KR20200034970A - Auxiliary front and rear auxiliary lights for automobiles - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, an apparatus for turning on front and rear auxiliary lamps of a vehicle having headlights and tail lights comprises: a first and a second front auxiliary lamp installed on the outer surface of the headlights to illuminate the front and outer sides; a first and a second front auxiliary lamp driving unit to drive the first and second front auxiliary lamps, respectively; a first and a second rear auxiliary lamp installed on the outer surface of the tail lights to illuminate the back and outer sides; a first and a second rear auxiliary lamp driving unit to drive the first and second rear auxiliary lamps, respectively; a vehicle speed sensing unit to sense the vehicle′s speed; and a control unit to receive the vehicle speed from the vehicle speed sensing unit, and control to drive the first and second front auxiliary lamp driving units when the vehicle speed becomes 40 km or lower to turn on the first and second front auxiliary lamps. When driving on a narrow road, parking, or turning, a driver can accurately determine surroundings to prevent the vehicle from coming in contact with a pedestrian or an object.

Description

Auxiliary front and rear auxiliary lights for automobiles

The present invention relates to a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device for a vehicle, in particular, the front and rear auxiliary lights of a vehicle to prevent the vehicle from contacting pedestrians or objects by accurately determining the surroundings when driving on a narrow road, parking, or rotating. It relates to a lighting device.

In general, when driving on a country road or a narrow alley at night or retreating for parking, it is difficult for the driver to accurately determine the surroundings of the front or rear.

In order to solve this difficulty, a fog light is additionally mounted in addition to the headlight, but it is insufficient to illuminate the side of the vehicle.

In addition, in the past, accidents often occur because a person or object is not easily seen during a night driving of a vehicle, particularly during slow driving.

(Utility model document 1) Domestic utility model publication 1998-027233 Korean Patent Application Publication 10-2010-0109539

The present invention has been devised to solve the problems as described above, and prevents accidents from occurring because the driver illuminates the lower side of the front or rear side brightly when driving at a slow speed or reversing at night. It is to provide a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device of a vehicle that can.

In addition, the present invention has been devised to solve the problems as described above, and is to provide a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device for a vehicle that automatically lights up the front auxiliary light when the speed is 40 km / h or less during driving.

In addition, the present invention has been devised to solve the problems as described above, and is to provide a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device for a vehicle that manually lights the front auxiliary light even when it exceeds 40 km / h during driving.

In addition, the present invention has been devised to solve the problems as described above, and to provide a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device for a vehicle that can broadly identify the rear side by shining a side downward from the angle of the reversing light when reversing. Is to do.

The front and rear auxiliary light lighting device of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention,

As a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device for a vehicle having a headlight and a rear light,

First and second front auxiliary lights installed on the outer surfaces of the headlights to illuminate the front and outer rooms;

First and second front auxiliary light driving units for driving the first and second front auxiliary lights, respectively;

First and second rear auxiliary lights installed on the outer surfaces of the rear lights to illuminate the rear and outer rooms;

First and second rear auxiliary light driving units for driving the first and second rear auxiliary lights;

A vehicle speed sensor that senses a vehicle speed;

A control unit for receiving the vehicle speed of the vehicle speed sensing unit and controlling the first and second front auxiliary lights to light when the vehicle speed is less than or equal to 40 구동 by driving the first and second front auxiliary light drivers; Includes.

The device,

Further comprising a gear position detection unit for detecting when the gear reverses in conjunction with the vehicle's gear box,

When it is determined that the reverse gear has entered, the control unit drives the first and second rear auxiliary light drivers to turn on the first and second rear auxiliary lights.

Further comprising a selection switch for selecting the lighting of the first and second front auxiliary lights, and when the selection switch is turned on, the control unit drives the first and second front auxiliary light drivers to drive the first and second It is characterized by lighting the front auxiliary light. In this case, the front auxiliary light can be turned on even at 40 km / h or more.

