TWM504743U - Monitoring system of semi-trailer truck - Google Patents

Description

Linked vehicle monitoring system

This creation relates to a connected vehicle monitoring system, in particular to a container vehicle, a tow truck and a multi-section bus, and provides a monitoring system that can instantly monitor the dead angle of the field of view on both sides of the vehicle.

With the advancement of the automotive industry technology, the transportation vehicles of goods and personnel are also changing with each passing day; currently, the large-scale transportation vehicles commonly used on the roads are mainly trucks, container trucks, pallet trucks and multi-section buses, and among them, container trucks, A tow truck and a multi-section bus belong to a type of coupled vehicle, each having a head that generates traction power, and at least one trailer body coupled to the rear end of the head.

The front end can include a trailer head of a container truck and a tow truck, and a front section bus of a multi-section bus; the trailer body can include a trailer of the container truck and the tow carriage, and a storage structure on the trailer, and The rear compartment of the bus; the towed body can be coupled to the rear end of the vehicle head, and the towed body is moved by the front of the vehicle. Because of the large carrying capacity, the aforementioned connected vehicles are common in long-distance transportation, which brings convenience and economic benefits to the transportation of goods and personnel.

While the above-mentioned linked vehicles can bring convenience and economic benefits in transportation, traffic accidents caused by the connection of vehicles are also known. According to the traffic accident report statistics, most of the causes of accidents in the connected vehicle occur when the connecting vehicle turns; as shown in the first figure, when the driver drives the front 11 to make a turn, the front 11 and the trailer body 12 behind it are 12 An angle is formed between the two sides of the cockpit 11 of the front cockpit 111. The rear view mirror 112 fails to display the image of the middle and rear ends 122 of the two sides 123, 124 of the trailer body 12, thereby causing the two sides 123 of the trailer body 12. The 124 middle section and the rear end 122 area form a blind angle of view 7, which makes it impossible for the driver to immediately grasp the situation on both sides of the vehicle, and accidents such as collision with other vehicles or even pedestrians.

Although there is already a technology in the market for setting up a camera at the rear end of the last trailer body of the coupled vehicle; however, the technology can only be used for roadside parking or reverse storage. The vehicle provides photography in the center of the rear and cannot overcome the above problems. In view of this, the creator has accumulated years of research and practical experience in related fields, and created a joint vehicle monitoring system to improve the lack of the above-mentioned conventional technology.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a joint vehicle monitoring system, in particular to a monitoring system which is arranged on a connected vehicle such as a container truck, a tow truck or a multi-section bus and can instantly monitor the rear view of the vehicle at both sides of the vehicle to overcome the dead angle of the view. In the above prior art, the conventional rearview mirror is difficult to monitor the problem of the rear view dead angle on both sides of the trailer body, and the conventional monitoring system cannot see the blind spot of the visual field because it can only monitor the rear of the vehicle.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a vehicle monitoring system comprising: a screen disposed in a front cockpit of the coupled vehicle, a controller electrically connected to the screen, and at least one trailer disposed on the coupled vehicle a plurality of cameras at the front end of the vehicle body and electrically connected to the controller, the front end of the trailer body is coupled to the rear end of the vehicle head to receive the towing, and the camera photographs the rear end of the trailer body to generate a photographic material. And transmitting the photographic data to the screen for instant playback via the controller.

With the above configuration, when the driver drives the front of the vehicle for turning, an angle is formed between the front and the trailer body behind the vehicle; at this time, the driver can use the rear view mirrors on both sides of the cockpit to display both sides of the front of the vehicle. In addition to the images of the front end and the front end of the trailer body, the cameras can respectively capture images of the middle and rear sides of the two sides of the trailer body, and read the photographic data through the controller, and instantly display the photographic data through the screen. Tow the image of the middle and rear of the two sides of the body. According to this, the blind angle formed by the middle section and the rear end area of the two side surfaces of the trailer body can be eliminated, so that the driver can immediately grasp the situation on both sides of the vehicle, thereby improving driving safety and reducing traffic accidents.

