The present invention relates to a total reflection type rain sensor using a mirror, which is attached to a glass of a vehicle to detect raindrops falling onto the glass of the vehicle and outputs a signal capable of controlling speed and cycle of a wiper of the vehicle according to the amount and falling frequency of raindrops detected. More specifically, the total reflection type rain sensor using a mirror according to the present invention comprises a light emitting unit, an adhering portion, a light receiving unit and a control unit and is attached to the glass of a vehicle to detect raindrops falling onto the glass of the vehicle, the rain sensor being characterized in that the light receiving unit receives light that is emitted from the light emitting unit to be incident on the glass of the vehicle and totally reflected from the glass of the vehicle and outputs a signal regarding an amount of the light received; and the control unit communicates with the vehicle and stores a predetermined threshold value allowing the wiper of the vehicle to operate, wherein the control unit receives the signal from the light receiving unit, analyzes the amount of raindrops corresponding to the amount of light, and actuates the wipers when the amount of raindrops exceeds the threshold value.
TOTAL-REFLECTION-TYPE RAIN SENSOR USING MIRROR
REGENSENSOR VOM TOTALREFLEKTIONSTYP MIT VERWENDUNG EINES SPIEGELS
CAPTEUR DE PLUIE DU TYPE À RÉFLEXION TOTALE UTILISANT UN MIROIR
2019-01-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen / G01J Messen der Intensität, der Geschwindigkeit, der spektralen Zusammensetzung, der Polarisation, der Phase oder der Pulscharakteristik von infrarotem, sichtbarem oder ultraviolettem Licht , MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT / G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES |
ONE BODY TYPE RAIN SENSOR WITH REFLECTION TYPE SENSOR FOR DETECTING EXTERNAL OBJECT
European Patent Office | 2017
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