KR20190058026A - Apparatus for controlling door outside handle of a vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for controlling the outside handle of a vehicle′s door and a method thereof. As insertion and withdrawal of a handle, located outside each door of a vehicle is individually controlled upon the request from a driver, insertion and withdrawal of a handle outside a desired door can be performed without unlocking the door of the vehicle by the device for controlling the outside handle of a vehicle′s door and a method thereof. To this end, according to the present invention, the device for controlling the outside handle of a vehicle′s door comprises: a handle driving unit for insertion and withdrawal of a handle located outside each door of a vehicle; an input unit for receiving a control signal for the insertion and withdrawal of the handle; and a control unit for applying the priority to the control signal input through the input unit, and controlling the handle driving unit for insertion or withdrawal of a handle outside a door, corresponding to the control signal.

Description

[0001] DESCRIPTION [0002] APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE OF A VEHICLE [

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling a door outdoors handle of a vehicle, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for controlling a door outdoors handle of a vehicle, Lt; / RTI >

Generally, a window is provided on each door of a vehicle, and a user (rider) can raise or lower the window appropriately or completely with the help of a driving device. Nowadays, because of its convenience, Most of the power windows are used to raise or lower the window by a simple switch operation rather than a manual operation in which the window is moved up and down.

The window motor for raising and lowering the window is installed in each of the doors, is electrically connected to a switch installed on the inner panel of the door, and is mechanically connected to the window regulator, So that it can be easily raised and lowered.

A window lock switch is provided on the panel portion of the driver's seat door so that the window can not be adjusted by the door other than the driver's door, a driver's seat window adjustment switch, a tentative window adjustment switch, a right rear window adjustment switch and a left rear- .

Meanwhile, the smart key system includes a smart key for inputting various body control commands by the driver, and smart key ECU (Electronic Control Units) mounted in the vehicle for processing commands from the smart key.

Such a smart key system uses an RF communication method between a smart key and a smart key ECU, which controls locking and unlocking of a door according to a door lock command from a smart key or a door unlock command.

Recently, an auto door handle (auto flush handle) has been developed in which a handle located at the outside of the door is drawn into the door or drawn out of the door according to the demand of the driver for preventing theft of the vehicle, driving fuel economy and the like.

In the conventional technology for controlling the door handle of a vehicle, when the door of the vehicle is in the locked state, the user decides that the door handle is not to be operated, and the door handle is drawn into the door. When the door of the vehicle is in the unlocked state, The door handle is pulled out of the door.

A conventional technique for controlling such an auto door handle has a problem in that, when the driver is stopped for a while in the middle of traveling, the door of the vehicle must be unlocked in order to take out the door handle.

This often leads to situations in which robbers or dangerous persons rush into the vehicle and threaten it.

Korean Patent No. 10-0572059

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a door control apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a door; a plurality of doors; And an object of the present invention is to provide a door outside handle control device for a vehicle which can draw and draw out the outside handle of the vehicle.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention which are not mentioned can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. It will also be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for controlling a door out side handle of a vehicle, comprising: a handle driving unit for drawing or pulling out a handle located at each door out side of the vehicle; An input unit for receiving a control signal for pulling in and pulling out the handle; And a controller for giving a priority to the control signal input through the input unit and for controlling the handle driver to draw or pull out the outside handle of the door corresponding to the control signal.

Here, the control unit may give priority to the control signal in a state in which the door of the vehicle is in an unlocked state and the vehicle is turned on and the gear is not a P (Parking) unit and a handle is drawn.

In addition, the input unit may include a pull-in and pull-out switch of the outside handle of the driver's door; An inlet and outlet switch for the outside handle of the passenger door; Outside handle of the rear left door; And a pull-in and pull-out switch of the outside handle of the rear right door.

The apparatus of the present invention may further include a vehicle speed measuring unit for measuring a speed of the vehicle, and the control unit may control the steering wheel drive unit to draw all of the outboard side handles of each door when the vehicle speed exceeds a threshold value.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a door out side handle of a vehicle, the method comprising: when each door of the vehicle is in an unlocked state and the start of the vehicle is on and the gear is not the parking (P) Drawing a handle located on the door out side; The method comprising: receiving a control signal for extracting a handle located at a door out side of a vehicle from a driver; And extracting an outside handle of the door corresponding to the input control signal.

