Vehicle door, vehicle and method for breaking ice

Abstract

The application provides a kind of vehicle door, vehicle and vehicle door ice breaking method, it is related to the field of automobile technology.The vehicle door includes: door body;Handle, corresponding connection with the door body, the handle has accommodating cavity;Ice breaking component is located in the accommodating cavity, the ice breaking component includes heating module and vibration module, the heating module can generate heat, the vibration module can output vibration force;Displacement sensor, corresponding connection with the handle;Controller, the ice breaking component is connected with the controller corresponding electrically or communication, the displacement sensor is connected with the controller corresponding electrically or communication.When the handle of vehicle door produces ice layer, can be started by controller corresponding heating module and / or vibration module located in the handle interior, thereby by the mode of heating ice layer and / or generating high frequency mechanical vibration breaks ice layer, to thaw handle.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of automotive technology, and in particular to a door, vehicle, and door ice-breaking method. Background Technology

[0002] In severe winter or freezing rain, vehicle door handles are prone to freezing due to melting snow or direct exposure to freezing rain. For most mechanical pull-out handles on the market, ice typically accumulates in the gap between the handle and the door panel, as well as around the mechanical linkage mechanism. The ice can "stick" the handle to the base or door panel, making it impossible for the user to pull it normally. In emergencies, users often try to break the ice by pulling or hitting it forcefully, which can easily lead to breakage of the handle's mechanical structure, damage to the paint, or breakage of internal plastic parts. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of this, the purpose of this application is to provide a method for breaking ice on a car door, vehicle, and car door, so as to solve the problem that existing methods for breaking ice on mechanical pull handles are prone to causing breakage of the handle's mechanical structure, damage to the paint surface, or brittle fracture of internal plastic parts.

[0004] In accordance with the above objectives, a first aspect of the present invention provides a vehicle door, wherein the vehicle door comprises: Door body; A handle is connected to the door body, and the handle has a receiving cavity; An ice-breaking component is located in the receiving cavity. The ice-breaking component includes a heating module and a vibration module. The heating module can generate heat, and the vibration module can output vibration force. A displacement sensor is connected to the handle. The controller is electrically connected to the ice-breaking component, and the displacement sensor is electrically or communicatively connected to the controller.

[0005] Preferably, the handle is connected to the door body via a mechanical linkage assembly to form a mechanical outward pull handle.

[0006] Preferably, the displacement sensor is connected to the mechanical linkage assembly.

[0007] Preferably, the receiving cavity is provided with a partition to divide the receiving cavity into a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity, the first receiving cavity being located at the center of the handle and the second receiving cavity being located at the first end of the handle; the mechanical linkage assembly is also located at the first end of the handle.

[0008] Preferably, the heating module is located in the first receiving cavity, and the vibration module is located in the second receiving cavity.

[0009] Preferably, the heating module includes a heating film disposed in conjunction with the inner wall of the first receiving cavity; the heating module also includes a temperature sensor.

[0010] Preferably, the vibration module includes a vibration motor.

[0011] According to a second aspect of the present invention, a vehicle is provided, wherein the vehicle includes a door as described above, the vehicle further includes a central control module, and the controller is integrated with the central control module; the vehicle includes a temperature probe for detecting ambient temperature, and the temperature probe is electrically or communicatively connected to the controller.

[0012] According to a third aspect of the present invention, a method for breaking ice on a vehicle door is provided, wherein the method is applied to a vehicle as described above.

[0013] Preferably, the method for breaking ice on the car door includes the following steps: S10: After receiving the unlock signal, when the ambient temperature detected by the temperature probe reaches a preset value, the main control module controls the heating module to start and puts the heating module into a preheating state. S20: Manually pull the handle outward. When the main control module receives the signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module controls the heating module to turn off. When the main control module does not receive the signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module controls the heating module to be in full heating state and controls the vibration module to start. S30: Manually pull the handle outward. When the main control module receives the signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module controls the heating module and the vibration module to shut down. When the main control module does not receive the signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module issues an alarm signal.