The device,

Further comprising a rotation angle sensing unit for sensing the angle of the left or right turn of the tire while driving the vehicle,

The control unit receives the output signal of the rotation angle sensing unit,

When turning left, the left first front auxiliary light is driven to turn on the first front auxiliary light,

When turning right, it is characterized in that the second front auxiliary light is turned on by driving the second front auxiliary light driving unit on the right side.

The device,

An illuminance sensor for sensing illuminance;

Further includes a road width detection unit that detects whether the vehicle is driving in an alleyway in conjunction with a navigation box or a black box.

 When the controller receives the output of the illuminance sensor and determines that the illuminance value is less than or equal to the reference value, and receives the output of the road width detector, it is determined that the road width is less than or equal to the reference value.

When it is determined that the forward gear has entered, the first and second front auxiliary lights are driven to drive the first and second front auxiliary lights,

When it is determined that the reverse gear has entered, it is characterized in that the first and second rear auxiliary lights are turned on by driving the first and second rear auxiliary light drivers.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the front and rear auxiliary lights of a vehicle that can prevent an accident from occurring when a driver does not find an object or person by illuminating the lower side of the front or rear side when the driver is driving at a slow speed or reversing at night A lighting device can be provided.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device for a vehicle that automatically lights up the front auxiliary light when the driving speed is 40 km / h or less during driving.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device for a vehicle that manually lights the front auxiliary light even when the driving speed exceeds 40 km / h.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device for a vehicle capable of broadly grasping the rear side by shining a side surface downward from the angle of the reversing light when reversing.

1 is a configuration diagram of a front and rear auxiliary lighting device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A and 2B are views showing a front auxiliary light and a rear auxiliary light of a front and rear auxiliary lighting device of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing the operation of the front and rear auxiliary lighting device of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may easily practice. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In addition, in order to clearly describe the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and like reference numerals are assigned to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part “includes” a certain component, it means that the component may further include other components, not to exclude other components, unless otherwise stated.

1 is a configuration diagram of a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2A and 2B are front auxiliary lights of a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, and It is a diagram showing the rear auxiliary light.

Referring to Figure 1 or 2b, the front and rear auxiliary light lighting device of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention,

As a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device for a vehicle having a headlight and a rear light,

First and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155 installed on the outer surfaces of the headlights to illuminate the front and outer rooms;

First and second front auxiliary light drivers 152 and 153 for driving the first and second front auxiliary lights 152 and 153, respectively;

First and second rear auxiliary lights 141 and 142 installed on the outer surfaces of the rear lights to illuminate the rear and outer rooms;

First and second rear auxiliary light drivers 131 and 132 for driving the first and second rear auxiliary lights 141 and 142;

A vehicle speed sensor 111 that senses the speed of the vehicle;

To receive the vehicle speed of the vehicle speed detection unit 111, and when the vehicle speed is less than or equal to 40 ㎞, drive the first and second front auxiliary light drivers to light the first and second front auxiliary lights. It includes a control unit 120 to control.

The device,

Further comprising a gear position detection unit 112 for detecting the reverse of the gear in conjunction with the vehicle's gear box,

When it is determined that the reverse gear has entered, the control unit 120 drives the first and second rear auxiliary light driving units 131 and 132 to turn on the first and second rear auxiliary light 141 and 142. Is done.

Further comprising a selection switch 151 for selecting the lighting of the first and second front auxiliary lights (154, 155), when the selection switch 151 is turned on, the control unit 120 is the first, It is characterized in that the first and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155 are turned on by driving the second front auxiliary light drivers 152 and 153. In this case, the first and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155 can be turned on even at 40 km / h or more per hour.

The device,

Further comprising a rotation angle sensing unit 113 for sensing the angle of the left or right turn of the tire while driving the vehicle,

The control unit 120 receives the output signal of the rotation angle sensing unit 113,

When turning left, the first front auxiliary light driver 152 on the left side is driven to turn on the first front auxiliary light 154,

When turning right, it is characterized in that the second front auxiliary light 155 is turned on by driving the second front auxiliary light driver 153 on the right.

