KR101883208B1 - A Smart garnish for door trim of vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart garnish for a door trim of a vehicle. The smart garnish includes: a back cover coupled to a predetermined portion of a vehicle interior; a front cover coupled to a front portion of the back cover and defining a predetermined internal space between the front cover and the back cover; an LCD panel unit disposed in the internal space and outputting an image or a photo; and an angle adjusting unit disposed in the internal space to adjust an output angle of the image or the photo in the internal space when the LCD panel unit is installed in the internal space. A shock damping pad is provided at a front edge of the LCD panel unit in close contact with the rear surface of the front cover. The driving safety of a driver can be ensured and the degradation of durability of the product due to vibration generated during running can be prevented.

Description

The present invention relates to a smart garnish for door trim of a vehicle,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a smart garnish for a door trim of an automobile and an automobile, and more particularly, to a smart garnish for a door trim of a vehicle which can provide convenience to a driver by displaying emotional state or various information of a driver.

Generally, automobiles are one of the main means of transporting people or goods.

If the existing automotive technology focuses on technology to make cars run better and fuel-saving technologies, automobile technology is being developed to improve the stability and convenience of passengers.

Especially, the interior of the automobile is an important factor that impresses the owner of the car. Among them, the door trim inside the automobile is a component that greatly affects the sensibility quality of the passengers as well as the driver.

In recent years, the garnish is provided with a high quality material in the door trim of an automobile, while illumination and the like are diverged to improve the automobile as described above.

However, in the case of the garnish for door trim of an automobile according to the related art, not only is it made of a simple wood material and a plastic material, but also illumination is limited to monochromatic illumination, and is limited to a design element provided by an OEM in design, There is a problem that the design of the garnish can not be arbitrarily changed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a display device capable of displaying various colors, patterns or visual effects through the LCD panel, And to provide a smart garnish for a door trim of an automobile which provides an effect that the effect of the present invention is achieved.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a smart garnish for a door trim of an automobile which can prevent the LCD panel from being damaged or deteriorated in durability due to vibration generated during running of the automobile.

A preferred embodiment of the smart garnish for door trim of an automobile according to the present invention comprises a back cover coupled to a front edge of a door trim of a vehicle cabin and a back cover coupled to a front portion of the back cover, An LCD panel unit disposed in the inner space and configured to output an image or an image; and a display unit configured to display the image or the image in the inner space when the LCD panel unit is installed in the inner space. And an LCD panel disposed on the front surface of the LCD panel and having an output angle changed to output the LCD panel. The front edge of the LCD panel is provided with an anti-shock pad on the rear surface of the front cover.

Here, the shock-absorbing pad may be formed of a sponge material.

In addition, the back cover may be formed with a plurality of air vent holes for discharging the heat of the internal space generated from the LCD panel to the outside.

Further, the plurality of air vent holes may be formed in a grill shape communicating with the inside of the automobile door.

The front cover may further include a through-hole through which the video output surface of the LCD panel passes, and a window disposed in front of the front cover so as to cover the through-hole.

Also, the window may be made of an acrylic material having a translucency of 10 or less.

In addition, the LCD device may have one end exposed to the outside of the back cover or the front cover so as to adjust the output angle of the LCD panel at the outside of the internal space.

In addition, the LCD panel unit may be fixed to the inner space via a LCD fixing jig.

In addition, the LCD fixing jig may be movably provided in the internal space, and the LCD angle adjusting paper may be coupled to the LCD fixing jig to adjust the output angle of the LCD panel by moving the LCD fixing jig .

The smart garnish for door trim of an automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention has the effect of improving the convenience of the user by displaying various kinds of information.

In addition, the smart garment for door trim of an automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided to output various colors, patterns, and the like through the LCD panel unit, and thus has the effect of visually satisfying diversification of design to the user .

In addition, the smart garment for door trim of an automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention has an effect of improving the durability by being provided to protect the LCD panel by the vibration generated during running of the automobile.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a view showing a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a view showing a vehicle interior of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is an exploded perspective view showing a smart garnish for door trim of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to accomplish them, will become apparent by reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a smart garnish for a door trim of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a control block diagram of a smart garnish for door trim of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing a car according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig.

1 to 3, a smart garage 20 for door trim of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an audio means 50 (not shown) for detecting a driver's state, ) May be set to operate differently.

