JP6193299B2 - Animal mounting system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an animal mounting apparatus and an animal mounting apparatus system, for example, and more particularly to an animal mounting apparatus and an animal mounting apparatus system suitable for mounting on a pet animal such as a dog or a cat.

  In recent years, the number of households raising pet animals such as dogs and cats has increased as a pet boom. Breeding such pets also leads to the spiritual healing of their owners and children's emotional education, so some families are deeply loving as members of their families. For such households, maintaining and managing pet health is a very important matter as well as maintaining family health.

  On the other hand, taking a pet with a pet can be an exercise not only for pets but also for owners, and it can be said to be especially useful for resolving lack of exercise and maintaining health for the elderly. However, depending on the size of the pet animal and the age of the owner, not only the pet animal but also the owner has an appropriate amount of exercise, and fatigue due to excessive exercise must be prevented. Furthermore, it is necessary to avoid traffic accidents during walks, especially walks at night.

  In this regard, in Patent Document 1, in order to prevent accidents during night walks, a battery and a light emitting diode (LED) are incorporated into a collar to be worn on a pet (a pet animal) so that the position of the pet can be confirmed from a distance. The technical idea of avoiding traffic accidents during pet walks is disclosed.

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a technical idea for preventing nighttime accidents by causing not only pet collars but also leads (tow ropes) connected to the collars to emit light.

  Although disclosed in the above two patent documents is an excellent technical idea for preventing accidents during walks with pets at night, the appropriate amount of exercise of pets and breeders who walk with pets (owners) ) Health is not considered. Further, the collar and the lead are merely illuminated to prevent accidents at night, and the idea of displaying information by the way of lighting or the color of light is not mentioned.

Utility Model Registration No. 3117123 JP 2014-143933 A

  As described above, it is important to maintain the health of pet animals and their breeders so that they can coexist for a long time. In order to maintain this health, it is effective to take a proper walk together. However, walks for maintaining health may become excessive, and the health of pets and breeders may be adversely affected.

  In order to avoid such harmful effects, the present application can know the amount of exercise of pet animals and keepers, and can also know the amount of exercise of pet animals and keepers and their transition to help in health care. An object is to provide an animal mounting apparatus and an animal mounting apparatus system.

  Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the danger of walks of pets and keepers at night, and to provide an attachment device for animals and an attachment device system for animals that can also transmit information through leads connecting pets and keepers. Let it be an issue.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, in the wearing apparatus for pet animals according to the present invention, the animal mounting apparatus includes a step number sensor, an external light sensor, a computing device (computer (abbreviated as CPU), a memory, and an interface). Including), a radio wave transmitter, a radio wave receiver, a display, a lead connection part for mechanical / electrical connection with a lead, and a power source. More specifically, a connection unit for connecting to a lead for connecting animals, a calculation unit connected to the connection unit via an interface for calculation and control, and a step count connected to the calculation unit are counted. A step number sensor unit for transmitting and receiving, a transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving radio waves between a lead-attached handle and a display unit for displaying information based on control by the calculating unit, It implement | achieves as an animal mounting apparatus which comprises the power supply for supplying electric power to said each item.

  In the animal wearing apparatus having the above-described configuration, the energy consumed by walking the pet animal is estimated from the information of the step number sensor, and a display corresponding to the energy is displayed on the display.

  Further, in the above pet animal wearing apparatus, the estimated energy consumption information is transmitted by the radio wave transmitter.

  Furthermore, in the wearing apparatus for pet animals, the control information received by the radio receiver including the radio signal including the control information from the portable terminal, or the control via the lead connection unit that performs electrical connection with the lead You may make it change the calculation reference | standard of the said energy consumption, or a display method with information.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the present application provides an animal mounting device including the animal mounting device having any one of the above-described configurations and the handle with the lead that can be connected to the connecting portion via a lead. It can also be realized as an apparatus system. In this case, the lead-attached lead may be connectable to a lead connecting portion that performs mechanical / electrical connection with the lead of the animal wearing device.

  In addition, the lead handle includes a step sensor, an external light sensor, a computing device (including a CPU, a memory, and an interface), a radio wave transmitter, a display, a lead connection unit that performs mechanical / electrical connection with the lead, It is configured with a controller, leads, and power supply.

  Further, in the handle with lead, the energy consumption due to walking of the breeder holding the handle is estimated from the information of the step sensor, the display corresponding to the energy consumption is displayed on the display, and the light emission A display corresponding to the energy is displayed on the display or the light emitting device.

