Control device for carrier, carrier and control method

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of vehicles, and discloses a control device for a carrier, the carrier and a control method.The control device for the carrier comprises an armrest assembly suitable for moving in the first direction, the armrest assembly comprises an armrest body and an execution part, and the execution part and the armrest body move in a follow-up mode; a forward touch switch; the handrail assembly has an initial state and a forward first triggering state in which the handrail assembly moves forward in the first direction to enable the execution piece to trigger the forward triggering switch; wherein an angle A is formed between the forward direction of the first direction and the orientation of a seat of the carrier, and A is smaller than 90 degrees. According to the control device for the carrier, the armrest assembly is movably arranged, so that the armrest assembly can move in the first direction, and a passenger can drive the armrest assembly to move only through movement of arms. When a passenger moves the handrail assembly, the passenger does not need to rotate the body, and the man-machine comfort degree is higher.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of vehicles, and particularly to a control device for a vehicle, a vehicle, and a control method. Background Art

[0002] In the related art, when a passenger opens a car door, they often need to lean over and turn the body to operate the door switch, which inevitably leads to poor human-machine comfort. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of this, the present invention provides a control device for a vehicle, a vehicle, and a control method to solve the problem of poor human-machine comfort caused by leaning over to turn the door switch when opening the door.

[0004] In a first aspect, the present invention provides a control device for a vehicle, including:

[0005] An armrest assembly adapted to move in a first direction, the armrest assembly including an armrest body and an actuator, the actuator moving in synchronization with the armrest body;

[0006] A forward touch switch;

[0007] The armrest assembly has an initial state and a first forward trigger state in which the actuator triggers the forward touch switch by moving forward in the first direction;

[0008] Wherein, the forward direction of the first direction is set at an angle A with the seat orientation of the vehicle, and A < 90°.

[0009] Beneficial effects: By movably arranging the armrest assembly, the armrest assembly can move in the first direction, so that the passenger can drive the armrest assembly to move only by moving the arm. To improve human-machine comfort, the forward direction of the first direction is set at an angle A with the seat orientation of the vehicle, and A < 90°, so that when the passenger moves the armrest assembly, there is no need to rotate the body, and the human-machine comfort is higher.

[0010] In an optional embodiment, the control device for a vehicle further includes: a reset assembly adapted to drive the armrest assembly to move to the position of the initial state.

[0011] Beneficial effects: After the armrest assembly moves, in order to facilitate the next operation, the reset assembly drives the armrest assembly to move to the position of the initial state.

[0012] In an optional embodiment, the reset assembly includes a gear, the actuator includes a rack portion, and the gear meshes with the rack portion;

[0013] The reset assembly further includes a motor adapted to drive the gear to rotate.

[0014] Beneficial effects: By adopting the meshing mode of the gear and the rack part, the gear can be used to drive the movement of the rack part, thereby driving the actuator to move towards the position in the initial state, that is, driving the armrest assembly to move towards the position in the initial state.

[0015] In an optional embodiment, the control device for a vehicle further includes:

[0016] A reverse first touch switch and a reverse second touch switch;

[0017] The armrest assembly further has a reverse first trigger state of moving in the reverse direction along the first direction to cause the actuator to trigger the reverse first touch switch, and a reverse second trigger state of moving in the reverse direction along the first direction to cause the actuator to trigger the reverse second touch switch;

[0018] Taking the position of the armrest assembly in the initial state as the starting point, the distance of the armrest assembly moving in the reverse direction along the first direction when it is in the reverse second trigger state is greater than the distance of the armrest assembly moving in the reverse direction along the first direction when it is in the reverse first trigger state.

[0019] In an optional embodiment, the control device for a vehicle further includes a selection component, and the selection component includes:

[0020] A selection key;

[0021] A total control bit and at least one sub-control bit, which are respectively adapted to be electrically connected to the circuit module;

[0022] The selection key is adapted to conductively connect one of the total control bit and the sub-control bit to the circuit module.

[0023] In an optional embodiment, the selection key includes a knob, and an indication mark is provided on the knob;

[0024] Both the total control bit and the sub-control bit are arranged around the knob;

[0025] The indication mark is adapted to be aligned with one of the total control bit and the sub-control bit, so that one of the total control bit and the sub-control bit is conductively connected to the circuit module.

[0026] In an optional embodiment, the control device for a vehicle further includes: a lock / unlock button, and the lock / unlock button is adapted to control the on / off of the circuit module.

[0027] Beneficial effects: It is convenient to achieve one-key control and realize the on / off of the circuit module.

[0028] In an optional embodiment, the actuator includes:

[0029] A traction part, which is adapted to be connected to the cable of the door lock;

[0030] The armrest assembly also has a forward second trigger state of moving forward in the first direction to trigger the cable;

[0031] Taking the position of the armrest assembly in the initial state as the starting point, the forward movement distance of the armrest assembly in the first direction when it is in the forward second trigger state is greater than the forward movement distance of the armrest assembly in the first direction when it is in the forward first trigger state.

