JP3254516B2 - Emergency signal transmitter - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention clarifies the location of a dive worker, a sports diver or the like when lost in a waiting ship or the like, and informs a rescuer of the position. The present invention relates to an emergency signal transmission device that can be turned on unnecessarily in water and transmit radio waves to prevent battery consumption, and that is convenient for small-sized personal portable use.

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional emergency signal transmitting device is a waterproof one for a ship, which is thrown into the sea, floats on the sea, and automatically switches on by utilizing the electric conduction of seawater.
Some people turned the switch on and threw it into the sea, and the switch input transmitted a continuous emergency signal wave. Also, the antenna was always facing upward at the surface of the water and was coming out of the water. Others were not waterproof, but some could control emergency signal radio transmission when switched on and off, but were not waterproof and did not float on water. Emergency signal lighting and extinction device floating on the waterproof type of water, switch on the water, the light automatically turns on and blinks, and continuously lights and blinks until the battery is exhausted.
In addition, underwater lights and the like only turned on when the switch was pressed by water pressure with a push button switch underwater. Also, it had the same specific gravity as water and did not float. In addition, the emergency signal transmitting device and the function of turning on and blinking underwater were combined, and the specific gravity could be made the same as that of water, and the weight and the buoyant body could be easily removed, and none of them could float on the water.

However, in such a conventional emergency signal transmitting device, once the switch is turned on,
It was extremely difficult to carry a distress emergency signal continuously generated by radio waves or light, and for divers and others to float on the water and dive. Also, in the past accidents of small boats, the emergency signal transmitter was operated continuously and was not useful due to a long drift and running out of batteries. In addition, the device was too large to fit in the life raft pocket and could not be taken out of the device, which was not useful. The present invention addresses such problems, is easy to carry, has the same specific gravity as water in water, floats on water when the weight and buoyant body are removed, turns on the switch, and transmits abnormal signal radio waves. , Reveal your whereabouts,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an emergency signal transmitting device capable of waiting for rescue.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, the present invention has the following constitution. The invention according to claim 1 is that “a battery chamber is provided inside a lower portion of a cylindrical device main body, and a battery is disposed in the battery chamber;
An electronic circuit board for generating an emergency signal on which electronic components are mounted is arranged on the upper part of the battery chamber, and further, a slide switch for generating an emergency signal is provided on the main body of the apparatus, as a space buoyant body inside the upper part of the apparatus main body, An emergency signal transmitting device having an antenna section on the upper portion of the device main body and having a weight detachably mounted on the upper portion of the device main body. ]. According to the first aspect of the invention, a weight that can be easily removed is detachably provided on the upper portion of the apparatus main body,
Since the upper part of the emergency signal transmission device does not face upward in the water while diving, it can be carried without discomfort by dive. If you do not remove the weight that can be easily removed, the emergency signal transmission device will float on the water, the antenna section will always be able to transmit stable emergency signal radio waves to the surface of the water, and the waiting ship who has lost sight of the diver Alternatively, the rescue ship can be informed of its location. The invention according to claim 2 provides an electronic circuit for generating an emergency signal, in which a battery chamber is provided in a lower portion of a cylindrical device main body, a battery is disposed in the battery chamber, and an electronic component is mounted on the upper part of the battery chamber. A substrate is arranged, and furthermore, the inside of the upper part of the apparatus main body is used as a spatial buoyant body, a slide switch for generating an emergency signal is provided on the apparatus main body, an antenna part is provided on the upper part of the apparatus main body, and the upper part of the apparatus main body is provided. An emergency signal transmitting device, wherein a weight is detachably attached to the weight, a buoyant body is detachably attached to a lower portion, and the weight and the buoyant body are tied by a detachable string. ].
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the weight and the buoyant body which can be easily removed are provided, the upper space buoyant body is suspended with the easily removable weight, and the buoyant body and the lower weight are easily removed with the buoyant body. Are suspended so that the upper part of the emergency signal transmission device does not face upward in the water during diving, and is connected by a string that can be easily carried and removed by the diver during the diving operation. If you do not remove the weight and the buoyant body, the emergency signal transmitting device will float on the water, the antenna section will always be able to transmit a stable emergency signal radio wave coming out of the water surface, a waiting ship or a rescue who has lost sight of the diver You can let the ship know where you are.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of an emergency signal transmitting apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, a first embodiment of the emergency signal transmitting device is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, FIG. 1 is a front view of the emergency signal transmitting device, and FIG.
