JP2011182920A - Shoe with light emitting function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shoe with a light emitting device which attains a light emitting mode rich in various changes and which, accordingly, sufficiently interests children wearing the shoe in the shoe. <P>SOLUTION: The shoe is equipped, at any position, with a light emitting unit 1 including: red, green, and blue LEDs 2-4; a battery 5 for lighting the LEDs 2-4; an LED blinking/driving IC substrate 6 for controlling blinking of the LEDs 2-4; and a switch 7 for starting the IC substrate 6 by vibration or a load. In the shoe, the light emitting unit 1 is housed in a see-through resin cover 10 arranged in the arbitrary position of the shoe and that character patterns, picture patterns, and other decorative elements 11 are expressed in the see-through resin cover 10 visibly from the outside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a shoe having a light-emitting function, and more particularly to a child who is interested by emitting light with a variety of movements that operates by receiving physical stimulation. The present invention relates to a shoe having a light emitting function that can be accepted.

  Conventionally, shoes with light emitting devices in various modes are known. For example, an LED disposed on the surface of a shoe, a switch disposed on the shoe sole, and a battery serving as a power source for the LED embedded in the shoe sole, the switch senses a predetermined amount of load. Then, the thing which makes electricity flow from a battery to LED and makes this LED self-light-emits is disclosed (patent document 1: Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-96205).

  In addition, a light emitting device including a battery, a load switch, and two front and rear light emitters is embedded in a heel portion of a shoe sole formed by a transparent outer bottom and an intermediate bottom made of foamed vinyl chloride. One of the light emitters is disposed in the direction of the arch, and one is disposed in the direction of the buttock. A groove is formed in the middle from the embedded portion of the light emitting device toward the tip of the toe to allow light to pass therethrough. There is disclosed a shining shoe characterized by the provision of (Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-99006).

  However, in the case of these conventional shoes with light emitting devices, various considerations are made regarding power consumption during walking, but there is a problem that no consideration is given to power saving in places other than walking. Also, there are cases where you do not want to emit light even when you are wearing shoes, such as when you wear shoes in the daytime or when you walk in an underground mall, etc. There is also a problem that the light cannot be emitted.

  Therefore, in order to solve these problems, the applicant of the present application firstly has a battery, a light emitter disposed on the rear surface of the shoe sole and a side surface of the shoe sole, a control device that controls lighting of the light emitter, and the control device. A shoe with a light-emitting device having a detection switch that is activated by vibration, and a manual switch that can control power supply from the battery from the outside is provided on the instep portion of the outer side surface of the shoe. A shoe with a light emitting device was proposed (Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-332102).

  However, since the shoes with the light emitting device do not change much in the mode of light emission, it has not been possible to attract great interest to children wearing the shoes.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-96205 JP-A-11-99006 JP-A-8-332102

  As described above, the conventional shoe with a light-emitting device does not change much in the mode of light emission, and therefore it has not been able to give enough interest to children wearing the shoe. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting device-equipped shoe that realizes a variety of light-emitting modes that are rich in various changes, and that can make a child interested in the shoe sufficiently interested. .

  The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-described problems includes a red LED, a green LED and a blue LED, a battery for lighting the LED, an LED blinking driving IC substrate for controlling blinking of the LED, and the IC. A shoe having a light emitting unit comprising a switch that activates a substrate by vibration or load at an arbitrary position, wherein the light emitting unit is housed in a transparent resin cover disposed at an arbitrary position of the shoe, The see-through resin cover is a shoe having a light emitting function characterized in that a character pattern, a picture pattern, and other decorative elements are expressed so as to be visible from the outside.

  In one embodiment, the light emitting unit is incorporated in a central portion of a band that crosses the shoe upper. In that case, the light-emitting unit may be able to be taken in and out from the back surface of the band.

  In one embodiment, the IC substrate of the light emitting unit controls the LEDs to blink sequentially one by one, and controls the LEDs to blink sequentially two by two. In these cases, the IC board may control to start the lighting operation of one or two LEDs in the subsequent stage before the one or two LEDs in the previous stage complete the extinction operation.

  In one embodiment, the IC substrate of the light emitting unit is controlled to repeat all of the three LEDs blinking, two of them blinking, and one of them blinking in this order. In that case, the IC board of the light emitting unit may control so that two of the three LEDs blink and one of them blinks sequentially with different colors.

  The present invention is as described above, and a shoe having a light emitting function according to the present invention includes a light emitting unit that blinks red, green, and blue LEDs at an arbitrary position. It is housed in a transparent resin cover arranged at an arbitrary position, and the transparent resin cover expresses the character's design, picture pattern and other decorative elements so that they can be seen from the outside. Because it shines cleanly, it is particularly effective for children to wear with interest.

  Further, in the shoe having a light emitting function according to the present invention, the red, green and blue LEDs blink in various ways, so that the decorative effect of the decorative element is promoted and attracts attention with more interest. effective.

It is a perspective view which shows the example of an external appearance of one Embodiment of the shoes which have a light emission function based on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the principal part of one Embodiment of the shoes which have a light emission function which concerns on this invention. FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2. It is a circuit diagram of the light emission unit used for the shoes which have the light emission function which concerns on this invention.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated still in detail, referring drawings. The shoe having a light emitting function according to the present invention includes red, green and blue LEDs 2, 3 and 4, a battery 5 for lighting these LEDs 2 to 4, and an LED blinking driving IC substrate for controlling blinking of these LEDs 2 to 4. 6 and a light-emitting unit 1 including an LED blinking driving IC substrate 6 that is activated by vibration or a load is provided at an arbitrary position.

