JP3156086U - In-vehicle voice warning device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an on-vehicle audio warning device capable of preventing the occurrence of an accident by urging the driver not to forget to take accident prevention means such as applying a side brake when the occupant leaves the vehicle. An in-vehicle audio warning device (1) includes an audio output unit (speaker (7)) for outputting audio, a storage unit (memory card (17)) in which warning contents are stored as audio data, and the storage unit. A control unit 15 that reads out the audio data and outputs the audio to the audio output unit based on the audio data, and operates when the vehicle door is opened and deactivated when the vehicle door is closed. It is connected to the door switch 21 so that when the door switch is operated, power is supplied from the vehicle battery 20 and sound is output from the sound output unit. [Selection] Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle voice warning device that is used while being mounted on a vehicle and that warns a passenger by voice.

  When stopping a construction vehicle on the roadside during road construction, etc., cut the tires (cut the tires away from the traffic lane) to prevent accidents caused by unintended movement of the parked vehicle. Accident prevention measures such as performing, applying a side brake, and installing a wheel stopper (tire stopper) are adopted.

  However, even if guidance is given on thorough accident prevention means, the accident prevention means may be forgotten, and an unmanned vehicle may start to move, causing an accident. In addition, there is a limit to human attention to prevent such accidental forgotten measures from being forgotten, and there has been a desire to develop a system that alerts passengers not to forget to take accident preventive measures.

  Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, the present invention aims to provide an in-vehicle audio warning device capable of preventing the occurrence of an accident by prompting the passenger not to forget to take accident prevention means when leaving the vehicle. And

  An in-vehicle audio warning device according to the present invention includes an audio output unit that outputs audio, a storage unit that stores warning contents as audio data, and reads out the audio data stored in the storage unit. And a control unit that outputs sound to the sound output unit based on the operation of the vehicle, and is connected to a door switch that is activated when the vehicle door is opened and deactivated when the vehicle door is closed. In this case, power is supplied from the vehicle battery and sound is output from the sound output unit.

  According to the in-vehicle audio warning device of the present invention, when the door switch is operated by opening the vehicle door and power is supplied from the vehicle battery, the control unit reads out the audio data from the storage unit and outputs the audio output unit. To output sound. Therefore, in a vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle voice warning device of the present invention, a warning sound based on the voice data is always output when getting on and off the vehicle.

  Therefore, for example, if matters that should be noted when parking are stored as audio data, it is possible to alert the passengers not to forget to take predetermined accident prevention means, and forgetting to take accident prevention means. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of accidents caused by

  Further, in the in-vehicle audio warning device according to the present invention, the storage unit stores a plurality of audio data having different contents, and selects one audio data read by the control unit from the plurality of audio data. It can be set as the structure which has an operation part.

  With such a configuration, by operating the switching operation unit, it is possible to select audio data having an arbitrary content from among a plurality of audio data stored in the storage unit. Therefore, it is possible to easily change the content of the sound to be output simply by operating the switching operation unit.

  In the in-vehicle voice warning device of the present invention, the storage unit may be a removable storage medium.

  With such a configuration, by removing the storage medium from the device and attaching a storage medium storing audio data with different warning contents or rewriting the audio data stored in the removed recording medium The warning content to the occupant can be freely changed.

It is a top view of the vehicle-mounted voice warning device of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the same vehicle-mounted voice warning device. It is a rear view of the same vehicle-mounted voice warning device. It is a left view of the same vehicle-mounted voice warning device. It is a bottom view of the same vehicle-mounted voice warning device. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the same vehicle-mounted voice warning device. It is a figure which shows the memory area of the memory | storage part (memory card | curd) with which the same vehicle-mounted audio | voice warning apparatus is provided. It is a figure which shows one screen of the editor software which rewrites the content of the memory | storage part (memory card | curd) with which the same vehicle-mounted audio warning device is equipped. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the audio warning apparatus for vehicle mounting to the vehicle. It is a figure which shows the storage area of the memory | storage part (memory card | curd) which concerns on the example of a change of this invention.