Is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof. This emergency signal transmitting device has a cylindrical device main body 1, and the device main body 1 is provided with a slide switch 4 instead of a push button switch so that the switch is not turned on by water pressure during diving. The slide switch 4 can be turned on only when a lost ship or the like is lost. The apparatus main body 1 has an antenna section 5 at an upper part, a weight 2 is attached to an upper part of the apparatus main body 1, a buoyant body 3 is attached to a lower part, and the weight 2 and the buoyant body 3 are easily removed from a string 21.
Are tied together. When the weight 2 and the buoyant body 3 connected by the string 21 are removed, the lower part of the emergency signal transmitting device sinks in the water and the upper antenna part 5 comes out of the water surface, and transmits the emergency signal radio wave on the water surface, Can be informed.
As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 3, the device main body 1 of the emergency signal transmitting device has a cylindrical outer shape.
It has a size of about 90 mm and a diameter of about 30 mm, which is convenient for carrying. According to the plan view, the device body 1 is
The entire cylindrical shape is made of a non-magnetic material, for example, aluminum or the like, and can withstand the water pressure during diving. Also, as shown in the sectional view of FIG. 2, a magnetic field sensitive switch, for example, a contact of a reed relay 8 is connected and disconnected by a slide switch 44 of a magnet 7 instead of a push button switch which is pressed by a water pressure during diving and turned on. Is what you do. Thereby, the contact can be cut off regardless of the water pressure during diving. A battery 14 is disposed in a battery chamber 13 at a lower portion of the apparatus main body 1. A battery replacement cover 15 is fixed with screws 16 and sealed, and a heavy object is disposed at a lower portion. In the upper part of the battery compartment 13, the electronic component 1
0 is mounted on the electronic circuit board 9 for emergency signal generation,
The upper space buoyancy body 6 is used. Further, the weight 2 is provided by, for example, a Velcro so that it can be easily detached so as to be suspended from the space buoyant body 6. Further, since the lower portion of the apparatus main body 1 has a specific gravity higher than that of water, a buoyant body 3 made of, for example, a velcro is provided at the lower portion so that the weight 2 can be easily removed. As a result, the upper portion of the emergency signal transmitting device does not always face upward during diving, and has the same specific gravity as water. When the weight 2 and the buoyant body 3 that can be easily removed are removed, the upper portion of the emergency signal transmitting device floats on the water surface. , The lower part sinks, the antenna part 5 always comes out above the water surface, and the emergency signal radio wave can be transmitted stably. The weight 2 and the buoyant body 3, which can be easily removed, allow the user to carry the dive even when diving. Next, a second embodiment of the emergency signal transmission device is shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, wherein FIG. 4 is a front view of the emergency signal transmission device,
5 is a side view, FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view, and FIG. 7 is a plan view. In this emergency signal transmitting apparatus, the same components as those in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. The emergency signal transmission device of this embodiment transmits an emergency signal radio wave to notify the user of his / her location when the diver loses a waiting ship or the like. You can send an emergency signal to your ship about your location. In addition, since it can be turned on and blinked by the light emitting member 20 of the blinking portion 19 regardless of the water pressure even in water, it can be used as an emergency signal signaling lamp in water. In addition, a weight 2 and a buoyant body 3 which can be easily removed so as to have the same specific gravity as water when diving are provided, and the weight 2 and the buoyant body 3 are further connected by a string 21, and as shown in FIGS. 1 is about 190mm long, 50mm wide at the top,
The upper width is about 30 mm and the lower diameter is about 30 mm, which makes it easy to carry. The device main body 1 of the emergency signal transmitting device is entirely cylindrical and entirely formed of a non-magnetic material, such as aluminum, and is not a push button switch that is pressed by water pressure during diving and is turned on. As shown in the vertical sectional view of FIG. 1, a magnet 6 and a magnetic field sensitive switch, for example, a reed relay 8 are slid by a slide switch 4 of a magnet 7 to connect and disconnect the contacts of the reed relay 8. The switch can be freely turned on and off. As a result, the emergency signal radio waves can be cut off underwater, and the size of the battery 14 can be reduced.
