TWM558440U - Tread depth measuring system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a tread depth detecting system that is attached to a mobile device, and the mobile device has a display screen and a camera lens, and includes: a shooting module for shooting a tire to generate at least one photo; a database storing a plurality of tire style patterns and a plurality of standard tread depth values corresponding to the tire styles; a comparison module, the comparison module is provided for each of the photos and the database Aligning the tire pattern and finding the tire pattern and the tread standard depth value corresponding to the texture of the tire; and a depth detecting module for detecting the The tread depth of the tire. In this way, the driver can detect whether the depth of the tread is lower than the safety line to further ensure his own driving safety.

Description

Tread depth detection system

This creation is about the field of inspection systems, especially one that is mounted on a mobile device such as a mobile phone to perform a tread depth detection system.

Cars are used by the general public for transportation or transportation, bringing convenience to people and getting closer to each other. In addition to the normal operation of the machine, the tire's tread depth and tire pressure are normal. It is also safe for driving. From the perspective of the tread, the texture of the tire surface will be due to the vehicle driving and the ground. Wear and contact, when the tread depth is too shallow, the friction between the tire and the road surface will be too low, so that the grip is insufficient, it may cause slipping at high speed or emergency braking, and may cause a puncture and affect the driving. Safety. Therefore, to ensure safety, the tread depth must always be checked before driving.

However, although the driver knows the importance of the tread depth on driving safety, most people still only check the tread depth by the staff when the vehicle is regularly maintained. The main reason is that the driver does not have special inspection as the staff. The tool, and because the detection tool is too professional, it is not easy to operate, so the driver can not detect the depth of the tread itself. At most, the depth of the tread can only be confirmed by the naked eye, but this method is not safe for driving. Any help.

In view of this, the inventor of the present invention feels that it has not perfected and exhausted its mental research, and based on its accumulated experience in the industry for many years, it provides a tread depth detection system to The period can improve the lack of the above-mentioned prior art.

One of the aims of this creation is to provide a tread depth detection system that is installed on a mobile device such as a mobile phone, so that a general driver can quickly and automatically detect the tread depth of the tire of the vehicle to ensure the safety of driving.

In order to achieve the above object, the tread depth detecting system of the present invention is mounted on a mobile device, and the mobile device has a display screen and a camera lens, and includes: a shooting module, and the camera lens Connecting to produce at least one photo for photographing a tire; a database storing a plurality of tire style patterns and a plurality of standard tread depth values corresponding to the tire style; a comparison module, a shooting module and the database telecommunications connection, the comparison module is configured to compare the photo with each of the tire styles in the database, and find the tire style pattern corresponding to the texture of the tire and The standard depth value of the tread; and a depth detecting module, which is connected to the comparison module and the shooting module, the depth detecting module is configured to detect the tread depth of the tire. In this way, the driver can detect whether the depth of the tread is lower than the safety line to further ensure his own driving safety.

Wherein, the depth detecting module determines the depth of the tread of the tire according to the degree of shadow of the tread in the photo to initially detect the approximate depth of the tread.

Preferably, the creation further includes an adjustment module electrically connected to the comparison module, and when the comparison module finds the tire pattern corresponding to the texture of the tire, the adjustment module is Adjust the background brightness of each part of the photo to the same as the tire style map to improve the accuracy of the detection depth.

Preferably, when the shooting module is shooting the tire, the display screen is displayed. A positioning area is shown, and the outer edge of the tire must match the frame of the positioning area, and the shooting module can capture the photo to make the comparison process and the detection process more accurate.

Preferably, the photo taken by the shooting module is plural, and the shape of the positioning area of each photo is not the same, so as to improve the accuracy by increasing the number of samples.

Preferably, the mobile device is further provided with an infrared detecting device, which is in telecommunication connection with the depth detecting module. When the depth detecting module detects the tread depth of the tire, the infrared detecting device is based on the infrared light. The infrared rays emitted by the detecting device are detected to make the detected tread depth value more accurate.

Preferably, the creation further includes a reminder module, which is connected to the depth detecting module by a telecommunication system. When the detected tread depth of the tire is lower than the standard depth value of the tread, the reminding mode is The group displays a message that the tread is too shallow on the display screen, and displays the purchase screen of the tire on the display screen, so that the driver can directly purchase the new tire and improve the convenience.

In this way, through the functions provided by this creation, the driver can self-test whether the tread depth of the tire is suitable for the road before driving, and no need to observe through the naked eye, thereby improving his driving safety. Moreover, if the depth of the tread is too shallow after the test, the driver can directly order the required tires, and the driver can feel the convenience of the detection system.

1‧‧‧Tread depth detection system

11‧‧‧ Shooting module

12‧‧‧Database

13‧‧‧ Alignment module

14‧‧‧Deep Detection Module

15‧‧‧Reminder module

16‧‧‧Adjustment module

2‧‧‧Mobile devices

21‧‧‧ Display screen

211‧‧‧Location area

22‧‧‧ camera lens

23‧‧‧Infrared detection device

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of the first embodiment of the creation.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the photograph of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the reminder message of the second embodiment of the present invention.

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Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a block diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the tread depth detecting system 1 of the present invention is attached to a mobile device 2, and the mobile device 2 has a display screen 21 and a camera lens 22, including: a shooting module 11, a The database 12, a comparison module 13, a depth detection module 14, and a reminder module 15.

