TWM620122U - Automotive electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An automotive electronic device is provided, including a main module and a submodule. The main module includes a receiving space and a wall, wherein a depression is formed on the wall, and the receiving space is communicated with the depression. The submodule includes a body and a movable member. The body has a first side surface. The movable member is movably disposed on the body and includes a restricting portion. When the movable member is in a first position, the restricting portion does not protrude from the first side surface. When the submodule is accommodated in the receiving space and the movable member moves from the first position to a second position, the restricting portion protrudes from the first side surface and enters the depression.

Description

Car electronic device

This creative department is about an electronic device. More specifically, this creation is about an electronic device for a car.

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) refers to the use of sensors installed on the vehicle to collect environmental data outside the vehicle, to identify, detect and track static and dynamic objects, and to remind the driver to pay attention to the possibility What happened. For example, common advanced driving assistance systems can include blind spot detection system (Blind Spot Detection System), rear collision warning system (Rear Crash Collision Warning System), adaptive front-lighting system (Adaptive Front-lighting System), night vision System (Night Vision System), Adaptive Cruise Control System (Adaptive Cruise Control System), Parking Aid System, Vehicle Stability Electronic Control System (Electronic Stability Control), Brake Assist System, etc.

In one or more of the aforementioned systems, electronic components (such as a central processing unit and a graphics processor) are required to calculate and process images. However, to meet different needs and different vehicles, the number of electronic parts that need to be used may be different, and it is relatively difficult to fix, install or replace the electronic parts in the vehicle. Therefore, how to solve the aforementioned problems has become an important issue.

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, this creation provides an automotive electronic device, which includes a main module and a sub-module. The main module includes an accommodating space and a wall surface, wherein a recess is formed on the wall surface, and the recess is communicated with the accommodating space. The sub-module includes a main body and a movable element, wherein the main body has a first side surface, the movable element is movably arranged on the main body, and the movable element has a limiting part. When the movable element is located at a first position relative to the body, the limiting portion does not protrude from the first side surface. When the sub-module is accommodated in the accommodating space and the movable element moves from a first position to a second position relative to the main body, the limiting portion protrudes from the first side surface and enters the recess.

In some embodiments of the invention, the aforementioned movable element includes a first positioning concave portion and a second positioning concave portion, and the aforementioned body includes a positioning convex portion. When the movable element is located at the first position relative to the body, the positioning convex portion and the first positioning concave portion are combined. When the movable element is located at the second position relative to the body, the positioning convex portion and the second positioning concave portion are combined.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned vehicle electronic device further includes another sub-module, the main module includes another accommodating space, and another recess is formed on the wall, and the other recess is connected to the other accommodating space. The aforementioned recess and the other recess are separated or communicated with each other.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned main module further includes another wall, a through hole, a sleeve, a limiting element, and an elastic element. The accommodating space is located between the wall surface and the other wall surface. The perforation is formed on the other wall surface and communicates with the containing space and an external environment. The sleeve is arranged in the perforation. The limiting element passes through the perforation. The elastic element connects the sleeve and the limiting element. The body further includes a second side surface opposite to the first side surface, and a groove is formed on the second side surface. When an external force greater than the elastic force of the elastic element is applied to the limiting element, the limiting element moves in a direction away from the accommodating space and is separated from the accommodating space by a distance. When the sub-module is accommodated in the accommodating space and the external force is released, the limiting element enters the groove.

This creation also provides a vehicle electronic device, including a main module and a sub-module. The main module includes an accommodation space, a wall, a through hole, a sleeve, a limiting element, and an elastic element. The perforation is formed on the wall surface and communicates with the containing space and an external environment. The sleeve is arranged in the perforation. The limiting element passes through the perforation. The elastic element connects the sleeve and the limiting element. The sub-module includes a body, wherein the body has a side surface, and a groove is formed on the side surface. When an external force greater than the elastic force of the elastic element is applied to the limiting element, the limiting element moves in a direction away from the accommodating space and is separated from the accommodating space by a distance. When the sub-module is accommodated in the accommodating space and the external force is released, the limiting element enters the groove.

In some embodiments of the invention, the aforementioned main module further includes a pull ring and a baffle. The pull ring is connected to one end of the limiting element. The baffle is fixed to the wall surface by at least one locking element, and the sleeve contacts the baffle. In some embodiments, the sleeve and the wall are integrally formed.

