JPH07156755A - Wiperless method and device for removing rain drop from automobile - Google Patents
Wiperless method and device for removing rain drop from automobileInfo
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Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は雨天時の走行に際しワイ
パーを必要としない自動車におけるワイパーレス雨滴除
去方法及びその装置に関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wiper-less raindrop removing method and apparatus for a vehicle which does not require a wiper for running in rainy weather.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】科学技術の発達に伴い、より性能の良い
且つ居住性に富んだ自動車が製造され生活の必需品とな
って来ている。そして高速道路の建設により速度も高速
化へと向かっている中で、それに対応して雨天時におい
ても充分に視界を確保することが出来るワイパーが各細
部まで開発されて自動車走行を安全な状態としている。2. Description of the Related Art With the development of science and technology, automobiles with better performance and richer habitability have been manufactured and have become indispensable items for daily life. And as the construction of highways is moving towards faster speeds, corresponding details have been developed for each detail of wipers that can ensure sufficient visibility even in rainy weather, making vehicle driving a safe state. There is.
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】このように雨天時に使
用するワイパーも種々開発されて来てはいるが、窓ガラ
ス表面に油膜が付着したり雨量が少ない時などはワイパ
ーの滑りが悪くなってきしみ音や異音を出しながら窓ガ
ラス面を拭き取るよりもこする状態で移動するため運転
者の神経を刺激したり或いは視界の邪魔となったりし、
雨中の自動車運転上非常に不都合を感じていた。Although various wipers used in the rain have been developed as described above, slipping of the wiper becomes worse when an oil film adheres to the window glass surface or when the amount of rainfall is small. It moves while rubbing rather than wiping the window glass while making a squeak noise or abnormal noise, so it stimulates the driver's nerves or interferes with the sight,
I felt very inconvenient when driving a car in the rain.
【０００４】[0004]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明はこのような不都
合を解消し、従来のワイパーの煩わしさを無くし、ワイ
パー使用時以上の視界を確保することが出来る自動車に
おけるワイパーレス雨滴除去方法及びその装置を提供せ
んとするものである。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention eliminates such inconveniences, eliminates the annoyance of conventional wipers, and ensures a visibility more than when a wiper is used, and a method for removing raindrops in an automobile and its method. It is intended to provide a device.
【０００５】反射受像可能とした自動車用窓ガラス表面
に、透明でシリコン或はテフロン（テトラフルオロエチ
レンＣ２Ｆ４の重合体）又はプラスチックシートにシリ
コン或はテフロンを含浸させた薄い被膜にて液晶体をサ
ンドイッチ状に設け、高周波電流を液晶体に断続通電或
は磁力線にて液晶体を励起させ、液晶体の励起にて生じ
る振動にて被膜表面に付着留する雨滴を落下させ除去す
るようにしたものである。そして液晶体の断時に自動車
用の窓ガラス上方に前方に向けて設けた、広角なレンズ
やビデオカメラ等の撮影機で撮影した風景を、光ファイ
バー等の光伝送路を通して映像信号として光復調器など
を内蔵する光コンピューターに送り、撮影可能に或は電
子画像に変換して反射受像可能となるよう特殊処理をし
た窓ガラスに映像化し外部風景を運転者が認識出来るよ
うにしたものである。Liquid crystal is formed on the surface of an automobile window glass capable of receiving a reflection image by a thin film formed by impregnating a transparent silicon or Teflon (polymer of tetrafluoroethylene C 2 F 4 ) or a plastic sheet with silicon or Teflon. The body is provided in a sandwich shape, and high-frequency current is intermittently applied to the liquid crystal body or the liquid crystal body is excited by magnetic lines of force, and the vibration caused by the excitation of the liquid crystal body causes the raindrops attached to the surface of the film to drop and be removed. It was done. Then, when the liquid crystal is cut off, a landscape shot by a camera such as a wide-angle lens or a video camera, which is provided above the window glass for automobiles and faces forward, is sent as an image signal through an optical transmission path such as an optical fiber to an optical demodulator. It is sent to a built-in optical computer and imaged on a window glass that has been specially processed so that it can be photographed or converted into an electronic image and reflected and received so that the driver can recognize the external scenery.
