JP2014193631A - Vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle which includes a curtain air bag, secures safety of occupants, and reduces a blind area of the vehicle.SOLUTION: A vehicle 1 of the invention includes: a pillar 10; a pillar trim 20 attached to the pillar 10 and serving as a cover member that covers the getting-on space side of the pillar 10; an air bag 3 attached to the pillar 10 and stored between the pillar 10 and the pillar trim 20; a monitor 30 serving as a display device capable of displaying images at the vehicle exterior where a blind area is formed by the pillar 10; and a fixing arm 23 which fixes the monitor 30 to the pillar 10 through a hinge 24. The monitor 30 is disposed at the getting-on space side of the pillar trim 20.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle including a display device for reducing the blind spot of the vehicle.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a vehicle such as an automobile, an apparatus has been proposed that provides information on the outside of the vehicle and information on a range where a blind spot is formed by a body frame such as a pillar to an occupant. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a display device that displays information outside the vehicle that becomes a blind spot by the front pillar is provided on the inner surface of the front pillar. Patent Document 2 discloses a technique in which a display screen is arranged on a part of a pillar that becomes a blind spot area of a driver by a pillar.

JP 2005-204132 A JP 2008-307981 A

  However, in recent years, from the viewpoint of ensuring the safety of the passenger, a curtain airbag for protecting the passenger from the side glass is provided between the pillar and the cover member on the vehicle interior side. Curtain airbags are deployed in the form of curtains between the pillars and the interior cover in the event of a vehicle collision to protect the passengers from impact.

  Since the curtain airbag protrudes from between the pillar and the cover in the passenger compartment at the time of a vehicle collision or the like, in the techniques of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, when the curtain airbag is deployed and spreads, There is a problem that the deployment of the airbag is hindered by the display device and the display screen.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an example of the object thereof is to provide a vehicle capable of ensuring the safety of an occupant and reducing the blind spot of a vehicle in a vehicle equipped with a curtain airbag. That is.

  In order to solve such a problem, a vehicle according to the present invention is provided with a pillar, a cover member that is attached to the pillar and covers the boarding space side of the pillar, and is attached to the pillar, between the pillar and the cover member. An air bag to be accommodated; a display device capable of displaying an image outside the vehicle that becomes a blind spot by the pillar; and a fixing arm that fixes the display device to the pillar via a hinge. It is arranged on the boarding space side.

  Preferably, the mounting position of the fixed arm in the pillar is located outside the deployment range of the airbag, and the fixed arm is a direction in which the cover member removed from the pillar is separated from the deployment range of the airbag when the airbag is deployed. The cover member has a through hole into which the fixed arm is inserted, and the display device is attached to a portion protruding from the through hole for the fixed arm, and from the cover member attached to the pillar. It is good to separate.

  Preferably, the distance between the mounting position of the display device and the position of the through hole in the fixed arm is equal to or greater than the displacement amount of the cover member required for the cover member removed from the pillar to be outside the airbag deployment range. It is good to be.

  Preferably, the hinge for rotatably attaching the display device to the fixed arm is outside the deployment range of the airbag.

  Preferably, the cover member has a convex cross-sectional shape that is curved in the width direction of the cover member, and is flexible at the edge on the airbag deployment range side in the width direction more easily than other portions of the cover member. The display device may have an edge and be held in a height position corresponding to the flexible edge.

  In the vehicle of the present invention, it is possible to ensure the safety of the passenger without the display device obstructing the deployment of the airbag.

