JP2002223812A - Footwear with light emitting function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide innovative and exceedingly practical footwear with light emitting function, which prevents wasteful malfunction during light hours like in the daytime. SOLUTION: The footwear body 6 is provided with a light emission device A which is equipped with a power source 1, light sources 2 connected to the power source 1 and light-emitted by the power source 1, head light sensors 3 that detect illumination light from head lamps on a vehicle, an outside light sensor 4 that detects ambient lightness, and a control circuit section 5 that controls actuation so that light emission blinks of the light sources 2 are actuated. The light sources 2 and the head light sensors 3 are exposedly mounted at least on the outside circumferential surface of the footwear body 1, the outside light sensor 4 is exposedly mounted on the toe side of sole section 6A and, at the same time, on the upper surface of the fringe portion which is a pollex-side exposed upper surface of the sole section 6A of the footwear body 6, and the footwear with light emitting function is structured so that the outside light sensor 4 can detect incident light from above.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to footwear with a light emitting function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The applicant has disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 302587 as this type of footwear having a light emitting function.
No. 5 is secured.

[0003] Briefly describing the prior patent, a power supply is provided to the footwear object, and a headlight sensing device for detecting irradiation light of a vehicle headlight is exposed at least on an outer peripheral surface of the footwear object provided with the power supply. And a light source that shines through the power supply by the detection operation of the headlight sensing device is provided in an exposed state on at least the outer peripheral portion of the footwear object. The headlight sensor detects the headlights of the vehicle approaching the person wearing the footwear, and the light source suddenly shines through the power supply due to this sensing operation. The driver of the vehicle can surely see the radiance of the light source, and has an excellent effect of preventing traffic accidents.

[0004] The present invention relates to an improvement of the prior patent. When an external light sensor is provided to detect that the external light sensor is bright, the brightness of the light source is detected by the detection operation of the headlight sensor. The blinking operation is not performed, and when the external light sensor detects that the light is dark, the operation is controlled so that the light source flashes due to the detection operation of the headlight sensor. With a revolutionary light-emitting function that is extremely practical and can exhibit the same excellent safety as the earlier application when it is dark, and prevents unnecessary malfunction when it is bright in the daytime etc. Offers footwear.

[0005]

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A power supply 1, a light source 2 connected to the power supply 1 and radiated by the power supply 1, a headlight sensor 3 for detecting irradiation light of a vehicle headlight, and an external light sensor for detecting ambient brightness When the external light sensor 4 detects that the external light sensor 4 is bright, the light source 2 does not perform the flashing operation of the light source 2 by the detection operation of the headlight sensor 3, and detects that the external light sensor 4 is dark. A light emitting device A having a control circuit unit 5 for controlling the light source 2 to perform a flashing operation of the light source 2 by the detection operation of the headlight sensor 3 is provided on the footwear object 6; The headlight sensor 3 includes the footwear object 6
The external light sensor 4 is provided on at least the outer peripheral surface of the shoe, and the external light sensor 4 is located on the toe side of the sole 6A of the shoe 6 and the upper surface of the inner edge of the sole 6A is exposed. The present invention relates to footwear with a light-emitting function, wherein the footwear is provided in an exposed state so that the external light sensor 4 can detect incident light from above.

The light-emitting device A is buried in a recessed storage portion 7 provided on a shoe sole 6A of the shoe object 6, and the light source 2 and the light source 2 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the shoe sole 6A. The headlight sensor 3 is provided in an exposed state, and the external light sensor 4 is attached to the toe side of the sole 6A and the upper surface of the peripheral edge where the upper surface inside the sole 6A is exposed. 2. A footwear with a light emitting function according to claim 1, wherein the footwear is provided in an exposed state facing upward in a buried state.

A power supply 1, a light source 2 connected to the power supply 1 and shining by the power supply 1, a headlight sensor 3 for detecting light emitted from a headlight of a vehicle, and an external light source for detecting ambient brightness. When the light sensor 4 detects that the external light sensor 4 is bright, the bright light blinking operation of the light source 2 due to the detection operation of the headlight sensor 3 is not performed, and it is detected that the external light sensor 4 is dark. The light emitting device A having a control circuit unit 5 for controlling the light source 2 to perform the flashing operation of the light source 2 by the detection operation of the headlight sensor 3 when the headlight sensor 3 is operated. The light source 2 and the headlight sensor 3 are provided in a protruding state longer than the circuit board 5A provided with the control circuit section 5 so as to protrude from the shoe sole section 6A. The light source 2 and the headlight sensor 3 are provided in an exposed state on the peripheral surface of the device, and the projecting light source 2 and the connecting line 8 connecting the headlight sensor 3 and the circuit board 5A are covered with a protective case 9 which is not bent and deformed. The external light sensor 4 is fitted to the footwear with a light emitting function, and is provided outside the footwear object 6 in an exposed state.

