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    • 专利摘要:
    A safety device (1) for an airplane pilot comprising: - a display device (10) capable of displaying, in front of an eye of the pilot, information intended to assist him in piloting the aircraft, and - a support (30) adapted to be held on a head and carrying the display device (10) to maintain the display of information facing the pilot's eye. A driver protection assembly (50) comprising the security device (10) and a shield (20) comprising a transparent lens (22) and adapted to be applied to the pilot's face (2) around the eyes, and protection screen and in particular the lens isolating an interior space (52) intended to extend between the protective screen (20) and the eyes of the user of an external space (54).
    公开号:FR3035521A3
    申请号:FR1560079
    申请日:2015-10-22
    公开日:2016-10-28
    发明作者:Pierre Juran；Matthieu Fromage；Frederic Duranton；Jeremy Jacotey
    申请人:Zodiac Aerotechnics SAS；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    [0001] FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a safety device for an airplane pilot intended to assist the pilot by displaying information in the vicinity of the airplane. his eye. The invention also relates to a protection assembly comprising the safety device and a protective screen comprising a transparent lens, the screen being adapted to be applied to the pilot's face around the eyes, the protective screen insulating a space inside an outdoor area. The invention further relates to a protection system further comprising a breathing mask providing breathing gas to the pilot. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention aims at providing assistance to the pilot, in the event of a difficult situation, such as complex navigation, conditions outside the cabin of the airplane or inside the airplane (in particular particular fire / smoke) reducing vision of visual cues outside the aircraft and / or information displayed by navigation instruments inside the aircraft. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION To this end, in accordance with the invention, the security device comprises: a display device able to display, in front of a pilot's eye, information intended to assist it in piloting the aircraft, and a support adapted to be held on a head and carrying the display device, in order to maintain the display of information facing the pilot's eye. In various embodiments of the security device according to the invention, one or more of the following provisions may also be used: the display device displays a synthetic vision in video form ( Enhanced Flight Vision System or Enhanced Vision System) derived from a 3035521 2 object detector, such as a preferably infra-red camera, a radar or a multispectral detector, to improve the pilot's vision (especially the vision of the runway in case of fog); the display device also displays, by symbology, the flight parameters derived from navigational instruments such as an artificial horizon, an anemometer, an altimeter, a heading conservator and an instrument landing system; navigation; the display device displays the information in monochrome, preferably in green; The security device comprises photodiodes for measuring the ambient luminosity, the display device has a variable display brightness (preferably the display device uses light-emitting diodes or an illumination-intensity OLED micro-display; variable to display the information), and the display brightness of the display device varies depending on the ambient brightness measured by the photodiodes; the display device furthermore has a brightness display setpoint (adjustable by potentiometer, plus button and minus button or the like), and the display brightness of the display device varies according to the setpoint and ambient brightness; said display device constitutes an emergency display device; the safety device furthermore comprises a main display device capable of displaying information on or near an aircraft windshield; security device further comprises an information source, and said primary display device and said emergency display device are both connected to said information source; said display device constitutes an emergency display device; the safety device furthermore comprises a main display device capable of displaying information on or near an aircraft windshield; the security device further comprises an information source, and said primary display device and said emergency display device are both connected to said information source.
    [0002] The invention also relates to a driver protection assembly comprising, in addition to the safety device, a protective screen comprising a transparent lens, the screen being adapted to be applied to the pilot's face around the eyes, protection screen, and in particular the lens, isolating an interior space intended to extend between the protective screen and the eyes of the user of an outdoor space. In addition, the invention relates to a protection system comprising, in addition to the protection assembly, a breathing mask providing breathing gas to the pilot, wherein said breathing mask comprises an oxygen supply conduit and an electrical conductor for be connected to the cockpit of an airplane. Of course, the various features, variations and / or embodiments of the present invention referred to in the dependent claims may be associated with each other in various combinations to the extent that they are not incompatible or exclusive of each other. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 illustrates a protection system according to a first embodiment of the invention, in perspective, FIG. 2 is a front view of the protection system according to the first embodiment, FIG. 3 illustrates, in perspective, a protection system according to a second embodiment of the invention comprising an optical guide display device, FIG. 4 illustrates the protection system according to the second embodiment, FIG. 5 illustrates in exploded perspective, along the arrow marked V in Figure 3, a display device belonging to the protection system according to the second embodiment, 3035521 4 - FIG. 6 illustrates, in perspective, a protection system according to a third embodiment of the invention, in which the protection system is mounted in a detachable protective screen, FIG. 7 illustrates on an enlarged scale the area marked VII in FIG. 6, FIG. 8 illustrates in cross section the protection system according to the third embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION It should be noted that, in the figures, the structural and / or functional elements common to the various embodiments may have the same references. Thus, unless otherwise stated, such elements have identical structural, dimensional and material properties. For the sake of clarity, only the elements useful for understanding the described embodiments have been shown and will be detailed. FIGS. 1 to 8 illustrate a protection system 100 comprising a pilot protection assembly 50 and a respiratory mask 60. The protection assembly 50 comprises a safety device 1 and a protective screen 20. The protection assembly 50 for an airplane pilot comprises: - a display device 10 able to display, in front of a pilot's eye, 20 information intended to assist him in piloting the aircraft, and - a support 30 adapted to be maintained on a head and carrying the display device 10, in order to maintain the display of information facing the pilot's eye. Furthermore, preferably, the protection assembly 50 comprises a protective shield 20 comprising a transparent lens 22 and adapted to be applied to the pilot's face 2 around the eyes, the protective shield, and in particular the transparent lens 22, isolating an interior space 52 intended to extend between the protective screen 20 and the eyes of the user of an external space 54.
