Steering wheel for water vehicle, water vehicle and driving mode adjusting method

Abstract

The invention discloses a steering wheel for a water traffic tool, the water traffic tool and a driving mode adjusting method, and relates to the technical field of water traffic tools. The steering wheel comprises a steering wheel bin, a steering wheel main body, a steering wheel split body and a sensing module, and the steering wheel main body comprises a supporting column and a first grip arranged at the top end of the supporting column; the supporting column is in sliding connection with the steering wheel bin, a sliding groove is formed in the side face of the supporting column, a notch is formed in the upper portion of the first grip, the steering wheel split body comprises a connecting arm and a second grip arranged at the top end of the connecting arm, the bottom end of the connecting arm slides in the sliding groove, and the sensing modules are arranged at an upper dead center and a lower dead center in the steering wheel bin and the sliding groove respectively. Switching of the driving modes of the water traffic tool is achieved through up-down movement of the steering wheel body on the steering wheel bin and up-down movement of the steering wheel split body on the steering wheel body, and the switching mode is more convenient and safer; and meanwhile, the steering wheel main body can be kept in a storage position in an automatic driving mode, so that the space of a driving position is enlarged.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of watercraft, and particularly to a steering wheel for a watercraft, a watercraft, and a driving mode adjustment method. Background Art

[0002] Watercraft generally refer to vehicles that travel on the water surface. There are various types of watercraft, including ships, boats, rafts, hydrofoil boats, etc. With the progress of technological development and the popularization of intelligence, current watercraft generally have multiple driving modes (such as manual driving mode, autonomous driving mode, sports mode, etc.), and the driver can switch different driving modes according to needs.

[0003] However, in the prior art, generally, dedicated control mechanisms such as buttons, levers, and knobs for switching driving modes need to be set, or the driving mode switching is controlled through a touch screen. However, both of the above two common driving mode switching methods have some deficiencies. The former requires an additional setting of a control mechanism, and the latter requires the driver to stare at the touch screen during operation, which is prone to causing safety accidents. Moreover, in both of the above two methods, when switching to the autonomous driving mode, at this time, the driver does not need to control the steering wheel, but the space occupied by the steering wheel does not decrease, and the space cannot be released for the driver to carry out other activities. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a steering wheel for a watercraft, a watercraft, and a driving mode adjustment method to solve the problems raised in the above background art.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solution: A steering wheel for a watercraft, comprising:

[0006] A steering wheel housing;

[0007] A steering wheel main body, including a pillar and a first grip provided at the top of the pillar. The pillar is slidably connected to the steering wheel housing, so that the steering wheel main body can slide up and down along the steering wheel housing. A chute is further provided on the side of the pillar, and the direction of the chute is parallel to the axis direction of the steering wheel housing. A notch is provided on the upper part of the first grip;

[0008] A steering wheel split body, including a connecting arm and a second grip provided at the top of the connecting arm. A slider capable of slidingly connecting with the chute is provided at the bottom end of the connecting arm, so that the steering wheel split body can slide up and down relative to the steering wheel main body. And when the steering wheel split body slides to the upper dead point, the second grip is located within the notch on the first grip and is aligned and cooperated with the first grip to form a complete steering wheel grip;

[0009] The induction module is respectively arranged at the top dead center and bottom dead center positions in the steering wheel compartment and the chute, and is used to sense whether the strut and the connecting arm move to the top dead center position or the bottom dead center position and transmit signals to the control module of the watercraft, so that the watercraft adjusts the driving mode through the control module.

[0010] Preferably, a main display screen is embedded in the middle of the first grip, a secondary display screen is embedded in the middle of the second grip, a multi-functional button area is arranged at the position around the secondary display screen in the middle of the first grip, and a control feedback system is arranged inside the steering wheel main body. The control feedback system is used to monitor the state of the hydrofoil boat in real time and provide control feedback to the steering wheel main body.

