US 9,308,860 B2Granted

Passenger protection apparatus using graphic light projection and method thereof

AssigneeHyundai Motor Company

InventorDong Eun Cha

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Abstract

An apparatus mounted on a vehicle to protect a passenger using a graphic light projection includes a first detection unit configured to detect an opening of a vehicle door, a second detection unit configured to detect a boarding of a boarding person or an alighting of an alighting person, a side step driving unit configured to drive an intelligent side step, a light projection unit configured to project a boarding protection light or an alighting protection light, and a control unit configured to control the side step driving unit to pull out the intelligent side step set within the vehicle when the first detection unit detects the opening of the vehicle door and configured to control the light projection unit to project the alighting protection light when the second detection unit detects the alighting of the alighting person.

Claims10

Dependent claims

An apparatus mounted on a vehicle to protect a passenger using a graphic light projection, the apparatus comprising:

a first detection unit detecting an opening of a vehicle door;
a second detection unit detecting a boarding of a boarding person or an alighting of an alighting person;
a side step driving unit driving a side step;
a light projection unit mounted to a side of the side step and projecting a boarding protection graphic light or an alighting protection graphic light;
a third detection unit detecting the boarding person located within a predetermined distance from the vehicle;
and
a control unit controlling the side step driving unit to pull out the side step set within the vehicle when the first detection unit detects the opening of the vehicle door, and controlling the light projection unit to project the alighting protection graphic light when the second detection unit detects the alighting of the alighting person,
wherein the control unit controls the light projection unit to project the boarding protection graphic light when the third detection unit detects the boarding person and then the side step driving unit to pull out the side step set within the vehicle, when the boarding person detected by the third detection unit is determined to be within the predetermined distance from the vehicle and the first detection unit detects the opening of the vehicle door.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/450,045Filed 18 Apr 2012
Priority: KR 10-2011-011833714 Nov 2011
Published: US 2013/0120130 A116 May 2013
Granted: 12 Apr 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

B60R 3/02
Arrangements of steps or ladders facilitating access to or on the vehicle, e.g. running-boards: retractable steps or ladders, e.g. movable under shock
B60Q 1/324
On or for doors: for signalling that a door is open or intended to be opened
B60Q 1/547
For indicating other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking: for issuing requests to other traffic participants; for…
B60Q 1/247
For lighting other areas than only the way ahead: for illuminating the close surroundings of the vehicle, e.g. to facilitate entry or exit