JP3031430U - Night safety equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: When light emitted from a headlight of a vehicle is received at night, the light source 4 automatically shines, and this brilliance signal notifies the driver of the vehicle a of the presence of a pedestrian b. The vehicle a
To provide an epoch-making night safety device in which the light source 4 is automatically turned off when the light emitted from the headlight is removed after passing. A headlight sensor (3) for detecting light emitted from a headlight of a vehicle (a) is provided on a base (2) having a battery (1), and a light source (4) shining through the battery (1) by the operation of the headlight sensor (3) is used as the base. Night safety equipment provided in 2.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the device belongs]

 The present invention relates to a safety device at night that shines in response to light emitted from a vehicle headlight and informs the driver of the vehicle of the presence of a pedestrian at night.

[0002]

[Problems to be solved by conventional techniques and devices]

 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are night safety devices having a light emitting function.

This safety device is equipped with a manual switch device. If the switch device is operated at night and the light emitting function is activated, the safety device emits a light emission signal during walking. A driver of a vehicle approaching a pedestrian discovered the accident to prevent an accident.

However, in such a conventional safety device, since the switch device has to be manually operated to activate the light emitting function, the switch operation is troublesome, and the user forgets to forget to emit light, or returns home. It was easy to forget to turn off the light afterwards and it was not easy to use.

In view of such a situation, the present invention automatically illuminates the light source when receiving the irradiation light of the vehicle headlight at night, and the illuminance signal causes the presence of a pedestrian to the driver of the vehicle. It provides an epoch-making nighttime safety device in which the light source is automatically turned off when the headlight of the vehicle passes and the illumination light of the headlight is released.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

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

A headlight sensor 3 that detects the light emitted from the headlights of a vehicle a is provided on a base 2 having a battery 1, and a light source 4 that shines through the battery 1 by the operation of the headlight sensor 3 is used as a base. It relates to the safety equipment at night characterized by being installed in 2.

Further, the headlight sensor 3 is detected to detect headlight irradiation light from a position separated by a certain distance or more so that the driver of the vehicle a can stop with a margin when visually recognizing the brightness of the light source 4. In addition, the present invention relates to the night safety equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that it is set not to detect outside light of a weak atmosphere illumination such as a street light.

Further, the headlight sensor 3 is set so that the degree of detection thereof is set so as not to detect sunlight in the daytime but to detect strong irradiation light of a certain level or more of the headlights of the vehicle a. The present invention relates to the night safety equipment according to any one of claims 1 and 2. The nighttime safety equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the light source 4 is configured to perform a blinking bright operation.

The light source 4 is coated with a glitter material 5 such as a retroreflective material, and the glitter of the light source 4 through the glitter material 5 is visible to the driver of the vehicle a. The present invention relates to the night safety equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

Further, the night safety equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that an attachment member 6 that can be attached to belongings, clothes, etc. of the pedestrian b is provided. Is.

Further, the nighttime safety equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the base 2 is made of a flexible material.

In addition, a headlight sensor 3 that detects the light emitted from the headlights of the vehicle a is provided on a base body 2 equipped with a battery 1, and a light source 4 that shines through the battery 1 by the operation of the headlight sensor 3 is provided. The base member 2 is provided, and the base member 2 is covered with a glittering material 5 such as a retroreflective material, and the base member 2 or the glittering material 5 is provided with a mounting member 6 that can be attached to the belongings or clothes of the pedestrian b. It relates to night safety equipment.

[0014]

[Embodiment of device]

 A preferred embodiment of the present invention (how to carry out the invention) will be briefly described with reference to the drawings and showing its effects.

At night, when the headlight sensor 3 is irradiated with the light emitted from the headlight of the vehicle and the headlight sensor 3 detects this, the headlight sensor 3 operates to cause the light source 4 to automatically shine through the battery 1. . When the light emitted from the headlight deviates from the headlight sensor 3 and the headlight sensor 3 is no longer illuminated, the light source 4 is automatically turned off.

Therefore, if the product of the present invention is attached to the body by some means, such as when going out at night, the light source 4 can be emitted only when the headlight of the vehicle a approaching the pedestrian b illuminates the pedestrian b. Suddenly shines, so that the brilliance of the light source 4 is surely seen by the driver of the vehicle a. Therefore, the driver can easily check the bright signal of the light source 4 from a distance.

Further, since the light source 4 is automatically turned on and off as described above, there is no need to bother with the conventional switch operation.

Further, when the driver of the vehicle a visually recognizes the brightness of the light source 4, the headlight sensor 3 detects the irradiation light of the headlight from a position separated by a certain distance or more so that it can be stopped with a margin. However, if it is set so that it does not detect the outside light of a weak atmosphere such as a street light, a more excellent accident prevention effect can be obtained, and the light source 4 will not shine in response to unrelated light. .

