KR101674173B1 - Black box having the function of starting for a car and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a black box and a method of installing the same in an automobile. More particularly, the present invention relates to a black box The control unit generates a start request signal at a start time of the predetermined vehicle start time and transmits the start request signal to the electronic control unit of the vehicle to start the vehicle and to start the vehicle from the electronic control unit during the waiting time of the predetermined vehicle start after the start of the vehicle And a control unit for generating a start stop signal when the key input detection signal is not input and for transmitting the stop start signal to the electronic control unit to stop the start of the vehicle. will be.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a black box having a vehicle start function,

The present invention relates to a black box and a method of installing the same in an automobile. More particularly, the present invention relates to a black box The control unit generates a start request signal at a start time of the predetermined vehicle start time and transmits the start request signal to the electronic control unit of the vehicle to start the vehicle and to start the vehicle from the electronic control unit during the waiting time of the predetermined vehicle start after the start of the vehicle And a control unit for generating a start stop signal when the key input detection signal is not input and for transmitting the stop start signal to the electronic control unit to stop the start of the vehicle. will be.

Generally, a vehicle black box is mounted inside a front window or a rear window of a vehicle to monitor the front or rear of the window when the vehicle is normally driven or parked. When a crash or an impact is detected, And records the video in front of or behind the window during the predetermined time period before and after the collision or impact detection, and the audio in and out of the vehicle, and stores it in the built-in memory device to thereby easily prove the fault in the car accident Lt; / RTI >

Such a black box has been widely used and widely used as a necessity of an automobile. In recent years, it has been designed to have various additional functions as well as images at the time of an accident.

For example, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2007-92484 discloses a vehicle black box and a vehicle management method using the same. The vehicle includes a microprocessor, a camera, an image data processing unit, a speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, an ABS sensor, A black box device comprising a travel distance detecting sensor, a battery remaining amount detecting sensor, a weight detecting sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a driver, a voice recording module, a Bluetooth communication module, and a mobile phone communication module, And it is a black box device that enables the status of the vehicle to be checked in real time through the portable terminal even in the absence of the driver.

On the other hand, a heater is usually used for heating the vehicle in the winter season. It is preferable that the heater is operated after the engine is started by driving the engine for a certain period of time by preheating the engine .

However, since the driver has to be exposed to the cold during the engine preheating for the operation of the heater, there is a disadvantage that the driver can not provide a comfortable feeling to the driver for a considerable period of time after boarding the vehicle. Moreover, It has the wrong habit of operating the heater without warming it, which also serves as a factor to shorten the life of the engine.

Therefore, it is very important to develop a technique capable of solving the above-mentioned problem in operation of the heater.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle start function capable of improving the life span of the engine by eliminating the overhead of the engine according to the operation of the winter heater, The present invention also provides a configuration of a black box and a method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a black box having a vehicle start function, the vehicle including a vehicle having a vehicle start function, , Generates a start request signal at the start time of the vehicle start preset in the memory unit and transmits the start request signal to the electronic control unit of the vehicle to start the vehicle and to stop the vehicle from the electronic control unit And a controller for generating a start stop signal when the key input sensing signal of the automobile is not inputted and transmitting the generated start stop signal to the electronic control unit to stop the start of the automobile.

The black box having the vehicle starting function of the present invention having the above-described configuration receives the start time information of the vehicle start, thereby automatically starting the vehicle at a predetermined time for heating the vehicle during the winter season, So that even when the driver operates the heater immediately after boarding the vehicle, the engine is not overloaded and the driver has a comfortable feeling of boarding.

In addition, after the start of the vehicle is automatically started as described above, the start is maintained for a predetermined period of time according to the start waiting time information of the predetermined vehicle, and the start is turned off. It is possible to prevent an excessive preheating operation.

1 is a perspective view of a black box having a starting function of the vehicle of the present invention,
2 is an exploded perspective view of a black box having a starting function of the vehicle of the present invention,
3 is a block diagram of a black box with the vehicle start function of the present invention,
4 is a flow chart for controlling a black box having a vehicle start function of the present invention,
5 is an example of an input screen provided by the vehicle start information input unit of the black box having the vehicle start function of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the black box having the vehicle start function of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is to be noted, however, that the disclosed drawings are provided as examples for allowing a person skilled in the art to sufficiently convey the spirit of the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the following drawings, but may be embodied in other forms.

