FR3069216B1 - SHARED VEHICLE HAVING ANTI-FORGOTTEN MEANS OF OBJECT (S) IN A CLOSED STORAGE COMPARTMENT OF SAID VEHICLE - Google Patents

Abstract

Shared vehicle (VP) comprising at least one storage compartment (1) closed by a cover (2), arranged in the cockpit of the shared vehicle (VP) and disposed in the peripheral visual field of the driver, a control means (MA) stopping the engine of the shared vehicle (VP) and a detection means (MD) of stopping the engine, characterized in that it further comprises a control device (10) which controls means (5) of opening and closing the cover (2) to open the cover (2) upon receipt of engine stop information, delivered by the detection means (MD) of the stopping state of the engine.

Description

Shared vehicle comprising anti-forgetting means of object (s) in a closed storage compartment of said vehicle

The present invention relates to shared vehicles and relates more particularly to a shared vehicle comprising means "anti-forget" object (s) in a storage compartment of said vehicle.

Here is meant by shared vehicle, a vehicle whose use is reserved for several successive users.

Such vehicles belong for example to providers of mobility services for individuals (vehicle rental) or companies or organizations with a fleet of vehicles that are made available to their employees for business trips.

One of the recurring problems encountered in such vehicles which see a large number of users, is the forgetting of object (s) belonging to said users in storage compartments arranged in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and in particular in the post steering or cockpit of the vehicle.

The storage compartments usually present in a vehicle cockpit are the storage compartments, generally arranged in the bottom of the front doors, the storage compartments arranged in the central console and especially the glove box, arranged in the dashboard. next to the front passenger seat.

These compartments are mostly closed by a removable cover or cover according to different types of kinematics, equipped with an opening / closing control device, or open but without good visibility of their contents (the bottom of the pockets especially).

It is known in the prior art, in particular EP1831054, a storage system with a storage compartment and a first sensor for detecting the presence of an object stored in the compartment. The system further includes a second sensor for detecting whether the driver's door is open or closed. An alarm is triggered when the first detector has detected the presence of an object in the storage compartment and when the driver's door is open.

Such an "anti-forgetting" device has several drawbacks, including the fact of requiring a detection sensor inside the compartment. On the other hand, it requires the opening of the door to trigger the alarm and thus a diversion of the driver's head to the door before the alarm is triggered.

An object of the present invention is to meet the disadvantages of the document of the prior art mentioned above and in particular, first of all, to propose a simple device to implement and inexpensive because not requiring a sensor of object detection.

For this purpose a first aspect of the invention relates to a shared vehicle comprising at least one storage compartment closed by a cover, arranged in the cockpit of the shared vehicle and arranged in the peripheral visual field of the driver, a stop control means of the shared vehicle engine and means for detecting the stopping of the engine, characterized in that it further comprises a control device which controls means for opening and closing the lid to open the lid on receipt of a engine stop information, delivered by the engine stopping state detecting means.

According to one characteristic, the opening and closing means of the cover comprise an electric motor whose output is mechanically coupled to the axis of rotation of the cover to rotate it in a direction of rotation corresponding to the opening of the cover.

According to another characteristic, the shared vehicle comprises a manual control member of the electric motor, disposed on or near the cover, adapted to control the closure of the cover following a support or touch of the control member, for rotate the axis of rotation in the other direction of rotation corresponding to the closing of the lid.

According to another characteristic, it comprises a sensor for opening and closing the door, on the driver's side, capable of delivering a closing information of the door to the means for opening and closing the lid in order to rotate the axis of rotation. in the other direction of rotation corresponding to the closure of the lid.

According to one characteristic, the lid and / or the compartment are provided with a lid opening limit sensor and a closure closing limit sensor which respectively deliver electric motor stop information. .

According to another characteristic, the storage compartment is a glove box disposed in the dashboard of the shared vehicle.

According to one characteristic, the lid of the storage compartment corresponds to the lid of the glove box and, when the lid is closed, it is flush with the upper surface of the dashboard.

According to one characteristic, the shared vehicle is a motor vehicle or a quadricycle.