For example, in accordance with the driver's emotional state sensed by the driver sensing means, the smart garnish 20 may output different colors or different images into the vehicle room, and the audio means 50 may transmit different sound information into the vehicle Lt; / RTI >

For example, the smart garment 20 for door trim of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a vehicle speed sensor (not shown) for detecting the running speed of the automobile 1, At least one of the smart garnish 20 and the audio means 50 can be controlled differently according to the traveling speed of the automobile 1. [

Here, the driver sensing means may be any means capable of recognizing the driver's face (facial) or the driver's biological signal or behavior characteristics of the driver, and inputting the current emotional state of the driver, Will be included in the sensing means.

Specifically, the driver sensing means may be an imaging camera capable of capturing an image of the driver's face or eye (pupil).

The imaging camera may be connected to an unillustrated Body Control Module (BCM) of the automobile 1 to provide a photographed image image to an algorithm capable of determining the emotional state of the driver being thrown from the image image.

For example, the algorithm may be a filtering program for diagnosing the driver's emotional state by comparing the face image of the driver processed by the imaging camera with the pre-stored image of the driver in the rated state.

In another example, the imaging camera recognizes the driver's pupil and performs image processing, and compares the image-processed image with the pupil size of the driver in the rated state and the eye state around the pupil to determine whether the current driver is tired, The algorithm can be employed as a filtering program capable of profiling the perception.

Meanwhile, the imaging camera may be an infrared camera capable of sensing the body temperature of the driver, particularly the driver's body temperature. For example, by using an algorithm that can determine the driver's emotional state according to the driver's body temperature information sensed by the imaging camera, such as when the driver is extremely excited or in a drowsy state, .

The imaging camera may include any infrared sensor which may be provided at any position as long as the face and pupil of the driver can be easily photographed, and the driver's body temperature can be easily sensed. For example, the imaging camera may be installed in a room mirror located in front of a driver, or may be installed in a sun visor which is disposed in front of a driver and shields sunlight.

As another example of the driver sensing means, it may be an electroencephalogram sensor capable of measuring the driver's brain wave, among the driver's bio-signals. Any device that can detect the driver's brain waves can be used.

In particular, the driver's brain wave is an important factor that can most accurately reflect the driver's vital signs, and research on the brain waves in the medical field has actively been conducted. It is possible to estimate.

In addition to the electroencephalogram sensor, there are a skin temperature meter, a pulse wave meter, a skin conductivity meter, an electrocardiogram (ECG) meter, (photoplethysmography).

The biometric signals of the driver collected by the various types of driver sensing means as described above are transmitted to the controller in the form of biometric information data.

The control unit analyzes the biometric information data received from the driver sensing unit to determine the emotional state of the driver. As described above, factors for grasping the driver's emotional state may include the driver's voice, image, brain wave, blood pressure, heart beat, body temperature, pulse wave, and electrocardiogram. It is possible to construct higher reliability by analyzing all of the bio-signals which express the emotional state of various kinds of drivers rather than analyzing only one data.

The controller receives driver information including emotion information of a driver and biometric information from a predetermined storage means. The received emotion information and biometric information of the driver can be used as a criterion for comparing with the collected biometric information data of the driver. The controller can recognize the emotion state of the driver more accurately by comparing the biometric information data of the received driver with the emotion information and the biometric information of the driver stored in advance.

For example, the difference in heart rate or blood pressure may be different for each person, and the heart rate or blood pressure criteria for determining whether the driver is excited can also be changed. In this case, referring to the emotion information and the biometric information of the driver stored in advance, it is possible to grasp the more accurate emotion state for each driver.

At this time, the control unit adjusts the emotional state of the driver based on the recognized emotional state of the driver. When it is determined that the recognized driver's emotional state may affect the safety of driving the vehicle, the controller collects various information to adjust the driver's emotional state so that the driver's emotional state returns to a normal state. The control unit may induce the driver's emotion control through the provision of the content using the media device, the audio unit 50, a video device not shown, and the like, for controlling the emotional state of the driver.

In addition, the controller compares the emotion data with the previously stored data to compare the emotion data with the emotion stored in the smart garage for the door trim of the automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention , &Quot; smart garnish ").

