ES2333500A1 - Rechargeable automatic flash light for signalization and beaconization of fishing arts (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

The rechargeable automatic flash light is made of polyethylene plastic, its shape is tubular with measures of 220mm high by 65mm in diameter. The rechargeable flash light provides a significant saving in batteries to the assembly companies that are engaged in fishing and avoids pollution in the oceans since there are many fishing vessels that throw used batteries into the sea. Its operation is automatic lighting only at dusk and is turned off at dawn by a conductive photo cell that acts on an electronic circuit, the electronic circuit is responsible for turning on the flash light every 5 seconds, the light is emitted by high brightness leds housed in the inside of a transparent tulip. The electronic circuit is powered by a rechargeable li-ion battery that is recharged with a suitable charger via a connector on its bottom. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Rechargeable automatic flash light for signaling and marking of fishing gear.

Technical sector

The present invention falls within the sector fishing dedicated to all types of fishing gear used in all The seas and oceans.

State of the art

All fishing vessels fishing in waters community have to comply with a regulation that establishes provisions concerning the marking and identification of the arts of fishing, mainly fixed gear such as: longlines, fishing nets gillnets, tangle nets, trasmallos, gillnets drift networks composed of one or several separate networks, armed with a sling upper, lower and side, which may be provided with anchoring, flotation and beaconing devices.

The captain or skipper of a fishing vessel it has to guarantee two signaling buoys located in the ends and intermediate signaling buoys.

The signaling buoys located in the ends will be deployed so that each end of the art It can be visible at any time.

Each buoy has a mast with a minimum height 1.5 meters above sea level measured from the part upper float.

The signaling buoys located in the Ends will be colored, except red or green.

Each signaling buoy located in the ends will include: one or two rectangular flags whose side measures at least 40 cm, depending on the fishing area.

Each buoy will have one or two colored lights yellow that project a flash every 5 seconds, allowing its night location.

The top of the mast will consist of a radar reflector, a sphere with a diameter of at least 25 cm.

Detailed description of the invention

Fishing vessels that have been using them for years lights on the buoys to signal and locate their fishing gear, in these lights they used batteries composed of mercury, zinc and coal, or lead acid batteries, these components are toxic, poisonous and highly polluting, today in day they continue using these lights with lead acid batteries and with alkaline batteries

Lights that use alkaline batteries using them at night to signal fishing gear They last approximately 3 to 4 days, they usually use the commercial type R20, when they run out they replace them with new ones and the old women throw them into the sea, gradually producing a pollution in the seas and oceans, thousands of ships fishing vessels that fish in all seas with different gear fishing and all fixed gear must be marked with Lights at night.

Fishing vessels to catch of fish are for days and months without going to any port, what which do not store used batteries, with sea salt and salt deterioration of them give off toxic gases and are poisonous both for people and for marine fauna.

Another reason why batteries are dumped used to the sea is because many countries do not have in the service ports for collecting batteries and used batteries.

So that fishing vessels don't throw away batteries used to the sea the most appropriate is to use battery powered lights rechargeable in this way the massive use of batteries would be avoided pollutants

The present invention as its title indicates it is a rechargeable automatic flash light for signaling and beacon of fishing gear.

It is a flash light that is installed in different types of buoys or floats, with mast or without mast Depending on the fishing area, these buoys indicate the extremes and intermediate parts of the fishing art located in the sea.

The operation of the present invention is automatic, the light remains off when it is inserted into the loader or in the docker for storage, is put in operation when removed from the charger or docker for your use by a magnetic switch installed in it electronic circuit, operated by a small magnet located in the loader and the docker.

When you put the light in the charger the light will disconnects and allows the battery to charge, once charged it goes to the docker where it remains off being stored and ready for use, the light is activated once it is removed from the docker turning on only at dusk and turns off at Dawn through a conductive photo cell that is responsible for activate the electronic circuit at night, the circuit electronic is responsible for turning on the flash light that emits a flash every 5 seconds, the light is emitted by a lamp formed by a group of LEDs of low consumption and high color brightness yellow or white housed inside a tulip transparent.

The electronic circuit is powered by a rechargeable li-ion battery and recharges with a automatic loader every several days, depending on the ability to battery charging, through a connector located on its side lower.

