KR20130107935A - Sensing module and control device of rear view mirror in a vehicle using the same - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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The present invention relates to a sensing module that reduces glare to the rear view mirror of a vehicle.
In general, when driving a vehicle at night, when the headlights of a vehicle that comes from the rear shine through the interior room mirror of the vehicle in front of the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle in front of the vehicle is obstructed, especially when the rear vehicle operates an upward light. The driver of the vehicle ahead acts as a factor that disturbs safe driving with severe discomfort.
Therefore, in order to solve this inconvenience, smart mirrors such as room mirrors that automatically adjust the reflectance of the mirror surface using ECM (Electro Chromic Mirror) technology or liquid crystal display (LCD) have recently emerged. Therefore, it is used to prevent the glare of the driver.
The car ECM, the light reflectance is automatically adjusted to the mirror surface in accordance with the ambient conditions of the vehicle, in particular, the sensor inside the room mirror automatically detects the lights of the rear vehicle during night driving, to prevent absorption and glare, thereby ensuring a safe watch It is secured.
The ECM technology of such automobiles is commercially applied to rear mirrors (room mirrors or rearview mirrors) or side mirrors of automobiles.
1 illustrates a structure of a rear reflector of a conventional vehicle, wherein (a) is a perspective view of a rear reflector of a vehicle, and (b) is a conceptual representation of a rear surface of a rear reflector of a vehicle. .
Referring to FIG. 1, the structure of a rear reflector of a conventional vehicle is formed on the opposite side of the mirror surface of the
That is, the rear reflector of the vehicle usually detects the ambient light and detects the amount of light coming from the first direction A through the
In addition, the
However, as shown in the illustrated structure, the sensor for implementing the existing ECM is a structure in which the ambient light sensor and the glare sensor are separated and mounted inside the rear reflector, and thus have a limited position in the design. The size of the circuit boards and sensors that mount the military is limiting the size of the rearview mirror itself.
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a light amount control unit that can adjust the light transmission amount of the light transmitting portion of the sensing module to implement a structure to increase the sensing efficiency of the optical sensor There is.
In particular, the present invention improves the structure and function of the sensor is divided into two conventional sensors arranged in the front and rear of the rearview mirror, so as to detect the illumination of the outside of the vehicle and the glare by the light from the rear of the vehicle By providing an integrated sensing module that can perform a single sensor module to provide a technology that can simplify the structure and efficiency of the control device of the rearview mirror of the vehicle.
As a means for solving the above problems, the present invention provides a main body unit for guiding the light projected from the first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction; An optical sensor unit accommodated in the main body unit and configured to sense ambient light information or glare information by light passing through the first or second direction; A reflection unit for reflecting the light transmitted in the second direction to guide the light sensor unit; And a light amount adjusting unit that adjusts the amount of light on the light transmitting surface of the main body unit.
Particularly, the main body unit according to the present invention described above includes a first transmission surface for transmitting light projected in the first direction and a second transmission surface for transmitting light projected in the second direction. It may be implemented as a structure having a light transmitting part for transmitting light to a portion of the first and second transmission surface.
In this case, the light quantity control unit may include a blocking unit for controlling light in a structure of opening and closing an area of the light transmitting portion of the main body unit, the blocking unit may be configured to include an outer surface or an inner surface of the main body unit. Can be placed in.
In addition, the blocking unit may be arranged in a structure that is inserted into the first transmission surface or the second transmission surface of the main body unit.
An area other than the light transmitting part formed in the main body unit according to the present invention is preferably implemented as a light shielding area.
In addition, the reflection unit included in the sensing module according to the present invention, the light path in the second direction to reflect the light transmitted in the second direction in the body unit, the optical sensor unit of the optical sensor unit And the surface of the reflection unit may be arranged in a structure that forms a constant inclination angle.
In addition, the reflective unit may be implemented in a reflective plate structure consisting of a reflective material on the surface.
In addition, the optical sensor unit may be disposed such that the surface of the sensor board on which the optical sensor is mounted and the path of the light transmitted in the first direction form an inclination angle.
In addition, the optical sensor unit may be disposed such that the path of the light in the second direction reflected by the reflector and the surface of the sensor board on which the optical sensor is mounted form an acute angle, a right angle, or an obtuse angle.
In addition, the optical sensor unit, the surface of the sensor board on which the optical sensor is mounted and the surface of the reflective unit may be arranged in parallel.
The sensing module according to the present invention includes a control unit for driving the ECM by determining the degree of ambient light and the degree of glare through the sensing value of the amount of light detected by the sensing module; It can be applied to the rearview mirror control device of the vehicle apparatus including a.
According to the present invention, by providing a sensing module that can realize the detection of illumination from the outside of the vehicle and the detection of glare by light from the rear of the vehicle as a single sensor module, the control device of the rear view mirror of the vehicle can be made more efficient. Equipped with a light amount control unit that can adjust the light transmission amount of the light transmitting portion of the light sensor has the effect of increasing the sensing efficiency.
In particular, it is possible to significantly reduce the rearview mirror itself by significantly simplifying the complicated structure of the rearview mirror control device of the existing vehicle that requires a plurality of optical sensors, as well as significantly reducing the manufacturing cost.
1 is a view for explaining the structure of a rearview mirror of a conventional vehicle.
2 and 3 is a conceptual view showing the main section of the main part of the sensing module according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a main portion open view showing an embodiment of the light amount control device of the sensing module according to the present invention.
5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a sensing module as another embodiment according to the present invention.
6 is a conceptual view illustrating a mounting position of a sensing module according to the present invention.
7 is a conceptual view illustrating a mounting method of a sensing module according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration and operation according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals denote the same elements regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.
