Sun visor
10507710 ยท 2019-12-17
Assignee
Inventors
- Nannan Hu (Beijing, CN)
- Lei Cao (Beijing, CN)
- Zifeng Wang (Beijing, CN)
- Yan Ren (Beijing, CN)
- She Lin (Beijing, CN)
Cpc classification
B60J3/0208
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Y02B80/00
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
International classification
G02F1/133
PHYSICS
Abstract
The present disclosure discloses a sun visor comprising: a supporting portion (1); a liquid crystal panel (5) fixed onto the supporting portion, or provided integrally with the supporting portion; a first light barrier (4) at least including two kinds of state: expanded and storage, wherein the first light barrier is parallel with the liquid crystal panel when in the expanded state, and an orthographic projection of the liquid crystal panel on the first light barrier falls into the first light barrier; a photosensitive sensor (8) for detecting an intensity of an interference light; and a control circuit connected with the photosensitive sensor and the liquid crystal panel, for adjusting a driving voltage with respect to the liquid crystal panel according to a detection result of the photosensitive sensor.
Claims
1. A sun visor comprising: a supporting portion; a liquid crystal panel fixed onto the supporting portion, or provided integrally with the supporting portion; a first light barrier at least including an expanded state and a storage state, wherein the first light barrier is parallel or approximately parallel with the liquid crystal panel when in the expanded state, and an orthographic projection of the liquid crystal panel on the first light barrier falls into the first light barrier; a photosensitive sensor configured for detecting an intensity of an interference light; and a control circuit connected with the photosensitive sensor and the liquid crystal panel, and configured for adjusting a driving voltage of the liquid crystal panel according to a detection result of the photosensitive sensor, a second light barrier which is parallel with the liquid crystal panel when in an expanded state; a second shaft fixed to the first side of the supporting portion, located on a side of the liquid crystal panel close to a user, and being parallel with the liquid crystal panel; wherein a side of the second light barrier is fixed onto the second shaft, and is capable of being stretched in a direction parallel with the liquid crystal panel and contracted onto the second shaft in a windable manner.
2. The sun visor according to claim 1, further comprising a light source fixed onto the supporting portion, wherein the light source is interposed between the first light barrier and the liquid crystal panel; and a side of the first light barrier close to the liquid crystal panel comprises a reflective layer.
3. The sun visor according to claim 1, further comprising: a first shaft fixed to a first side of the supporting portion, located at a side of the liquid crystal panel facing away from a user and being parallel with the second shaft; a side of the first light barrier is fixed onto the first shaft, and is capable of being stretched in a direction parallel with the liquid crystal Panel and contracted onto the first shaft in a windable manner.
4. The sun visor according to claim 3, wherein: orthographic projections of the first shaft and the second shaft on the liquid crystal panel in a radial direction do not overlap with each other.
5. The sun visor according to claim 1, wherein the first light barrier further comprises a first fixing member, wherein the first fixing member is arranged on a side opposite to the side of the first light barrier fixed onto the first shaft, for fixing the side opposite to the side of the first light barrier fixed onto the first shaft, onto a second side of the supporting portion, when the first light barrier is in the expanded state.
6. The sun visor according to claim 5, wherein the second side of the supporting portion is provided with a first groove, such that the first fixing member sticks into the first groove when the first light barrier is in the expanded state.
7. The sun visor according to claim 1, wherein the second light barrier further comprises a second fixing member, wherein the second fixing member is arranged on a side opposite to the side of the second light barrier fixed onto the second shaft, for fixing the side opposite to the side of the second light barrier fixed onto the second shaft, onto a second side of the supporting portion, when the second light barrier is in the expanded state.
8. The sun visor according to claim 7, wherein the second side of the supporting portion is provided with a second groove, such that the second fixing member sticks into the second groove when the second light barrier is in the expanded state.