Further, the storage portion 7 is characterized in that a recessed portion 7A is formed on the upper surface of the shoe sole 6A, and the recessed portion 7A is used as the storage portion 7 in which the light emitting device A is stored. A footwear with a light emitting function according to any one of claims 2 and 3.

The outside light sensor 4 is provided on the shoe sole 6A which is hard to be hidden by the hem of the pants of the person wearing the footwear object 6.
5. An upper surface of the peripheral portion where the upper surface inside the shoe sole 6A is exposed at a position on the toe side, and is provided in an exposed state facing upward.
The present invention relates to the footwear with a light-emitting function described in the above section.

Further, a circuit board 5A provided with the control circuit section 5 is covered with a protective material 10.
The present invention relates to the footwear with a light-emitting function according to any one of Items 1 to 5.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention (how to implement the invention) will be briefly described with reference to the drawings, showing the operational effects thereof.

When wearing the footwear with a light emitting function of the present invention,
When the light is bright such as in the daytime, the external light sensor 4 detects that the light is bright, and by this detection operation, the control circuit 5 controls the light source 2 so as not to perform the flashing operation of the light source 2 by the detection operation of the headlight sensor 3.

The external light sensor 4 is provided on the toe side of the shoe sole 6A of the footwear object 6 and on the upper surface of the peripheral edge where the upper surface inside the shoe sole 6A is exposed. Since it is configured to be able to detect incident light from above, the presence or absence of sunlight can be detected very well, and daytime or nighttime detection operation can be performed very well.

Further, since the external light sensor 4 is provided on the toe side of the footwear 6, it is difficult for the external light sensor 4 to be hidden by the hem of the pants of the person wearing the footwear 6, and is provided inside the footwear 6. The external light sensor 4 is unlikely to cause malfunction such as difficulty in detecting the irradiation light of the headlight of the vehicle, and is extremely excellent in practicality.

Therefore, since the headlight sensor 3 does not react to daytime sunlight or the like and the light source 2 does not shine unnecessarily, the power source 2 is not wasted and excellent energy saving performance can be exhibited. Become. Therefore, for example, even if a small battery of a small voltage is used as the power supply 1, the battery lasts a long time and becomes very economical.

When it is dark, such as at night, the external light sensor 4
Is dark, and the control circuit 5
Is the light source 4 by the detection operation of the headlight sensor 3.
Is controlled so as to perform the flashing operation.

Therefore, similarly to the prior application described in the section of the prior art, when the vehicle approaches the wearer of the present invention at night or the like and the irradiation light of the headlight illuminates the headlight sensor 3, the power supply 1 is suddenly turned off. The light source 2 flashes brightly. Then, when the irradiation light of the headlight stops irradiating the headlight sensor 3 after the vehicle has passed, the light source 2 is automatically turned off.

Therefore, when wearing the product of the present invention, the light source 2 suddenly shines when the headlight of the vehicle approaching the wearer (pedestrian or the like) at night shines on the wearer. The driver of the vehicle driving while looking at the illuminated front can surely visually recognize the radiance of the light source 2, and the light source 2 can be moved to the footwear 6 that often moves by performing an operation such as walking. Because it is provided,
The luminosity of the light source 2 often appears to move, and the driver can easily see the luminous signal even from a distance and can drive to prevent a traffic accident.

Therefore, an erroneous operation with unnecessary light emission is prevented during the daytime, and an extremely excellent traffic safety prevention effect is exhibited during the nighttime.

[0021]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

This embodiment shows a case where the present invention is applied to athletic shoes.

In the present embodiment, the power source 1 is
A light source 2 connected to the power supply 1 and illuminated by the power supply 1, a headlight sensor 3 for detecting light emitted from a headlight of the vehicle, an external light sensor 4 for detecting ambient brightness, When the light sensor 4 detects that the light is bright, the light source 2 does not perform the flashing operation of the light source 2 by the detection operation of the headlight sensor 3, and when the external light sensor 4 detects that the light is dark, There is provided a light emitting device A having a control circuit section 5 for controlling the operation of the light source 2 so that the light source 2 performs a flashing operation by the detection operation of the headlight sensor 3.

