DE4229491A1 - Vehicular windscreen wiper controller with optical moisture detector - responds to encoded light pulse reflection in raindrops with increase in frequency of wiper motor operation - Google Patents
Vehicular windscreen wiper controller with optical moisture detector - responds to encoded light pulse reflection in raindrops with increase in frequency of wiper motor operationInfo
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Abstract
Description
Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Vorrichtung zur Steue rung einer Scheibenwischeranlage für Kraftfahrzeuge.The invention relates to a device for taxation tion of a windshield wiper system for motor vehicles.
Stand der Technik ist der Intervallbetrieb der Scheibenwi scher bei geringerer Regenintensität. Wobei die Intervallzei ten fest vorgegeben sind, was zur Folge hat, daß sie häufig zu lang oder zu kurz, also nicht dem Bedarf angepaßt, sind.The state of the art is the interval operation of the Scheibenwi shear with less rain intensity. The interval time ten are fixed, which means that they are frequent are too long or too short, i.e. not adapted to the needs.
Ziel der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, die Intervallzei ten dem Bedarf anzupassen, das heißt, in Abhängigkeit der Re genintensität die Scheibenwischeranlage in Betrieb zu setzen.The aim of the present invention is the interval time adapt to the needs, that is, depending on the re to put the windshield wiper system into operation.
Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß die Vorrichtung einen Sensor, der derart ausgebildet ist, um einen Beschlag der Windschutzscheibe zu erkennen, und eine elektro nische Beschaltung, die geeignete Steuerimpulse zum Betreiben einer Scheibenwischeranlage erzeugt, beinhaltet.This object is achieved in that the Device a sensor which is designed to a Fogging of the windshield can be seen and an electro African circuitry, the appropriate control impulses for operation a windshield wiper system.
Ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines entsprechenden Sensors und dessen elektronischer Beschaltung, ist nachstehend beschrie ben und in den Zeichnungen gezeigt.An embodiment of a corresponding sensor and its electronic wiring is described below ben and shown in the drawings.
Der Sensor 3, den diese Vorrichtung beinhaltet, ist ein op tischer Sensor, der gepulst betrieben wird. Er ist auf der In nenseite der Windschutzscheibe 8 installiert, und besteht aus zwei Strahlungssendern 3.1, und einem Strahlungsempfänger 3.2.The sensor 3 , which this device contains, is an op tical sensor that is operated in a pulsed manner. It is installed on the inside of the windshield 8 and consists of two radiation transmitters 3.1 and one radiation receiver 3.2 .
Die Strahlungssender 3.1 werden mittels Impulsgenerator 2, welcher durch den Wischerschalter 1 in Betrieb gesetzt wird, betrieben. Sie sind optisch leitend, das heißt ohne Luftspalt, in einem Winkel α, und einem Abstand a zueinander, zum Strah lungsempfänger 3.2 hin ausgerichtet, auf der Windschutzscheibe installiert. Wobei der Winkel α so gewählt ist, daß die Strah lungsimpulse durch Totalreflexionen an den Scheibenoberflächen, sich innerhalb dieser ausbreiten. The radiation transmitters 3.1 are operated by means of a pulse generator 2 , which is activated by the wiper switch 1 . They are optically conductive, that is, without an air gap, at an angle α, and at a distance a from one another, oriented towards the radiation receiver 3.2 , installed on the windshield. The angle α is chosen so that the radiation impulses due to total reflections on the disc surfaces spread within them.
Um Störstrahlungsimpulse gering zu halten, sind die Strahlungs sender 3.1 auf der dem Strahlungsempfänger 3.2 zugewandten Seite durch geeignete Mittel 3.3 optisch isoliert. Des weiteren sind auf der Scheibeninnenseite, auf der direkten Linie von der strah lenden Fläche der Strahlungssender 3.1 zum Strahlungsempfänger 3.2, Absorbtionsstreifen 3.4 angebracht. Sie haben mindestens die Breite der strahlenden Fläche der Strahlungssender 3.1, um die Strahlungsanteile, deren Winkel größer als der der Totalreflexion ist, und die dadurch in diesem Bereich aus der Scheibe austreten, zu absorbieren. Die Länge dieser Absorbtionsstreifen ist abhängig von der Dicke der Scheibe und vom Winkel β.In order to keep interference radiation pulses low, the radiation transmitters 3.1 are optically isolated on the side facing the radiation receiver 3.2 by suitable means 3.3 . Furthermore, absorption strips 3.4 are attached to the inside of the pane, on the direct line from the radiating surface of the radiation transmitter 3.1 to the radiation receiver 3.2 . They have at least the width of the radiating surface of the radiation transmitter 3.1 in order to absorb the radiation components, the angle of which is greater than that of the total reflection, and which thereby emerge from the pane in this area. The length of these absorption strips depends on the thickness of the disc and on the angle β.
Der Strahlungsempfänger 3.2 ist in einem Abstand c zu den Strah lungssendern 3.1, und in einem Winkel β zur Sensorfläche a·b ausgerichtet. Er ist durch geeignete Mittel 3.5 vor direkter Son neneinstrahlung geschützt.The radiation receiver 3.2 is aligned at a distance c to the radiation transmitters 3.1 and at an angle β to the sensor surface ab. It is protected from direct sunlight by suitable means 3.5 .
Befinden sich nun Wassertropfen auf der Sensorfläche a·b, so treten dort durch die Veränderung der Scheibenoberfläche, und der dadurch verursachten geänderten Reflexionswinkel, Impulsstrahlungs anteile aus der Scheibe aus. Diese werden in den Tropfen oder Was serpartikel reflektiert, und als Nutzsignal vom Strahlungsempfän ger 3.2 erkannt.If there are drops of water on the sensor surface a · b, the change in the surface of the pane and the change in the reflection angle caused by this result in pulse radiation components emerging from the pane. These are reflected in the drops or water particles, and recognized as a useful signal by the radiation receiver 3.2 .