The present invention is to provide a sensing module having a structure to perform the function of detecting the ambient light and glare through a single optical sensor, and in particular the light amount control unit that can adjust the amount of light passing through the sensing module It is characterized by including.
2 is a sectional view showing main parts of a structure of a sensing module according to the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2, the sensing module according to the present invention includes a
That is, the optical sensor mounted on the
Hereinafter, the configuration according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.
2, the
Particularly, the
Through this, the
Furthermore, when the second
The
3 and 2, the light intensity control unit according to the present invention is a second light intensity control for blocking the first light
The first light
The second light
3A illustrates an example in which the first light
In the above, the blocking unit is accommodated in the structure of the light quantity control unit according to the present invention, the block unit is projected as an example, but the light quantity control unit according to the present invention is not necessarily limited to such a structure, A structure that blocks the light transmitting portion, which is a light transmitting portion, is disposed and mounted on the inner surface or the outer surface of the first and second transmission surfaces of the main body unit or on the first and second transmission surfaces. If it is a structure will be included in the gist of the present invention.
In addition, with reference to Figure 2 will be described another structure of the sensing module according to the present invention.
The sensing module according to the present invention may further include a
That is, the
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the
The
4 shows the structure of another embodiment according to the present invention.
The basic configuration is the same as that of the above-described sensor module in the structure of FIG. 2, but there is a difference in that the arrangement angle of the
In addition, although the
5 is a conceptual view illustrating an arrangement position of a sensing module according to the present invention.
That is, in consideration of the rear view mirror structure of the vehicle, the sensing module according to the present invention described above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 can be arranged in any position a 1 to a 7 shown, and in the first direction A and It is preferable to arrange the first and second transmission surfaces of the sensing module according to the present invention so as to correspond to the second direction (B). Furthermore, it is of course possible to mount the sensing module according to the present invention in the interior (a 8 ) of the rearview mirror housing.
In any arrangement position, it is preferable to configure an optical path (holes formed in the housing surface) so as not to obstruct the path of light traveling to the first and second transmission surfaces of the sensing module according to the present invention. That is, the sensing module according to the present invention has a structure having one sensor, and is capable of performing the functions of the ambient light sensor and the glare sensor by sensing the light transmitted from the front and the rear. Even when mounted, it is preferable that a hole is formed in the rear view mirror housing part to secure a path through which external light is projected at the position where the sensing module is mounted.
FIG. 6 is different from the housing module of the vehicle as a separate structure, unlike the example in which the sensing module S is inserted into the outer housing or the inside of the rear view mirror structure of the vehicle, as described above with reference to FIG. 5. It can be implemented in a structure that is formed to be mounted.
For example, (a) to form a mounting portion (Q1) that can be mounted to the outside of the housing (H) of the rearview mirror of a general vehicle, and implemented in a structure for mounting the sensing module (S) according to the present invention, or ( b) It is also possible to form an insert portion (Q2) that can be inserted into the sensing module (S) according to the present invention in the housing itself, it can be implemented in a structure for inserting fixed thereto. Of course, the insertion position or the position of the mounting portion can be variously implemented. Of course, the above-described insertion portion or mounting portion can be implemented to be electrically connected to the main board (control circuit) inside the rearview mirror.
Unlike the structure of controlling the ECM using two or more conventional optical sensors, the sensing module according to the present invention basically uses ECS technology by detecting ambient light and glare detection using one sensing module. The control bar can be easily installed at any place inside or outside the rearview mirror, and the structure can be simplified.
In the foregoing detailed description of the present invention, specific examples have been described. However, various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention. The technical idea of the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments of the present invention but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims and the claims.
100: main unit
110: first transmission surface
111: light transmitting part
120: second transmission surface
121: light transmitting part
130: light sensor unit
140: reflection unit
210: first light amount control unit
211: blocking unit
220: second light amount control unit
221: blocking unit
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An optical sensor unit accommodated in the main body unit and configured to sense ambient light information or glare information by light passing through the first or second direction;
A reflection unit for reflecting the light transmitted in the second direction to guide the light sensor unit; And
Light amount adjusting unit for adjusting the light amount on the light transmitting surface of the main unit;
Sensing module further comprising.
The main unit,
A first transmission surface for transmitting light projected in the first direction and a second transmission surface for transmitting light projected in the second direction,
Sensing module implemented in a structure having a light transmitting part for transmitting light to a portion of the first and second transmission surface.
The light amount control unit,
And a blocking unit for controlling light to open and close an area of the light transmitting part of the main body unit.
The blocking unit includes:
Sensing module disposed on the outer surface or the inner surface of the main unit.
The blocking unit includes:
Sensing module disposed in the structure is inserted into the first transmission surface or the second transmission surface of the main body unit.
Sensing module to implement a region other than the light transmitting portion as the light shielding region.
The reflection unit includes:
By reflecting the light transmitted in the second direction inside the main body unit,
And a sensing module configured to have a predetermined inclination angle between the optical path in the second direction and the surface of the reflective unit so as to be transmitted to the optical sensor of the optical sensor unit.
The reflection unit includes:
Sensing module that is a reflective plate structure composed of a reflective material on the surface.
The optical sensor unit,
And a sensing module configured to form an inclination angle between a surface of a sensor board on which an optical sensor is mounted and a path of light transmitted in the first direction.
The optical sensor unit,
And a sensing module configured to form an acute angle, a right angle, or an obtuse angle between a path of light in the second direction reflected by the reflector and a surface of the sensor board on which the optical sensor is mounted.
The optical sensor unit,
Sensing module, the surface of the sensor board on which the optical sensor is mounted and the surface of the reflective unit is arranged in parallel.
A control unit for driving the ECM by determining the degree of ambient light and the degree of glare through the sensing value of the amount of light detected by the sensing module; Rearview mirror control device of the vehicle apparatus comprising a.
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