The device,

An illuminance sensor 115 for sensing illuminance;

Further includes a road width detection unit 114 that detects whether or not driving in the alleyway in conjunction with the navigation 300,

 When the controller 120 receives the output of the illuminance sensor and determines that the illuminance value is less than or equal to a reference value, and receives the output of the road width sensor 114, it is determined that the road width is less than or equal to the reference value,

When it is determined that the forward gear has entered, the first and second front auxiliary lights 152 and 153 are driven to drive the first and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155,

When it is determined that the reverse gear has entered, it is characterized in that the first and second rear auxiliary lights 141 and 142 are turned on by driving the first and second rear auxiliary light drivers 131 and 132.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the center directions of the first and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155 are spaced apart 60 to 80 degrees based on the center direction of the front or headlight of the vehicle, and the first and second front It is preferable that the auxiliary lights 154 and 155 illuminate a direction between 15 degrees and 30 degrees from the center direction to the left and right. This is because the front is illuminated by the headlights.

In addition, it is preferable that the first and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155 illuminate a 50 to 60% downward portion based on the downlight of the headlight, and the surrounding people or objects are easily seen from this angle. Since the first and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155 need to illuminate the side, it is advantageous to illuminate only a short distance rather than a long distance, and this method is also advantageous in order not to obstruct the visibility of oncoming other vehicles.

The brightness of the first and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155 may be 50% or less of the brightness of the headlight (downward), and may be brighter if necessary.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the center directions of the first and second rear auxiliary lights 141 and 142 are formed at a distance of 30 to 50 degrees based on the center direction of the rear or reverse lights of the vehicle. It is preferable that the rear auxiliary lights 141 and 142 illuminate a direction between 15 degrees and 150 degrees from the center direction to the left and right. At this time, it is suitable to illuminate a short distance, such as a downward light of a headlight. This is because, when reversing, the vehicle is reversed at a slow speed, and the rear is also illuminated by the reversing lights.

In addition, it is preferable that the first and second rear auxiliary lights 141 and 142 are illuminated 30 to 50 degrees outside, based on the rear of the vehicle, as necessary. This is because the rear is illuminated by a reversing light.

In addition, the first and second rear auxiliary lights 141 and 142 are preferably illuminated at 30 to 50 degrees downward with respect to the rear of the vehicle, and people or objects nearby are easily seen from this angle.

In addition, the brightness of the rear auxiliary lights 141 and 142 may be as high as that of the headlight downlight, and may be brighter if necessary.

The operation of the front and rear auxiliary light lighting devices of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration will be described.

3 is a view showing the operation of the front and rear auxiliary lighting device of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the control unit 120 receives the vehicle speed of the vehicle speed detection unit 111 and detects the gear position from the gear position detection unit 112 that detects the reverse of the gear by interlocking with the vehicle's gear box. To receive. In addition, the control unit 120 receives a rotation state from the rotation angle sensing unit 113 that senses the angle of the left or right rotation of the tire while the vehicle is driving. In addition, the control unit 120 receives the road width from the road width detection unit 114 that detects whether the vehicle is driving in an alleyway in connection with navigation (S310).

Then, the control unit 120 determines whether the vehicle speed is 40 km or less (S320). If necessary, the controller 120 may additionally determine whether the vehicle is turning left or right or when driving on an alleyway.

As a result of the determination, when the vehicle speed is 40 ㎞ or less, the controller 120 protrudes and drives the indicator (S330).

* For example, when the vehicle speed is 40 ㎞ or less, the control unit 120 drives the first and second front auxiliary light driving units 152 and 153 to locate the first and second corners of the two headlights. The second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155 are driven.

On the other hand, if the vehicle speed is not 40 ㎞ or less, the control unit 120 determines whether the reverse gear has entered (S340).