[0011] Preferably, an electromagnetic lock is fixedly installed at the end of the strut far from the first grip. Lock grooves are arranged on the inner walls at both ends of the steering wheel compartment facing the electromagnetic lock. The locking tongue at the end of the electromagnetic lock is inserted into the lock groove to position the steering wheel main body at the top dead center or bottom dead center in the steering wheel compartment.

[0012] Preferably, elastic clamping members are fixedly arranged at both ends of the chute facing one side of the connecting arm. A clamping groove is formed on the surface of the slider at one end of the connecting arm. The elastic clamping members are clamped with the clamping groove on the slider to position the split steering wheel at the top dead center or bottom dead center in the chute.

[0013] Preferably, the elastic clamping member includes:

[0014] A housing, which is fixedly embedded at both ends of the inner wall of the chute;

[0015] A detent ball, the elastic compression spring is movably arranged at the inner side port of the housing and protrudes from the end face of the housing;

[0016] An elastic compression spring, which is fixedly arranged between the housing and the detent ball and is used to provide elastic thrust for the detent ball to protrude from the end face of the housing.

[0017] Preferably, a damping structure is arranged at the bottom of the inner cavity of the steering wheel compartment. The damping structure is used for buffering and prompting before the steering wheel main body reaches the bottom position of the inner cavity of the steering wheel compartment.

[0018] Preferably, the damping structure includes:

[0019] A contact plate, which is parallel to and faces the end face of the steering wheel main body and is in sliding fit with the inner cavity of the steering wheel compartment;

[0020] A fixed seat, which is fixedly connected to the bottom end face of the inner cavity of the steering wheel compartment;

[0021] A damping spring, which is fixedly connected between the opposite sides of the contact plate and the fixed seat.

[0022] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a water vehicle, comprising:

[0023] A hull with a driving console provided thereon;

[0024] The steering wheel as described in any one of the above, wherein the steering wheel housing is fixedly installed on the driving console;

[0025] A control module, which is connected to the sensing module by wire or wirelessly and can receive the signal of the sensing module.

[0026] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a driving mode adjustment method for the foregoing water vehicle, comprising the following steps:

[0027] Preset control programs corresponding to the manual driving mode, the automatic driving mode, and the sports mode in the control module;

[0028] The driver adjusts the driving mode by pushing or pulling the steering wheel main body or the steering wheel split body, specifically including: when the steering wheel main body slides to the upper dead point of the steering wheel housing and the steering wheel split body slides to the upper dead point of the chute, the sensing module is triggered, and the sensing module sends a signal to the control module, and the control module controls the water vehicle to automatically enter the manual driving mode; when the steering wheel main body slides to the upper dead point of the steering wheel housing and the steering wheel split body slides to the lower dead point of the chute, the sensing module is triggered, and the sensing module sends a signal to the control module, and the control module controls the water vehicle to automatically enter the sports mode; when the steering wheel main body slides to the lower dead point of the steering wheel housing and the steering wheel split body slides to the upper dead point of the chute, the sensing module is triggered, and the sensing module sends a signal to the control module, and the control module controls the water vehicle to automatically enter the automatic driving mode.

[0029] Compared with the prior art, the technical effects of the present invention:

[0030] The present invention realizes the switching of the driving mode of the water vehicle by the up and down movement of the steering wheel main body on the steering wheel housing and the up and down movement of the steering wheel split body on the steering wheel main body, which not only makes the switching method more convenient and safe, but also enables the steering wheel main body to remain in the storage position in the automatic driving mode, thereby increasing the space of the driving position and improving the comfort and driving experience of the user when driving the water vehicle. Description of the Drawings

[0031] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the steering wheel in the manual driving mode in the embodiment.

[0032] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the steering wheel in the sports mode in the embodiment.

[0033] Figure 3Schematic structural diagram of the steering wheel in the automatic driving mode in the embodiment.

[0034] Figure 4 Schematic structural diagram of the steering wheel after omitting the steering wheel housing in the embodiment.

[0035] Figure 5 Schematic structural diagram of the top surface of the steering wheel in the embodiment.

[0036] Figure 6 Schematic side sectional view of the positioning catch.