[0014] According to the present invention, when ice forms on the door handle, the heating module and / or vibration module located inside the handle can be activated by the controller to break the ice layer by heating the ice layer and / or generating high-frequency mechanical vibration, thereby thawing the handle. This can effectively avoid problems such as breakage of the handle's mechanical structure, damage to the paint surface, or brittle fracture of internal plastic parts.

[0015] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of this application more apparent and understandable, preferred embodiments are described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0016] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of this application and should not be regarded as a limitation of the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a handle according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a logic diagram of a door ice-breaking method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Icons: 1-Handle; 21-First receiving cavity; 22-Second receiving cavity; 31-Heating film; 32-Temperature sensor; 33-Vibration motor; 4-Mechanical linkage assembly. Detailed Implementation The following detailed embodiments are provided to help the reader gain a comprehensive understanding of the methods, apparatus, and / or systems described herein. However, various changes, modifications, and equivalents of the methods, apparatus, and / or systems described herein will be apparent after understanding the disclosure of this application. For example, the order of operations described herein is merely illustrative and is not limited to the order set forth herein; changes that will be apparent after understanding the disclosure of this application are possible, except for operations that must occur in a specific order. Furthermore, for clarity and brevity, descriptions of features known in the art may be omitted.

[0019] The features described herein may be implemented in different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the examples described herein. Rather, the examples described herein have been provided merely to illustrate some of the many feasible ways of implementing the methods, apparatus, and / or systems described herein that will be apparent upon understanding the disclosure of this application.

[0020] Throughout the specification, when an element (such as a layer, region, or substrate) is described as being "on" another element, "connected to" another element, "bonded to" another element, "on" another element, or "covering" another element, it may be directly "on" another element, "connected to" another element, "bonded to" another element, "on" another element, or "covering" another element, or there may be one or more other elements in between. In contrast, when an element is described as being "directly on" another element, "directly connected to" another element, "directly bonded to" another element, "directly on" another element, or "directly covering" another element, there may be no other elements in between.

[0021] As used herein, the term “and / or” includes any one of the relevant items listed and any combination of any two or more items.

[0022] Although terms such as “first,” “second,” and “third” may be used herein to describe individual components, assemblies, regions, layers, or parts, these components, assemblies, regions, layers, or parts are not limited by these terms. Rather, these terms are used only to distinguish one component, assembly, region, layer, or part from another. Therefore, without departing from the teachings of the examples described herein, the first component, assembly, region, layer, or part referred to as the second component, assembly, region, layer, or part may also be referred to as the second component, assembly, region, layer, or part.

[0023] For ease of description, spatial relation terms such as “above,” “upper,” “below,” and “lower” are used herein to describe the relationship between one element and another, as shown in the accompanying drawings. Such spatial relation terms are intended to include not only the orientation depicted in the drawings but also different orientations of the device during use or operation. For example, if the device in the drawings is flipped, an element described as being “above” or “upper” relative to another element will subsequently be “below” or “lower” relative to that other element. Therefore, the term “above” includes both “above” and “below” orientations depending on the spatial orientation of the device. The device may also be positioned in other ways (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatial relation terms used herein will be interpreted accordingly.

[0024] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing various examples only and is not intended to limit this disclosure. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. The terms “comprising,” “including,” and “having” enumerate the stated features, quantities, operations, components, elements, and / or combinations thereof, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, quantities, operations, components, elements, and / or combinations thereof.

[0025] Variations in the shapes shown in the accompanying drawings may occur due to manufacturing techniques and / or tolerances. Therefore, the examples described herein are not limited to the specific shapes shown in the accompanying drawings, but include changes in shape that may occur during manufacturing.

[0026] The features of the examples described herein can be combined in various ways that will be apparent upon understanding the disclosure of this application. Furthermore, although the examples described herein have a wide variety of constructions, other constructions are possible, as will be apparent upon understanding the disclosure of this application.

