JP5424189B2 - Emergency portable whistle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an emergency portable whistle that is used to call for help in the event of an emergency such as being confined in a building due to a disaster or being in danger.

  Conventionally, there is an emergency portable whistle that can be externally worn to alert the outsider of the presence of a person when they are trapped in a building due to a disaster, etc. 1 (for example, refer to JP-A-8-227292), prior art 2 (for example, refer to JP-A-11-143474).

  It is preferable from the viewpoint of hygiene that such a portable whistle usually covers the air outlet and can easily expose the air outlet during use. In addition, it is preferable that the portable whistle can be compactly attached to a strap such as an employee ID card or a portable item, for example, an office worker hanging on clothes. Speaking of the sound generated by mobile whistle, even in the frequency band of sounds that are easy for humans to hear, there are individual differences in hearing, such as the low frequency side being heard well and the high frequency side being heard well, and the mobile whistle can generate multiple sounds simultaneously. preferable. Furthermore, it is preferable that the appearance of the entire portable whistle is small and simple in terms of aesthetics.

  However, the proposed conventional portable whistle 1 and 2 have the following problems. That is, the portable whistle of the prior arts 1 and 2 is not hygienic because the air outlet is normally exposed, and the overall appearance is not simple. Moreover, the prior art 1 is a form which hangs on a neck through a strap in the hole provided in the holder of a portable whistle, and cannot attach the employee ID to the strap which is hanging. In the prior art 2, the portable whistle can be attached to the strap by a locking member (hanger) provided on the holder, but the locking member is provided long in the longitudinal direction of the whistle body, and the free end of the locking member Is located in the longitudinal direction of the whistle body, the whistle body projects greatly in the direction perpendicular to the strap when the strap is sandwiched between the locking members, and compact attachment is impossible. Moreover, although the prior art 1 can change the frequency of the generated sound to a plurality of stages, it cannot generate a plurality of sounds simultaneously. Prior art 2 can generate only one sound.

JP-A-8-227292 JP-A-11-143474

  The object of the present invention is usually hygienic with the whistle cover covered, and can be compactly attached to the strap that is hung on the neck, and it is easy to hear by generating multiple sounds simultaneously. Is to provide an emergency portable whistle that is compact and does not interfere with everyday wear.

In order to achieve the above object, an emergency portable whistle of the present invention includes a rectangular whistle body having a plurality of air outlets capable of generating a plurality of sounds including at least two sounds of a low sound side and a high sound side, and the whistle body. A holder for holding,
The holder is a frame-shaped holder body that is detachably attached to the whistle body, and a concave cap that is fitted so as to cover a blowing portion of the whistle body,
A connecting portion that connects the holder body and the cap in an extendable manner ;
On both sides of the holder body, knobs that fit into notches provided on both sides of the whistle body;
An uneven portion provided so that a finger of a hand can be hung on the outer surface of the knob portion;
An eaves portion that is formed on the upper end of the knob portion and is applied to a base-like support portion provided in the notch portion of the whistle body ,
A hole or a protrusion that fits into a protrusion or a hole provided at the upper end of the support part is provided in the eaves part, and the holder body is fixed to the whistle body .

  Since the emergency portable whistle of the present invention generates at least two sounds, the low sound side and the high sound side, even if there are individual differences in hearing such as the low sound side being heard well and the high sound side being heard well, I can hear you. In addition, it is hygienic because the air outlet of the whistle body is usually covered with a cap. Moreover, since the holder body and the cap are attached so as to be extendable and retractable at the connecting portion, the cap body is removed with the fingers of one hand, the cap with the fingers of the other hand, and then pulled to remove the cap. Can be exposed. In addition, since the holder main body is provided with an uneven portion for placing a finger on a part of the outer surface, the whistle body can be firmly grasped from the uneven portion without causing any slip. The portable whistle has a rectangular whistle body, a frame-shaped holder body that is detachably attached to the whistle body, a cap that fits to cover the whistle blowing portion, and a connection that connects the holder body and the cap so as to extend and contract. Since the entire portable whistle is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, the appearance is simple and the cap is difficult to lose because it is integrated with the whistle body.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, the holder main body includes knob portions that fit into notches provided on both side surfaces of the whistle main body on both sides thereof, and the knob portion has an uneven portion that hangs a finger of a hand on the outer surface. And having an eaves portion that is applied to a top of the support portion provided in the notch portion of the whistle body at the upper end of the knob portion, and the eave portion is provided at the upper end of the support portion. A hole or protrusion that fits into the protrusion or hole can be provided to fix the holder body to the whistle body.