Next, when it is determined that the reverse gear has entered, the control unit 120 drives the rear auxiliary light driving units 131 and 132 to turn the first and second rear auxiliary lights 141 and 142 located at the left and right corners of the rear. Lights up (S380).

On the other hand, the control unit 120 determines whether the selection swooch 151 is turned on when the reverse gear is not entered, that is, when the vehicle speed exceeds 40 km / h (S350).

When the selection switch 151 is turned on, the controller 120 drives the first and second front auxiliary light drivers 152 and 153 to turn on the first and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155 (S370). .

On the other hand, when the selection switch 151 is off, the controller 120 drives the first and second front auxiliary light driving units 152 and 153 to turn off the first and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155 ( S360).

In addition, if necessary, the control unit 120 receives the output signal of the rotation angle sensing unit 113 and determines left or right rotation of the vehicle tire.

When turning left while the forward gear is in, the control unit 120 drives the first front auxiliary light driving unit 152 on the left side to turn on the first front auxiliary light 154,

When turning right, the second front auxiliary light 155 on the right side may be driven to turn on the second front auxiliary light 155.

In addition, when it is determined that the controller 120 receives the output of the illuminance sensor and the illuminance value is less than or equal to a reference value, and receives the output of the road width detector 114, it is determined that the road width travels on an alleyway having a reference value or less,

When it is determined that the forward gear has entered, the first and second front auxiliary lights 152 and 153 are driven to drive the first and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155,

When it is determined that the reverse gear has entered, the first and second rear auxiliary lights 141 and 142 may be turned on by driving the first and second rear auxiliary light drivers 131 and 132.

In addition, in the present invention, although the standard of the speed at which the first and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155 are automatically turned on is illustrated as 40 km or less, the speed may be set arbitrarily by the driver.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, when the driver is driving at a slow speed at night or when driving backward, the lower part of the front or rear side is illuminated brightly, so that an object or person cannot be found and an accident can be prevented.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the front auxiliary light can be automatically turned on when driving is 40 km / h or less per hour.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, even when the speed exceeds 40 km / h per hour during driving, the front auxiliary light can be manually turned on.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to grasp the rear side broadly by shining the side surface downward from the angle of the reversing light when reversing.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide excellent help in finding obstacles in advance when turning left and right at an intersection at night.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to help the defensive driving by contributing to the opponent to quickly grasp the movement of the vehicle at the intersection.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to help the accident prevention by distinguishing obstacles from a distance farther than a distance that can be found by turning on each other's down lights and turning on the down lights when crossing, and there is no effect when there is no street light. .

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the greater the degree of bending on a curved road, the more obstacles can be found in advance.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, even when driving on a straight road, the effect of inducing the other party to be careful by helping the vehicle to discover the vehicle in advance is large, and particularly animals including elk are easy to find the vehicle.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the reversing light is increased in brightness than the reversing light by varying the angle with the same brightness as the down light, it provides excellent help in preventing accidents by discriminating obstacles behind and alerts other vehicles. The effect is more excellent.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the driver can more easily find an obstacle when reversing on a curved road or rear parking between narrow spaces by adjusting the reverse auxiliary light about 45 degrees left and right rather than the reversing light. Therefore, the reversing auxiliary light may replace the reversing light.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, an obstacle in the center line is found, thereby providing excellent help in preventing accidents. In particular, it is possible to provide excellent help in preventing accidents by finding obstacles between the center line or the lane and the lane, which are difficult to see when crossing at night.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, a stealth vehicle may be found by a driver or a pedestrian other than himself or herself to help prevent an accident.

In addition, if the traffic lights in several lanes go out, the lights are turned off, and only the front lights are turned on, and many cars are running, so the driver can drive much more comfortably due to the indirect lighting (because the downlights are too bright or misaligned) This is because not only are you tired of glare, such as turning on a high beam, but your vision is being disturbed).