1. Embodiment An in-vehicle voice warning device (hereinafter simply referred to as “voice warning device”) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4, the audio warning device 1 according to the embodiment has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a box-shaped housing body 2 is covered with a housing lid 3 from above and screwed. Configured. The housing lid portion 3 includes flange portions 4 for attachment to the vehicle on the left and right. The flange 4 is formed with front and rear cutouts 5 used for screwing.

  The voice warning device 1 includes a speaker 7 (corresponding to a voice output unit) that outputs voice (synthesized voice in the embodiment) based on voice data on the upper surface. In addition, the voice warning device 1 includes a voice selection switch 8 (corresponding to a switching operation unit) for selecting voice data to be reproduced on the front. As shown in FIG. 2, the voice selection switch 8 includes channels 1 to 4 and OFF, and each channel can be switched by rotating. When the voice selection switch 8 is in any one of channels 1 to 4, the voice warning device 1 is in an ON state in which voice can be output based on the voice data corresponding to the selected channel. When the voice selection switch 8 is in an OFF channel, the voice warning device 1 is in an OFF state in which no voice is output.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the voice warning device 1 includes a power supply unit 9 on the back side. The power supply unit 9 includes power supply terminals 10a and 10b. As will be described later, the positive power supply terminal 10a is connected to a vehicle battery 20 (hereinafter simply referred to as “battery”), and a negative power supply terminal. 10b is connected to one end of the door switch 21 (see FIG. 6). In addition, the power supply part 9 is comprised so that correspondence to the power supply voltage from DC 10V to 32V is possible. Therefore, the voice warning device 1 can use a DC 12V or 24V power supply voltage generally used for vehicles.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the voice warning device 1 includes a volume adjusting volume (variable resistor) 11 on the bottom surface side. The volume adjusting volume 11 exposes the rotation adjusting screw 12 from a hole 13 formed in the bottom surface of the voice warning device 1. In the voice warning device 1, the volume of the voice output from the speaker 7 can be adjusted by rotating the rotation adjusting screw 12 using a tool such as a flat-blade screwdriver.

  The voice warning device 1 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM in which an operation program is written, and the like, and a control board for controlling the operation of the voice warning device 1 (corresponding to the control unit 15 (see FIG. 6)). Is stored. A memory card connector 16 is mounted on the control board. The memory card connector 16 is connected to a memory card 17 (corresponding to a storage unit) in which audio data having a predetermined warning content is recorded. The voice warning device 1 according to the embodiment is configured to use an SD memory card (trademark or registered trademark) as the memory card 17. The memory card 17 is detachable from the memory card connector 16 having a known ejection mechanism. As shown in FIG. 6, the above-described speaker 7, voice selection switch 8, and power supply unit 9 are connected to the control board (control unit 15).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the memory card 17 includes storage areas 1 to 4 corresponding to channels 1 to 4 of the audio selection switch 8. Each of the storage areas 1 to 4 stores audio data obtained by compressing output audio into an MP3 file. In each of the storage areas 1 to 4, for each audio data, the file name, the number of repeats when the audio data is repeatedly reproduced, the volume when reproducing the audio data, the level of the low range, the level of the high range, etc. Various setting data are stored.

  In the embodiment, the storage area 1 stores an MP3 file named “MERODY1.MP3”, and the storage area 2 stores an MP3 file named “MERODY2.MP3”. No audio data is stored in the storage area 4. When the file “MERODY1.MP3” is played back, a sound “Ping-pong, when you leave the car, please turn off the tires, side brake, and fasten the wheel.” Is output. The file “MERODY2.MP3” is a file that outputs a sound “When you leave the car, check for tire cuts, side brakes, and wheel closures” when played. Each of these files has an unlimited number of repeats.

  The contents stored in the memory card 17 can be rewritten using a computer in which dedicated editor software is installed. FIG. 8 shows one screen of editor software for rewriting the stored contents of the memory card 17. On the screen shown in FIG. 8A, the file name of the audio data currently stored for each channel is displayed. On this screen, it is possible to select an audio file to be rewritten and newly write a different audio file. Further, on the screen shown in FIG. 8B, various settings such as changing the number of repeats for the currently written audio file can be changed.

