JP2008210547A - Lighting system and hat using it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a person wearing a hat to illuminate the direction that he/she sees handsfree, and to settle such inconvenience as the same lighting condition is provided when the person wearing the hat looks at any direction. <P>SOLUTION: The hat attaches a lighting system. The lighting system actuates LED 3 and 4 so that the illumination light in different state is emitted from a light emitting part, using mercury switches 5 and 6 for obtaining signals according to tilting of the hat, depending on a first tilt state of the hat when the person wearing it sees around hands and a second tilt state of the hat when the person wearing it sees the specified direction above the first state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting device and a hat using the same.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, hats equipped with illumination lamps so as to irradiate illumination light forward are provided (Patent Documents 1 and 2 below).

According to such a hat, a person wearing the hat can illuminate the direction he / she sees hands-free at night or the like, which is very convenient.
JP 2002-367402 A Utility Model Registration No. 3104825

  However, in the conventional hat, the illumination light in the same state is always irradiated regardless of which direction the person wearing the hat looks.

  Therefore, for example, at night, when a person wearing the hat is taking a note in the notebook while facing the person in person, when looking at the person at the time of writing or looking at the face of the person in person However, the same illumination light was always applied. For this reason, when using an illuminating lamp that emits illumination light suitable for writing, when the person wearing the hat looks at the person in person, the illumination light becomes very dazzling for the person in person, causing discomfort to the person in person. End up. On the other hand, if an illuminating lamp that emits soft illuminating light that does not cause the viewer to feel so much glare, a situation may occur in which the amount of light is insufficient during writing.

  The inconvenience caused by always irradiating illumination light in the same state no matter what direction the person wearing the hat sees is not limited to the example described above.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a person wearing a hat can illuminate the direction he / she sees in a hands-free manner. Another object of the present invention is to provide an illuminating device and a hat using the illuminating device, which can eliminate the inconvenience caused by always irradiating illumination light in the same state.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a lighting device according to a first aspect of the present invention is a lighting device mounted on a hat, and includes a detection unit that obtains a signal corresponding to an inclination state of the hat, a light emitting unit, Based on the signal from the detection means, the first inclined state of the hat when the person wearing the hat looks near the hand and the predetermined direction above the first state of the person wearing the hat Means for operating the light emitting unit so that illumination light in a different state is emitted from the light emitting unit in the second inclined state of the hat when viewing the screen.

  According to the first aspect, the illumination light in a different state is emitted from the light emitting unit in the first inclined state and the second inclined state. Therefore, the illumination light is appropriate for each direction in which the illumination light is irradiated. Lighting can be performed.

  The lighting device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the lighting device according to the first aspect, wherein the predetermined direction is a direction of irradiating a person facing the person wearing the hat, The glare that is felt when irradiated with the illumination light in the inclined state is reduced compared to the glare that is felt when the facing person is assumed to be irradiated with the illumination light in the first inclined state. As described above, the illumination light state in the first inclined state is different from the illumination light state in the second inclined state.

  According to this second aspect, at night, when a person wearing the hat takes a note on the notebook while facing the person facing, when viewing the hand at the time of writing, the illumination suitable for writing is performed, When a person wearing a hat raises his face and looks at the person in person, soft illumination light that does not feel dazzling can be emitted. Thus, according to the 2nd aspect, the unpleasant feeling of the said facing person when illuminating a facing person can be reduced, performing appropriate illumination at the time of writing.

  The first aspect is not limited to the second aspect. In the first aspect, for example, when the angler looks at his hand and feeds the needle, and when he looks at the tip of the fishing rod when swinging up the fishing rod, different illumination lights suitable for each may be irradiated. Is possible.

  A cap according to a third aspect of the present invention is a cap on which the lighting device according to the first or second aspect is substantially detachably or detachably mounted.

  The person who wears a hat can illuminate the direction he sees in a hands-free manner, and the person who wears the hat always sees the same illumination light regardless of the direction. An illumination device and a hat using the same can be provided.

  Hereinafter, a lighting device according to the present invention and a hat using the same will be described with reference to the drawings.