  With this, the holder body can be detachably attached to the whistle body by fitting the knob part of the holder body into the notch part of the whistle body, and the hole or protrusion provided in the eaves part at the upper end of the knob part is cut. By fitting into the protrusion or hole provided at the upper end of the support part in the notch part, the attachment of the holder body to the whistle body can be made more reliable. Moreover, since the uneven | corrugated | grooved part which puts a finger | toe of a hand on the outer surface of a knob part is provided, a whistle main body can be firmly grasped without producing a slip in the knob part.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the cap, the whistle so that the slit to open end to open end for fitting said mouthpiece portion, straps for attaching the whistle body is insertable having a locking member in the width direction of one side of the body and the free end, the.

  Thus, since the slit is provided at the opening end of the cap, the cap can be easily detached from the blow-off portion of the whistle body and fitted. Also, the portable whistle locking member is provided on the cap, and the locking member is arranged so that the free end is on one side in the width direction of the whistle body. When the portable whistle is attached across the strap, the longitudinal direction of the portable whistle is along the longitudinal direction of the strap.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, the whistle body can generate a plurality of sounds including at least two sounds on the low sound side and the high sound side within a frequency band of 3000 to 5000 Hz. In general, the frequency of sounds that are easy for humans to hear is 3000 to 5000 Hz. For this reason, by generating two sounds on the low frequency side and high frequency side within the frequency band of sounds that are easy for humans to hear, for example, two sounds with frequencies of 3200 Hz and 4800 Hz, people who can easily hear high sounds and people who can easily hear low sounds Even if there are individual differences in hearing, the sound of a whistle can be heard well.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, a hole for passing another strap can be provided in the whistle body. As a result, the portable whistle can be locked to the strap that lowers the neck to the neck, or it can be attached to an attached strap attached to a mobile phone or the like, the holder and the whistle body do not fall apart, and the cap can be lost Absent.

  According to the present invention, the air outlet of the whistle body is usually covered and hygienic, and can be compactly attached to a strap that suspends an employee ID card, etc. An emergency portable whistle is provided that is easy to hear for many people, has an overall appearance that is simple and compact, and that does not get in the way even when worn normally.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an emergency portable whistle of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the emergency portable whistle of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the emergency portable whistle.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the emergency portable whistle 1 of the present embodiment basically has a rectangular shape capable of generating a plurality of sounds including a low sound and a high sound, in this example, two sounds. The whistle body 2 has a shape and a holder 4 that holds the whistle body 2.

  The whistle body 2 is formed with a rear end portion in the longitudinal direction at the air outlet portion 6, and a lead opening 8 is formed on the upper surface of the whistle body 2 at a position near the air outlet portion 6. At positions close to the lead openings 8 on both sides of the whistle body 2, a notch portion 10 having a trapezoidal support portion 12 is provided. The support portion 12 is formed in a triangular prism shape whose upper surface and side surfaces are recessed inward from the upper surface and side surfaces of the whistle body 2, and a protrusion 14 is provided on the upper end of the support portion 12. A hole 44 through which a strap for netting passes is vertically penetrated at the central position of the longitudinal end of the whistle body 2. The whistle body 2 is made of hard resin, for example, ABS resin.

  The holder 4 includes a frame-shaped holder body 16 attached to the whistle body 2, a rectangular parallelepiped concave cap 18 that fits into the air outlet portion 6, and an S-shaped connecting portion that connects the holder body 16 and the cap 18 in an extendable manner. 20. The holder main body 16, the cap 18, and the connecting portion 20 are integrally formed of a soft resin (elastomer or the like).

  The holder main body 16 includes a flat plate portion 22 applied to the lower surface of the whistle main body 2, and a knob portion 24 erected on both sides of the flat plate portion 22 at the rear end in the longitudinal direction near the telescopic portion 20. A hole 28 that communicates with a hole 44 for netting of the whistle body 2 is provided at the longitudinal end of the flat plate portion 22. The knob portion 24 basically has a plate shape that fits into the notch portions 10 on both sides of the whistle body 2 at the side surface position of the support portion 12, and the upper end of the knob portion 24 has a notch of the whistle body 2. An eaves portion 26 is formed to be applied to the upper surface of the support portion 12 in the portion 10. The eaves portion 26 is provided with a hole 27 that fits into the protrusion 14 on the upper surface of the support portion 12. On the outer surface of the knob portion 24, an uneven portion 25 that increases friction with the finger is provided in the vertical direction in order to eliminate slipping when the knob portion 24 is gripped by a finger of a hand.

