WO2017047841A1

WO2017047841A1 - Steering apparatus having display unit

Info

Publication number: WO2017047841A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/009765
Authority: WO
Inventors: 최성재
Original assignee: 주식회사 케이에이알
Priority date: 2015-09-16
Filing date: 2015-09-17
Publication date: 2017-03-23

Abstract

The present invention relates to a steering apparatus having on a steering wheel a display unit for displaying information about driving of a vehicle. The present invention enables a display device to stay fixed even when a steering wheel is turned so as to control the traveling direction of a vehicle. A steering apparatus comprises: a steering column which is coupled to a steering shaft provided in a steering gearbox; a steering wheel which is coupled to the upper end part of the steering column; a support which is fixed so as to have the same axis as the steering column; and a display unit which is mounted on the upper part of the support.

Description

Steering device with display unit

The present invention relates to a steering apparatus provided with a display unit on a steering wheel for displaying information on driving of a vehicle. More particularly, the display apparatus is fixed even if the steering wheel is rotated to control a driving direction of the vehicle. The present invention relates to a steering apparatus capable of maintaining a state.

A steering wheel for controlling the driving direction of the vehicle is located in front of the driver's seat, and information on the driving of the vehicle, such as speed, RPM, and oil pressure, is displayed on the dashboard beyond the steering wheel.

Because the steering wheel is positioned between the dashboard and the driver, the dashboard is partly obscured by the steering wheel, which sometimes requires the driver to change his posture while driving.

The head-up display device for automobiles of Publication No. 20-1993-0010822 is one of the related arts to solve this problem. The conventional technology is to mount the negative type liquid crystal display on the windshield of the vehicle so that the information displayed on the instrument panel can be viewed through the windshield, and the fuel level, emergency light, direction light, and driving of the vehicle by the sensing unit during driving. The data of the information corresponding to the speed is transmitted to the electronic controller, and the electronic controller reads the input data and applies it to the corresponding part of the instrument panel to operate the normal instrument and transmit the same signal to the A / D converter. The A / D converter converts an analog signal applied from the electronic controller into a digital signal and transmits the analog signal to a drive circuit to display information of the vehicle recognized by the sensing unit on the liquid crystal display.

However, the above-described conventional technology is equipped with a negative type liquid crystal display on the windshield of the vehicle, so that the liquid crystal display appearing on the front windshield due to the sunlight during the bright day is difficult to see, and the liquid crystal display appears on the windshield during the dark night. Distracted, obstruct the front view when driving, there is a problem that the price is expensive.

(Previous Technical Document 1) KR20-1994-0004420 Y1

(Prior Art Document 2) KR10-2009-0109605 A

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the display unit for displaying information on the driving of the vehicle is provided on the steering wheel can easily check the information about the driving of the car, the steering wheel rotates The purpose of the present invention is to provide a steering apparatus capable of maintaining a fixed state even if the display unit is fixed.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems, a steering column coupled to a steering shaft provided in the steering gear box; A steering wheel coupled to an upper end of the steering column; A support fixed with the same axis as the steering column; And a display unit mounted on an upper portion of the support.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the display unit is provided with a steering apparatus having a display unit, characterized in that it comprises a touch screen.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the touch screen, an operation unit for inputting a shift signal to be transmitted to the transmission is displayed, the operation unit is characterized in that the parking button, the reverse button, the neutral button and the driving button A steering device with a display unit is provided.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the display unit is provided with a steering apparatus having a display unit, characterized in that mounted through the dock installed on the upper end of the support.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the dock is provided with a steering device having a display unit, characterized in that the dock has a terminal connected to the display unit.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the dock is provided with a steering apparatus having a display unit, characterized in that the fixing unit for fixing the display unit.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a steering apparatus with a display unit, further comprising guide means for preventing the support from deviating on the axis of the steering column.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the steering column is formed in a tubular shape having a space therein, the support is located in the inner space of the tubular steering column, the guide means, the inner surface of the steering column and the support Provided is a steering apparatus provided with a display unit, comprising a guide groove formed along a circumference at one of the outer surfaces and a guide rail formed along the circumference at the other and engaged with the guide groove.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a steering apparatus with a display unit is provided on the contact surface of the guide groove and the guide rail is located.

