JPH0596942A - Remote-control device for onboard air-purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an onboard air purifier having a high responsiveness so as to react upon smoking in a passenger compartment in a short time, and a remote control device. CONSTITUTION:An infrared remote control transmitter 1 having a gas sensor and a pyroelectric type infrared sensor is provided in front of the driver's seat 2, and an air purifier 3 having an infrared remote-control receiver 5 is disposed on a rear tray so that the distance between the driver and the gas sensor becomes shorter, and accordingly, smoking by the driver can be rapidly detected so as to actuate the infrared remote control transmitter 1. Further, the presence of the driver is detected by a pyroelectric type infrared sensor, and accordingly, the purifier can be actuated only when the driver sits on the driver's seat. Further, a solar battery and a back-up battery are used as a power source, thereby it is possible to actuate the purifier throughout the data time and the night time.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device for a vehicle air cleaner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, attention has been paid to the harm of cigarette smoke, and due to the spread of air pollution due to exhaust gas from automobiles, it is required to purify air even in the passenger compartment of automobiles to improve comfort. . Therefore, vehicle-mounted air purifiers are becoming popular.

This conventional on-vehicle air purifier is operated by a switch provided in the air purifier body (hereinafter referred to as an air purifier), or the control electric wire is laid from the air purifier to the vicinity of the driver's seat. It is designed to be operated from the driver's seat. Further, there is also a device in which a gas sensor for detecting cigarette smoke or exhaust gas of an automobile is provided in the air purifier and the cigarette smoke or exhaust gas is detected to operate the air purifier.

[0004]

In the conventional vehicle air purifier as described above, in the former case, the air purifier is generally installed on the rear tray, and therefore cannot be operated while the vehicle is in operation. Alternatively, there is a problem in that the interior material inside the vehicle must be removed for the wiring, the wiring must be performed, and the interior material must be attached again. For this problem,
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-306840, the problem is solved by remote control using infrared rays.

However, in the latter case, when smoking in the driver's seat, it takes a long time for the smoke to reach the gas sensor of the air purifier, and there is a problem that it does not operate promptly.

The present invention solves the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device for an on-vehicle air purifier that responds to smoking in a vehicle in a short time and operates with good responsiveness.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a gas sensor and a pyroelectric infrared sensor,
In addition, an infrared remote control transmitter installed in front of the driver's seat, an infrared cleaner having an infrared receiver, and an air cleaner installed on the rear tray constitute a remote control device for an on-vehicle air cleaner.

The infrared remote control transmitter uses a solar cell and a primary or secondary battery that backs up the solar cell as a power source.

[0009]

As described above, according to the present invention, the gas sensor and the pyroelectric infrared sensor are provided in the infrared remote control transmitter installed in front of the driver's seat, so that the distance between the driver and the passenger and the gas sensor is short. Since it becomes harsh, the gas sensor can operate the infrared remote control transmitter in response to smoking smoke in a short time. Further, the pyroelectric infrared sensor can detect a driver or a passenger, and operate the infrared remote control transmitter together with the gas sensor only when the driver or a passenger is seated.

Further, since the infrared remote control transmitter uses a solar battery as a power source, it is possible to prevent the primary battery and the secondary battery from being consumed during fine weather. Furthermore, since the solar cell is backed up by a secondary battery, the infrared remote control transmitter can be operated even at night or on a cloudy day.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is an infrared remote control transmitter installed in front of a driver's seat, for example, on a ceiling of a vehicle compartment or a sun visor, and a solar battery serving as a power source and a primary battery or a secondary battery for backing up the solar battery. And a gas sensor for detecting ammonia gas and hydrogen sulfide gas contained in cigarette smoke and exhaust gas, and a pyroelectric infrared sensor for detecting the presence / absence of a driver in the driver's seat 2 or a passenger in the passenger seat. An air purifier 3 is installed on the rear tray 4, and has an infrared remote control receiver 5 installed therein. 6 is a rear seat, and 7 is a steering wheel.

In the above structure, the infrared remote control transmitter 1 is installed on the ceiling of the passenger compartment in front of the driver's seat 2 or on the sun visor by an appropriate means, and the air purifier 3 is installed on the rear tray 4. This allows the infrared remote control transmitter 1
And the infrared remote control receiver 5 of the air purifier 3 are installed to face each other, and the infrared ray 8 emitted from the infrared remote control transmitter 1 switches the air purifier 3 to stop, strong wind, weak wind, automatic, etc. It can be operated. In addition, the driver can operate the infrared remote control transmitter 1 while driving and minimizing the movement of the line of sight.

When the driver sits in the driver's seat 2, the pyroelectric infrared sensor detects infrared rays emitted from the human body and turns on the power of the infrared remote control transmitter 1 to bring it into an operating state.
If the driver smokes in this state, smoke will drift in the passenger compartment,
Since the infrared remote control transmitter 1 is provided with a gas sensor and the distance between the gas sensor and the driver is shortened, the gas sensor detects smoke caused by smoking in a short time and reacts with the infrared remote control transmitter 1. Infrared 8 is fired. Then, the infrared remote control receiver 5 that has received the infrared rays 8 operates the air purifier 3, and the air purifier 3 processes the smoke in the vehicle.

Since the power source for the operation of the infrared remote control transmitter 1 is obtained by the solar battery, it does not require any other power source such as a primary battery or a secondary battery in fine weather.
It is possible to prevent consumption of the primary battery and the secondary battery. The primary battery and the secondary battery can be used for backup of the solar battery, and can be used during cloudy weather or at night to operate the infrared remote control transmitter 1 regardless of day or night.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description of the embodiments, according to the present invention, the infrared remote control transmitter installed in front of the driver's seat is provided with the gas sensor and the pyroelectric infrared sensor. Since the distance between the driver and passengers and the gas sensor becomes shorter, the gas sensor can operate the infrared remote control transmitter in response to smoke caused by smoking in a short time, and the smoke in the vehicle can be processed early. it can. Further, since the pyroelectric infrared sensor detects the presence or absence of a driver and operates the infrared remote control transmitter together with the gas sensor only when seated, the labor of operation can be saved.

Further, since the solar battery and the primary battery or the secondary battery for backing up the solar battery are used as the power source of the infrared remote control transmitter, the primary battery and the secondary battery are prevented from being consumed and can be operated day and night. be able to.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a remote control device for an on-vehicle air purifier that responds to smoking in a vehicle in a short time and operates with good responsiveness.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a remote control device for an on-vehicle air purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 infrared remote control transmitter 2 driver's seat 3 vehicle air cleaner 4 rear tray 5 infrared remote control receiver

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An air purifier having a gas sensor and a pyroelectric infrared sensor, an infrared remote control transmitter installed in front of a driver's seat, an infrared remote control receiver, and installed in a rear tray. A remote control device for in-vehicle air purifiers consisting of. 2. The remote control device for an on-vehicle air cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the infrared remote control transmitter uses a solar battery as a power source. 3. A remote control device for an on-vehicle air cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the solar cell is backed up by a primary or secondary battery.