KR20170107320A - Rear monitoring apparatus of vehicle - Google Patents

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KR20170107320A
KR20170107320A KR1020160031153A KR20160031153A KR20170107320A KR 20170107320 A KR20170107320 A KR 20170107320A KR 1020160031153 A KR1020160031153 A KR 1020160031153A KR 20160031153 A KR20160031153 A KR 20160031153A KR 20170107320 A KR20170107320 A KR 20170107320A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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    • B60R1/00—Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
    • B60R1/02—Rear-view mirror arrangements
    • B60R1/08—Rear-view mirror arrangements involving special optical features, e.g. avoiding blind spots, e.g. convex mirrors; Side-by-side associations of rear-view and other mirrors
    • B60R1/081—Rear-view mirror arrangements involving special optical features, e.g. avoiding blind spots, e.g. convex mirrors; Side-by-side associations of rear-view and other mirrors avoiding blind spots, e.g. by using a side-by-side association of mirrors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K20/00—Arrangement or mounting of change-speed gearing control devices in vehicles
    • B60K20/02—Arrangement or mounting of change-speed gearing control devices in vehicles of initiating means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R1/00—Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
    • B60R1/02—Rear-view mirror arrangements
    • B60R1/04—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted inside vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R16/00—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
    • B60R16/02—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements
    • B60R16/03—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems or for
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H63/00—Control outputs from the control unit to change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion or to other devices than the final output mechanism
    • F16H63/02—Final output mechanisms therefor; Actuating means for the final output mechanisms
    • F16H63/30—Constructional features of the final output mechanisms
    • F16H63/38—Detents
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R2300/00—Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle
    • B60R2300/20—Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle characterised by the type of display used
    • B60R2300/202—Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle characterised by the type of display used displaying a blind spot scene on the vehicle part responsible for the blind spot

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Abstract

The present invention includes a camera module mounted on the rear side of a vehicle and a display module electrically connected to the camera module and mounted on a room mirror to display a video signal output from the camera module, wherein the display module is operated by power applied to the camera module when a reverse gear of a gearshift is operated such that the rear view of the vehicle is displayed on the room mirror.

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[0001] Rear monitoring apparatus of vehicle [

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an automotive rearview device, and more particularly, to a rearview device for an automobile which enables a rear view of a vehicle to be output as an image by a display panel inside a room mirror.

Generally, although various audiovisual alarm devices are provided as vehicles for safe driving in automobiles, there are not many alarm devices for notifying the dangerous situation of the rear area of the automobile where the driver's vision is insufficient, So that the driver can observe the situation of the rear area of the automobile.

These mirrors have a side mirror installed on the side door for securing the view of the rear side of the side and a room mirror installed on the roof lining of the vehicle for securing the view of the forward and rearward portions of the vehicle .

However, when objects or people are located in a blind spot which can be grasped to a certain level by a mirror but is inadequate to recognize a rear situation, that is, a mirror is not visible, a vehicle may be seriously damaged, It can lead to personal injury.

Particularly, in the case of a vehicle having difficulty in securing a rear view such as a commercial vehicle, a top car, a specially equipped car, and a dump truck, it may be more difficult to recognize the rear situation only through a side mirror or a room mirror of the car depending on the characteristics of the vehicle.

In order to solve the above-described problems, it is the rear sensing device, which is a rear sensor installed in the space between the trunk door or the tail light and the bumper, The signal from the main control box and the main control box, which is connected to a power supply line for supplying current to the tail lamp by the operation of the opening / closing switch when the vehicle is backing up, And displays a warning sound and a distance. The monitor is installed at a position which is easy for the driver of the vehicle to view.

Here, the opening / closing switch is a switch for turning on the tail lamp so as to inform the rear that the vehicle is backward when the shift lever is positioned in the reverse direction. The monitor is installed in the interior of the vehicle, Tells the distance to the right obstacle.

However, it is difficult to completely secure the view of the rear of the vehicle from the driver's seat only by the sound of the rear sensor and distance information of the monitor by the rear sensor, and in particular, do.

Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0351360 (2004.05.12.)

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle room mirror with a video function, which can be used as a room mirror in a normal situation, and the direction and distance to the observer, The present invention provides a rearview monitor for a vehicle which can be transmitted to a user through a display panel.

The automotive rear monitoring apparatus according to the present invention includes a camera module mounted on a rear side of an automobile and a display module electrically connected to the camera module and mounted on a room mirror so that a video signal outputted from the camera module is displayed Wherein the display module is operated by a power source applied to the camera module when the reverse gear of the shift lever is operated to display the rear view of the automobile on the room mirror.

The display module includes an image reception conversion unit including a reception unit for receiving image data from the camera module and a conversion control unit for converting the image data received by the reception unit into an image display signal for display, And a video display unit for displaying the video display signal on the room mirror.

The camera module may further include an image camera unit for photographing the rear of the vehicle, a transmission unit for transmitting image data to the display module, a control unit electrically connected to the image camera unit and the transmission unit, And a power unit connected to the power source and supplying power to the image camera unit, the transmission unit, and the control unit.