[0032] Beneficial effects: The actuator of this embodiment is provided with a traction part and the traction part is connected to the cable of the door lock; when the armrest assembly moves forward further in the first direction, the cable can be triggered, thereby realizing the unlocking of the door lock. When the vehicle runs out of power or breaks down, in order to achieve emergency unlocking, by setting the traction part to be connected to the cable of the door lock, the mechanical safety switch can be triggered, facilitating manual unlocking. In addition, both the forward touch switch and the triggering of the cable require the armrest assembly to move forward in the first direction, thus maintaining the passenger's habit and avoiding the situation where the emergency switch in a special scenario requires changing the habit to use.

[0033] In a second aspect, the present invention also provides a vehicle, including a vehicle body, the vehicle body is provided with a door and at least one window; and the vehicle control device as described above;

[0034] The forward touch switch of the vehicle control device is adapted to control the opening of the door;

[0035] The reverse first touch switch of the vehicle control device is adapted to control the closing of the window;

[0036] The reverse second touch switch of the vehicle control device is adapted to control the opening of the window.

[0037] Beneficial effects: The vehicle provided by the embodiment of the present invention, by movably arranging the armrest assembly, enables the armrest assembly to move in the first direction, so that the passenger can drive the armrest assembly to move only by moving the arm. And the forward touch switch of the vehicle control device is adapted to control the opening of the door; the reverse first touch switch of the vehicle control device is adapted to control the closing of the window; the reverse second touch switch of the vehicle control device is adapted to control the opening of the window; thus, when the passenger moves the armrest assembly, there is no need to rotate the body, and the human-machine comfort is higher.

[0038] In an optional embodiment, the vehicle body includes at least two windows;

[0039] The total control position of the vehicle control device is adapted to be electrically connected to all windows via a circuit module;

[0040] The sub-control position of the vehicle control device is adapted to be electrically connected to each window via a circuit module respectively.

[0041] Thirdly, the present invention also provides a control method for a vehicle, which is applied to the vehicle as described above. The control method for the vehicle includes:

[0042] Obtain the conduction state of the forward touch switch, the reverse first touch switch or the reverse second touch switch;

[0043] Obtain the conduction state of the lock / unlock button and the target control position of the selection component;

[0044] Control the door of the vehicle based on the conduction state of the forward touch switch;

[0045] Control the window of the vehicle based on the conduction state of the reverse first touch switch or the reverse second touch switch, and based on the conduction state of the lock / unlock button and the target control position of the selection component.

[0046] In an optional implementation manner, controlling the door of the vehicle based on the conduction state of the forward touch switch includes:

[0047] When the conduction state of the forward touch switch is connected, control the door of the vehicle to open.

[0048] In an optional implementation manner, the target control position includes a total control position and at least one sub-control position;

[0049] Controlling the window of the vehicle based on the conduction state of the reverse first touch switch or the reverse second touch switch, and based on the conduction state of the lock / unlock button and the target control position of the selection component includes:

[0050] When the conduction state of the reverse first touch switch is connected and the conduction state of the lock / unlock button is connected, control the corresponding target window of the vehicle to close based on the target control position of the selection component;

[0051] When the conduction state of the reverse first touch switch is connected and the conduction state of the lock / unlock button is disconnected, the window maintains its current state;

[0052] When the conduction state of the reverse second touch switch is connected and the conduction state of the lock / unlock button is connected, control the corresponding target window of the vehicle to open based on the target control position of the selection component;

[0053] When the conduction state of the reverse second touch switch is connected and the conduction state of the lock / unlock button is disconnected, the window maintains its current state.

[0054] In an optional implementation manner, the method further includes: real-time detecting whether the armrest component is in the initial state position;

[0055] If not, control the armrest component to reset to the initial state position. Description of the Drawings

[0056] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0057] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the control device for a vehicle of the present invention;

[0058] Figure 2 Partial enlarged view of the control device for a vehicle of the present invention;

[0059] Figure 3 Top view of the armrest and knob assembly of the present invention;

[0060] Figure 4 For Figure 3 Partial enlarged view;

[0061] Figure 5 Top view of the seat and armrest assembly of the vehicle of the present invention;

[0062] Explanation of reference numerals:

[0063] 1. Armrest assembly; 11. Armrest body; 12. Actuator; 121. First trigger part; 122. Second trigger part; 123. Rack part; 124. Traction part; 125. Forward trigger part;

[0064] 3. Selection assembly; 31. Selection key; 32. Locking / unlocking button; 33. Indication mark; 34. Total control position; 35. Sub-control position; 351. First sub-control position; 352. Second sub-control position; 353. Third sub-control position; 354. Fourth sub-control position;

[0065] 4. Door lock; 41. Cable;

[0066] 51. Reverse first touch switch; 52. Reverse second touch switch; 53. Forward touch switch;

[0067] 6. Reset assembly; 61. Motor; 62. Gear;

[0068] 7. Seat. Specific embodiments

[0069] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0070] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0071] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "mounted", "connected", and "coupled" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it may be the internal communication of two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0072] In addition, the technical features involved in different embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0073] The following combines Figures 1 to 5 , to describe the embodiments of the present invention.

