JP3161776U - Bicycle alarm - Google Patents

Abstract

A highly useful bicycle that can issue an alarm by flashing light emission or voice notification, is easy to handle without being charged or replaced, and has a structure that is highly waterproof against rainwater. Provide alarms for A speaker, a microphone section, a recording section, a recording switch, a voice notification switch, a volume, a light emitting section, a light emitting switch, recording, voice, light emission control sections, 32, a solar cell, and a power supply section. 36 is integrally provided in the housing 38. The housing 38 is provided with an attachment portion for attachment to the bicycle handle at the lower portion thereof, a solar cell is disposed at the upper portion so as to be exposed, a light emitting portion is provided at the front portion so as to be capable of blinking light emission, and a voice notification switch 22 and A light emitting switch was provided, and a draining groove or wall was formed on the bottom of the housing. [Selection] Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to an alarm device for a bicycle that can emit an alarm with light or sound and does not require charging.

  Conventionally, with a bicycle, it is desired to ensure safe traveling by informing nearby pedestrians of traveling on the road.

  Therefore, various types of alarm devices are conventionally provided on bicycles.

  For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-252267 discloses a wind chime-type bicycle bell that notifies the approach of a bicycle (Patent Document 1). In this bicycle bell, a small wind bell was attached to the handle of the bicycle, and the metal plate attached to the spring hit the resonance tube and made a sound when the handle moved or the bicycle shook. Is. It is intended to prevent an unpleasant impression from being given to a pedestrian due to a sudden sound and warning that have been conventionally used.

  In addition, utility model registration No. 3071871 discloses a bicycle bell incorporating a sound generator and a speaker (Patent Document 2). This bicycle bell emits voices and warning sounds to passers-by using a remote control switch attached to the handle, and increases the frequency of use of the bell so that there is no contact between the bicycle and people during times of congestion. That is what it is.

  In addition, utility model registration No. 3156888 discloses a bicycle headlamp with a security buzzer that makes it easy to attach and detach the bicycle headlamp and at the same time prevent it from being stolen easily (Patent Document 3). . In this bicycle headlamp, when a person who is not the owner of the bicycle tries to remove the headlamp from the handle of the bicycle, the loud sound generator is activated to prevent theft. The owner of the bicycle shall be able to deactivate the device.

However, both of the conventional techniques require labor and equipment such as the use of a generator (dynamo) and battery replacement in order to turn on the lamp and generate an alarm sound. The equipment is complicated to install and handle easily by non-expert users, such as complicated, troublesome wiring, and periodic battery replacement. There is a problem that the exchange of is troublesome.
In addition, since the bicycle is used outdoors, it is necessary to consider that the alarm attached to the bicycle can also exhibit waterproofness and prevent malfunction of the electric system.

JP 2003-252267 A Utility Model Registration No. 3071871 Utility Model Registration No. 3156888

  In view of the above-described conventional situation, the present invention can issue an alarm by flashing light emission or voice notification, and can be easily integrated and handled without the need for charging or battery replacement, and is waterproof against rainwater. It is intended to provide a highly useful bicycle alarm with a high structure.

The present invention relates to a bicycle alarm, which is attached to a bicycle and emits sound from a speaker.
A microphone for inputting the user's voice;
A recording unit for storing the input voice and preset voice;
A recording switch,
A recording control unit for storing sound in the recording unit based on an operation to a recording switch;
An audio notification switch;
A voice notification control unit for emitting the stored voice or a preset voice from a speaker based on an operation to a voice notification switch;
A light emitting section that emits light, a light emitting switch,
A light emission control unit that flashes and emits light from the light emission unit based on an operation to the light emission switch;
A solar cell that generates power by receiving light such as sunlight;
The power generated by the solar cell is stored in a rechargeable battery, and the power supply unit that supplies driving dynamic power to each unit such as a recording unit, a voice notification control unit, and a light emission control unit constitutes the outer wall of the bicycle alarm. Provided integrally in the housing,
The housing is provided with a mounting portion for mounting to a structural member such as a bicycle handle, and at the same time, a solar cell can be exposed on the top of the housing, and the light emitting portion can be flashed on the front. In the rear, the voice notification switch and the light emitting switch are provided in the rear, a speaker that emits sound in the lower part and a recording switch that can be operated from below,
The bicycle alarm is characterized in that the housing has a daily waterproofing function, and a draining groove or wall is formed on the bottom surface of the housing.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the casing is made of a resin material, and the light emitting portion is a light emitting diode that blinks and emits light.

  In addition, a volume for adjusting the volume of the sound emitted from the speaker is provided, and the volume is a slide volume device in which a main body is provided in the housing, and an operation unit of the slide volume device projects from the bottom surface side of the housing. It is suitable.