【０００６】自動車を運転中雨が降って来ると、断続通
電を行って液晶体を励起させると、液晶体自体の起伏に
よる振動が生じ被膜も共振する。被膜の振動によって降
って来た雨滴は被膜に当たるが、その勢いと振動とによ
って雨滴は被膜表面に付着留することなく飛散される。
雨量の少ない時には断続通電回数も小さくし、雨量の増
加に伴って断続通電回数も多くして行く。When it rains while driving an automobile, when the liquid crystal body is excited by intermittently energizing the liquid crystal body, vibration occurs due to the undulation of the liquid crystal body itself, and the film also resonates. The raindrops falling due to the vibration of the coating hit the coating, but due to the force and the vibration, the raindrops are scattered without adhering to the surface of the coating.
When the amount of rainfall is low, the number of intermittent energizations is reduced, and as the amount of rainfall increases, the number of intermittent energizations also increases.
【０００７】又、断続通電のため液晶体の励起にて見え
なくなることがなく、運転者の視覚には常に風景が写っ
ていて運転を妨げない。そして液晶体の断時で見にくい
時には、撮影機で取った自動車前方の風景を、光伝送路
を通して光コンピューターに送り窓ガラス裏面にその風
景を運転者が見ている状態と同じように映し出すので、
それを見ながら運転を行う。また夜間には赤外線を利用
するため車灯でも映像化は出来るため運転は昼と同じよ
うに可能である。Further, the liquid crystal body is not invisible due to the intermittent energization, and the driver's eyes are always able to see the scenery, which does not hinder driving. And when it is hard to see when the liquid crystal body is broken, the scenery in front of the car taken by the camera is sent to the optical computer through the optical transmission path and displayed on the back of the window glass in the same way as the driver sees it.
Drive while watching it. In addition, since infrared rays are used at night, it can be visualized with car lights, so driving can be performed in the same way as daytime.
【０００８】[0008]
【実施例】以下本発明の一実施例を図面について説明す
る。図中１は反射受像可能とした自動車の前窓ガラスで
あって、その表面（進行方向に向かって前面）に液晶体
２を設けている。３は透明でシリコン或はテフロン（テ
トラフルオロエチレンＣ２Ｆ４の重合体）又プラスチッ
クシートにシリコン或はテフロンを含浸した薄い被膜で
あって、前窓ガラス１とによって液晶体２をサンドイッ
チ状に挾むよう液晶体２上に設けている。４は電源であ
って、液晶体２に上部を陽極にして配線５にて接続し通
電可能としている。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a front window glass of an automobile capable of receiving a reflection image, and a liquid crystal body 2 is provided on the surface (front side in the traveling direction) of the front window glass. Reference numeral 3 is a transparent thin film formed by impregnating silicon or Teflon (polymer of tetrafluoroethylene C 2 F 4 ) or plastic sheet with silicon or Teflon, and sandwiching the liquid crystal body 2 with the front window glass 1. It is provided on the liquid crystal body 2 so as to sandwich it. Reference numeral 4 denotes a power source, which is connected to the liquid crystal body 2 with a wiring 5 with its upper portion serving as an anode so that electricity can be conducted.