9. The sun visor according to claim 1, wherein the first light barrier and the second light barrier are flexible.
10. The sun visor according to claim 4, wherein the first light barrier and the second light barrier are flexible.
11. The sun visor according to claim 2, wherein the first light barrier and the second light barrier are flexible.
12. The sun visor according to claim 3, wherein the first light barrier and the second light barrier are flexible.
13. The sun visor according to claim 5, wherein the first light barrier and the second light barrier are flexible.
14. The sun visor according to claim 6, wherein the first light barrier and the second light barrier are flexible.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure more clearly, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced in the following. Evidently, the accompanying drawings are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and persons of ordinary skill in the art may also obtain other drawings according to these accompanying drawings.
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(9) The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into the specification and form part of the specification, showing the embodiments that conform to this disclosure and are used together with the description to explain the principles of this disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
(10) In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure clearer and more comprehensible, the present disclosure is further described in detail in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings. Evidently, the embodiments in the following description are only a part rather than all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative effects shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
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(12) The liquid crystal panel 5 can be fixed onto the supporting portion 1, which, at this time, can be the sun visor body, and the liquid crystal panel 5 may be provided integrally with the supporting portion 1. The first light barrier 4 may have two kinds of state: expanded and storage. As shown in
(13) In some embodiments of this disclosure, the sun visor further comprises a first shaft 2. The first shaft 2 is adjacent to a side surface of the supporting portion 1 and is fixed onto the supporting portion 1. As shown in
(14) The photosensitive sensor 8 can be arranged on the supporting portion 1, or on the liquid crystal panel 5 or other positions of the sun visor, for detecting the intensity of the interference light. The interference light described herein is glare, flare and etc. that irradiate from a side of the first light barrier 4 facing away from the liquid crystal panel 5 to the vehicle to interfere with the driver, such as strong sunlight, high beams at night from the vehicles in the opposite direction, reflected light of snow in winter, sudden change of light in the tunnels. Any outside glare that may cause eyestrain and instantaneous blindness belongs to an interference light. The control circuit is connected with the photosensitive sensor 8, for receiving the detection result of the intensity of the interference light, sent by the photosensitive sensor 8, and adjusting the driving voltage with respect to the liquid crystal panel 5 according to the detection result. Here the term connection can be a direct connection, can also include coupling which can be wireless or wired connection, as long as the signal transmission can be achieved. The control circuit may be arranged on the supporting portion 1, or may be arranged on the liquid crystal panel 5 or other positions of the sun visor.
(15) The liquid crystal panel 5 comprises two display substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the two display substrates. At least one of the substrates is provided with a driving array, every unit of each driving array constitutes a pixel, and each pixel includes a TFT (Thin Film transistor), a pixel electrode, a common electrode, etc. In some embodiments of this disclosure, a polarizer is provided respectively on a side surface of the two display substrates that faces away from the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal panel includes a data signal driver and other components, the TFT is connected with the data signal driver, and the data signal driver is connected with the control circuit. As shown in
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(17) In addition, when the ambient light is sufficient, the liquid crystal panel 5 can also use the ambient light for transmissive display, thereby realizing the display function. The liquid crystal panel 5 for example can display navigation information, or display rear view images or play video. When the liquid crystal panel is used for display, other components such as power supply, driving circuit can be shared with the vehicle containing the sun visor.
(18) Alternatively, the sun visor may further comprise a light source 3. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the light source 3 is fixed onto the supporting portion, and is located between the first light barrier 4 and the liquid crystal panel 5. The side of the first light barrier 4 close to the liquid crystal panel 5 includes a reflective layer. The reflective layer can be a reflective layer separately arranged outside the first light barrier 4, or the outside of the first light barrier 4 can be made of a reflective material.
(19) When the first light barrier 4 is in the expanded state, the first light barrier 4 is located on a side of the liquid crystal panel 5 away from the user, and the orthographic projection of the liquid crystal panel 5 on the first light barrier 4 can completely fall into the first light barrier 4. At this time the light source 3 can serve as a backlight source of the liquid crystal panel 5, and the liquid crystal panel 5 can serve as an active liquid crystal display screen for image display, thereby realizing the display function. The liquid crystal panel 5 for example can display navigation information, and can also display rear view images or play video. When the liquid crystal panel 5 is used for display, it shares components such as power supply with the vehicle that contains the sun visor.
