Electric automobile

Abstract

To provide an electric automobile in which a person can comfortably stay with a pet.SOLUTION: An electric automobile according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a pet detection unit which detects a pet in a car; a sleep detection unit which detects that a person in the car is in a sleep state; an electrical component provided in the car and with a lock mechanism for locking an operation; and a controller which controls the lock mechanism on the basis of a detection result by the pet detection unit and a detection result by the sleep detection unit. The controller locks the operation of the electrical component by the lock mechanism when the pet detection unit detects the pet, and the sleep detection unit detects the sleep state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to electric vehicles. [Background technology]

[0002] There is a need to use a vehicle as a room. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a vehicle that transports a living space that functions as a room. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-068387 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in Patent Document 1, the living space needs to be transported, resulting in losses of time and energy. By the way, electric vehicles can use electricity without starting the engine while parked. Therefore, the inventor is considering using a parked electric vehicle itself as a simple lodging facility. If such a parked electric vehicle is used as a lodging facility, the above-mentioned loss of time and energy associated with transportation will not occur. Here, when staying inside an electric vehicle with a pet, it is required that the pet can stay inside the vehicle comfortably.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and provides an electric vehicle that allows passengers to stay comfortably inside the vehicle with their pets. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An electric vehicle according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a pet detection unit for detecting a pet in the vehicle; a sleep detection unit that detects whether a person inside the vehicle is sleeping; An electrical device provided in the vehicle and having a locking mechanism for locking its operation; a controller that controls the lock mechanism based on a detection result by the pet detection unit and a detection result by the sleep detection unit, The controller locks the operation of the electrical equipment by the lock mechanism when the pet detection unit detects a pet and the sleep detection unit detects a sleeping state.

[0007] In the electric vehicle according to the present disclosure, when a pet is detected inside the vehicle and a person inside the vehicle is detected as sleeping, the operation of the electrical equipment inside the vehicle is locked by a locking mechanism. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the electrical equipment inside the vehicle from malfunctioning due to a pet while the person inside the vehicle is sleeping, and the person inside the vehicle can stay in the vehicle comfortably with their pet. Effect of the Invention

[0008] The present disclosure makes it possible to provide an electric vehicle that allows passengers to stay comfortably inside the vehicle with their pets. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electric vehicle according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] 4 is a flowchart showing a control method for the electric vehicle according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electric vehicle according to a second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments. In addition, the following description and drawings are appropriately simplified for clarity of explanation.

[0011] (First embodiment) <Electric vehicle configuration> First, the configuration of the electric vehicle according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electric vehicle according to the first embodiment. The electric vehicle 100 according to this embodiment is an electric vehicle in which pets can stay inside the vehicle.

[0012] 1, an electric vehicle 100 according to this embodiment includes a controller 110, a pet detector 120, a sleep detector 130, and electrical equipment 140. Here, the electrical equipment 140 includes a lock mechanism 141 that locks operations.

[0013] Each of the functional blocks of the controller 110, the pet detection unit 120, and the sleep detection unit 130 shown in Fig. 1 includes a calculation unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which various programs, data, etc. are stored. In other words, each functional block has a function as a computer, and executes various processes based on the various programs, etc.

[0014] Therefore, in terms of hardware, each functional block shown in Fig. 1 can be configured with the above-mentioned CPU, memory, and other circuits. In terms of software, each functional block can be realized by a program stored in memory, etc. In other words, each functional block can be realized in various forms by hardware, software, or a combination of both.

[0015] 1, the controller 110 controls the lock mechanism 141 of the electrical component 140 based on the detection result by the pet detection unit 120 and the detection result by the sleep detection unit 130. More specifically, when the pet detection unit 120 detects a pet in the vehicle and the sleep detection unit 130 detects a sleeping state of a person in the vehicle, the controller 110 locks the operation of the electrical component 140 by the lock mechanism 141.

[0016] The pet detection unit 120 detects a pet inside the electric vehicle 100. For example, the pet detection unit 120 detects a pet by performing image analysis on an image captured by a camera (not shown) and determining whether the captured object is a pet.

[0017] The sleep detection unit 130 detects whether a person inside the electric vehicle 100 is asleep. For example, the sleep detection unit 130 detects the sleeping state of the person by performing image analysis on an image captured by a camera (not shown) and determining whether the person being captured is asleep. In the above example, the camera for detecting a pet and the camera for detecting a human sleeping state may be the same camera or different cameras.

[0018] The electrical equipment 140 includes some or all of the electrical equipment provided in the vehicle, such as a start button, an air conditioner, a turn signal, a power window, an audio device, a navigation device, and the like. 1, the electrical equipment 140 includes a locking mechanism 141 that operates based on a signal transmitted from the controller 110. When the locking mechanism 141 is activated, the electrical equipment 140 cannot be operated.