  [First Embodiment]

  FIG. 1 is a schematic left side view schematically showing a cap 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a view showing the vicinity of the tip end side of the eaves 1b to which the light emitting part 2 is attached in the hat 1 shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 (a) shows a folded state of the light emitting part 2, and FIG. Indicates the protruding state of the light emitting section 2. FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. However, in FIG. 3, illustration of the bracket 11 and the like is omitted. FIG. 4 is an electric circuit diagram showing the lighting device attached to the cap 1 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cap 1 according to this embodiment has a main body 1a and a eaves 1b. The hat 1 is mounted with a lighting device that is substantially non-removable.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lighting device includes a light emitting unit 2 having two LEDs 3, 4, two mercury switches 5 and 6 as detection means for obtaining a signal corresponding to the inclination state of the cap 1, and a button battery. And the like, a micro switch 8 acting as a power switch, and resistors 9 and 10 for limiting currents flowing through the LEDs 3 and 4 respectively, and these are wired and configured as shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the light emitting unit 2 is provided below the tip side portion of the eaves 1b. In addition to the LEDs 3 and 4, the light emitting unit 1 b includes a bracket 11 fixed to the eaves 1 b, and supports the LEDs 3 and 4 and is pivotally supported by the bracket 11 and is in a folded state shown in FIG. And a support 12 that can be in the protruding state shown in FIG. Although not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the support 12 is provided with a microswitch 8 that is turned off in the folded state shown in FIG. 2A and turned on in the protruding state shown in FIG. 2B. ing.

  In the present embodiment, the LED 3 that emits illumination light suitable for the person wearing the hat 1 to see the hand at the time of writing is selected. For example, as the LED 3, an LED is used that irradiates illumination light having a narrow irradiation angle and a sufficiently large luminous intensity so as to irradiate only a range necessary for writing. On the other hand, the LED 4 irradiates the person facing the person so that the person wearing the hat 1 can recognize the face of the person facing the person, and the glare felt by the person receiving the illumination light of the LED 4. The one that irradiates illumination light that is reduced compared to the glare that is felt when the person facing the person receives the illumination light of the LED 3 is selected. For example, as LED4, what irradiates soft illumination light with a wide irradiation angle and low luminous intensity compared with LED3 is used. However, even if LEDs having the same characteristics are used as the LEDs 2 and 3, different lenses may be provided in front of them, or a diffuser plate or the like may be provided only in front of the LEDs 3.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the battery 7 is accommodated in a battery box 13 provided inside the front portion of the main body 1 a of the cap 1.

  Although not shown in the drawing, the mercury switch 5 is provided inside the first angle adjusting member 14 provided on the left side of the main body 1a of the cap 1 as shown in FIG. By rotating 14, the inclination angle around the axis perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 1 with respect to the cap 1 of the mercury switch 5 can be adjusted. Similarly, although not shown in the drawing, the mercury switch 6 is provided inside a second angle adjusting member (not shown) provided on the right side portion of the main body 1a of the cap 1 so as to adjust the second angle. By rotating the member, the inclination angle around the axis perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 1 with respect to the cap 1 of the mercury switch 6 can be adjusted. However, the angle of the mercury switches 5 and 6 with respect to the cap 1 may be fixed without using such an angle adjusting mechanism.

  The mercury switch 5 is installed so as to be turned on at the depression angle side with respect to the reference angle set by the first angle adjusting member 14 and to be turned off at the elevation angle side with respect to the reference angle. On the contrary, the mercury switch 6 is installed so as to be turned on on the elevation side with respect to the reference angle set by the second angle adjusting member, and turned off on the depression side with respect to the reference angle. .

