Structure and control method of reflective vehicle exterior projection light show

Abstract

This invention discloses a structure and control method for a reflective vehicle exterior light show. The structure includes a translucent lampshade, a decorative frame, a light source, a reflector, and an opaque lamp housing. The translucent lampshade and the opaque lamp housing are connected. The decorative frame is housed within the cavity formed by the translucent lampshade and the opaque lamp housing, with the outer side of the decorative frame facing the translucent lampshade and the inner side facing the opaque lamp housing. The light source is positioned between the decorative frame and the opaque lamp housing, and the reflector is positioned between the light source and the decorative frame. A decorative grille is provided on the decorative frame. Light emitted from the light source is reflected by the reflector and then passes through the gaps in the grille and the translucent lampshade, projecting onto a target location on the vehicle surface to create a decorative pattern. This invention can project decorative patterns onto the vehicle body, achieving a novel exterior light show effect.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of vehicles, in particular to a reflective vehicle exterior projection light show structure and control method. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the rise of living standards, consumers' requirements for automobile lamps have been not only to meet the regulatory functions of lighting, but also to provide a more cool and personalized solution.

[0003] The current exterior light show on the automobile market mainly shows the sequential lighting, flickering of the light source of the lamp itself, and the exterior projection lamp. The exterior projection lamp has many types, such as front headlamp projection and carpet lamp projection, which all project specific light and patterns onto the ground to achieve a specific sense of ceremony or provide specific prompts to the driver. However, there is still a blank in the market for the projection on the vehicle body, and there are only some modified cars with LED light strips installed on the vehicle body, and there is no case of projecting light patterns with design sense onto the vehicle body. SUMMARY

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a reflective vehicle exterior projection light show structure in the first aspect, comprising a light-transmitting lampshade, a decorative frame, a light source, a reflector and a light-tight lampshell.

[0005] The light-transmitting lampshade is connected with the light-tight lampshell, the decorative frame is contained in the cavity formed by the light-transmitting lampshade and the light-tight lampshell, the outer side of the decorative frame faces the light-transmitting lampshade, the inner side of the decorative frame faces the light-tight lampshell, and the reflector is arranged between the light source and the decorative frame.

[0006] The decorative frame is provided with a shaped grille, and the light emitted by the light source is reflected by the reflector, then sequentially transmits through the gap of the shaped grille and the light-transmitting lampshade, and is projected to the target position on the surface of the vehicle body to present a shaped pattern.

[0007] Further, the shape of the reflector is an arc-shaped curved surface, one end of the arc-shaped curved surface is close to the light source, the other end of the arc-shaped curved surface is close to the shaped grille, and the concave surface of the arc-shaped curved surface faces the light source and the shaped grille.

[0008] Further, the number of the reflectors is one or more, the number of the shaped grilles is one or more, and the reflectors and the shaped grilles are one-to-one correspondingly arranged.

[0009] Further, the shaped grilles are arranged on the side surface of the decorative frame.

[0010] Further, the target position of the vehicle body surface includes any one of a front surface of the vehicle body, a rear surface of the vehicle body and a door surface.

[0011] Further, the number of the light sources is one or more, and the color of the light sources is one or more.

[0012] Further, the modeling grid is manufactured by a mold manufacturing process, a material cutting process or a material adding process.

[0013] Further, the modeling grid includes an inner lens and a modeling pattern coating, and the modeling pattern coating is a non-transparent coating with a shape matched with the modeling pattern.

[0014] Further, the modeling pattern coating is manufactured by covering a non-transparent coating on a specific position of the inner lens, or the modeling pattern coating is manufactured by removing a non-transparent coating on a specific position of the inner lens.

[0015] The second aspect of the present application provides a control method of a vehicle exterior projection light show, which adopts the above-mentioned reflective vehicle exterior projection light show structure, and includes the following steps:

[0016] In response to a detected user input operation, a projection request is sent to a vehicle control center, wherein the vehicle control center can generate a vehicle body projection instruction according to the projection request;

[0017] According to the received vehicle body projection instruction, one or more vehicle exteriors with the reflective vehicle exterior projection light show structure are controlled to be lit in a preset mode.

[0018] Further, the user input operation includes any one of pressing a key unlocking button, pressing a corresponding button on a center console and pressing a corresponding button on a mobile phone APP.

[0019] The third aspect of the present application provides a computer readable storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores at least one instruction, at least one program, a code set or an instruction set, and the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set or the instruction set is loaded and executed by a processor to realize the above-mentioned control method of the vehicle exterior projection light show.