The method includes measuring a speed of a vehicle; And < Desc / Clms Page number 5 > pulling in the outboard handle of each door if the speed of the vehicle exceeds a threshold.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for controlling a door out side handle of a vehicle, comprising: a handle driver for pulling in or pulling out a handle located at each door out side of the vehicle; A power window switch for receiving a control signal for pulling in and out of the handle; And a controller for giving a priority to a control signal input through the power window switch and for controlling the handle driver to draw or draw an outside handle of the door corresponding to the control signal.

Here, the control unit may give priority to the control signal in a state in which the door of the vehicle is in an unlocked state and the vehicle is turned on and the gear is not a P (Parking) unit and a handle is drawn.

The power window switch may include a driver's seat window switch for pulling in and out of the outside handle of the driver's door; Passenger window switch for pulling in and out of the outside handle of the passenger door; Rear left window switch for pulling in and out of the outside handle of the rear left door; And a rear right window switch for pulling in and out of the outside handle of the rear right door.

Another apparatus of the present invention further includes a vehicle speed measuring unit for measuring the speed of the vehicle, and the control unit may control the steering wheel drive unit to draw all of the outboard side handle of each door when the vehicle speed exceeds a threshold value.

According to the present invention as described above, the outboard handle of a door of a vehicle is individually controlled in response to a request from a driver, whereby the outdoors handle of a desired door can be pulled out and pulled out without unlocking the door of the vehicle There is an effect that can be done.

Further, the present invention is operable with a power window switch provided in a vehicle, thereby eliminating the need for additional components, thereby reducing implementation costs.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a door outside handle control apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a driving part of a door outer side handle of a vehicle used in the present invention,
FIG. 3 is an exemplary view showing a state in which a door outer side handle of a vehicle according to the present invention is drawn in and pulled out;
Fig. 4 is an example of a power window switch used in the present invention, Fig.
5 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for controlling a door out side handle of a vehicle according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the difference that the embodiments of the present invention are not conclusive.

In describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. Also, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present application Do not.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for controlling a door outdoors handle of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

1, a door outside handle control apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention may include a handle drive unit 10, an input unit 20, a vehicle speed measurement unit 30, and a control unit 40 .

First, the handle driver 10 performs a function of pulling out the handle to the outside of the door of the vehicle or pulling the handle into the door of the vehicle under the control of the controller 40. In this case, the handle is a handle located on the outside of each door of the vehicle, which means a door handle used when the user opens or closes the door of the vehicle.

For example, the handle driver 10 may be implemented as shown in FIG. 2, and may be provided for each door of the vehicle.

2 (a) and 2 (b) illustrate a driving part of a door out side handle of a vehicle used in the present invention, wherein (a) shows a state in which the door handle 130 is drawn into the door, ) Is drawn out of the door.

2, the driving unit 10 of the door out side handle of the vehicle used in the present invention includes a door handle 130 (see FIG. 2) protruding or embedded in the opening 112 formed on the side outer panel 110 of the vehicle A driving unit 140 positioned inside the space between the side inner panel 120 and the side outer panel 110 of the vehicle and a driving unit 140 positioned inside the space between the side inner panel 120 and the side outer panel 110 in a direction from the one side of the door handle 130 toward the side inner panel 120 A first arm 132 formed at an end of the first inner panel 120 and coupled to the driving means 140 at an end thereof, an elastic member 150 positioned at the inside of the space and having one end fixed to the side inner panel 120, A second arm 134 extending from the other side of the door handle 130 toward the side of the side inner panel 120 and having an end coupled to the other end of the elastic member 150, And is fixed to the space between the side inner panel 120 and the side outer panel 110 It comprises keel locking means 160, which may.

2 (a), the door handle 130 is embedded in the opening 112 formed in the side outer panel 110 of the vehicle by the locking means 160. In addition, since the second arm 134 extending from the door handle 130 toward the inner panel of the vehicle is not pivotably coupled, door opening is unavoidable.

When the occupant intends to release the locking state by the smart key while the door is buried, the locked state of the door is released by the motor.

The driving means 140 operated by a separate motor in the state of being unlocked pushes the first arm 132 of the door handle 130 out of the side outer panel 110 of the vehicle, The elastic means coupled to the door handle 134 is also tensioned so that the door handle 130 protrudes onto the side outer panel 110 of the vehicle.

When the door handle 130 is projected, the lever 170 is rotatably engaged with the second arm 134.

2 (b) shows a state in which the above-described door is locked.

Further, the driving means 140 maintains the protruding state of the door handle 130, so that the elastic means also maintains the tension state.

Therefore, the passenger can open the door by pulling the door handle 130.

The elastic means is preferably a spring.