The smart garnish 20 can be installed in a vehicle room to distribute light into the vehicle. 1 and 2, the smart garnish 20 includes a roof panel 41 forming the car roof, a door trim 42 forming the interior surface of the car roof, And a part of the front dash board 43 of the front dashboard 43. [

Here, the smart garnish 20 may be integrated with the roof panel 41 at a portion of the roof panel 41 that is exposed to the interior of the vehicle. If the roof panel 41 is provided with an automobile interior material (not shown), it may be integrated with the automobile interior material. Here, the sense of being integrated with the roof panel 41 or the automobile interior material may mean replacing the roof panel 41 or a part of the automobile interior material with the smart garnish 20.

Also, the smart garnish 20 may be provided to replace a portion of the door trim 42 or the entire door trim 42, as shown in FIG. The meaning of replacing all of the door trim 42 with the smart garnish 20 is that a part of the door trim 42 as well as a part of the entirety of the door trim 42, It can be said that it means that a predetermined image can be emitted.

It should be understood that the smart garnish 20 is installed on the front dashboard 43 as well as on the roof panel 41 and the door trim 42. [

The smart garnish 20 may be configured to emit light of different colors, images, characters, or the like so as to create different vehicle environments according to the driver's emotional state sensed by the driver sensing means. The smart garnish 20 may be provided with a plurality of LED assemblies or LCD panels for emitting light of various colors. In the embodiment of the present invention, the smart garnish 20 is provided as the LCD panel unit 24.

For example, when the emotional state of the current driver identified by the driver sensing means 10 is judged to be sleepy, the smart garnish 20 may allow the driver to escape from the sleepy state And can be operated so as to switch the atmosphere inside the vehicle interior by outputting a unique color that can be obtained.

For example, when the emotional state of the current driver identified by the driver sensing means 10 is determined to be very excited, the smart garnish 20 may be switched to a calm state of the driver's emotion It is also possible to output a unique color.

The driver's emotional state can be classified into various states, and the smart garnish 20 can emit lights of various colors capable of creating different vehicle environments according to the emotional state of the driver as much as possible .

The audio means 50 may adopt any configuration as long as it is an audio output means for outputting a warning sound according to the emotion state of the driver, which is detected by the driver detection means, from a storage unit in which a preset alarm sound is stored.

The warning sound may be sound data such as a buzzer or music, or voice data containing a voice of a person.

For example, when the emotion state of the current driver identified by the driver sensing means is in an excited state, the audio means 50 outputs quiet and calm music, so that the emotion of the driver can be changed to a calm state When the driver's emotional state is fatigued and is sleepy, the driver can be released from the sleepy state by outputting music of a fast or light rock genre.

As described above, the music information output by the audio means 50 is professionally stored in the control unit in various genres, and the controller 60 outputs music corresponding to the driver's emotional state Can be implemented.

At this time, the smart garnish 20 can be represented by an image including images or characters as well as various colors as described above. The smart garnish 20 may be an equalizer screen for visualizing different images according to music output by the audio means 50 . Here, it is preferable that the equalizer screen is understood as a screen in which an output intensity output through a speaker is imaged when a music is reproduced.

In addition, the light emitted by the smart garnish 20 into the vehicle room can also be expressed as a letter. It is also possible to display the music information including the title of the currently reproduced music in a text format.

On the other hand, the smart garnish 20 can be operated in the safe running mode for safe driving of the driver, as described above. Hereinafter, in order to prevent the confusion of the description, an operation mode for driving the driver in safety by the light of specific colors illuminated through the smart garnish 20 or a light outputting a specific image is referred to as a 'safe driving mode And an operation mode of irradiating light from the smart garnish 20 to perform other functions will be collectively referred to as an 'interior mode'. In practice, the distinction between light illuminated in the safe driving mode and light illuminated in the interior mode need not be clearly distinguished.

However, the automobile 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be a function for creating an atmosphere inside the vehicle room other than the safe running mode for the safe driving of the driver. That is, the interior mode is an operation mode in which the atmosphere inside the vehicle can be creatively formed by various themes by the light irradiated from the smart garnish 20.

In the present invention, the smart garnish 20 may be selected to operate in at least one of the safe running mode and the interior mode.

Here, it is preferable that the vehicle is operated in the safe running mode when the traveling speed of the automobile is greater than or equal to a predetermined speed, and is set to operate in the interior mode when the traveling speed of the automobile is less than the predetermined speed.

If the driving speed of the automobile is equal to or higher than a constant speed, the driver must have higher attention for safety driving, and if the driving speed of the automobile is less than a constant speed, It is for this reason.

Meanwhile, the smart garnish 20 may be provided so as to operate in conjunction with a direction indicator (not shown) provided in the automobile.