  Furthermore, the above-mentioned radio wave transmitter transmits the energy consumption information of the breeder's walking in the above-mentioned lead-held handle.

  In the animal wearing device, the vibration device is connected to the arithmetic device, and the vibration device is operated by a reception signal from a radio wave receiver connected to the arithmetic device or a signal from the handle with the lead. .

  Further, in the handle with the lead, a light emitting display or a light emitting device may be incorporated in the lead connected to the lead connecting portion.

  In the animal wearing device system, the vibration device is connected to the arithmetic device, and the vibration device is operated by a received signal from a radio wave receiver connected to the arithmetic device or a signal from the lead-held handle. To do.

  Further, in the above system, a light emitting display or a light emitting device may be incorporated in a lead connected to the lead connecting portion.

  As described above, the animal mounting device and / or system according to the present invention is useful for the health management of pets and keepers by estimating the energy consumed by the number of steps taken by both pets and keepers. New effects can be created. This effect is a pet that has been focused on only the health of either the pet or the breeder, and that the breeder and the pet live together and live as the same family according to the present invention. Will bring about the ultimate coexistence and symbiosis of life.

  In addition to the above, an indicator that displays energy consumption can be emitted during night walks where the outside light is dark, preventing accidents without interfering with other pedestrians and vehicles.

  In addition, since the above-mentioned energy consumption information can be wirelessly transmitted to an external personal computer or portable terminal, appropriate health management of the breeder and pet animals can be performed using currently widely used health management software.

  Furthermore, by incorporating a vibration device (vibrator) into a wearing device such as a collar to be attached to a pet animal, and operating the vibration device by lead or wirelessly, it is possible for the breeder to transmit a certain amount of commands to the pet animal become.

It is the schematic of the mounting apparatus for pets which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the outline outline figure of the animal mounting apparatus which constitutes the mounting apparatus for pets concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which concerns on the animal mounting apparatus of the mounting apparatus component of the pet animal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the outline appearance figure of the handle with a lead which constitutes the wearing device for pets concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which concerns on the handle with a lead which comprises the mounting apparatus for pets which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following, the range necessary for the description for achieving the object of the present invention is schematically shown, and the range necessary for the description of the relevant part of the present invention will be mainly described. According to a known technique.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a wearing apparatus 1 for pet animals according to an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention 1 includes an animal mounting device 2 such as a collar or a waistband to be mounted on a pet animal such as a dog or a cat, and a handle 3 with a lead connected to the mounting device 2.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic external view of the animal mounting apparatus 2 constituting the pet animal mounting apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the animal wearing device 2 may have an external shape similar to a normal pet animal collar or torso band, or may have a form in which the display device is easy to see. On the outside of the animal mounting device 2, a display 2-2 and a lead connection part 2-1 are mounted.

  A rechargeable battery 2-3 described later is mounted in a detachable state, and circuit portions 2-5 to 2-10 described later are mounted inside the animal mounting apparatus 2. The attachment of the animal attachment device 2 to the pet animal is performed by the same attachment method as that for attaching a normal collar. FIG. 2 shows a mounting example using a pin buckle, but a mounting method using a buckle without a pin hole, a knot, or the like may be used, and these are all included in the technical idea of the present invention.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the animal mounting apparatus 2 of the pet animal mounting apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the animal wearing apparatus 2 includes a display 2-2 and a step number sensor 2-6 in a CPU 2-5 (hereinafter, more strictly referred to as “(CPU + memory) 2-5”). , An external light sensor 2-7, an interface 2-10, a radio wave transmitter / receiver 2-8 connected thereto, a battery 2-3 functioning as a power source for these, and a vibration device connected via the interface 2-10 2-11 and a temperature sensor 2-12 are included. The number of steps of the pet animal is measured by the step number sensor 2-6 using the vibration detection sensor or the impact detection sensor, and the energy consumed according to the direction of the pet animal is estimated by the (CPU + memory) 2-5 based on the step number, and the display 2 -2 is displayed.

  As a display example, the energy consumption may be displayed in a stepwise level like the display device 2-2 in FIG. 2, or the lighting color of the entire display device 2-2 is changed to display the degree of energy consumption. Various display methods and modes are conceivable, such as combining these two display methods. All of these are included in the technical idea of the present invention.

  The indicator 2-2 may be a light emitting element such as an LED or a liquid crystal display with a light emitting element back, and the lighting display is intermittent lighting in order to reduce the consumption of the power battery, and the external light sensor 2-7 You may turn on when it becomes below the fixed external light illuminance by information.