    [0003] In FIGS. 1 to 8, preferably, the display device comprises a semi-reflective mirror 12, and the display device 10 comprises a projector 14 projecting a light beam onto the semi-reflective mirror 12.
    [0004] In FIGS. 3 to 5, preferably, the protection assembly 50 comprises an optical guide 13 comprising a first mirror 11 and a second mirror 12, the second mirror being constituted by said semi-reflective mirror. In FIGS. 1 to 2, the protection assembly 50 preferably has one and / or the other of the following characteristics: the display device is mounted movably relative to the support between an active position intended to be in front of a pilot's eye and a retracted position away from the pilot's eye; the display device 10 is connected to the support 30 by a first connecting rod 32 and a second connecting rod 34, each mounted rotatably relative to the support 30 and to the display device 10; near the active position, the display device 10 translates substantially in an interpupillary direction Y, and in the vicinity of the retracted position, the display device 10 translates substantially in a direction of elevation Z, substantially perpendicular to the interpupillary direction Y; - The protection assembly 50 further comprises an electric motor 36 controlling the rotation of the first rod 32. - The protection assembly 50 according to the preceding claim 20 comprises a control (preferably binary with one or two buttons) displacement 68a for controlling the displacement of the display device between the active position and the inactive position, and a setting control 68b for adjusting the active position (preferably substantially proportional, by potentiometer or the like) in the interpupillary direction Y; In addition, the protection assembly 50 preferably has one or both of the following features: - the display device 10 is mounted on the support 30 via a control system. slider for moving the display device 10 between the active position and the retracted position; The display device 10 is biased towards the active position, the display device is releasably held in the retracted position (preferably by a hook or the like), and a gripping element 30 3 6 (flexible type strap or rigid such as a rod) allows to manually move the display device to the active position. In Figures 1 to 2, preferably, the display device 10 extends into the interior space 52.
    [0005] In FIGS. 3 to 8, preferably, the display device 10 is mounted movable in translation relative to the support 30 to move in an interpupillary direction Y. In FIGS. 6 to 8, preferably, the display device 10 translate in the interpupillary direction Y via a rack 48. Preferably, as shown in FIG. 7, the translational adjustment of the display device 10 relative to the pupil of the user s is effected by means of a carriage system 47 comprising the rack 48 sliding relative to a rail 49 secured to the protective screen 20. In FIGS. 3 to 5, the protection assembly 50 preferably has the one and / or the other of the following features: - the display device 10 extends into the interior space 52, and the protection assembly 50 further comprises an adjusting device 40 extending through the lens 22 and moving the display device 10 in the interpupillary direction Y; The adjusting device 40 comprises a control wheel 42 for manually adjusting the positioning of the display device 10 relative to the support 30 in the interpupillary direction Y, and the control wheel extends in the outer space 54; the adjusting device 40 comprises a screw 44-nut system 46. In addition, the protection assembly 50 preferably has one and / or the other of the following characteristics: the display device comprises a mirror semi-reflective lens integrated with the lens, and the display device comprises a projector projecting a light beam onto the semi-reflective mirror portion; The semi-reflective mirror is in the form of a cylinder portion (the lens has a cylindrical portion shape in an area comprising the semi-reflective mirror portion); the projector comprises an emissive micro-screen, in particular an OLED projector generating its own light; the projector comprises one or more light sources and a microscreen modulating the light coming from the light source (s), in particular a liquid Crystal Display (LCD), LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) ), DMD (Digital Micromirro Devices), DLP (Digital Light Processing) or the like; - The display device is adapted to be positioned at least 18 millimeters from the eyes of the driver, to be compatible with the wearing of eyeglasses; - The protection assembly comprises two safety devices 15 10, each safety device being intended to come opposite a pilot's eye. Respirator 60 provides breathing gas to the pilot, wherein said respirator 60 includes an oxygen supply conduit 62 and an electrical conductor 64 for connection to the cockpit 20 of an aircraft. In Figures 3 to 8, preferably, the shield 20 is releasably attached to the respirator 60, the display 10 includes a first electrical connector 18, the electrical conductor 64 includes a second electrical connector 68, and the first electrical connector 18 is automatically electrically connected to the second electrical connector 68 