[0019] As described above, in the electric vehicle 100 according to this embodiment, when a pet is detected inside the vehicle and a person inside the vehicle is detected as sleeping, the operation of the electrical equipment 140 inside the vehicle is locked by the lock mechanism 141. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the electrical equipment 140 inside the vehicle from malfunctioning due to a pet while the person inside the vehicle is sleeping, and the person can stay inside the vehicle comfortably with their pet.

[0020] <Electric vehicle control method> Next, a method for controlling the electric vehicle according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the method for controlling the electric vehicle according to the first embodiment. In describing Fig. 2, Fig. 1 will be referred to as appropriate.

[0021] First, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, a start button installed inside the electric vehicle 100 is pressed to start up the system of the electric vehicle 100 (step ST1). Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the controller 110 determines whether or not a pet has been detected inside the vehicle based on the detection result of the pet detection unit 120 (step ST2).

[0022] 2, if a pet is detected inside the vehicle (YES in step ST2), the controller 110 determines whether or not a person inside the vehicle is sleeping based on the detection result of the sleep detection unit 130 (step ST3). On the other hand, if a pet is not detected inside the vehicle (NO in step ST2), step ST2 is repeated while the system is operating.

[0023] 2, when a sleeping state of a person in the vehicle is detected (YES in step ST3), the controller 110 locks the operation of the electrical equipment 140 by the lock mechanism 141 (step ST4). On the other hand, when a sleeping state of a person in the vehicle is not detected (NO in step ST3), step ST3 is repeated while the system is operating.

[0024] As described above, in the control method for an electric vehicle according to this embodiment, when a pet is detected inside the vehicle and a person inside the vehicle is detected as sleeping, the operation of the electrical equipment 140 inside the vehicle is locked by the lock mechanism 141. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the electrical equipment 140 inside the vehicle from malfunctioning due to a pet while the person inside the vehicle is sleeping, and the person can stay in the vehicle comfortably with their pet.

[0025] Second Embodiment <Electric vehicle configuration> Next, the configuration of the electric vehicle according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electric vehicle according to the second embodiment. The electric vehicle 100 according to this embodiment is an electric vehicle in which pets can stay inside the vehicle.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 3, the electric vehicle 100 according to this embodiment includes a usage detection unit 150 and a pet toilet 160 in addition to the controller 110, pet detection unit 120, sleep detection unit 130, and electrical components 140 shown in FIG.

[0027] 3 includes a calculation unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and memories such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which various programs and data are stored. In other words, the usage detection unit 150 has a function as a computer and executes various processes based on the various programs and the like.

[0028] The usage detection unit 150 detects the use by a pet of the pet toilet 160. The usage detection unit 150 detects the use of the pet toilet 160 by determining whether or not the pet has used the pet toilet 160, for example, by an odor sensor (not shown).

[0029] The pet toilet 160 is a toilet installed in the vehicle for use by pets. The pet toilet 160 according to this embodiment is controlled by the controller 110 and can perform a cleaning operation and a deodorizing operation.

[0030] More specifically, when the usage detection unit 150 detects that the pet toilet 160 is being used, the controller 110 executes a cleaning operation and a deodorizing operation of the pet toilet 160. When the use detection unit 150 detects the use of the pet toilet 160, the controller 110 may execute only the flushing operation of the pet toilet 160.

[0031] As described above, in the electric vehicle 100 according to this embodiment, when the use detection unit 150 detects the use of the pet toilet 160, the controller 110 executes the cleaning and deodorizing operations of the pet toilet 160. Therefore, even if a pet uses the pet toilet 160 while a person in the vehicle is sleeping, the cleaning and deodorizing operations of the pet toilet 160 can be executed automatically. As a result, a person can stay in the vehicle more comfortably with his or her pet. The other configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment, so detailed description will be omitted.

[0032] In the above examples, the program includes instructions (or software code) that, when loaded into a computer, causes the computer to perform one or more functions described in the embodiments. The program may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium or a tangible storage medium. By way of example and not limitation, the computer-readable medium or tangible storage medium includes RAM, ROM, flash memory, solid-state drive (SSD) or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (DVD), Blu-ray® disk or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage device. The program may be transmitted on a transitory computer-readable medium or communication medium. By way of example and not limitation, the transitory computer-readable medium or communication medium includes electrical, optical, acoustic, or other form of propagated signal.

[0033] The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. This disclosure will also promote the use of electric vehicles and contribute to carbon neutrality, decarbonization, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 100 Electric Vehicles 110 Controller 120 Pet detector 130 Sleep detection unit 140 Electrical Equipment 141 Locking mechanism 150 Usage detection unit 160 Pet toilet

Claims

[Claim 1] a pet detection unit for detecting a pet in the vehicle; a sleep detection unit that detects whether a person inside the vehicle is sleeping; An electrical device provided in the vehicle and having a locking mechanism for locking its operation; a controller that controls the lock mechanism based on a detection result by the pet detection unit and a detection result by the sleep detection unit, When the pet detection unit detects a pet and the sleep detection unit detects a sleeping state, the controller locks the operation of the electrical equipment by the lock mechanism. Electric car.

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