  In the present embodiment, the respective reference angles of the mercury switches 5 and 6 are set as appropriate, so that the mercury switch in the first inclined state of the hat 1 when the person wearing the hat 1 looks near the hand. 5 is turned on and the mercury switch 6 is turned off, while the person wearing the hat 1 is in a predetermined direction above the first state (in this embodiment, the person facing the person wearing the hat 1 In the second tilted state of the cap when viewing the direction of irradiation, the mercury switch 5 is turned off and the mercury switch 6 is turned on. As shown in FIG. 4, wiring is performed so that the LED 3 is turned on when the mercury switch 5 is turned on, and the LED 4 is turned on when the mercury switch 6 is turned on. In the present embodiment, the wiring for realizing the electrical connection shown in FIG. 4 is provided inside the cap 1, but the illustration thereof is omitted in FIG.

  According to the present embodiment, when illumination is not required, the light emitting unit 2 is folded as shown in FIG. In this case, since the microswitch 8 is turned off, the LEDs 3 and 4 are not lit regardless of the on / off state of the mercury switches 5 and 6.

  When illumination is required at night or the like, the light emitting unit 2 is projected downward as shown in FIG. In this case, since the microswitch 8 is turned on, the LEDs 3 and 4 can be lit, and their lighting state depends on the on / off state of the mercury switches 5 and 6. When the person wearing the hat 1 sees the vicinity of the hand at the time of writing, the mercury switch 5 is turned on while the mercury switch 6 is turned off, so that only the LED 3 is lit, and the LED 3 is suitable for writing in a hands-free manner. Is called. On the other hand, when the person wearing the hat 1 sees the person in person, since the mercury switch 5 is turned off while the mercury switch 6 is turned on, only the LED 4 is lit, and the LED 4 does not make the person to feel much glare. Soft lighting is done hands-free.

  Therefore, when the person wearing the hat 1 takes notes while talking to the person in person, optimized lighting is automatically adapted to each situation when looking at the person at hand and when looking at the person in person. It is performed hands-free. For this reason, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience caused by the illumination light in the same state being always irradiated regardless of which direction the person wearing the hat looks in any direction.

  In the present embodiment, the two mercury switches 5 and 6 are used as detection means for obtaining a signal corresponding to the tilt state of the cap 1, but in the present invention, any angle sensor may be used as the detection means. it can.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the relay 21 is used, only the mercury switch 5 may be used as the detection means, and the mercury switch 6 may be removed. In FIG. 5, 21a is a coil portion of the relay 21, 21b is a normally-open contact of the relay 21 that is closed only when the coil portion 21a is energized, and 21c is a relay 21 that is opened only when the coil portion 21a is energized. It is a normally closed contact. FIG. 5 is an electric circuit diagram showing a lighting device according to a modification obtained by modifying the first embodiment. 5, elements that are the same as or correspond to those in FIG. 4 are given the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof are omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the lighting device described above is provided on the cap 1 so as not to be substantially removable. However, the light emitting unit 2, the battery box 13, the mercury switches 5, 6 and the like are detachable from the cap 1. May be provided. In this case, various known structures can be employed as the attachment / detachment structure. These points are the same for the second embodiment described later.

  [Second Embodiment]

  FIG. 6 is a schematic left side view schematically showing the cap 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the state shown in FIG. 6A and the state shown in FIG. The setting of the irradiation direction of the light emitting unit 2 is different. FIG. 7 is a view taken in the direction of arrow B in FIG. FIG. 8 is an electric circuit diagram showing the lighting device attached to the cap 1 shown in FIG. 6 to 7, the same or corresponding elements as those in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof is omitted. This embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in the points described below.

  In the present embodiment, the battery box 13 is provided at the rear part of the main body 1 a of the cap 1. The battery box 13 is provided with a manual power switch 31 instead of the micro switch 8 in FIG.

  In this Embodiment, the light emission part 2 is provided in the front part of the main body 1a of the cap 1 as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the light emitting unit 2 has one LED 3 for hand lighting at the time of writing and two LEDs 4 for face-to-face lighting arranged on both sides thereof, which are provided on the support 32. It has been. As a whole, the two LEDs 4 illuminate the person so that the person wearing the hat 1 can recognize the face of the person facing the person, and the dazzle that the person feels by receiving the illumination light of the LED 4. However, illumination light that is reduced compared to the glare that is felt when it is assumed that the person to be faced receives the illumination light of the LED 3 is emitted.