[0027] According to a first aspect of the present invention, a vehicle door is provided, comprising a door body and a handle 1. An ice-breaking component is disposed inside the handle 1. When ice forms on the handle 1, the state of the ice-breaking component can be controlled to break the ice at the handle 1 without damaging the vehicle body structure. In this embodiment, the door body and the handle 1 are correspondingly connected by a mechanical linkage assembly 4, i.e., the handle 1 is actually formed as a mechanical pull handle 1. The assembly method and operating principle of the mechanical pull handle 1 and the door body are both prior art; therefore, the specific structure of the mechanical linkage assembly 4 will not be described in detail.

[0028] In this embodiment, as Figure 1 As shown, the handle 1 has a receiving cavity, within which a partition divides the cavity into a first receiving cavity 21 and a second receiving cavity 22. The first receiving cavity 21 is located at the center of the handle 1 and covers the user's gripping area, while the second receiving cavity 22 is located at the first end of the handle 1. The aforementioned mechanical linkage assembly 4 is also located at the first end of the handle 1. Further, the ice-breaking assembly in this embodiment includes a heating module located in the first receiving cavity 21 and a vibration module located in the second receiving cavity 22. The heating module generates heat to melt the ice layer; the vibration module generates high-frequency mechanical vibration to output vibrational force to the entire handle 1, thereby using physical stress to break the ice layer. The heating module and the vibration module can be used independently or in combination.

[0029] More specifically, such as Figure 1 As shown, the heating module includes a heating film 31 fitted to the inner wall of the first receiving cavity 21. The specific location of the heating film is not fixed, but it needs to cover the user's gripping area and the gap between the handle 1 and the door body to facilitate the melting of ice. It should be noted that the heating film 31 itself is an existing component that can generate heat when energized. Correspondingly, the heating module also includes a temperature sensor 32 (in this embodiment, it is essentially formed as a thermistor corresponding to the heating film 31), which can monitor the heating temperature of the heating film 31 in real time to facilitate closed-loop control and overheat protection.

[0030] In addition, the vibration module in this embodiment includes a vibration motor 33 (which can be an eccentric rotary mass motor or a linear resonant actuator), which is located in the second receiving cavity 22. That is, the vibration motor 33 is set close to the mechanical linkage assembly 4, which can facilitate the breaking of the ice layer at the mechanical linkage assembly 4.

[0031] To better control the ice-breaking component, in this embodiment, a displacement sensor (such as a Hall sensor or a micro switch) is also provided at the mechanical linkage assembly 4. The displacement sensor can detect whether the handle 1 has undergone physical displacement. Specifically, when the ice-breaking component successfully breaks the ice layer, the displacement sensor can detect the corresponding displacement signal. When the user manually pulls the handle 1 and the displacement sensor does not detect the corresponding displacement signal, it indicates that the ice layer has not been broken.

[0032] In this embodiment, the ice-breaking component is started or stopped by a controller. The heating module and vibration module in the ice-breaking component are electrically connected to the controller. In addition, the displacement sensor is also electrically or communicatively connected to the controller. Preferably, the controller can be integrated with the vehicle's main control module.

[0033] According to the present invention, when ice forms on the door handle 1, the heating module and / or vibration module located inside the handle 1 can be activated by the controller to break the ice layer by heating and / or generating high-frequency mechanical vibration, thereby thawing the handle 1. This can effectively avoid problems such as mechanical structure breakage, paint damage, or brittle fracture of internal plastic parts of the handle 1.

[0034] According to a second aspect of the present invention, a vehicle is provided, the vehicle including the doors as described above, the vehicle further including a central control module, the controller being integrated with the central control module; furthermore, the vehicle includes a temperature probe for detecting ambient temperature, the temperature probe being electrically or communicatively connected to the controller.

