WO2015174031A1 - タイヤ空気圧検出装置 - Google Patents

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WO2015174031A1
WO2015174031A1 PCT/JP2015/002251 JP2015002251W WO2015174031A1 WO 2015174031 A1 WO2015174031 A1 WO 2015174031A1 JP 2015002251 W JP2015002251 W JP 2015002251W WO 2015174031 A1 WO2015174031 A1 WO 2015174031A1
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亮一 井島
高俊 関澤
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    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
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    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
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  • the present disclosure relates to a tire pressure detection device that detects tire pressure.
  • Patent Document 1 a transmitter equipped with a pressure sensor or the like is attached to an air injection valve in each wheel, and data relating to tire air pressure is transmitted from the transmitter to a receiver on the vehicle body side.
  • a tire pressure detecting device for detecting tire pressure.
  • a battery is mounted on the transmitter, based on the power supply from the battery, Tire pressure detection and data transmission are performed.
  • the air injection valve in the wheel is equipped with a transmitter, only the acceleration associated with the rotation of the wheel can be used for travel detection, and if the vehicle speed does not increase to some extent, it may not be possible to accurately detect that the vehicle has started to travel. there were.
  • a tire air pressure detection device includes a transmitter provided on each of a plurality of wheels provided with a tire, and a receiver provided on a vehicle body.
  • the transmitter is a pressure sensor that outputs a detection signal indicating the tire air pressure of each of the plurality of wheels, and an acceleration sensor that is attached to the rear surface of the tire tread and outputs a detection signal indicating the radial or rotational acceleration of each wheel.
  • a sensing unit a first control unit that processes a detection signal indicating tire air pressure to create a frame that is stored as data related to tire air pressure, and a radio wave transmission unit that transmits the frame.
  • the receiver includes a radio wave reception unit that receives a frame, and a second control unit that detects occurrence of a decrease in tire air pressure based on data related to tire air pressure stored in the received frame.
  • the first control unit Based on the detection signal of the acceleration sensor, the first control unit detects that the vehicle is running from a change in acceleration that occurs when an installation-corresponding location that is a location corresponding to the installation location of the acceleration sensor on the tread contacts the road surface. It is determined whether or not there is. When determining that the vehicle is traveling, the first control unit causes the radio wave transmission unit to transmit a frame.
  • the transmitter detects the traveling state of the vehicle based on the detection signal of the acceleration sensor, and performs frame transmission when it is determined that the vehicle is traveling. Since the change in acceleration occurs regardless of the tire rotation speed, frame transmission can be performed even in a situation where the vehicle speed has not become 30 km / h or more after the vehicle has traveled, for example. Therefore, it is possible to notify the tire pressure information from earlier, and it is possible to detect a decrease in tire pressure from earlier.
  • FIGS. 1 corresponds to the front of the vehicle 1
  • the downward direction of the paper corresponds to the rear of the vehicle 1
  • the horizontal direction of the paper corresponds to the horizontal direction of the vehicle.
  • a vehicle 1 is attached to a vehicle 1 and includes transmitters 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d, a receiver 3, and a display 4.
  • the transmitters 2a to 2d are attached to the wheels 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d in the vehicle 1, and detect the air pressure of the tires attached to the wheels 5a to 5d and the detection thereof. Data of a detection signal indicating the result is stored in a frame and transmitted.
  • the receiver 3 is attached to the vehicle body 6 side of the vehicle 1 and receives frames transmitted from the transmitters 2a to 2d, and performs various processes and calculations based on the detection signals stored therein.
  • the tire pressure detection device of the present disclosure detects the tire pressure by transmitting detection results from the transmitters 2a to 2d attached to the wheels 5a to 5d to the receiver 3 attached to the vehicle body 6. This is a direct tire pressure detection device.
  • the transmitters 2a to 2d include a sensing unit 21, a control unit (first control unit) 22, a radio wave transmission unit 23, a battery 24, and an antenna 25. Each unit is driven based on this.
  • the transmitters 2a to 2d are attached to the back side of the tread of the tire 7 attached to the wheels 5a to 5d, rotate together with the tire 7, and the tire 7 contacts the road surface. Sometimes that vibration is applied.
  • the sensing unit 21 includes a pressure sensor 21a and an acceleration sensor 21b.
  • the sensing unit 21 transmits to the control unit 22 a detection signal corresponding to the tire air pressure output from the pressure sensor 21a and a detection signal corresponding to the acceleration generated with the tire rotation output from the acceleration sensor 21b.