The locking means 160 is preferably a shaft driven by a motor. These shafts are fitted in the holes 136 formed at one side of the door handle 130, and the fitting state is released when the occupant operates the motor.

The driving means 140 is preferably a cam. The rotation of the cam by the cam causes the first arm 132 to be deformed by the linear reciprocating motion of the side outer panel 110 and the inner panel, do.

Fig. 3 is an exemplary view showing a pull-in and pull-out state of a door outer side handle of a vehicle according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 (a) shows a state in which the door out side handle of the passenger seat is pulled in, and Fig. 3 (b) shows a state in which the door out side handle of the passenger seat is pulled out.

The present invention is advantageous in that the driver can take out and pull out the outside handle of the passenger seat separately.

Next, the input unit 20 is a module for receiving commands (control signals) for individually controlling the handles located at the outsides of the respective doors of the vehicle, and may be implemented as a switch, for example. Or may be implemented with a built-in power window switch. Such a power window switch is, for example, as shown in Fig.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a power window switch used in the present invention.

4, the power window switch includes a driver's seat window switch 21, a passenger seat window switch 22, a rear left window switch 23, and a rear right window switch 24.

The driver's seat window switch 21 is basically a switch for adjusting the opening and closing of the driver's seat window. In the present invention, the driver's seat window switch 21 can be used to control the driver's door handle's pull-in and pull-out.

The passenger seat window switch 22 is basically a switch for controlling the opening and closing of the passenger seat window. In the present invention, the passenger seat window switch 22 can be used for controlling the pulling and pulling of the outside handle of the passenger seat door.

The rear left window switch 23 is basically a switch for controlling opening and closing of the rear left window. The present invention can be used for controlling the pull-in and pull-out of the outside handle of the rear-left door.

The rear right window switch 24 is basically a switch for controlling opening and closing of the right rear window. The present invention can be used to control the pull-in and pull-out of the outside handle of the right rear door.

When the power window switch is interlocked with the power window switch, the window and the handle may be driven simultaneously according to the operation of the power window. Alternatively, the window and the handle may be separately driven by a separate switch.

Next, the vehicle speed measuring section 30 measures the speed of the vehicle. The vehicle speed measuring section 30 may obtain the speed information recorded in the cluster of the vehicle through the vehicle network.

Here, the vehicle network includes a CAN (Controller Area Network), a LIN (Local Interconnect Network), a FlexRay, a MOST (Media Oriented Systems Transport), and the like.

The vehicle speed measuring unit 30 may also include a GPS receiver (not shown) to directly measure (calculate) the vehicle speed based on the GPS signal.

Next, the control unit 40 performs overall control so that the respective components can perform the functions normally.

The controller 40 determines that the user does not operate the handle when the door of the vehicle is in the locked state and inputs the handle into the door. When the door of the vehicle is in the unlocked state, the controller 40 determines that the user is likely to operate the handle, And controls the handle drive unit 10 to be drawn out of the door.

The control unit 40 controls the handle driving unit 10 so that if the vehicle is in the unlocked state and the vehicle is turned on and the gear is not the P (Parking) stage but the R, N, do. At this time, the control unit 40 can acquire information about the start of the vehicle and the number of gears through the vehicle network. Of course, it is also possible to further include a startup detecting unit (not shown) and a shift information collecting unit (not shown) to acquire the start and the number of gears of the vehicle.

In particular, the control unit 40 gives priority to the control signal input through the input unit 20, and controls the handle driver 10 to draw in or out the door handle corresponding to the control signal.

For example, in a state in which the door of the vehicle is in the unlocked state but the vehicle is started and the gear is in the reverse (R), neutral (N), and running (D) stages and the handle is drawn into the door, The control unit 20 controls the handle driving unit 10 to receive or draw out the outside handle of the driver's seat door when receiving a signal instructing the driver to pull in or out the outside handle of the driver's seat door.

The control unit 40 controls the operation of the input unit (not shown) in a state in which the door of the vehicle is in an unlocked state but the vehicle is turned on and the gear is in the reverse (R), neutral (N) 20 receives a signal for controlling the pulling or pulling of the outside handle of the passenger seat door from the driver, the handle driving unit 10 is controlled to pull in or out the outside handle of the passenger seat door.

The control unit 40 controls the operation of the input unit (not shown) in a state in which the door of the vehicle is in an unlocked state but the vehicle is turned on and the gear is in the reverse (R), neutral (N) 20, the driver controls the handle driving unit 10 to receive or draw out the outside handle of the left rear door when receiving a signal for controlling the incoming or outgoing of the outside handle of the rear left door.