  In the present embodiment, the light emitting section 2 is rotatable so that the fixing plate 33 fixed to the main body 1a of the cap 1 and the support 32 can be stopped at a plurality of stop positions with respect to the fixing plate 33. And a click stop mechanism 34 for supporting. In the present embodiment, the click stop mechanism 34 can adjust the irradiation direction of the light emitting unit 2 with respect to the hat 1. But other irradiation direction adjustment mechanisms may be employ | adopted and an irradiation direction adjustment mechanism does not necessarily need to be employ | adopted.

  Also in this embodiment, the same advantages as those in the first embodiment can be obtained. Moreover, according to this Embodiment, since the click stop mechanism 34 is employ | adopted, the irradiation direction of the light emission part 2 can be adjusted according to how a user wears the cap 1, It is preferable.

  Note that the arrangement and the like of the light emitting unit 2 are not limited to the examples of the first and second embodiments described above. For example, a light guide plate such as polycarbonate or acrylic is used as the core material of the eaves 1b, and a reflective material is formed on the upper and lower surfaces or a reflective layer is formed. The illumination light from the LEDs 3 and 4 may be guided by the light guide plate and emitted from the tip of the eaves 1b to the outside.

  [Third Embodiment]

  FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a cap 1 and a lighting device 40 attached to the cap 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9A is a schematic left side view schematically showing the cap 1 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 9B is an enlarged schematic perspective view showing the illumination device in FIG. 9A. 9, elements that are the same as or correspond to those in FIGS. 6 to 8 are given the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof are omitted. The present embodiment differs from the second embodiment only in the points described below.

  In the present embodiment, all the components of the lighting device 40 are provided in a single casing 41. In this Embodiment, the light emission part is comprised from two LED3 for hand lighting at the time of writing, and two LED4 for person-to-person lighting. The mercury switches 5 and 6 are provided on both sides of the casing 41 so that the inclination angle thereof can be adjusted. A camera such as a digital still camera is built in the housing 41 of the illumination device 40. Reference numeral 51 in FIG. 9B denotes an imaging lens of this camera. This camera is operated by a battery 7 which is a power source of the lighting device 40, and the shutter is released by a shutter instruction from a wireless remote controller (not shown). Of course, in the present invention, it is needless to say that such a camera need not be provided in the illumination device 40.

  A magic fastener 42 is provided on the upper surface of the casing 41, and the magic fastener 42 is engaged with a magic fastener (not shown) provided on the lower surface of the tip 1 b of the cap 1, thereby illuminating the lighting device. 40 can be detachably attached to the hat 1. But the attachment means to the cap 1 of the illuminating device 40 is not limited to a magic fastener.

  According to the present embodiment, the same advantages as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the hat 1 only needs to be provided with a magic fastener. The advantage that the device 40 can be mounted is also obtained.

  [Fourth Embodiment]

  FIG. 10 is an electric circuit diagram showing a lighting device attached to a cap according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. 10, elements that are the same as or correspond to those in FIG. 8 are given the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof are omitted.

  The hat according to this embodiment is different from the hat according to the second embodiment only in the points described below.

  Although not shown in the drawings, in the present embodiment, the support 32 of the light-emitting unit 2 is replaced with one LED 3 for hand lighting at the time of writing and two LEDs 4 for face-to-face lighting. A single LED 61 is also provided. As this LED 61, an LED having a relatively wide irradiation angle is used. In this embodiment, resistors 62 and 63 are provided instead of the resistors 9 and 10 in FIG. 8, and the resistors 62 and 63 are wired as shown in FIG. The resistor 62 limits the current that flows through the LED 61 when the mercury switch 5 that is turned on at the depression side with respect to the reference angle is turned on. The resistor 63 limits the current flowing through the LED 61 when the mercury switch 6 that is turned on at the elevation side with respect to the reference angle is turned on. The resistance value of the resistor 62 is set to be smaller than the resistance value of the resistor 63. By appropriately setting these values, the illumination light having a sufficiently large luminous intensity when writing the mercury switch 5 is turned on. When the mercury switch 6 is turned on, the LED 61 emits irradiation light that reduces the glare of the person facing the person. The number of LEDs 61 is not limited to one and may be two or more. In this case, two or more LEDs 61 may be connected in series, for example.