when the shield 20 is attached to the respirator 60. In addition, the protection system 100 preferably has one and / or the Another of the following features: the display device 10 is in the outer space near the shield, and the shield has a hole or holes opposite the display device; 3 0 3 5 5 2 1 8 - the hole or holes have an overall section of between 1 square millimeter and 1 square centimeter. In Figures 1 to 2, the protection system 100 preferably has one or both of the following features: the respirator 60 includes a first mode in which the breathing mask 60 provides the breathing gas at pilot substantially at ambient pressure and a second fire / smoke mode in which the breathing mask 60 supplies the breathing gas to the pilot at overpressure relative to the ambient pressure, the safety device 1 comprises an active mode and an inactive mode, the safety device 1 is automatically placed in active mode when the second mode of the breathing mask 60 is selected; the safety device 1 is automatically placed in idle mode when the second mode of the respirator mask 60 is not selected; The transition from the active mode mode to the inactive mode comprises stopping the display device 10 or preferably and moving the support 30 between the active position intended to be in front of the pilot's eye and the retracted position away from the pilot's eye; the displacement control 68a, 68b and the adjustment control 68c for adjusting the active position are positioned on the oxygen supply duct 62, on a rigid part of the respiratory mask 60 or on a box intended to store the respiratory mask .
    权利要求:
    Claims (10)
    [0001]
    REVENDICATIONS1. Safety device (1) for an airplane pilot comprising: - a display device (10) able to display, in front of a pilot's eye, information intended to assist him in piloting the airplane, and - a support (30) adapted to be held on a head and carrying the display device (10), in order to maintain the display of information facing the pilot's eye.
    [0002]
    2. Safety device according to claim 1 wherein the display device displays a synthetic vision in video form (Enhanced Flight Vision System or Enhanced Vision System) from an object detector, such as a camera preferably infra - Red, a radar or a multispectral detector, to improve the vision of the pilot (in particular the vision of the runway in the event of fog).
    [0003]
    3. Safety device according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the display device further displays by symbology the flight parameters from navigation instruments such as an artificial horizon, an anemometer, an altimeter, a conservator heading and instrument landing system a navigation receiver.
    [0004]
    4. Safety device according to claims 2 and 3 wherein the safety device comprises a differentiated brightness adjustment for the display of the synthetic vision and the display of the symbology and / or to select the display of the vision synthetic and / or symbology display.
    [0005]
    5. Safety device according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the display device displays the information in monochrome, preferably in green.
    [0006]
    6. Safety device according to any one of the preceding claims wherein: the security device comprises photodiodes for measuring the ambient brightness, the display device (10) has a brightness of variable display (preferably the display device uses light-emitting diodes or an OLED micro-display with variable illumination intensity to display the information), and the display brightness of the display device varies according to the Ambient brightness measured by the photodiodes.
    [0007]
    7. Safety device according to the preceding claim wherein: the display device further has a brightness display setpoint (adjustable by potentiometer, plus button and minus button or the like), and the brightness of Display of the display varies depending on the set point and the ambient brightness.
    [0008]
    8. Safety device according to any one of the preceding claims wherein: - said display device (10) constitutes an emergency display device, - the security device further comprises a main display device adapted to display information on, or near, an aircraft windshield, the security device further comprises a source of information, and said main display device and said display device. urgency are both related to said source of information. 25
    [0009]
    A driver protection assembly (50) comprising: - the security device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, and - a protection screen (20) comprising a transparent lens (22) and adapted to applying to the pilot's face (2) around the eyes, the shield, and in particular the lens, isolating an interior space (52) for extending between the shield (20) and the eyes of the user of an outdoor space (54). 3035521 11
    [0010]
    A protection system (100) comprising: - the protection assembly according to claim 9, and - a breathing mask (60) providing a breathing gas to the pilot, wherein said breathing mask (60) comprises a conduit 5 of oxygen supply (62) and an electrical conductor (64) for connection to the cockpit of an aircraft.
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