The control unit 40 controls the operation of the input unit (not shown) in a state in which the door of the vehicle is in an unlocked state but the vehicle is turned on and the gear is in the reverse (R), neutral (N) 20, the driver controls the handle driving unit 10 to draw in or out the outside handle of the right rear door when receiving a signal for controlling the pulling or pulling of the outside handle of the right rear door from the driver.

The control unit 40 may have a memory in itself, in which case the memory may store logic (a program) for controlling the handle driver 10 in each case.

Such a memory may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, an SDD type (Silicon Disk Drive type), a multimedia card micro type, A random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) memory, a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and / or an optical disk.

In addition, the control unit 40 may control the steering wheel drive unit 10 to draw all of the outboard side handles of the doors when the vehicle speed exceeds a threshold value (for example, 3 km / h).

The controller 40 may further include a touch sensing unit (not shown) on each door outside handle to control the handle driving unit 10 to draw out the door outside handle when a touch is sensed. Of course, when the door out side handle is pulled out and a touch is detected on the door out side handle, the handle driving unit 10 may be controlled to pull the door out side handle into the door.

5 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for controlling a door out side handle of a vehicle according to the present invention.

First, under the control of the control unit 40, when the door drive unit 10 is in the unlocked state and the vehicle is turned on and the gear is not the parking (P) stage, (501).

Thereafter, the input unit 20 receives a control signal for extracting the handle located at the door-out side of the vehicle from the driver (502).

Then, the handle driver 10 takes out the outside handle of the door corresponding to the input control signal under the control of the controller 40 (503).

Through this process, the outside handle of the desired door can be pulled in and out without having to unlock the door of the vehicle.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (12)

A handle driving unit for drawing or pulling out a handle located at each door out side of the vehicle;
An input unit for receiving a control signal for pulling in and pulling out the handle; And
A control unit for giving priority to a control signal inputted through the input unit and for controlling the handle driving unit to draw in or draw out the outside handle of the door corresponding to the control signal,
And a control unit for controlling the operation of the door.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein a priority is given to the control signal in a state in which the door of the vehicle is in an unlocked state and the vehicle is turned on and the gear is not a P (Parking) stage and a handle is drawn in.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the input unit comprises:
An inlet and outlet switch for the outside handle of the driver's door;
An inlet and outlet switch for the outside handle of the passenger door;
Outside handle of the rear left door; And
Outside handle of the right-hand rear door Inlet and outlet switches
And a controller for controlling the operation of the door.
The method according to claim 1,
A vehicle speed measuring unit for measuring the speed of the vehicle
Further comprising a control unit for controlling the operation of the door.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein,
And controls the steering wheel drive unit to draw both outsides of the doors when the speed of the vehicle exceeds a threshold value.
Pulling in a handle located at each door out side of the vehicle when each door of the vehicle is unlocked and the vehicle is turned on and the gear is not parked;
The method comprising: receiving a control signal for extracting a handle located at a door out side of a vehicle from a driver; And
Extracting an out-side handle of the door corresponding to the input control signal
Wherein the door is located on the outside of the vehicle.
The method according to claim 6,
Measuring a speed of the vehicle; And
If the speed of the vehicle exceeds the threshold, both steps of pulling in the outside handle of each door
Further comprising the steps of:
A handle driving unit for drawing or pulling out a handle located at each door out side of the vehicle;
A power window switch for receiving a control signal for pulling in and out of the handle; And
A control unit for giving priority to a control signal inputted through the power window switch and for controlling the handle driving unit to draw or draw out the outside handle of the door corresponding to the control signal,
And a control unit for controlling the operation of the door.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein,
Wherein a priority is given to the control signal in a state in which the door of the vehicle is in an unlocked state and the vehicle is turned on and the gear is not a P (Parking) stage and a handle is drawn in.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the power window switch comprises:
A driver's seat window switch for pulling in and out of the outside handle of the driver's door;
Passenger window switch for pulling in and out of the outside handle of the passenger door;
Rear left window switch for pulling in and out of the outside handle of the rear left door; And
Rear-seat right-side window switch for pulling in and out of the outside handle of the right rear door
And a controller for controlling the operation of the door.
9. The method of claim 8,
A vehicle speed measuring unit for measuring the speed of the vehicle
Further comprising a control unit for controlling the operation of the door.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein,
And controls the steering wheel drive unit to draw both outsides of the doors when the speed of the vehicle exceeds a threshold value.

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