KR102292384B1 - Vehicle Black Box Having Self Defense Function and Method for Coping with Emergency Situation Thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A vehicle black box equipped with a self-defense function and an emergency response method using the same include a built-in self-defense spray device inside the vehicle black box, and the driver can take a picture of the other party with the black box in hand, so it is possible to shoot in the blind spot, In an emergency, it is possible to prevent further damage by turning the head of the vehicle black box and spraying the spray liquid to provide immediate protection for the driver.
The present invention has the effect of protecting the driver's safety from the video recording of the blind spot immediately after the accident and the violence that may occur immediately after the accident through the black box technology and self-defense technology.

Description

Vehicle Black Box Having Self Defense Function and Method for Coping with Emergency Situation Thereof

The present invention relates to a vehicle black box, and more particularly, by embedding a self-defense spray device inside the vehicle black box, and a driver spraying a spray liquid using the vehicle black box in an emergency situation, a safety accident can be prevented. To a vehicle black box having a self-defense function, and to an emergency response method using the same.

A black box (Block Box) is a device mounted on an aircraft to store flight altitude, speed, and various states of the aircraft, and refers to a device used to identify the cause of an accident when an aircraft accident occurs.

On the other hand, since automobile accidents occur frequently in modern times due to the increase in traffic volume and the development of urban centers, black box technology has been applied to vehicles since the 1990s to investigate the cause of automobile accidents. Such a vehicle black box was able to quickly and objectively determine the cause of an accident, which helped a lot in resolving traffic accident-related disputes.

A conventional black box for a vehicle is installed toward the front of the vehicle and provides a function of storing images and voices, speed, GPS coordinates, and the like, while the vehicle is driving.

In recent years, despite the investigation of accidents due to the popularization of black boxes for vehicles, secondary damage is increasing due to frequent assaults on drivers due to fertilization immediately after a vehicle accident.

When a vehicle accident occurs, the vehicle black box is merely a device to assist in the investigation of the cause of the accident by recording the scene.

In addition, due to the nature of the camera of the black box, there is a blind spot that is not recorded, so it is difficult to identify the cause of the accident. The other driver or occupant who uses force immediately after such an accident may deliberately use the blind spot of the black box to fight and cause bodily harm at the scene of an accident between drivers.

Drivers cannot protect themselves immediately until police or insurance personnel who can solve the accident arrive at the scene, and there is a problem in that the blind spot of the black box cannot be recorded quickly.

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In order to solve this problem, the present invention has a built-in self-defense spray device inside the vehicle black box, and the driver can photograph the other party with the black box in hand, so that blind spots can be photographed, and in an emergency situation, the vehicle black The purpose of this is to provide a vehicle black box equipped with a self-defense function that can prevent additional damage by turning the head of the box and spraying the spray liquid to provide immediate protection by the driver and an emergency response method using the same.

A vehicle black box having a self-defense function according to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object,

a cradle attached to one side of the vehicle; and

An upper container having a lower container in the form of a cylinder having a built-in spray device that is detachably attached to the holder and sprays a spray liquid, and a camera part that is rotatably coupled to the lower container to take an image and a recording part to collect surrounding audio data. Including a black box body consisting of

The black box body operates the camera unit and the recording unit by the first power unit receiving power from the battery of the vehicle in a non-separated state from the cradle to perform photographing and recording, and when separated from the cradle, self It is characterized in that it comprises a control unit for receiving power from the second power supply, which is a power source, to operate the camera unit and the recording unit to perform shooting and recording, and to control the spray device so that the spray liquid is discharged through the injection port. .

The black box body further includes a speaker formed on the bottom surface of the lower container, and a button part inserted into the upper surface of the upper container by a pressing operation,

When receiving a selection signal through a pressing operation of the button unit, the control unit may generate a self-defense warning sound generation signal and output it to the outside through the speaker.

The black box body further includes a rotation detection sensor that detects a rotation angle according to the rotation of the upper container and transmits it to the control unit,

A spray container in which pepper spray liquid is stored, and a control valve coupled to the spray container to control the discharge of pepper spray liquid are formed in the inner receiving space of the lower container,

The control unit receives the rotation angle of the upper container from the rotation sensor, and when the received rotation angle is greater than or equal to a preset rotation value, generates a valve driving signal and transmits it to the control valve to transmit pepper spray liquid from the spray container It is characterized in that it is discharged to the injection port through a moving pipe.