The following describes the car electronic device of this creation. However, it is easy to understand that this creation provides many suitable creation concepts and can be implemented in a wide variety of specific backgrounds. The specific embodiments disclosed are only used to illustrate the use of the creation in a specific method, and are not used to limit the scope of the creation.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meanings commonly understood by the general artisans to whom the disclosures belong here. It is understandable that these terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the relevant technology and the background or context of the creation, and should not be in an idealized or overly formal way Interpretation, unless specifically defined here.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an electronic device E for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device E for a vehicle may be, for example, an electronic computer mounted on a vehicle (for example, a car). The car electronic device E can achieve various functions through calculation and processing. For example, the camera device set around the vehicle can send images to the car electronic device E, and the car electronic device E can process the image To get the specific location of the vehicle on the road. Alternatively, the vehicle electronic device E can also achieve the effect of automatic control by outputting a signal to the drive system (for example, controlling a motor or steering wheel). Some functions of the electronic device E for a vehicle are listed above, but are not limited to this.

The vehicle electronic device E mainly includes a main module 100 and at least one sub-module 200, wherein the sub-module 200 is detachably mounted on the main module 100. The main module 100 may include a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), a circuit board, a memory (for example, a read only memory (Read Only Memory, ROM), a flash memory), or a random access memory Random Access Memory (RAM)), transformers, and/or busbars (busbar), etc. The sub-module 200 can include hard disks (Hard Disk Drive, HDD), and solid-state drives (Solid-State Drive, SSD). , Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), and/or graphics card, etc. When the sub-module 200 is combined with the main module 100, the main module 100 and the sub-module 200 can be electrically connected to each other.

Please refer to FIGS. 2 and 3 together. The main module 100 may include an accommodating space 110. The cross-sectional area of the accommodating space 110 is approximately the same as the cross-sectional area of the sub-module 200. Therefore, when the sub-module 200 and the main module When 100 is combined, the sub-module 200 can enter and be accommodated in the receiving space 110. A wall 120 may be provided on one side of the accommodating space 110, and a recess 121 communicating with the accommodating space 110 is formed on the wall 120.

The sub-module 200 includes a body 210 and a movable element 220, wherein the body 210 has a side surface 211 (first side surface) and another side surface 212 (second side surface). When the sub-module 200 is combined with the main module 100, the side surface 211 faces the aforementioned wall surface 120, and the side surface 212 is opposite to the side surface 211. In addition, the main body 210 has an inner space 213, and the opening of the inner space 213 is formed on the side surface 211.

The movable element 220 is disposed on the body 210 of the sub-module 200 and includes an inner sliding block 221, an outer sliding block 222 and a locking element 223. The inner slider 221 is accommodated in the inner space 213 of the body 210, and the outer slider 222 passes through the guide groove 214 on the body 210 and is fixed on the inner slider 221 by a locking element 223 (such as screws or rivets) . Since at least part of the external slider 222 is exposed to the external environment, the user can drive the entire movable element 220 to move relative to the main body 210 by pushing the external slider 222. Wherein, the internal space 213 and the side surface 211 are arranged along the X-axis direction, and the guide groove 214 also extends along the X-axis direction. Therefore, the user can drive the entire movable element 220 to move away from or close to the side surface 211 by pushing the outer slider 222.

As shown in FIG. 3, the inner sliding block 221 includes a limiting portion R and two extension portions T. The extension part T has flexibility and includes a first positioning recess T1 and a second positioning recess T2. The aforementioned first positioning concave portion T1 and second positioning concave portion T2 may correspond to the positioning convex portion 215 of the body 210. In this embodiment, the positioning protrusion 215 is formed on the inner wall of the inner space 213.

The following describes a method of fixing the sub-module 200 to the main module 100 by using the movable element 220. First, as shown in Figure 4, when the movable element 220 is located at a first position relative to the main body 210, the first positioning recess T1 will be combined with the positioning protrusion 215, so the movable element 220 can be positioned without gravity. It moves relative to the main body 210 due to other factors. At this time, the limiting portion R of the internal slider 221 will be accommodated in the internal space 213 and will not protrude from the side surface 211 of the sub-module 200. Therefore, when the sub-module 200 is placed in the accommodating space 110, there will be no interference between the sub-module 200 and the wall surface 120, and the sub-module 200 can be smoothly placed in the accommodating space 110.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the user can push the external slider 222 to move the movable element 220 from the first position to a second position. At this time, the second positioning concave portion T2 will be combined with the positioning convex portion 215, the movable element 220 can be positioned at the second position, and the limiting portion R will protrude from the side surface 211 of the sub-module 200. Because when the sub-module 200 is placed in the accommodating space 110, the opening of the inner space 213 will be aligned with the recess 121 on the wall 120, so the limiting portion R can enter the aforementioned recess 121. In this way, the sub-module 200 can be fixedly disposed in the receiving space 110 of the main module 100.