[0020] The fourth aspect of the present application provides a device, which includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores at least one instruction, at least one program, a code set or an instruction set, and the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set or the instruction set is loaded and executed by the processor to realize the above-mentioned control method of the vehicle exterior projection light show.

[0021] The embodiment of the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] 1. The decorative frame of the present invention is placed in the cavity formed by the light-transmitting lamp cover and the opaque lamp housing, with the outer side of the decorative frame facing the light-transmitting lamp cover and the inner side of the decorative frame facing the opaque lamp housing, which can satisfy the basic functions of vehicle exterior decoration.

[0023] 2. The light source assembly is installed between the decorative frame and the opaque lamp housing. The decorative frame is provided with a shaped grille. After being reflected by the reflector, the light is projected onto the shaped grille. After passing through the light-transmitting gap of the shaped grille and the light-transmitting lamp housing, it is transformed into a unique optical pattern and projected onto the target position on the vehicle body surface. This expands the vehicle's exterior functions while fulfilling basic functions.

[0024] 3. The present invention has a simple structure and is easy to install. By changing the styling grille, it is easy to set the styling pattern projected on the vehicle body, providing users with a variety of optional exterior light show effects to meet users' personalized display needs.

[0025] Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description

[0026] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the working principle of the vehicle exterior projection light show structure provided in this embodiment of the invention;

[0028] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the structure of the vehicle exterior projection light show provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the working principle of the vehicle exterior projection light show structure provided in this embodiment of the invention;

[0030] Figure 4 This is an exploded view of the structure of the vehicle exterior projection light show provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 5 This is a flowchart of the control method for a vehicle exterior projection light show provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the working principle of the vehicle exterior projection light show control method provided in this embodiment of the invention.

[0033] Wherein, 1 - light-transmitting lampshade, 2 - decorative frame, 3 - light source, 4 - reflector, 5 - light-tight lamp housing, 6 - modeling grid, 7 - target position of vehicle body surface, 8 - inner lens, 9 - modeling pattern coating. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application. The examples of the described embodiments are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference signs represent the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions throughout.

[0035] EMBODIMENT

[0036] Figure 1 is the working principle diagram of the structure of the vehicle exterior projection light show provided by the embodiments of the present application, Figure 2 is an exploded schematic view of the structure of the vehicle exterior projection light show provided by the embodiments of the present application, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The embodiments of the present application disclose a reflective vehicle exterior projection light show structure, which comprises a light-transmitting lampshade 1, a decorative frame 2, a light source 3, a reflector 4 and a light-tight lamp housing 5.

[0037] The light-transmitting lampshade 1 is connected with the light-tight lamp housing 5, the decorative frame 2 is accommodated in a cavity formed by the light-transmitting lampshade 1 and the light-tight lamp housing 5, the outer side of the decorative frame 2 faces the light-transmitting lampshade 1, the inner side of the decorative frame 2 faces the light-tight lamp housing 5, the light source 3 is arranged between the decorative frame 2 and the light-tight lamp housing 5, and the reflector 4 is arranged between the light source 3 and the decorative frame 2.

[0038] A modeling grid 6 is arranged on the side surface of the decorative frame 2, the light emitted by the light source 3 is reflected by the reflector 4 and then sequentially transmits through the gap of the modeling grid 6 and the light-transmitting lampshade 1, and is projected to a target position 7 of the vehicle body surface to present a modeling pattern. The target position 7 of the vehicle body surface can be any one or a combination of a front surface of the vehicle body, a tail surface of the vehicle body and a door surface of the vehicle body. The arrangement of the reflector 4 is beneficial to adjusting the range of the target position of the vehicle body on which the modeling pattern can be projected, and meanwhile, the arrangement of the reflector 4 is beneficial to reducing the limitation of the position and angle of the light source on projecting the modeling pattern to the target position of the vehicle body.

[0039] Optionally, the connection mode of the light-transmitting lampshade 1 and the light-tight lamp housing 5 comprises but is not limited to threaded connection, adhesive bonding and buckle connection.

[0040] Optionally, the light-tight lamp shell 5 is made of light-transmitting material as a whole; optionally, the light-tight lamp shell 5 is provided with a light-transmitting portion corresponding to the position of the modeling grid 6 on the decorative frame 2, and the light passing through the light-transmitting gap of the modeling grid 6 can pass through the light-tight lamp shell 5 from the light-transmitting portion.

[0041] Optionally, the decorative frame 2 is provided with an aluminum-plated decoration piece, which is detachably fixed on the decorative frame 2, and can be replaced according to different vehicle models to meet different appearance requirements.