An emergency response method using a vehicle black box according to a feature of the present invention,

An upper container having a lower container having a built-in spray device that is detachably attached to a cradle installed in a vehicle and spraying a spray liquid, and a camera unit that is rotatably coupled to the lower container to take an image, and a recorder that collects surrounding audio data Including a black box body consisting of

performing photographing and recording by operating the camera unit and the recording unit by a first power source receiving power from a vehicle battery in a state in which the black box body is not separated from the cradle;

when the black box body is separated from the cradle, shutting off the first power supply unit, receiving power from a second power supply unit, which is its own power supply, and operating the camera unit and the recording unit to perform photographing and recording; and

The black box body is characterized in that it comprises the step of controlling the spraying device so that the spray liquid is discharged through the injection port.

According to the above configuration, the present invention has the effect of protecting the driver's safety from the violence that may occur immediately after the accident and the video recording of the blind spot immediately after the accident through the black box technology and the self-defense technology.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an external appearance of a vehicle black box having a self-defense function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a state in which a vehicle black box having a self-defense function is separated from a cradle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing the configuration of a fixing member according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a state in which a speaker on the bottom surface of a vehicle black box according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed.
5 and 6 are views showing the state of the black box for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention by lighting.
7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a driver sees a vehicle black box according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view for showing the safety pin of the cradle according to the embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a vehicle black box according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a block diagram illustrating a connection relationship between a control device and a peripheral device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating a vehicle black box having a self-defense function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when a part "includes" a certain element, it means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated.

1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a vehicle black box having a self-defense function according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view showing the configuration of a fixing member according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which a speaker on the bottom surface of a vehicle black box according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed. 5 and 6 are views showing the state of the vehicle black box according to an embodiment of the present invention by lighting, and FIG. 7 is a view showing the driver looking at the vehicle black box according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a view for showing a safety pin of a cradle according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a vehicle black box according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is an embodiment of the present invention It is a block diagram showing the connection relationship between the control device and the peripheral device according to

A vehicle black box 100 having a self-defense function according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cradle 110 attached to the vehicle and a black box body 120 detachably attached thereto.

The cradle 110 is coupled to one side of a plate-shaped plate 111 to be attached to one side of the vehicle, a connecting member 112 coupled to one surface of the plate 111, and one side of the connecting member 112, and has a cross-sectional shape. It includes a fixing member 113 formed in an open arc shape at one side to insert and fix the cylindrical black box body 120 .

As shown in Figure 3, the fixing member 113 of another embodiment of the present invention is formed of an elastic material and is formed in a cylindrical shape with a certain length, so that the insertion hole 117 for inserting the black box body 120 has a length. formed in the direction

The fixing member 113 forms a first elastic sphere 115 and a second elastic sphere 116 that are bent symmetrically to each other so that their ends are spread apart on both sides at a position where the insertion hole 117 is formed.

When the black box body 120 is inserted by opening the first elastic sphere 115 and the second elastic sphere 116 of the fixing member 113 by force, the first elastic sphere 115 is inserted into the inner space and spreads. ) and the second elastic sphere 116 are elastically narrowed so that they do not escape to the outside.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the black box body 120 is rotatably coupled to the lower container 121 and the lower container 121 having a cylindrical shape, so that the upper container ( ) is smaller in size than the lower container ( 121 ). 122).

As shown in FIG. 9 , a spray device 130 is formed in the inner receiving space of the lower container 121 , and the spray device 130 includes a spray container 131 in which pepper spray liquid is stored, and a spray container 131 . ) coupled to a control valve 132 for controlling the discharge of the pepper spray liquid, and a pressure generating unit 133 connected to the spray container to provide a discharge pressure to the pepper spray liquid according to the control of the control device 140 . do.

The spray container 131 is configured with an opening/closing means, a connection means, and the like so that refilling is possible.

The control valve 132 is configured in the form of a solenoid valve, but is not limited thereto, and may be configured by various means such as an air pump.

An injection hole 123 is formed on one side of the outer peripheral surface of the lower container 121 . The control valve 132 is coupled to a moving pipe 134 through which a certain amount of pepper spray liquid moves, and one end of the moving pipe 134 is communicated with the injection port 123 .

The lower container 121 forms a control device 140 that controls to drive the spray device 130 in the inner accommodation space.

As shown in FIG. 10 , the control device 140 includes a GPS module 141 , a communication unit 143 , a storage unit 142 , a control unit 144 , a first power supply unit 145 , and a second power supply unit 146 . include

The upper container 122 has a camera unit 126 and a recording unit 127 positioned in the inner accommodation space so that some devices are exposed to the outside, and a button unit 125 inserted into the upper surface by a pressing operation is formed.