  The holder body 16 is detachably attached to the whistle body 2 by placing the flat plate portion 22 against the lower surface of the whistle body 2 and fitting the knob portions 24 into the notches 10 on both side surfaces of the whistle body 2. Further, the holder body 16 is prevented from coming off from the whistle body 2 by fitting the hole 27 of the eaves part 26 applied to the upper surface of the support part 12 in the notch part 10 into the protrusion 14 on the upper surface of the support part 12. The attachment of the holder body 16 is ensured. Moreover, the front-end | tip part of the flat plate part 22 applied to the lower surface of the whistle main body 2 is between the edge parts 43 (refer FIG. 4 (a), (b)) provided in the three surroundings of the lower surface of the front-end | tip part of the whistle main body 2. When the hole 28 of the flat plate portion 22 is inserted and overlaps with the hole 44 for netting of the whistle body 2, the netting strap can be attached in a form penetrating the portable whistle 1 through these holes 28 and 44. Yes.

  The connecting part 20 is connected between the longitudinal rear end of the flat plate part 22 on the knob part 24 side and the lower position of the opening end of the cap 18 at the center position in the width direction. The connecting portion 20 is held in a posture along the lower surface of the whistle body 2 without slightly hanging downward, with the cap 18 fitted in the blower port portion 6 of the whistle body 2. It has become so. A slit 30 is provided on one surface of the cap 18, in this example, the upper surface. The slit 30 is opened from the opening end side of the cap 18 and is provided in a zigzag manner. When the whistle body is inserted into the cap 18 from the opening end side, the slit 30 can be easily inserted using the elastic deformation of the resin. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, an integrally formed locking member 32 attached via a base plate 34 is provided on the lower surface of the cap 18, and as shown in FIG. 5, the cap 18 is carried by the locking member 32. The whistle 1 can be attached to a strap 46 that suspends an employee ID card. The locking member 32 includes a mountain-shaped frame having a free end 32 a on one side in the width direction of the whistle body 2, and a portion in front of the free end 32 a is curved toward the base plate 34 to be a holding portion. 32b. In order to enable the locking member 32 to be applied not only to a flat string-shaped strap but also to a round string-shaped strap, a round string-shaped strap is accommodated on the base end side of the locking member 32. A large space 33 that can be pressed is formed. Further, the base plate 34 is provided with a retaining bar 38 for retaining a flat strap that is pressed by the pressing portion 32b at a position in front of the free end 32a of the locking member 32.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the whistle body 2 has two large and small air outlets 40 a and 42 a at the end of the air outlet portion 6, and the inside of the whistle body 2 is large. A low-pitched side whistle structure 40 having an elongated long vibration space 40b following the lower blowout opening 40a, and a high-pitched side whistle structure 42 having an elongated short vibration space 42b following the smaller blowout opening 42a. Has been built. These whistle structures 40 and 42 are formed so as to be able to generate sound within a frequency band of 3000 to 5000 Hz that is easy for humans to hear. As an example of the present invention, the whistle structure 40 generates a low-frequency 3200 Hz sound in the frequency band, and the whistle structure 42 generates a high-frequency 4800 Hz sound in the frequency band. Formed as follows. The frequency of the low-pitched sound and high-pitched sound is preferably 3000 to 3500 Hz on the low sound side close to 3000 Hz, and 4500 to 5000 Hz on the high sound side close to 5000 Hz, but may be other than the above. The number of sounds generated by the whistle body 2 is preferably two in terms of size, but is not necessarily limited to this, and may be three or more as long as the two sounds on the low sound side and the high sound side are included.

  In order to attach the emergency portable whistle 1 of the present embodiment to a flat string-like strap, the flat string-like strap 46 is inserted into a locking member 32 provided on the lower surface of the cap 18 as shown in FIG. The strap 46 may be sandwiched between the base plate 34 by the pressing portion 32b in front of the free end 32a of the stop member 32. Since the locking member 32 is provided on the cap so that one side in the width direction of the portable whistle 1 is a free end, the portable whistle 1 is locked in a posture in which the longitudinal direction of the portable whistle 1 is along the longitudinal direction of the strap 46. And can be mounted compactly without protruding perpendicularly from the strap. In the case of a round strap, the round strap is inserted into a large space 33 formed on the base end side in the locking member 32, and the round strap is used as a base by the locking member 32. What is necessary is just to hold between board 34. Similarly, a compact installation is possible.