In addition, since it can be lit and flashed underwater regardless of the water pressure, it can be used as an emergency signal light underwater.
Furthermore, when the weight 2 and the buoyant body 3 tied together by the easily detachable string 21 are removed, the battery compartment 1 is placed at the bottom of the device main body 1 so that the antenna unit 5 of the device main body 1 faces upward and floats on the water surface.
3 is provided, the battery 14 is inserted, and the lower part is made heavy.
Also, the battery replacement lid 15 can be removed with the screw 16 and the battery 14 can be removed.
The emergency signal radio wave generating electronic circuit board 9 is disposed on the upper part of the apparatus main body 1 and the electronic component 10 is disposed thereon. Further, a lighting / flashing part 19 is provided on the upper part, and the space buoyant body 6 is provided. The lower part of the apparatus main body 1 is heavy, and the upper part is floated on the water by the spatial buoyant body 6, and the antenna 5 is always on the water surface.
Comes to the surface of the water. Further, in order to improve the portability during diving, the weight 2 is provided on the space buoyant body 6 and the buoyant body 3 is provided and hung below the hanging apparatus main body 1 so that the space buoyant body 6 is suspended at the same specific gravity as water. Then, the weight 2 and the buoyant body 3 are connected by the string 21, and the emergency signal transmitting device does not always face upward in the water, which makes it convenient to carry.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a weight that can be easily removed is detachably provided on the upper portion of the apparatus main body, and the weight is easily suspended with the upper space buoyant body. Because the upper part of the emergency signal transmission device does not face upward in the water during diving, if the divers do not discomfort while diving, remove the weight that can be easily removed The emergency signal transmitting device floats on the water, and the antenna section can always transmit a stable emergency signal radio wave to the surface of the water, and can notify a standby ship or a rescue ship of a diver who has lost sight of his / her location. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the weight and the buoyant body which can be easily removed are provided, the upper space buoyant body is suspended with the easily removed weight, and the buoyant body and the lower weight are suspended with the easily removed buoyant body. As a result, the upper part of the emergency signal transmission device does not face upward in the water during diving, and the dive can be carried without discomfort during diving and connected with a string that can be easily removed. If you do not remove the buoyant body, the emergency signal transmitter will float on the water, the antenna part will always be on the surface of the water and can transmit a stable emergency signal radio wave, and the self-sustained ship or rescue ship who has lost sight of the diver Can be informed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an emergency signal transmission device according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the emergency signal transmission device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the emergency signal transmitting device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an emergency signal transmitting device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the emergency signal transmission device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the emergency signal transmitting device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of an emergency signal transmission device according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Device main body 2 Weight 3 Buoyant body 4 Slide switch 5 Antenna part 6 Space buoyant body 9 Electronic circuit board 10 Electronic component 13 Battery room 14 Battery 15 Battery exchange lid

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-57-164626 (JP, A) JP-A-6-191479 (JP, A) JP-A-5-347103 (JP, A) 181030 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 63-40040 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 7-9968 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 56-114995 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Utility Model 2-40698 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application Sho 57-12601 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application Hei 7-23697 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04B 1/02-1/04 B63B 45/00 -45/08 B63C 9/00-9/32 G08B 25/10

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A battery chamber is provided inside a lower portion of a cylindrical device body, a battery is disposed in the battery chamber, and an electronic circuit board for generating an emergency signal on which electronic components are mounted is disposed in an upper part of the battery chamber. Further, the inside of the upper part of the apparatus main body is used as a space buoyant body, a slide switch for generating an emergency signal is provided on the apparatus main body, an antenna section is provided on the upper part of the apparatus main body, and a weight is detachable on the upper part of the apparatus main body. An emergency signal transmitting device, which is attached to a device. 2. A battery chamber is provided in a lower portion of a cylindrical device main body, a battery is disposed in the battery chamber, and an emergency signal generating electronic circuit board on which electronic components are mounted is disposed in an upper portion of the battery chamber. Further, the inside of the upper part of the apparatus main body is used as a space buoyant body, a slide switch for generating an emergency signal is provided on the apparatus main body, an antenna section is provided on the upper part of the apparatus main body, and a weight is detachable on the upper part of the apparatus main body. An emergency signal transmitting device, wherein a buoyancy body is detachably attached to a lower portion of the emergency signal transmission device, and the weight and the buoyancy body are connected by a detachable string.