JPH0815458A - Automobile with alarm clock - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent oversleeping by continuously making an acoustic time signal when a set predetermined time reaches only by setting the predetermined time, when a nap is completed, in the same manner as a normal alarm clock, and obviating the stoppage of the acoustic time signal so far as a door for a driver's cab is not opened. CONSTITUTION:An alarm clock 1 is mounted into a driver's cab, and a door switch 4 opened and closed by opening and closing a door A for the driver's cab is installed. The alarm clock 1 and the door switch 4 are connected electrically. When the alarm clock 1 issues an acoustic time signal at a preset time, the acoustic time signal is not stopped so far as the door A is opened and the door switch 4 is not brought to an open state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile equipped with an alarm clock.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Freight vehicles such as trucks for long-distance transportation are often operated for a long time, including at night. When the person becomes drowsy during such a long-time driving, the vehicle may be temporarily stopped on the road to take drowsiness and then take a nap for a while in the driving room. In such a case, a commercially available alarm clock is usually brought in, and the alarm clock is set by calculating backward from the estimated arrival time. However, the alarm clock emits an acoustic time signal at the set time, and even if you wake up, if you still have drowsiness, unknowingly press the stop button of the alarm clock with your finger to stop the generation of the acoustic time signal. , I may fall asleep again.

[0003]

As described above, the person may fall asleep again and possibly oversleep. When he woke up and noticed that he had exceeded the scheduled nap time, he sometimes rushed over the speed limit and drove, causing a traffic violation or an accident. . In addition, he was sometimes late for the promised arrival time and annoyed the other party. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and when the preset alarm clock emits an acoustic time signal during a nap, opens the door of the driver's seat, or Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle equipped with an alarm clock whose acoustic time signal does not stop unless a stop switch outside the driver's cab is pressed.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle equipped with an alarm clock of the present invention is equipped with an alarm clock in the driver's cab and a door switch for opening and closing by opening and closing the driver's door is provided. When the alarm clock and the door switch are electrically connected and the alarm clock emits an acoustic time signal at a preset time, the acoustic time signal must be opened to open the door and open the door switch. Did not stop.

Alternatively, an alarm clock is provided in the driver's cab, and a stop switch electrically connected to the alarm clock is provided at a desired position outside the driver's cab, and the alarm clock outputs an acoustic time signal at a preset time. When emitted, the acoustic time signal did not stop unless the stop switch was pressed.

[0006]

In the vehicle equipped with the alarm clock according to the present invention, the alarm clock equipped in the driver's cab is set in advance at a required time to emit an acoustic time signal on time. However, this signal opens the driver's cab door,
Alternatively, it will not stop unless the stop switch provided outside the cab is pressed. Therefore, the driver has to bother to get up and open the door of the driver's cab to stop it, or to open it and go out. Further, when the door is opened, the outside air enters the driver's cab and awakens the sleepiness, so that it is unlikely to fall asleep again, and the driver can restart the operation at the scheduled time.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an automobile, particularly a truck, equipped with an alarm clock according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an alarm clock of a truck according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an alarm clock having a built-in acoustic time signal generating circuit.
Is installed at a predetermined location in front of the driver's seat. Further, the alarm clock 1 is connected to a battery 3 mounted on the automobile through a wiring 2 and is operated by using the battery 3 as a power source.

Reference numeral 4 is a door switch attached to the door A portion for stopping the acoustic time signal. The door switch 4
Is mounted on the back surface of the inner wall B that faces the outer edge of the door A. That is, the holding frame 5 is fixed to the back surface of the inner wall B,
The holding frame 5 is provided with an operating pin 7 which is inserted into the through hole 6 and is orthogonal to the surface of the inner wall B so as to be movable back and forth. Further, the inner wall B has an opening 8 through which the tip of the operating pin 7 is inserted.

Reference numeral 9 is a planar U-shaped contact terminal fixed to the operating pin 7, and a compression spring 10 is mounted between the holding frame 5 and the contact terminal 9. As a result, the operating pin 7 is always urged toward the door A. Reference numerals 11 and 11 denote wiring terminals supported by the holding frame 5 so that both ends of the contact terminal 9 can come into contact with each other, and are connected to the alarm clock 1 by the wiring 12.

When the door A is normally closed, the operating pin 7 is pushed inward by the door A, the contact terminal 9 and the wiring terminals 11 and 11 are electrically connected to each other, and the door switch 4 is closed. . On the other hand, when the door A is opened, the compression spring 10 causes the operating pin 7 to project outward, and the contact terminal 9 is separated from both wiring terminals 11 and 11 to cause the door switch 4 to move.
Opens.

