JP2019187542A - Light emitter for shoes - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a light emitter for shoes that achieves good visibility.SOLUTION: A light emitter 1 for shoes includes: an elastically curved body part 10 in which a light guide light-emitting tube 13 is arranged along an outer peripheral surface; a first light source 111 arranged at one end of the light guide light-emitting tube 13; and a second light source 22 arranged at an end of the body part 10. The body part 10 includes a third light source 121 that causes a light to enter the light guide light-emitting tube 13 from the other end side opposite to the one end side where the first light source 111 of the light guide light-emitting tube 13 is arranged.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a removable light emitting device for shoes.

  Conventionally, a light emitting device for shoes provided with a light emitter has been proposed. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a light emitting tool that is attached to a shoelace by a stopper such as a clip. The light emitting device includes a battery, a blinking control circuit, and a switch circuit inside, a unit having a light emitting diode projecting upward, and a light collector plate that is disposed above the unit through the light emitting diode. Prepare. The light collecting plate has a plurality of optical fibers arranged around the light emitting diode.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-173211

  However, since the light-emitting tool attached to the shoe of Patent Document 1 is fixed to the shoelace, it is assumed that it is difficult to visually recognize the light-emitting device from behind even if the light-emitting device is turned on.

  An object of this invention is to provide the light-emitting tool for shoes with high visibility in view of the above point.

  The shoe light-emitting device of the present invention includes a main body that is elastically curved with a light guide arc tube disposed along an outer peripheral surface, a first light source disposed on one end side of the light guide arc tube, And a second light source disposed at an end of the main body.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the light-emitting tool for shoes with good visibility can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the light-emitting tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a top perspective view, (b) is a bottom perspective view. It is a side view of the light-emitting tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the use condition of the light-emitting tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1A is a plan perspective view of a light emitting device 1 for shoes, and FIG. 1B is a bottom perspective view of the light emitting device 1. In the following description of the light-emitting tool 1, the first sandwiching body 11 and the second sandwiching body 12 side are the front, the opposite side is the rear, the second light source 22 side is the top, and the opposite side is the bottom.

  The light-emitting tool 1 has a long main body portion 10 that is bent in a substantially U shape so as to be repelled. A first holding body 11 is provided continuously on one end side of the curved main body 10, and a second holding body 12 is provided on the other end side. The distal end portion 11a of the first sandwiching body 11 and the distal end portion 12a of the second sandwiching body 12 are closed in proximity to or in contact with each other in an unloaded state.

  In the main body 10, a plurality of (two in the present embodiment) light guide luminous tubes 13 (131, 132) arranged substantially vertically are arranged along the rear outer peripheral surface 10 a. The light guide luminous tube 13 is embedded so that a part of the outer peripheral surface 13 a protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface 10 a of the main body 10. Accordingly, in this figure, two side surfaces of each light guide arc tube 13 (131, 132) having a substantially square column shape are exposed. The surface exposed to the outside of each light guide light emitting tube 13 is formed to be convexly curved outward in a vertical sectional view. The light guide luminous tube 13 has flexibility and translucency, and can be bent and deformed together with the main body 10.

  The light guide luminous tube 13 can guide light along the longitudinal direction by causing the light incident on the inside to be totally totally reflected on the outer peripheral surface 13a which is a boundary with the outside. The outer peripheral surface 13a exposed from the main body 10 of the light guide luminous tube 13 is provided with a diffusion layer formed by fine irregularities. Therefore, the light guide arc tube 13 can diffuse and leak light gradually from the outer peripheral surface 13a to the outside while guiding the light incident from the end toward the reflection-side end in the longitudinal direction. . A portion of the outer peripheral surface 13a of the light guide luminous tube 13 that is buried and hidden in the main body 10 is provided with a reflective surface so that light can be emitted efficiently behind the main body 10, or a phosphor. It is good also as a structure which provides a layer and radiate | emits fluorescence light behind the main-body part 10. FIG. Therefore, the light guide luminous tube 13 can emit light substantially entirely along the curved portion of the main body 10 in a surface-emitting manner.

