JP3235608U - Lights and light units for knit hats - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light for a knit hat that makes it easy for a knit hat wearer to grasp the condition of a nearby ground. SOLUTION: This is a knit hat light 1 attached to a knit hat 2 on a mounting surface S along a wearer's head in the knit hat 2, and the knit hat light 1 is attached to the knit hat 2. , Illuminates the direction inclined from the direction perpendicular to the mounting surface S so as to illuminate the front diagonally downward direction of the wearer's head. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a light for a knit hat and a light unit.

Patent Document 1 discloses a hat with a light, which is configured by providing a cylinder at one end of the brim of the hat, providing elastic rubber at the center portion of the cylinder, and inserting a small lamp into the cylinder.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-102449

By the way, when working outdoors at night, for example, in the cold season, there are cases where it is desired to wear a knit hat instead of a hat with a brim as in Patent Document 1. The knit hat light attached to the knit hat is mainly used in dark environments such as outdoors at night, so from the viewpoint of safety etc., we want to illuminate the appropriate direction. For example, when the light for a knit hat illuminates the front straight, it is not possible to illuminate the ground around the wearer when the wearer of the knit hat faces straight forward. In such a case, it is difficult for the wearer to grasp the condition of the nearby ground, which is dangerous.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object thereof is to make it easier for the wearer to grasp the condition of the nearby ground.

The first invention is a light for a knit hat that is attached to the knit hat on the mounting surface along the wearer's head in the knit hat, and the wearer faces forward while attached to the knit hat. It is a light for a knit hat that illuminates a direction tilted from a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface so as to illuminate the front diagonally downward direction of the head.

According to the first invention, the knit hat light is attached to the knit hat on the mounting surface located on the wearer's head and illuminates the direction inclined from the direction perpendicular to the mounting surface. Therefore, the knit hat light can illuminate the wearer's front diagonally downward direction instead of illuminating the wearer's front straight. As a result, it becomes easier for the wearer to grasp the condition of the nearby ground.

The second invention includes a knit hat light according to the first invention, a neck hanging holder having a mounting portion to which the knit hat light is attached, and a neck hanging portion for hanging the mounting portion from the neck. , A light unit.

According to the second device, the light unit is convenient because the light for a knit hat can be used not only by attaching it to the knit hat but also by hanging it from the neck.

As described above, according to the present invention, it becomes easier for the knit hat wearer to grasp the condition of the nearby ground.

It is a perspective view which shows the light for a knit hat and the knit hat. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. It is an exploded perspective view of the light for a knit hat. It is a perspective view which shows the light for a knit cap and the neck hanging member.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following description of preferred embodiments is merely exemplary and is not intended to limit the invention, its applications or its uses. Further, in the following, in order to express the positional relationship in the drawings, expressions indicating the directions of front, back, up and down are used, but these expressions are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

(First Embodiment)
-composition-
As shown in FIG. 1, the knit hat light 1 (hereinafter, simply referred to as “light”) according to the first embodiment is the front side of the knit hat 2, specifically, the knit hat wearer (hereinafter, simply “wearing”). It is intended to be used by being attached to the knit cap 2 on the attachment surface S located on the head of the person. The knit hat 2 covers the head so as to follow the shape of the wearer's head, and the mounting surface S is located at a portion of the knit hat 2 along the wearer's forehead.

As shown in FIG. 1, the dimensions and shape of the light 1 are substantially rectangular, for example, about 3 cm in length × 4 cm in width when viewed from the front. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the light 1 includes a substantially plate-shaped battery accommodating portion 1a and a light emitting portion 1b provided on the front surface of the battery accommodating portion 1a.

As shown in FIG. 3, the battery accommodating portion 1a has a battery 11, a substantially rectangular cover 12 that protects the battery 11 from the rear side of the battery 11, and a waterproof rubber 13 that surrounds the outer peripheral portion of the cover 12. ..

The light emitting unit 1b includes a main board 14 provided on the front side of the battery 11, an LED board 15 provided on the front side of the main board 14, and a PCB holder 16 for fixing and covering both the boards 14 and 15 from the front side. It has a case 17 that covers both the substrates 14, 15 and the PCB holder 16 from the front side. An LED 15a is provided on the front surface of the LED substrate 15.

As shown in FIG. 2, the LED substrate 15 is fixed to the PCB holder 16 in a state of being tilted by 30 ° with respect to the vertical direction (direction parallel to the mounting surface S). As a result, the direction in which the LED 15a emits light and illuminates, that is, the direction L in which the light 1 illuminates is diagonally forward and downward, tilted 30 ° downward from the front (direction V perpendicular to the mounting surface S). As a result, the light 1 can be attached to the knit cap 2 and illuminate the front diagonally downward direction of the wearer's head facing forward.