  As described above, since the radio transmitter / receiver 2-8 is connected to the (CPU + memory) 2-5 of the animal wearing device 2, energy consumption information is transmitted by the radio transmitter / receiver 2-8 and the antenna 2-9. be able to. Moreover, it can receive with the personal computer and portable terminal of the place away from the pet animal, and can observe the energy consumption of the pet animal. As the radio wave form, a specific low-power radio, Wi-Fi (registered trademark) may be used, but the antenna 2-9 can be made very small if, for example, 2.4 GHz ZigBee (registered trademark) is used. Since information transmission / reception by radio waves is based on a known technique, details are omitted.

  Further, as described above, the interface unit 2-10 is connected to the (CPU + memory) 2-5 of the animal mounting apparatus 2, and the pet animal and the breeder are connected to the lead 3-1 via the interface unit 2-10. And electrically connected to the lead connection portion 2-1. On the other hand, the lead 3-1 is mechanically connected by the animal mounting device 2 itself and the lead connection part 2-1.

  Further, a temperature sensor 2-12 for measuring the temperature of a pet animal or a vibration device 2-11 can be incorporated into the animal wearing device 2 via the interface unit 2-10, and the body temperature of the pet animal can be observed. It becomes possible to give some commands to the pet by the intermittent vibration of the vibration device 2-11. The (CPU + memory) 2-5 and the interface unit 2-10 constitute a so-called arithmetic device.

  Further, a lead connection part 2-1 for performing mechanical / electrical connection is provided on the outer surface of the animal mounting apparatus 2, and is connected to the CPU 2-5 via the interface 2-10. Via this lead connection part 2-1, it is possible to change the display method of the display device, change the calculation method of energy consumption, etc. from the handle with leads to be described later or by the radio signal of the personal computer or portable terminal. . For example, if a dog is taken as an example of a pet animal, a large-sized dog, a medium-sized dog, and a small-sized dog have different energy consumptions for maintaining health, so it is necessary to change the display of the energy limit. In such a case, it is preferable to provide the changeable means.

  FIG. 4 is an example of a schematic external view of the handle 3 with leads. The lead-held handle 3 has a shape that can be easily gripped with one hand, and a lead 3-1 that is connected to a pet animal is attached to one end via a lead connection portion 3-4. The power of the lead handle 3 is supplied by a rechargeable battery 3-3, and the battery 3-3 is preferably detachable so as to be convenient for charging. Further, when the animal mounting device 2 and the lead-held handle 3 are coupled to each other by the lead 3-1 via the lead connection portion 3-4, the animal is mounted from the lead-held handle 3 via the lead 3-1. It is also possible to supply power to the device 2.

  On the other hand, the lead-held handle 3 has a display 3-5 similar to the display 2-2 of the animal mounting device 2, a display switching of energy consumption of pet animals and keepers, and ON / OFF of the vibration device 2-11. A controller 3-6 for controlling the above is incorporated.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram related to the handle 3 with leads of the wearing apparatus 1 for pet animals according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the lead-held handle 3 includes a display unit 3-5, a step number sensor 5-1, an external light sensor 5-2, an interface 5-5, and a radio wave transmitter 5-4. Are connected and included, and a battery 3-3 functioning as a power source for these and a controller 3-6 connected via an interface 5-5 are included. The number of steps of the breeder holding the lead handle 3 is measured by the step number sensor 5-1 using the vibration or shock detection sensor, and the energy consumed by the breeder is estimated by the CPU 5-3 based on the number of steps and displayed. Displayed on the device 3-5. As a display example, the energy consumption may be displayed in a stepwise level as in the display unit 2-2 in FIG. 2, or the level of the energy consumption is displayed by changing the lighting color of the entire display unit 3-5. May be displayed, numerically displayed, or a combination of these display methods. Various display methods and modes are conceivable. All of these are included in the technical idea of the present invention.

  The lighting display by the display 3-5 is intermittent lighting to reduce the consumption of the power battery. The breeder can turn on / off the controller 3-6, and can also be turned on when the ambient light illuminance falls below a certain level according to the information from the outside light sensor 5-2.