  The first sandwiching body 11 and the second sandwiching body 12 are formed in a substantially plate shape having a larger diameter than the vertical width of the main body 10. The first sandwiching body 11 and the second sandwiching body 12 are formed so as to swell upward and obliquely upward from both ends of the main body 10 (see also the side view of the first sandwiching body 11 in FIG. 2). The thickness of the 1st clamping body 11 and the 2nd clamping body 12 is formed thicker than the curved part of the main-body part 10. As shown in FIG. The front end portions 11a and 12a of the first sandwiching body 11 and the second sandwiching body 12 are formed such that the thickness in the inner and outer directions gradually decreases toward the front. The inner side surface 11b of the first clamping body 11 and the inner side surface 12b of the second clamping body 12 are slightly inclined so as to face the upper inner side in the no-load state.

  As shown in the side view of FIG. 2, the lower ends of the first sandwiching body 11 and the second sandwiching body 12 and the lower end of the curved portion of the main body 10 are substantially flat. At the upper end of the connection portion between the first sandwiching body 11 and the second sandwiching body 12 and the main body portion 10, substantially flat inclined portions 11c and 12c are formed. The light-emitting tool 1 includes a first power source 111 such as a button battery and a first light source 112 such as an LED to which power is supplied from the first power source 111 inside the first holding body 11. The first light source 112 is provided on the one end 131a, 132a side of each light guide arc tube 131, 132, and allows light to enter the light guide arc tube 131, 132 from the one end 131a, 132a side. Can do.

  A support rod 21 that extends obliquely upward and forward is connected to the upper edge of the first sandwiching body 11. A second light source 22 such as an LED is provided at the tip of the support rod 21. The second light source 22 is supplied with electric power from the first power source 111 by an electric wiring (not shown) inserted through the support rod 21. The power supply to the first light source 112 and the second light source 22 can be switched and controlled by a push button type first switch 113 provided on the outer surface 11 d side of the first sandwiching body 11. The support rod 21 is flexible so that the deformed shape can be memorized by the user. Therefore, the user can arbitrarily set the direction and position of the second light source 22 according to the size and shape of the shoe 30 to which the light emitting tool 1 is attached.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, the light emitting tool 1 includes a second power source 121 such as a button battery and a second LED such as an LED supplied with power from the second power source 121 inside the second sandwiching body 12. 3 light sources 122. The third light source 122 is provided on the other end 131b, 132b side of each light guide arc tube 131, 132, and light enters the light guide arc tube 131, 132 from the other end 131b, 132b side. Can be made. The power supply to the third light source 122 can be switched and controlled by a push button type second switch 123 provided on the outer surface 12 d side of the second sandwiching body 12.

  The first clamping body 11 is provided with an anti-slip member 114 on the inner surface 11 b side facing the second clamping body 12. Further, the second sandwiching body 12 is also provided with a non-slip member 124 on the inner surface 12 b side facing the first sandwiching body 11. The anti-slip members 114 and 124 of this embodiment are formed in a flat plate shape by a buffer member such as rubber.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a usage state of the light emitting device 1. The user opens the first sandwiching body 11 and the second sandwiching body 12 against the elastic force and causes the heel portion 31 of the shoe 30 to hold the first sandwiching body 11 and the second sandwiching body 12 to emit light. The tool 1 can be attached to the shoe 30. The inner side surfaces 11 b and 12 b of the first holding body 11 and the second holding body 12 are inclined so as to come into contact with the side face of the shoe between the heel part 31 and the toe part 32 of the shoe 30 substantially in parallel. For this reason, the light emitting device 1 is prevented from falling off from the shoe 30 during walking or the like because the anti-slip members 114 and 124 substantially come into surface contact when the shoe 30 is sandwiched. The light emitting tool 1 can attach and detach the heel part 31 of the shoe 30 from the rear side.

  Further, the second light source 22 extending from the first holding body 11 is arranged and fixed at the upper position of the shoe 30 or the like by adjusting the support rod 21 so that light is emitted in front of the shoe 30. FIG. 3 shows a state where the first light source 112, the second light source 22, and the third light source 122 emit light. The light emitting tool 1 can emit light from the light guide arc tube 13 to the rear side by light emission of the first light source 112 and the third light source 122, and can emit light to the front side by light emission of the second light source 22. Therefore, since the presence and position of the user who attached the light emitting device 1 to the shoe 30 are easily recognized even in a remote location or in a dark environment, the light emitting device 1 can improve the visibility.

  Moreover, since the light-emitting tool 1 is configured to supply power to the first light source 112 and the second light source 22 that are disposed on one end side of the main body 10 by the first power source 111, the light-emitting tool 1 is simple in configuration and operation. can do.

