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KR20090007893A - Wiper control device and control method thereof - Google Patents

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KR20090007893A
KR20090007893A KR1020070071090A KR20070071090A KR20090007893A KR 20090007893 A KR20090007893 A KR 20090007893A KR 1020070071090 A KR1020070071090 A KR 1020070071090A KR 20070071090 A KR20070071090 A KR 20070071090A KR 20090007893 A KR20090007893 A KR 20090007893A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
    • B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
    • B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
    • B60S1/06—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by the drive
    • B60S1/08—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by the drive electrically driven
    • B60S1/0818—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by the drive electrically driven including control systems responsive to external conditions, e.g. by detection of moisture, dirt or the like
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S318/00—Electricity: motive power systems
    • Y10S318/02—Windshield wiper controls

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Abstract

A wiper control device and control method thereof is provided to receive position information and weather information by the position information receiver and the weather information receiver, thus preventing the activation of a wiper during car washing. A wiper control device and control method thereof comprises a rain sensor(210), a position information receiver(220), and a wiper control part(230). The rain sensor detects the water in the vehicles. The position information receiver receives the position information of the vehicles from the artificial satellite. The wiper control part controls operation of a wiper based on the position information of vehicle, in case presence of water is detected from the rain sensor.

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WIPER CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD {WIPER CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a wiper operation control device and a control method thereof, and in particular, by connecting a location information receiver and a weather information receiver to a wiper operated by detecting water through a rain sensor to receive the vehicle location information and weather information. The present invention relates to a wiper operation control device and a control method thereof, which can prevent the wiper from being automatically operated during the car wash.

Generally, a wiper generally refers to a windshield wiper that starts with the front and rear windshields of a car and wipes snow, rain, or muddy water from the rear windows, side windows, side mirrors, headlamps, and the like.

In the wiper operating device, that is, in the case of the washer interlocking wiper currently applied to the front wiper and the shield wiper operating device, the wiper is configured to stop after 2-3 more operations after the washer fluid injection is finished.

1 is a view illustrating a wiper operating method according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the wiper operating device according to the prior art detects that rain (water) is coming by the rain sensor, the wiper operation speed is determined by detecting the amount of rain (water). Once the wiping speed of the wiper is determined, the wiper is activated according to the determined speed.

However, in the wiper operation device according to the prior art, when the vehicle washes at the car wash, the driver has to manually set the wiper operation device separately. That way, the wiper will not operate even if water in the car wash is detected by the rain sensor.

The wiper operating device according to the prior art has been troublesome to manually set the wiper operating device when washing a vehicle at a car wash. In addition, when the wiper operating device is not changed to the manual setting due to inadvertent driver's operation, that is, when it is set automatically, when the rain sensor detects water in the car wash and the wiper is operated, the wiper is broken due to car wash. Occurs. In this case, since the driver's field of view is not secured in rainy weather, not only the driver but also the safety of pedestrians walking on the road may be dangerous.

The present invention is to solve this problem by mounting a wiper operation device having a location information receiver and a weather information receiver, the wiper is operated when the vehicle is located in the car wash based on the location information received from the location information receiver The present invention provides a wiper operation control device and a method of controlling the same.

The wiper operation control apparatus according to the present invention comprises a rain sensor for sensing the water of the vehicle; A location information receiver configured to receive location information of the vehicle from a satellite; And a wiper controller configured to control an operation of the wiper based on the location information of the vehicle received by the location information receiver when water is detected from the rain sensor.

In addition, the wiper operation control apparatus according to the present invention may further include an operation switch unit connected to the wiper control unit to determine whether to operate the wiper according to the user's selection, the weather information corresponding to the position information of the vehicle It is preferable to further include a weather information receiving unit for receiving.

In this case, when water is detected from the rain sensor, the wiper controller may control the operation of the wiper based on the weather information corresponding to the position information, and the current position of the vehicle according to the position information of the vehicle may be In the case of a car wash, when the car wash is rainy, the wiper control unit preferably operates the wiper according to the user's selection. In addition, when the current position of the vehicle according to the location information of the vehicle corresponds to the car wash, it is preferable that the wiper controller does not operate the wiper unless the car wash is rainy.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a wiper operation, the method comprising: (a) detecting a water of a vehicle by a rain sensor; (b) receiving location information of the vehicle from a GPS satellite; (c) determining whether the wiper is operated according to the position information of the vehicle; And (d) operating the wiper according to the determination.