In addition, unless otherwise defined, the terms used in the description of the present invention have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, A detailed description of known functions and configurations that may be unnecessarily blurred is omitted.

1 is a perspective view of a black box having a vehicle starting function according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a black box having a vehicle starting function of the present invention with reference to an exploded perspective view of a black box having a starting function of the vehicle .

A black box 1 having a vehicle starting function according to the present invention is built in a case 11 having a rectangular box-like appearance and a front panel 2 is coupled to the case 11, A memory element slot 4 for video recording and a power input terminal 5 are provided on one side of the case 11 and a black box mount A GPS connection terminal 9 and an audio and video (AV) signal output terminal 7 for capturing a geographical position at the time of an accident are respectively attached to the rear video camera connection terminal 8,

The black box 1 according to the present invention includes a central processing unit (CPU) for inputting and receiving a video signal input from the lens 2, recording and recording the processed signal in the memory unit 60, And a display panel (not shown) connected to the control board 13 and the control board 13 on which the peripheral circuits are mounted and displaying the operation menu of the black box.

The edge of the front panel 2 of the black box 1 is closed with a lim 10 and a window 12 is formed on the bottom surface of the side case 11 to expose the display panel.

As shown in the block diagram of the control board of the inventive black box of FIG. 3, the above-described black box of the present invention includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a control program for the black box is executed, And a control unit 20 for processing video signals and audio signals input from the audio recording unit 40 to generate video data and audio data, and storing and updating the video data and audio data.

In addition, a video recording unit 30 for capturing an image of the front or rear of the vehicle by the lens 3, a voice recording unit 40 having a built-in microphone for recording audio of the inside and outside of the vehicle, A memory unit 60 for storing and updating image data and audio data under the control of the control unit 20, a GPS (Real Time Clock) unit 50 for detecting the geographical position of the black box, A power supply unit 80 for receiving power from a power outlet (not shown) of the vehicle, a vehicle start information input unit 70 for receiving start time information of the vehicle start and start waiting time information for providing a vehicle start function, And a display unit 100 for displaying a black box operation menu provided by the control unit 20.

The control unit 20 of the black box of the present invention is connected to the electronic control unit 200 that controls the electric system of the vehicle by the built-in interface 110.

The electronic control unit 200 is interlocked with a key box of a vehicle having an ACC / ON terminal and a START terminal by a vehicle internal communication network such as a CAN (Controller Area Network) communication network, And the starting state of the vehicle.

Hereinafter, the operation of the black box having the starting function of the present invention constructed as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of Fig. 4 and the example of the display portion of the black box of Fig.

When the control unit 20 of the black box of the present invention is activated and starts to operate (S100), the control unit 20 monitors the front or rear of the window during driving or parking (S 101).

At this time, the video or audio input from the video recording unit 30 and the audio recording unit 40 during monitoring can be stored in the memory unit 60 for a predetermined time as set by the control unit 20, It can be deleted from the memory unit 60 later.

When a collision or an impact is detected in the body of the vehicle (S 102), the control unit 20 stops the monitoring and displays the input image in front of or behind the window for a certain period of time before and after the collision or impact detection, And stores it in the memory unit 60 (S 103), thereby accumulating data so as to easily prove an error in the case of an automobile accident.

When the driver selects the menu for specifying the vehicle startup time displayed on the display unit 100 (S 104) to designate the start time of the vehicle using the black box of the present invention, as shown in the example of Fig. 5, The start-up information input unit 90 includes an input window W1 for inputting start time information of the vehicle start to provide a start-up function of the vehicle, and a start-up wait time W1 for specifying how long the start- An input window W2 for receiving information is displayed through the display unit 100 (S105).

Since the start time of the vehicle is automatically started at a predetermined time for heating the vehicle during the winter season by receiving the start time information of the vehicle as described above and the engine is preheated for a predetermined period of time, It is possible to provide a comfortable feeling to the driver.

In addition, after the start of the vehicle is automatically started as described above, the start is maintained for a predetermined period of time according to the start waiting time information of the predetermined vehicle, and the start is turned off. It is possible to prevent an excessive preheating operation in the case of FIG. The procedure for turning off the start according to the above-described start-up waiting time information will be described later.

