JPH10239333A - Apparatus for preventing excess of set speed for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely let a driver be aware of driving too fast by setting a mechanism connected to a speedometer of a vehicle thereby detecting a predetermined speed excess and urging the driver by sound on the basis of a detection action of the mechanism to decelerate. SOLUTION: A detection speed of a speed excess detection mechanism (a) is set beforehand to be a speed, for example, regulated by law for a road where a vehicle is running. When the vehicle runs at a speed exceeding the set speed, the speed excess detection mechanism (a) detects the fact, whereby a sound generation mechanism (b) is activated to generate sound urging the driver to decelerate. Since the driver is warned by sound, the excess is warned surely to the driver to let the driver intend to decelerate. When the sound generation mechanism (b) is constituted so that it can record and reproduce, words for urging the deceleration are recorded with human voice that is most effective to attract the driver's attention, and reproduced when the speed excess detection mechanism (a) operates, thereby more effectively informing the driver of the need for the deceleration.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an overspeed prevention device for a vehicle that emits a voice prompting a vehicle driver to decelerate when a predetermined speed such as a legal speed is exceeded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When driving a vehicle, if you do not pay too much attention to speed, you will be caught by the police due to speeding or serious damage will be caused in the event of an accident. .

Therefore, it is preferable to pay attention to the speedometer during operation and operate the vehicle in accordance with the legal speed.

However, for example, on a road with a small traffic volume and a good visibility, the driver may forget to look at the speedometer and may drive at a speed exceeding the legal speed without realizing it. Often there.

[0005] In addition, the speed of an old car model is 100 k / h.
m (in the case of ordinary cars), a function to warn the user of an excessive buzzer by sounding an electronic buzzer was always provided. However, recent law revisions have eliminated the need for this function. Is almost not provided, and emits a warning sound only at a speed determined in advance at the manufacturing stage, such as 100 km / h for a normal car, and the use location is almost limited to the highway .

In view of the above situation, the present invention can set the detection speed to, for example, the legal speed of the road on which the vehicle is traveling. It is an object of the present invention to provide a revolutionary vehicle overspeed prevention device capable of prompting deceleration not by an electronic buzzer sound but by a voice and surely making a driver aware of excessive speed.

[0007]

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An overspeed detection mechanism a which is connected to the speedometer 1 of the vehicle so as to be able to change the setting of a detection speed for detecting that the speed has exceeded a predetermined speed, and a detection operation of the overspeed detection mechanism a provides the driver with a detection operation. And a sound generating mechanism (b) for generating a sound for urging deceleration.

An overspeed detection mechanism a connected to the speedometer 1 of the vehicle to detect that the speed has exceeded a predetermined speed, and a sound recording for prompting the driver to decelerate by the detection operation of the overspeed detection mechanism a. The present invention relates to an overspeed prevention device for a vehicle, comprising a sound generation mechanism b provided with a reproduction function.

An overspeed detection mechanism a which is connected to the speedometer 1 of the vehicle so as to be able to change the setting of a detection speed for detecting that the speed has exceeded a predetermined speed, and operates by detecting operation of the overspeed detection mechanism a. Recording that emits a voice that prompts the deceleration
And a sound generating mechanism (b) provided with a reproducing function.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention (how to implement the invention) will be briefly described with reference to the drawings, showing the operational effects thereof.

The detection speed of the overspeed detection mechanism a is set in advance to, for example, the legal speed of the road on which the vehicle is currently traveling.

When the vehicle is running at a speed exceeding the set speed during the running, this is detected by the overspeed detecting mechanism a, and by this detection operation, the sound generating mechanism b is operated to emit a sound for urging the driver to decelerate.

Therefore, the driver is warned by voice, so that the driver can be warned of excessively increasing the speed and conscious of deceleration.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the voice generating mechanism b is configured to be capable of recording and reproducing, the most effective human voice (for example, a family voice or the like) to alert the driver is required. ) Can be recorded and reproduced at the time of detection operation of the overspeed detection mechanism a, and the warning sound can make the driver strongly aware that deceleration must be performed. Become a target.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the detection speed of the overspeed detection mechanism a can be changed, and the sound generated by the sound generation mechanism b can be recorded and reproduced, thereby further improving the practicality. .

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, an overspeed detection mechanism a which is connected to a speedometer 1 of a vehicle so as to be able to change the setting of a detection speed for detecting that a predetermined speed has been exceeded, and a detection of the overspeed detection mechanism a The present invention relates to an overspeed prevention device for a vehicle, comprising a sound generating mechanism b provided with a recording / reproducing function for generating a sound for prompting a driver to decelerate when activated.

The overspeed detection mechanism a is connected to the speedometer 1 to detect a predetermined speed, and outputs a detection signal to the sound generation mechanism b when the speed exceeds the predetermined speed.

FIG. 2 shows an example of this excessive speed detecting mechanism a. In an analog type speedometer, a light transmitting portion 4A and a shielding portion are provided in a predetermined range of the periphery of a guide plate 3 connected to the pointer 2. While the shielding plate portion 4 having the portion 4B is provided integrally,
The shielding portion 4B of the shielding plate portion 4 that moves with the speed change
The optical sensor 5 for detecting the position of the light sensor 5 is provided movably with respect to the guide plate 3 as shown by an arrow in the figure. By changing the distance, the detection speed can be set and changed. When such a configuration is adopted, the guide plate 3 originally provided in the analog type speedometer 1 is replaced with a guide plate 3 having a shield plate portion 4, and the optical sensor 5 is movably moved to the shield plate portion 4. Since the configuration can be achieved only by providing, it can be manufactured very easily.