[0074] According to an embodiment of the present invention, on the one hand, a control device for a vehicle is provided, including:

[0075] An armrest assembly 1, adapted to move in a first direction. The armrest assembly 1 includes an armrest body 11 and an actuator 12, and the actuator 12 moves in synchronization with the armrest body 11;

[0076] A forward touch switch 53;

[0077] The armrest assembly 1 has an initial state and a forward first trigger state in which it moves in the first direction to cause the actuator 12 to trigger the forward touch switch 53;

[0078] Wherein, the forward direction of the first direction is set at an angle A with the seat orientation of the vehicle, and A < 90°.

[0079] In this embodiment, the vehicle can specifically be a vehicle, a ship, an aircraft, etc. Hereinafter, a vehicle will be taken as an example for illustration.

[0080] The armrest assembly 1 can be arranged on the door of the vehicle, facilitating passengers to place their arms on the armrest assembly 1 to play a supporting role.

[0081] In this embodiment, the actuator 12 and the armrest body 11 can be of an integral structure or a split structure. The actuator 12 and the armrest body 11 move in a follow-up manner. Specifically, the actuator 12 can move in the same direction as the movement of the armrest body 11, or the actuator 12 can move in the opposite direction to the movement of the armrest body 11.

[0082] It should be noted that the forward movement of the armrest assembly 1 in the first direction can specifically be in the same direction as the forward direction of the vehicle, or in the opposite direction to the forward direction of the vehicle, or in a direction at other angles to the forward direction of the vehicle. The forward direction of the first direction defined here has no direct relation to the forward direction of the vehicle.

[0083] By movably arranging the armrest assembly 1, the armrest assembly 1 can move along the first direction, so that passengers can drive the armrest assembly 1 to move only by moving their arms. To improve the human-machine comfort, the forward direction of the first direction is set at an angle A with the seat orientation of the vehicle, satisfying A < 90°. Specifically, it can be set that the first direction is parallel to the seat orientation of the vehicle. Thus, when passengers move the armrest assembly 1, they do not need to rotate their bodies, and the human-machine comfort is higher.

[0084] Here, the seat orientation of the seat 7 of the vehicle is used as the reference direction for setting the first direction. By default, when a passenger sits on the seat 7 of the vehicle, the direction that the passenger faces in the normal sitting posture is the seat orientation of the seat 7 of the vehicle.

[0085] It should be noted that, as shown in Figure 5 , the angle A between the forward direction of the first direction and the seat orientation of the vehicle satisfies A < 90°. On the contrary, the angle B between the reverse direction of the first direction and the seat orientation of the vehicle is B = 180° - A. Preferably, the angle A between the forward direction of the first direction and the seat orientation of the vehicle can be A = 0°, and at this time, the angle B between the reverse direction of the first direction and the seat orientation of the vehicle can be 180°.

[0086] In this embodiment, the forward touch switch 53 has an associated relationship with the door of the vehicle. Specifically, the forward touch switch 53 can be electrically connected to the door of the vehicle, or the forward touch switch 53 can be electrically connected to the door of the vehicle via a control module, or the forward touch switch 53 can be communicatively connected to the door of the vehicle, or the forward touch switch 53 can be communicatively connected to the door of the vehicle via a control module.

[0087] The armrest assembly 1 has an initial state and a forward first trigger state of moving in the first direction to cause the actuator 12 to trigger the forward touch switch 53. When the actuator 12 triggers the forward touch switch 53, a signal for controlling the opening of the door can be emitted, thereby realizing the opening of the door of the vehicle.

[0088] In some embodiments, the vehicle control device further includes: a reset assembly 6 adapted to drive the armrest assembly 1 to move to the position in the initial state.

[0089] After the armrest assembly 1 moves, for the convenience of the next operation, the reset assembly 6 will drive the armrest assembly 1 to move to the position in the initial state.

[0090] Specifically, it can be detected whether the armrest assembly 1 is currently in the position of the initial state by means of a force sensor, a distance sensor, a torque sensor, etc. The specific detection methods are all common solutions in the prior art, and those skilled in the art can reasonably select according to actual needs and will not be elaborated here.

[0091] In some embodiments, the reset assembly 6 includes a gear 62, and the actuator 12 includes a rack portion 123, and the gear 62 meshes with the rack portion 123;

[0092] The reset assembly 6 further includes a motor 61, and the motor 61 is adapted to drive the gear 62 to rotate.

[0093] By adopting the method of meshing the gear 62 with the rack portion 123, the rack portion 123 can be driven to move by the gear 62, thereby driving the actuator 12 to move to the position in the initial state, that is, driving the armrest assembly 1 to move to the position in the initial state.

[0094] In some embodiments, the vehicle control device further includes:

[0095] a reverse first touch switch 51 and a reverse second touch switch 52;

[0096] The armrest assembly 1 further has a reverse first trigger state of moving in the reverse direction of the first direction to cause the actuator 12 to trigger the reverse first touch switch 51, and a reverse second trigger state of moving in the reverse direction of the first direction to cause the actuator 12 to trigger the reverse second touch switch 52;

[0097] Taking the position of the armrest assembly 1 in the initial state as the starting point, the distance of the reverse movement of the armrest assembly 1 in the first direction when it is in the reverse second trigger state is greater than the distance of the reverse movement of the armrest assembly 1 in the first direction when it is in the reverse first trigger state.