The camera module 11 is electrically connected to the camera lens 22 for capturing a tire to generate at least one photo. The database 12 stores a plurality of tire pattern patterns and a plurality of standard tread depth values corresponding to the tire patterns. . The comparison module 13 is in telecommunication connection with the imaging module 11 and the database 12, and the comparison module 13 is configured to compare the photo with each of the tire styles in the database 12, and Find the tire pattern and the tread standard depth value that match the texture of the tire. The depth detecting module 14 is electrically connected to the comparing module 13 and the shooting module 11 and is configured to detect the tread depth of the tire, and the reminding module 15 is connected to the depth detecting module. The 14-telephone connection, when the detected tread depth of the tire is lower than the standard depth value of the tread, the reminder module 15 displays a message that the tread is too shallow on the display screen 21.

In use, the driver only needs to take a picture of the tire through the tread depth detecting system 1 mounted on the mobile device 2 before driving, and the comparison module 13 will start in the database 12. The inner tire is searched for the same tire style as the tire and the standard depth value of the tread pattern, and the depth detecting module 14 starts to detect the tread of the tire. In this embodiment, the depth detecting module 14 is based on the degree of shading of the tread in the photograph to roughly determine the tread depth of the tire. When the reminder module 15 confirms that the measured tread depth is lower than the tread standard depth value, The reminder module 15 displays a message that the tread is too shallow on the display screen 21. In this way, the driver can easily detect whether the tire tread is too shallow through photographing, thereby ensuring his own driving safety.

Please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 , which are block diagrams, photographing diagrams and reminder messages of the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, the tread depth detecting system 1 further has an adjustment module 16 that is in telecommunication connection with the comparison module 13. In use, when the comparison module 13 finds the tire pattern corresponding to the texture of the tire, the adjustment module 16 adjusts the background brightness of each part in the photo to be the same as the tire pattern. Thus, the depth detecting module 14 can detect the depth of the tread to be closer to the actual tread depth, thereby increasing the accuracy of detection.

Moreover, when the photographing module 11 is photographing the tire, a display area 211 is displayed on the display screen 21, and the outer edge of the tire must substantially coincide with the frame of the positioning area 211, as shown in FIG. In this way, the shooting module 11 can capture the photo to make the photographed tires have the same photo ratio as the tire pattern, further improving the accuracy of the comparison process and the detection process. In the embodiment, only one photo is taken for the comparison and detection process, but in other embodiments, the photo taken by the shooting module 11 may also be plural, and the positioning of each photo is The shape of the area 211 is not the same, so that the accuracy of the comparison process and the process of detecting the tread depth can be improved by increasing the number of samples.

In addition, in the embodiment, the mobile device 2 can also be provided with an infrared detecting device 23, which is in telecommunication connection with the depth detecting module 14 when the depth detecting module 14 is detecting the tire. When the depth of the tread is deep, the infrared detecting device 23 is synchronously activated, and the depth detecting module 14 transmits the infrared rays emitted by the infrared detecting device 23 to the tread depth of the tire. The detection is performed so that the tread depth value detected by the depth detecting module 14 can be more accurate, so that the driver can obtain the detection result with higher accuracy.

Moreover, if the tread depth of the tire detected by the reminder module 15 is lower than the standard depth value of the tread, in addition to displaying a message that the tread is too shallow on the display screen 21, After the end, the purchase screen of the tire is displayed on the display screen 21, as shown in the fourth figure, so that the driver can directly purchase the new tire, and can purchase the most desired one through the price comparison or the like. Tire style for added convenience.

In summary, this creation does allow the driver to confirm the depth of the tread before driving, to ensure the safety of driving, and to improve the convenience of purchasing new tires through the guide purchase page.

However, the above descriptions are only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention; therefore, the equivalent changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be Within the scope of this creation's patent.

Claims (7)

A tread depth detecting system is mounted on a mobile device, and the mobile device has a display screen and a camera lens, and includes: a shooting module electrically connected with the camera lens for photographing a tire And generating at least one photo; a database storing a plurality of tire style patterns and a plurality of standard tread depth values corresponding to the tire styles; a comparison module, the shooting module and the database a telecommunication connection, the comparison module is configured to compare the photo with each of the tire styles in the database, and find the tire pattern and the tread standard depth value corresponding to the texture of the tire; And a depth detecting module, which is connected to the comparison module and the shooting module, and the depth detecting module is configured to detect the tread depth of the tire. The tread depth detecting system according to claim 1, wherein the depth detecting module determines the tread depth of the tire according to the degree of shading of the tread in the photo. The tread depth detection system of claim 2, further comprising an adjustment module electrically connected to the comparison module, wherein the comparison module finds the line conforming to the tire In the case of a tire pattern, the adjustment module adjusts the background brightness of the various places in the photo to be the same as the tire pattern. The tread depth detecting system of claim 3, wherein when the shooting module is photographing the tire, a display area is displayed on the display screen, and the outer edge of the tire must be associated with the positioning area. The frame is matched and the shooting module can capture the photo. The tread depth detecting system according to claim 4, wherein the shooting module is The photographs produced by the photographing are plural, and the shape of the positioning area of each of the photographs is not the same. The tread depth detection system of claim 5, wherein the mobile device further comprises an infrared detecting device, which is connected to the depth detecting module, and the depth detecting module is When detecting the tread depth of the tire, it is detected according to the infrared rays emitted by the infrared detecting device. The tread depth detecting system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a reminder module electrically connected to the depth detecting module, when the tire of the tire is detected When the depth of the grain is lower than the standard depth value of the tread, the reminder module displays a message that the tread is too shallow on the display screen, and displays a purchase screen of the tire on the display screen.