The following further describes the implementation of each component: in practice, the plurality of cameras are disposed on both sides of the rear end of the towed body, except for being disposed at the front ends of the trailer body, to provide reverse development. Function to further improve the driving safety of the connected vehicles.

In implementation, the controller includes a driving record unit that can store the photographic data, a video playing unit that can play the photographic material, and a power supply unit that can drive the screen, the camera, the video playing unit, and the driving record unit to operate.

In implementation, the screen is located in the front cockpit where the driver can easily monitor, and the controller is located in the cockpit of the front.

In implementation, the controller is provided with a first joint extending to the rear end of the front of the cockpit, and the camera is provided with a second joint extending to the rear end of the front of the cockpit, the first joint and the second joint being fast Docking and dismantling. In this way, when the front end of the trailer body is coupled to the rear end of the vehicle head, the controller can quickly dock the second joint of the camera with the first joint; when the front end of the trailer body is separated from the rear end of the vehicle head, the control can be quickly disassembled. The first connector of the device is coupled to the second connector of the cameras.

In practice, the camera is fixed to the side of the towed body by means of locking, welding or fastening. The front end of each side of the trailer body is respectively provided with a receiving portion, and the camera is disposed in the receiving portion.

In practice, the front cockpit is a trailer head, and the trailer body is a trailer and/or a receiving structure on the trailer. The front cockpit is a bus, and the trailer body is a carriage.

The following is based on the technical means of this creation, and enumerates the implementers suitable for this creation. And with the schema description as follows:

1, 1a‧‧‧ Linked vehicles

11, 11a‧‧ ‧ front

111‧‧‧Cockpit

112‧‧‧Mirrors

12, 12a‧‧‧ trailer body

121‧‧‧ front end

122‧‧‧ Backend

123, 124‧‧‧ side

125‧‧‧ trailer

126‧‧‧ accommodating structure

2‧‧‧ screen

3‧‧‧ Controller

31‧‧‧ Driving Recording Unit

32‧‧‧Video playback unit

33‧‧‧Power supply unit

34‧‧‧First joint

41‧‧‧First camera

42‧‧‧Second camera

43‧‧‧ Third camera

44‧‧‧second joint

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6‧‧‧Photographic materials

7‧‧‧Field of view

The first picture is a top view of a conventionally coupled vehicle.

The second figure is a perspective view of the creation of the creation on the coupled vehicle.

The third figure is a functional block diagram of the second embodiment of the figure.

The fourth figure is a side view of the second figure.

The fifth drawing is a top view of the state of use of the fourth figure.

The sixth picture is a perspective view of the creation.

The seventh figure is a top view of the second use state of the fifth figure.

Figure 8 is a side elevational view of an additional embodiment of the second embodiment of the Figure.

Referring to the second to fourth figures, a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. The coupled vehicle monitoring system of the present invention is illustrated by the above-described drawings, and is coupled to a coupled vehicle 1 which can be configured as a container. a vehicle or a tow truck; the coupled vehicle 1 has a driver for driving and has a motion a front end 11 of the force, and a towed body 12 coupled to the rear end of the front end 11, the front 11 of the front 11 can be a trailer head, and the towed body 12 can be the trailer 125 and/or the trailer 125 The accommodating structure 126 can be a vehicle body or a container. The trailer body 12 has a front end 121 and a rear end 122, and two sides 123 and 124 between the front end 121 and the rear end 122, and the front end 121 of the trailer body 12 is coupled to the rear end of the front end 11. And accept the towing of the head 11.