In the steering apparatus according to the present invention, since a display unit displaying information on driving of the vehicle is located at the center of the steering wheel, driving information can be easily confirmed.

Such a display unit has the same axis as the steering column but is mounted on an upper part of the fixed support without rotating, and thus it is possible to immediately recognize the information displayed on the display unit because the display unit can remain fixed even if the steering wheel is rotated.

When the display unit is provided with a touch screen, it is possible to quickly and easily control not only devices for the convenience of the driver such as an air conditioner but also devices directly related to driving of a vehicle such as a transmission.

When the steering apparatus includes a dock, the display unit may be easily detached from the dock, thereby facilitating maintenance of the display unit. At this time, the display unit or the like mounted on the dock can be prevented from being separated from the dock by using the fixing means.

When the steering apparatus further includes a guide means, the steering column may rotate without friction while having the same axis as the support on which the display unit is mounted, so that the steering column may smoothly move along the steering wheel.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a steering apparatus according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of a steering apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

** Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings **

1: steering device

10: steering column 20: steering wheel

30: support 40: display unit

50: dock 51: terminal

G: guide groove R: guide rail

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to a steering apparatus having a display unit for displaying information on driving of a vehicle, wherein the display unit is fixed even when the steering wheel is rotated while driving information is not obscured by the steering wheel. It can be kept in a closed state so that driving information can always be recognized immediately.

1 shows a sectional view of a steering device 1 according to the invention.

The steering apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a steering column 10, a steering wheel 20, a support 30, and a display unit 40.

The steering wheel 20 is generally called a steering wheel and is made of a circular or elliptical shape so as to be able to rotate smoothly as a part directly manipulated by a driver for controlling the driving direction of the vehicle.

The steering column 10 is coupled to the steering wheel 20 at the upper end thereof, and serves to transmit the rotational force of the steering wheel 20 to the steering shaft of the steering gear box. The rotational force of the steering wheel 20 transmitted to the steering gear box through the steering column 10 is transmitted to the wheels through knuckle arms, tie rods and wheel pivots.

The support 30 is formed to have the same axis as the steering column 10, but remains fixed even when the steering column 10 rotates along the steering wheel 20.

Display unit 40 for displaying information about the driving of the vehicle is installed on the upper end of the support 30, located in the center of the steering wheel 20, but fixed without rotating together as the steering wheel 20 rotates It can keep the state. Accordingly, the letters or pictures representing the information about the driving of the vehicle do not rotate, and thus the driving information can be immediately recognized.

The upper end of the support 30 is preferably formed to a position slightly higher than the upper end of the steering column 10 so that the position of the display unit 40 does not interfere with the rotation path of the steering wheel 20.

The display unit 40 may have a touch screen.

The display unit 40 having a touch screen may be a device for displaying driving information and a device for inputting information, so that the operation of the air conditioner in the vehicle and the opening and closing of a window can be easily performed through the touch screen. Therefore, it is possible to quickly control the in-vehicle devices without the user to bend or extend the arm, so that the driver can drive the vehicle more safely.

An operation unit for inputting a shift signal to be transmitted to the transmission may be displayed on the touch screen of the display unit 40.

The operation unit includes a parking button P, a reverse button R, a neutral button N, and a driving button D to control a device directly related to driving of the vehicle through a touch screen.

When the driver inputs specific information by pressing any button on the control panel, the control unit generates a shift signal corresponding to the input information, and the driving unit including the motor operates the shift rod of the transmission in response to the shift signal, thereby operating the control unit of the touch screen. You can shift to the speed you want.

The display unit 40 may be mounted through the dock 50 installed at the upper end of the support. 2 shows a steering device in this case.

The display unit 40 mounted through the dock 50 can be easily mounted on or detached from the upper part of the support, so that when the display unit 40 fails or needs to be updated, the display unit 40 can be removed from the dock 50 without any tools. After the display unit 40 is removed and maintained, the display unit 40 can be easily mounted on the dock 50.

The dock 50 may be equipped with a display unit 40 for a vehicle, but a general smart device such as a smartphone may be mounted.

The dock 50 may include a terminal 51 connected to the display oil.

Terminal 51 is simply connected to the power supply of the vehicle to serve only to supply power to the display unit 40 or a smart device mounted on the dock 50, it is also connected to the control computer of the vehicle It may also play a role in sending and receiving data related to control.

