DE19843236A1 - Item of clothing, e.g. jacket, which can deliver and receive acoustic signals, comprises front section composed of surface material, insert and lining, with integral receiving and/or transmitting unit - Google Patents

Abstract

An item of clothing, especially a jacket, anorak, overall, coat, etc, comprises a front section composed of a surface material, an insert and a lining. The front section has an integrated digital/analogue receiving and/or transmitting unit (1) which is miniaturized and flat. The unit consists of functional groups connected by a bus structure (7).

Description

The invention relates to a piece of clothing, in particular Outer clothing such as jacket, vest, anorak, overalls, coat or the like. , the front of which is made of upper material, optional insert and lining is formed.

Recording and playback devices are generally known. DE 38 41 675 A1 describes a battery-operated body a user easily attachable device for playing electroacoustic signals known from a miniaturized radio, a cassette player, a CD Device or a combination of these devices and is preferably played through a small headphone. This known device is punctured by a clamp on one Belt attachable and therefore wearable on clothing.  

DE 88 10 352.8 U1 is still a stationary and mobile voice recorder with static sound carrier in Chip card version without mechanically moved sound carrier and whose drive is described on a microcomputerge controlled, digital sound recording and playback based. The known device configuration consists essentially of a stationary playback device, a mobile operated handheld recording / playback device and one between stationary and mobile device transferable digital Sound carrier.

All of these known mobile devices must be separately Clothing are carried or are cumbersome to this fasten. The devices misplace or easily get lost, can be stolen and are then not at hand.

In this prior art, the object of the invention to develop a garment that the Ability to record acoustic signals and also to play.

This object is achieved in that in and / or Front of the clothing a digital / analog recording and / or playback unit as a miniaturized and two-dimensional structure is integrated, which is separated from each other arranged, interconnected by a bus structure Functional groups is formed.  

The recording and / or playback unit is designed as a ROM Corder system, which is preferably in the Puncture group programming unit, memory, power supply, Microphone, loudspeaker, bus line and controls is divided.

The miniaturized functional groups are flat Assembled structures adapt to the fabric properties of the upper material on the front and strain the wearer not additionally. The integration of electronic Puncture groups in the clothing expand the functionality of the garment, without which the wearing properties belittling.

The modules are preferably in a line in the Front of the garment housed. This allows the bus line along the front center edge between lining and upper material in a straight line sew in or fasten.

In a preferred embodiment of the clothing according to the invention pieces are all components of the ROM Corder system in Breakthroughs in the upper material are visible from the outside, whereby the electronic character of the clothing is underlined. The breakthroughs are with this one Design closed on the inside.  

Of course, it also belongs to the item of clothing according to the invention, if individual assemblies are not visible from the outside in pockets be housed in the feed accessible from the inside are incorporated. The assemblies can also be on the chuck buttoned or with Velcro or zippers be attached.

According to a further feature of the invention Garment is the microphone on the front of the Collar or lapel attached visibly from the outside.

In a further preferred feature of the invention Garment is the speaker on the front of the Garment or arranged in the shoulder pad area. Instead of the speaker, however, a small earphone can also be used be connected.

The controls are in a further advantageous embodiment attached to the front of the clothing, where it is for the Carrier is easily accessible, making it easy and easy to use is straightforward. With colored patches or labels the controls can also be identified.

The invention is particularly applicable to outerwear, for example jackets, vests, anoraks, overalls, coats, capes,  Use ponchos and pants equally. The carrier of the Garment is thereby able without one known recording and playback device with itself lead to record important information or signals and then play back.

The invention will become more apparent from the drawing below explained.

In the drawing, a vest is shown schematically in front view. As usual, the vest consists of an outer fabric and a lining. The recording and playback unit 1 is arranged in a straight line approximately along the center edge of the front of the vest between the upper and the lining. The recording and playback unit 1 is designed as a flat, one-piece ROM corder system which is divided into the functional groups programming unit 2 , memory 3 , power supply unit 4 , microphone 5 , loudspeaker 6 , bus line 7 and operating elements 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 and 13 is divided. The programming unit 2 and the memory 3 have a thickness of approximately 11 mm. The bus line 7 is designed as a highly flexible ribbon cable.