  The recording switch is preferably provided with a switch button inside the housing through a hole provided in the lower portion of the housing.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the attachment part of the said housing | casing is a clamp structure which winds and fixes to the rod-shaped handle | steering-wheel part of a bicycle.

  According to the bicycle alarm device of the present invention, the outer wall of the bicycle alarm device constitutes a power supply unit that supplies driving dynamic power to each unit such as a recording unit, a recording control unit, a voice notification control unit, and a light emission control unit. Provided integrally in the housing, and the housing is provided with a mounting portion for attachment to the lower part of the housing and structural members such as a bicycle handle. Since the battery can be charged with the battery, it is easy to handle without requiring troublesome work such as wiring work and battery replacement during installation.

  Further, the housing is provided with a mounting portion for mounting to a structural member such as a bicycle handle, and at the same time, a solar cell is disposed on the upper portion of the housing so that exposure is possible, and the light emitting portion blinks at the front. Since the voice notification switch and the light emission switch are provided at the rear, and the speaker that emits sound and the recording switch that can be operated from below are provided at the lower part, the user can select his / her favorite by operating the recording switch. Voice can be recorded, and voice notification can be made by operating a voice switch. Of course, if necessary, it is possible to alert other bicycle occupants and pedestrians by flashing light from the light emitting portion by operating the light emitting switch.

  Further, since the solar cell is provided on the upper part of the housing so as to be exposed, sunlight can be received without loss and sufficient power generation can be performed.

  In addition, since a speaker and a recording switch are provided at the lower part, it is possible to reliably prevent water from entering the speaker and the switch when it rains.

  Furthermore, since the said housing | casing has a daily waterproofing function at the point of waterproofing, it can prevent that rain water penetrate | invades inside. At the same time, a draining groove or wall is formed on the bottom surface of the housing, so that even if rainwater hangs on the housing and wraps around the bottom surface of the housing, rainwater circulates around the lower speaker and recording switch. It is possible to prevent water resistance and water resistance. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the influence of moisture intrusion into the internal electric system.

  In addition, since the voice notification switch and the light emission switch are provided at the rear part of the housing, the occupant is extremely easy to operate even when boarding.

  It should be noted that the degree of freedom of molding can be secured by using the housing as a resin material. Further, power consumption can be further reduced by using a light emitting diode as a light emitting diode and performing flashing light emission instead of irradiation.

  In addition, a volume for adjusting the volume of the sound emitted from the speaker is provided, and the volume is a slide volume device in which a main body is provided in the housing, and an operation unit of the slide volume device projects from the bottom surface side of the housing. Therefore, it is impossible to control the magnitude of sound generation, and safety can be ensured.

  The recording switch can be provided with a switch button inside the housing through a hole provided in the lower portion of the housing.

  In addition, if the attachment part of the housing is structured to be wound around and fixed to a bicycle-like handle part of a bicycle, it can be firmly fixed, and can be reliably prevented from being removed and stolen or tampered with. Can be played.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a state in which a bicycle alarm device according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided on a handle portion of a bicycle. It is a rear view of the bicycle alarm. It is a bottom view of the bicycle alarm. It is a side view of the said alarm device for bicycles. It is explanatory drawing of the light emission part and solar cell of the said alarm device for bicycles. FIG. 3 is a layout diagram of a speaker, a microphone unit, a recording switch, a volume, and a light emitting unit of the bicycle alarm device. It is a circuit block diagram of the speaker of the said bicycle alarm device, a microphone part, a recording switch, a volume, and a light emission part.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  1 to 7 are explanatory diagrams of a configuration of a bicycle alarm according to the embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the bicycle alarm device is attached to the bicycle handle 10 and emits an alarm sound from a speaker 12, and is input with a microphone unit 14 for inputting a user's voice. A recording unit 16 for storing the recorded voice and a preset voice, a recording switch 18, a recording control unit 20 for storing the voice in the recording unit 16 based on an operation on the recording switch 18, a voice notification switch 22, Based on an operation to the voice notification switch 22, the voice notification control unit 24 that emits the stored voice or the preset voice from the speaker 12, the volume 26 for adjusting the magnitude of the voice emitted from the speaker 12, and the light A light emitting unit 28 that emits light, a light emitting switch 30, a light emitting control unit 32 that flashes and emits light from the light emitting unit 28 based on an operation on the light emitting switch 30, and light such as sunlight The solar cell 34 that receives the power and generates the power, and the power generated by the solar cell 34 is stored in the rechargeable battery, and driving dynamic power is supplied to each unit such as the recording unit 16, the voice notification control unit 24, and the light emission control unit 32. A power supply unit 36 to be supplied is integrally provided in a housing 38 constituting the outer wall of the bicycle alarm.