[0037] In the figure: 100, steering wheel housing; 101, contact plate; 102, fixed seat; 103, damping spring; 200, steering wheel main body; 201, support pillar; 202, first grip; 203, sliding groove; 204, elastic clamping member; 241, outer shell; 242, catch; 243, elastic compression spring; 205, electromagnetic lock; 206, main display screen; 300, steering wheel split body; 301, connecting arm; 302, second grip; 303, auxiliary display screen. Specific embodiments

[0038] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0039] Embodiment 1:

[0040] As Figure 1-6As shown in the figure, this embodiment provides a steering wheel for a water vehicle, which includes a steering wheel housing 100, a steering wheel main body 200, and a steering wheel split body 300. The steering wheel main body 200 includes a pillar 201 and a first grip 202 provided at the top of the pillar 201. The pillar 201 is slidably connected to the steering wheel housing 100, so that the steering wheel main body 200 can slide up and down along the steering wheel housing 100. A chute 203 is also provided on the side of the pillar 201, and the direction of the chute 203 is parallel to the axis direction of the steering wheel housing 100. A notch is provided in the upper part of the first grip 202. The steering wheel split body 300 includes a connecting arm 301 and a second grip 302 provided at the top of the connecting arm 301. A slider capable of slidingly connecting with the chute 203 is provided at the bottom end of the connecting arm 301, so that the steering wheel split body 300 can slide up and down relative to the steering wheel main body 200. When the steering wheel main body 200 slides inside the steering wheel housing 100, there are two stop points. Similarly, two stop points, namely an upper stop point and a lower stop point, are provided on the chute 203. In addition, a sensing module is provided. The sensing module is respectively arranged at the upper stop point and the lower stop point positions in the steering wheel housing 100 and the chute 203, and is used to sense whether the positions where the steering wheel main body 200 and the steering wheel split body 300 move are at the upper stop point or the lower stop point, and transmit signals to the control module of the water vehicle, so that the driver can flexibly adjust the driving mode of the water vehicle by pushing and pulling the steering wheel main body and the steering wheel split body. Specifically, it includes: when the steering wheel main body 200 is pulled out to the upper stop point position in the steering wheel housing 100, and at the same time the steering wheel split body 300 is also pulled out to the upper stop point position in the chute 203, the driving mode at this time is the manual driving mode; on the basis of the manual driving mode, push the steering wheel split body 300 to the lower stop point position of the chute 203, and the driving mode is switched to the sports mode at this time; on the basis of the manual driving mode, push the steering wheel main body 200 back to the lower stop point position in the steering wheel housing 100, and the driving mode is switched to the automatic driving mode at this time. Compared with switching the driving mode through a dedicated control mechanism or through a touch screen in the prior art, the steering wheel provided in this application is more convenient and safe to switch the driving mode, and at the same time has a better driving feeling during operation, providing a better driving experience for users; moreover, in the automatic driving mode, the steering wheel main body 200 and the steering wheel split body 300 both retract into the steering wheel housing 100 (at this time, the first grip 202 and the second grip 302 are located outside the steering wheel housing 100), so that the space of the driver's seat can be released, facilitating the driver to carry out other activities, and does not prevent the driver from quickly pulling out the steering wheel main body 200 in case of an emergency and instantly switching to the manual driving mode.Moreover, when the split steering wheel 300 slides to the top dead center, the second grip 302 is located within the notch on the first grip 202 and aligns with the first grip 202 to form a complete steering wheel grip. At this time, the complete steering wheel grip is more suitable for the driver to operate in the manual driving mode. When the end of the connecting arm 301 of the split steering wheel 300 moves to the bottom dead center position of the sliding groove 203, the second grip 302 is separated from the first grip 202. This state exactly corresponds to the sports mode. At this time, the first grip 202 is more suitable for the driver to operate in the sports mode. The sensing module can be arranged using a position sensor or a microswitch, mainly to monitor the positions of the end parts of the steering wheel main body 200 and the split steering wheel 300 moving within the steering wheel housing 100 and the sliding groove 203. Thus, the signal can be transmitted to the control module through a signal transmission module, which can be a wired transmission module or a wireless transmission module, for switching the driving mode of the water vehicle.