The power supply part 4 , for example a lithium button cell, is inserted from the inside of the vest in a pocket (not shown) inserted into the lining. An opening is assigned to the pocket in the outer fabric, in which the on / off switch 8 is inserted, with which the ROM-Corder system is activated. The bus line 7 is sewn between the outer fabric and the lining, which leads into the pocket and has clips for the detachable connection of the battery. The battery is easy to replace and easy to remove when cleaning the vest. The bus line 7 leads “inline” to the memory 3 , the recording and playback switch 9 of which can be actuated from the outside in a further opening in the outer fabric. The programming unit 2 , which has a start button 10 and a reset button 11 , is also connected to the bus line 7 . The programming unit 2 can be operated via the buttons 10 and 11 fastened in openings in the outer fabric. The microphone near the collar is also connected to the memory 3 by the bus line 7 . The loudspeaker 6 is positioned in the shoulder area 12 and is also connected to the memory 3 via the bus line 7 .

The control elements 8 , 9 , 10 and 11 are identified near the center edge of the front of the vest with labels sewn onto the outer fabric. Instead of the loudspeaker 6 , small headphones can also be connected.

All puncture groups of the ROM-Corder system are fluid-tightly connected by the bus line 7 . After removal of the functional groups connected to one another by the bus line 7 , the item of clothing can accordingly be washed or cleaned accordingly.

In order to put the recording and playback unit 1 into operation, the power supply part 4 must first be switched on by the on / off switch 9 . Recording is activated when the start button 10 is pressed. The acoustic signal is recorded digitally in memory 3 . After switching over to playback by actuating the selector switch 13 , briefly tapping the start button 10 is sufficient to call up the stored information. By pressing the start button 10 several times, short text passages are recorded in succession. The playback is also triggered with the start button 10 . A short press calls the next recording, at the end of which there is an automatic stop. If the start button 10 is kept pressed, all recorded text passages are played back without interruption. If the end of the memory has been reached independently of all other settings, the memory 3 is reset by means of the reset button 11 .

If the selector switch 13 is brought back into the recording position, the new recording begins at the beginning of the memory and overwrites the existing text.

Reference list

1

Recording and playback unit

2nd

Programming unit

3rd

Storage

4th

Power supply part

5

microphone

6

speaker

7

Bus line

Controls:

8th

On / off switch

9

Record and playback switch

10th

Start button

11

Reset button

12th

Shoulder area

13

Recording / playback selector switch (Rec / Play)

Claims (8)

1. item of clothing, in particular outer clothing such as jacket, vest, anorak, overalls, coat or the like, the front of which is formed from upper material, optional insert and lining, characterized in that a digital / analogue in and / or on the front of the clothing Recording and / or playback unit ( 1 ) is integrated as a miniaturized and flat structure which is formed from function groups ( 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ) which are arranged separately from one another and are interconnected by a bus structure ( 7 ). 2. Garment according to claim 1, characterized in that the recording and / or playback unit ( 1 ) is designed as a ROM-Corder system, which preferably in the functional groups programming unit ( 2 ), memory ( 3 ), power supply ( 4 ) , Microphone ( 5 ), loudspeaker ( 6 ), bus line ( 7 ) and control elements ( 8 ; 9 ; 10 ; 11 ; 13 ) is divided. 3. Garment according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the puncture groups ( 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 7 ) are arranged in a line (IN-LINE). 4. Garment according to claim 1 to 3, characterized in that the functional groups ( 2 ; 3 ; 5 ; 6 ) are attached from the outside visible in openings in the upper material. 5. Item of clothing according to claim 1 to 4, characterized in that the puncture groups ( 4 ; 7 ) are attached from the inside in the lining of the item of clothing. 6. Garment according to claim 1 to 5, characterized in that the microphone ( 5 ) is attached to the front of the collar or lapel. 7. Garment according to claim 1 to 5, characterized in that the loudspeaker ( 6 ) is arranged on the front of the garment or in the shoulder pad area ( 12 ). 8. Garment according to claim 1 to 5, characterized in that the controls ( 8 ; 9 ; 10 ; 11 ; 13 ) are identified by patches or labels.