TWM504028U - Vehicle finding apparatus - Google Patents

Description

Car search device

The present invention relates to a car-seeking device that can quickly find a vehicle parked in an indoor parking lot or even a general parking lot.

Drivers of vehicles have an experience: when the vehicle is parked in a large parking lot, it is often difficult to find the original parking position because the parking lot is too large and the number of parked vehicles is large.

In order to reduce the aforementioned troubles of finding a car in the parking lot, most of the current vehicles are provided with a car-seeking function by the original factory; the method is to control the flashing of the headlights by the remote controller, so that the car finder can discriminate when seeing the flashing headlights. The location where the vehicle is parked. However, since the headlights are horizontally facing the front of the vehicle, when parked in a parking lot with a large number of vehicles, the car finder can easily be blocked by the surrounding vehicles even if the headlights are constantly blinking. Quickly see the lights flashing, that is, the speed of finding the car is still not fast enough.

The purpose of this creation is to provide a car-seeking device with a faster car search speed.

The feature of the present invention is to provide a light projector having a wireless receiving module and a remote controller having a wireless transmitting module; the light projector is provided at a front or rear position suitable for installation inside the vehicle; When parking the vehicle in a large area of the indoor parking lot, The user operates the remote control to cause the light projector to project light upwards, and the light is transmitted through the front windshield or the rear windshield to project on the ceiling, and the user slightly looks up to see the position of the light projected on the ceiling, that is, The location where the vehicle is parked can be quickly and clearly found.

The car-seeking device of this creation is also suitable for non-indoor parking lots; when the light projector projects light upwards, the car finder can quickly and clearly see the direction in which the light is projected upwards, thereby quickly finding the car; especially in the case of the car; The night or the poor lighting environment is more obvious.

The technical means of the present invention comprises a light projector and a remote controller; the light projector has a casing, the casing is provided with a lens, a light source module, and a wireless receiving module electrically connected to the light source module, the light source The module has a plurality of light sources whose optical axes are parallel to the optical axis of the lens, such that light emitted by the light source is emitted through the lens, the light projector is mounted in the vehicle, and the light exiting surface of the lens is oriented upward The remote controller has a wireless transmitting module that is coupled with the wireless receiving module to generate an electrical signal. After the wireless transmitting module transmits an electrical signal to the wireless receiving module, the wireless receiving module is controlled by the control circuit. The light source module is energized to cause the light sources to emit light.

In order to make the projected light have more visual changes, the light source module used in the present invention may include light sources of red, green and blue colors, and the control circuit controls the light sources of the colors to be mixed and illuminated.

In order to make the projected light have more visual changes, the creation circuit can control the electric light of the plurality of light source wheels by using a control circuit, so that the illuminated light produces a visual effect similar to the movement or rotation of the light.

Based on the considerations of energy saving and long service life, this design preferably uses LED as a light source.

Based on avoiding the unnecessary consumption of electric energy, the control circuit of the light source module of the present invention can be set to automatically power off after the light source is powered on for a predetermined time.

The creation is to control the light source module to start to emit light or to turn off the non-lighting through a switch provided by the remote controller.

The light projector of the present invention can be controlled by an independent controller, or the control circuit of the remote controller of the present invention can be integrated into the remote controller of the existing vehicle for convenient carrying and use.

1‧‧‧Light Projector

11‧‧‧Shell

12‧‧‧ lens

13‧‧‧Light source module

131‧‧‧Light source

14‧‧‧Wireless Receiver Module

2‧‧‧Projected light

3‧‧‧ ceiling

4‧‧‧Remote control

The first figure is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment in which the present car finding device projects light from the vehicle to the ceiling; and the second figure is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the structure of the light projector of the present car finding device.

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below in conjunction with the drawings, so that any skilled person skilled in the art can implement the invention after studying the patent specification.

As shown in the first to second figures, the embodiment of the car-seeking device provided by the present invention comprises a light projector 1 and a remote controller 4. Wherein, the light projector 1 is installed at a suitable position in front of or behind the interior of the vehicle; in general, its preferred mounting position is on the instrument panel seat so that it can project light above the front windshield Or mount the light projector 1 on a pedestal behind the rear seat of the vehicle so that it can project light over the rear windshield.