For example, when the automobile is turned to the left, when the driver turns on the left direction indicator to blink, the smart garnish 20 of the door trim provided on the left side of the smart garnish 20, And when the right direction indicator is operated to blink by the driver, the smart garage 20 of the door trim provided on the right side can be configured to blink simultaneously with the right direction indicator.

As described above, the traveling direction of the automobile can be predicted by the passengers aboard the automobile except for the driver through the smart garnish 20, so that the driving direction can be predicted in advance and the automobile is advanced The benefits can be derived.

Furthermore, the smart garnish 20 may be provided to operate in conjunction with a proximity sensor (not shown) provided in the automobile. The proximity sensor can detect an object (for example, a motorcycle) approaching from the rear side of the automobile.

More specifically, when the proximity sensor senses that another vehicle including a motorcycle or the like is approaching the periphery of the automobile, the two side smart garnis equipped with the two side door trim flickers, So that it can be maintained.

In addition, the automobile 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention can receive weather information of a car that is currently traveling through satellite communication or the like, and the smart garnish 20 outputs the received weather information to the outside .

For example, the occupant can easily recognize the outside air temperature information of the current traveling automobile through the smart garnish 20 according to the indoor air temperature inside the automobile and the received weather information.

The information that can be output through the smart garnish 20 includes not only the traveling direction of the vehicle but also the state and weather information of the surrounding area of the automobile as well as vehicle speed information of the currently traveling automobile, Time and the remaining distance and time to the set destination can be displayed, so that the current state information of the automobile represented by the existing cluster can be distributed and shown.

In addition, since the smart garnish 20 displays the emotional state of the current driver sensed through the driver sensing means described above by images or letters, the occupant recognizes the emotional state of the current driver and notifies the driver of the emotional state, It is possible to recognize a possible point of time, thereby making it possible to make a safer running.

Also, by collecting current financial information and the like through the smart garnish 20 according to a user's preference and displaying 'exchange rate, oil price, stock market information', it is easy to access without using a portable mobile communication device such as a smart phone And the like.

Hereinafter, the structure of the smart garnish 20 will be described in detail.

3, the smart garnish 20 for door trim of an automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a back cover 21 coupled to a front edge of a door trim of a vehicle interior, A front cover 22 coupled to a front portion of the PCB 20 and forming a predetermined internal space with the back cover 21, a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) assembly 23 disposed in the internal space, An LCD panel 24 disposed at a front portion of the assembly 23 for outputting an image or an image and an LCD panel 24 disposed to cover an opening formed to be opened in the front cover 22, And a window 27 for transmitting the outputted image or image.

As described above, the image or image output from the LCD panel unit 24 can output various types of information in the form of moving images or characters.

The front edge of the LCD panel 24 may be provided with an impact prevention pad 28 which is in close contact with the rear surface of the front cover 22. [ The impact protection pad 28 absorbs vibration generated during traveling of the automobile 1 after the front surface of the LCD panel portion 24 which is substantially the image output surface is coupled to the rear surface of the front cover 22 . To this end, the anti-shock pad 28 is preferably made of a sponge material.

Therefore, even if the smart garnish 20 according to the present invention is used for a long period of time, the LCD panel unit 24 is protected by the impact protection pad 28, which has an advantage that the durability of the product can be improved.

The front cover 22 may be provided with a penetration portion 22a through which the image output surface of the LCD panel portion 24 passes. The penetrating portion 22a may be formed in a rectangular shape, but is not limited thereto and may be designed in various designs.

Accordingly, a variety of design designs of the smart garnish 20 can be achieved by the image or color image output through the image output surface.

A window 27 arranged to cover the penetration may be provided in front of the front cover 22. Here, the window 27 is made of an acrylic material having translucency, and the translucency is preferably set to 10 or less.

On the other hand, the back cover 21 may be formed with a plurality of air vent holes 21a for discharging the heat of the internal space generated from the LCD panel portion 24 to the outside.

The plurality of air vent holes 21a may be formed in a grill shape communicating with the inside of the automotive door.

3, the LCD panel unit 24 can be fixed by a LCD fixing jig 25 that fixes both ends of the LCD panel unit 24. As shown in Fig.

The LCD panel unit 24 fixed to the inner space by the LCD fixing jig 25 can be movably coupled so that the output angle to the window 27 is different.

Here, the smart garnish 20 for door trim of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a LCD angle adjusting jig 26 for changing the output angle of the LCD panel unit 24 differently.