[0041] It should be noted that an electromagnetic lock 205 is fixedly installed at the end of the support column 201 away from the first grip 202. Lock grooves are provided on the inner walls at both ends of the steering wheel housing 100 opposite to the electromagnetic lock 205. The locking tongue at the end of the electromagnetic lock 205 positions the steering wheel main body 200 at the top dead center or bottom dead center within the steering wheel housing 100 by inserting into the lock grooves. The electromagnetic lock 205 controls the telescoping of the locking tongue through electromagnetic means. When the locking tongue on the electromagnetic lock 205 withdraws from the lock grooves at the corresponding positions on the inner wall of the steering wheel housing 100, the unlocking state can be achieved, thus facilitating the locking or unlocking of the steering wheel main body 200 at the top dead center or bottom dead center positions within the steering wheel housing 100. The electromagnetic lock 205 generally consists of a housing, an electromagnet, a locking tongue, and a spring. The spring controls the locking tongue to maintain an extended state, while when the electromagnet is turned on, the magnetic attraction force is used to retract the locking tongue, releasing the limiting state between the locking tongue and the card slot. By providing lock grooves at both ends of the inner wall of the steering wheel housing 100, when the end of the electromagnetic lock 205 installed on the steering wheel main body 200 moves to the positions of the two lock grooves on the inner wall of the steering wheel housing 100, the position can be locked, enabling the steering wheel main body 200 to switch between two positions within the steering wheel housing 100.

[0042] In addition, a damping structure is provided at the bottom of the inner cavity of the steering wheel compartment 100, and the damping structure is used for buffering and prompting before the steering wheel body 200 reaches the bottom position of the inner cavity of the steering wheel compartment 100, wherein the damping structure includes a contact plate 101, a fixed seat 102 and a damping spring 103, wherein the contact plate 101 is parallel to the end face of the steering wheel body 200 and slides in contact with the inner cavity of the steering wheel compartment 100, the fixed seat 102 is fixedly connected to the bottom end face of the inner cavity of the steering wheel compartment 100, and the damping spring 103 is fixedly connected between the contact plate 101 and the opposite side of the fixed seat 102; when the end of the steering wheel body 200 contacts the contact plate 101 and provides an extrusion force, the contact plate 101 moves downward and compresses the damping spring 103, and the resistance provided by the elastic deformation of the damping spring 103 is fed back to the steering wheel body 200, so that the user can feel the resistance to prompt that the limit position is about to be reached, which can avoid violent manipulation and make the manipulation smoother.

[0043] Furthermore, elastic clips 204 are fixedly provided at both ends of the slide groove 203 facing the connecting arm 301, and a slot is provided on the surface of the slider at one end of the connecting arm 301. The elastic clips 204 are engaged with the slot on the slider to position the steering wheel split body 300 at the top dead center or the bottom dead center in the slide groove 203. The elastic clips 204 cooperate with the slots so that when the steering wheel split body 300 moves to the end position of the slide groove 203, the slots at the ends of the steering wheel split body 300 are engaged with the elastic clips 204 at the corresponding positions to position them. When switching, the locking state between the elastic clips 204 and the slots can be released and separated by manually pushing and pulling the steering wheel split body 300, so that the steering wheel split body 300 can be conveniently switched to the top dead center or the bottom dead center in the slide groove 203.

[0044] Among them, the elastic clamping part 204 includes a shell 241, a ball 242 and an elastic compression spring 243. The shell 241 is fixedly embedded in the two end parts of the inner wall of the slide groove 203, and the elastic compression spring 243 is movably arranged at the inner port of the shell 241 and protrudes from the end face of the shell 241. The elastic compression spring 243 is fixedly arranged between the shell 241 and the ball 242, and is used to provide an elastic thrust for the ball 242 to extend toward the end face of the shell 241. The elastic compression spring 243 provides an elastic thrust so that the end of the ball 242 extends from the end face of the shell 241 and is inserted into the slot on the end face of the steering wheel split 300. In this way, the basic positioning requirements can be met. When the steering wheel split 300 is subjected to a push-pull force, the ball 242 can be pressed and compressed into the shell 241, thereby releasing the clamping state between the ball 242 and the slot and achieving separation, thereby facilitating unlocking and positioning.