[0035] According to a third aspect of the present invention, a method for breaking ice on a vehicle door is provided, which is applied to the vehicle described above, specifically, as follows: Figure 2 As shown, the method for breaking ice on the car door includes the following steps: S10: After receiving the unlock signal, when the temperature probe detects that the ambient temperature has reached the preset value, the main control module controls the heating module to start and puts the heating module into preheating state. The heating module is in a preheating state, and the actual heating film 31 is in a low-power heating mode, with a lower heating temperature.

[0036] S20: Manually pull the external handle 1. When the main control module receives the signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module controls the heating module to turn off; when the main control module does not receive the signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module controls the heating module to be in full heating state and controls the vibration module to start. The heating module is in a fully heated state, and the actual heating film 31 is in a high-power heating mode, with a high heating temperature.

[0037] S30: Manually pull the handle 1. When the main control module receives the signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module controls the heating module and vibration module to shut down; when the main control module does not receive the signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module issues an alarm signal.

[0038] Preferably, a timeout protection function can also be set in the main control module. That is, when the heating module and the vibration module work together, if the maximum set time is reached and the main control module does not receive a signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module can send an alarm message to the user through the vehicle network and forcibly shut down the ice-breaking component to prevent damage to components.

[0039] Finally, it should be noted that the above-described embodiments are merely specific implementations of this application, used to illustrate the technical solutions of this application, and not to limit them. The protection scope of this application is not limited thereto. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that any person skilled in the art can still modify or easily conceive of changes to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features, within the technical scope disclosed in this application. Such modifications, changes, or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, and should all be covered within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this application should be defined by the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A car door, characterized in that, The vehicle door includes: Door body; A handle is connected to the door body, and the handle has a receiving cavity; An ice-breaking component is located in the receiving cavity. The ice-breaking component includes a heating module and a vibration module. The heating module can generate heat, and the vibration module can output vibration force. A displacement sensor is connected to the handle. The controller is electrically connected to the ice-breaking component, and the displacement sensor is electrically or communicatively connected to the controller.

2. The vehicle door according to claim 1, characterized in that, The handle is connected to the door body via a mechanical linkage assembly to form a mechanical outward pull handle.

3. The vehicle door according to claim 2, characterized in that, The displacement sensor is connected to the mechanical linkage assembly.

4. The vehicle door according to claim 2, characterized in that, The receiving cavity is provided with a partition to divide the receiving cavity into a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity. The first receiving cavity is located at the center of the handle, and the second receiving cavity is located at the first end of the handle. The mechanical linkage assembly is also located at the first end of the handle.

5. The vehicle door according to claim 4, characterized in that, The heating module is located in the first receiving cavity, and the vibration module is located in the second receiving cavity.

6. The vehicle door according to claim 5, characterized in that, The heating module includes a heating film that is attached to the inner wall of the first receiving cavity; the heating module also includes a temperature sensor.

7. The vehicle door according to claim 5, characterized in that, The vibration module includes a vibration motor.

8. A vehicle, characterized in that, The vehicle includes a door as described in any one of claims 1 to 7, and the vehicle further includes a central control module, the controller being integrated with the central control module; the vehicle includes a temperature probe for detecting ambient temperature, the temperature probe being electrically or communicatively connected to the controller.

9. A method for breaking ice on a car door, characterized in that, The door ice-breaking method is applied to the vehicle as described in claim 8.

10. The method for breaking ice on a car door according to claim 9, characterized in that, The method for breaking ice on the car door includes the following steps: S10: After receiving the unlock signal, when the ambient temperature detected by the temperature probe reaches a preset value, the main control module controls the heating module to start and puts the heating module into a preheating state. S20: Manually pull the handle outward. When the main control module receives the signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module controls the heating module to turn off. When the main control module does not receive the signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module controls the heating module to be in full heating state and controls the vibration module to start. S30: Manually pull the handle outward. When the main control module receives the signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module controls the heating module and the vibration module to shut down. When the main control module does not receive the signal from the displacement sensor, the main control module issues an alarm signal.

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