【０００９】６は１秒間に１００回〜１０００回の断続
通電を可能としたスイッチであって、電源４の陽極側の
適位置に設けている。７は高周波発振装置であって、液
晶体２とスイッチ６間に設けている。８は広範囲が映る
レンズ又はビデオカメラなどの撮影機であって、窓ガラ
ス１の上部適位置に進行方向に向けて設置している。９
は光復調器などの内蔵する光コンピューターであって、
窓ガラス１に向け室内の適位置に設け、前記撮影機８間
に光ファイバーなどの光伝送路１０を設けて連結してい
る。Reference numeral 6 denotes a switch capable of intermittently energizing 100 to 1000 times per second, and is provided at an appropriate position on the anode side of the power source 4. A high-frequency oscillator 7 is provided between the liquid crystal body 2 and the switch 6. Reference numeral 8 denotes a photographing device such as a lens or a video camera that can see a wide range, and is installed at an appropriate position above the window glass 1 in the traveling direction. 9
Is an optical computer with a built-in optical demodulator,
An optical transmission line 10 such as an optical fiber is provided between the photographing devices 8 and is connected to the window glass 1 at an appropriate position in the room.
【００１０】使用に当って、自動車の運転中に雨が降っ
て来ると、スイッチ６を入れ雨降りの状況に合わせて断
続回数を選択してセットする。若し雨量が少ない場合に
は１秒間に１００回の低継続回数を選んでセットし運転
を行う。降って来た雨は前窓ガラス１前面の被膜３に当
たり落下する。この時液晶体２に高周波発振装置７にて
高周波とした高周波電流が断続に（１秒間に１００回断
続を繰返す）通電し液晶体２に起伏を生じさせ被膜３を
共振させる。In use, when it rains during driving of the automobile, the switch 6 is turned on to select and set the number of interruptions according to the raining condition. If the amount of rainfall is small, select 100 times of low continuation times per second, set and operate. The rain that has fallen hits the film 3 on the front surface of the windshield 1 and falls. At this time, a high-frequency current of high frequency generated by the high-frequency oscillator 7 is intermittently applied to the liquid crystal body 2 (100 times per second is repeated intermittently) to cause undulations in the liquid crystal body 2 and cause the film 3 to resonate.
【００１１】被膜３の共振によって被膜３に当たる雨滴
を飛散させたり或は落下する前に被膜３に付着或は留ま
っている雨滴を落下させ被膜３上より雨滴を素早く除去
する。そして液晶体２の断時で見にくい時には、光コン
ピューター９を作動させ撮影機８で取った風景を、光伝
送路１０より光コンピューター９に送り窓ガラス１裏面
にその風景を映し出すので運転者はそれを見ながら運転
を行う。夜間には赤外線を利用し、自動車の前照灯でも
映像化出来るようにして運転を可能としている。Due to the resonance of the coating 3, the raindrops hitting the coating 3 are scattered or dropped, and the raindrops adhering to or remaining on the coating 3 are dropped to quickly remove the raindrops from the coating 3. When the liquid crystal body 2 is hard to see due to disconnection of the liquid crystal body 2, the optical computer 9 is operated and the landscape taken by the camera 8 is sent from the optical transmission line 10 to the optical computer 9 and the landscape is displayed on the back of the window glass 1. Drive while watching. At night, infrared rays are used to enable driving even with the headlights of automobiles.
【００１２】[0012]
【発明の効果】上述の如く本発明は、雨中の運転におい
て、液晶体の起伏による振動によって雨滴を飛散或は落
下させるため、窓ガラスの視界を良好な状態で保ち、ワ
イパーを無くしワイパーによるきしみ音やちらつきなど
の煩わしさを解消し雨中でも快適な気分で楽しく運転す
ることが出来る等の特長を有し産業利用上非常に優れた
発明である。As described above, according to the present invention, since the raindrops are scattered or dropped by the vibration due to the ups and downs of the liquid crystal body during the operation in the rain, the visibility of the window glass is kept in a good state, the wiper is eliminated, and the squeak by the wiper is used. It is an excellent invention for industrial use because it has the features of eliminating the annoyance of noise and flicker, and being able to drive comfortably and comfortably even in the rain.