[0098] In this embodiment, the reverse first touch switch 51 is associated with the window of the vehicle. Specifically, the reverse first touch switch 51 may be electrically connected to the window of the vehicle, or the reverse first touch switch 51 may be electrically connected to the window of the vehicle via a control module, or the reverse first touch switch 51 may be communicatively connected to the window of the vehicle, or the reverse first touch switch 51 may be communicatively connected to the window of the vehicle via a control module. Similarly, the reverse second touch switch 52 is also associated with the window of the vehicle. Specifically, the reverse first touch switch 51 may be electrically connected to the window of the vehicle, or the reverse first touch switch 51 may be electrically connected to the window of the vehicle via a control module, or the reverse first touch switch 51 may be communicatively connected to the window of the vehicle, or the reverse first touch switch 51 may be communicatively connected to the window of the vehicle via a control module.

[0099] Specifically in this embodiment, the reverse first touch switch 51 is adapted to control the closing of the window of the vehicle, and the reverse second touch switch 52 is adapted to control the opening of the window of the vehicle.

[0100] Taking the position of the armrest assembly 1 in the initial state as the starting point, when the armrest assembly 1 is in the reverse second trigger state, the reverse movement distance in the first direction is greater than the reverse movement distance when the armrest assembly 1 is in the reverse first trigger state; to facilitate the distinction of the movement distance of the armrest assembly 1, here it is defined that the distance from the position of the armrest assembly 1 in the initial state to the position in the reverse first trigger state is the first gear distance, and the distance from the position of the armrest assembly 1 in the initial state to the position in the reverse second trigger state is the second gear distance, that is, the second gear distance is greater than the first gear distance. In order to more clearly feedback whether the movement of the passenger armrest assembly 1 reaches the predetermined position, when the armrest assembly 1 moves to the first gear distance or moves to the second gear distance, a touch feedback is provided, thereby facilitating the operation of the passenger. Thus, the window opening operation can be realized when moving the first gear distance, and the window closing operation can be realized when further moving the second gear distance.

[0101] In this embodiment, by moving the armrest assembly 1, the passenger can control the window without rotating the body, and the window opening operation and the window closing operation are in the same direction of movement, realizing an integrated design with higher human-machine comfort.

[0102] In some embodiments, the vehicle control device further includes a selection component 3, and the selection component 3 includes:

[0103] A selection key 31;

[0104] A total control bit 34 and at least one sub-control bit 35, adapted to be electrically connected to the circuit module respectively;

[0105] The selection key 31 is adapted to conductively connect one of the total control bit 34 and the sub-control bit 35 to the circuit module.

[0106] Since a vehicle usually includes multiple windows, for example, it can be four windows. The selection component 3 of this embodiment is adapted to select a target window. Among them, the total control bit 34 is adapted to control all the windows simultaneously, and the sub-control bit 35 is adapted to control one of the windows. The number of sub-control bits 35 corresponds one-to-one with the number of windows, which facilitates each sub-control bit 35 to control one of the windows.

[0107] The circuit module can specifically be a window lifter. In this embodiment, each window is correspondingly provided with a window lifter. When the total control bit 34 is selected, it is adapted to control the window lifters of all the windows simultaneously; when one of the sub-control bits 35 is selected, it is adapted to control the window lifter of the corresponding window.

[0108] In some embodiments, the selection key 31 includes a knob, and an indication mark 33 is provided on the knob;

[0109] The total control bit 34 and the sub-control bits 35 are both arranged around the knob;

[0110] The indication mark 33 is adapted to be aligned with one of the total control bit 34 and the sub-control bits 35, so that one of the total control bit 34 and the sub-control bits 35 is conductively connected to the circuit module.

[0111] As a variation, the selection component 3 can also adopt a button form. By pressing different buttons, one of the total control bit 34 and the sub-control bits 35 is conductively connected to the circuit module.

[0112] As a variation, the selection component 3 can also adopt a touch screen form, a slide key form, a roller form, etc. The specific implementation structure will not be elaborated here.

[0113] Combined Figure 3 、 Figure 4 As shown, the sub-control bit 35 can specifically include a first sub-control bit 351, a second sub-control bit 352, a third sub-control bit 353, and a fourth sub-control bit 354. Among them, each sub-control bit 35 is associated with one window. For example, the first sub-control bit 351 is associated with the window of the left front door, the second sub-control bit 352 is associated with the window of the right front door, the third sub-control bit 353 is associated with the window of the left rear door, and the fourth sub-control bit 354 is associated with the window of the right rear door.

[0114] In some embodiments, the vehicle control device further includes: a lock / unlock button 32, and the lock / unlock button 32 is adapted to control the on / off of the circuit module.

[0115] In this embodiment, the circuit module may specifically be a window lifter. By providing a lock / unlock button 32, the on / off of the window lifters of all windows can be controlled simultaneously. For example, when the lock / unlock button 32 is pressed, the connection between the power supply circuit and the power supplies of all window lifters can be cut off, and the movement of the glass of all windows can be stopped; when the lock / unlock button 32 is pressed again, the connection between the power supply circuit and the power supplies of all window lifters can be connected.

