JP2002127817A - Direction indicator of electric car - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a direction indicator capable of reliably notifying an occupant of the flickering condition of a winker, with a simple structure and at a low cost. SOLUTION: In response to the right and left operation of a winker switch 10, the LED lamps 6, 7, 8 of a battery meter 9 to indicate its residual quantity are flickered one by one from the LED lamp 6 or 8 at the end opposite to the operating direction toward the LED lamp 8 or 6 at the end in the operating direction.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a direction indicating device in an electric vehicle for displaying the remaining amount of a battery by an LED lamp.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional direction indicating device, a pair of right and left turn signal lamps mounted on the front and rear portions of a vehicle body blink in accordance with left and right operation of a turn signal switch, and the user is seated on a seat by a separately formed turn signal state notification lamp. It is configured to notify the passenger of the blinker blinking state.

[0003]

In the direction indicator of the prior art, a blinker state notification lamp is separately formed as a means for notifying a passenger of the blinker blinking state, so that the structure is complicated and the cost is high. Met. In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a direction indicating device which has a simple structure and can surely notify a passenger of a blinker blinking state at low cost.

[0004]

[MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] Battery 1 and motor 2
A riding seat 3 is provided on a vehicle body that travels, and an operation box 5 is mounted on an upper end of a handle post 4 erected in front of the seat 3, and the operation box 5 includes a plurality of LED lamps 6, 7, 8. In addition, in an electric vehicle provided with a battery remaining amount meter 9 for displaying the remaining amount of the battery 1, the battery remaining amount meter 9 is provided at an end opposite to the operating direction in response to the left and right operation of the turn signal switch 10. LED lamp 6
Or, it is configured to blink in order from 8 toward the LED lamp 8 or 6 at the end of the operation direction.

A riding seat 3 is provided on a vehicle body driven by a battery 1 and a motor 2, and an operation box 5 is mounted on an upper end of a handle post 4 erected in front of the seat 3. LED lamps 6,7,8
In the electric vehicle provided with a battery remaining amount meter 9 for displaying the remaining amount of the battery 1, the battery remaining amount meter 9 is provided with an LED at the end of the operation direction corresponding to the left and right operation of the turn signal switch 10. The lamp 6 or 8 is made to blink.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a directional indicator which displays a remaining battery level of a battery.
LED lamps 6, 7, 8 flash sequentially from the LED lamp 6 or 8 at the end opposite to the operation direction to the LED lamp 8 or 6 at the end in the operation direction in accordance with the left / right operation of the turn signal switch 10. Therefore, the light of the battery remaining amount meter 9 moves so as to flow toward the operation direction of the turn signal switch 10 so that the occupant in the seat 3 can know the blinking state of the turn signal.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the direction indicator device is configured to change the operation direction of the LED lamps 6, 7, and 8 of the battery remaining amount meter 9 corresponding to left and right operations of the turn signal switch 10 by displaying the remaining amount of the battery 1. Since the LED lamp 6 or 8 at the end blinks, the passenger sitting on the seat 3 can know the blinking state of the blinker by the blinking of the LED lamp 6 or 8. As described above, the direction indicator of the present invention uses the battery remaining amount meter 9 as a turn signal status notification lamp in the related art, and has a smaller number of parts than the conventional direction indicator in which the turn signal status indicator is separately provided. And the structure is simple, and the cost is low.
Further, by notifying the passenger of the blinking state of the turn signal lamp, it is possible to prevent the turn signal lamp from being forgotten to be turned off.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment in which the direction indicating device of the present invention is applied to an electric tricycle, which is an example of an electric vehicle, will be described with reference to the drawings. An electric three-wheeled vehicle having the direction indicating device of the present invention includes a pair of left and right rear wheels 12, 1 on a body frame 11.
2, a front wheel 13 is provided at the center of the front part to support the vehicle body, and the rear wheels 12, 1 are controlled by a vehicle body control device such as a battery 1, a motor 2, and a control unit 14 mounted above.
2 to drive. The vehicle body control device has its surroundings covered by a battery cover 15, and the passenger seat 3 is disposed above the battery cover. The battery cover 15 has turn signal lamps 16 and 17 mounted on the rear half of the left and right side surfaces thereof, and a pair of left and right reflectors 18 and 18 mounted on the back surface. The left and right turn signal lamps 16 and 17 flash the lamp 16 or 17 on the operation direction side in response to the operation of the turn signal switch 10 to notify the traveling direction of the vehicle body to the surroundings. Lighting and extinguishing are repeated for each count c.
The value of the count c can be set as appropriate, but in the present embodiment, the turn signal lamps 16 and 17 are repeatedly turned on and off every 15 counts, with 0.025 seconds as one count.