  In addition, the light-emitting tool 1 includes the third light source 122 that makes light incident on the light guide light-emitting tube 13 on the other end side opposite to the one end side where the first light source 112 of the light guide light-emitting tube 13 is disposed. The entire light-emitting tube 13 can emit light brightly.

  Further, as shown in the present embodiment, the first sandwiching body 11 is formed on one end side of the main body 10, the second sandwiching body 12 is formed on the other end of the main body 10, and the light sources 112, 122, The power supplies 111 and 121 and the switches 113 and 123 can be housed inside. Accordingly, the movable curved portion of the main body 10 can be configured without providing electrical wiring. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a failure due to disconnection of the electrical wiring. Further, since the first switch 113 and the second switch 123 are provided on the outer side surfaces 11d and 12d on one end side of the main body 10, the shoe 30 is used when the first switch 113 and the second switch 123 are operated with a finger or the like. The back side is supported and the switch operation can be performed stably.

  The light emitting tool 1 may have a plurality of lighting modes. For example, the lighting mode of each light source 112, 22, 122 can be changed in the order of the off state, the always on state, and the blinking state, and corresponds to each switch each time the first switch 113 and the second switch 123 are pressed. The lighting mode of the light sources 112, 22, 122 to be switched can be switched. In addition, when the first switch 113 and the second switch 123 are pressed while the light sources 112, 22, 122 are blinking, the light sources 112, 22, 122 corresponding to the respective switches can be changed to a light-off state.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible unless it deviates from the summary. For example, in the present embodiment, an example in which two light guide arc tubes 13 are arranged side by side is shown, but the number of the light guide arc tubes 13 may be one or three or more.

  In addition, each light source 112, 22, 122 may be configured such that the color to be lit changes by switching the lighting mode, or a part or all of the light sources 112, 22, 122 are different in a certain lighting mode. You may comprise so that it may light.

  In addition, the first power source 111 and the second power source 121 can be primary batteries or secondary batteries. The first power supply 111 or the second power supply 121 can be charged in a wired manner when configured by a secondary battery. Moreover, the light-emitting tool 1 is good also as a structure which provides a some protrusion in the inner surface 11b, 12b of each clamping body 11 and 12, without providing the anti-slip | skid members 114 and 124 by a buffer member.

  In addition, the second light source 22 may be provided at a position where light can be emitted in the direction opposite to the light emission direction of the light guide luminous tube 13, for example, provided at the distal end portion 11 a of the first sandwiching body 11 or the like. You may form without the support rod 21. Further, the first sandwiching body 11 and the second sandwiching body 12 may be formed in a plate shape or block shape such as a circular shape, a polygonal shape, or a bowl shape in the side view.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Light-emitting tool 10 Main body part 10a Outer peripheral surface 11 1st clamping body 11a Tip part 11b Inner side surface 11c Inclined surface 11d Outer side surface 12 2nd clamping body 12a End part 12b Inner side surface 12c Inclined surface 12d Outer side surface 13 Light guide light emitting tube 13a Outer periphery Surface 21 Support rod 22 Second light source 30 Shoes 31 Heel portion 32 Toe portion 111 First power source 112 First light source 113 First switch 114 Non-slip member 121 Second power source 122 Third light source 123 Second switch 124 Non-slip member 131 Light-emitting tube 131a One end 131b The other end 132 Light-guide tube 132a One end 132b The other end

Claims (5)

A main body that is elastically curved and has a light guide light emitting tube disposed along an outer peripheral surface;
A first light source disposed on one end side of the light guide arc tube;
A second light source disposed at an end of the main body,
A light emitting device for shoes, comprising:   2. The shoe light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the first light source is disposed through a support bar capable of storing a shape from the end of the main body.   3. The shoe light-emitting tool according to claim 1, wherein the main body portion includes a first power source that supplies power to the first light source and the second light source arranged on one end side. 4.   The said main-body part is equipped with the 3rd light source which injects light into the said light guide light emission tube in the other end side opposite to the one end side where the said 1st light source of the said light guide light emission tube is arrange | positioned. The light emitting tool for shoes according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A first clamping body 11 is formed on one end side of the main body,
A second sandwiching body 12 is formed on the other end side of the main body.
The light emitting tool for shoes according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the light emitting tool for shoes is used.

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