[0116] In some embodiments, the actuator 12 includes:

[0117] A traction part 124 adapted to be connected to the cable 41 of the door lock 4;

[0118] The armrest assembly 1 further has a forward second trigger state in which it moves forward in the first direction to trigger the cable 41;

[0119] Taking the position of the armrest assembly 1 in the initial state as the starting point, the forward movement distance of the armrest assembly 1 in the first direction when it is in the forward second trigger state is greater than the forward movement distance of the armrest assembly 1 in the first direction when it is in the forward first trigger state.

[0120] The door lock 4 has a cable 41 led out. When the cable 41 is pulled, the unlocking of the door lock 4 can be achieved.

[0121] In this embodiment of the actuator 12, by providing a traction part 124 and connecting the traction part 124 to the cable 41 of the door lock 4; when the armrest assembly 1 further moves forward in the first direction, the cable 41 can be triggered, thereby achieving the unlocking of the door lock 4.

[0122] When the vehicle runs out of power or breaks down, in order to achieve emergency unlocking, by connecting the traction part 124 to the cable 41 of the door lock 4, the mechanical safety switch can be triggered, facilitating manual unlocking. In addition, both the forward touch switch 53 and the triggering of the cable 41 require the forward movement of the armrest assembly 1 in the first direction, thus maintaining the passenger's habit and avoiding the situation where the emergency switch in a special scenario requires a change in habit to use.

[0123] Taking the position of the armrest assembly 1 in the initial state as the starting point, the forward movement distance of the armrest assembly 1 in the first direction when it is in the forward second trigger state is greater than the forward movement distance of the armrest assembly 1 in the first direction when it is in the forward first trigger state; thus, when moving the first gear distance, the electric door opening operation can be achieved, and when further moving the second gear distance, the manual emergency door opening operation can be achieved.

[0124] According to an embodiment of the present invention, on the other hand, a vehicle is further provided, including a vehicle body, the vehicle body is provided with a door and at least one window; and the vehicle control device as described above;

[0125] The forward touch switch 53 of the control device for a vehicle is adapted to control the opening of a door;

[0126] The reverse first touch switch 51 of the control device for a vehicle is adapted to control the closing of a window;

[0127] The reverse second touch switch 52 of the control device for a vehicle is adapted to control the opening of a window.

[0128] The vehicle provided by an embodiment of the present invention, by movably arranging the armrest assembly 1, enables the armrest assembly 1 to move in a first direction, so that a passenger can drive the movement of the armrest assembly 1 only by moving the arm. And the forward touch switch 53 of the control device for a vehicle is adapted to control the opening of a door; the reverse first touch switch 51 of the control device for a vehicle is adapted to control the closing of a window; the reverse second touch switch 52 of the control device for a vehicle is adapted to control the opening of a window; thus, when the passenger moves the armrest assembly 1, there is no need to rotate the body, and the human-machine comfort is higher.

[0129] In some embodiments, the vehicle body includes at least two windows;

[0130] The total control bit 34 of the control device for a vehicle is adapted to be electrically connected to all windows via a circuit module;

[0131] The sub-control bit 35 of the control device for a vehicle is adapted to be electrically connected to each window via a circuit module respectively.

[0132] According to an embodiment of the present invention, on the other hand, there is also provided a control method for a vehicle, which is applied to the vehicle as described above. The control method for a vehicle includes:

[0133] Obtain the conduction state of the forward touch switch 53, the reverse first touch switch 51 or the reverse second touch switch 52;

[0134] Obtain the conduction state of the lock / unlock button 32 and the target control bit of the selection component 3;

[0135] Control the door of the vehicle based on the conduction state of the forward touch switch 53;

[0136] Control the window of the vehicle based on the conduction state of the reverse first touch switch 51 or the reverse second touch switch 52, and based on the conduction state of the lock / unlock button 32 and the target control bit of the selection component 3.

[0137] When the armrest assembly 1 moves forward in the first direction from the initial state, the actuator 12 can trigger the forward touch switch 53, thereby achieving the conduction of the forward touch switch 53; when the armrest assembly 1 moves backward a first gear distance in the first direction from the initial state, the actuator 12 can trigger the reverse first touch switch 51, thereby achieving the conduction of the reverse first touch switch 51; when the armrest assembly 1 moves backward a second gear distance in the first direction from the initial state, the actuator 12 can trigger the reverse second touch switch 52, thereby achieving the conduction of the reverse second touch switch 52.

[0138] The lock / unlock button 32 of this embodiment can simultaneously control the on / off of the window lifters of all windows. When the conduction state of the lock / unlock button 32 is connected, and after selecting the target control position of the selection component 3, the control of the target window can be achieved.

[0139] Among them, the selection component 3 is suitable for selecting the target window, and then controlling the specified window. The target window can include all the windows of the vehicle, or one or more windows of the vehicle.

[0140] In some embodiments, controlling the door of the vehicle based on the conduction state of the forward touch switch 53 includes:

[0141] When the conduction state of the forward touch switch 53 is connected, control the door of the vehicle to open.

[0142] Conversely, when the conduction state of the forward touch switch 53 is disconnected, the door of the vehicle cannot be electrically opened.