A second aspect of the invention relates to an anti-forgetting method of object (s) in a storage compartment closed by a cover of a shared vehicle as described above, characterized in that it comprises the steps of to: detect the engine stop command of the shared vehicle; and controlling opening of the storage compartment lid upon detection of engine stop information to draw the driver's visual attention to the storage compartment.

The shared vehicle as described above, can be a motor vehicle or a quadricycle. The approach of the present invention is based on visually attracting the attention of the driver when the driver leaves the vehicle: he removes the ignition key or presses an engine stop control means of the engine. vehicle, usually consisting of a push / push button, before opening the door.

This "sticky" approach is systematically repeated each time a driver turns off the ignition, removes the ignition key or presses the start / stop button and avoids leaving personal effects in the vehicle.

Seen in the aspect of a fleet manager, this makes it possible to avoid any recovery of objects to be stored, thrown or treated in found objects.

Finally, the proposed technical solution is simple and inexpensive, without compromising the product / process design of a classic dashboard storage compartment. Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will emerge more clearly on reading the following detailed description of an embodiment of the invention given by way of non-limiting example and illustrated by the appended figures, in which: Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a storage compartment according to the invention, the compartment being closed; and - Figure 2 shows the compartment of Figure 1; the compartment being open;

In the embodiment described, the storage compartment is a glove box 1 closed by a cover 2 and visibly has a manual control member 3 of the opening / closing of the cover 2.

The glove box 1 is integrated in the cockpit or cockpit of the vehicle, and in the example described, in the dashboard 4 of the shared vehicle VP so that the lid 2 and its manual opening control member 3 visible (in the driver's visual field of view) and accessible by the driver. In the example described, the lid 2, when closed, is flush with the upper surface of the dashboard 4.

The glove box 1 is generally arranged on the right of the driver (for a left-hand drive vehicle) in front of the front passenger seat, and the ignition key is disposed on the right of the steering column or between the steering column and the glove box 1.

The start / stop button MA of the shared vehicle engine VP is arranged on the central console or on the dashboard 4, generally to the right of the steering wheel, between the steering wheel and the glove box 1. The manual control member 3 is push button type or other, adapted to control the manual opening / closing of the cover 2 via an electronic box 10 coupled to opening means 5 comprising an electric motor 6, shown schematically in FIG.

The button 3 is located on the dashboard 4 near the lid 2, but could be placed directly on the lid 2.

The output of the electric motor 6 is coaxial with the axis of rotation 7 of the cover 2 and is mechanically coupled to the axis of rotation 7. The axis of rotation 7 passes through the hinges 11 being integral with at least one hinges. The hinges make it possible to hold the lid 2 in rotation on the storage compartment 1. The output of the electric motor 6 could be aligned with another axis depending on the kinematics of the cover 2, for example, a kinematics using gears, rods or any other system adapted to deport the output shaft of the electric motor 6 of the axis of rotation 7 of the cover 2.

In another solution, the hinge 11 located near the electric motor 6, may have a toothed sector adapted to cooperate directly with a gear wheel carried by and centered on the output of the electric motor 6.

After pressing the button 3 (or touching the button 5), the electric motor 6 rotates the axis of rotation 7 in a direction that causes the lid 2 to open.

An end-of-travel sensor 8 for opening the lid 2 is disposed on the rear part of the lid 2, close to the axis of rotation 7. It is able to detect the complete opening of the lid 2 and allows the stopping the electric motor 6. The sensor 8 could be arranged on the rear part of the compartment 1 near the axis of rotation 7. Conversely, for closing the lid 2, the electric motor 6 is controlled to rotate the axis 7 in the other direction. A sensor 9 closing end of the lid 2, disposed on the portion of the compartment serving as a stop receiving the lid the front portion of the lid, detects the complete closure of the lid 2 and allows the stopping of the electric motor 6. The sensor 9 could be arranged on the front part of the lid.

The electronic control unit 10 enables the acquisition of the information received such as: button 3 pressed, aperture limit switch reached (sensor 8), limit switch closed (sensor 9), engine stop (MD) of the shared vehicle VP and door, driver's side, open, ...

The housing 10 automatically controls the starting and stopping of the electric motor 6 according to this information and thus the opening or closing of the lid 6.

The electric motor 6 and the electronic box 10 are hidden under the dashboard 4 and therefore do not impact the size of the storage compartment 1.