  • the acceleration sensor 21b since the transmitters 2a to 2d are attached to the back surface of the tread of the tire 7, the acceleration sensor 21b is applied when the tire 7 contacts the road surface in addition to the rotational acceleration of the tire 7. The acceleration also appears as a detection signal, which is transmitted to the control unit 22.
  • the control unit 22 includes a known microcomputer including a CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, and the like, and executes predetermined processing according to a program stored in the memory in the ROM or the like.
  • the memory in the control unit 22 stores ID information including identification information unique to the transmitter for identifying each of the transmitters 2a to 2d and identification information unique to the vehicle for identifying the host vehicle.
  • the control unit 22 receives the detection signal output from the pressure sensor 21a, processes the signal and processes it as necessary, and stores it in the frame together with the ID information of each of the transmitters 2a to 2d as data indicating the detection result. Then, the frame is sent to the radio wave transmitter 23. Specifically, the control unit 22 detects the tire air pressure based on the detection signal of the pressure sensor 21a, and stores data indicating the tire air pressure in the frame together with the ID information.
  • the sensing unit 21 may be provided with a temperature sensor, and data indicating the temperature inside the tire detected by the temperature sensor may be stored in the frame.
  • the tire air pressure at a predetermined reference temperature may be converted based on the detected tire internal temperature, and data indicating the tire air pressure after the conversion may be stored in the frame.
  • the control unit 22 itself can determine whether the tire air pressure has decreased, and data indicating whether or not the tire air pressure has decreased can be stored in the frame and transmitted to the radio wave transmission unit 23. For example, when the control unit 22 compares the tire air pressure when converted to a predetermined reference temperature with a predetermined alarm threshold Th and detects that the tire air pressure has decreased below the alarm threshold Th, the tire air pressure decreases. The data indicating this may be stored in the frame.
  • the data indicating the detection result of the tire pressure and the data indicating whether or not the tire pressure is reduced are referred to as data related to the tire pressure.
  • data related to the tire pressure it is not always necessary to include all these data in the tire pressure data, and only one of the data indicating the tire pressure and the data indicating whether or not the tire pressure is reduced may be included.
  • control unit 22 determines whether the vehicle is running, that is, whether the vehicle is running or stopped, based on the detection signal of the acceleration sensor 21b. Transmits a frame that stores data related to air pressure.
  • the transmitters 2a to 2d are attached to, for example, the back surface of the tread of the tire 7, and the acceleration sensor 21b is arranged in the radial direction (arrow A in FIG. 4) or the rotation direction (in FIG. 4). It is installed so that the acceleration of arrow B) can be detected. For this reason, the acceleration sensor 21b applies vibration generated when a place corresponding to the position where the transmitters 2a to 2d are installed in the tread of the tire 7 during rotation of the tire (hereinafter referred to as an installation-compatible place) contacts the road surface. Is done. And when the installation corresponding place contacts the road surface, since the tire 7 is deformed in the radial direction, a change in the radial acceleration of the tire 7 occurs.
  • the tire 7 changes from the non-ground state to the ground state, and a stress change due to friction with the road surface occurs, so the acceleration in the rotation direction of the tire 7 also changes. Therefore, by monitoring the change in acceleration in the radial direction or the rotational direction of the tire 7, it is possible to determine whether the installation-corresponding place is in contact with the road surface or away from the road surface. It can be determined whether there is a stop or not.
  • the change in the detection signal of the acceleration sensor 21b when the tire rotates appears as shown in FIG. 5, the acceleration increases momentarily when the installation corresponding place touches the road surface, and the installation corresponding place leaves the road surface.
  • the acceleration decreases momentarily. For this reason, for example, when the acceleration instantaneously takes the maximum value or the minimum value, or when the acceleration takes both the maximum value and the minimum value within a predetermined time, the vehicle is running. It is determined that. When it is determined that the vehicle is traveling, frame transmission is performed. Since such a change in acceleration occurs regardless of the tire rotation speed, frame transmission can be performed even in a situation where the vehicle speed has not exceeded 30 km / h since the vehicle traveled, for example. Become. Therefore, it is possible to notify the tire pressure information from earlier.
  • the radio wave transmission unit 23 functions as an output unit that transmits the frame transmitted from the control unit 22 through the antenna 25 to the receiver 3 as an RF radio wave.
  • the process of sending a signal from the control unit 22 to the radio wave transmission unit 23 is set to be executed at every predetermined transmission timing according to the program. That is, on the side of the transmitters 2a to 2d, frame transmission storing data relating to tire air pressure is started with the transmission start timing being when it is determined that the vehicle is traveling. If the vehicle is running, frame transmission is continued, and frame transmission is continued until the vehicle stops.