FIG. 2 shows an electric circuit, and the operation will be described based on the circuit. Among these, 13 is a timer, 14 is a relay, and 15 is an alarm device. When the door A is closed, all the switches 16, 17, and 18 are open, and the door switch 4 is closed. Therefore, the driver sets the time to get up before taking a nap. And
At a preset time, the timer 13 operates and the switch 16 closes.

Along with this, the relay 14 operates to close the switch 17 for self-holding and to close the switch 18. As a result, the audible alarm device 15 is activated to generate an acoustic time signal. On the other hand, when the driver opens the door A, the door switch 4 is opened, and at the same time, the switches 17 and 18 are opened to stop the generation of the acoustic time signal of the audible alarm device 15. In addition, it is desirable that the door switch 4 does not open unless the door A is opened more than half in order for the driver to firmly feel drowsiness.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing another embodiment. In this case, instead of the door switch, the stop switch 4 electrically connected to the alarm clock 1 is provided on the back surface of the step 19 provided at the lower entrance of the door A of the truck.
a is provided.

That is, reference numeral 5a in the drawing denotes a holding frame fixed to the inside of the step 19, and the through hole 6 is provided in the holding frame 5a.
An operation button 20 which is inserted through a and is orthogonal to the outer wall C of the step 19 is provided so as to be movable back and forth. Also, the outer wall C
There is an opening 8a through which the operation button 20 is inserted. Reference numeral 9a is a planar U-shaped contact terminal fixed to the operation button 20.

A compression spring 10a is mounted between the holding frame 5a and the contact terminal 9a. As a result, the operation button 20 is always biased so as to project downward from the outer wall C of step 19. Wiring terminals 11a, 11a are fixed to the upper surface of the outer wall C, and both ends of the contact terminal 9a can come into contact with each other.

The contact terminals 9a are electrically connected to the wiring terminals 11a, 11a by the constant compression spring 10a, and when the operation button 20 is pressed, they are separated from each other and the stop switch 4a is opened. Therefore, when the alarm device 15 is activated at the set time by the timer 13 to emit an acoustic time signal, the driver opens the door A and gets down to the ground, and the operation button 20 on the back of step 19
Pressing stops the generation of the acoustic time signal.

As described above, in order to fully open the door A or get out of the door A, the body must be raised. At the same time, if the door A is opened, outside air enters the driver's cab through the doorway, and conditions such as the air condition and temperature inside the driver's cab change, and if it exits the driver's cab, the driver wakes up from the sleeping state. It is possible,
You will not fall asleep again, and you will be able to return to a state where you can drive the car normally.

Although the switch 4 for stopping the generation of the acoustic time signal is provided in association with the door A in the embodiment, it may be provided in association with the vertical movement of the window glass, and the operation button 20 may be provided. Is not limited to the back surface of step 19 and may be another place. However, in order to avoid mischief, it is desirable to place it relatively hard to see from the outside. In addition, it can be used not only as a truck but also as an ordinary car such as a taxi.

[0019]

As described above, the vehicle equipped with the alarm clock according to the present invention can be used in the same manner as a normal alarm clock, and when the set scheduled time arrives, it continues to emit an acoustic time signal and take a nap. Can awaken the person. Then, the acoustic time signal that continues to be emitted in this way is stopped by opening the door entering and exiting the driver's cab or pressing a stop button provided outside the driver's cab. Moreover, at this time, the outside air enters the driver's cab or touches the outside air to wake up without returning to sleep again, and the vehicle can be driven again.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the driver from oversleeping, rushing to speed too much, causing a speeding violation, causing an accident, or being late for the scheduled arrival time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an electric circuit diagram according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Alarm clock 4 Door switch A Door

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A driver's cab is equipped with an alarm clock, and a door switch for opening and closing by opening and closing a door of the driver's cab is provided, and the alarm clock and the door switch are electrically connected to wake up at a preset time. A vehicle equipped with an alarm clock, characterized in that, when the timepiece emits an acoustic time signal, the acoustic time signal does not stop unless the door is opened to open the door switch. 2. An alarm clock is provided in the driver's cab, a stop switch electrically connected to the alarm clock is provided at a desired position outside the driver's cab, and the alarm clock outputs an acoustic time signal at a preset time. An automobile equipped with an alarm clock, characterized in that the acoustic time signal does not stop unless the stop switch is pressed when it is emitted.