Holes 16a and 17a penetrating the front and rear are formed in the PCB holder 16 and the case 17, respectively, and a switch member 18 long in the front-rear direction is inserted through these holes 16a and 17a, respectively. The switch member 18 has a spacer 18a that is long in the front-rear direction, and a switch cover 18b that is provided on the front side of the spacer 18a and is exposed on the front side of the case 17. When the switch member 18 is pushed backward by the wearer, the rear end portion of the spacer 18a comes into contact with the main board 14, whereby power is supplied from the battery 11 to the main board 14 and the LED board 15, and the LED 15a emits light.

Further, the light 1 includes a USB connection unit (not shown) for charging the battery 11. The USB connection portion is covered with a USB cover 19 as shown in FIG. 3 when not in use.

As shown in FIG. 1, the knit cap 2 has a main body portion 21 that covers the wearer's head, and a return portion 22 that follows the lower part of the main body portion 21 and is folded outward. At the center of the forehead of the return portion 22, an opening H for exposing the light emitting portion 1b to the outside is formed so that the light emitting portion 1b of the light 1 illuminates the front. The mounting surface S is located behind the opening H in the main body 21. In order to attach the light 1 to the knit cap 2, for example, the light 1 is inserted between the main body portion 21 and the return portion 22, positioned on the attachment surface S, and the light emitting portion 1b is exposed to the front side from the opening H.

-Action / Effect-
According to the present embodiment, the light 1 is attached to the knit cap 2 on the mounting surface S located on the wearer's forehead and illuminates the direction L inclined from the direction V perpendicular to the mounting surface S. Therefore, the light 1 can illuminate the front diagonally downward direction of the wearer instead of illuminating the front of the wearer straight. As a result, it becomes easier for the wearer to grasp the condition of the nearby ground.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 4 shows a light unit U according to a second embodiment for using the light 1 according to the first embodiment in a state where the light 1 according to the first embodiment is not attached to the knit cap 2. The light unit U includes a light 1 and a neck holder 30 for hanging the light 1 from the neck.

Specifically, the neck holder 30 has a mounting portion 31 to which the light 1 is mounted, and a neck hanging portion 32 for hanging the mounting portion 31 from the wearer's neck. The mounting portion 31 is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape surrounding the light emitting portion 1b of the light 1 when viewed from the front. When the light 1 is attached to the mounting portion 31, the rear surface of the mounting portion 31 comes into contact with the front surface of the battery accommodating portion 1a of the light 1. The neck hanging portion 32 is a linear member whose both ends are fixed to the upper end portion of the mounting portion 31. The neck hanging portion 32 has a sufficient length to surround the user's neck so that the mounting portion 31 is positioned around the user's chest and hung from the neck.

The light 1 is attached to the attachment portion 31 by fitting.

According to the present embodiment, the light unit U can be used not only by attaching the light 1 to the knit cap 2 but also by hanging it from the neck. Therefore, the light 1 can be used even in the hot season when the knit hat 2 is not worn, which is convenient. Further, if the light 1 is hung from the neck and used, the arrangement of the mounting portion 31 can be manually adjusted as needed, and the direction of the light 1 can be changed to freely change the direction of illumination. It will be easier to understand the condition of the nearby ground.

(Other embodiments)
The light 1 may be provided with a magnet for attaching to a metal part such as a car. This expands the usage mode outdoors and makes it even more convenient.

Further, in the first embodiment, the mounting surface S of the light 1 is located on the portion of the knit cap 2 along the wearer's forehead, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the wearer's head illuminates the front diagonally downward direction. It suffices if it is located at the site.

Further, in the first embodiment, the illumination direction L of the LED 15a is an angle (tilt angle) inclined downward from the direction V perpendicular to the mounting surface S, but is not limited to this. This tilt angle is, for example, 10 to 80 °, preferably 20 ° to 40 °.

The present invention is useful as a light and a light unit for a knit hat.

1 Light for knit hat
1a Battery housing 1b Light emitting part 2 Knit cap U Light unit 30 Neck hanging holder 31 Mounting part
32 Neck hanging part

Claims (2)

A light for a knit hat that is attached to the knit hat on the mounting surface along the wearer's head in the knit hat.
A light for a knit hat that illuminates a direction tilted from a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface so as to illuminate the front diagonally downward direction of the wearer's head facing forward when attached to the knit hat. The light for a knit hat according to claim 1 and
A light unit comprising a neck-hanging holder having a mounting portion to which the knit cap light is mounted and a neck-hanging portion for hanging the mounting portion from the neck.

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