The image or image output from the LCD panel unit 24 is transmitted to a passenger who is inside the automobile while the smart garnish for door trim of the automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention is installed for each type of automobile. The smart garnish 20 for door trim of an automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention may be suitably mounted on the LCD panel 20 using the LCD angle adjusting jig 26 as appropriate, (24).

The LCD angle adjusting jig 26 may be provided such that one end thereof is exposed to the outside in the inner space formed by the back cover 21 and the front cover 22, It is also possible that the output angle of the LCD panel unit 24 is adjusted in the internal space.

The LCD fixing jig 25 is disposed so as to be able to move while allowing the LCD panel unit 24 to be fixed in the internal space and the LCD angle fixing jig 26 is moved by the operation of moving the LCD fixing jig 25, The output angle of the panel unit 24 is adjusted. For this purpose, the LCD angle adjusting jig 26 may be provided to be directly coupled to the LCD fixing jig 25.

However, it is not absolutely necessary that the LCD angle adjusting jig 26 is directly coupled to the LCD fixing jig 25, and the LCD fixing jig 25 is fixedly provided so as not to be moved, It is natural that the LCD panel 24 is movable with respect to the angle adjusting jig 26 and that the LCD panel 24 can be directly moved by the LCD angle adjusting jig 26. [

On the other hand, the front cover 22 exposed to the outside may be formed into a curved surface whose front end corresponds to the surface of the decorative material in the vehicle room. As described above, when the front cover 22 is formed so as to correspond to the design material in the vehicle compartment so that the LCD panel 24 is not operated, a feeling of integration with the design material in the vehicle interior is formed, A unique interior design of the interior of the vehicle can be realized by the LCD panel unit 24 that can be mounted on the vehicle.

The LCD panel unit 24 is controlled by the controller 60 so that light of various shapes as described above can be illuminated into the vehicle cabin as described above with reference to Figs. 4 and 6, It can be operated so that light of various colors as described can be shone into the car.

However, it should be noted that the LCD panel unit 24 can directly output an image or an image as well as a color, as described above, and is not necessarily limited to the number of images and colors described above. That is, there is no limitation on the information output from the LCD panel unit 24, and it is assumed that all the information including the image (concept including all the dynamic images) or the image is output.

According to the smart garage 20 for door trim of an automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration, the atmosphere inside the vehicle is actively changed according to the emotional state of the driver who is currently driving, The driving safety accident can be prevented in advance and the driver can be easily provided with various information outputted from the LCD panel without using a separate smart device during operation, .

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

10: driver detection means 20: smart garnish
21: back cover 21a: air vent hole
22: front cover 22a:
23: PCB assembly 24: LCD panel section
25: Fixing jig for LCD 26: Fixing jig for LCD
27: Window 28: shock resistant pad

Claims (9)

A back cover coupled to the small portion of the door trim of the vehicle interior;
A front cover coupled to a front portion of the back cover and defining a predetermined internal space between the front cover and the back cover;
An LCD panel disposed in the inner space and outputting an image or an image;
And an LCD unit disposed in the inner space such that an output angle of the image or the image is changed in the inner space when the LCD unit is mounted on the inner space,
The front surface of the LCD panel is provided with an impact prevention pad which is in close contact with the rear surface of the front cover.
Wherein the LCD panel unit is fixed to the inner space via a LCD fixing jig,
Wherein the LCD fixing jig is movably provided in the internal space,
The smart garnish for a door trim of a motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the LCD panel is coupled to the LCD fixing jig to adjust an output angle of the LCD panel unit by moving the LCD fixing jig.
The method according to claim 1,
The anti-shock pad is a smart garnish for a door trim of a vehicle, which is made of a sponge material.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the back cover is provided with a plurality of air vent holes for discharging the heat of the internal space generated from the LCD panel to the outside.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the plurality of air vent holes
A smart garnish for a door trim of a car formed into a grill shape communicating with the inside of a car door.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the front cover is formed with a penetrating portion through which an image output surface of the LCD panel unit passes,
Further comprising a window disposed in front of the front cover so as to cover the penetration portion.
The method of claim 5,
The window is a smart garnish for door trim of an automobile made of acrylic material having translucency of 10 or less.
The method according to claim 1,
The above-mentioned LCD angle adjustment paper,
And one end is exposed to the outside of the back cover or the front cover so as to adjust an output angle of the LCD panel outside the inner space.
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