Here, the power supply unit is supplied with power through a camera module power line electrically connected to a power supply line such as a backward power supply for supplying power to the backward power supply.

The camera module operates only when power is applied to the power source unit.

The display module may include a shift rod that moves together with the shift lever in accordance with the reverse gear operation of the shift lever and a shift lever that is mounted on the latch groove of the shift rod and moves up and down by elasticity, And an electrode unit that selectively contacts the tent pin and the detent pin as they ascend and descend to supply power to the camera module.

The present invention relates to an image display device and a method of controlling the same in which a video function is added to an automobile room mirror to be utilized as a room mirror in a normal situation and the direction and distance of the observer, By providing the display panel to the user through the display panel, it is possible to easily view the rear screen when the vehicle is backward, thereby preventing an accident and preventing damage to the vehicle.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an automotive rear monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an overall block diagram of an automotive rear monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a camera module for an automotive rear monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram of a display module for an automotive rear monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing an operation state of a display module for an automotive rear monitor device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving it will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It should be understood, however, that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein but may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a rearview device for an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an automotive rearview device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a camera module for an automotive rear monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a display module for a rearview monitoring device for an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention. to be.

As shown in Fig. 1, a camera module 100 for monitoring the rear of the automobile is installed on a rear side of the automobile, for example, a part of the trunk of the automobile.

The camera module 100 is connected to a back light 20 to which a power source is applied when the driver turns the gear transmission of the vehicle backward to reverse the vehicle.

In this embodiment, a commercial vehicle, a head car or a specially equipped car, a dump truck and an automobile among various types of automobiles are limited. Since such a car is harder to secure a rear view than a general RV vehicle or a passenger car, .

As shown in FIG. 2, an automobile rear monitoring apparatus according to the present invention includes a camera module 100 and a display module 200 mounted on the rear of the automobile.

Here, it is preferable that communication between the camera module 100 and the display module 200 is performed by wireless communication.

The display module 200 includes an image display unit 220 electrically connected to the image reception conversion unit 210.

Here, the camera module 100 borrows power from the power line 20a, such as the backlight of the back light 20, which is turned on when the vehicle is backing up.

That is, when the power is applied to the back light 20 to operate the back light 20, the camera module 100 is operated by borrowing a part of the power applied to the back light 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, the camera module 100 photographs the rear state of the automobile and converts it into image data conforming to a video signal standard of a predetermined format. The camera module 100 converts the image data into a standard for wireless communication And a transmission unit 120 for wirelessly transmitting the video signal photographed by the video camera unit 110 to a separate display module 200. The video camera unit 110 includes a video camera unit 110 for modulating video signals, do.

The control unit 130 is electrically connected to the image camera unit 110 and the transmission unit 120.

The control unit 130 combines the ID and the channel for communication with the image data obtained from the image camera 110.

The power supply unit 140 supplies power to the required components for operating the image camera unit 110, the transmission unit 120 and the control unit 130, which are components of the camera module 100, 100).

The power supply unit 140 of the camera module 100 includes a camera module 100 electrically connected to a power supply line 20a for supplying power to the backlight 20 from a battery (not shown) And power is supplied through the power line 100a.

That is, when power is supplied to the back light 20 through the back light power line 20a, the power is supplied to the power source unit 140 of the camera module 100, The power supply to the power supply unit 140 of the camera module 100 is cut off. As a result, the power supply to the entire camera module 100 is cut off.

Therefore, power supply to the back light 20 itself can be an operation signal of the rear monitor device for monitoring the rear of the vehicle when the vehicle is backed up, without the signal for detecting the back-up of the vehicle.

In the present embodiment, the back light 20 indicates various lamps of an automobile which are illuminated only when the vehicle is backward, and is not limited to the lamps disposed only at the rear of the vehicle.

Preferably, the camera module 100 is an apparatus in which the image camera unit 110, the transmission unit 120, the control unit 130, and the power source unit 140 are integrally formed, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Some components may be separately provided and electrically connected to the camera module 100.

4, the display module 200, which displays image information transmitted from the camera module 100, is mounted on one side of the room mirror 10 provided inside the vehicle. And the backward clock is displayed on the backward movement, so that it is possible to effectively check the direction of the rear of the vehicle and the direction and distance to the detected image or obstacle.

The display module 200 includes a receiver 210a for receiving image data from the camera module 100 and a conversion controller 210b for converting image data received from the receiver 210a into image display signals for display And an image receiving and converting unit 210 including the image receiving and converting unit 210.

In order to allow the image reception conversion unit 210 to be compatible with various types of image display units 220 'when transmitting the image display signals from the image reception conversion unit 210 to the image display unit 220, The image reception conversion unit 210 according to the embodiment may further include a line switching unit 210c.

The line switching means 210c switches the signal to the video terminal of the jack so that the jack of the transmission cable can be used for various kinds of displays when the transmission cable is connected to the video display unit 220, can do.

Hereinafter, the operation of the rear monitoring system of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in order.

