JP2001225790A - Life jacket - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that the conventional life jacket has not necessarily enough contrivance to facilitate discovery since the life jacket cannot save the life of its user if not discovered and rescued by the people in rescue activity. SOLUTION: A solar battery 1 is fitted to the surface of the jacket 2, and an electric apparatus can be utilized with the electric power generated by the solar battery 1 used as a power source, thereby the jacket 2 is easily discovered and rescued by the people in rescue activity.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a life vest that can provide a benefit that a user can be easily rescued.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 shows an example of a life jacket that has been well known. The life vest 11 shown in the figure is intended to be used in a marine accident, and is configured to make the life vest 11 easy to float.

[0003]

The life vest 11 of the prior art is intended to protect a life of a life vest user without drowning in case of a marine accident, but in actuality. It is difficult to escape the disaster on its own, it is found by those who are performing rescue activities, and if it is not rescued, the life of the user can not be saved. However, conventional life vests have not been devised to make them easier to find.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and to make it easier for victims to be found.
It provides life vests that can protect human lives.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve this problem, the present invention has made it possible to use electric equipment using electric power generated by a solar cell mounted on the surface of a jacket as a power source.

[0006] Using this electric power, an electric device such as a transmitter, a light emitting device, a voice recording device, or a lighting device is used.
By proactively informing the surroundings of one's whereabouts, the probability of being found by those who are performing rescue activities is increased.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 has a solar cell and a jacket, and uses electric equipment as a power source by using power generated by the solar cell attached to the surface of the jacket. The electric equipment can be effectively used by using the power generated by the solar cell attached to the life jacket as a power source.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solar battery comprising: a solar cell; an inverter device for converting a direct current generated by the solar cell into an alternating current; and a jacket, wherein the solar cell is mounted on a surface of the jacket. The generated power is converted into AC by the inverter device, and the electric device can be used as a power source using the AC power supplied by the inverter device.A user of the life jacket can use the AC power. It is made possible.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solar cell, a storage battery or a storage device for storing the electric power generated by the solar cell, and a jacket, wherein power is generated by the solar cell attached to the surface of the jacket. It is possible to store electric power in the storage battery or the storage battery, and to use an electric device using the power stored in the storage battery or the storage device as a power source.The generated power of the solar cell is stored in the storage battery or the storage device. By storing the power, it is possible to use the electric equipment even at night, and it is also possible to use large electric power instantaneously.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solar cell, a transmitter, and a jacket, wherein the transmitter is operated by using the power generated by the solar cell attached to the surface of the jacket as a power source to transmit radio waves. Is output to inform the person performing the rescue operation or the radio wave administrator etc. of the user's whereabouts so that the user can be easily rescued, and the power generated by the solar cell is transmitted as a power source By using the device, the presence of the user can be notified to the person performing the rescue operation, and the likelihood of being rescued early can be increased.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solar cell, a light-emitting device, and a jacket, wherein the light-emitting device is turned on using power generated by the solar cell attached to the surface of the jacket as a power source, and rescue is performed. It is intended to make it easier for people who are engaged in activities to visually find the user, and to turn on the light emitting device using the power generated by the solar cell as a power source to make it easier for the user to be found visually Can be.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a voice recording device comprising a solar cell, a voice recording device, a speaker, and a jacket, and using the power generated by the solar cell attached to the surface of the jacket as a power source. The data recorded in the speaker is emitted by the speaker to make it easier for the person performing the rescue operation to find the user aurally, and the audio recording device uses the power generated by the solar cell as a power source. By emitting the data recorded in the speaker through the speaker, it is possible to make it easy to be detected aurally.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solar cell, a storage battery or a storage device for storing power generated by the solar cell, a deployment device, and a jacket, wherein the power generated by the solar cell or the storage battery or The electric power stored in the battery was used as the operating power source of the developing device, and when the user needed it, it was made to be ready for mounting by the developing device with a simple operation and generated by the solar cell. Electric power or electric power stored in a storage battery or a storage battery is used as an operating power source of the developing device, and when the user needs it, the developing device can be operated by a simple operation and can be instantly put on.