In a preferred embodiment, the coupled vehicle monitoring system includes a screen 2, a controller 3, and a plurality of cameras. The screen 2 is provided inside the cockpit 111 of the front end 11 of the coupled vehicle 1, and is located at a position that the driver can easily monitor. The controller 3 is electrically connected to the screen 2 via a wire, and the controller 3 is disposed inside the cockpit 111 of the head 11 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , the majority of the cameras include a plurality of first cameras 41 and a plurality of second cameras 42 . The first cameras 41 and the second cameras 42 are respectively disposed on both sides 123 , 124 of the trailer body 12 of the coupled vehicle 1 . Adjacent to the position of the front end 121, the first camera 41 and the second camera 42 may be disposed on the side of the tray 125 and/or the accommodating structure 126, and the first camera 41 and the second camera 42 are electrically connected to the controller via wires, respectively. 3; Moreover, the first camera 41 and the second camera 42 can respectively photograph the direction of the rear end 122 of the trailer body 12 to generate a photographic material 6, and transmit the photographic material 6 to the screen via the controller 3. 2 instant play.

In the illustration, a third camera 43 is further disposed on both sides or in the center of the rear end 122 of the trailer body 12. Similarly, the third camera 43 can photograph the rear of the trailer body 12 to generate photographic materials, and transmit the photographic material 6 to the screen 2 via the controller 3 for immediate playback, thereby generating a function similar to the reverse development. In the driving process, whether you are cornering or reversing, you can take all-around photography and achieve all-round surveillance. In the drawing, only the third camera 43 disposed at the center of the rear end 122 of the trailer body 12 is taken as an example.

Referring to the sixth figure, in a preferred consideration, the controller 3 is provided with a first joint 34 extending to the rear end of the front end 11 of the cockpit 111. The first camera 41 and the second camera 42 are jointly provided with an extension. To the second joint 44 at the rear end of the front end 11 of the cockpit 111, the first joint 34 and the second joint 44 can be quickly docked and disassembled; this embodiment is in response to, for example, the front end 11 and the trailer of the tow truck. When the body 12 is separated or coupled, the controller 3 and the first camera 41, the second camera 42, and the third camera 43 can be quickly detached and installed.

Specifically, the controller 3 includes a driving record unit 31 that can store the photographic material 6, a video playing unit 32 that can play the photographic material 6, and a driveable The power supply unit 33 operated by the screen 2, the first camera 41, the second camera 42, the third camera 43, the video playing unit 32, and the driving recording unit 31.

In implementation, the first camera 41 and the second camera 42 can be fixed to the side surfaces 123, 124 of the trailer body 12 by means of locking, welding or fastening. In addition, the front ends 121 of the two sides 123 and 124 of the trailer body 12 are respectively provided with a receiving portion 51, 52. The receiving portions 51, 52 can be in the form of a box, and the first camera 41 and the second camera 42 are respectively disposed. In the case of the accommodating portions 51 and 52, the third camera 43 can be fixed to a accommodating portion 53 by the same method, and will not be further described herein.

Referring to the seventh figure, when the driver drives the vehicle head 11 to make a turn, an angle is formed between the front 11 and the trailer body 12 at the rear; at this time, the driver can use the rear view mirror on both sides of the cockpit 111. In addition to the images of the front end of the front end 11 and the front ends 121 of the side surfaces 123 and 124 of the trailer body 12, the first camera 41 and the second camera 42 can be used to respectively capture the two sides 123 of the trailer body 12. The image of the middle portion of the 124 and the rear end 122 respectively generates the photographic material 6 behind the sides 123 and 124 of the trailer body 12, and the photographic material 6 is read by the controller 3, and is immediately played through the screen 2 by the image playing unit 32. The image of the middle and rear ends 122 of the two sides 123, 124 of the trailer body 12 is for the driver to monitor at any time.

In addition, the third camera 43 can photograph the rear of the trailer body 12 to generate photographic materials, and transmit the photographic material 6 to the screen 2 via the controller 3 for immediate playback, thereby generating a function similar to the reversing development, so that driving During the driving process, whether it is cornering or reversing, you can look around the road in all directions and achieve all-round surveillance.