(20) Alternatively, a side of the supporting portion 1 opposite to the side thereof adjacent to the first shaft 2 may further comprise a first groove 201, and a side of the first light barrier 4 opposite to the side thereof fixed to the first shaft 2 may further comprise a first fixing member 101. For example, as shown in
(21) Alternatively, the supporting portion 1 can also be transparent, which will not interfere with the driver's local vision, so PC (polycarbonate, transparent polycarbonate) or PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) material can be used. The supporting portion 1 is not limited to the above materials.
(22) Alternatively, the first light barrier 4 is flexible, capable of being stored, expanded and so on.
(23) To sum up, the sun visor provided according to the embodiments of the present disclosure comprises: a supporting portion 1, a first light barrier 4, a liquid crystal panel 5, a photosensitive sensor 8 and a control circuit. When the first light barrier 4 is in the storage state, the photosensitive sensor 8 can detect the intensity of the interference light, and by adjusting the driving voltage of the liquid crystal panel 5 by the control circuit, thereby adjusting the light transmittance of the liquid crystal panel 5. Therefore, the intelligent light control function can be realized. When the first light barrier 4 is in the expanded state, it can serve as a traditional sun visor, and when the ambient light is comparatively sufficient, the liquid crystal panel 5 can perform transmissive display. The sun visor may further comprise a light source 3. The liquid crystal panel 5 utilizes the light source 3 as a backlight for display, thereby realizing the display function. Therefore, it solves the problem that the sun visor in the prior art only has a single function, satisfies different users' usage habits, enhances the user experience, and achieves the effect of enriching the function of the sun visor.
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(25) The liquid crystal panel 5 may be fixed onto the supporting portion 1, which, at this time, can be the sun visor body, and the liquid crystal panel 5 can also be provided integrally with the supporting portion 1. The first light barrier 4 and the second light barrier 6 both can have two kinds of state: expanded and storage. When the first light barrier 4 and the second flap 6 are in the expanded state, the orthographic projections of the liquid crystal panel 5 on the first light barrier 4 and the second light barrier 6 completely fall into the first light barrier 4 and the second light barrier 6. At this time the sun visor can shade light like a traditional sun visor, and at this time the power supply connected with the liquid crystal panel 5 can be turned off to save electrical energy.
(26) In some embodiments of this disclosure, the sun visor further comprises a first shaft 2 and a second shaft 7, wherein the first shaft 2 is adjacent to a side surface of the supporting portion 1 and is fixed onto the supporting portion 1. As shown in
(27) The photosensitive sensor 8 may be arranged on the supporting portion 1, or may be arranged on the liquid crystal panel or other positions of the sun visor for detecting the intensity of the interference light. The interference light described herein is glare, flare and etc. that irradiates from a side of the first light barrier 4 facing away from the liquid crystal panel 5 to the vehicle to interfere with the driver, such as strong sunlight, high beams at night from the vehicles in the opposite direction, reflected light of snow in winter, sudden change of light in the tunnels. Any outside glare that may cause eyestrain and instantaneous blindness belongs to an interference light. The control circuit is connected with the photosensitive sensor 8, for receiving the detection result of the intensity of the interference light, sent by the photosensitive sensor 8, and adjusting the driving voltage with respect to the liquid crystal panel 5 according to the detection result. Here the term connection can be a direct connection, can also include coupling which can be wireless or wired connection, as long as the signal transmission can be achieved. The control circuit may be arranged on the supporting portion 1, or may be arranged on the liquid crystal panel 5 or other positions of the sun visor.
(28) When the first light barrier 4 and the second light barrier 6 are in the expanded states, the liquid crystal panel 5 is parallel with the first light barrier 4 and the second light barrier 6, and is in the middle of the two light barriers.