More specifically, the light emitting device A of the present embodiment is mainly composed of a circuit board 5A provided with the control circuit section 5, and the power source 1 using a button type battery is mounted on the circuit board 5A. A battery case 11, the light source 2 employing an LED or the like, the headlight sensor 3 employing an optical sensor such as a CDS cell, the external light sensor 4 also employing an optical sensor, and a system of the entire light emitting device A. Is electrically connected to a power switch 12 for controlling ON / OFF of the power supply.

The light source 2 and the headlight sensor 3 are connected to the circuit board 5 via lead terminals as connection lines 8 extending from the light source 2 and the headlight sensor 3 respectively.
The battery case 11, the external light sensor 4, and the power switch 12 are connected to each other via a lead wire so that each member can be freely arranged and set with respect to the circuit board 5 </ b> A. is there.

The headlight sensor 3 is set to have a detection degree such that it can detect an irradiation light having a very high brightness, such as a headlight of a vehicle, from a position at least 100 m away. That is, the detection degree is set so that only the irradiation light of the headlight of the vehicle can be detected.

The outside light sensor 4 is set to have a detection degree such that daylight in the daytime or daytime brightness is detected as bright. That is, it detects the brightness of people who can live in the daytime or indoors and stores with lights on as bright, and makes it difficult for people to read the typeface of books at night or with the lights turned off or under streetlights at night. The detection level is set so that darkness that is difficult to detect is detected as dark.

That is, in this embodiment, the headlight sensor 3 does not react to weak streetlight illumination at night or the like, and the external light sensor 4 does not detect that it is bright in response to weak streetlight illumination at night or the like. The detection operation is performed almost reliably according to the purpose.

The mounting structure of the light-emitting device A to the footwear object 6 will be described. In this embodiment, the light-emitting device A is buried and stored in the storage part 7 provided on the sole 6A (sole plate) of the footwear object 6. I have. The light-emitting device A is assembled before the upper part for mounting the foot is attached to the upper part of the shoe sole 6A.

More specifically, a concave portion 7A is formed on the upper surface of the shoe sole 6A, and the concave portion 7A is used as the storage portion 7.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the circuit board 5 is provided on the heel portion of the sole 6A, as shown in FIG.
A is formed to form a recessed portion 7A that can accommodate the circuit board 5A.
A recess 7A for accommodating the battery case 11 is formed in front (toe side) of the recess 7A for the battery case 11, and the recess 7A for the circuit board 5A and the recess 7A for the battery case 11 are connected by a lead wire. It is provided in a continuous state via a groove for passing through.

The recessed portion 7A for the circuit board 5A is provided with two recessed grooves for accommodating the light source 2 and the headlight sensor 3, respectively, toward the rear and outside of the sole 6A. It is formed in a continuous state, and the concave groove is formed in the sole 6A.
The light source 2 and the headlight sensor 3 penetrating the outer peripheral surface of the shoe and housed in the concave groove are configured to be exposed from the outer peripheral surface of the shoe sole 6A. In the drawings, the case where the light source 2 and the headlight sensor 3 are configured so as to be located deep inside the concave groove is shown, but the tips of the light source 2 and the headlight sensor 3 are located outside the shoe sole 6A. It may be located at a position that is substantially flush with the peripheral surface.

That is, in the present embodiment, the light sources 2 are respectively provided at two places on the rear peripheral surface of the heel portion of the footwear object 6 and on the outer side peripheral surface.
This shows a case where the headlight sensing device 2 and the headlight sensing device 2 are provided in an exposed state, whereby the appearance of the footwear object 6 is ensured to be good, and the rear side and the outside of the footwear 6 shine. It is configured to be able to call attention to a vehicle approaching from behind and from the side, which is hardly noticed by a pedestrian (wearer of the present footwear), by a bright signal.

Further, the recessed portion 7A for the circuit board 5A is further provided.
On the outer side of the shoe sole 6A, a concave groove for accommodating the power switch 12 is formed in a continuous state toward the side inside the shoe sole 6A. The power switch 12 housed in this groove by passing through the shoe sole 6A
The power switch 12 exposed from the sole 6A of the shoe body 6 is exposed from the outer peripheral surface of the shoe body 6.
It can be operated from outside.

From the recess 7A for the battery case 11,
As shown in FIG. 2, a concave groove for passing the lead wire of the external light sensor 4 is formed in a continuous state toward the front of the sole 6A, and the concave groove is formed in the middle of the toe side of the sole 6A. It curves to the inside and is formed up to the peripheral edge rising portion of the shoe sole 6A. The lead of the external light sensor 4 is accommodated in the groove, and the external light sensor 4 is arranged so as to face upward at the rising portion of the tip of the groove. The external light sensor 4 is configured to penetrate the upper surface to be exposed upward.

