disinfecting a vehicle as claimed in claim 12, further comprising, before said step (76), the step (78): detecting whether the sterilization space is suitable for sterilization.

15. The method (70) of disinfecting a vehicle of claim 14, said step (78) comprising:

detecting whether the vehicle is empty;

detecting whether the window is closed; and

detecting whether the window is in the low light transmission state.

16. The method (70) of disinfecting a vehicle as claimed in claim 14, said step (76) comprising: turning on the sterilizing light in response to detecting that the sterilization space is suitable for sterilization.

17. The method (70) of disinfecting a vehicle as claimed in claim 12, said step (76) comprising: moving the sterilizing lamp in a preset route or a preset space after turning on the sterilizing lamp, wherein the preset route and the preset space are contained in the sterilizing space.

18. A computer storage medium, characterized in that a computer program comprising program instructions is stored, which program instructions, when executed by a processor, perform the steps of the method (70) of disinfecting a vehicle according to any one of claims 12-17.