JP2013087407A - Lighting device for helmet and brim cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To integrate a helmet or a brim cap with a lighting device without requiring exclusive metal fittings and without instability like a lighting device of clamping type or the like, though conventionally, when fitting the lighting device to a helmet or a cap, exclusive metal fittings are used or it is clamped to a flange part.SOLUTION: The helmet or the brim cap is integrated with the lighting device by housing a circuit unit formed of LEDs, a power switch and a battery holder on one sheet of print circuit substrate into a body case, forming the body case and a back cover to be inserted and engaged, sticking the back cover on the back surface of the helmet or the brim cap with a double-coated adhesive tape to insert and engage the body case in which the circuit unit has been housed.

Description

  The present invention relates to an illuminating device that illuminates a viewing angle range during work in a dark place or walking, and relates to an illuminating device that is attached to a back surface of a helmet and a collar-cap with a double-sided adhesive tape.

  Conventionally, as a retrofit illuminator for a helmet, generally, an illuminator such as a pen-type light mounted on a dedicated holder different from the helmet is used. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  Moreover, the thing for which the light fixture for hats with a collar is put on the collar of a hat with a clip is put into practical use.

  Recently, a lighting device has been devised inside the cap collar. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

  Moreover, the thing which attaches a hook_and_loop | surface fastener to the collar back surface and assembles a lighting fixture with a hook_and_loop fastener is devised. (For example, see Utility Model Document 3).

  Patent Publication 2000-355817   Patent application 2008-146578

Utility Model Reference 3

Registered Utility Model No. 3138262

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that, in a helmet, a dedicated holder is attached to the helmet, and a lighting tool is attached to the holder, so that gravity is applied to the head, and a special tool is required for mounting and removing the lighting tool, etc. It was troublesome.

  Further, depending on the attachment position, there may be a deviation between the line-of-sight direction and the illumination direction.

  In addition, there was a risk that the lighting fixture sandwiched between the cap collars would fall off the cap collar due to weak shocks, etc., and the lighting fixture could be damaged.

  Also, an object that incorporates a lighting fixture in the collar of the hat is uneconomical because it must be discarded when either the hat or the lighting fixture is broken.

  In addition, the method of fixing the illuminator to the brim of the helmet with a hook-and-loop fastener does not fix the illuminator to the brim, so the irradiation direction becomes unstable, and the holding power decreases when the battery is frequently attached and detached during battery replacement. There are drawbacks. The present invention has been made to eliminate the above drawbacks.

  The illuminator of the present invention is an illuminator composed of a main body unit and a back cover, in which a circuit unit formed of an LED, a power switch, and a battery holder on a single printed circuit board is housed in a main body case. The back cover is formed to be inserted and fitted. Attach the back cover to the back of the helmet and hat collar with double-sided adhesive tape. By inserting and fitting the main unit into the back cover, an integrated lighting device with a helmet and a hat is obtained.

  Moreover, since the back cover is inserted and fitted to the main body unit, it can be easily attached and detached when the battery is replaced. Further, the back cover is formed of a thin plate, and when the illuminator is not used, the main unit is detached from the back cover, and even if the back cover is attached to the back of the collar, the visual field is not hindered.

  In addition, since the lighting device of the present invention is thin and sticks closely to the back surface of the helmet or hat, the direction of the line of sight coincides with the direction of illumination.

  Furthermore, since the present invention is configured to light up for a certain time only when there is movement in a dark place by incorporating an optical sensor and a vibration switch, battery consumption due to forgetting to turn off the switch when moving from a dark place to a bright place is eliminated. I can do it.

  The lighting fixture of the present invention is easy to handle because it does not use a dedicated fixture for helmets and hats, and the back cover is directly attached to the back of the brim of the helmet or hat, and the main unit is inserted. Because it uses a battery, it is thin and lightweight, reducing the burden on the head.

  It is a disassembled perspective view of one Example of this invention.   It is a circuit diagram of the control circuit of one Example of this invention. .   It is a figure which shows one Example attached to the collar back surface of the helmet of this invention, and a hat with a collar.

  The LED 6, the battery holder 4, the power switch 5, the optical sensor 8, the vibration switch 9, and the control circuit 10 are assembled on the printed circuit board 3a, and the circuit wiring is collectively wired by the printed circuit.