(29) The liquid crystal panel 5 comprises two display substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the two display substrates. At least one of the substrates is provided with a driving array, every unit of each driving array constitutes a pixel, and each pixel includes a TFT, a pixel electrode, a common electrode, etc. In some embodiments of this disclosure, a polarizer is provided respectively on a side surface of the two display substrates that faces away from the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal panel includes a data signal driver and other components, the TFT is connected with the data signal driver, and the data signal driver is connected with the control circuit. As shown in
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(32) In some embodiments of this disclosure, the sun visor may further comprise a light source 3. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the light source 3 is fixed onto the supporting portion, and is located between the first light barrier 4 and the liquid crystal panel 5. The side of the first light barrier 4 close to the liquid crystal panel 5 includes a reflective layer. The reflective layer can be a reflective layer separately arranged outside the first light barrier 4, or the outside of the first light barrier 4 can be made of a reflective material. When the first light barrier 4 is in the expanded state and the second light barrier 6 is in the storage state, the first light barrier 4 is located on a side of the liquid crystal panel 5 away from the user, and the orthographic projection of the liquid crystal panel 5 on the first light barrier 4 can completely fall into the first light barrier 4. At this time the light source 3 can serve as a backlight source of the liquid crystal panel 5, and the liquid crystal panel 5 can serve as an active liquid crystal display screen for image display, thereby realizing the display function. The liquid crystal panel 5 for example can display navigation information, and can also display rear view images or play video. When the liquid crystal panel 5 is used for display, it shares components such as power supply, driving circuit with the vehicle that contains the sun visor.
(33) In some embodiments of this disclosure, as shown in
(34) In some embodiments of this disclosure, when both the first shaft 2 and the second shaft 7 are arranged on the supporting portion 1, the first shaft 2 and the second shaft 7 are arranged in a interleaved manner, i.e. the orthographic projections of the first shaft 2 and the second shaft 7 on the liquid crystal panel 5 are not overlapped in the radial direction. When the sun visor achieves the intelligent light control function, the first light barrier 4 and the second light barrier 6 both are in the storage state, and the lights will not interfere with each other.
(35) In some embodiments of this disclosure, the supporting portion 1 can also be transparent, which will not interfere with the driver's local vision, and a transparent PC or PMMA material can be used. The supporting portion 1 is not limited to the above materials.
(36) In some embodiments of this disclosure, the first light barrier 4 and the second light barrier 6 are flexible, capable of being stored, expanded and so on.
(37) To sum up, the sun visor provided according to the embodiments of the present disclosure comprises: a supporting portion 1, a first light barrier 4, a second light barrier 6, a liquid crystal panel 5, a photosensitive sensor 8 and a control circuit. When the first light barrier 4 and the second light barrier both are in the storage states, the photosensitive sensor 8 can detect the intensity of the interference light. By adjusting the driving voltage of the liquid crystal panel 5 by the control circuit, and thereby adjusting the light transmittance of the liquid crystal panel 5, the intelligent light control function can be realized. When the ambient light is sufficient, the liquid crystal panel 5 can perform transmissive display. The sun visor may further comprise a light source 3, and when the first light barrier 4 is in the expanded state and the second light barrier 6 is in the contracted state, the liquid crystal panel 5 utilizes the light source 3 as a backlight source for display, thereby realizing the display function. When the first light barrier 4 and the second light barrier 6 both are in the expanded states, the sun visor can shade the interference light like a traditional sun visor, to realize the function of the traditional sun visor. The liquid crystal panel 5 does not work at all, to save power consumption. Therefore, it solves the problem that the sun visor in the prior art only has a single function, satisfies different users' usage habits, enhances the user experience, and achieves the effect of enriching the function of the sun visor.
(38) Only preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described above, but they are not used for limiting the present disclosure, and any modification, equivalent replacement, variation made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure should fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
(39) The present application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application No. 201710079128.5 filed on Feb. 14, 2017, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety as a part of the present application.