1 is a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the side view seen from the boarding space side of the vehicles concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial expanded sectional view of the vehicle concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial expanded sectional view of the vehicle concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a control block diagram of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The vehicle 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes at least a windshield 5, a door 6, a side glass 2, a pillar 10, a side rail 4, and a top plate 7.
The vehicle 1 includes a door 6 on a side surface. The door 6 includes a side glass 2. The vehicle 1 includes a windshield 5 at a front portion of the boarding space. A top plate 7 is provided in the upper part of the boarding space of the vehicle 1. A pillar 10 is disposed between the side glass 2 and the windshield 5. The pillar 10 is formed to extend obliquely upward from the rear end of the engine room of the vehicle 1 toward the top plate 7 of the vehicle 1. The pillar 10 is a part that can be seen from the outside of the vehicle 1. The pillar 10 constitutes a part of the vehicle body frame. The pillar 10 is a frame that supports the top plate 7 that is plate-shaped and substantially rectangular. Side rails 4 are provided on the side glass 2 side of the top plate 7. The pillar 10 and the side rail 4 are continuously arranged. The side rail 4 is provided on a side portion of the top plate 7 from the front to the rear of the top plate 7 of the vehicle 1. The side rail 4 is a part that can be seen from the outside of the vehicle 1. The side rail 4 constitutes a part of the vehicle body frame. The door 6 includes a lower part in which steel plates made of a rectangular outer and an inner are stacked, a side glass 2 made of trapezoidal plate glass, and a frame corresponding to the shape of the side glass 2.

  The pillar 10 is a member made of a hollow steel plate. The pillar 10 may be configured by combining a frame extending in a U-shape with an outer pillar on the outer side and an inner pillar on the riding space side. The side rail 4 is a member made of a hollow steel plate. The side rails 4 may be configured by combining frames that have an outer roof rail on the outside and an inner roof rail on the side of the boarding space and extend in a U-shape.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention viewed from the boarding space side. A pillar trim 20 as a cover member is attached to the inside of the passenger space of the pillar 10. The pillar trim 20 covers the boarding space side of the pillar 10.
A roof trim 28 as a cover member is attached to the inside of the riding space of the side rail 4. The roof trim 28 covers the boarding space side of the side rail 4. 2 is a side view seen from the inside of the boarding space, the pillar 10 cannot be seen by the pillar trim 20, and the side rail 4 cannot be seen by the roof trim 28. In FIG. 2, the lead lines indicating the pillars 10 and the side rails 4 are indicated by dotted lines. In addition, it is a perpendicular | vertical direction with respect to the elongate direction of the pillar 10, Comprising: Let the upper side on a paper surface be upper, let the lower side on a paper surface be lower, and let the horizontal front-back direction of the vehicle 1 be front-back.

  A hollow space is created by the pillar 10 and the pillar trim 20. A hollow space is created by the side rail 4 and the roof trim 28. A curtain airbag 3 is provided in these hollow spaces. The curtain airbag 3 has a long and narrow shape that is folded or rolled, and is provided along a hollow space. The curtain airbag 3 is provided from the front to the rear of the vehicle. The curtain airbag 3 is deployed so as to form a curtain covering the side glass 2 by an inflator at the time of a collision or the like. In FIG. 2, the state in which the curtain airbag 3 is deployed is indicated by a two-dot chain line. The curtain airbag 3 is fixed by a jig 11 at the front portion of the pillar 10.

  A monitor 30 as a display device is provided on the side of the pillar trim 20 in the boarding space. The monitor 30 is fixed to the pillar 10 by a fixed arm. The monitor 30 is arranged so that its display unit faces the occupant. The monitor 30 is provided in a shape that can be arranged, such as a rectangular shape or an elliptical shape, according to the shape of a region that is a blind spot for the occupant. The monitor 30 is a liquid crystal.

  Next, the configuration and operation of the vehicle in the present embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 3 and 4 are partially enlarged cross-sectional views of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views taken along the dashed line in FIG. 3 shows a state in which the curtain airbag 3 is stored, and FIG. 4 shows a state in which the curtain airbag 3 is deployed.

  In the figure, the windshield 5 side is the top and the curtain airbag 3 side is the bottom. Further, the pillar 10 and the side glass 2 side are the right side, and the pillar trim 20 side is the left. In the figure, the lower left side of the pillar 10 is a boarding space. On the boarding space side, a pillar trim 20 is arranged to extend from the upper side to the left lower side of the pillar 10 obliquely downward to the left. The pillar trim 20 has a through hole 21 into which the fixed arm 23 is inserted. The fixed arm 23 is attached to the pillar 10. The fixed arm 23 is configured in a direction extending from the pillar 10 along a direction in which the pillar trim 20 detached from the pillar 10 when the curtain airbag 3 is deployed is separated from the deployment range of the curtain airbag 3.