Please refer to Figures 2, 3, and 5, in this embodiment, the car electronic device E further includes another sub-module 200A, and the sub-module 200A is detachably installed on the other of the main module 100 In the accommodating space 110A, the wall surface 120 is located between the accommodating space 110 and the accommodating space 110A. The sub-module 200A is also provided with a movable element 300 on the side close to the wall surface 120, and the wall surface 120 further has a recess 121A, and the limiting portion R of the sub-module 200A can enter the recess 121A. As shown in the figure, the recess 121 and the recess 121A are separated from each other, so that mutual interference during installation can be avoided. In some embodiments, the recess 121 may communicate with the recess 121A to reduce the number of processing steps.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 6, in this embodiment, a groove 216 is formed on the side surface 212 of the main body 210 of the sub-module 200, and when the sub-module 200 is accommodated in the accommodating space 110, the aforementioned The side surface 212 faces the other wall surface 130 of the main module 100. The aforementioned accommodating space 110 is located between the wall surface 120 and the wall surface 130.

A through hole 131 is formed on the wall 130 of the main module 100, and the main module 100 may further include a sleeve 140, a limiting element 150, an elastic element 160, a pull ring 170, a baffle 180, and at least one Locking element 190.

The through hole 131 connects the accommodating space 110 and the external environment, and the sleeve 140 is disposed in the through hole 131. The sleeve 140 may include metal, plastic, or a material with sufficient strength. The limiting element 150 can pass through the sleeve 140 so that one end of the limiting element 150 is accommodated in the containing space 110 and the other end is exposed to the external environment.

The elastic element 160 may be, for example, a compression spring, the two ends of which are respectively connected to the sleeve 140 and the limiting element 150. The elastic element 160 can provide an elastic force to the limiting element 150 so that the limiting element 150 is positioned at the preset position as shown in FIG. 6.

The pull ring 170 can be connected to the end of the limiting element 150 in the external environment, so that the user can move the limiting element 150. The baffle 180 can be fixed on the wall 130 by the locking element 190 and can shield the sleeve 140. The baffle 180 and the locking element 190 are used to prevent the user from applying excessive external force when moving the limiting element 150, causing the sleeve 140, the limiting element 150 and the elastic element 160 to escape from the perforation 131. In some embodiments, the wall 130, the sleeve 140, and the baffle 180 may be integrally formed, and the locking element 190 may be omitted.

The following describes a method of fixing the sub-module 200 to the main module 100 by using the movable element 220. First, as shown in Figure 7, when the user wants to put the sub-module 200 into the accommodating space 110 of the main module 100, the pull ring 170 can be pulled first to apply an external force greater than the elastic force of the elastic element 160 to a limit The positioning element 150 moves the limiting element 150 in a direction away from the containing space 110 and enters the through hole 131. Therefore, since the limiting element 150 no longer protrudes from the inner surface of the wall surface 130, the sub-module 200 can smoothly enter the accommodating space 110 without interference.

Then, as shown in Figure 6, when the sub-module 200 is accommodated in the accommodating space 110, the user can release the pull ring 170 to release the aforementioned external force, so that the elastic force of the elastic element 160 will move the limiting element 150 Return to the aforementioned preset position. Because the position of the perforation 131 is roughly aligned with the groove 216 when the submodule 200 is accommodated in the accommodating space 110, the limiting element 150 can enter the groove 216 when it moves back to the preset position. In this way, the sub-module 200 can be fixedly disposed in the receiving space 110 of the main module 100.

In this embodiment, the two opposite sides of the sub-module 200 are respectively fixed by the limiting portion R and the limiting element 150, but the user can choose which limiting structure to use according to requirements. For example, in some embodiments, the two opposite sides of the sub-module 200 may be provided with a structure as shown in FIG. 3, and corresponding recesses are formed on the wall surface of the main module 100. In some embodiments, a structure as shown in FIG. 7 may be provided on both side walls of the receiving space 110 of the main module 100, and corresponding grooves are formed on the side surface of the sub-module 200.

In summary, this creation provides an electronic device for a vehicle, which includes a main module and a sub-module. The main module includes an accommodating space and a wall surface, wherein a recess is formed on the wall surface, and the recess is communicated with the accommodating space. The sub-module includes a main body and a movable element, wherein the main body has a first side surface, the movable element is movably arranged on the main body, and the movable element has a limiting part. When the movable element is located at a first position relative to the body, the limiting portion does not protrude from the first side surface. When the sub-module is accommodated in the accommodating space and the movable element moves from a first position to a second position relative to the main body, the limiting portion protrudes from the first side surface and enters the recess.