[0045] In a preferred embodiment, a main display screen 206 is embedded in the middle of the first grip 202, and a secondary display screen 303 is embedded in the middle of the second grip 302. A multi-functional button area is arranged in the middle of the first grip 202 and at a position around the secondary display screen 303. The main display screen 206 can control and display the navigation, communication, and music entertainment systems, facilitating the user to operate on the main display screen 206 of the steering wheel main body 200. Meanwhile, a multi-functional button area is arranged at the outer peripheral position of the main display screen 206 on the steering wheel main body 200, enabling the user to drive the buttons with fingers while holding the steering wheel main body 200, reducing the distraction state of the user during driving, thereby improving the convenience and comfort of the user's operation, enhancing the driving experience. The multi-functional button area at least includes button paddles for controlling the acceleration and deceleration of the throttle; a control feedback system is arranged inside the steering wheel main body 200. The control feedback system is used to monitor the state of the hydrofoil boat in real time and provide control feedback to the steering wheel main body 200. The control feedback system mainly includes a force feedback motor and sensors. The sensors monitor the navigation state of the hydrofoil boat in real time, such as speed, steering angle, etc., and transmit the detection data to the controller assembled on the force feedback electrode of the force feedback motor. The force feedback motor adjusts the resistance of the steering wheel according to the data, providing accurate control feedback, reducing operation errors, and enhancing the safety of high-speed navigation.

[0046] Embodiment 2:

[0047] This embodiment provides a watercraft, including a hull and the above-mentioned steering wheel and control module. A driver's console is provided on the hull, wherein the steering wheel housing 100 is fixedly installed on the driver's console, and the control module is connected to the sensing module by wired or wireless means and can receive the signal of the sensing module.

[0048] Embodiment 3:

[0049] This embodiment provides a method for adjusting the driving mode of a watercraft based on Embodiment 2, including the following steps:

[0050] Preset control programs corresponding to the manual driving mode, automatic driving mode, and sports mode in the control module;

[0051] The driver adjusts the driving mode by pushing or pulling the steering wheel main body or the steering wheel split body, specifically including: when the steering wheel main body slides to the upper dead point of the steering wheel bin and the steering wheel split body slides to the upper dead point of the chute, the induction module is triggered, and the induction module sends a signal to the control module, and the control module controls the water vehicle to automatically enter the manual driving mode; when the steering wheel main body slides to the upper dead point of the steering wheel bin and the steering wheel split body slides to the lower dead point of the chute, the induction module is triggered, and the induction module sends a signal to the control module, and the control module controls the water vehicle to automatically enter the sports mode; when the steering wheel main body slides to the lower dead point of the steering wheel bin and the steering wheel split body slides to the upper dead point of the chute, the induction module is triggered, and the induction module sends a signal to the control module, and the control module controls the water vehicle to automatically enter the automatic driving mode.

[0052] Finally, it should be noted that the above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for those skilled in the art, they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A steering wheel for a water vehicle, characterized in that: include: Steering wheel compartment; The steering wheel body comprises a pillar and a first handle arranged at the top of the pillar. The pillar is slidably connected with the steering wheel compartment so that the steering wheel body can slide up and down along the steering wheel compartment. A sliding groove is also arranged on the side of the pillar. The direction of the sliding groove is parallel to the axis direction of the steering wheel compartment. A notch is arranged on the upper part of the first handle. The steering wheel split body comprises a connecting arm and a second grip arranged at the top of the connecting arm, and the bottom of the connecting arm is provided with a sliding block which can cooperate with the sliding groove for sliding connection, so that the steering wheel split body can slide up and down relative to the steering wheel main body, and when the steering wheel split body slides to the top dead center, the second grip is located in the notch on the first grip and is aligned with the first grip to form a complete steering wheel grip; The sensing module is arranged at the top dead center and bottom dead center positions in the steering wheel compartment and the slide slot respectively, and is used to sense whether the support and the connecting arm move to the top dead center position or the bottom dead center position and transmit the signal to the control module of the water vehicle, so that the water vehicle adjusts the driving mode through the control module.

