JPH0221501A - Portable sea rescue signal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to transmit the position of sufferer by day and night by providing a signal generator storage to store the signal generating member at the end opposite to a lighting section in a container, and forming the whole body in a watertight structure. CONSTITUTION:A portable sea rescue signal 1 has an almost cylindrical container with the bottom, in which a cell 3 is installed, a cover 4 made of a transparent or semitransparent material is fixed to the container 2 with a screwing at one end of the container 2, a lamp 5 is provided in the cover 4, and a light 6 is composed of the cover 4 and the lamp 5. Between the cell 3 and the lamp 5, an electric circuit to turn on and off the lamp 5 through a switch 7 is provided. At the end opposite to the light 6 in the container 2, a signal generator storage 9 to store a signal generating member 8 is provided with a screwing system. Furthermore, the container 2, the cover 4, and the signal generator storage 9 are all installed in the watertight structure, to prevent the invasion water in the portable sea rescue signal unit 1. Consequently, a rescue signal to find the sufferer securely both in the day time and at night can be transmitted.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides 1! The present invention relates to a portable marine rescue signal device for generating a rescue signal in case of emergency.

[Background of the Invention] Recently, individual marine sports such as windsurfing, board sailing, jet skiing, and small yacht sailing have become popular. Along with this, the number of maritime accidents is also increasing. In particular, the above-mentioned sports are often played by one person or two or three people, making it difficult to seek help when a person is lost at sea, and it is extremely difficult to search for a person in distress. There are small electric lights for windsurfers, but they are completely useless for daytime searches, and their light intensity is so small that they have little effect on nighttime searches.

Therefore, there is a need for a portable rescue signal device that can notify searchers during the day and at night of the location of a person in distress when the person is lost at sea while participating in the above-mentioned sports.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention can be easily carried by a person who engages in personal marine sports as described above, and can be used by searchers during the day or at night when a shipwreck occurs at sea. ! ! To provide a rescue signal device that can easily and surely notify the whereabouts of a victim.

[Structure of the Invention] The present invention stores a battery inside a substantially cylindrical container, and one end of the container is provided with a lighting section consisting of a transparent or translucent cover and a lamp inside the cover. An electric circuit is provided with a switch for blinking the lamp using a battery, and a signal generating member storage portion containing a signal generating member is provided at an end of the container opposite to the lighting portion, and ,
A portable sea rescue signal device characterized by having a watertight structure as a whole.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The portable marine rescue signal device of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the portable sea rescue signal device of the present invention, and the right half shows its internal structure.

A portable sea rescue signal device 1 has a battery 3 housed inside a substantially cylindrical bottomed container 2. At the end of the container 2, a cover 4 made of a transparent or translucent material is screwed onto the container 2, a lamp 5 is provided inside the cover 4, and the cover 4 and the lamp 5 form a lighting section 6. It consists of An electric circuit with a switch 7 interposed between the battery 3 and the lamp 5 is provided to blink the lamp 5. At the end of the container 2 opposite to the lamp section 6, a signal generating member storage section 9 housing a signal generating member 8 is screwed into the container 2. The container 2, the cover 4, and the signal generating member storage part 9 are attached in a watertight structure to prevent water from entering the inside of the portable sea rescue signal device 1.

The container 2 has at least one battery 3 and a switch 7 inside.
It is a container made of a suitable material such as metal or plastic. When metal is used as the material for the container 2, it is desirable to make the surface resistant to seawater by painting the surface. lightweight,
From the viewpoint of seawater resistance, it is more preferable that the container 2 is made of transparent, translucent, or opaque plastic. Examples of such plastics include polyethylene, polypropylene, vinyl chloride, polycarbonate, ABS resin, and other plastics. Further, the outer surface of the container 2 is provided with a mounting portion 1O for securing a belt, string, etc. for attachment to a human body or the like.

The batteries 3 housed in the container 2 are usually AA or AA dry batteries, and - 2 batteries are sufficient (for example, if you use AA alkaline batteries, the battery will turn on automatically for 12 hours) However, if necessary, two or more dry batteries can be used in series or in parallel. Also,
Other power sources can also be used.

The lamp 5 is configured according to the battery housed in the container 2.
A regular miniature light bulb will do. If necessary, a lamp such as a xenon flash lamp can also be used.

The lamp 5 is turned on by the battery 3 through an electric circuit with a switch 7 provided inside the container 2 . The switch 7 is turned on by further screwing the cover 4 screwed into the container 2, and turned on by slightly tightening the cover 4.
It is preferable that it be in the FF state. switch 7
The lamp 5 may be continuously turned on after being turned on, or may be of a type that automatically flashes the lamp 5 after being turned on.

