JP2006232247A - Communication device mounted on automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication device mounted on an automobile smooth and friendly pass on a narrow road by rapidly and reliably notifying a driver of an opposing vehicle of the intention of the voluntary goodwill to promote the right-of-way on a narrow road, and extensively arousing the manner in the road traffic to the general. <P>SOLUTION: The communication device mounted on the automobile consists of a horn switch 1, a brake switch 2, a control unit 3 and a lamp unit 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is mounted on an automobile and stops in front of an oncoming vehicle on a narrow road, or when a car that joins a main road from a side road appears in the front, or from a road that intersects at an intersection without a signal. The present invention relates to an intention transmitting device that voluntarily promotes priority traffic for these vehicles when vehicles appear.

  When driving on a country road, old town or mountain road, facing an oncoming vehicle on a road with an extremely narrow road, or a car entering from a side road while driving slowly on a main road with a side road. When the driver on this side wants to give way to these cars in good faith when a car appears ahead from a road that intersects at an intersection with no traffic light, stop the car on this side By doing so, the vehicle ahead is preferentially passed.

  In such a case, the driver on the side of the vehicle on the opposite side of the vehicle on the opposite side of the vehicle will give notice of voluntary transfer to the oncoming vehicle. You will be able to pass through the narrow streets in a friendly and friendly manner. In the prior art, as a means of communication in such a case, the other party's intention display method of performing so-called passing that sounds a horn mounted on a car or blinks a headlight to an oncoming vehicle is performed by the other party's intention display method. Car drivers are given priority concessions.

  Generally, a horn equipped in an automobile is used to alert a surrounding vehicle, automobile, or pedestrian to a warning or attention. Also, the headlight is usually used to light up at night driving to improve visibility, or to pass warnings such as overtaking of a preceding vehicle when driving on a highway to alert and warn. Therefore, even if horn or headlight passing is used for the purpose of giving notice of passing priority passing on narrow roads etc., the intention and good intentions of the driver on this side will be transmitted directly to the opposite driver. There was a problem such as not limited. Therefore, the present invention promptly and surely informs the driver of the oncoming vehicle to promptly and positively encourage the oncoming vehicle to preferentially pass on such narrow roads, approach roads, intersections, etc., and is smooth and friendly. In addition to promoting general manners and arousing manners in road traffic in general, practicing the feelings of giving up to each other between drivers creates extra space and comfort and has a very beneficial effect on mental health. The purpose is to be able to.

  The present invention can be applied to a case where a narrow road portion such as a facing road stops facing an oncoming vehicle, or a car that tries to join the main road from a side road appears while driving on the main road, or there is no signal. When a car is about to enter from a road that intersects at an intersection, the voluntary intention to give priority to the car ahead is clearly and clearly displayed so that the road part is given priority. Priority passage concession display means is provided.

  The priority passage right concession display means is composed of a switch provided in the driver's seat and a display lamp provided in the front portion of the automobile, and the display lamp is turned on or blinked by the switch.

  The priority passage right concession display means can transmit and display a message indicating the intention of giving away traffic, such as “Please come first”, on the display of the navigation system in front of the car through a car-mounted navigation system.

  The priority passage right concession display means is a two-way communication system including a transmission unit and a reception unit, and when a vehicle equipped with the two-way communication system stops facing an oncoming vehicle in a narrow road portion such as a facing road, An intention to give priority to the other car was given to the other car via the satellite communication line.

  The priority passage right concession display means is made detachable as an automobile accessory.

  In the present invention, when another vehicle appears ahead on a narrow road, approach road, intersection, etc., the driver on the side of the vehicle concessioning the priority passage voluntarily notifies the oncoming vehicle of the transfer. As a means of notification, instead of ringing the conventional horn or passing the headlight, a dedicated priority passage concession display means is provided to convey the intention, and by operating this, the intention of the driver on this side and Good intentions are now clearly communicated to oncoming drivers. This not only prevents accidents by realizing smooth traffic on the road, but also contributes to friendship and friendship between drivers, and can also widely arouse manners in road traffic. It is extremely socially beneficial and has a breakthrough effect.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention is when a narrow-width road portion such as a facing road, a main road with an approach road, or an intersection with no signal appears in front of another vehicle. The vehicle is provided with preferential passage right concession display means for displaying an intention to voluntarily give priority so as to preferentially pass through a road portion with respect to a car ahead. With the configuration in which the vehicle is provided with this preferential passage right concession display means, the present invention exhibits its unique actions and effects. The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment, and it goes without saying that various forms can be adopted as long as it belongs to the technical scope of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a green signal according to the first embodiment to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the green signal of the first embodiment includes a horn switch 1 attached to a horn button of a handle 102 provided on a dashboard 101 of an automobile 100, a brake switch 2 attached in the vicinity of a brake pedal 103, The control unit 3 is configured to read a signal from the horn switch 1 or the brake switch 2 and perform arithmetic processing, and the lamp unit 4 to light or blink the lamp in accordance with the signal from the control unit 3.

  In the first embodiment, the horn switch 1 is attached in the vicinity of the horn button that sounds an alarm. However, the horn switch 1 may be attached to the handle, or the same effect can be obtained by attaching a switch to the dash board 101 around the handle. It is done.