  A hollow space is created by the pillar 10 and the pillar trim 20, and the curtain airbag 3 is stored therein. The pillar trim 20 has a shape including a concave curved portion toward the pillar 10 so as to surround the curtain airbag 3 when viewed in cross section.

  The curtain airbag 3 is fixedly attached to the pillar 10. The fixed arm 23 is fixed and attached to the boarding space side of the pillar 10 and extends to the boarding space side through the through hole 21 of the pillar trim 20. A hinge 24 is provided at the front end of the fixed arm on the boarding space side. The fixed arm 23 fixed to the pillar 10 includes a monitor 30 via a hinge 24. The mounting position of the fixed arm 23 in the pillar 10 is located outside the deployment range of the curtain airbag 3.

  The monitor 30 is attached to a portion of the fixed arm 23 protruding from the through hole 21 and is separated from the pillar trim 20 attached to the pillar 10. Note that the interval between the mounting position of the monitor 30 and the position of the through hole 21 in the fixed arm 23 is such that the pillar trim 20 removed from the pillar 10 is outside the deployment range of the curtain airbag 3. More than displacement. Further, the hinge 24 for rotatably attaching the monitor 30 to the fixed arm 23 is outside the deployment range of the curtain airbag 3.

  The monitor 30 is attached to the fixed arm 23 by a hinge 24 positioned outside the deployment range of the curtain airbag 3. The monitor 30 is rotatable about the hinge 24. The monitor 30 can also change the display angle with respect to the passenger by the hinge 24. Normally, the back surface 31B of the monitor 30 is in contact with the pillar trim 20.

  Next, a state in which the curtain airbag 3 is deployed will be described with reference to FIG. When the curtain airbag 3 is deployed on the side of the boarding space and covers the side glass 2, the pillar trim 20 is detached from the pillar 10 with the momentum during deployment. The pillar trim 20 removed from the pillar 10 pushes the back surface portion 31B of the monitor 30 that is in contact with the pillar trim 20, and rotates the monitor 30 about the hinge 24 as a rotation axis. Thereby, the space for the curtain airbag 3 to cover the side glass 2 is made, and the side glass 2 can be covered without unfolding. By configuring in this way, the monitor 30 that is a display device is disposed so as to reduce the blind spot for the occupant, and the safety of the occupant is ensured by covering the side glass 2 without hindering the deployment of the curtain airbag 3. it can.

  The pillar trim 20 has a convex cross-sectional shape that is curved in the width direction of the pillar trim 20, and is more flexible than the other portions of the pillar trim 20 at the edge of the curtain airbag 3 on the deployment range side in the width direction. The monitor 30 may be configured to be held at a height position corresponding to the flexible edge. By comprising in this way, the curtain airbag 3 can bend and expand the flexible edge part of the pillar trim 20, and can cover the side glass 2. FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a control block diagram of the vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The monitor 30 is electrically connected to the display control unit 32. The display control unit 32 is electrically connected to a camera 31 provided outside the boarding space. The monitor 30 displays an image of the camera 31 provided outside the boarding space of the vehicle 1. The video imaged by the camera 31 is processed by the display control unit 32 so that the occupant feels comfortable, including the sight line position and direction of the occupant, and is output to the monitor 30.

  The monitor 30 displays an image outside the vehicle that becomes a blind spot by the pillar 10. Thereby, the passenger | crew who has boarded in boarding space can visually recognize the condition of the part used as the blind spot outside a vehicle with the image | video of the monitor 30. FIG. Furthermore, since the video image displayed on the monitor 30 is displayed at the position where the pillar 10 is disposed, the driver can intuitively associate the video image with an outside scene that is directly visible from the periphery of the pillar 10. The occupant can recognize the state outside the vehicle including the blind spot by the pillar 10 by applying the image of the blind spot area displayed on the monitor 30 to the directly visible outside scene.