It is preferable that a plurality of these terminals 51 be provided in consideration of the possibility that various kinds of smart devices are mounted in the dock 50.

The dock 50 may be provided with fixing means for fixing the display unit 40.

The fixing means serves to prevent the display unit 40 or the smart device mounted on the dock 50 from being detached from the dock 50. Specific examples of the fixing means may include a compression pad and a magnet.

The steering apparatus according to the invention may further comprise guide means for preventing the support from deviating on the axis of the steering column 10.

By the guide means, the display unit 40 can always be fixed at a certain position in the center of the steering wheel.

The steering column 10 is formed in a tubular shape having a space therein and the support 30 is formed inside the tubular steering column 10 so that the support 30 and the steering column 10 have the same axis. It can be located in space.

At this time, the guide means, the guide groove (G) formed along the circumference in any one of the inner surface of the steering column 10 and the outer surface of the support 30 and formed along the circumference in the other one and the guide groove ( It consists of a guide rail (R) which meshes with G).

In order for the steering column 10 to rotate without friction with the support 30 positioned in the inner space, it is preferable that the inner diameter of the steering column 10 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the support 30, in which case the display unit ( While the support 30 is inclined due to an external force applied from 40, the rotation of the steering column 10 may be prevented.

The guide groove (G) and the guide rail (R) always maintains a constant distance between the inner surface of the steering column 10 and the outer surface of the support (30) even when an external force is applied to the support (30). 10) This allows the steering wheel 20 to rotate smoothly as it rotates.

And it also prevents the position on the height of the steering column 10 and the support 30 to change.

Naturally, the support 30 may be formed in a tubular shape having a space therein, and the steering column 10 may be located in an internal space of the tubular support 30.

A ball B or a roller may be positioned on a contact surface of the guide groove G and the guide rail R.

The ball B or the roller prevents friction from occurring at the contact surface between the guide groove G and the guide rail R when the steering column 10 rotates so that the steering column 10 rotates more smoothly. To help.

Such a ball B or roller may be located in both the vertical contact surface and the horizontal contact surface of the guide groove G and the guide rail R, as shown in FIG. 2.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, those skilled in the art will be able to practice various modifications of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the claims. Accordingly, it will be said to belong to the scope of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a steering apparatus provided with a display unit on a steering wheel for displaying information on driving of a vehicle. More particularly, the display apparatus is fixed even if the steering wheel is rotated to control a driving direction of the vehicle. It can be used for a steering device that can maintain a state.

Claims

A steering column 10 coupled to a steering shaft provided in the steering gear box;

A steering wheel 20 coupled to an upper end of the steering column 10;

A support (30) fixed with the same axis as the steering column (10); And

And a display unit (40) mounted on an upper portion of the support (30).
The method of claim 1,

The display unit 40 is a steering apparatus equipped with a display unit, characterized in that it comprises a touch screen.
The method of claim 2,

An operation unit for inputting a shift signal to be transmitted to the transmission is displayed on the touch screen, and the operation unit includes a parking button, a reverse button, a neutral button, and a driving button.
The method of claim 1,

The display unit (40) is a steering apparatus with a display unit, characterized in that mounted through the dock (50) is installed on the upper end of the support (30).
The method of claim 4, wherein

The dock (50) is a steering device with a display unit characterized in that it comprises a terminal (51) connected to the display unit (40).
The method of claim 4, wherein

The dock (50) is equipped with a display unit, characterized in that it comprises a fixing means for fixing the display unit (40).
The method of claim 1,

Steering device with a display unit, characterized in that it further comprises a guide means for preventing the support (30) is off the axis of the steering column (10).
The method of claim 7, wherein

The steering column 10 is formed in a tubular shape having a space therein, the support 30 is located in the inner space of the tubular steering column 10,

The guide means, the guide groove (G) formed along the circumference at any one of the inner surface of the steering column 10 and the outer surface of the support 30 and formed along the circumference at the other and the guide groove ( A steering unit with a display unit, characterized in that it consists of a guide rail (R) engaging with G).
The method of claim 8,

Steering device with a display unit, characterized in that the ball or roller is located on the contact surface of the guide groove (G) and the guide rail (R).