  The housing 38 is provided with a mounting portion 40 for attaching to the bicycle handle 10 at the lower portion thereof (it can be attached to a structural member of the bicycle other than the handle). The light emitting unit 28 is disposed so as to be able to be exposed, and the light emitting unit 28 is provided on the front part so as to be able to blink. The voice notification switch 22 and the light emitting switch 30 are provided on the rear part.

  The solar cell 34 has a size of 30 mm × 600 mm, and is provided with a cover 34a (transparent ABS resin) to prevent rain and dust on the upper surface. As shown in FIG. 7, the generated power of the solar cell 34 is introduced into the power supply unit 36, and the control power supply from the power supply unit 36 to each control unit such as the light emission control unit 32, the voice notification control unit 24, the recording control 20, Further, it is used as a power source for driving each part of the light emitting unit 28, the speaker 12, and the like. Surplus power is used for charging the battery 44.

  The light emitting section 28 is provided with a yellow LED lamp (3 mm diameter) 28a as a light source, and a cover 28b (transparent or translucent ABS resin) made of rain or dust is provided on the front surface thereof.

  The bottom of the casing 38 is provided with a speaker 12 and a recording switch 18 that can be operated from below so as to emit sound downward (or forward).

The casing 38 is made of a resin material (for example, glossy polypropylene PP), and the light emitting portion 28 emits light from a light emitting diode (LED lamp 28a). A hole 38 a is formed in the front portion of the housing 38, the light emitting unit 28 is mounted inside, and a cover 28 b is provided so as to cover the front surface of the light emitting unit 28.
The cover 28b is preferably transparent. Further, if the light emitting part itself has waterproofness or weather resistance (for example, a weatherproof LED covered with a transparent mold), the cover may not be provided in this way.

  The volume 26 is a slide volume device provided with a main body inside a housing 38, and an operation portion 26 a of the slide volume device is formed so as to protrude like a rod from the bottom surface side of the housing 38. A recess is formed around the operation portion 26a.

  The recording switch 18 is provided with a switch button inside the housing 38 through a hole 38 a provided in the lower portion of the housing 38.

  The microphone section 14 is adjacent to the recording switch 18 and is formed so as to pick up sound through a hole 38b provided in the bottom surface of the housing 38.

  The speakers 12 are arranged circumferentially on the bottom surface of the housing 38 to form a hole (speaker hole) 38c, and sound from the speaker 12 is emitted to the outside through the hole 38c. In addition to the recorded user's voice, it may be possible to select to emit a plurality of kinds of voices (female or child voices) by default.

  The casing 38 has a daily waterproofing function, and is provided along the periphery of the bottom surface of the casing 38 and surrounds the speaker 12, the microphone section 14, the recording switch 18, and the volume 26, and a draining groove 42. (Or a wall having a draining function).

  The mounting portion 40 of the casing 38 has a clamp structure that is wound around and fixed to the rod-like handle 10 of the bicycle. Specifically, a part of the annular band 40a is cut out, both sides of the cut-out part are bound with the screw 40b, and the band 40a is wound around the handle 10 and tightened with the screw, thereby cutting the cut-out part. The gap between the missing parts can be tightened and fixed to the bicycle handle 10 by narrowing the gap with screws.

  According to the bicycle alarm device of the embodiment, the power supply unit 36 that supplies driving dynamic power to each unit such as the recording unit 16, the special sound control unit 20, the volume 26, the voice notification control unit 24, and the light emission control unit 32 is provided. Since it is integrally provided in a casing 38 constituting the outer wall of the bicycle alarm, the casing 38 is provided with a lower portion thereof and an attachment portion for mounting to a structural member such as a bicycle handle 10, etc. Can be attached to the bicycle, and the battery can be charged with the generated power by the solar cell 34 at the top, so that troublesome work such as wiring work and battery replacement at the time of attachment is not required, and handling is easy.

  Further, in the casing 38, the solar cell 34 is disposed in an upper part so as to be capable of exposure, the light emitting unit 28 is provided at the front part so as to be able to emit light forward, and the voice notification switch 22 and the light emitting switch 30 are provided at the rear part. ing. By operating the light emitting switch 30, the light emitting unit 28 can be flashed and radiated in various ways. Therefore, even in a dark environment such as at night, the light emitting unit 28 can be flashed and emitted by operating the light emitting switch 30 as necessary. The pedestrian can be alerted and the bicycle can be run safely.

In addition, a speaker switch 18 and a recording switch 18 that can be operated from below are provided at the lower portion of the housing 38 so as to emit sound in a downward direction (which can be in each direction such as forward).
Therefore, the user can record his / her favorite voice (for example, “I'm sorry, I am passing”) by operating the recording switch 18, and the voice can be reproduced by operating the voice notification switch 22. You can feel warmer than the sound of the sound, can draw attention to the people on the street without any sense of incongruity or unreasonableness, and safer and gentler than the sound of a mechanical bell.