In step S 105, the start time information of the vehicle and the start waiting time information are stored in the start time information input window W 1 and the start time information input window W 2 displayed on the display unit 100 as described above The startup start time information and the startup waiting time information of the inputted vehicle are transmitted to the control unit 20 and the control unit 20 stores the received startup start time information and startup waiting time information in the memory unit 60 To set the start time of the vehicle and the time to maintain the start state after the start of the start (S 107).

For example, if the user inputs the startup start time information of the vehicle at 07:00 am and inputs the startup waiting time information of the vehicle at 10 minutes, the vehicle automatically starts at 07:00 am, If the vehicle is kept running for about 10 minutes and the vehicle is not started, the vehicle will be turned off.

Then, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the start time information is the start start time information stored in the memory unit 60, according to the startup start time information and the start wait time information stored in the memory unit 60, The electronic control unit 200 transmits a start request signal for starting the automobile to the control unit 200 in response to the start request signal transmitted from the control unit 20 Start the key box, switch the key box to the ACC / ON state, turn on the starting motor, and start the car (S 109). At this time, when turning on the starting motor, the electronic control unit 200 is preferably repeatedly executed several times so as to securely start the starting.

If the vehicle is started through the above process, the electronic control unit 200 transmits a detection signal of the start of the vehicle to the control unit 20 through the interface 110 (S110) 20 monitors whether or not the detection signal of the key input of the key box is transmitted from the electronic control unit 200 for a time set in the start waiting time information preset in the memory unit 60 (S 111).

Thereafter, the control unit 20 determines whether a sensing signal of the key input of the key box is received from the electronic control unit 200 during a predetermined waiting time (S 112) When the key input detection preference is transmitted, the vehicle start signal is transmitted to the electronic control unit 200 so that the vehicle continues to be started (S113). As a result of the determination in S1112, If the detection signal of the key input of the key box is not received from the unit 200, the electronic control unit 200 transmits a stop signal of the vehicle start requesting to turn off the vehicle start to stop the start of the vehicle (S 114) , And prevents excessive preheating operation when the driver fails to ride the vehicle in the start waiting time.

On the other hand, automobiles have been commercialized in which a smart key using a short-range wireless communication method such as Bluetooth is used instead of a key box for starting a vehicle, In the case of a vehicle using such a smart key, the electronic control unit 200 of the automobile transmits the smart key detection signal of the automobile replacing the detection signal of the key input of the key box to the control unit 20, It is preferable to be able to judge whether or not to start the engine.

1, 2 and 6, the front panel 2 is provided with a light-emitting member 21 for visually recognizing that recording is being performed.

6, the light emitting member 21 includes an LED 25 mounted on the control board 13 and a light collecting member 251 for improving brightness and brightness of the LED 25.

The light collecting member 251 is hemispherical in shape of a transparent material and covers the LED 25 and a curved groove 251B is formed at the center of the light collecting member 251 for collecting the light of the LED 25 When the light of the LED 25 diverges through the condenser 251 as the LED 25 is positioned inside the curved groove 251B, the luminance is improved as it is refracted on the inner surface of the curved groove 251B Can be diverted.

An annular yellow ring may be generated. To solve this problem, an outer protrusion 251A is provided at the lower end of the light-collecting member 251 and at the lower end of the outer surface of the light- It is also possible to prevent the yellow ring from being generated due to diffused reflection of light of the light guide plate 251A and further include the outer protrusion 251A in the bending groove 251B.

The coupling protrusion 251C may be further provided at a lower portion of the condensing member 251. The coupling protrusion 251C may include a column portion 251Ca and a head portion 251Cb having a larger diameter than the column portion, To be fitted to the control board (13).

The light collecting member 251 is spaced apart from the control board 13 in order to improve air-cooling characteristics, and the air-cooling unit 251D is formed to prevent overheating by cooling the heat generated in the control board 13, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 251C. ≪ / RTI >

Description of the Related Art [0002]
One; Invention black box 2; Front panel
3; Lens 4; Memory element slot
5; Power input terminal 6; Black box mount
7; AV signal output terminal 8; Camera connector for rear image capture
9; GPS connection terminal 10; Rim
11; Case 12; window
13; A control board 20; The control unit
30; Image capturing unit 40; Voice recording unit
50; A real time clock unit 60; The memory unit
70; A GPS unit 80; Power supply
90; A vehicle start information input unit 100; Display portion
110; Interface 200; Automotive electronic control unit

Claims (7)