  The control circuit 10 is configured to output the mutual signals of the vibration switch 9 and the optical sensor 8 by the CDS by an AND circuit, and the monostable multivibrator circuit 12 to light the LED 6 for a predetermined time. Therefore, since the LED 6 is turned on only when working in a dark place and automatically turned off in a bright place, there is no need to turn on / off the power switch 5.

  The circuit unit 3 on which the circuit is formed is assembled so that the switch button 5a attached to the switch 5 and the LED 6 protrude from the round hole on the front surface of the main body case 1a. Further, a coin battery 7 is incorporated in the battery holder 4 to form the main unit 1.

The flanges on both sides of the main body case 1 a are formed so as to be inserted into the grooves on both sides of the back cover 2.
Further, a recess is formed in the central part of the flange on both sides of the body case 1a, and a protrusion is provided at a position corresponding to the recess of the body case 1a in the middle of the groove on both sides of the back cover 2 so that it can be firmly held during insertion fitting. Shaped to increase power.

  Double-sided adhesive tape 11 is affixed to the surface of the back cover 2. By removing the release paper of the double-sided adhesive tape 11 affixed to the back cover 2, attaching the back cover 2 to the brim back surface 14 of the helmet and the collared cap, and inserting and fitting the main unit 1, It becomes a helmet with a light fixture and a hat with a brim.

  In addition, a hole is made in a position corresponding to a hole opened on both sides of the back cover 2 on the back surface 14 of the helmet and the brimmed cap, and the back cover 2 is fixed with rivets and snap pins 13, and the main unit 1 is inserted. It fits into a helmet with integrated lighting and a hat with collar.

  The main unit 1 and the back cover 2 can be easily replaced by inserting them into the grooves on both sides, and the back cover 2 is made of a thin plate even if the main unit 1 is removed when the lighting fixture is not required. The view is not hindered.

  The present invention is an illuminator that is attached to a helmet or a hat with a brim, and is applied as a safety light at a work site, as a headlight when riding a bicycle, or as a illuminator for safety such as a night walk for elderly people and children. it can.

1 Body Unit 1a Body Case 2 Back Cover 3 Circuit Unit 3a Printed Circuit Board 4 Battery Holder 5 Power Switch 5a Switch Button 6 LED
7 coin battery 8 optical sensor 9 vibration switch 10 control circuit 10a switch knob 1I double-sided adhesive tape 12 monostable multivibrator circuit 13 rivet and snap pin 14 helmet and hat collar back

Claims (7)

  The LED, power switch, and battery holder are formed on a single printed circuit board, housed in an exterior made up of a main body case and a back cover, and attached to the back surface of the helmet and hat. , Lighting equipment for helmets and hats with collars.   A helmet and a brimmed hat, characterized in that a light sensor, a vibration sensor and a control circuit are added to the printed circuit board according to claim 1, and are lit only when vibration is applied in a dark place. Lighting equipment.   The control circuit according to claim 2 is configured such that an optical sensor and a vibration sensor are formed by an AND circuit, and the output is turned on / off for a predetermined time by a monostable multivibrator circuit. , Lighting equipment for helmets and hats with collars.   3. A helmet and a hat-equipped luminaire characterized by using CdS for the optical sensor according to claim 2.   A recess is provided in the center of the flange portion on both sides of the main body case according to claim 1, and a position corresponding to the recess provided in the flange portion on both sides of the main body case in the groove on both sides of the back cover to be fitted to the flange portion. A helmet and a brimmed hat lighting device, characterized in that a projection is formed and the back cover and the main body case are securely fitted.   A helmet and a brimmed hat illuminator, characterized in that the back cover according to claim 1 is attached and fixed to the back surface of the collar portion of the helmet and hat with a double-sided adhesive tape, and the main body case is attached and detached.   A round hole is made in the position of the collar part of the helmet and hat corresponding to the round hole provided on both sides of the back cover according to claim 1, and a rivet and a detachable snap pin are used on the back surface of the helmet and hat collar part. A helmet and a brimmed hat illumination device, characterized in that the back cover is fixed and the main body case is attached and detached.

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