2. A steering wheel for a water vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: A main display screen is embedded in the middle of the first handle, an auxiliary display screen is embedded in the middle of the second handle, a multi-function button area is arranged in the middle of the first handle and around the auxiliary display screen, and a control feedback system is arranged inside the steering wheel body, and the control feedback system is used for real-time monitoring of the status of the hydrofoil boat and providing control feedback to the steering wheel body.

3. A steering wheel for a water vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: An electromagnetic lock is fixedly installed at the end of the pillar away from the first handle, and lock grooves are provided on the inner walls of both ends of the steering wheel compartment facing the electromagnetic lock. The lock tongues at the ends of the electromagnetic lock are inserted into the lock grooves to position the steering wheel body at the upper dead point or the lower dead point in the steering wheel compartment.

4. A steering wheel for a water vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: Elastic clips are fixedly provided at both ends of the slide groove facing the connecting arm, and a clip groove is provided on the surface of the slider at one end of the connecting arm. The elastic clips are engaged with the clip groove on the slider to position the steering wheel split at the upper dead point or the lower dead point in the slide groove.

5. A steering wheel for a water vehicle according to claim 4, characterized in that: The elastic clamping member comprises: A shell, wherein the shell is fixedly embedded at two ends of the inner wall of the slide groove; The elastic compression spring is movably arranged at the inner port of the shell and protrudes from the end surface of the shell; An elastic compression spring is fixedly arranged between the shell and the bumper and is used to provide an elastic thrust for the bumper to extend toward the end surface of the shell.

6. A steering wheel for a water vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: A damping structure is provided at the bottom of the inner cavity of the steering wheel compartment, and the damping structure is used for buffering and prompting before the steering wheel body reaches the bottom position of the inner cavity of the steering wheel compartment.

7. A steering wheel for a water vehicle according to claim 6, characterized in that: The damping structure comprises: A contact plate, the contact plate is parallel to the end surface of the steering wheel body and is slidably fitted with the inner cavity of the steering wheel chamber; A fixing seat, the fixing seat being fixedly connected to the bottom end surface of the inner cavity of the steering wheel compartment; A damping spring is fixedly connected between the contact plate and an opposite side of the fixing seat.

8. A water vehicle, characterized in that: include: a hull on which is mounted a bridge; The steering wheel according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the steering wheel compartment is fixedly mounted on the driving platform; The control module is connected to the sensing module via a wired or wireless method and can receive signals from the sensing module.

9. A method for adjusting the driving mode of a water vehicle according to claim 8, characterized in that: The steps include: Control programs corresponding to the manual driving mode, the automatic driving mode, and the sports mode are preset in the control module; The driver adjusts the driving mode by pushing and pulling the steering wheel body or the steering wheel body, specifically including: when the steering wheel body slides to the upper dead point of the steering wheel bin and the steering wheel body slides to the upper dead point of the slide slot, the sensing module is triggered, the sensing module sends a signal to the control module, and the control module controls the water vehicle to automatically enter the manual driving mode; when the steering wheel body slides to the upper dead point of the steering wheel bin and the steering wheel body slides to the lower dead point of the slide slot, the sensing module is triggered, the sensing module sends a signal to the control module, and the control module controls the water vehicle to automatically enter the sports mode; when the steering wheel body slides to the lower dead point of the steering wheel bin and the steering wheel body slides to the upper dead point of the slide slot, the sensing module is triggered, the sensing module sends a signal to the control module, and the control module controls the water vehicle to automatically enter the automatic driving mode.

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