[0143] In some embodiments, the target control position includes a total control position 34 and at least one sub-control position 35;

[0144] Controlling the window of the vehicle based on the conduction state of the reverse first touch switch 51 or the reverse second touch switch 52, and based on the conduction state of the lock / unlock button 32 and the target control position of the selection component 3, includes:

[0145] When the conduction state of the reverse first touch switch 51 is connected, and the conduction state of the lock / unlock button 32 is connected, control the corresponding target window of the vehicle to close based on the target control position of the selection component 3;

[0146] When the conduction state of the reverse first touch switch 51 is connected, and the conduction state of the lock / unlock button 32 is disconnected, the window remains in the current state;

[0147] When the conduction state of the reverse second touch switch 52 is connected, and the conduction state of the lock / unlock button 32 is connected, control the corresponding target window of the vehicle to open based on the target control position of the selection component 3;

[0148] When the conduction state of the reverse second touch switch 52 is connected and the conduction state of the lock / unlock button 32 is disconnected, the window remains in its current state.

[0149] The lock / unlock button 32 can control the on / off of the window lifters of all windows simultaneously. Only when the conduction state of the lock / unlock button 32 is connected, can the reverse first touch switch 51 or the reverse second touch switch 52 control the window after conduction.

[0150] The selection component 3 is adapted to select a target window. The target control position of the selection component 3 is alternative selection. The target control position includes a total control position 34 and at least one sub-control position 35. That is, the target control position of the selection component 3 is either in the total control position 34, which is adapted to control all windows simultaneously, or in one of the sub-control positions 35, and each sub-control position 35 is adapted to control one window. The number of sub-control positions 35 corresponds one-to-one with the number of windows, facilitating each sub-control position 35 to control one window.

[0151] In some embodiments, the method further includes: detecting in real time whether the armrest component 1 is in the initial state position;

[0152] If not, then control the armrest component 1 to reset to the initial state position.

[0153] The specific method for detecting whether the armrest component 1 is in the initial state position can adopt methods such as a force sensor, a distance sensor, or a torque sensor to detect whether the armrest component 1 is currently in the initial state position. Regarding the specific detection methods, they are all common solutions in the prior art, and those skilled in the art can reasonably select according to actual needs and will not be elaborated here.

[0154] Taking the vehicle as an example, and the vehicle includes four doors, and each door is provided with a liftable window, the specific working process of the vehicle control method provided by the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below.

[0155] The selection component 3 includes a knob, a total control position 34, and four sub-control positions 35. The four sub-control positions 35 are the first sub-control position 351, the second sub-control position 352, the third sub-control position 353, and the fourth sub-control position 354 respectively. Among them, each sub-control position 35 is associated with a window. For example, the first sub-control position 351 is associated with the window of the left front door, the second sub-control position 352 is associated with the window of the right front door, the third sub-control position 353 is associated with the window of the left rear door, and the fourth sub-control position 354 is associated with the window of the right rear door.

[0156] The first opening method of the car door: When the door needs to be opened, the passenger pushes the armrest assembly 1 forward to move a first gear distance and touches the forward touch switch 53. The forward touch switch 53 receives an electrical signal, triggers the electromagnetic switch, and retracts the locking tongue of the door lock 4 to achieve door opening.

[0157] The second opening method of the car door: When the vehicle runs out of power or breaks down, the armrest assembly 1 continues to move forward a second gear distance, causing the traction part 124 to trigger the cable 41, thereby unlocking the door lock 4.

[0158] The synchronous closing method of the vehicle's windows: Align the indication mark 33 set on the knob with the total control position 34, so that the total control position 34 is conductively connected to the circuit module to turn on the window lifter; the passenger pushes the armrest assembly 1 backward to move a first gear distance and triggers the reverse first touch switch 51. Through the processing of the vehicle computer central processing unit, the vehicle's windows are controlled to close synchronously.

[0159] The synchronous opening method of the vehicle's windows: Align the indication mark 33 set on the knob with the total control position 34, so that the total control position 34 is conductively connected to the circuit module to turn on the window lifter; the passenger pushes the armrest assembly 1 backward to move a second gear distance and triggers the reverse second touch switch 52. Through the processing of the vehicle computer central processing unit, the vehicle's windows are controlled to open synchronously.

[0160] The opening method of a single window:

[0161] When only the window of the left front door needs to be opened, align the indication mark 33 set on the knob with the first sub-control position 351, so that the first sub-control position 351 is conductively connected to the circuit module to turn on the window lifter of the left front door; the passenger pushes the armrest assembly 1 backward to move a second gear distance and triggers the reverse second touch switch 52. Through the processing of the vehicle computer central processing unit, the window of the left front door is controlled to open.

[0162] When only the window of the right front door needs to be opened, align the indication mark 33 set on the knob with the second sub-control position 352, so that the second sub-control position 352 is conductively connected to the circuit module to turn on the window lifter of the right front door; the passenger pushes the armrest assembly 1 backward to move a second gear distance and triggers the reverse second touch switch 52. Through the processing of the vehicle computer central processing unit, the window of the right front door is controlled to open.

[0163] When only the window of the left rear door needs to be opened, align the indication mark 33 set on the knob with the third sub-control position 353, so that the third sub-control position 353 is conductively connected to the circuit module to turn on the window lifter of the left rear door; the passenger pushes the armrest assembly 1 backward to move a second gear distance and triggers the reverse second touch switch 52. Through the processing of the vehicle computer central processing unit, the window of the left rear door is controlled to open.