  Further, since the second strap can be attached to the portable whistle 1 through the hole 44 of the whistle main body 2 and the hole 28 of the holder main body 4, according to the attachment to the first strap 46 by the locking member 32. By tying a second strap (not shown) to the first strap 46, the portable whistle 1 can be more stably attached to the strap 46, and the portable whistle 1 is not detached from the strap 46. 18 will never be lost. Furthermore, if a strap for netting portable items such as a mobile phone or a coin purse is used as the second strap, the form whistle 1 can be attached to these portable items.

  At the time of use, the connecting portion 20 in which the holder main body 16 and the cap 18 are attached to each other in a telescopic manner is obtained by grasping the knob portion 24 of the holder 4 with the fingers of one hand and grasping and pulling the cap 18 with the fingers of the other hand. It expand | extends and the cap 18 remove | deviates from the nozzle part 6, and the nozzle part 6 is exposed. The portable whistle 1 from which the air outlet portion 6 is exposed can be brought to the mouth as it is without being removed from the strap 46 and can be used. During the operation of removing the cap 18 from the air outlet portion 6, the opening end side of the cap 18 can be expanded and contracted by the slit 30. Therefore, the cap 18 is pulled from the air outlet portion 6 (the whistle body 2 is pulled from the cap 18. The cap 18 can be easily removed. The same applies to the fitting, and the cap 18 placed on the blower port portion 6 can be pushed in easily (or the blower port portion 6 may be pushed into the cap 18). Further, since the uneven portion 25 is provided on the outer surface of the knob portion 26, the whistle body 2 can be firmly grasped and held from above the knob portion 26 with a finger, and the cap 18 for the air outlet portion 6 can be held. Can be removed and attached with good operability.

  In the present embodiment, when the portable whistle 1 is blown, two sounds of 3200 Hz on the low frequency side and 4800 Hz on the high frequency side in the frequency band of 3000 to 5000 Hz that are easy for humans to hear are generated. Even if there are individual differences in hearing such that the side can be heard well, the sound of the whistle can be heard well. Therefore, when the person is confined in a building or the like, the presence of a person can be reliably reported to the outside by blowing the portable whistle 1 even when the person himself is in danger. And since the cap 18 is usually fitted in the blowing part 6 of the whistle main body 2, and the blowing openings 40a and 42a are covered, it is hygienic. The portable whistle 1 connects the rectangular whistle body 2, the frame-shaped holder body 4 attached to the whistle body 2, the cap 18 that covers and fits the blowing portion 6 of the whistle body, and the holder body 4 and the cap 18. Since the connecting portion 20 and the locking member 34 provided on the cap 18 are formed and the entire portable whistle 1 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, the appearance is simple.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. The present invention is not illustrated one by one, but can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the emergency portable whistle of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of an emergency portable whistle. It is a perspective view which shows the latching member provided in the cap of the blower mouth part of a whistle main body. It is a figure which shows a whistle main body, (a) is a top view, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view, (c) is an end elevation. It is a perspective view which shows the place which attaches a portable whistle to a strap with a locking member.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Emergency portable whistle 2 Whistle main body 4 Holder 6 Blow-out part 10 Notch part 12 Support part 14 Protrusion 16 Holder main body 18 Cap part 20 Connection part 24 Knob part 25 Uneven part 26 Eave part 27,28,44 Hole 30 Slit 32 Locking member 40, 42 Whistle structure 40a, 42a Air outlet 46 Flat string strap

Claims (4)

A rectangular whistle body having a plurality of air outlets capable of generating a plurality of sounds including at least two sounds of the low sound side and the high sound side, and a holder for holding the whistle body;
The holder is a frame-shaped holder body that is detachably attached to the whistle body, and a concave cap that is fitted so as to cover a blowing portion of the whistle body,
A connecting portion that connects the holder body and the cap in an extendable manner ;
On both sides of the holder body, knobs that fit into notches provided on both sides of the whistle body;
An uneven portion provided so that a finger of a hand can be hung on the outer surface of the knob portion;
An eaves portion that is formed on the upper end of the knob portion and is applied to a base-like support portion provided in the notch portion of the whistle body ,
An emergency portable whistle characterized in that a hole or a protrusion that fits into a protrusion or a hole provided at an upper end of the support part is provided in the eaves part, and the holder body is fixed to the whistle body . The cap is
A slit having an opening end side as an opening end for fitting the blowing portion ,
Emergency portable whistle according to claim 1, wherein a, a locking member having a free end on one widthwise side of the whistle body as straps for attaching the whistle body is insertable. The emergency portable whistle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the whistle body is capable of generating a plurality of sounds including at least two sounds on a low frequency side and a high frequency side within a frequency band of 3000 to 5000 Hz. The emergency portable whistle according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a hole for passing a strap is provided in the whistle body.

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