  Next, the mounting of the voice warning device 1 on a vehicle will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the voice warning device 1 connects the positive power terminal 10 a to the positive terminal of the battery 20, and connects the negative power terminal 10 b to one end of a door switch 21 (a room light described later). By connecting to the side 22), the vehicle is electrically connected. The negative terminal of the battery 20 is connected to GND (vehicle body).

  The door switch 21 is a switch that detects opening and closing of a vehicle door, and is turned on when the vehicle door is opened (enters an energized state) and is turned off when the vehicle door is closed (enters a non-energized state). One end of the door switch 21 is connected to the room light 22 and the voice warning device 1, and the other end is connected to GND. The room light 22 has one end connected to the positive terminal of the battery 20 and the other end connected to one end of the door switch 21. As a result, the room light 22 is lit by power supplied from the battery 20 when the door of the vehicle is opened and the door switch 21 is turned on.

  After the audio warning device 1 is electrically connected to the vehicle, as shown in FIG. 9, the audio warning device 1 is attached and fixed to the lower part of the passenger panel side instrument panel 23 in the vehicle by screws 24. The voice warning device 1 is configured as a small device having a vertical dimension of about 5 cm, a horizontal dimension of about 8 cm, and a longitudinal dimension of about 8 cm. The position can be freely attached to any place that does not interfere with the passenger.

  Next, the operation of the voice warning device 1 will be described. Since the voice warning device 1 is connected to the vehicle as shown in FIG. 6, when the door of the vehicle is opened and the door switch 21 is turned on, power is supplied from the battery 20 to the voice warning device 1. When power is supplied from the battery 20, the control unit 15 of the voice warning device 1 reads voice data from the storage area corresponding to the channel selected by the voice selection switch 8 according to the signal from the voice selection switch 8. And read the setting data. Now, the voice selection switch 8 is set to channel 1 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the audio data “MERODY1.MP3” (see FIG. 7) stored in the storage area 1 of the memory card 17 is read.

  And the control part 15 outputs an audio | voice from the speaker 7 according to the read data. That is, since the read “MERODY1.MP3” is played at the set number of repeats, the voice “Ping-pong, when you leave the car, please turn off the tire, side brake, stop the car” It is output repeatedly until the door is closed. As a result, the passenger who opens the door of the vehicle is alerted not to forget to take predetermined accident prevention means.

  To output different audio, the audio selection switch 8 is switched. When the voice selection switch 8 is switched to the channel 2, when the vehicle door is opened, the control unit 15 reads the voice data “MERODY2.MP3” stored in the storage area 2 corresponding to the channel 2, and this voice Audio is output based on the data. For this reason, the speaker 7 outputs a sound different from that of the channel 1 such as “ping pong, check tire cut, side brake, and vehicle stop when leaving the car”.

  In the voice warning device 1, the housing lid 3 is removed from the housing body 2, and the installed memory card 17 is replaced with a memory card storing different audio data, or the installed memory card 17. The sound to be output can also be changed by rewriting the stored contents of the above with predetermined editor software.

  As described above, the in-vehicle voice warning device 1 according to the embodiment includes the speaker 7 that outputs voice, the memory card 17 in which warning content is stored as voice data, and the voice data stored in the memory card 17. And a control unit 15 that reads out and outputs sound to the speaker 7 based on the sound data. The in-vehicle voice warning device 1 is connected to a door switch 21 that is activated when the vehicle door is opened and is deactivated when the vehicle door is closed, and the vehicle battery 20 is activated when the door switch 21 is activated. Power is supplied and sound is output from the speaker 7.

  Therefore, when the door of the vehicle is opened and the door switch 21 is operated and power is supplied from the vehicle battery 20, the control unit 15 reads audio data from the memory card 17 and causes the speaker 7 to output audio. Therefore, in a vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle voice warning device 1 of the embodiment, a warning content based on voice data is always output when getting on and off the vehicle.

  In the voice warning device 1 according to the embodiment, since matters to be noted at the time of parking are stored as voice data, it is possible to prompt the passenger not to forget to take predetermined accident prevention means. Occurrence of an accident caused by forgetting to take the preventive measure can be prevented.