[0164] When only the window of the right rear door needs to be opened, align the indication mark 33 set on the knob with the fourth sub-control bit 354, so that the fourth sub-control bit 354 is conductively connected to the circuit module, and the window lifter of the window of the right rear door is turned on; the passenger pushes the armrest assembly 1 backward by the second gear distance and triggers the reverse second touch switch 52, and through the processing of the in-vehicle central processing unit, controls the opening of the window of the right rear door.

[0165] Closing method for a single window:

[0166] When only the window of the left front door needs to be closed, align the indication mark 33 set on the knob with the first sub-control bit 351, so that the first sub-control bit 351 is conductively connected to the circuit module, and the window lifter of the window of the left front door is turned on; the passenger pushes the armrest assembly 1 backward by the first gear distance and triggers the reverse first touch switch 51, and through the processing of the in-vehicle central processing unit, controls the closing of the window of the left front door.

[0167] When only the window of the right front door needs to be closed, align the indication mark 33 set on the knob with the second sub-control bit 352, so that the second sub-control bit 352 is conductively connected to the circuit module, and the window lifter of the window of the right front door is turned on; the passenger pushes the armrest assembly 1 backward by the first gear distance and triggers the reverse first touch switch 51, and through the processing of the in-vehicle central processing unit, controls the closing of the window of the right front door.

[0168] When only the window of the left rear door needs to be closed, align the indication mark 33 set on the knob with the third sub-control bit 353, so that the third sub-control bit 353 is conductively connected to the circuit module, and the window lifter of the window of the left rear door is turned on; the passenger pushes the armrest assembly 1 backward by the first gear distance and triggers the reverse first touch switch 51, and through the processing of the in-vehicle central processing unit, controls the closing of the window of the left rear door.

[0169] When only the window of the right rear door needs to be closed, align the indication mark 33 set on the knob with the fourth sub-control bit 354, so that the fourth sub-control bit 354 is conductively connected to the circuit module, and the window lifter of the window of the right rear door is turned on; the passenger pushes the armrest assembly 1 backward by the first gear distance and triggers the reverse first touch switch 51, and through the processing of the in-vehicle central processing unit, controls the closing of the window of the right rear door.

[0170] When the lock / unlock button 32 is pressed, the connection between the power supply circuit and the power supplies of all window lifters can be cut off, and the movement of the glass of all windows can be stopped; when the lock / unlock button 32 is pressed again, the connection between the power supply circuit and the power supplies of all window lifters can be connected, and the movement of the glass of all windows can be unlocked.

[0171] Reset of the armrest assembly 1: When it is detected that the armrest assembly 1 is not in the initial position and the armrest assembly 1 is not under a driving force, the reset assembly 6 is activated, and the reset assembly 6 drives the armrest assembly 1 to move towards the initial position so as to reset the armrest assembly 1 to the initial position.

[0172] In addition, when the vehicle is in a driving state, the armrest assembly 1 cannot move forward in the first direction.

[0173] Additionally, aligning the indication mark 33 set on the knob with the total control bit 34, it is also possible to input voice commands to the central controller, which are converted into corresponding commands to replace the movement of the armrest assembly 1, so as to achieve the contraction of the electromagnetic lock tongue to open the corresponding door lock; and to achieve the power-on and forward and reverse rotation of the window lifter to open or close the corresponding doors and windows. Thus, intelligent control and management of opening and closing the doors and windows are realized.

[0174] Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the processes in the methods of the above embodiments can be completed by instructing relevant hardware through a computer program. The computer program can be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed, it can include the processes of the embodiments of the above methods. Among them, any reference to a memory, database, or other medium used in the embodiments provided by the present invention can include at least one of non-volatile and volatile memories. Non-volatile memory can include read-only memory (ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, flash memory, optical memory, high-density embedded non-volatile memory, resistive random access memory (ReRAM), magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM), phase change memory (PCM), graphene memory, etc. Volatile memory can include random access memory (RAM) or external cache memory, etc. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM can be in various forms, such as static random access memory (SRAM) or dynamic random access memory (DRAM), etc. The databases involved in the embodiments provided by the present invention can include at least one of relational databases and non-relational databases. Non-relational databases can include distributed databases based on blockchain, etc., without limitation. The processors involved in the embodiments provided by the present invention can be general-purpose processors, central processing units, graphics processors, digital signal processors, programmable logic devices, data processing logics based on quantum computing, etc., without limitation.

[0175] Obviously, the above embodiments are only examples given for clear illustration and not limitations on the implementation manners. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and such modifications and variations all fall within the scope defined by the present invention.

Claims

1. A vehicle control device, characterized in that: include: An armrest assembly (1) is adapted to move along a first direction, the armrest assembly (1) comprising an armrest body (11) and an actuator (12), the actuator (12) and the armrest body (11) moving in tandem; Positive trigger switch (53); The armrest assembly (1) has an initial state and a first positive trigger state in which the actuator (12) moves in a positive direction along the first direction to trigger the positive touch switch (53); The positive direction of the first direction is set at an angle A with the seat orientation of the vehicle, satisfying A<90°.