A speaker 129 is mounted on the bottom surface of the lower container 121 .

The upper container 122 is rotatably coupled to one end of the lower container 121 and is provided in a rotation detection sensor 122a for detecting the rotation angle of the upper container 122 . An LED module 128 is formed along a circular rim between the upper container 122 and the lower container 121 .

The control unit 144 includes a GPS module 141, a storage unit 142, a first power supply unit 145, a second power supply unit 146, a communication unit 143, a rotation detection sensor 122a, an LED module 128, a camera. The unit 126 , the recording unit 127 , the button unit 125 , and the speaker 129 may be electrically connected to transmit/receive data and control signals.

The control unit 144 drives the LED module 128 to control the state of the black box body 120 to light. 5 is a case in which the LED module 128 is lit in blue, the state of the black box body 120 is in a safe state, and FIG. 6 is a state in which the pepper spray is sprayed when the LED module 128 is lit in red. Alternatively, a check mark of the black box body 120 is indicated.

The driver can immediately grasp the state of the black box body 120 through the LED module 128 .

The control unit 144 is electrically connected to the control valve 132 and the pressure generating unit 133 to control the on/off functions of the control valve 132 and the pressure generating unit 133 .

The GPS (Global Positioning System) module 141 receives a signal transmitted from a satellite, calculates location information where the black box body 120 is located, and collects location information of the black box body 120 . have.

The camera unit 126 collects image data of the front of the black box body 120 and can generate image data by taking an image in real time, and a small camera such as a CCD camera can be used, and high-resolution HD Class cameras can be applied.

The recording unit 127 may collect audio data around the black box body 120 .

The communication unit 143 may transmit the event occurrence information including the image data collected through the camera unit 126 and/or the location information collected through the GPS module 141 to a predetermined external government office, user terminal, police station, etc. have.

The controller 144 controls image data, audio data, location information, time information, and the like from the camera unit 126 , the recording unit 127 , and the GPS module 141 to be stored in the storage unit 142 . The storage unit 142 receives and stores the captured image data from the camera unit 126 as at least one storage means such as volatile memory, non-volatile memory, and external memory, and generates a self-defense warning sound output through the speaker 129 . The information is pre-recorded.

The rotation sensor 122a detects a rotation angle according to the rotation of the upper container 122 and transmits it to the control unit 144 .

The first power supply unit 145 may receive power from the vehicle's battery to supply operating power to the black box body 120 .

The second power supply unit 146 is a power supply module built into the black box body 120 and is charged with power of a predetermined power.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the fixing member 113 of the cradle 110 has a safety pin 114 protruding from the inner surface thereof. The safety pin 114 is electrically connected to a battery terminal of the vehicle.

A safety pin insertion groove 124 into which the safety pin 114 is inserted is formed on one side of the outer peripheral surface of the lower container 121 . The safety pin insertion groove 124 is connected to a connection terminal (not shown) of the safety pin 114 and the first power supply unit 145 when the safety pin 114 is inserted.

When the safety pin 114 is separated from the safety pin insertion groove 124 , the first power supply unit 145 generates a blocking signal for stopping current supply from the vehicle's battery and transmits it to the control unit 133 .

The injection hole 129 is formed so as to be positioned on the same line as the location where the camera unit 126 and the recording unit 127 are installed.

11 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating a vehicle black box having a self-defense function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The black box body 120 is divided into a separated state and a non-separated state from the cradle 110 .

The black box body 120 receives power from the first power supply unit 145 in a non-separated state from the cradle 110 and operates the camera unit 126 and the recording unit 127 to perform shooting and recording (S100). ).

At this time, the spray device 130 is in a locked state because the control valve 132 for controlling the discharge of the pepper spray liquid is turned off (S101).

When it is determined that the first power supply unit 145 is in the on state, the control unit 144 maintains the control valve 132 in the off state (primary safety device of the spray device 130).

As shown in FIG. 7 , the spray device 130 is positioned in a direction opposite to the driver's view so that the injection hole 123 is not visible when the driver sees the black box body 120 , and the injection hole 123 is provided on the cradle 110 . ) is blocked (secondary safety device).

When the black box body 120 is separated from the holder 110 , that is, the safety pin 114 of the holder 110 is separated from the safety pin insertion hole 124 of the lower container 121 .