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, as the present invention is applied to many vehicles, the road can be made brighter to make a great contribution to grasping the entire road situation.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the headlights are turned up and down and the downlight is turned off, and only the front auxiliary light of the present invention is turned on, the interference such as turning on the high beam to the driver of the vehicle in traffic can be prevented by the downlight.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, when the hill road is repeatedly repeated ascending and descending, the opponent may refrain from desire to turn on the high beam.

The embodiment of the present invention described above is not implemented only through an apparatus and a method, and may be implemented through a program that realizes a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium in which the program is recorded. The implementation can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains from the description of the above-described embodiments.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

Claims (1)

As a front and rear auxiliary light lighting device for a vehicle having a headlight and a rear light,
First and second front auxiliary lights installed on the outer surfaces of the headlights to illuminate the front and outer rooms;
First and second front auxiliary light driving units for driving the first and second front auxiliary lights, respectively;
First and second rear auxiliary lights installed on the outer surfaces of the rear lights to illuminate the rear and outer rooms;
First and second rear auxiliary light driving units for driving the first and second rear auxiliary lights;
A vehicle speed sensor that senses a vehicle speed;
A control unit that receives the vehicle speed of the vehicle speed sensing unit and controls the first and second front auxiliary lights to be turned on by driving the first and second front auxiliary light driving units when the vehicle speed becomes 40 ㎞ or less. Including,
Further comprising a gear position detection unit for detecting when the gear reverses in conjunction with the vehicle's gear box,
When it is determined that the reverse gear has entered, the control unit drives the first and second rear auxiliary light drivers to turn on the first and second rear auxiliary lights,
Further comprising a selection switch for selecting the lighting of the first and second front auxiliary lights, and when the selection switch is turned on, the control unit drives the first and second front auxiliary light drivers to drive the first and second 2 characterized by lighting the front auxiliary light,
Further comprising a rotation angle sensing unit for sensing the angle of the left or right turn of the tire while driving the vehicle,
The control unit receives the output signal of the rotation angle sensing unit,
When turning left while the forward gear is in, the first front auxiliary light driver on the left side is driven to turn on the first front auxiliary light,
When turning to the right in the state where the forward gear enters, the second front auxiliary light driving unit on the right side is driven to turn on the second front auxiliary light,
An illuminance sensor for sensing illuminance;
Further includes a road width detection unit that detects whether the vehicle is driving in an alleyway in conjunction with a navigation box or a black box.
When the controller receives the output of the illuminance sensor and determines that the illuminance value is less than or equal to the reference value, and receives the output of the road width detector, it is determined that the road width is less than or equal to the reference value.
When it is determined that the forward gear has entered, the first and second front auxiliary lights are driven to drive the first and second front auxiliary lights,
When it is determined that the reverse gear has entered, it is characterized in that the first and second rear auxiliary lights are turned on by driving the first and second rear auxiliary lights driving units,
The center direction of the first and second front auxiliary lights 154 and 155 is spaced 60 to 80 degrees outside, based on the front direction of the vehicle or the central direction of the headlight, and the first and second front auxiliary lights 154, 155) illuminates a direction between 15 and 30 degrees from the center direction to the left and right,
The first and second front auxiliary lights illuminate a 50-60% downward portion based on the downlight of the headlight,
The first and second front auxiliary lights are characterized by illuminating only a short distance,
The brightness of the first and second front auxiliary lights is 50% or less of the brightness of the headlight (downward),
The center direction of the first and second rear auxiliary lights is formed at a distance of 30 to 50 degrees based on the center direction of the rear or reverse lights of the vehicle,
The first and second rear auxiliary lights are characterized by illuminating the outside direction of 30 to 50 degrees relative to the rear of the vehicle,
The first and second rear auxiliary lights are characterized by illuminating a downward portion of 30 to 50 degrees based on the rear of the vehicle,
The first and second rear auxiliary lights are characterized in that the luminance is higher than the headlight (downward) luminance.
Vehicle front and rear auxiliary light lighting device.

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