  In addition, since the solar battery (solar battery) 34 is provided on the upper portion of the housing 38, attention is paid to the environment, such as receiving sunlight without loss and generating sufficient power. Moreover, since the speaker 12 and the recording switch 18 are provided in the lower part, it is possible to reliably prevent water from entering the speaker 12 and the switch when it rains. Of course, it is possible to irradiate light from the light emitting unit 28 facing forward by operating the switch as needed.

Furthermore, in terms of waterproofing, the housing 38 has a daily waterproofing function, so that rainwater can be prevented from entering inside.
At the same time, since a draining groove 42 (or wall) is formed on the bottom surface of the housing 38, even if rainwater falls on the housing 39 and wraps around the bottom surface of the housing 38, the lower speaker 12 or recording switch It is possible to prevent rainwater from flowing around 18 and further improve waterproofness and water resistance. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the influence of moisture intrusion into the internal electric system. Since it surrounds the speaker 12, the microphone section 14, the recording switch 18, and the volume 26, it is possible to reliably prevent the entry of moisture such as rainwater into the electric system, and it is not possible to be alerted by a sound due to a failure or a flashing light emission. Can be reliably prevented.

  In addition, since the voice notification switch 22 and the light emission switch 30 are provided at the rear part of the housing 38, the occupant is extremely easy to operate even when boarding.

  In addition, the housing | casing 38 can be used as a resin material and the freedom degree of shaping | molding is securable. Further, power consumption due to light emission can be reduced by using the light emitting unit 28 as a light emitting diode.

  Further, if the volume 26 is provided with a slide volume device in the housing 38 and the operation part 26a of the slide volume device protrudes from the bottom surface side of the housing 38, the volume 26 cannot be operated when getting on and secures safety. it can.

  The recording switch 18 can be provided with a switch button inside the housing 38 through a hole provided in the lower portion of the housing 38.

  In addition, the mounting portion of the casing 38 has a clamp structure that is wound around and fixed to a bicycle rod 10 handle portion, so that it can be securely fixed and theft can be prevented.

  The bicycle alarm device of the present invention can be used as an alarm device that is easy to attach and detach, can emit a flashing light or sound and does not need to be charged, and can reliably prevent moisture ingress. it can.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Handle 12 Speaker 14 Microphone part 16 Recording part 18 Recording switch 20 Recording control part 22 Audio | voice notification switch 24 Audio | voice notification control part 26 Volume 26a Operation part 28 Light emission part 30 Light emission switch 32 Light emission control part 34 Solar cell 34a Solar cell cover 36 Power supply unit 38 Case 38a Recording switch hole 38b Microphone unit hole 38c Speaker hole 40 Mounting unit 40a Band 40b Screw 42 Draining groove 44 Battery

Claims (4)

A bicycle alarm attached to a bicycle and emitting sound from a speaker,
A microphone for inputting the user's voice;
A recording unit for storing the input voice and preset voice;
A recording switch,
A recording control unit for storing sound in the recording unit based on an operation to a recording switch;
An audio notification switch;
A voice notification control unit for emitting the stored voice or a preset voice from a speaker based on an operation to a voice notification switch;
A light emitting section that emits light, a light emitting switch,
A light emission control unit that flashes and emits light from the light emission unit based on an operation to the light emission switch;
A solar cell that generates power by receiving light such as sunlight;
The power generated by the solar cell is stored in a rechargeable battery, and the power supply unit that supplies driving dynamic power to each unit such as a recording unit, a voice notification control unit, and a light emission control unit constitutes the outer wall of the bicycle alarm. Provided integrally in the housing,
The housing is provided with a mounting portion for mounting to a structural member such as a bicycle handle, and at the same time, a solar cell can be exposed on the top of the housing, and the light emitting portion can be flashed on the front. In the rear, the voice notification switch and the light emitting switch are provided in the rear, a speaker that emits sound in the lower part and a recording switch that can be operated from below,
A bicycle alarm device, wherein the housing has a daily waterproofing function, and a drainage groove or wall is formed on the bottom surface of the housing.   The bicycle alarm according to claim 1, wherein the casing is made of a resin material, and the light emitting section is configured such that a light emitting diode blinks.   A volume for adjusting the volume of the sound emitted from the speaker is provided, and the volume is a slide volume device in which a main body is provided in the housing, and an operation portion of the slide volume device protrudes from the bottom surface side of the housing. The bicycle alarm according to claim 1, wherein the bicycle alarm is provided.   4. The bicycle alarm according to claim 1, wherein the recording switch is provided with a switch button inside the housing through a hole provided in a lower portion of the housing.

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