1. A black box for a vehicle comprising a case (11), a control board (13) embedded in the case (11) and a front panel (2)
A control for storing and updating the video or audio by monitoring the forward or backward situation when driving or parking the vehicle,
Is mounted on the control board 13 incorporated in the case 11 and generates a start request signal at the start time of the predetermined vehicle start in the memory unit 60 and transmits the start request signal to the electronic control unit 200 of the vehicle, And if the key input detection signal of the automobile is not inputted from the electronic control unit 200 during the waiting time of the predetermined vehicle start after the start of the start, it generates a start stop signal and outputs it to the electronic control unit 200 A control unit (20) for stopping the start of the vehicle;
And,

The front panel 2 is provided with a light emitting member 21 for visually recognizing that recording is being performed,
The light emitting member 21 includes an LED 25 mounted on the control board 13 and a light collecting member 251 for improving brightness and brightness of the LED 25,
The light-collecting member 251 has a hemispherical shape made of a transparent material, covers the LED 25,
A bending groove 251B for collecting the light of the LED 25 is provided at the center of the focusing member 251. The LED 25 is located inside the bending groove 251B,
An outer protrusion 251A for preventing a yellow ring from being generated due to irregular reflection of the light of the LED 25 is provided in the lower end of the light condensing member 251,
The coupling protrusions 251C are formed on the lower portion of the focusing member 251. The coupling protrusions 251C include a column portion 251Ca and a head portion 251Cb having a larger diameter than the column portion, (13)
The light collecting member 251 is spaced apart from the control board 13 to form an air cooling unit 251D for improving the air cooling characteristic and the air cooling unit 251D is implemented through the coupling protrusion 251C Black box with vehicle start function.
The method according to claim 1,
A vehicle start information input unit (90) for receiving the information of the start time of the vehicle and the start waiting time information;
A display unit 100 displaying an input window W1 for receiving startup start time information provided by the vehicle startup information input unit 90 and an input window W2 for inputting start waiting time information;
And a black box having a vehicle start function. 3. The method of claim 2,
A black box having a vehicle start function configured such that the front panel 2 is coupled to the case 11 and the imaging lens 3 is installed on one side of the front panel 2. [
The method of claim 3,
A memory element slot 4 for video recording and a power input terminal 5 are provided on one side of the case 11,
And a black box mounting opening (6) is provided on the other side of the case (11).
5. The method of claim 4,
A camera connection terminal 8 for rear image capture, a GPS connection terminal 9 and an audio and video (AV) signal output terminal 7 are attached to the other side of the case 11, Black box with start function.
A control method of a black box having a vehicle start function according to claim 1,
An input window W1 for inputting start time information of a vehicle start and an input window W2 for inputting start wait time information are displayed through a display unit 100 of a black box;
The starting time information and the starting waiting time information of the vehicle are input to the start time information input window W1 and the start delay time information input window W2, respectively, and the start time information of the inputted vehicle A step S 107 in which the startup waiting time information is stored in the memory unit 60;
The control unit 20 transmits a start request signal to the electronic control unit 200 of the vehicle through the interface 110 at a time corresponding to the startup start time information stored in the memory unit 60, ;
A step S 109 of starting the vehicle according to a start request signal transmitted from the control unit 20;
(S110), when the vehicle is started, the electronic control unit (200) transmits a detection signal of starting of the vehicle to the control unit (20) through the interface (110);
(S111) of monitoring whether or not a sensing signal of a key input of the vehicle is transmitted from the electronic control unit 200 for a time set in the startup wait time information preset in the memory unit 60 by the controller 20, ;
The control unit 20 determines whether a sensing signal of a key input of the key box has been received from the electronic control unit 200 during a predetermined start waiting time at step 112. As a result of the determination, (S113), when the detection preference is transmitted, transmitting a maintenance signal of the vehicle start to the electronic control unit 200 to continuously maintain the start of the vehicle;
As a result of the determination, if the control unit 20 does not receive the detection signal of the key input from the electronic control unit 200 during the predetermined start waiting time, the control unit 20 transmits a stop signal of the vehicle start to the electronic control unit 200, (S 114); And a control unit for controlling the black box.
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein, in the case of a car using a smart key,
The electronic control unit 200 transmits a smart key detection signal of the vehicle to the control unit 20 and determines whether the control unit 20 having received the smart key detection signal maintains the start of the vehicle. Way.

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