Board and vehicle having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9802488-B2
Application number	US-201514955149-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2015
Priority date	Sep 22, 2015
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

A board for a vehicle includes: a base, a plurality of operation units that are provided in the base, perform predetermined functions, and generate signals when they are pressed, a guard unit that is provided in the base and has a plurality of guards that are provided at outer peripheries of the plurality of operation units and formed to be vertically movable, and a movement unit that vertically moves the plurality of guards, is normally used as a general board, and is used as a board having a storage space when there is an object required to be stored, and therefore it is possible to improve user convenience and prevent failure of the object.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A board comprising:
a base;
a plurality of operation units that are provided in the base, perform predetermined functions, and generate signals when they are pressed;
a guard unit that is provided in the base and has a plurality of guards that are provided at outer peripheries of the plurality of operation units and formed to be vertically movable; and
a movement unit that vertically moves the plurality of guards,
wherein the movement unit includes:
a first inclined member that is provided in at least one guard of the plurality of guards,
a rotating member that is removably coupled to the first inclined member and has a latch portion,
an elastic member that is compressed or stretched by the rotating member,
a support member that is provided inside the elastic member and supports the rotating member, and
a second inclined member that has first and second mounting portions having different heights from each other on which the latch portion of the rotating member having been guided by the first inclined member is mounted.

2. The board according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a detection unit that detects a position of an object; and
a control unit that controls operations of the movement unit based on the detected position of the object,
wherein the movement unit further includes:
a rod member that vertically moves the at least one guard, and
an actuator that applies a moving force to the rod member.

3. The board according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit deactivates functions of at least one operation unit among the plurality of operation units based on the detected position of the object.

4. The board according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit changes functions of at least one operation unit among the plurality of operation units based on the detected position of the object.

5. The board according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit controls a protrusion of a guard of the plurality of guards positioned closest to the position of the object but not brought into contact with the object.

6. The board according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit determines the guard positioned closest to the position of the object but not brought into contact with the object, and controls protrusion of a guard corresponding to an edge of the object among guards not brought into contact with the object.

7. The board according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit determines a operation unit among the plurality of operation units which is shielded from the outside of the base based on the position of the object, and controls to perform only a function of any one of the plurality of operation units when multiple operation units are shielded from the outside of the base.

8. The board according to claim 7 , wherein the control unit controls to hold signals of two or more operation units when signals of the two or more operation units are generated.

9. The board according to claim 7 , wherein the control unit controls a height of the protruding guard to vary based on an inclination of the base and positions of the plurality of guards.

10. The board according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit controls protrusion of the guard positioned closest to the position of the object when the object is detected by at least two operation units among the plurality of operation units.

11. A vehicle comprising:
a dashboard and a sideboard;
a plurality of operation units that are provided in at least one of the dashboard and the sideboard, perform predetermined functions, and generate signals when they are pressed;
a guard unit that has a plurality of guards which are provided at outer peripheries of the plurality of operation units and formed to be vertically movable; and
a movement unit that vertically moves the plurality of guards.

12. The vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the movement unit includes:
a first inclined member that is provided in at least one guard of the plurality of guards,
a rotating member that is removably coupled to the first inclined member and has a latch portion,
an elastic member that is compressed or stretched by the rotating member,
a support member that is provided inside the elastic member and supports the rotating member, and
a second inclined member that has first and second mounting portions having different heights from each other on which the latch portion of the rotating member having been guided by the first inclined member is mounted.

13. The vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the movement unit includes:
a rod member that vertically moves the at least one guard, and
an actuator that applies a moving force to the rod member.

14. The vehicle according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a detection unit that detects a position of an object; and
a control unit that controls operations of the movement unit based on the detected position of the object.

15. The vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the control unit deactivates functions of at least one operation unit among the plurality of operation units based on the detected position of the object.

16. The vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the control unit changes functions of at least one operation unit among the plurality of operation units based on the detected position of the object.

17. The vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the control unit controls a protrusion of a guard of the plurality of guards positioned closest to the position of the object but not brought into contact with the object.

18. The vehicle according to claim 17 , wherein the control unit controls protrusion of the guard positioned closest to the position of the object when the object is detected by at least two operation units among the plurality of operation units.

19. The vehicle according to claim 17 , wherein the control unit controls a height of the protruding guard to vary based on an inclination of the base and positions of the plurality of guards.

20. A board comprising:
a base in which a plurality of holes are formed into a lattice shape;
a guard unit that has a plurality of guards which are arranged so as to be vertically movable while being respectively arranged inside the plurality of holes;
a movement unit that vertically moves the plurality of guards;
a detection unit that detects a position of an object; and
a control unit that controls at least one guard among the plurality of guards to protrude by controlling the movement unit based on the detected position of the object.

21. The board according to claim 20 , wherein the movement unit includes:
a rod member that vertically moves the at least one guard, and
an actuator that applies a moving force to the rod member.

22. A board comprising:
a base in which a plurality of holes are formed into a lattice shape;
a guard unit that has a plurality of guards which are respectively arranged inside the plurality of holes, wherein a guard on which force from a user acts protrudes to an outside of the base; and
a movement unit that vertically moves the plurality of guards.

23. The board according to claim 22 , wherein the movement unit includes:
a first inclined member that is provided in the protruding guard,
a rotating member that is brought into contact with and separated from the first inclined member and has a latch portion,
an elastic member that is compressed or stretched by the rotating member,
a support member that is provided inside the elastic memb

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Woo Seunghyun
• An Daeyun
• Oh Jongmin

Classifications

• B60R11/00 Primary

  Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B62D25/02

  Side panels {(B62D33/046 takes precedence; sideboards for open load compartments B62D33/023)} · CPC title

• B62D25/00 Primary

  Superstructure {or monocoque structure} sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for {(having impact absorbing means B62D21/15; running-boards, steps, or the like as superstructure sub-unit B60R3/00)} · CPC title

• B60Y2200/143

  Busses · CPC title

• B60K37/00

  Dashboards (as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14) · CPC title