When the control unit 144 receives a blocking signal for stopping the supply of current from the vehicle's battery from the first power supply unit 145 , the control unit 144 generates a power-off signal and transmits it to the first power supply unit 145 , and generates a power-on signal to the second power supply unit 146 .

The black box body 120 receives power from the second power supply unit 146, which is its own power source, in a state separated from the cradle 110, and operates the camera unit 126 and the recording unit 127 to perform shooting and recording. (S102).

When the black box body 120 is separated from the cradle 110, the primary safety device and the secondary safety device of the spray device 130 are simultaneously released (S103).

When the control unit 144 receives a selection signal by pressing the button unit 125 of the upper container 122, it generates a self-defense warning sound generation signal and outputs it to the outside through the speaker 129 (S104).

The control unit 144 receives the rotation angle of the upper container 122 from the rotation detection sensor 122a, and generates an ON signal when the received rotation angle is greater than or equal to a preset rotation value.

At this time, the control unit 144 controls the LED module 128 to be lit in red.

The control unit 144 generates an on signal or an off signal according to the rotation angle received from the rotation detection sensor 122a, and when generating the on signal, transmits the valve driving signal to the control valve 132 to the spray container 131 ), the pepper spray liquid is discharged to the injection port 123 through the moving pipe 134 (S105).

If the black box body 120 does not rotate the upper container 122 at a certain angle, the pepper spray liquid cannot be sprayed (tertiary safety device).

The driver presses the button unit 125 by separating the black box body 120 from the cradle 110 immediately after a traffic accident or when an assault occurs between driving, recording of the immediate surrounding situation, retaliatory action, or an intention to assault. A signal for generating a warning sound for self-defense is generated and transmitted through the speaker 129 .

When the other party applies an additional form of violence, the driver rotates the upper container 122 of the black box body 120 so that the pepper spray liquid is sprayed through the injection hole 123 to protect the driver.

As another embodiment, a camera unit (not shown) may be installed on one side of the cradle 110 .

When the black box body 120 is not separated from the cradle 110 , the black box body 120 does not operate and at the moment it is separated from the cradle 110 , the rechargeable battery built into the camera unit (not shown) operates to perform photography. . In this case, when a situation occurs in which the black box body 120 cannot be photographed through the camera unit 126 , the photograph is additionally captured by the sub-camera unit mounted on the cradle 110 .

In the above, the embodiment of the present invention is not implemented only through an apparatus and/or method, and may be implemented through a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention, a recording medium in which the program is recorded, etc. And, such an implementation can be easily implemented by an expert in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the description of the above-described embodiment.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improved forms of the present invention are also provided by those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention as defined in the following claims. is within the scope of the right.

100: vehicle black box
110: cradle
120: black box body
130: spray device
140: control device

Claims (12)