In this case, step (b) may further include (e) receiving weather information corresponding to the location information of the vehicle, and step (b) may include (b-1) location information of the vehicle. Receiving information that the current location of the vehicle is rainy; And (b-2) receiving information in which the current location of the vehicle according to the location information of the vehicle is not rainy.

After the step (b-1), (c-1) if the current position of the vehicle corresponds to the car wash, determining to operate the wiper according to a user's selection; And (c-2) if the current position of the vehicle does not correspond to a car wash, determining to operate the wiper, and after step (b-2), (c-3) When the current position of the vehicle corresponds to the car wash, determining not to operate the wiper; And (c-4) if the current position of the vehicle does not correspond to the car wash, determining to operate the wiper.

The wiper operation control apparatus and control method thereof according to the present invention connect the location information receiver and the weather information receiver to receive the location information and the weather information of the vehicle, thereby preventing the vehicle from automatically operating the wiper during car wash. have.

Preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a wiper operation control apparatus according to the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the wiper operation control apparatus according to the present invention includes a rain sensor 210, a location information receiver 220, and a wiper controller 230. In addition, the wiper operation control apparatus according to the present invention may further include a weather information receiver 240 and the operation switch unit 250.

The rain sensor 210 detects water of the vehicle.

The rain sensor 210 may be installed in a plurality of windows inside the vehicle, for example, under the front window. The rain sensor 210 senses the amount of water by emitting infrared rays and refracting the infrared rays by a light emitting diode and a photo diode built in the rain sensor 210, respectively. The wiper controller 230 operates the wiper according to the detected amount of water.

The location information receiver 220 performs a function of receiving location information of the vehicle from the satellite.

The location information receiver 220 may determine the location of the vehicle by receiving a satellite signal transmitted from the satellite. That is, to extract the information such as longitude, latitude, etc. included in the satellite signal to receive the location information of the vehicle generated according to the error range. In addition, the location information receiving unit 220 is generally installed inside the vehicle, but may be installed outside, and in order to facilitate communication with the satellite, it is preferable that the location information receiving unit 220 is located at a place where there is no obstacle vertically upward.

The weather information receiver 240 performs a function of receiving weather information corresponding to the location information of the vehicle.

The weather information receiver 240 may receive the weather information, for example, from a traffic related information center.

When water is detected from the rain sensor 210, the wiper controller 230 performs a function of controlling the operation of the wiper based on the location information of the vehicle received by the location information receiver 220.

The wiper controller 230 may adjust the speed and the repetition period of the wiper according to the amount of water detected by the rain sensor 210 and control the wiper to operate according to an automatic mode and a manual mode determined by a user. have.

When the water is detected from the rain sensor 210, the wiper controller 230 determines whether the wiper is operated based on the location information and the weather information received from the location information receiver 220 and the weather information receiver 240. .

When the current location of the vehicle according to the location information of the vehicle corresponds to the car wash, and when the weather of the car wash is rainy, the wiper controller 230 preferably operates the wiper according to the user's selection. It is preferable that the wiper controller 230 notifies the user of the fact that the car wash is being performed on a display device (not shown) installed in the vehicle. The user who knows the fact can use the operation switch unit 250 to select whether the wiper is operating.

In addition, when the current position of the vehicle according to the location information of the vehicle corresponds to the car wash, when the weather of the car wash is not in the rain, it is preferable that the wiper controller 230 does not operate the wiper.

On the contrary, when the current position of the vehicle according to the position information of the vehicle does not correspond to the car wash, it is preferable to operate the wiper regardless of the weather information when water is detected from the rain sensor 210.

The operation switch unit 250 performs a function of determining whether to operate the wiper according to the user's selection.

The operation switch unit 250 may be operated to temporarily operate the wiper, for example, for removing foreign matters from the window of the vehicle regardless of the automatic mode or the manual mode set by the user. The wiper may be set to operate through the unit 250.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a wiper operation control method according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rain sensor is activated (step 301).

Water is detected from the rain sensor (step 302), and when the water is detected, location information and weather information are received (step 303). The location information indicates the current location of the vehicle and may be received from the location information receiver. The weather information may be weather information corresponding to the location information, and may be received from a weather information receiver.

It is determined whether the location of the vehicle is the car wash according to the location information of the vehicle (step 304). If the location of the vehicle is the car wash, it is determined whether it is raining according to the weather information (step 305).