First, when the driver operates the reverse gear of the shift lever to move the vehicle backward, the power is applied to the reverse light 20 and the reverse light 20 is turned on.

At this time, a camera module power supply line 100a for supplying power to the camera module 100 is connected to a power supply line 20a for supplying power to the back light 20.

Therefore, no power is applied to the camera module 100 as well as the back light 20 before the power is applied to the back light 20. Thus, the camera module 100 is kept powered off do.

However, when power is applied to the backward light 20, the backward light 20 is turned on, and at the same time, the camera module 100 is also supplied with power and the camera module 100 is turned on.

When power is applied to the back light 20 as described above, the camera module 100 is also powered on, and the image camera unit 110 photographs the back of the vehicle to generate a video signal for wireless transmission, 130 combines the channel and ID information for communication with the photographed image signal and transmits the combined image data to the display module 200 through the transmitting unit 120. [

The receiving unit 210a of the image receiving and converting unit 210 of the display module 200 receives image data from the camera module 100 and the image data received by the receiving unit 210a is converted Is converted into a video display signal for the video signal.

The image display signal converted by the conversion control unit 210b is displayed on the image display unit 220 installed in the room mirror 10 of the vehicle through the line switching means 210c as an image viewable by the driver, The state of the rear of the vehicle can be viewed as an image through the room mirror 10.

5 is a view illustrating an operation state of a display module for an automotive rear monitor according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the display module 300 includes a shift rod 310, a detent pin 320, and an electrode portion 330.

The shift rod 310 is installed in a gear box of an automobile and moves together with the reverse gear operation of the shift lever.

One end of the detent pin 320 is seated in the latching groove 310a of the shift rod 310 and the other end is disposed adjacent to the electrode portion 330.

The detent pin 320 has a predetermined length and is provided inside the main body 300a and the elastic member 340 is installed on the outer circumferential surface so that the shift lever 310 is released from the reverse gear, When it is moved, it is lowered by elasticity and is seated in the latching groove 310a.

That is, when the seat plunger 310 is moved by the operation of the reverse gear, the latching groove 310a is pushed up by one end of the detent pin 320 formed in a round shape, And the other end is brought into contact with the electrode unit 330 so that the camera module 100 can be powered.

At this time, when the shift lever is released from the reverse gear, the shift rod 310 is also moved to the initial position, so that the detent pin 320 is lowered by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 340, As shown in FIG.

The electrode unit 330 contacts the other end of the detent pin 320 when the seat plunger 310 is moved so that the power generated by the electrical energization of the (+) and (- 100 module so that the camera module 100 and the display module 200 are electrically connected to each other so that the driver can watch the rear view of the vehicle effectively by the display module 200 installed in the room mirror 10. [ So that it can be confirmed.

The present invention relates to an image display device and a method of controlling the same in which a video function is added to an automobile room mirror to be utilized as a room mirror in a normal situation and the direction and distance of the observer, By providing the display panel to the user through the display panel, it is possible to easily view the rear screen when the vehicle is backward, thereby preventing an accident and preventing damage to the vehicle.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many modifications may be made thereto, It will be understood that all or some of the elements (s) may be optionally constructed in combination. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

10: Room Mirror 20: Backlight
20a: back light power line 100: camera module
100a: Camera module power line 110: Image camera part
120: Transmitting unit 130:
140: power supply unit 200, 300: display module
210: image reception conversion unit 210a:
210b: conversion control section 210c: line switching means
220: video display part 300a:
310: Shift rod 310a:
320: detent pin 330: electrode part
340: elastic member

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A camera module mounted on the rear of the vehicle; And
And a display module electrically connected to the camera module and mounted on the room mirror so that a video signal output from the camera module is displayed,
Wherein the display module is operated by a power source applied to the camera module when the reverse gear of the shift lever is operated so that a rear view of the vehicle is displayed on the room mirror.
The method according to claim 1,
The display module includes:
An image reception conversion unit including a reception unit for receiving image data from the camera module and a conversion control unit for converting the image data received by the reception unit into an image display signal for display; And
And a video display unit for displaying the video display signal converted by the conversion control unit on the room mirror.
The method according to claim 1,
The camera module includes:
An image camera unit for photographing the rear of the automobile;
A transmitting unit for transmitting image data to the display module;
A control unit electrically connected to the image camera unit and the transfer unit; And
And a power supply unit connected to the backlight power source of the automobile to supply power to the image camera unit, the transmission unit, and the control unit.
The method of claim 3,
The power supply unit,
And power is supplied through a camera module power line electrically connected to a power source such as a backlight for supplying power to the backlight or the like.
The method of claim 4,
The camera module includes:
Wherein the controller is operable only when power is applied to the power supply unit.
The method according to claim 1,
The display module includes:
A shift rod that moves together with the reverse gear operation of the shift lever;
A detent pin which is seated in the latching groove of the shift rod and which is moved up and down by the elasticity in accordance with the movement of the shift rod; And
And an electrode unit for selectively supplying power to the camera module as the detent pin ascends and descends.
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