Further, if the detection degree of the headlight sensor 3 is set so as not to detect sunlight in the daytime and to detect strong irradiation light of a certain amount or more of the headlight of the vehicle a 1, the light source 4 is wastefully used in the daytime. It doesn't shine and hurt the appearance, and it saves battery consumption.

Further, if the light source 4 is configured so as to perform a blinking bright operation, the bright signal of the light source 4 can be seen more conspicuously at night and the visibility of the driver of the vehicle a can be further improved.

If the light source 4 is covered with a glitter material 5 such as a retroreflective material, and the glitter of this light source 4 is visible to the driver of the vehicle a through the glitter material 5, this light source 4 The brilliance signal due to is more conspicuous, and the visibility of the driver of the vehicle a is further improved.

Further, if the mounting member 6 that can be mounted on the belongings, clothes, etc. of the pedestrian b is provided, the portability can be obtained by this mounting member 6, and the product of the present invention can be easily carried.

If the base body 2 is made of a flexible material, the base body 2 can be directly sewn into clothes or bags.

Further, according to the invention as claimed in claim 8, the headlight sensor 3 automates the turning on / off of the light source 4, so that the switch operation is performed one by one like the conventional product. It is not bothersome, and the product can be easily carried by the mounting member 6 when going out at night, and the brilliance of the light source 4 shines through the brilliant material 5, so that the brilliant signal is very conspicuous. It is a nighttime safety device that can be seen and appears to the driver of the vehicle when the light source 5 is bright.

[0025]

【Example】

 A specific embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a key chain.

A headlight sensor 3 for detecting the light emitted from the headlights of the vehicle a is provided on a base body 2 equipped with a small battery 1, and a plurality of light sources that shine through the battery 1 by the operation of the headlight sensor 3 are provided. 4 is provided on the base 2. Reference numeral 8 in the drawing denotes a case body that covers the base body 2, and a suspension ring as a mounting member 6 for suspending the case body 8 on, for example, a belt of pants or a bag is provided on the case body 8. ing .

As the base body 2, a printed circuit board is adopted. The layout of the battery 1, the headlight sensor 3, and the light source 4 and the mounting structure for the base 2 can be changed as appropriate.

The headlight sensor 3 does not perform a photodetection operation on sunlight such as a CDS cell in the daytime or outside light in a weak atmosphere such as a street light, and only detects the light emitted from the headlight of the vehicle a. When it reacts and receives it (when the light emitted from the headlight hits it), it is configured with a sensor that detects the photosensitivity. Therefore, by adopting this CDS cell, the light source 4 will not be radiated by the unrelated light to damage the appearance, and the battery 1 will not be consumed wastefully.

Further, in this embodiment, the headlight sensor 3 is provided with the volume knob 9 for adjusting the detection degree on the base body 2 so that the consumer can arbitrarily set the detection degree. . The degree of detection of the headlight sensor 3 may be changed as appropriate, but if it is set so that the irradiation light of the headlight of the vehicle a from a position about 100 meters away at night can be detected, It is preferable because the driver can find out the brilliance emitted from the pedestrian b 100 meters ahead at night and know the existence of the pedestrian b, and can stop in order to prevent an accident with a sufficient margin. Alternatively, the volume knob 9 or the like may not be provided, and the manufacturer may set the detection degree in advance and sell it.

The light source 4 employs an LED. The brilliant color of the light source 4 may be appropriately changed in design, but it is preferable to adopt a brilliant color such as red that stands out at night.

In addition, in this embodiment, a circuit 7 for making the light source 4 blink on and off is provided on the base 2 so that the light source 4 blinks.

In this embodiment, one side surface of the case body 8 is made of a glitter material 5 using a retroreflective material, and the glitter of the light source 4 is reflected by the glitter material 5 so that the glitter state is changed. It is configured so that it changes and looks very prominent.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the safety device is attached to a belt belt of a subon or a bag to be carried by the attaching member 6 when going out at night, the vehicle a which approaches the pedestrian b is attached. When the headlight of the vehicle illuminates the pedestrian b, the light source 4 shines, and the driver of the vehicle a, who is driving by seeing the headlight light, surely sees the illuminance of the light source 4 and the presence of the pedestrian b. Is confirmed. Then, when the vehicle a overtakes the pedestrian b and the irradiation light of the headlight is not applied, the brightness of the light source 4 is automatically turned off. In this embodiment, the case where the base body 2 is applied to the key holder is shown. However, the base body 2 may be made of a flexible material, and the base body 2 may be directly sewn on clothes, a bag, an armband or the like.