The lamp made with low consumption LED and High brightness provides quite visible light and prevents there are strong battery discharges, extending the life of the same and allows a range of operation of several days.

The rechargeable automatic flash light for Fishing gear signage offers two important advantages: reduce pollution in the seas and economic savings to Fishing companies in battery consumption.

To facilitate the understanding of characteristics of the present invention and forming part integral of this descriptive report, some sheets of planes whose figures are illustrative and not limiting has represented the following:

Brief description of the figures

Figure 1 in this figure shows the body main tubular in different sizes and with two threads of different measures

Figure 2 view of the connector to recharge the drums.

Figure 3 details the exploded view and layout of the machined parts and their location.

Figure 4 is a view in which it is represented the electronic board showing the distribution and components They form it.

Figure 5 in this figure shows the set of several assembled parts that make up the automatic flash light rechargeable

Figure 6 depicts the light completely assembled and ready for operation in the buoy or float.

Figure 7 this figure represents a piece called sheath, said sheath is attached to the buoy, in it is held Rechargeable flash light by twisting it.

Figure 8 is an overview of the whole of the light inserted into a sheath, which is the one that is fixed to the buoy or float.

Figure 9 this figure represents the charger automatic with stainless steel chassis and arrangement of the Lights to recharge.

Figure 10 this figure represents a device also in stainless steel for the storage of lights in vertical position.

Embodiment of the invention

The rechargeable automatic flash light for signaling and beacon of fishing gear is manufactured in polyethylene plastic material, its shape is tubular and presents several constructive forms with a maximum size of 220 mm of high by 65 mm in diameter, it is completely waterproof.

The present invention is composed of several parts that can be manufactured by machining or by injection of mold polyethylene.

Parts (1), (2), (3) and (4), (Figure 1), they form a single piece, part (1), is 40 mm tubular outer diameter, with a wall 3 mm thick and hollow by its inside, this thickness prevents moisture from entering inside. The part (2) corresponds to the widest part of the light with a outer diameter of 65 mm and hollow on the inside, in the Inside there are two vertical channels facing each other (12).

On the outside at the top has a metric thread (4), and at the bottom of the part (2), there is a 1-1 / 2 inch gas measurement external thread (3) (figure 1) by the bottom of the (figure 1), the connector made of polyethylene material (5), (figure 3) for recharge the battery.

Figure 2 corresponds to the connector (5), made of polyethylene has several parts, two channels (6), called a bayonet, this system is used to hold the light on the charger (20), (figure 9) and on the docker for inverted storage (19), (figure 10).

The connector (5) has two electrical contacts (7) stainless steel which at the top has some springs used to connect the charger to the battery that correspond to the positive and negative pole to recharge the battery (figure 5).

The electronic circuit (figure 4). Is formed by several parts: the lamp (11), is formed by a set of high brightness white or yellow LEDs, a cell conductive photo (10), an electronic circuit (9), which is the responsible for turning on the lamp at dusk and turning it off at Dawn and a rechargeable Li-ion battery (8), all in the same electronic board.

Once the connector (5) is prepared, (figure 2) it stick to the main body (1), (figure 3), done this, it Insert the electronic board (figure 4) through the main body (2), fitting it into the facing channels (12) (figure 5), said channels are so that the electronic board does not move and once introduced the electronic bale closes with the tulip (14) pressing the electronic board against the electrical contacts of the charging connector (figure 6). Between the tulip (14) and the body main (2) there is a flat gasket (13) (figure 5), which serves to make the light airtight avoiding so that water enters.

The conductive photo cell (10), is installed on the electronic board (figure 4) so that it can receive Daylight for it to perform its function.

The chosen and designed form allows to disassemble the light to access inside and be able to repair it in case of breakdown or battery replacement.

Figure 6 shows the light completely finished and assembled for operation.

To hold the light in the buoy or in a float you need an accessory called sheath (figure 7) this sheath is manufactured of the same 150-piece tubular single piece polyethylene material mm in length by 65 mm of maximum diameter and of different measures, the central part (15) has an outside diameter of 48 mm, with a thickness of 1.5 mm, and the upper part (17) has a diameter 65 mm outer, at the top it has an inner thread (16) 1-1 / 2 inch gas.