A handle post 4 for steering the front wheel 13 is provided upright in front of the seat 3, and an operation box 5 and a loop handle 19 are mounted on an upper end of the handle post 4, so that a passenger can steer. are doing. The operation box 5 at the upper end of the handle post 4 is provided with operation devices such as a key switch 20, a speed changeover switch 21, a horn switch 22, and a turn signal switch 10 on its surface. 23 is attached. A battery remaining amount meter 9 for displaying the remaining amount of the battery 1 is provided at the center of the operation box 5. The battery remaining meter 9 has a plurality of LED lamps 6 in the left-right direction.
7 and 8 are arranged, and all the lamps are turned on when the battery 1 is fully charged, and are turned off sequentially from the right end each time the capacity decreases. In addition, the battery remaining amount meter 9 is connected to the left and right operation of the turn signal switch 10 and the LED lamp 6 or 8 at the end opposite to the operation direction to the L at the operation end.
The ED lamp 8 or 6 is configured to blink in order. In the present embodiment, the battery remaining amount meter 9 is connected to five LED lamps a1, a2, a3,
a4, a5 are formed.

In order to run on the electric tricycle having the above configuration,
The occupant in the seat 3 travels forward and backward while operating the front accelerator lever 23, and steers the front wheel 13 by turning the handle post 4 to change the traveling direction. When the vehicle turns right, the passenger operates the turn signal switch 10 to blink the right turn signal lamp 17 and informs the surroundings that the vehicle is going to turn right, and then turns the handle post 4 right to move the vehicle body right. Turn. The blinking of the right turn signal lamp 17
Lighting and extinguishing are repeated every 0.375 seconds after the operation of the turn signal switch 10. The flowchart shown in FIG. 5 is a diagram showing only the flow of the display control of the battery remaining amount meter 9 in the control performed by the control unit 14. At this time, the control unit 14 controls the blinker lamp 16 in parallel with the display control. , 17 and the rotation control of the motor 2 and the like.

When the right turn signal lamp 17 is turned on and off by operating the turn signal switch 10, the battery remaining amount meter 9 provided in the operation box 5 is switched to the right turn signal display.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the display for the right turn signal is (a) when the turn signal switch 10 is operated (right turn signal lamp 17).
At the first lighting), the rightmost LED lamp a5 is turned on for 15 counts (0.375 seconds), and at the same time, the other LEs are turned on.
D lamps a1, a2, a3 and a4 are turned off, and (b) the LED lamp a1 on the left end is set to 1 at the same time as turning off the lamp a5.
Count (0.025 seconds) lights, (c) the lamp a
Turn off the LED lamp a2 on the right side of the
The lamp lights up for the count (for 0.050 seconds), and (d) the lamp a
Turn off the LED lamp a3 on the right side of the
(E) the lamp a
Turn off the LED lamp a4 on the right side of the
Count (0.150 seconds) light, (f) the lamp a
4 and at the same time, turn the LED lamp a5 on the right
Lights for 8 counts (0.450 seconds), then (b)
To (f) are repeated. By the series of lamp indications,
The light of the battery remaining meter 9 moves rightward and appears to flow, and notifies the passenger seated in the seat 3 that the right turn signal lamp 17 is blinking. At this time, the lighting time of the LED lamps a1, a2, a3, a4, and a5 is set longer as being located on the right side. The fact that the right turn signal lamp 17 is blinking can be reliably notified.