  • the frame transmission interval is arbitrary, but considering the battery life, for example, frame transmission is performed every time the tire rotation speed reaches a predetermined rotation speed, or frame transmission is performed every predetermined periodic transmission cycle. This is preferable.
  • the control unit 22 detects a decrease in tire air pressure
  • the frame transmission interval is changed according to the tire air pressure. For example, when a tire air pressure decrease occurs, the frame is transmitted at a frame transmission interval shorter than before the decrease. Transmission
  • the battery 24 supplies power to the sensing unit 21, the control unit 22, etc., and receives power supply from the battery 24, collects data related to tire air pressure in the sensing unit 21 and controls the control unit 22. Various calculations are executed.
  • the transmitters 2a to 2d are configured. As described above, the tire pressures of the corresponding wheels are detected by the transmitters 2a to 2d, and frames are transmitted at predetermined transmission timings through the antennas 25 provided in the transmitters 2a to 2d. .
  • the receiver 3 includes an antenna 31, a radio wave receiver 32, and a controller 33.
  • the antenna 31 is for receiving frames sent from the transmitters 2a to 2d.
  • the antenna 31 is a single common antenna that collectively receives frames transmitted from the transmitters 2 a to 2 d and is fixed to the vehicle body 6.
  • the radio wave receiving unit 32 functions as an input unit that receives a frame transmitted from each of the transmitters 2a to 2d by the antenna 31 and sends it to the control unit 33.
  • the control unit (second control unit) 33 includes a known microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an I / O, and the like, and executes various processes related to tire pressure detection according to a program stored in the ROM or the like. .
  • the control unit 33 operates based on power supply from a battery (not shown), and executes various processes related to frame reception by the radio wave reception unit 32 and tire pressure detection by the control unit 33 itself.
  • the control unit 33 obtains the tire air pressure by performing various signal processing and calculations based on data related to the tire air pressure stored in the frame received from the radio wave receiving unit 32 as various processes related to the tire air pressure detection. And the electric signal according to the calculated
  • FIG. the control unit 33 compares the obtained tire air pressure with a predetermined alarm threshold Th, and when detecting that the tire air pressure has dropped below the predetermined alarm threshold Th, a signal to that effect is displayed on the display 4. Output.
  • the tire pressure is also detected in the transmitters 2a to 2d, the tire pressure drop occurred on the display 4 based on the data indicating that the tire pressure drop included in the received frame has occurred. I can also tell you.
  • control unit 33 can also obtain the tire air pressure of each of the four wheels 5a to 5d and output the tire air pressure to the display unit 4 in association with each of the wheels 5a to 5d.
  • ID information of the transmitters 2a to 2d arranged in the wheels 5a to 5d is stored in association with the positions of the wheels 5a to 5d. Therefore, the control unit 33 recognizes which of the wheels 5a to 5d the transmitter 2a to 2d is attached to by checking the ID information stored in the frame, and the tire pressure is Can identify degraded wheels. Based on this, when the tire air pressure drop occurs, the reduced wheel is identified and output to the display 4. Further, even when the tire pressure drop does not occur, the obtained tire pressure may be output to the display unit 4 in association with each wheel 5a to 5d.
  • the display 4 is arranged at a place where the driver can visually recognize, and includes, for example, an alarm lamp and a display installed in an instrument panel in the vehicle 1.
  • the display device 4 notifies the driver of the decrease in tire air pressure by displaying that effect.
  • the tire pressures of the four wheels 5a to 5d are transmitted from the receiver 3, the tire pressures are displayed in correspondence with the wheels 5a to 5d.
  • the tire pressure detection device As described above, the tire pressure detection device according to the present embodiment is configured. Next, the operation of the tire pressure detection device of the present embodiment will be described. Mainly, processing executed by the transmitters 2a to 2d will be described.
  • FIG. 6 shows a flowchart showing details of the frame transmission process executed by the control unit 22 of the transmitters 2a to 2d, and an example of the operation of the transmitters 2a to 2d will be described with reference to this figure.
  • processing of steps 100 and 110 is performed as an initial transmission phase.
  • step 100 acceleration is detected based on the detection signal of the acceleration sensor 21b provided in the sensing unit 21 at every predetermined sensing cycle, and the first road surface grounding is performed based on the detection result.
  • the change in the detection signal of the acceleration sensor 21b appears as shown in FIG. 5, and the acceleration increases momentarily when the installation corresponding place touches the road surface, and the acceleration occurs when the installation corresponding place moves away from the road surface. Becomes smaller instantaneously. For this reason, for example, when the acceleration instantaneously takes the maximum value or the minimum value, or when the acceleration takes both the maximum value and the minimum value within a predetermined time, the vehicle is running. It is determined that.