2. The vehicle control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vehicle control device further comprises: a reset component (6) adapted to drive the armrest component (1) to move to the position of the initial state.

3. The vehicle control device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The reset assembly (6) comprises a gear (62), the actuator (12) comprises a rack portion (123), and the gear (62) is meshed with the rack portion (123); The reset assembly (6) further comprises a motor (61), and the motor (61) is suitable for driving the gear (62) to rotate.

4. The vehicle control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vehicle control device further comprises: A reverse first touch switch (51) and a reverse second touch switch (52); The armrest assembly (1) also has a reverse movement along the first direction so that the actuator (12) triggers the reverse first touch switch (51) to a reverse first trigger state, and a reverse movement along the first direction so that the actuator (12) triggers the reverse second touch switch (52) to a reverse second trigger state; Taking the position of the armrest assembly (1) in the initial state as a starting point, the distance of the reverse movement of the armrest assembly (1) along the first direction when it is in the reverse second trigger state is greater than the distance of the reverse movement of the armrest assembly (1) along the first direction when it is in the reverse first trigger state.

5. The vehicle control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vehicle control device further comprises a selection component (3), wherein the selection component (3) comprises: SelectKey(31); A main control bit (34) and at least one sub-control bit (35), adapted to be electrically connected to the circuit modules respectively; The selection key (31) is suitable for conducting and connecting one of the main control bit (34) and the sub-control bit (35) to the circuit module.

6. The vehicle control device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The selection key (31) comprises a knob, and an indication mark (33) is provided on the knob; The main control position (34) and the sub-control position (35) are both arranged around the knob; The indication mark (33) is suitable for being relatively positive with one of the main control bit (34) and the sub-control bit (35), so that one of the main control bit (34) and the sub-control bit (35) is connected to the circuit module.

7. The vehicle control device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The vehicle control device further comprises a locking and unlocking button (32), wherein the locking and unlocking button (32) is suitable for controlling the on and off of the circuit module.

8. The vehicle control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The execution element (12) comprises: A traction portion (124) adapted to be connected to a pull cable (41) of a door lock (4); The handrail assembly (1) also has a positive second triggering state in which the pull cable (41) is triggered by positive movement along the first direction; Taking the position of the armrest assembly (1) in the initial state as a starting point, the distance of the forward movement of the armrest assembly (1) along the first direction when it is in the forward second trigger state is greater than the distance of the forward movement of the armrest assembly (1) along the first direction when it is in the forward first trigger state.

9. A carrier, characterized in that: It comprises a vehicle body, the vehicle body being provided with a door and at least one window; and a vehicle control device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8; The positive trigger switch (53) of the vehicle control device is suitable for controlling the opening of the door; The reverse first touch switch (51) of the vehicle control device is suitable for controlling the closing of the window; The reverse second touch switch (52) of the vehicle control device is suitable for controlling the opening of the window.

10. The carrier according to claim 9, characterized in that: The carrier body includes at least two of the windows; The master control position (34) of the vehicle control device is suitable for being electrically connected to all the windows via a circuit module; The sub-control bit (35) of the vehicle control device is suitable for being electrically connected to each of the windows via the circuit module.

11. A vehicle control method, characterized in that: Applied to the vehicle as claimed in any one of claims 9 or 10 above, the vehicle control method comprises: Obtaining the conduction state of the forward touch switch (53), the reverse first touch switch (51) or the reverse second touch switch (52); Obtaining the conduction state of the lock / unlock button (32) and the target control bit of the selection component (3); Controlling the door of the vehicle based on the conduction state of the forward-actuating switch (53); The window of the vehicle is controlled based on the conduction state of the reverse first touch switch (51) or the reverse second touch switch (52), and based on the conduction state of the lock / unlock button (32) and the target control position of the selection component (3).

12. The vehicle control method according to claim 11, characterized in that: The controlling of the vehicle door based on the conduction state of the forward trigger switch (53) comprises: When the conduction state of the forward trigger switch (53) is connected, the door of the vehicle is controlled to open.

13. The vehicle control method according to claim 11, characterized in that: The target control bit includes a total control bit (34) and at least one sub-control bit (35); The controlling of the window of the vehicle based on the conduction state of the reverse first touch switch (51) or the reverse second touch switch (52), and based on the conduction state of the lock / unlock button (32) and the target control position of the selection component (3) comprises: When the conduction state of the reverse first touch switch (51) is connected, and the conduction state of the lock / unlock button (32) is connected, the corresponding target window of the vehicle is controlled to be closed based on the target control position of the selection component (3); When the conduction state of the reverse first touch switch (51) is connected, and the conduction state of the lock / unlock button (32) is disconnected, the window maintains the current state; When the conduction state of the reverse second touch switch (52) is connected, and the conduction state of the lock / unlock button (32) is connected, the corresponding target window of the vehicle is controlled to open based on the target control position of the selection component (3); When the conduction state of the reverse second touch switch (52) is connected, and the conduction state of the lock / unlock button (32) is disconnected, the window maintains the current state.

14. The vehicle control method according to claim 11, characterized in that: The method further comprises: detecting in real time whether the armrest assembly (1) is in an initial state; If not, the armrest assembly (1) is controlled to return to the position of the initial state.

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