The photographic materials 6 captured by the first camera 41, the second camera 42, and the third camera 43 may be stored in the driving recording unit 31 of the controller 3 for later access and playback. As shown in FIG. 6 , it can be understood that when the front end 121 of the trailer body 12 is coupled to the rear end of the front end 11 , the controller 3 can quickly dock the first camera 41 and the second camera 42 by using the first joint 34 . The second joint 44 of the third camera 43; when the front end 121 of the trailer body 12 is disengaged from the rear end of the front end 11, the first joint 34 of the controller 3 can be quickly disassembled from the first camera 41, the second camera 42, and the first camera The second joint 44 of the three cameras 43. In this way, during the change of the trailer body 12 frequently due to the transportation demand, the first connector 34 and the second connector 44 can be used to achieve rapid electrical connection and detachment from the first camera 41, the second camera 42, and the first camera. The effect of the three cameras 43 and the controller 3.

In order to facilitate the installation and implementation, the second connector 44 in the figure may be an adapter for respectively inserting the first camera 41, the second camera 42, and the third camera 43; of course, integrating the signal lines of the cameras The connector that can be quickly docked with the first connector 34 is also one of the embodiments that can be easily and quickly inserted and removed.

According to this, the visual field dead angle formed by the middle portion and the rear end 122 of the two sides 123, 124 of the trailer body 12 can be eliminated, so that the driver can immediately grasp the situation on both sides of the vehicle to achieve the above-mentioned instant monitoring vehicle. The purpose of the rear side view dead angle is to improve driving safety and reduce traffic accidents. Furthermore, it is difficult to overcome the problem that the conventional rearview mirror is difficult to monitor the rear view dead angle of both sides of the trailer body, and the conventional monitoring system cannot see the blind spot of the visual field because it can only monitor the rear of the vehicle.

As shown in the eighth figure, the coupled vehicle 1a can also be configured as a multi-section bus, the cockpit of the front head 11a can be a front bus, and the towed body 12a can be a car at the rear of the bus. The remaining component compositions and embodiments are equivalent to the above embodiments.

The above description of the implementation and the drawings show examples of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the creation of the present invention; any of the similarities or similarities with the structure, device, features, etc. of the present creation should belong to the present creation. The purpose of the creation and the scope of the patent application are hereby stated.

1‧‧‧Connected vehicles

11‧‧‧ head

111‧‧‧Cockpit

112‧‧‧Mirrors

12‧‧‧Trailer body

121‧‧‧ front end

122‧‧‧ Backend

123, 124‧‧‧ side

125‧‧‧ trailer

126‧‧‧ accommodating structure

2‧‧‧ screen

3‧‧‧ Controller

34‧‧‧First joint

41‧‧‧First camera

44‧‧‧second joint

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Claims (10)

A coupled vehicle monitoring system includes: a screen disposed in a front cockpit of the coupled vehicle, a controller electrically connected to the screen, and a front end disposed on both sides of the towed body of the coupled vehicle and electrically connected to the control In most cameras of the device, the front end of the trailer body is coupled to the rear end of the trailer to receive the towing, and the camera shoots the rear end of the trailer body to generate a photographic material, and transmits the photographic material via the controller. Play on the screen instantly. The coupled vehicle monitoring system of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of cameras is disposed on either side or the center of the rear end of the trailer body. The coupled vehicle monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the controller includes a driving record unit that can store the photographic material. The coupled vehicle monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the controller includes a video playback unit that can play the photographic material. The coupled vehicle monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the controller includes a power supply unit that drives the screen, the camera, the video playback unit, and the driving record unit. A coupled vehicle monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the controller is provided in the front cockpit. The coupled vehicle monitoring system of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the controller is provided with a first joint extending to a rear end of the front of the cockpit, the camera being provided with an extension to the cockpit The second joint at the rear end of the front end, the first joint and the second joint can be quickly docked and disassembled. The linked vehicle monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the camera is fixed to the trailer body in one of a locking, welding and fastening manner. The linked vehicle monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the trailer body is provided with a plurality of accommodating portions, and the cameras are respectively disposed in the accommodating portions. The coupled vehicle monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the front cockpit is a trailer head or a bus, the trailer body is a trailer, and the accommodating structure on the cradle Or the carriage.