The cover 4 is made of transparent or translucent glass or plastic. It is preferable to make the cover 4 semi-transparent because this eliminates the directionality of the luminous intensity of the lamp 5 and makes it easier to be discovered from any direction. The cover 4 can also be colored in a suitable color, for example red. In addition, the cover 4 is preferably made of polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, or other plastic from the viewpoint of lightness, breakage resistance, and the like.

The threaded portion between the cover 4 and the container 2 needs to be formed with a watertight structure (for example, using an O-ring) so that water does not enter the container 2 from there. The attachment of the cover 4 and the container 2 does not necessarily have to be a push-in method as shown in FIG. 1, and may be done in other ways as long as the structure is watertight.

As for the means and structure for providing the lamp section 6 and lighting and dimming the lamp 5 as described above, any known per se can be used as appropriate.

The signal generating member storage section 9 is made of the same material as the container 2, and like the cover 4, it is attached to the container 2 with a watertight structure to prevent water from entering the signal generating member storage section 9. There is. The signal generating member 8 itself is placed in another watertight container,
For example, if you put it in a sealed plastic bag,
The container 2 and the signal generating member storage section 9 do not necessarily have to be attached in a watertight structure. That is, the portable marine rescue signal device of the present invention may have a watertight structure that prevents anything that would cause problems if it comes into contact with water from getting wet.

As the signal generating member 8, any member can be used as long as it can generate various rescue signals other than lights and is lightweight enough to be portable.

Examples of the signal generating member 8 include the following.

(a) Coloring agents such as dyes, fluorescent dyes, and colored pigments:
When thrown into the sea, it spreads as a thin layer on the sea surface, forming a wide colored area on the sea surface, making it easy to spot when searching from the air. For example, fluorescent dyes such as sodium fluorescein are preferred.

(b) The colorant in (a) is mixed with a suitable solid agent, such as oil, and solidified: By changing the mixing ratio of the colorant and solid agent, the size of the colored area on the sea surface and the coloring can be adjusted. The duration of the formation of the colored area can be adjusted (as the proportion of the solid agent is decreased, the duration of the colored area is generally shortened).

(C) Strips of metal foil, such as aluminum, and the strips of this metal foil mixed with a suitable solid agent, such as oil, to solidify: When spread on the sea surface, strips of metal foil will appear on the sea surface. Since it forms a dispersed layer, it can reflect radio frequency energy from radar and locate the location of the disaster. It is effective both during the day and at night.

(d) Fume agent: For example, it produces orange smoke.

(e) Radio transmitter: Transmits rescue radio signals. The power source may be provided independently, or the battery 3 may be used.

The above (C) may be combined with the above (a) or (b).

In addition to those exemplified above, there are also those that perform similar functions.
It is included in the signal generating member 8.

The portable sea rescue signal device of the present invention is kept in front of a person at all times when doing marine sports such as those mentioned above at sea. For example, attach it to your arm or waist, or attach it to your life jacket. Alternatively, it may be installed on a small ship.

When an unforeseen situation occurs offshore and it becomes impossible to return home with one's own knife and it becomes necessary to call for rescue, the signal generating member 8 is taken out from the signal generating member storage section 9 and a rescue signal is generated. Examples (a), (b), and (c) of the signal generating members 8 may be scattered on the sea.

Furthermore, in the examples (d) and (e), smoke is generated and a rescue radio signal is transmitted, respectively.

In the daytime, all of (a) to (e) of the above example can be used, and in the case of the night, 1'I "Example, (
C) and (e) as well as the light of the light section 6 can be used.

[Effects of the Invention] The portable marine rescue signal device of the present invention is lightweight and portable, and can be easily carried by individuals or installed on small vessels, and can be used for searching during the day or at night in the event of a shipwreck at sea. This device is capable of transmitting a rescue signal that allows people to easily and reliably find victims, and has the remarkable effect of easily finding and rescuing people lost at sea.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the portable marine rescue signal device of the present invention, and the right half shows its internal structure. 1: Portable maritime rescue signal, 2: Container, 3: '+'
jf, pond, 4: cover, 5: lamp, : light part, 7: switch, : signal generating member, : signal generating member storage part, 2 mounting part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A battery is housed inside a substantially cylindrical container, and a lighting section consisting of a transparent or translucent cover and a lamp inside the cover is provided at one end of the container, and the lamp is made to blink by the battery. An electric circuit with a switch interposed therebetween is provided, a signal generating member housing portion storing a signal generating member is provided at an end of the container opposite to the light portion, and the entire structure is formed to be watertight. A portable marine rescue signal device.