A detection speed setting device 6 for changing the position of the optical sensor 5 is attached to the lower part of the voice generating mechanism b under the dashboard in the driver's seat so that the device can be easily operated at hand. The detection speed setting device 6 in the drawing shows a case in which the set speed is digitally displayed, and the numeral representing this speed can be changed by a button on the left side of the drawing.

The voice utterance mechanism b operates in response to the detection signal of the overspeed detection mechanism a, and emits a voice prompting the driver to decelerate, for example, "The speed is too high. Please decelerate." It is composed.

In addition, since a recording / playback function is provided,
It can be played with the voice of the person who likes to invite a voice that prompts deceleration. It is desirable that the voice to be inhaled be a human voice that is effective in calling the driver's attention. For example, it is very effective to use the voice of the driver's boss, the voice of a family member, or the voice of a lover. .

That is, if the voice of the driver's boss is issued in a command tone, the driver will be strongly aware that the driver must decelerate, and the voice of the driver's family and the voice of the lover If a message is issued, for example, the driver will be strongly aware that the driver must decelerate and drive safely for his family and lover. Also,
Especially for those who have children, the driver's voice should give a message such as "Dad speeding too high" so that the driver can drive safely for important children. It is most effective because you are very aware that you have to.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the sound generating mechanism b, in which a cassette tape deck capable of recording / reproducing is adopted and mounted under the dashboard of the driver's seat. In the drawing, a speaker 7 for audio output is provided on a cassette tape deck constituting the audio generating mechanism b.
Are provided integrally. When such a configuration is adopted, it can be retrofitted in a vehicle.

Incidentally, in actual sales, it is better to blow a ready-made voice message such as "Please slow down." In addition, when the voice message of the ready-made voice message is a voice of a woman or a voice of a child, the driver can be effectively urged to decelerate, which is excellent in merchantability. Alternatively, the message may be sold without any message, and the purchaser may use the message after giving the sound.

Further, in this embodiment, the timer mechanism c is provided, and the operation is continued with the speed exceeding the speed after the voice generating mechanism b gives a voice warning by the detection operation of the excessive speed detecting mechanism a. The timer mechanism c activates the sound generation mechanism b at regular intervals to generate a sound for urging deceleration.

Therefore, with this configuration, a person who continues to drive at an overspeed ignoring the first voice warning can be encouraged to decelerate satisfactorily by the warning voice repeated every predetermined time. It is configured as follows.

The timer mechanism c has the same configuration as that of a timer device used in general audio equipment.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the timer mechanism c, in which a digital clock display unit having a timer function is provided on the front of the voice generating mechanism b. This digital timepiece display section is usually configured to function as a timepiece, thereby improving its commercial value. By providing the timer mechanism c, when the vehicle continues to run at a speed exceeding the set speed, the voice generating mechanism b does not continue to operate continuously, so that power consumption can be reduced.

In this embodiment, when the key is inserted into the main switch and turned to the "ACC ON" position, the above-mentioned mechanisms are operated so as to prevent waste of power due to the unnecessary operation of each mechanism. doing.

In actually selling the vehicle overspeed prevention device of this embodiment, the device may be sold and installed at a car supply shop or a gas station, or may be sold as a maker option.

The present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and the structure of each mechanism can be appropriately changed in design.

[0034]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, if the vehicle speed exceeds a preset speed during traveling, the driver can be warned of the excessive speed by voice so that the driver is conscious of deceleration. In addition to this, an extremely practical epoch-making vehicle overspeed prevention device which can freely change the set speed according to various driving conditions such as a legal speed is provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the voice generating mechanism is configured to be capable of recording and reproducing, the most effective human voice (for example, the voice of a family, etc.) for alerting the driver is provided. An excellent vehicle that can record a dialogue prompting deceleration and play it back when the overspeed detection mechanism detects it, and this warning sound can make the driver more aware that deceleration must be performed. It becomes an overspeed prevention device.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the detection speed of the overspeed detection mechanism can be changed, and the sound generated by the sound generation mechanism can be recorded and reproduced. It becomes an overspeed prevention device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged explanatory view showing a structure of a portion connected to a speedometer of the excess speed detecting device of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Speedometer a Overspeed detection mechanism b Sound generation mechanism

Claims (3)

[Claims] An overspeed detection mechanism connected to a speedometer of a vehicle and configured to be able to change a detection speed for detecting that a predetermined speed has been exceeded, and a driver decelerating by a detection operation of the overspeed detection mechanism. And a voice generating mechanism for generating a voice for prompting the driver. 2. An overspeed detection mechanism connected to a speedometer of the vehicle to detect that the speed has exceeded a predetermined speed, and a recording / reproducing function for generating a voice prompting the driver to decelerate by detecting operation of the overspeed detection mechanism. And a sound generating mechanism provided with a vehicle. 3. An overspeed detection mechanism which is connected to a speedometer of the vehicle so as to be able to change a setting of a detection speed for detecting that a predetermined speed has been exceeded, and a driver decelerates by a detection operation of the overspeed detection mechanism. And a sound generating mechanism having a recording / reproducing function for generating a sound for prompting the vehicle.