When the vehicle turns left, the turn signal switch 10
Operation, the battery remaining meter 9 is switched to the left blinker display. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the display for the left turn signal is as follows. (A) First, when the turn signal switch 10 is operated (when the left turn signal lamp 16 is first turned on), the LED lamp a1 on the left end is counted by 15 (for 0.375 seconds). ) At the same time as turning on, the other LED lamps a2, a3, a4, a5 are turned off.
Turn on lamp a5 for 1 count (0.025 seconds),
(C) Simultaneously with turning off the lamp a5, the LE on the left side of the lamp a5.
Lights D lamp a4 for 2 counts (for 0.050 seconds),
(D) At the same time when the lamp a4 is turned off, the LE on the left side of the lamp a4.
Lights D lamp a3 for 3 counts (0.075 seconds),
(E) When the lamp a3 is turned off, the LE on the left side of the lamp a3 is turned off.
Lights D lamp a2 for 6 counts (0.150 seconds),
(F) When the lamp a2 is turned off, the LE on the left side of the lamp a2
The D lamp a1 is turned on for 18 counts (0.450 seconds), and thereafter (b) to (f) are repeated. Then, the battery remaining amount meter 9 moving so as to flow to the left direction
With this light, the blinking state of the left blinker lamp 16 can be notified to the passenger seated on the seat 3.

The battery remaining meter 9 during the display of the left or right turn signal indicates when the handle post 4 turned in the turning direction of the vehicle body is turned in the opposite direction, or when the turn signal switch 1 is turned on.
When 0 is operated again, the display switches to the original battery remaining amount display. Since the above-mentioned notifying means is performed only by adding the lighting pattern of the battery remaining amount meter 9, the structure is simple and the cost is low without increasing the number of parts, and the blinker lamp 16 or 17 is surely provided to the passenger. Can be reported.

In the above embodiment, the indication for the left or right blinker of the battery remaining meter 9 is the LED lamp a.
Although the configuration is such that the light of 1, a2, a3, a4, and a5 moves by only one light, two or three lights may move at the same time, or the lighting of a1 may be omitted and the light may be started from a2. . Furthermore, LED lamps a1, a2, a3, a4, a
Lighting and extinguishing of 5 may be reversed so that the extinguishing lamp moves in the light. The left or right blinker display of the battery remaining meter 9 corresponds to the left / right operation of the blinker switch 10, and the LED lamps a1, a at the end in the operation direction.
2 or a4, a5 may be configured to blink. still,
In the claims, numbers are provided for convenience in comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the accompanying drawings by this entry.

[0015]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electric tricycle.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an operation device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the electric tricycle.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the electric tricycle.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a display flow of a battery remaining meter.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of a display for a right turn signal.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of a display for the left turn signal.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display for a right turn signal of a battery remaining amount meter.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display for a left turn signal of a battery remaining amount meter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 battery 2 motor 3 seat 4 handle post 5 operation box 6 (leftmost) LED lamp 7 (middle) LED lamp 8 (rightmost) LED lamp 9 battery level meter 10 blinker switch

Claims (2)

[Claims] An operation box (3) is provided on a vehicle body driven by a battery (1) and a motor (2), and a riding seat (3) is provided on an upper end of a handle post (4) erected in front of the seat (3). 5), and a battery level meter (9) composed of a plurality of LED lamps (6), (7) and (8) for displaying the remaining level of the battery (1) is mounted on the operation box (5). In the electric vehicle provided, the battery remaining amount meter (9) has an LED lamp (6) at an end opposite to the operation direction corresponding to the left / right operation of the turn signal switch (10).
Or, a direction indicating device for an electric vehicle characterized by blinking in order from (8) toward the LED lamp (8) or (6) at the operation direction end. 2. A riding seat (3) is provided on a vehicle body driven by a battery (1) and a motor (2), and an operation box (3) is provided at an upper end of a handle post (4) standing in front of the seat (3). 5), and a battery level meter (9) composed of a plurality of LED lamps (6), (7) and (8) for displaying the remaining level of the battery (1) is mounted on the operation box (5). In the electric vehicle provided, the battery remaining amount meter (9) blinks the LED lamp (6) or (8) at the end of the operation direction in response to the left / right operation of the turn signal switch (10). Direction indicating device for electric vehicles.