a cradle attached to one side of the vehicle; and
An upper container having a lower container in the form of a cylinder with a built-in spray device that is detachably attached to the holder and sprays a spray liquid, and a camera part that is rotatably coupled to the lower container to take an image, and a recording part that collects surrounding audio data. Including a black box body consisting of
The black box body operates the camera unit and the recording unit by the first power unit receiving power from the battery of the vehicle in a non-separated state from the cradle to perform photographing and recording, and when separated from the cradle, self A control unit that receives power from a second power source, which is a power source, operates the camera unit and the recording unit to perform shooting and recording, and controls the spray device to control the spray liquid to be discharged through the nozzle,
The cradle has a plate-shaped plate to be attached to one side of the vehicle, a connecting member coupled to one surface of the plate, and one side of the connecting member, and the cross-sectional form is formed in the form of an arc with one side open to form the cylindrical shape. It consists of a fixing member that inserts and fixes the body of the black box.
The fixing member has a safety pin electrically connected to the vehicle's battery terminal protrudes from the inner surface,
A safety pin insertion groove into which the safety pin is inserted is formed on one side of the outer circumferential surface of the lower container, and the safety pin insertion groove is connected to the connection terminal of the safety pin and the first power supply unit when the safety pin is inserted, and the first power supply unit When the safety pin is separated from the safety pin insertion groove, for a vehicle having a self-defense function, characterized in that it has a self-defense function, characterized in that it generates a cut-off signal to stop the current supply from the vehicle's battery and transmits it to the control unit black box. According to claim 1,
It further comprises a speaker formed on the bottom surface of the lower container, and a button part inserted into the upper surface of the upper container by a pressing operation,
When the control unit receives a selection signal through a pressing operation of the button unit, the control unit generates a signal for generating a warning sound for self-defense and outputs the signal to the outside through the speaker. 3. The method of claim 1 or 2,
Further comprising a rotation detection sensor that detects a rotation angle according to the rotation of the upper container and transmits it to the control unit,
A spray container in which the pepper spray liquid is stored, and a control valve coupled to the spray container to control the discharge of the pepper spray liquid are formed in the inner receiving space of the lower container,
The control unit receives the rotation angle of the upper container from the rotation sensor, and when the received rotation angle is greater than or equal to a preset rotation value, generates a valve driving signal and transmits it to the control valve to transmit pepper spray liquid from the spray container A vehicle black box having a self-defense function, characterized in that it is discharged to the injection port through a moving pipe. delete delete 4. The method of claim 3,
An LED module is formed along a circular rim between the upper container and the lower container, the controller is electrically connected to the LED module, and when the black box body is in a non-separated state from the cradle, the LED module to indicate a safety state by illuminating a first color, and when the black box body is separated from the cradle, the LED module is turned on in a second color to indicate a state in which the spray liquid is sprayed from the spray device. A vehicle black box with a self-defense function, characterized in that. According to claim 1,
The black box body further includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) module for receiving a signal transmitted from a satellite and calculating location information on which the black box body is located;
When the black box body is separated from the cradle, it calculates the location information measured by the GPS module and transmits image data, audio data, and location information to a predetermined external terminal through a communication unit. A vehicle black box equipped with According to claim 1,
The fixing member is formed of an elastic material and is formed in a cylindrical shape with a certain length, an insertion hole for inserting the black box body is formed in the longitudinal direction, and the first elastic member is bent symmetrically to each other so that the ends thereof are spread apart on both sides. A vehicle black box having a self-defense function, characterized in that it forms a sphere and a second elastic sphere. An upper container having a lower container having a built-in spray device that is detachably attached to a cradle installed in a vehicle and spraying a spray liquid, and a camera unit that is rotatably coupled to the lower container to take an image, and a recorder that collects surrounding audio data Including a black box body consisting of
The cradle has a plate-shaped plate to be attached to one side of the vehicle, a connecting member coupled to one side of the plate, and one side of the connecting member, and the cross-sectional form is formed in an arc shape with one side open to form a cylindrical shape. It consists of a fixing member that inserts and fixes the black box body,
The fixing member has a safety pin electrically connected to the vehicle's battery terminal protrudes from the inner surface,
A safety pin insertion groove into which the safety pin is inserted is formed on one side of the outer circumferential surface of the lower container, and the safety pin insertion groove is connected to the connection terminal of the safety pin and the first power supply unit when the safety pin is inserted, and the first power supply unit is the When the safety pin is separated from the safety pin insertion groove, it is characterized in that it has a self-defense function, characterized in that it generates a cutoff signal to stop the supply of current from the vehicle's battery and transmits it to the control unit,
performing photographing and recording by operating the camera unit and the recording unit by the first power supply unit receiving power from a vehicle battery in a state in which the black box body is not separated from the cradle;
when the black box body is separated from the cradle, shutting off the first power supply unit, receiving power from a second power supply unit, which is its own power supply, and operating the camera unit and the recording unit to perform photographing and recording; and
and the black box body controls the spray device to control the spray liquid to be discharged through the injection hole. 10. The method of claim 9,
The controlling step is
receiving, by the black box body, a rotation angle by a rotation detection sensor that detects a rotation angle according to the rotation of the upper container; and
When the black box body determines that the received rotation angle is greater than or equal to a preset rotation value, generating a signal to drive the valve of the container in which the spray liquid is stored and discharging the pepper spray liquid from the container to the injection port; An emergency response method using a vehicle black box, characterized in that it includes. 10. The method of claim 9,
The black box body further includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) module for receiving a signal transmitted from a satellite and calculating location information on which the black box body is located;
When the black box body is separated from the cradle, calculating the location information measured by the GPS module, and transmitting image data, audio data, and location information to a predetermined external terminal through a communication unit. An emergency response method using a black box for a vehicle. 10. The method of claim 9,
The black box body forms an LED module along a circular rim between the upper container and the lower container to display a safety state by illuminating the LED module in a first color when it is in a non-separated state from the cradle, When the black box body is separated from the cradle, lighting the LED module in a second color to indicate a state in which the spray liquid is sprayed from the spray device. How to deal with emergencies.

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