[0014]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described specifically.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a solar cell 1 generates direct current in response to sunlight. This solar cell 1
By attaching from the shoulder opening of the jacket 2 forward,
Consideration has been given to the most efficient power generation. However, the other part or the entire surface may be the solar cell 1. By making the solar cell 1 a flexible type, the solar cell 1 can be attached without impairing the ease of movement. Each cell may be connected in series or in parallel, but the series is more advantageous because the current value can be reduced and the diameter of the electric wire can be reduced. .

The jacket 2 is designed so that a user can obtain sufficient buoyancy by wearing it, and the user does not drown in a marine accident.

The storage battery 4 temporarily stores the electric power generated by the solar cell 1. The storage battery 4 may be a secondary battery such as a nickel-cadmium battery, a nickel-metal hydride battery, or a sealed lead storage battery, but may be a storage device such as an electric double-phase capacitor. Furthermore, by connecting the control circuit 3 between the solar cell 1 and the storage battery 4, over-charging and over-discharging of the storage battery 4 can be protected, and the life of the storage battery 4 can be prevented from being shortened. Thus, the power generated by the solar cell 1 during the day is stored in the storage battery 4 by the control circuit 3 without waste, so that the power can be used even at night.

Although a life jacket is an essential equipment that is indispensable to a ship, it has very few opportunities to use it. for that reason,
If the design is such that the electric device is used only with the primary battery without the solar cell 1, there is a possibility that the electric device cannot be used because there is no remaining capacity of the battery when actually attempting to use the electric device. To prevent that, maintenance is essential,
There is a problem that the burden on the administrator increases.

Therefore, by adopting a configuration as in the embodiment, the maintenance can be performed without the need for such an electric device, so that it is possible to provide benefits to the manager and the user of the life jacket.

The inverter device 5 can convert DC of the solar cell 1 or the storage battery 4 into AC and supply AC power. This enables the user of the life jacket to use various electric devices to seek rescue.
Thereby, the possibility that the user is rescued early can be increased. Safety can be ensured by making the connection plug or outlet for connecting the DC power or AC power and the electric device waterproof.

The transmitter 6 as an electric device includes the solar cell 1
Or the DC of the storage battery 4 or the AC of the inverter device 5 as a power source to output radio waves. Receiving the radio wave by a person performing a rescue operation, a radio wave administrator, or the like makes it easy to specify the location of the user, thereby increasing the possibility of the user being rescued early. This means that if the tide is so fast that a life vest user is washed away, it will be difficult for those performing rescue operations to identify the location, and the search area must be expanded. Therefore, it takes time and people to search. However, by adopting the configuration as in the embodiment, the search range can be narrowed by searching in the direction of higher radio wave output, and the user can be found earlier. This is especially true when the water temperature is low in winter, and if you do not rescue as soon as possible, the physical strength of the user will drop, so you can identify where you are early,
Effective for early rescue. Although the life jacket is used in a marine accident, it is also useful when searching for a victim in a snowy mountain or the like. It is also conceivable to use a portable transmitter without a power supply. In this case, it is a matter of course that a heat retaining effect is required regardless of buoyancy.

The light-emitting device 7 turns on the light-emitting device 7 using the direct current of the solar cell 1 or the storage battery 4 or the alternating current of the inverter device 5 as a power source, so that a person performing rescue activities can easily find the user visually. can do. The light emitting device 7 may be a fluorescent lamp, a light bulb, a rotating lamp, or the like, but is not particularly limited. When the light-emitting device 7 is turned on, it is easier for a person performing rescue activities to be found at night, but it may be turned on during the day. When the user of the life jacket is turned on at night when the user is likely to be psychologically uneasy, the effect of relieving psychological uneasiness can be expected by turning on the light emitting device 7. Instead of the light emitting device 7, it is also possible to mount a light-emitting device on the surface of the jacket 2 with a light storing process. In this case, since no power supply is required, effects such as an increase in use time can be expected.

The loudspeaker 9 emits data recorded in the audio recording device 8 as audio using the direct current of the solar battery 1 or the storage battery 4 or the alternating current of the inverter device 5 as a power supply. By doing so, the person performing the rescue operation can easily find the user aurally. This is an alternative to a voice for the user to seek help, and is considered to be more effective especially when used in a distress at a snowy mountain or the like as described above.