【図１】本発明実施例の概略構造図である。FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
１ 前窓ガラス ２ 液晶体 ３ 被膜 ４ 電源 ５ 配線 ６ スイッチ ７ 高周波発振装置 ８ 撮影機 ９ 光コンピューター １０ 光伝送路 1 Windshield 2 Liquid crystal 3 Coating 4 Power supply 5 Wiring 6 Switch 7 High-frequency oscillator 8 Photographer 9 Optical computer 10 Optical transmission line
Claims (5)
コン或はテフロン（テトラフルオロエチレンＣ２Ｆ４の
重合体）又はプラスチックシートにシリコン或はテフロ
ン（テトラフルオロエチレンＣ２Ｆ４の重合体）を含浸
させた被膜にて液晶体をサンドイッチ状に設け、高周波
電流を断続通電して液晶体を励起させ、液晶体の励起に
て生じる振動にて被膜表面に付着留する雨滴を落下させ
て除去するようにした自動車におけるワイパーレス雨滴
除去方法。1. A transparent silicon or Teflon (a polymer of tetrafluoroethylene C 2 F 4 ) on the surface of a window glass for automobiles, or a plastic sheet a silicon or Teflon (a polymer of tetrafluoroethylene C 2 F 4 ). The liquid crystal body is sandwiched by a film impregnated with), a high-frequency current is intermittently applied to excite the liquid crystal body, and the raindrops attached to the surface of the film are dropped by the vibration generated by the excitation of the liquid crystal body. Wiperless raindrop removal method for automobiles.
ようにした請求項１記載の自動車用窓におけるワイパー
レス雨滴除去方法。2. The method for removing raindrops in a vehicle window according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal body is excited by the intermittent magnetic force lines.
コン或はテフロン（テトラフルオロエチレンＣ２Ｆ４の
重合体）又はプラスチックシートにシリコン或はテフロ
ン（テトラフルオロエチレンＣ２Ｆ４の重合体）を含浸
させた被膜３にて液晶体２をサンドイッチ状に設け、高
周波電流を断続通電可能としたスイッチ６を電源４を介
して液晶体２に接続したことを特徴とする自動車におけ
るワイパーレス雨滴除去装置。3. A transparent silicon or Teflon (a polymer of tetrafluoroethylene C 2 F 4 ) or a plastic sheet on a surface of an automobile window glass 1 or a plastic sheet is a silicon or Teflon (a polymer of tetrafluoroethylene C 2 F 4 ). Liquid crystal body 2 is sandwiched with a coating 3 impregnated with), and a switch 6 capable of intermittently passing a high frequency current is connected to the liquid crystal body 2 via a power source 4 for a wiperless raindrop in an automobile. Removal device.
た進行方向の風景を光伝送路を通して反射受像可能な窓
ガラスに映像化するようにした請求項１・２記載の自動
車におけるワイパーレス雨滴除去方法。4. A windshield wiperless raindrop for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a landscape in a traveling direction photographed by a camera or a photographing device such as a lens is visualized on a window glass capable of receiving a reflection through an optical transmission path. Removal method.
受像可能とした窓ガラス１上部適位置に進行方向に向け
て設置し、窓ガラス１に向けて設け光復調器などを内蔵
する光コンピューター９と撮影機８間を、光伝送路１０
にて連結し、撮影機８にて撮影した風景を窓ガラス１に
映像化することが出来るようにした請求項３記載の自動
車におけるワイパーレス雨滴除去装置。5. An optical computer in which a photographing device 8 such as a camera or a lens is installed in a proper position above the window glass 1 capable of reflecting and receiving the image, and is provided toward the window glass 1 and has an optical demodulator and the like built therein. 9 and the camera 8 between the optical transmission line 10
The wiperless raindrop removing device for a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the scenery captured by the camera 8 can be visualized on the window glass 1.
Priority Applications (1)
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| JP5342685A JPH07156755A (en) | 1993-12-02 | 1993-12-02 | Wiperless method and device for removing rain drop from automobile |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8172159B2 (en) | 2006-11-07 | 2012-05-08 | Wch Technologies, Inc. | Surface to move a fluid via fringe electric fields |
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