A harness (not shown) passes under the dashboard 4 or inside the lid 2 and thus remains invisible, without impacting the size of the storage compartment 1. The stop of the shared vehicle VP by cutting the contact with a key or pressing a stop button or by any other means, is detected by detection means MD which deliver information retransmitted on the multiplexing network, for example CAN, of the shared vehicle VP.

This information is acquired by the control unit 10 which triggers the start of the electric motor 6 of the cover 2 to open it. The information delivered by the end-of-opening sensor 8, acquired by the control unit 10, enables the latter to control the stopping of the electric motor 6. The opening of the cover 6 is materialized by a lifting of a part of the dashboard 4 in front of the windshield PB. Indeed, in the example considered, the lid 2, when closed, is flush with the upper surface of the dashboard 4 and is thus somehow confused with the upper surface of the dashboard 4. The lifting of the cover 2 at the time of its opening which is recalled is in the peripheral field of vision of the driver, so can only attract the attention of the driver, reminding him that he may have left one or personal items in the storage compartment 1. It can thus, if it wishes, recover them if it is the final end of the use of the shared vehicle VP.

When leaving the VP shared vehicle, the driver opens his door (driver's side). The vehicle usually has a CP door open / close sensor. The opening / closing information delivered by the sensor CP is retransmitted on the multiplexing network of the shared vehicle VP and can be exploited by the control unit 10.

It is also possible to use this closing information of the door to trigger again the start of the electric motor 6 of the cover 2 but in the other direction to close it. The information of the end-of-closure sensor 9, acquired by the control unit 10, enables the latter to control the stopping of the electric motor 6.

The storage compartment 1 again closed, then finds its function to keep hidden, any object deposited inside the compartment 1 (security service to minimize theft attempts) The invention applies to any type of vehicle having a cockpit and at least one storage compartment closed by a cover, such as a motor vehicle, quadricycle, etc.

Claims (10)

A shared vehicle (VP) comprising at least one storage compartment (1) closed by a cover (2), arranged in the cockpit of the shared vehicle (VP) and disposed in the peripheral visual field of the driver, a control means ( MA) for stopping the engine of the shared vehicle (VP) and a detection means (MD) for stopping the engine, characterized in that it further comprises a control device (10) which controls means (5). ) opening and closing the cover (2) to open the cover (2) on receipt of an engine stop information, delivered by the detection means (MD) of the engine stop state. 2. Shared vehicle (VP) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the means (5) for opening and closing the lid (2) comprise an electric motor (6) whose output is mechanically coupled to the axis of rotation ( 7) of the cover (2) to rotate in a direction of rotation corresponding to the opening of the cover (2). 3. Shared vehicle (VP) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises a member (3) for manual control of the electric motor (6), disposed on or near the cover (2), adapted to control the closure of the cover (2) following a support or touch of the control member (3), to rotate the axis of rotation (7) in the other direction of rotation corresponding to the closure of the cover (2) ). 4. Shared vehicle (VP) according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises a sensor (CP) for opening and closing the driver's side door, able to deliver a closing information of the door to the means (5). ) opening and closing the lid (2) to rotate the axis of rotation (7) in the other direction of rotation corresponding to the closure of the lid (2). 5. Shared vehicle (VP) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover (2) and / or the compartment (1) are provided with a sensor (8) limit switch opening the lid (2) and a closing limit switch (9) of the cover (2) which respectively deliver stop information of the electric motor (6). 6. Shared vehicle (VP) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage compartment (1) is a glove box disposed in the dashboard (4) of the shared vehicle (VP). 7. Shared vehicle (VP) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the lid (2) of the storage compartment (1) corresponds to the lid (2) of the glove box (1) and in that when the lid (2) ) is closed flush with the upper surface of the dashboard (4). 8. Shared vehicle (VP) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the vehicle is a motor vehicle. 9. Shared vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the vehicle is a quadricycle. 10. Anti-forgetting method object (s) in a storage compartment (1) closed by a cover (2) of a shared vehicle (VP) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: detecting the stop control of the shared vehicle engine (VP); and controlling opening of the storage compartment cover (2) following detection of engine stop information to draw the driver's visual attention to the storage compartment (1).