  The battery 5 only needs to be able to light the LEDs 2 to 4, and a button-type (coin-type) lithium battery, an alkaline manganese battery, or the like is usually used.

  The switch 7 is formed so as to supply vibration for a certain period of time (for example, 5 seconds) by detecting vibration caused by walking while wearing shoes or a tapping stimulus by a hand or a foot. As the switch 7, for example, a spring made of a conductive material is provided, and a terminal is provided at a location separated by a certain distance with respect to the vibration direction of the spring. In the case of this configuration, the spring swings in the direction of the terminal in response to vibration or tapping stimulation during walking or the like, and energizes by contacting the terminal. The controller 6 is activated by this energization, and the LEDs 2 to 4 are blinked in a predetermined manner for a predetermined time.

  The configuration of the switch 7 described above is merely an example, and it is needless to say that any other configuration can be adopted as long as it is a switch that is energized in response to vibration or tapping stimulation during walking or the like. .

  In the illustrated example, the light emitting unit 1 is incorporated in the central portion of the band portion 13 that crosses the shoe upper 12, which is the most conspicuous position. In this case, the light emitting unit 1 is housed in a transparent resin cover 10 installed on the band 13, and can be seen through from the outside on the usual inner surface of the transparent resin cover 10, for example, A photograph and other appropriate decorative elements 11 are printed.

  Preferably, the band 13 is formed by superposing two materials 13a and 13b, and an opening 14 having a slightly smaller diameter than the transparent resin cover 10 is provided in the upper material 13a. Then, the transparent resin cover 10 is placed on the lower material 13b in a state where the light emitting unit 1 is housed, and the upper material 13a is placed on the transparent material cover 10b. Sewing while pressing at the edge (see FIG. 3).

  The light emitting unit 1 may be made to be able to be taken in and out from, for example, a semicircular cut 15 formed in the material 13 b below the band 13. In such a configuration, the light emitting unit 1 can be replaced, or the battery 5 can be replaced after the light emitting unit 1 is taken out.

The IC substrate 6 that controls the blinking driving of the LEDs 2 to 4 of the light emitting unit 1 controls the LEDs 2 to 4 to blink in various ways. As the blinking mode, the following can be considered.
a) A mode in which each LED 2-4 blinks sequentially one by one b) A mode in which each LED 2-4 blinks in sequence two c) In the above a) or b) mode, one or two LEDs in the preceding stage are extinguished. A mode in which the lighting operation of one or two LEDs in the subsequent stage is started before completing the operation. D) All three LEDs 2 to 4 are blinked in total, two of them are blinked, and one of them is blinked in this order. Aspect e) One blinking of two LEDs 2-4, two blinking, all blinking, two blinking,
A mode in which one flashing is repeated in this order. F) A mode in which, in the above-mentioned mode d) or e), two of the three LEDs are flashed and one of the flashes is sequentially changed in color.

  The above-described aspects a) to e) may be repeated independently for a certain period of time, but it is preferable to appropriately combine these aspects in order to have more changes. For example, assuming that the mode of d) is 2 cycles, the mode of e) is 2 cycles, the mode of a) is 4 cycles, and the mode of b) is 4 cycles, one cycle is executed each time the switch 7 is triggered once. Can be.

  Further, by adding the aspects of c) and f), various color lights are generated by variously combining the LEDs 2 to 4 having different colors, and color effects rich in various changes can be obtained.

  In the transparent resin cover 10, a character pattern, a picture pattern, and other decorative elements 11 are expressed so as to be visible from the outside, and this is irradiated with light of various colors from the inside. Therefore, the decorative effect by the decorative element 11 is further enhanced, and the child's interest is greatly intrigued.

  Although the present invention has been described in some detail with respect to its most preferred embodiments, it will be apparent that a wide variety of different embodiments can be constructed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, the invention being defined by the appended claims. It is not restricted to the specific embodiment other than limiting in.

1 Light-emitting unit 2, 3, 4 LED
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Battery 6 IC board 7 Switch 10 Translucent resin cover 11 Decoration element 12 Back of shoe 13 Band 14 Opening 15 Cutting

Claims (8)

A light emitting unit comprising red, green and blue LEDs, a battery for lighting each LED, an LED blinking driving IC board for controlling blinking of each LED, and a switch for starting the IC board by vibration or load With shoes in any position,
The light emitting unit is housed in a see-through resin cover arranged at an arbitrary position of the shoe, and the see-through resin cover expresses a character pattern, a picture pattern, and other decorative elements so as to be visible from the outside. A shoe having a light emitting function.   The shoe having a light emitting function according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit is incorporated in a central portion of a band crossing the shoe upper.   The shoe having a light emitting function according to claim 2, wherein the light emitting unit can be taken in and out from a back surface of the band.   The shoe having a light emitting function according to claim 1, wherein the IC substrate of the light emitting unit controls the LEDs to sequentially blink one by one.   The shoe having a light emitting function according to claim 1, wherein the IC substrate of the light emitting unit controls the LEDs to sequentially blink two by two.   The IC board of the light emitting unit controls to start lighting operation of one or two LEDs in the rear stage before the one or two LEDs in the front stage complete the extinction operation. A shoe having the described light emitting function.   2. The light emitting function according to claim 1, wherein the IC substrate of the light emitting unit is controlled to repeat all blinking of the three LEDs, two of them, and one of them blinking in this order. shoes. The shoe having a light emitting function according to claim 7, wherein the IC substrate of the light emitting unit controls so that two of the three LEDs blink and one of them blinks sequentially by changing colors. .

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