  The monitor 30 is attached to and held by a part of the pillar trim 20 that covers the pillar 10, not the pillar 10 itself. The monitor 30 is disposed on the first pillar trim that covers the pillar 10 so as not to disturb the deployability of the curtain airbag 3. Thereby, the blind spot area | region by the pillar 10 can be reduced, ensuring the expandability of the curtain airbag 3 in the pillar 10. FIG.

  In the above embodiment, the right side of the vehicle has been described, but the same applies to the left side.

<Configuration and Effect of Embodiment>

  The vehicle in this embodiment includes a pillar, a cover member that is attached to the pillar and covers the riding space side of the pillar, an airbag that is attached to the pillar and is accommodated between the pillar and the cover member, and a blind spot by the pillar. A display device that can display an image outside the vehicle and a fixing arm that fixes the display device to the pillar via a hinge, and the display device is disposed on the boarding space side of the cover member.

  By comprising as mentioned above, the cover member which the airbag collided by deployment can rotate the display device attached via the hinge, and can cover a side glass, without inhibiting deployment of an airbag. .

  In the vehicle according to the present embodiment, the mounting position of the fixed arm in the pillar is located outside the airbag deployment range, and the fixed arm removes the cover member that has been removed from the pillar by the airbag deployment from the airbag deployment range. The cover member has a through-hole into which the fixed arm is inserted, and the display device is attached to a portion protruding from the through-hole with respect to the fixed arm and attached to the pillar. Separate from the cover member.

  By comprising as mentioned above, the cover member which the airbag collided by deployment can rotate the display device attached via the hinge, and can cover a side glass, without inhibiting deployment of an airbag. .

  In the vehicle according to the present embodiment, the distance between the mounting position of the display device and the position of the through hole in the fixed arm is such that the cover member removed from the pillar is outside the airbag deployment range. More than displacement.

  By configuring as described above, the display device can be avoided from the possibility of damage.

  In the vehicle according to the present embodiment, the hinge that rotatably attaches the display device to the fixed arm is outside the airbag deployment range.

  By configuring as described above, the display device can be avoided from the possibility of damage.

  In the vehicle according to the present embodiment, the cover member has a convex cross-sectional shape that is curved in the width direction of the cover member, and bends from the other part of the cover member to the edge of the airbag in the deployment range side in the width direction. The display device is held in a height position corresponding to the flexible edge.

  By configuring as described above, the airbag can be more easily deployed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Side glass 3 Curtain airbag 4 Side rail 5 Windshield 10 Pillar 11 Jig 20 Pillar trim 24 Hinge 30 Monitor 31 Camera 32 Display control part

Claims (5)

With pillars,
A cover member that is attached to the pillar and covers the side of the pillar in the riding space;
An airbag attached to the pillar and housed between the pillar and the cover member;
A display device capable of displaying an image outside the vehicle that becomes a blind spot by the pillar;
A fixing arm for fixing the display device to the pillar via a hinge;
Have
The display device is disposed on the boarding space side of the cover member.
vehicle. The mounting position of the fixed arm in the pillar is located outside the deployment range of the airbag,
The fixed arm extends from the pillar in a direction in which the cover member released from the pillar due to the deployment of the airbag is separated from the deployment range of the airbag,
The cover member has a through hole into which the fixed arm is inserted,
The display device is attached to a portion protruding from the through hole of the fixed arm, and is separated from the cover member attached to the pillar.
The vehicle according to claim 1. The distance between the mounting position of the display device and the position of the through-hole in the fixed arm is such that the cover member removed from the pillar is out of the deployment range of the airbag. More than the displacement amount,
The vehicle according to claim 2. The hinge for rotatably attaching the display device to the fixed arm is outside the deployment range of the airbag.
The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The cover member has a convex cross-sectional shape that is curved in the width direction of the cover member, and can be more easily bent at the edge of the airbag in the width direction than the other portions of the cover member. Having a flexure edge,
The display device is held in a height position corresponding to the flexible edge;
The vehicle according to claim 4.

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