As shown in the second figure, the structure of the light projector 1 includes a casing 11 in which a lens 12, a light source module 13 and an optical module are electrically connected from the top to the bottom. The radio receiving module 14 of the group 13; the lower end of the lens 12 is a light incident surface, and the upper end of the lens 12 is a light exit surface; the light source module 3 has a plurality of light sources 131 and a control circuit (not shown), and the light source The module 3 is disposed at the lower end of the lens 12, and the light source 13 is upwardly corresponding to the light incident surface of the lower end of the lens 12. The optical axis of the light source 131 is preferably parallel to the optical axis of the lens 12 to be used in each light source 131. When illuminated, light can be emitted through the lens 12 at an optimum angle for optimum brightness. Based on the considerations of energy saving and long service life, the creation uses LED as the light source 131; the light source 131 can be a light source containing three colors of red, green and blue, and is controlled by the control circuit of the light source module 3 The light source 131 of a color such as green or blue emits light at an appropriate time to form a mixed light, and is then irradiated through the lens 12.

In addition, in order to make the projected light have more visual changes, the present invention can control the electric light of the plurality of light sources 131 by using the foregoing control circuit, so that the illuminated light produces a visual effect similar to the movement or rotation of the light.

The remote controller 4 is an appliance for controlling whether the light projector 1 is activated or not, and the remote controller 4 can be integrated with an existing vehicle remote controller; that is, the remote controller 4 can be used to open or lock The vehicle can also be used to operate the light projector 1; alternatively, the remote control 4 can be set as a separate controller for controlling only the light projector. Regardless of the remote controller or the independent remote controller integrated in the existing vehicle, the remote controller 4 has a wireless transmitting module (not shown) that is coupled with the wireless receiving module 14 of the optical projector 1 to generate an electrical signal, and The remote controller 4 is provided with a switch 41 for controlling whether the light projector 1 is activated or not; when the user operates the switch 41, the wireless transmitting module is activated to transmit an electrical signal to the wireless receiving module 14, the wireless receiving module. The group 14 sends a signal to the control circuit to activate the light source module 13 to activate the light source 131 to emit light; when the switch 41 is operated again, the current of the light source module 13 is turned off to make the light sources 131 Does not shine.

Furthermore, through the design of the control circuit, the present invention can set the light source module 3 to automatically power off after the light source 131 is powered on for a predetermined time (for example, 15 seconds to 20 seconds).

Therefore, when the user parks the vehicle in which the light projector 1 of the present invention is installed in the indoor parking lot, when the vehicle is to be picked up, the light source module 13 can be activated by pressing the switch 41 of the remote controller 4 to cause the light sources 131 to emit light. And the light is emitted upward through the lens 12 to form the projection light 2, which is projected on the ceiling 3 of the indoor parking lot. At this time, the vehicle can be known by simply looking up at which position of the ceiling 3 the light is projected. It is parked in this place, so you can quickly find your car from many vehicles.

Of course, even if the vehicle is parked in an outdoor parking lot and there is no ceiling for light to be projected, the light projector 1 can also be used to identify the light when it is projected upwards, so that it can quickly find its own car, especially at night or in the light. The poor environment is more obvious.

The above is only a preferred embodiment for explaining the present invention, and is not intended to impose any form of restriction on the present creation, so that any modifications or changes to the creation made in the same creative spirit are made. , should still be included in the scope of protection of this creative intent.

1‧‧‧Light Projector

2‧‧‧Projected light

3‧‧‧ ceiling

4‧‧‧Remote control

Claims (6)

A vehicle-seeking device includes: a light projector having a casing, the casing is provided with a lens, a light source module having a control circuit, and a wireless receiving module electrically connected to the light source module, the light source module a plurality of light sources having optical axes parallel to an optical axis of the lens, such that light emitted by the light source is emitted through the lens, the light projector being mounted in the vehicle and having a light exit surface of the lens facing upward; a remote control having a wireless transmitting module coupled with the wireless receiving module to generate an electrical signal, wherein the wireless transmitting module transmits an electrical signal and is received by the wireless receiving module, the wireless receiving module controls the light source module The group is energized to cause the light sources to illuminate. The vehicle-seeking device of claim 1, wherein the light source module comprises light sources of three colors of red, green and blue, and the control circuit controls the light sources of the colors to emit light and illuminate the light. The car-seeking device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the light source is an LED. The vehicle-seeking device of claim 1, wherein the control circuit of the light source module is set to automatically power off after the light source is powered on for a predetermined time. The car-seeking device of claim 1, wherein the remote controller is provided with a switch for controlling activation or deactivation of the light source module. The car-seeking device of claim 1, wherein the control circuit controls the electrical lighting of the plurality of light source wheels.