JP3233391B2 - Electric corner pole - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric corner pole for preventing a danger when the pole is raised and preventing the pole from being damaged.

[0002] As is well known, an electric corner pole can be freely extended and contracted by a dedicated hand switch.
There is a trouble that the switch must be operated each time it is necessary.

[0003] In recent years, various types of electric corner poles of an auto-control (automatic control) type have been proposed in which the operation mode of a vehicle is detected and, under certain conditions, the poles are automatically extended and retracted. I have. For example, as a simple structure, there is a system in which an on signal of an ignition switch (IGN-SW) at the time of engine start is detected, and a pole is raised and extended simultaneously with the start of the engine.

[0004]

However, this method has the following problems. (1) In the case of this system, first, when the ignition switch is operated by remote control (remote control operation), the pole is naturally raised. At this time, there are children, etc., near the pole of the vehicle. Then, the sudden rise may surprise or sometimes lead to dangerous eyes. Scenes where children are playing in garages such as residential areas or open-air parking lots are scenes that you often see,
The above situation is quite possible. (2) Since the pole is maintained in the extended state while the engine is being driven, if the car is washed with an automatic car washing device while the engine is driven, the pole is often damaged by the car washing device.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional situation, and basically, the extension (rise) of the pole.
Is limited to only when the vehicle is running while the occupant is riding and when the vehicle is temporarily stopped.At other times, it is necessary to provide an electric corner pole that maintains the pole in a contracted state and solves the above problem. Is what you do.

[0006]

The present invention SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The first aspect, the signal from the control unit, automatically telescoping pole drive source is actuated in the electric corner pole of the vehicle moved up and down, hand Switch auto position, hand switch
On-off, ignition switch on-off,
Insertion of ignition key, shift lever position
Check the installation position and the presence or absence of
Output means, and outputs these detection signals to the control unit.
And at the same time, by the control unit,
When the switch is in the auto position, set the ignition switch to
Off-off, presence / absence of ignition key insertion, shift
The position of the bar and the presence or absence of the door lock are processed sequentially.
Next, if the hand switch is not in the auto position,
Handle the hand switch on-off, the telescopic
The electric corner pole is characterized by controlling the expansion and contraction state of the pole .

According to the present invention, a signal from the control unit is transmitted.
No., the drive source operates and the telescopic pole automatically
At the electric corner pole of a vehicle that moves up and down ,
Switch on-off, ignition switch on-
Off, ignition key inserted, shift lever
Position and door lock status
Detecting means for detecting these detection signals,
Input to the control unit, and the control unit
Switch on-off, ignition switch off-
Off, ignition key inserted, shift lever
It sequentially processes the position position and the presence or absence of the door lock, and
An electric corner pole is characterized in that the telescopic pole is controlled in a telescopic state .

[0008]

FIG. 1 shows a part of a vehicle to which an electric corner pole according to the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 shows a main part thereof. In the figure, 1 is a bumper 10 of the vehicle 100
A telescopic pole mounted on one part or the like, 2 is a control unit having a computer and a memory for storing a signal processing program for operating a drive source 3 such as a built-in electric motor, and 4 is a remote place. A remote control starter transmitter for starting the engine from
Reference numeral 6 denotes a control unit for outputting a signal from the transmitter 4 to the control unit 2 for the pole.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 2 includes detection means (sensors) 21 to 27 for detecting various operation modes of the vehicle 100, and a pole hand switch (installed near the driver's hand). And a manually operated switch) 30 is connected each time.

Here, 21 is a means for detecting whether or not an ignition switch for starting the engine has been operated, that is, means for detecting an on / off signal of the ignition switch, and 22 is whether or not a key has been inserted into a slot of the ignition switch. No, that is, means for detecting the presence or absence of ignition key insertion, 23 is a position where the shift lever is located (for example, parking position = P position, neutral position = N position, drive position = D position, etc.), ie, position position Means for detecting whether the parking brake is in the parking state, that is, whether the parking brake is on or not.
Means for detecting off, 25 means for detecting whether or not the door is locked (both manual and automatic), that is, means for detecting on / off of the door lock, and 26 means for detecting the open / closed state of the door. And 27 are means for detecting the presence or absence of the seat belt.

Since not all of these detecting means 21 to 27 are provided in all vehicles 100, the present invention determines at least the presence or absence of an occupant by appropriately combining these means. The telescopic pole is set in the extended state only when the vehicle is running while the occupant is riding and when the vehicle is temporarily stopped by a stop signal or the like. In other cases, the pole is set in the contracted state.

In the present invention, the signals from the detection means 21 to 27 and the hand switch 30 are processed by the control unit 2 for the pole. An example of this is shown in the flowchart of FIG. is there. In this example, the means 26 for detecting the open / closed state of the door and the means 27 for detecting the presence or absence of the seat belt are not adopted.