  The lead 3-1 has a structure in which the lead can emit light by following an optical fiber made of substantially the same material as the lead connected to the collar of a normal pet animal, or along an electric wire having a light emitting diode installed at a distance. It is said. The light source of the optical fiber and the power source of the light emitting diode are installed in the lead handle 3. There are various methods for the lead that can emit light, but since it is a known technique, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, according to the present invention, proper health management can be performed by observing the momentum of a pet animal. At the same time, it is possible to manage the health of the breeder who walks the pet animal. For example, if a pet animal and a breeder go out for a walk, and the exercise amount of the pet animal is insufficient even if the breeder's exercise amount is appropriate, only the pet animal is exercised in a dog run, and the breeder moves the pet from a remote location. It is also possible to observe and manage the momentum of animals. In the opposite case, it is possible to secure the pet animal with a lead so that only the breeder holds the handle and exercises, so that both have an appropriate amount of exercise. Thus, according to the present application, it is possible to greatly contribute to the coexistence and coexistence of pet animals and breeders.

  Further, by using the animal mounting device of the present invention alone, it can be used for observing the momentum of not only pet animals but also general animals. Furthermore, daily exercise quantity observation results can be analyzed by various commonly used health management software, and walks and exercise plans can be planned and used for health management.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... The mounting apparatus for pets of this invention, 2 ... Animal mounting apparatus, 2-1 ... Lead connection part, 2-2 ... Display, 2-3 ... Battery, 2-5 ... CPU, 2-6 ... Step sensor 2-7, external light sensor, 2-8, radio wave transceiver, 2-9, antenna, 2-10, interface, 2-11, vibration device, 2-12, temperature sensor, 3 ... handle with lead, 3-1 ... Lead, 3-3 ... Battery, 3-4 ... Lead connection, 3-5 ... Display, 3-6 ... Controller, 5-1 ... Step sensor, 5-2 ... External light sensor, 5- 3 ... CPU, 5-4 ... radio wave transmitter, 5-5 ... interface, 5-8 ... antenna

Claims (9)

An animal mounting apparatus system comprising an animal mounting apparatus to be mounted on an animal and a leaded handle connected to the animal mounting apparatus,
The animal mounting device comprises:
A first connection unit for connecting to a lead for connecting a pet animal, a first calculation unit connected to the first connection unit via an interface for performing calculation and control, and the first connection unit A first step number sensor unit connected to a calculation unit for counting the number of steps of the pet animal and a first step unit for transmitting and receiving radio waves connected to the first calculation unit and the handle with leads. Transmitting and receiving unit, a first display unit for displaying information based on control by the first calculating unit, the first calculating unit, the first step sensor unit, the first transmitting and receiving unit, A first power source for supplying power to the first display unit,
The lead handle is
A second connection unit for connecting to a lead for connecting the pet animal, a second calculation unit connected to the second connection unit via an interface for performing calculation and control, and the second connection unit. A second step number sensor unit connected to the calculation unit for counting the number of steps of the breeder and a second step unit for transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from the animal wearing apparatus connected to the second calculation unit. transceiver of the said second second display unit for disclosing information on the basis of the control by the arithmetic unit, before Symbol second calculation unit, the second step number sensor unit, the second transceiver And a second power source for supplying power to the second display unit,
The first calculation unit approximates the first energy consumption based on the number of steps of the pet animal counted by the first step number sensor unit,
And characterized in that the changeable means by control information through the front Stories second connecting portion to allow change of changes or appearance of calculation reference of the first energy consumption is provided in the hand retention with the lead Animal mounting device system.   The first calculation unit estimates the first energy consumption due to walking of the pet animal from the information of the first step number sensor unit, and displays a display corresponding to the estimated first energy consumption. The animal mounting device system according to claim 1, wherein the device is performed on the display unit.   The animal wearing device system according to claim 2, wherein the information related to the estimated first energy consumption is transmitted by the first transmission / reception unit.   The control information included in the received signal received by the first transmission / reception unit further enables a change in the calculation reference of the first energy consumption and / or a change in the display method. 4. The animal mounting device system according to 3.   A first vibration unit connected to the first calculation unit is further provided, and the first vibration unit can be operated by a reception signal of the first transmission / reception unit and / or a signal from the lead-held handle. The animal wearing device system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:   The animal mounting device system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a first light emitting display or a first light emitting device is incorporated in a lead connected to the first connecting portion. .   The second computing unit estimates the second energy consumption due to walking of the breeder from the information of the second step number sensor unit, and displays a display corresponding to the estimated second energy consumption. The animal wearing device system according to claim 1, wherein the animal wearing device system is performed on a display unit.   The animal wearing device system according to claim 7, wherein the second transmission / reception unit transmits information on the estimated second energy consumption. 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second vibration unit connected to the second calculation unit, wherein the second vibration unit is operable by a reception signal of the second transmission / reception unit. The mounting apparatus system for animals of any one of these.

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