Der Sensor 3 ist in einem dicht mit der Scheibe verbundenen Ge häuse oder einer vergleichbaren Vorrichtung untergebracht, um ein Verschmutzen der Scheibeninnenseite, was ebenfalls zu einer Nutz signalauskopplung führen würde, zu verhindern.The sensor 3 is housed in a tightly connected to the window Ge housing or a comparable device to prevent contamination of the inside of the window, which would also lead to a useful signal extraction.
Die vom Strahlungsempfänger 3.2 erfaßten Signale werden einer Signalaufbereitung 4 zugeführt. Diese ist so ausgebildet, daß nur diejenigen höherfrequenten Signalanteile verstärkt und der Signal auswertung 5 zugeführt werden, die dem Frequenzspektrum des von den Strahlungssendern 3.1 abgegebenen Signal es entsprechen. The signals detected by the radiation receiver 3.2 are fed to a signal processor 4 . This is designed so that only those higher-frequency signal components are amplified and fed to the signal evaluation 5 which correspond to the frequency spectrum of the signal emitted by the radiation transmitters 3.1 .
Um ein Ansprechen der Signalaufbereitung 4 auf Störimpulse, wie sie durch Blitzlicht, Stroboskopblitzlicht oder anderer Strahlungs quellen mit steilen Anstiegsflanken entstehen können, zu verhindern, können die Strahlungssender 3.1 mit einer bestimmten Impulsfolge, einer Codierung, auf nur die die Signalaufbereitung 4 anspricht und sie als Nutzsignal erkennt, betrieben werden.In order to prevent the signal conditioning 4 from responding to interference pulses, such as those caused by flashing light, strobe flashing or other radiation sources with steep rising edges, the radiation transmitters 3.1 can use a specific pulse sequence, a coding, to which only the signal conditioning 4 responds and as Detects useful signal, operated.
Um der bei größerer Umgebungshelligkeit abnehmenden Empfindlich keit des Strahlungsempfängers 3.2 entgegenzuwirken, ist in der Sig nalaufbereitung 4 eine Kennlinienkorrektur, die sich an der Verän derung des Innenwiderstandes des Strahlungsempfängers orientiert, installiert.In order to counteract the decreasing sensitivity of the radiation receiver 3.2 with greater ambient brightness, a characteristic curve correction, which is based on the change in the internal resistance of the radiation receiver, is installed in the signal processing 4 .
Die Signalauswertung 5 erzeugt aus den eingehenden Impulsen unter Berücksichtigung einer Schaltschwelle einen Steuerimpuls mit einer Mindestimpulsdauer T1, welche so gewählt ist, daß über die Ansteu erung 6 die Wischereinheit 7 sicher in Betrieb gesetzt werden kann. Die Impulsdauer T1 liegt im Bereich von 0,2 Sekunden.The signal evaluation 5 generates a control pulse with a minimum pulse duration T 1 from the incoming pulses, taking into account a switching threshold, which is selected so that the wiper unit 7 can be put into operation safely via the control 6 . The pulse duration T 1 is in the range of 0.2 seconds.
Von der Steuerscheibe der Wischereinheit 7 geht eine Rückmeldung 7.1 über den Betriebszustand der Wischer an die Signalauswertung 5. Da durch das Wischen über die Sensorfläche ebenfalls Nutzsignale erzeugt werden, die das System störend beeinflussen können, wird über diese Rückmeldung der Ausgang der Signalauswertung nur dann geöffnet, wenn sich die Wischer in der Ausgangsstellung befinden. Während des Wischens ist der Ausgang der Signalauswertung gesperrt.From the control disk of the wiper unit 7 , feedback 7.1 about the operating state of the wiper is sent to the signal evaluation 5 . Since wiping over the sensor surface also generates useful signals that can interfere with the system, this feedback only opens the output of the signal evaluation when the wipers are in the initial position. The output of the signal evaluation is blocked during wiping.
Ferner wird über die Rückmeldung 7.1 eine Anhebung der Schalt schwelle für eine Zeitdauer T2 nach Beendigung des Wischvorganges erreicht, in der sich Schlieren, die durch den Wischvorgang her vorgerufen werden, zurückbilden können, ohne den Wischvorgang so fort wieder auszulösen. Diese Schaltschwellenanhebung ist so ge wählt, daß die Nutzsignalanhebung infolge der Schlierenbildung kompensiert wird. Die Zeitdauer T2 liegt erfahrungsgemäß bei et wa 3 Sekunden. Furthermore, an increase in the switching threshold for a period of time T 2 is achieved via the feedback 7.1 after the wiping process has ended, in which streaks that are caused by the wiping process can recede without triggering the wiping process again. This switching threshold increase is selected so that the useful signal increase due to streaking is compensated. Experience has shown that the time period T 2 is approximately 3 seconds.
Die Signalauswertung 5 erzeugt selbsttätig, wenn für eine Zeit dauer T3 vom Sensor kein Beschlag der Windschutzscheibe erkannt wird, einen Steuerimpuls um die Wischereinheit in Betrieb zu setzen. Dies dient dazu, eine vereinzelte Tropfenbildung auf der Windschutzscheibe, außerhalb der Sensorfläche, abzuwischen. In der Praxis hat sich für T3 eine Zeitdauer von bis zu 80 Sekun den als sinnvoll erwiesen.The signal evaluation 5 automatically generates, if the sensor does not detect fogging of the windshield for a period of time T 3 , to set a control pulse around the wiper unit. This is used to wipe out a few drops on the windshield outside the sensor surface. In practice, a time period of up to 80 seconds has proven useful for T 3 .
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