First, in step S1, the hand switch 3
Detects whether 0 is the auto position. If the auto position is NO, the process proceeds to step S2 and the hand switch
30 detects the on-off signal. In the electric corner pole of the present invention, the operation of the hand switch 26 is given the highest priority. Naturally, when the hand switch 30 is on, the drive source 3 is operated to raise and extend the pole 1. When it is off, the drive source 3 is operated to lower and lower the pole 1.

On the other hand, in step S1, when the automatic position of the hand switch 30 is YES, step S
Proceed to 3 to detect the ignition switch on-off signal. When this is off, the pole 1 is lowered and contracted. Conversely, if it is on, step S4
To detect a yes / no signal indicating the presence or absence of the ignition switch. Then, when the ignition switch is absent, the pole 1 is lowered and contracted. If the result of the determination in step S5 is YES, the process proceeds to step S5.

In step S5, a yes / no signal of the parking position (P position) of the shift lever is detected. If the answer is yes, the process proceeds to step S6.
If no, the process proceeds to step S7. This step S
In step 7, the on / off signal of the parking brake is detected. Here, in the case of off, the pole 1 is raised and extended. If it is on, the process returns to step S6.

In step S6, a door lock ON / OFF signal is detected. Here, if it is off, pole 1
Is lowered and contracted. Conversely, when it is on, the pole 1 is raised and extended.

As a result, the extended state of the pole (UP state)
Is performed only when the vehicle is running and when the vehicle is temporarily stopped. At other times, the pole is automatically contracted and this state is maintained.

Therefore, even if the engine is started by, for example, a remote control starter, in this case, generally speaking, since there is no key in the key hole, the pole 1 rises,
It does not extend, and even if there is a child or the like near the pole of the vehicle, the child or the like will not be surprised or seen dangerously as in the related art.

Further, at the time of car washing, even if the engine is kept running, the door lock is once released, the occupant gets off the vehicle, and the pole 1 is automatically contracted even if the key is inserted. To maintain, pole damage is automatically avoided.

FIG. 4 is a time chart showing an example of the operation state of the electric corner pole according to the present invention. Table 1 is a related table showing the operation state of the electric corner pole according to the present invention. In this relation table, N position (neutral position) is P
Position (parking position) and other than when the parking brake is on.

[0021]

[Table 1]

The flowcharts of FIGS. 5 to 7 show other modified examples of the present invention. These flowcharts are basically the same as those in FIG. 3, but in the flowchart in FIG. 5, in step S14, a door opening / closing signal of the driver's seat is detected instead of the door lock signal. In the flowchart of FIG.
In the above, a signal for seat bell attachment is detected. The flowchart of FIG. 7 is further simplified, in which the presence or absence of an occupant is determined only by the presence or absence of the seat bell in step S31.

[0023]

As is clear from the above description, the electric corner pole according to the present invention has the following excellent effects. A control unit that controls a drive source that moves the telescopic pole up and down receives various signals from various detection means and a hand switch and processes the signals by the control unit to determine the presence or absence of an occupant. The telescopic pole is extended only during traveling of the vehicle while the occupant is riding and when the vehicle is temporarily stopped, and this is maintained, so that the tribar is not much distracted by the expansion and contraction of the pole, You can concentrate on driving.

Therefore, as described above, when the engine is started by the remote control starter, even if a child or the like is near the pole of the vehicle, the pole does not extend under the starting condition. There will be no surprise or danger to children. Further, even during car washing, under these conditions, the pole automatically contracts, so that damage to the pole is automatically avoided without paying special attention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial schematic explanatory view showing a part of a vehicle to which an electric corner pole according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view showing a main part of the electric corner pole of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation state of the electric corner pole according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a time chart showing an example of an operation state of the electric corner pole according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation state of the electric corner pole according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation state of the electric corner pole according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation state of the electric corner pole according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telescopic pole 2 Control part 3 Drive source 4 Transmitter of remote control starter 21-27 Various detection means 30 Hand switch for pole 100 Vehicle 101 Bumper

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] In a motorized corner pole of a vehicle in which a drive source is activated and a telescopic pole moves up and down automatically by a signal from a control unit, an automatic position of a hand switch and an on / off state of a hand switch are provided.
Off, ignition switch on-off, ignition
Key insertion, shift lever position,
The presence or absence of the door lock is determined by the corresponding detection means.
And these detection signals are input to the control unit.
In addition, the control unit first turns off the hand switch.
When the ignition switch is in the
The ignition key is inserted and the shift lever
Processing the position of the door and the presence or absence of the door lock.
Next, when the hand switch is not in the auto position,
Switch on-off processing, the telescopic pole
An electric corner pole characterized by controlling the telescopic state . 2. A drive source is operated by a signal from a control unit.
And the telescopic pole moves up and down automatically.
On-pole, hand switch on-off, ignition switch
ON-OFF, ignition key insertion, shift
The position of the bar and the presence or absence of the door lock
Detected by the corresponding detection means, and these detection signals
To the control unit, and by the control unit,
Hand switch on-off, ignition switch
Off-off, presence / absence of ignition key insertion, shift
The position of the bar and the presence or absence of the door lock are sequentially processed.
And controlling the telescopic state of the telescopic pole.