  • step 110 the tire pressure is detected based on the detection signal of the pressure sensor 21a. That is, if it is determined that the vehicle is traveling, the tire air pressure is detected by the pressure sensor 21a. And if necessary, after converting into the pressure of the reference temperature based on the temperature in the tire detected by the temperature sensor, the tire pressure data is stored in the frame together with its own ID information, and the frame is transmitted.
  • the first frame transmission is performed after the vehicle starts to travel. Since such a change in acceleration occurs regardless of the tire rotation speed, frame transmission can be performed even in a situation where the vehicle speed has not exceeded 30 km / h since the vehicle traveled, for example. Become. Therefore, it is possible to transmit data related to tire pressure from an earlier stage. In other words, data relating to tire air pressure can be transmitted in a relatively short time from the start of vehicle travel.
  • step 120 road surface contact is determined.
  • the determination of road contact is to determine that the installation location is in contact with the road surface. For example, when the acceleration instantaneously takes a maximum or minimum value, or the acceleration reaches a maximum value within a predetermined time. When both the minimum value and the minimum value are taken, it is determined that there is road contact. Then, when there is a road contact, the number of times of road contact after the transition to the regular transmission phase is stored, and then the routine proceeds to step 130.
  • step 130 stop of the vehicle is detected. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a road surface grounding event has occurred during the set period.
  • the set period here is set to a period in which a road contact event does not occur to such an extent that the vehicle is not considered to be traveling.
  • step 130 the process proceeds to step 140 to clear the timer used for stop detection, and then proceeds to step 150 to determine whether or not the regular transmission timing has been reached.
  • step 140 it is determined whether or not the road surface contact count exceeds a threshold value so that frame transmission is performed every time the tire rotation speed reaches a predetermined rotation speed.
  • step 150 If affirmative determination is made in step 150, the process proceeds to step 160, and the tire pressure is detected based on the detection signal of the pressure sensor 21a. And if necessary, after converting into the pressure of the reference temperature based on the temperature in the tire detected by the temperature sensor, the tire pressure data is stored in the frame together with its own ID information, and the frame is transmitted. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 170, where the road surface contact count is reset and initialized, and various processes in the periodic transmission phase after step 120 are repeated. If a negative determination is made in step 150, the periodical transmission timing has not yet been reached, and therefore various processes in the periodical transmission phase after step 120 are repeated.
  • the first frame transmission is performed. After that, the frame transmission is continued while the vehicle continues to travel, and the vehicle stops. Then, an operation of stopping frame transmission is performed.
  • the receiver 3 operates when power is supplied from the battery to the control unit 33 and the radio wave reception unit 32 when the ignition switch is turned on, for example, to receive a frame.
  • a frame is transmitted from the transmitters 2a to 2d, the frame is received and tire pressure is detected. Based on this, the result of the tire air pressure detection is transmitted to the display device 4, so that the tire air pressure at that time is displayed or that the tire air pressure is reduced is displayed, and the state of the tire air pressure is transmitted to the driver.
  • the transmitters 2a to 2d detect the traveling state of the vehicle based on the detection signal of the acceleration sensor 21b and it is determined that the vehicle is traveling.
  • Frame transmission Since the change in acceleration occurs regardless of the tire rotation speed, frame transmission can be performed even in a situation where the vehicle speed has not become 30 km / h or more after the vehicle has traveled, for example. Therefore, it is possible to notify the tire pressure information from earlier, and it is possible to detect a decrease in tire pressure from earlier.
  • steps 120 and 130 in FIG. 6 may be performed as follows so as to further suppress erroneous frame transmission even when the vehicle is not running. For example, if the number of times that a road contact event has occurred has reached a predetermined threshold number set to a plurality of values during the period set in step 130, it is determined that the vehicle is running, and if not, It may be determined that the vehicle is stopped. Further, in step 130, if the time interval between the occurrence timings of successive road surface contact events is within a preset period, it is determined that the vehicle is traveling, and if the time interval is exceeded, the vehicle is stopped. You may judge.
  • a predetermined period is set. If no road contact event has occurred during the set period, frame transmission is performed. Like to stop. This may be performed during the initial transmission phase regardless of the regular transmission phase. However, in the initial transmission phase, since it is desired to transmit data related to the tire pressure to the receiver 3 side earlier, it is preferable to stop frame transmission by the above-described method in the subsequent periodic transmission phase.
  • the transmitters 2a to 2d are entirely installed on the back side of the tread of the tire 7.
  • at least the acceleration sensor 21b of the transmitters 2a to 2d is the tread of the tire 7. It only needs to be installed on the back side.

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