That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the outer surface of the toe of the shoe sole 6A and the inner upper surface of the shoe sole 6A is exposed to the upper surface. The light sensor 4 is buried in the shoe sole 6A and provided in an exposed state facing upward, so that the external light sensor 4 can detect incident light from above.

Therefore, the external light sensor 4, which is exposed upward in the buried state, can detect the presence or absence of sunlight very well, and can perform the detection operation in the daytime or at night very well. Irradiation light of the headlight of the vehicle emitted from the outside is blocked by the outer peripheral surface of the shoe sole 6A, so that it is hard to detect and malfunction is hardly caused.

In this embodiment, the external light sensor 4
However, the position of the external light sensor is set so as to be located on the toe side of the sole 6A of the shoe, which is hard to hide with the hem of the pants of the person wearing the footwear object 6, so that the external light sensor 4 It is configured so that a malfunction such as detection of darkness does not occur by hiding in the skirt of the.

In this embodiment, a protective case 9 made of resin which is hardly deformed is fitted to a connection line 8 for connecting the light source 2 and the headlight sensor 3 to the circuit board 5A. That is, the shoe sole 6A is deformed while walking or the like, but is protected by the protective case 9 so that the deformation does not affect the connection line 8, thereby preventing the connection line 8 from being damaged.

In this embodiment, the circuit board 5A provided with the control circuit section 5 is also made of a protective material 10 made of epoxy resin or the like.
The protective material 10 covers the sole 6A of the shoe.
This protects the circuit board 5A from being easily affected by the deformation and deformation of the circuit board 5A, thereby preventing the circuit board 5A from being damaged.

After the light-emitting device A is installed in the storage section 7 of the shoe sole 6A, an upper portion for mounting a foot is attached to the upper part of the shoe sole 6A to complete the operation.

In this embodiment, the case where a button type battery is used as the power source 1 is shown, but a solar cell structure may be used.

When a battery is used as the power source 1 as in this embodiment, it is preferable that the battery can be replaced in consideration of the fact that the battery has run out. For example, in the case of this embodiment, the battery can be replaced by removing the insole 14 laid on the upper part of the shoe sole 6A.

In the drawing, reference numeral 13 denotes a reflecting portion provided with a retro-reflecting reflector, which is used even when the radiance of the light source 2 is canceled by the strong irradiation light of the headlight when the vehicle approaches. Is configured not to lose the brilliant signal due to the reflected brilliant. Further, the position where the reflecting portion 13 is provided may be any position where effective reflection can be obtained, and is not specified in the illustrated position.

[0045]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the headlights of a vehicle approaching the wearer (pedestrian, etc.) at night when wearing the product of the present invention are similar to the prior patent of the applicant. The light source suddenly shines when illuminating the wearer,
The driver of the vehicle driving while looking ahead illuminated by the headlights can definitely see the radiance of this light source,
The driver can easily check the bright signal even from a distance and drive to prevent traffic accidents. This is an extremely safe footwear with a light-emitting function. Since the toe side of the bottom and the upper surface of the inner side of the shoe sole are exposed on the upper surface of the peripheral portion where the upper surface is exposed so that incident light from above can be detected, the outer surface is formed. The light sensor can detect the presence or absence of sunlight, that is, whether it is bright or dark, very well.Therefore, the headlight sensor does not react to daytime sunlight, etc. Excellent energy saving performance without wasting waste, and the external light sensor provided on the toe side of this footwear is hard to hide with the hem of the person wearing the footwear, and footwear Provided inside the body Difficult to detect the irradiation light of the headlight of the vehicle to have, an extremely innovative emission function with footwear was soo are practicality like hardly occurs malfunction.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the light emitting device is housed in the shoe sole portion of the footwear in a buried state, the light emitting device is hardly exposed to the outside and the light emitting device can be mounted without impairing the appearance of the footwear. The light-emitting device can be installed without any processing on the upper part of the footwear on which the foot is mounted, so that the structure for incorporating the light-emitting device into the footwear can be easily designed and realized. Because the sensor is buried in the sole of the shoe and exposed upwards, the light emitted from the side of the vehicle's headlights is blocked by the shoe sole and the light emitted from the headlights is blocked. It is a revolutionary footwear with a luminous function with a configuration that is extremely practical because it is difficult for the optical sensor to detect it and malfunctions are less likely to occur.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, similarly to the prior patent of the applicant, when wearing the product of the present invention, the headlight of the vehicle approaching the wearer (pedestrian, etc.) at night is worn. The light source suddenly shines when illuminating the person,
The driver of the vehicle driving while looking ahead illuminated by the headlights can surely see the radiance of this light source,
The driver can easily check this bright signal even from a distance and drive in order to prevent traffic accidents.It is an extremely safe footwear with a light emitting function, and because it has an external light sensor, The headlight sensor does not react to daytime sunlight and the light source does not shine unnecessarily, so the power supply is not wasted and it exhibits excellent energy saving performance. The headlight sensor and the headlight sensor can be easily arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the footwear. The connection line connecting the light source and the headlight sensor to the circuit board equipped with the control circuit is Since the protective case that does not bend and deform is fitted, the shoe sole is deformed and deformed during walking, etc., but this deformation is protected by the protective case so as not to affect the connection line, and the connection line is damaged. A revolutionary light emitting function with footwear was soo is extremely practical, such as will locked by it.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the footwear with the light emitting function has a configuration extremely excellent in practicality that can be easily designed and realized by making the storage portion for storing the light emitting device simple.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a footwear with a light emitting function which is more practical and can be almost certainly prevented from malfunctioning due to the external light sensor being hidden by the skirt of the pants. Becomes