  According to the present embodiment, the power switch 31 is turned on when illumination is required at night or the like. As a result, when the person wearing the hat looks near the hand while writing, the mercury switch 5 is turned on while the mercury switch 6 is turned off, so that a relatively large current flows through the LED 61 and the LED 61 is lit brightly. Lighting suitable for writing is done hands-free. On the other hand, when the person wearing the hat looks at the person in person, the mercury switch 5 is turned off while the mercury switch 6 is turned on. Therefore, a relatively small current flows through the LED 61, and the LED 61 is turned on while suppressing the light intensity. Soft lighting that does not make the faced person feel much glare by the LED 61 is performed hands-free.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, as in each of the above embodiments, the person wearing the hat 1 looks at the person facing and when looking at the hand when taking notes while talking with the person facing the person. Sometimes, lighting optimized for each situation is automatically performed hands-free. For this reason, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience caused by the illumination light always being irradiated in the same state no matter which direction the person wearing the hat looks in any direction.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, since the number of LED61 is only one, cost reduction and size reduction can be achieved.

  The present embodiment is modified in the same manner as the third embodiment is obtained by modifying the second embodiment and consolidating all the components of the lighting device into one housing. Then, all the components of the lighting device may be integrated into one housing.

  As mentioned above, although each embodiment and modification of this invention were demonstrated, this invention is not limited to these.

  For example, in each of the embodiments described above, an LED is used as the light source of the light emitting unit, but other light sources may be used.

  In addition, each of the embodiments described above is suitable for a person wearing a hat at night or the like to take a note in a notebook while facing a person in person. It is not limited to such an application. For example, the present invention is configured to irradiate different illumination lights suitable for each when the angler looks at his hand and feeds the needle, and when he looks at the tip of the fishing rod when he lifts the fishing rod. Also good.

  Furthermore, in each embodiment mentioned above, it was comprised so that the state of illumination light might switch in two steps according to an inclination state, However, In this invention, depending on a use, it is more than three steps according to inclination Shirota. You may comprise so that the state of illumination light may switch.

It is a schematic left view which shows typically the cap by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the front end side vicinity of the eaves to which the light emission part in the cap shown in FIG. 1 was attached. It is A arrow line view in FIG.2 (b). It is an electric circuit diagram which shows the illuminating device with which the cap shown in FIG. 1 was mounted | worn. It is an electric circuit diagram which shows the illuminating device by the modification which deform | transformed the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic left view which shows typically the cap by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 7 is a view on arrow B in FIG. It is an electric circuit diagram which shows the illuminating device with which the cap shown in FIG. 6 was mounted | worn. It is a figure which shows typically the cap by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, and the illuminating device with which this is mounted | worn. It is an electric circuit diagram which shows the illuminating device with which the cap by the 4th Embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn.

Explanation of symbols

1 Hat 2 Light-emitting part 3, 4, 61 LED
5,6 Mercury switch

Claims (3)

A lighting device attached to a hat,
Detecting means for obtaining a signal corresponding to the state of inclination of the hat;
A light emitting unit;
Based on a signal from said detecting means, a predetermined upper than the first slope with said person wearing a hat the first state of the hat when the person who has suffered the hat view near at hand Means for operating the light emitting unit so that illumination light in a different state is emitted from the light emitting unit in the second inclined state of the hat when viewing the direction;
An illumination device comprising: The predetermined direction is a direction of irradiating a person facing the person wearing the hat,
The glare that the faced person feels when irradiated with the illumination light in the second inclined state is felt when the faced person is assumed to be irradiated with the illumination light in the first inclined state The state of the illumination light in the first inclined state is different from the state of the illumination light in the second inclined state so as to be reduced compared to glare.
The lighting device according to claim 1.   A cap, wherein the lighting device according to claim 1 is mounted substantially in a non-removable or detachable manner.

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