  Moreover, since the voice warning device 1 of the embodiment has a simple configuration that is connected to the door switch 21 and always operates by the operation of the door switch 21, it can be easily installed at automobile maintenance shops throughout the country. If you like car wiring, you can easily install it yourself.

  In addition, the in-vehicle voice warning device 1 according to the embodiment stores a plurality of voice data having different contents in the storage unit 17 and selects one voice data read by the control unit 15 from the plurality of voice data. A switch 8 is provided.

  Therefore, by operating the voice selection switch 8, voice data having an arbitrary content can be selected from a plurality of voice data stored in the storage unit 15. Therefore, it is possible to easily change the content of the output voice simply by operating the voice selection switch 8.

  In the in-vehicle voice warning device 1 according to the embodiment, the storage unit 17 is a removable storage medium (memory card 17).

  Therefore, by removing the memory card 17 from the device 1 and attaching a memory card storing voice data with different warning contents, or rewriting the voice data stored in the removed memory card 17, to the passenger The warning content can be changed freely. In addition to the SD memory card (trademark or registered trademark) 17, other types of memory cards such as a compact flash (trademark or registered trademark) or a USB memory are used as removable storage media. be able to.

2. Modification Example A modification example will be described below. In the description of the modified example, the same components as those of the voice warning device 1 of the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the voice warning device 1 of the embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the voice warning device 1 according to the embodiment, one voice data file is stored in the storage area corresponding to one channel of the memory card 17, but as shown in FIG. A plurality of setting frames may be provided so that different audio data files can be stored in each setting frame. In this case, the stored audio data may be reproduced in the order of setting frames, or the order of reproduction may be determined for each setting frame. Further, it may be configured such that the time (referred to as interval seconds) until the audio data of the next setting frame is reproduced after the audio data of one setting frame is reproduced may be set. If comprised in this way, the audio | voice of several content can be output by the opening operation | movement of a door once.

  The voice warning device 1 according to the embodiment is configured as a device that outputs only voice. However, the voice warning device 1 is provided with a display, and a text file storing character data in the SD card 17 is stored together with the MP3 file. In addition, when the vehicle door is opened, a sound may be output from the speaker 7 and characters may be displayed on the display. With this configuration, even if the surrounding sound is noisy and the sound from the speaker 7 cannot be heard, the content of the warning can be confirmed on the display.

  In the voice warning device 1 according to the embodiment, the storage unit is configured using a removable storage medium (memory card 17). However, the storage unit may be configured using a non-detachable memory that is mounted on a substrate and used. Good.

  Further, in the voice warning device 1 of the embodiment, the switching operation unit is configured using the voice selection switch 8 that is attached to the device 1 and can switch the voice data by rotating operation. The sound data may be switched by remote operation using a light receiving unit that receives the above signal.

  In the voice warning device 1 of the embodiment, the circuit including the vehicle battery 20 is formed by the operation of the door switch 21 and the voice warning device 1 operates. However, the circuit including the vehicle battery 20 in advance is used. And the voice warning device 1 may be configured to operate based on the ON / OFF detection signal of the door switch 21.

1 ... Vehicle voice warning device 7 ... Speaker (voice output unit)
8 ... Voice selection switch (switching operation part)
15 ... Control unit 17 ... Memory card (storage unit, storage medium)
20 ... Vehicle battery 21 ... Door switch

Claims (3)

An audio output unit for outputting audio;
A storage unit for storing warning contents as audio data;
A controller that reads out the audio data stored in the storage unit and outputs audio to the audio output unit based on the audio data;
It is connected to a door switch that is activated when the vehicle door is opened and is deactivated when the vehicle door is closed. When the door switch is activated, power is supplied from the vehicle battery and audio is output from the audio output unit. An in-vehicle voice warning device characterized by being configured. The storage unit stores a plurality of audio data having different contents,
The in-vehicle audio warning device according to claim 1, further comprising a switching operation unit that selects one audio data read by the control unit from the plurality of audio data. The in-vehicle voice warning device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is a removable storage medium.

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