The bottom of the sheath is covered and it carries a hole (18), (figure 7) that serves to tie it to the buoy.

The rechargeable flash light (figure 6) is inserted inside the sheath (figure 7) when it is needed to use in the fishing gear and is fastened by curling it, leaving the whole set joined as can be seen in (figure 8).

Once nature is sufficiently described of the present invention, as well as how to bring it to the practice, it remains to be added that as a whole and parts that make up it is possible to make changes in form, materials and distribution, as long as these alterations do not vary substantially the features of the invention that claim below.

Claims (3)

1. The rechargeable automatic flash light for signaling and marking of fishing gear, characterized by its usefulness, operation, construction and the materials used. It is manufactured in polyethylene plastic material Its shape is tubular and has several shapes, with some measures Maximum 220 mm high by 65 mm in diameter. It consists of several parts that can be manufacture by machining or by injection of polyethylene in mold. Parts (1), (2), (3) and (4), (Figure 1), they form a single piece, part (1), is 40 mm tubular outer diameter, with a wall 3 mm thick and hollow by its inside, this thickness prevents moisture from entering inside. The part (2) corresponds to the widest part of the light with a outer diameter of 65 mm and hollow on the inside, in the Inside there are two vertical channels facing each other (12). At exterior on the top has a metric thread (4), and on the bottom of the part (2), there is an external thread of measurement 1-1 / 2 inch gas (3) (figure 1) per part bottom of the (figure 1), the connector (5) is fastened, (figure 3). The connector (5), (figure 2) is the part by the which recharges the battery, is made of polyethylene and presents several parts, two channels (6), clamp called bayonet, this system is used to hold the light in the charger (20), (figure 9), allowing a fast and safe handling when recharging and in the docker for storage in an inverted manner (19), (figure 10), thus preventing the battery from discharging. The connector (5) has two electrical contacts (7) stainless steel which at the top has some springs used to connect the charger to the battery that correspond to the positive and negative pole to recharge the battery (figure 5). The electronic circuit is designed in one compact form all in the same electronic board allowing a very fast assembly of the lights. This electronic board is composed of several parts: the lamp (11), is formed by a white or yellow high brightness LED diode set, These LEDs have a very low current consumption which allows the operation of the light for several days with just one recharge, a conductive photo cell (10), an electronic circuit (9), who is responsible for lighting the lamp at dusk and turn it off at dawn and a rechargeable battery Li-ion (8), all on one plate electronics (figure 4). The conductive photo cell (10), is installed on the electronic board (figures 4) so that can receive daylight so that the electronic circuit work The chosen and designed shape allows the light to be disassembled to access inside and be able to repair it in case of breakdown or Replacing the battery. 2. Rechargeable automatic flash light for signaling and marking of fishing gear according to the first claim because the design and union of all pieces form a solid, compact and watertight piece, which allows the installation of a rechargeable Li-ion battery (8), an electronic circuit (9), a conductive photo cell (10), and a lamp (11), made with white or yellow low consumption LEDs and high brightness (figure 4). The light is activated by a switch magnetic installed in the same electronic circuit, powered by a small magnet located in the magazine and in the docker, by putting the light in the charger the light is disconnected and allows the battery charge, once charged it goes to the docker where remains off being stored and ready for use, the light is activated once it is removed from the docker turning on only at dusk and it is turned off at dawn by a cell conductive, which is what controls daylight, at dusk the conductive photo cell acts on the electronic circuit (9), (Figure 4 and 5) emitting flashes of light every 5 seconds, while For the day the light remains off. This constructive form allows recharging the battery from the outside without the need to disassemble the light, using the connector (5), (figure 5). With a battery recharge provides a range of several days of operation, the recharge time and battery life will depend on the charge capacity of the battery used. 3. Rechargeable automatic flash light for signaling and marking of fishing gear according to the first and second claim because the whole set of pieces assembled together and that shape the present invention allows disassembly to replace the battery, repair the electronic circuit or change the lamp if necessary. This Light design facilitates assembly and assembly quickly, Simple and completely waterproof, avoid massive battery use pollutants