Although the embodiments and advantages of this creation have been disclosed above, it should be understood that any person with ordinary knowledge in the relevant technical field can make changes, substitutions and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation. In addition, the scope of protection of this creation is not limited to the manufacturing processes, machines, manufacturing, material composition, devices, methods, and steps in the specific embodiments described in the specification. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can disclose the content from this creation. Understand the current or future developed processes, machines, manufacturing, material composition, devices, methods, and steps, as long as they can implement substantially the same functions or obtain substantially the same results in the embodiments described herein, they can all be used according to this creation. Therefore, the protection scope of this creation includes the above-mentioned manufacturing processes, machines, manufacturing, material composition, devices, methods and steps. In addition, the scope of each patent application constitutes an individual embodiment, and the protection scope of this creation also includes the scope of each patent application and the combination of the embodiments.

Although this creation is disclosed in the foregoing several preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit this creation. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which this creation belongs can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation shall be subject to the scope of the attached patent application. In addition, the scope of each patent application constitutes an independent embodiment, and various combinations of patent scope and embodiments are within the scope of this creation.

100: Main module 110, 110A: accommodation space 120: wall 121, 121A: Depressed 130: wall 131: Piercing 140: Sleeve 150: limit element 160: elastic element 170: pull ring 180: bezel 190: Locking element 200, 200A: sub-module 210: body 211: side surface (first side surface) 212: side surface (second side surface) 213: Internal space 214: Guide groove 215: Positioning convex part 216: Groove 220: active element 221: Internal slider 222: External slider E: Car electronic device R: Limiting part T: Extension T1: The first positioning recess T2: second positioning recess

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing an electronic device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the invention. Figure 2 is an exploded view showing an electronic device for a car according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 3 shows a cross-sectional view taken along the direction A-A in Fig. 1. Figure 4 is a partial schematic diagram of the sub-module when the movable element is located at a first position. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction B-B in Fig. 1. Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction C-C in Figure 1. Figure 7 is a partial schematic diagram showing the main module when the user pulls the tab.

100: Main module

170: pull ring

200, 200A: sub-module

222: External slider

E: Car electronic device

Claims (10)

An electronic device for a vehicle, including: A main module, including an accommodating space and a wall surface, wherein a recess is formed on the wall surface, and the recess is communicated with the accommodating space; and A sub-module includes a main body and a movable element, wherein the main body has a first side surface, the movable element is movably arranged on the main body, and the movable element has a limiting portion, Wherein when the movable element is located at a first position relative to the body, the limiting portion does not protrude from the first side surface, wherein when the sub-module is accommodated in the containing space, and the movable element is opposite to When the body moves from the first position to a second position, the limiting portion protrudes from the first side surface and enters the recess. Such as the vehicle electronic device of claim 1, wherein the movable element includes a first positioning concave portion and a second positioning concave portion, and the main body includes a positioning convex portion, wherein when the movable element is located at the first position relative to the main body When the positioning convex portion is combined with the first positioning concave portion, when the movable element is located at the second position relative to the body, the positioning convex portion is combined with the second positioning concave portion. For example, the automotive electronic device of claim 1, wherein the automotive electronic device further includes another sub-module, the main module includes another accommodating space, and another recess is formed on the wall surface, the other recess It communicates with the other accommodating space. Such as the electronic device for a vehicle of claim 3, wherein the recess is separated from the other recess. Such as the electronic device for a vehicle of claim 3, wherein the recess is connected to the other recess. For example, the automotive electronic device of claim 1, wherein the main module further includes: An other wall surface, wherein the accommodating space is located between the wall surface and the other wall surface; A perforation formed on the other wall surface and communicating with the containing space and an external environment; A sleeve set in the perforation; A limiting element passing through the perforation; and An elastic element connecting the sleeve and the limiting element, The body further includes a second side surface opposite to the first side surface, and a groove is formed on the second side surface, When an external force greater than the elastic force of the elastic element is applied to the limiting element, the limiting element moves in a direction away from the accommodating space and is separated from the accommodating space by a distance, wherein when the sub-module accommodates In the accommodating space and when the external force is released, the limiting element enters the groove. An electronic device for a vehicle, including: A main module, including: An accommodation space; A wall A through hole is formed on the wall surface and communicates with the containing space and an external environment; A sleeve set in the perforation; A limiting element passing through the perforation; and An elastic element connecting the sleeve and the limiting element; and A sub-module includes a body, wherein the body has a side surface, and a groove is formed on the side surface, When an external force greater than the elastic force of the elastic element is applied to the limiting element, the limiting element moves in a direction away from the accommodating space and is separated from the accommodating space by a distance, wherein when the sub-module accommodates In the accommodating space and when the external force is released, the limiting element enters the groove. For example, the automotive electronic device of claim 7, wherein the main module further includes a pull ring connected to one end of the limiting element. For example, the vehicle electronic device of claim 7, wherein the main module further includes a baffle, the baffle is fixed to the wall surface by at least one locking element, and the sleeve contacts the baffle. For example, the automotive electronic device of claim 7, wherein the sleeve and the wall surface are integrally formed.

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