[0042] Please continue to refer to Figure 1 The number of reflectors 4 is one, and the number of modeling grids 6 is one. The shape of the reflector 4 is an arc surface, one end of the arc surface is close to the light source 3, the other end of the arc surface is close to the modeling grid 6, and the concave surface of the arc surface faces the light source 3 and the modeling grid 6.

[0043] Optionally, the number of reflectors 4 is multiple, and the number of modeling grids 6 is multiple, and the reflector 4 and the modeling grid 6 are one-to-one corresponding.

[0044] Preferably, the light source 3 includes but is not limited to an LED light source.

[0045] Optionally, the number of light sources 3 is one or more, and the color of the light source 3 is one or more. By adjusting the color, lighting sequence and the like of the light source 3, a plurality of forms of light can be formed, and the performance form of the modeling pattern is enriched.

[0046] Please continue to refer to Figure 1 In an optional embodiment, the modeling grid 6 is a specific modeling matched with the modeling pattern made on the decorative frame 2 by a mold manufacturing, material cutting process or material adding process.

[0047] Figure 3 is the working principle diagram of the structure of the vehicle exterior projection light show provided by the embodiment of the application, Figure 4 is an exploded schematic view of the structure of the vehicle exterior projection light show provided by the embodiment of the application, please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 In an optional embodiment, the modeling grid 6 includes an inner lens 8 and a modeling pattern coating 9, and the modeling pattern coating 9 is a light-tight coating matched with the shape of the modeling pattern.

[0048] Specifically, the modeling pattern coating 9 can be obtained by removing the light-tight coating at specific positions on the inner lens 8 according to a specific modeling pattern by laser engraving or other processes;

[0049] Alternatively, the modeling pattern coating 9 can also be obtained by printing or local spraying and the like to cover a layer of non-light-transmitting coating on the transparent inner lens 8 according to a specific modeling pattern.

[0050] Figure 5 is a flow chart of a control method of a vehicle exterior projection light show provided by an embodiment of the present application, Figure 6 is a working principle diagram of the control method of the vehicle exterior projection light show provided by an embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 The control method of the vehicle exterior projection light show disclosed by the embodiment of the present application adopts the above-mentioned reflective vehicle exterior projection light show structure, comprising:

[0051] S1: in response to the detected user input operation, send a projection request to the vehicle control center; wherein the vehicle control center can generate a vehicle body projection instruction according to the projection request;

[0052] S2: according to the received vehicle body projection instruction, control one or more vehicle exteriors with the reflective vehicle exterior projection light show structure to light up in a preset mode.

[0053] Specifically, the user input operation includes any one of pressing the key unlocking button, pressing the corresponding button on the center console and pressing the corresponding button on the mobile phone APP.

[0054] Under the logical control of the corresponding control module, the single or multiple light sources 3 in the structure disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment can project different patterns onto the vehicle body by flowing lighting, flickering, changing color, random lighting and the like through the above-mentioned projection optical principle, so as to realize a new form of modeling light show effect.

[0055] The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer readable storage medium, the storage medium stores at least one instruction, at least one program, a code set or an instruction set, and the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set or the instruction set are loaded and executed by the processor to realize the above-mentioned control method of the vehicle exterior projection light show.

[0056] Optionally, in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned storage medium can be located in at least one network server of a plurality of network servers of a computer network. Optionally, in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned storage medium can include but is not limited to: a U disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a mobile hard disk, a magnetic disk or an optical disk and various storage program codes.

[0057] The embodiment of the present application also provides a device, which comprises a processor and a memory, the memory storing at least one instruction, at least one program, a code set or an instruction set, the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set or the instruction set being loaded and executed by the processor to realize the control method of the vehicle exterior projection light show.

[0058] The memory can be used to store software programs and modules, and the processor can execute various function applications and data processing by running the software programs and modules stored in the memory. The memory can mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area can store an operating system, application programs required by functions, etc., and the data storage area can store data created according to the use of the device, etc. In addition, the memory can include a high-speed random access memory, and can also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory device or other volatile solid-state memory device. Accordingly, the memory can also include a memory controller to provide the processor with access to the memory.

[0059] The embodiment of the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0060] 1. The decorative frame is contained in the cavity formed by the light-transmitting lampshade and the light-proof lampshell, the outer side of the decorative frame faces the light-transmitting lampshade, and the inner side of the decorative frame faces the light-proof lampshell, so that the basic function of the vehicle exterior can be met.