  Although the brake switch 2 is attached as a foot switch independently in the vicinity of the brake pedal 103 in the first embodiment, it may not be provided depending on the type of automobile.

  The control unit 3 is an electronic control device incorporating a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer) composed of a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an IO port and a bus line for connecting them, and power for turning on / off the power from the car battery. A switch, a select switch for switching signals from the horn switch 1 and the brake switch 2, a lamp control switch for switching the lighting / flashing operation state of the lamp unit 4, a switch such as a lamp monitor indicator for monitoring the operation state of the lamp unit 4, A display panel is provided on the front side.

  The lamp unit 4 is a general lamp unit such as a halogen lamp mounted on a vehicle or a project lamp. The light emission color of the lamp is blue in the first embodiment, but the same effect can be obtained with other light emission colors. In the first embodiment, the position of the lamp unit 4 is provided in the vicinity of the headlight 104. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, a lamp-type or obi-type lamp unit 5 is provided on the front grill 201 of the automobile 200. The same effect can be obtained even if it is attached and shared according to the overall design.

  Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The car navigation-equipped green signals 20 and 30 (hereinafter referred to as green signals) according to the second embodiment of the present invention have a configuration in which a transceiver unit for short-range communication is incorporated in a car navigation unit for on-vehicle use that is commercially available. ing. This transceiver unit uses a radio frequency for short-distance communication, which is used for PHS telephones, transceivers, and the like, and enables two-way data communication between car navigation units. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the automobile 300 and the automobile 400 stop facing each other on a road or the like, when the green signal 20 mounted on the automobile 300 and the green signal 30 mounted on the automobile 400 approach a distance capable of data communication, A message indicating that communication is possible is displayed on the display of each car navigation unit. Therefore, when the driver of the automobile 300 considers that the driver of the automobile 400 wants to pass the road preferentially, the message transmission switch of the green signal 20 is turned ON. Thereby, the data communication 40 as indicated by the dotted arrow is performed from the green signal 20 to the green signal 30 of the automobile 400. As a result, a good intention message for making a concession to pass through the road preferentially is displayed on the green signal 30 of the automobile 400. Thus, the driver of the automobile 400 is more reliable with respect to the oncoming vehicle and can smoothly pass through the narrow road. At this time, the driver of the car 300 who has given up the traffic is satisfied with the good intentions, and the transferred driver can pass while appreciating the good intentions of the stranger. In this way, the implementation mobile technology that embodies the present invention not only spreads the flow of good intentions between drivers of strangers, but also spreads the manners of road traffic from the healing of the heart and the emotional education of children. And it is a revolutionary thing with extremely high sociality that improves manners for ordinary people, and there are immeasurable benefits to society by spreading this technology.

  The vehicle-mounted intention communication device of the present invention employs a two-way data communication system using a car navigation unit and radio in the green signal applied in the second embodiment, so that an emergency communication using a satellite communication line is used. Can be used as an emergency communication system. In this case, the specification of the vehicle-mounted intention transmission device according to the present invention is standardized so as to be used as a vehicle accessory or to incorporate a function in the car navigation unit. In this way, if you are isolated in the event of a disaster or the road has collapsed and the car has fallen, if you send an emergency signal from the car-mounted intention transmission device of the present invention, other cars in the suburbs Because it is possible to report the message and position of being urgent, quick rescue is possible. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments or embodiments, and modifications and the like can be made without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. Such equivalents are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

3 is an explanatory diagram of a green signal in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram in which a green signal 5 is attached to a front grill 201 of an automobile 200. It is explanatory drawing of the green signal in Embodiment 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Horn switch 2 ... Brake switch 3 ... Control unit 4, 5 ... Lamp unit 10, ... Green signal 20, 30 ... Green signal 40 with car navigation system ... Data Communication 100, 200, 300, 400 ... Automobile 101 ... Dashboard 102 ... Handle 103 ... Brake pedal 104 ... Headlight 105 ... Bumper 201 ... Front grille

Claims (5)

In a car moving on a two-way street such as a road,
When a narrow road such as a face-to-face road stops with an oncoming vehicle, or when a car trying to join the main road from the side road appears on the road while driving on the main road, or at an intersection without a signal Priority passage right concession display that displays the willingness to voluntarily give priority to the vehicles ahead in order to preferentially pass the various road parts when the vehicle is about to enter from the road. A vehicle-mounted intention transmission device comprising means. The preferential passage right concession display means includes a switch provided at an arbitrary position of the driver's seat of the automobile and a display lamp provided at an arbitrary position of the front portion of the automobile, and the display lamp is turned on or blinked by the switch. A vehicle-mounted intention transmission device characterized in that the vehicle is mounted. A vehicle-mounted intention transmission device characterized in that the priority passage right concession display means is capable of communicating intentions through a vehicle-mounted navigation system. The priority passage right display means is a two-way communication system including a transmission unit and a reception unit, and when a vehicle equipped with the two-way communication system stops facing an oncoming vehicle in a narrow road portion such as a facing road, A vehicle-mounted intention transmission characterized by voluntarily sending a willingness to give priority to one vehicle through the satellite communication line to the other vehicle through the narrow road. apparatus. A vehicle-mounted intention transmission device characterized in that the priority passage right concession display means is detachable as a vehicle accessory.

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