Further, it is possible to use not only what is worn on the body but also, for example, by forming a seal as the mounting member 6 on the base body 2 and attaching it to a bicycle or the like instead of the reflection sticker. If this safety device is installed in the rear part of the vehicle a as a replacement for the hazard lamp, it will be effective in preventing rear-end collision of vehicles approaching from behind when parked at night, and installed on the guardrail or the wall of a private house. If this is done, it can be used for various purposes, such as the effect of preventing a vehicle from colliding with this area.

[0036]

[Effect of device]

 Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the headlight sensor detects the light emitted from the headlight of the vehicle at night and the headlight sensor detects this, the headlight sensor operates to automatically turn on the light source via the battery. Shines, and when the light emitted from the headlight deviates from the headlight sensor and does not illuminate the headlight sensor, the light source is automatically turned off.

Therefore, since the light source is turned on and off automatically, there is no need to bother to operate the switch, unlike the conventional product. For example, when going out at night, this product can be operated by some means. If it is attached to the body, the light source shines only when the headlights of the vehicle approaching the pedestrian illuminate the pedestrian, so the brilliance of this light source is reliably visible in the sight of the vehicle driver. As a result, the driver of the vehicle can easily check the brilliant signal from this light source from a distance, and it will be an epoch-making nighttime safety device that exhibits an excellent traffic accident prevention effect at night.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the degree of detection of the headlight sensor is set to a value greater than a certain distance from which the driver of the vehicle can stop with a margin when visually recognizing the brightness of the light source. Since it is set to detect the light emitted from the headlights and not to detect the ambient light such as street lights, it is possible to obtain a superior effect of preventing accidents at night and to react to unrelated light. The light source does not shine.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, the detection degree of the headlight sensor is set so as not to detect the sunlight in the daytime but to detect a strong irradiation light of a certain amount or more of the headlight of the vehicle. In this way, the light source will not be uselessly shining in the daytime and the appearance will not be harmed, and battery consumption can be saved.

Further, in the invention as set forth in claim 4, since the light source is constituted so as to perform the blinking shining operation, the shining signal of the light source can be seen more conspicuously at night and the visibility of the driver of the vehicle can be improved. It will be further improved.

Further, in the invention according to claim 5, the light source is covered with a glitter material such as a retroreflective material, and the glitter of the light source is configured to be visually recognized by the driver of the vehicle through the glitter material. Therefore, the brilliance signal from this light source can be seen more conspicuously, and the visibility of the vehicle driver can be further improved.

Further, in the invention according to the sixth aspect, since the mounting member which can be mounted on the belongings, clothes, etc. of the pedestrian is provided, the portability can be obtained by this mounting member, and the product of the present invention can be carried. It will be easy to do.

Further, in the invention according to claim 7, since the base is made of a flexible material, the base can be directly sewn into clothes or a bag.

Further, in the invention according to claim 8, the headlight sensor automates the operation of turning on / off the light source, and there is no need to carry out the switch operation one by one as in the conventional product, and the user goes out at night. At this time, the product can be easily carried by the mounting member, and since the brilliance of the light source shines through the brilliant material, the brilliant signal can be seen very conspicuously. It is a nighttime safety device with an excellent structure that makes it extremely visible to the driver.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Battery 2 Base 3 Headlight Sensor 4 Light Source 5 Luminous Material 6 Mounting Member a Vehicle b Pedestrian

Claims (8)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A base body provided with a battery is provided with a headlight sensor for detecting light emitted from a headlight of a vehicle, and a light source shining through the battery by the operation of the headlight sensor is provided on the base body. And night safety equipment. 2. The degree of detection of the headlight sensor is
Set so that when the driver of the vehicle visually recognizes the brightness of the light source, it can detect the light emitted from the headlight from a position separated by a certain distance or more, and does not detect the ambient light such as a streetlight that is weak. The night safety equipment according to claim 1, wherein the safety equipment is provided. 3. The degree of detection of the headlight sensor,
The night safety device according to claim 1, wherein the sun light in the daytime is not detected, and a strong irradiation light of a certain amount or more emitted from a headlight of the vehicle is detected. 4. The night safety equipment according to claim 1, wherein the light source is configured to perform a blinking bright operation. 5. The light source is coated with a glitter material such as a retroreflective material, and the glitter of the light source through the glitter material is visible to a driver of a vehicle.
4. The night safety equipment according to any one of 4 above. 6. The night safety equipment according to claim 1, further comprising an attachment member that can be attached to a pedestrian's belongings, clothes, or the like. 7. The night safety device according to claim 1, wherein the base is made of a flexible material. 8. A base body provided with a battery is provided with a headlight sensor for detecting light emitted from a headlight of a vehicle, and a light source which shines through the battery by the operation of the headlight sensor is provided on the base body. A safety device at night, characterized by being coated with a glittering material such as a retroreflective material and provided with a mounting member that can be attached to a pedestrian's belongings, clothes, etc. on the base or glittering material.