If the weather in the car wash is rainy, it is determined whether the wiper is operated according to the user's choice (step 306). If the wiper is not operated according to the user's selection, the wiper is not operated (step 310), and if the wiper is operated according to the user's selection, the amount of water is measured by a rain sensor (step 307). ), The wiper is actuated according to the amount of water (step 308). At this time, the operating speed and the repetition period of the wiper can be set separately. When the wiper is activated, the rain sensor continues to detect water (step 309), and if water is continuously detected, the process returns to the previous step 307 and steps 307 to 309 are repeated. In addition, if the detection of water is stopped, the wiper is not activated (step 310).

It is determined whether the location of the vehicle according to the location information of the vehicle is the car wash (step 304). If the location of the vehicle is not the car wash, the amount of water is measured by a rain sensor (step 307). The wiper is then activated (step 308). At this time, the operating speed and the repetition period of the wiper can be set separately. When the wiper is activated, the rain sensor continuously detects water (step 309), and if water is continuously detected, the process returns to the previous step 307 and steps 307 to 309 are repeated. In addition, if the detection of water is stopped, the wiper is not activated (step 310).

Although the preferred embodiment according to the present invention has been described above, this is merely exemplary and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed herein are not intended to limit the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the spirit and scope of the present invention are not limited by these embodiments. It is intended that the scope of the invention be interpreted by the following claims, and that all descriptions within the scope equivalent thereto will be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1 shows a method of operating a wiper according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a wiper operation control apparatus according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a wiper operation control method according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

210: rain sensor 220: location information receiving unit

230: wiper controller 240: weather information receiver

250: operation switch unit

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A rain sensor detecting water of the vehicle; A location information receiver configured to receive location information of the vehicle from a satellite; And When the water is detected from the rain sensor, the wiper controller for controlling the operation of the wiper based on the location information of the vehicle received by the location information receiver Wiper operation control device comprising a. The method of claim 1, And an operation switch unit connected to the wiper control unit to determine whether to operate the wiper according to a user's selection. The method of claim 1, And a weather information receiver for receiving weather information corresponding to the location information of the vehicle. The method of claim 3, And when the water is detected from the rain sensor, the wiper controller controls the operation of the wiper based on the weather information corresponding to the location information. The method of claim 4, wherein And if the current position of the vehicle according to the position information of the vehicle corresponds to the car wash, the wiper control unit operates the wiper according to the user's selection when the car wash is rainy. The method of claim 4, wherein And when the current position of the vehicle according to the position information of the vehicle corresponds to the car wash, the wiper control unit does not operate the wiper unless the car wash is rainy. (a) the rain sensor detecting water in the vehicle; (b) receiving location information of the vehicle from a GPS satellite; (c) determining whether the wiper is operated according to the position information of the vehicle; (d) the wiper is operated according to the determination Wiper operation control method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The step (b) further comprises (e) receiving weather information corresponding to the location information of the vehicle. The method of claim 8, In step (b), (b-1) receiving information that the current location of the vehicle is rainy according to the location information of the vehicle; (b-2) receiving information in which the current location of the vehicle according to the location information of the vehicle is not rainy; Wiper operation control method comprising a. The method of claim 9, After the step (b-1), (c-1) if the current position of the vehicle corresponds to a car wash, determining to operate the wiper according to a user's selection; (c-2) if the current position of the vehicle does not correspond to the car wash, determining to operate the wiper Wiper operation control method comprising a. The method of claim 9, After the step (b-2), (c-3) determining that the wiper is not operated when the current position of the vehicle corresponds to a car wash; (c-4) if the current position of the vehicle does not correspond to the car wash, determining to operate the wiper Wiper operation control method comprising a.
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KR20180051745A (en) * 2016-11-08 2018-05-17 현대자동차주식회사 Control method and apparatus for wiper
US10071708B2 (en) 2017-02-14 2018-09-11 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Controller for vehicle wiper system
CN109249947A (en) * 2018-10-09 2019-01-22 中车株洲电力机车有限公司 A kind of control method, system and the equipment of train windshield wiper

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KR20180051745A (en) * 2016-11-08 2018-05-17 현대자동차주식회사 Control method and apparatus for wiper
US10071708B2 (en) 2017-02-14 2018-09-11 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Controller for vehicle wiper system
CN109249947A (en) * 2018-10-09 2019-01-22 中车株洲电力机车有限公司 A kind of control method, system and the equipment of train windshield wiper

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