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the circuit board provided with the control circuit section is covered with a protective material, so that the protective material does not easily affect the deformation of the sole of the shoe on the circuit board. The footwear with an issuance function that is extremely practical and protected so that damage to the circuit board is prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an internal structural diagram of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Power supply 2 Light source 3 Headlight sensor 4 Ambient light sensor 5 Control circuit part 5A circuit board 6 Footwear 6A Shoe sole 7 Storage part 7A Depression 8 Connection line 9 Protective case 10 Protective material A Light emitting device

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A power supply, a light source connected to the power supply and shining by the power supply, a headlight sensor for detecting irradiation light of a headlight of a vehicle, an external light sensor for detecting ambient brightness, When the external light sensor detects that the light is bright, the light source does not perform the flashing operation of the light source by the detection operation of the headlight sensor, and when the external light sensor detects that the light is dark, the headlight sensor does not. A light emitting device comprising a control circuit unit for controlling the light source to perform a flashing operation of the light source by the detection operation is provided on the footwear, and the light source and the headlight sensor are at least outside the footwear. The external light sensor is provided in an exposed state on the peripheral surface portion, and the external light sensor is exposed on the toe side of the shoe sole of the footwear object and on the upper surface of the peripheral edge where the upper surface inside the shoe sole is exposed. A footwear with a light-emitting function, wherein the footwear is provided in such a state that the external light sensor can detect incident light from above. 2. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting device is buried in a recessed storage portion provided in a shoe sole portion of said shoe object, and said light source and said headlight sensor are exposed on a peripheral surface outside said shoe sole portion. The outer light sensor is buried in the shoe sole on the toe side of the shoe sole and on the upper surface of the peripheral edge where the inner upper surface of the shoe sole is exposed. The footwear with a light emitting function according to claim 1, wherein the footwear is provided. 3. A power supply, a light source connected to the power supply and shining by the power supply, a headlight sensor for detecting irradiation light of a vehicle headlight, an external light sensor for detecting ambient brightness, and When the external light sensor detects that the light is bright, the light source does not perform the flashing operation of the light source by the detection operation of the headlight sensor, and when the external light sensor detects that the light is dark, the headlight sensor does not. A light emitting device comprising a control circuit unit for controlling the light source to perform a flashing operation of the light source by the detection operation of the light source, the light source device and the light source and the light source and The headlight sensor is provided so as to protrude longer than the circuit board provided with the control circuit unit, and the light source and the headlight sensor are exposed on the outer peripheral surface of the shoe sole. And a connection case connecting the projecting light source and the headlight sensor to the circuit board is fitted with a protective case that is not bent and deformed, and the external light sensor is provided in an exposed state outside the footwear object. Characteristic footwear with luminescence function. 4. A concave portion is formed on an upper surface of the shoe sole,
4. The footwear with a light emitting function according to claim 2, wherein the recessed portion is a storage portion in which the light emitting device is stored. 5. The outer light sensor is located at a position on the toe side of the shoe sole, which is hard to be hidden by the skirt of the pants of the person wearing the footwear, and a peripheral portion where the upper surface inside the shoe sole is exposed. The footwear with a light emitting function according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the footwear is provided in an exposed state facing upward on this upper surface. 6. The footwear with a light emitting function according to claim 1, wherein the circuit board provided with the control circuit section is covered with a protective material.