The conventional life vest has been passive, in which the user wears a life vest and waits for rescue. However, the transmitter 6, the light emitting device 7, and the speaker 9 are all provided by the user. The purpose is to actively seek rescue from the side and aim to be rescued sooner. As described above, the conventional life vest was designed only to make it easier to float in response to a marine accident, but it is actually difficult to escape the difficulty on its own, and Unless they are found and rescued, they cannot save the user's life. Therefore, a life vest that can actively seek rescue as in the embodiment brings benefits to both the user and the rescuer.

When not in use, the jackets 2 are each compactly stored in a storage box to save storage space. The upper surface of the storage box is made of tempered glass or the like so as not to block sunlight. Each jacket 2 is generated by a solar cell 1, and the electric power is stored in a storage battery 4. The unfolding device 10 operates by using the direct current of the solar cell 1 or the storage battery 4 or the alternating current of the inverter device 5 as a power source, and activates the unfolding device 10 when the user wears the vest, so that the unfolding device 2 Are deployed, so that the user can easily wear it. By doing so, even if the user is in a panic in an emergency, the user can smoothly wear the jacket.

[0026]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, electric equipment can be used in a life vest using electric power generated by a solar cell as a power source.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the electric equipment can be used as an alternating current by the inverter device using the electric power generated by the solar cell in the life jacket.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the electric power generated by the solar cell is stored in the storage battery or the storage device, so that the electric power of the solar cell can be used for electric equipment without waste.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the location of the user of the life jacket can be notified by operating the transmitter using the power generated by the solar cell as a power supply.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the position of the user can be visually recognized by the person performing the rescue operation by causing the light emitting device to emit light using the power generated by the solar cell as a power supply. It can be easier.

According to the invention, the data recorded in the audio recording device is emitted from the speaker using the power generated by the solar cell as a power source, thereby relieving the user of the life vest. Can be made intelligible to the person performing the task.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to use the electric power generated by the solar cell as a power source to make it easy for the user to wear the life jacket by the deploying device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a life jacket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electric device related to a life jacket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a conventional life jacket.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Solar cell 2 Jacket 3 Control circuit 4 Storage battery 5 Inverter device 6 Transmitter 7 Light emitting device 8 Voice recording device 9 Speaker 10 Deployment device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kenji Nishiyama 1006 Oji Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kenji Takenaka 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A life jacket having a solar cell and a vest, wherein an electric device can be used as a power source with electric power generated by the solar cell attached to the surface of the vest. . 2. A solar cell, comprising: an inverter device for converting a direct current generated by the solar cell into an alternating current; and a jacket.
The power generated by the solar cell attached to the surface of the jacket is converted to AC by the inverter device, and the AC device supplied by the inverter device can be used as a power source to use an electric device. Life jacket. 3. A solar battery, a storage battery or a battery for storing power generated by the solar battery, and a jacket, wherein the power generated by the solar cell attached to the surface of the jacket is stored in the storage battery or the battery. A life vest which is capable of storing electric power and using electric power stored in the storage battery or the electric storage device as a power source. 4. A power transmission system comprising a solar cell, a transmitter, and a jacket, wherein the transmitter is operated using electric power generated by the solar cell attached to the surface of the jacket as a power source to output radio waves. A life jacket characterized by the following. 5. A solar cell comprising: a solar cell; a light emitting device;
A life jacket, wherein the light emitting device is turned on using electric power generated by the solar cell attached to the surface of the jacket as a power source. 6. A solar cell, an audio recording device, a speaker, and a jacket, data recorded in the audio recording device using the power generated by the solar cell attached to the surface of the jacket as a power source, A life jacket that is emitted by the speaker. 7. A solar battery, a storage battery or a battery for storing power generated by the solar battery, a deployment device, and a jacket, wherein the power generated by the solar battery or the power stored in the storage battery or the battery is stored. A life vest which is used as an operating power source of the deployment device and is ready to be worn by the deployment device when needed by a user.