[0061] 2. The light source assembly is installed between the decorative frame and the light-proof lampshell, the decorative frame is provided with a modeling grille, the light is reflected by the reflector and then projected to the modeling grille, and after passing through the light-transmitting gap of the modeling grille and the light-transmitting lampshade, the light is changed into a unique optical pattern and projected to the target position on the surface of the vehicle body, so that the extension of the vehicle exterior function is realized on the premise of meeting the basic function.

[0062] 3. The present application has simple structure and convenient installation, and the modeling pattern projected on the vehicle body can be conveniently set by replacing the modeling grille, for example, the name, coat of arms, model code, model trademark and birthday of the customer are projected on the vehicle body, so that the user is provided with a plurality of selectable exterior light show effects, and the personalized display requirement of the user is met.

[0063] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis, and the parts not described in detail in each embodiment can be referred to the related description of other embodiments.

[0064] Those skilled in the art can further understand that the various illustrative logical blocks (illustrative logical block), units and steps listed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software or combination of the two. In order to clearly show the interchangeability of hardware and software, the various illustrative components, units and steps described above have been generally described their functions. Whether such functions are implemented by hardware or software depends on the specific application and design requirements of the whole system. Those skilled in the art can use various methods to implement the functions described for each specific application, but such implementation should not be understood as beyond the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

[0065] The above specific embodiments further illustrate the purposes, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present application. It should be understood that the above description is only a specific embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A structure for a reflective vehicle exterior projection light show, characterized in that, It includes a light-transmitting lampshade (1), a decorative frame (2), a light source (3), a reflector (4), and an opaque lamp housing (5); The light-transmitting lampshade (1) is connected to the opaque lamp housing (5), the decorative frame (2) is housed in the cavity formed by the light-transmitting lampshade (1) and the opaque lamp housing (5), the light source (3) is disposed between the decorative frame (2) and the opaque lamp housing (5), and the reflector (4) is disposed between the light source (3) and the decorative frame (2). The decorative frame (2) is a groove with two side panels and a bottom panel. The two side panels are arranged opposite each other and are connected to the bottom panel. The bottom panel is arranged opposite to the opening end of the groove. The opening end of the groove is aligned with the opening end of the light-transmitting lampshade (1). A shaped grille (6) is provided on the side panel. The light emitted by the light source (3) is reflected by the reflector (4) and passes through the gap of the shaped grille (6) and the light-transmitting lampshade (1) in sequence, and is projected onto the target position (7) on the surface of the vehicle body to present a shaped pattern.

2. The structure of the reflective vehicle exterior projection light show according to claim 1, characterized in that, The reflector (4) is shaped like an arc surface. One end of the arc surface is close to the light source (3), and the other end of the arc surface is close to the shaped grille (6). The concave surface of the arc surface faces the light source (3) and the shaped grille (6).

3. The structure of the reflective vehicle exterior projection light show according to claim 2, characterized in that, The number of reflectors (4) is one or more, the number of shaped grilles (6) is one or more, and the reflectors (4) and shaped grilles (6) are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence.

4. The structure of the reflective vehicle exterior projection light show according to claim 1, characterized in that, The target location (7) on the vehicle body surface includes any one of the front surface of the vehicle body, the rear surface of the vehicle body, and the door surface.

5. The structure of the reflective vehicle exterior projection light show according to claim 1, characterized in that, The number of light sources (3) is one or more, and the color of the light sources (3) is one or more.

6. The structure of the reflective vehicle exterior projection light show according to claim 1, characterized in that, The shaped grille (6) is made by using mold manufacturing, material removal process or material addition process.

7. The structure of the reflective vehicle exterior projection light show according to claim 1, characterized in that, The shaped grille (6) includes an inner lens (8) and a shaped pattern coating (9), the shaped pattern coating (9) being an opaque coating whose shape matches the shaped pattern.

8. The structure of the reflective vehicle exterior projection light show according to claim 7, characterized in that, The pattern coating (9) is made by covering a specific location of the inner lens (8) with an opaque coating, or by removing the opaque coating from a specific location of the inner lens (8).

9. A vehicle, characterized in that, The vehicle includes the structure of a reflective vehicle exterior projection light show as described in any one of claims 1-8.

10. A method for controlling a vehicle exterior projection light show, characterized in that, The structure employing the reflective vehicle exterior projection light show as described in any one of claims 1-8 includes: In response to a detected user input operation, a projection request is sent to the vehicle control center; wherein, the vehicle control center can generate a vehicle body projection command based on the projection request; Based on the received vehicle body projection command, control one or more vehicle exteriors with the structure of the reflective vehicle exterior projection light show to light up in a preset mode.

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