JPH1121707A - Jacket with luminous function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a jacket with a luminous function, good in appearance even in a usual using time such as a daytime, hardly causing a sense of incompatibility, and very useful for prevention of a traffic accident. SOLUTION: This jacket with a luminous function has an electric source installed in a jacket body 1, one or plural photosensors 3 for receiving and sensing irradiated light, installed at least at the outside periphery part of the bottom part 1A of the jacket body 1 having the electric source in an exposed state, and one or plural light sources 4 flickeringly lighted by the sensing action of the photosensors 3 through the electric source, and installed at least at the out side periphery part of the bottom part 1A of the jacket body 1 in the exposed state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an upper garment having a light emitting function which is very useful when worn to prevent accidents at night.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various traffic safety articles for preventing traffic accidents have been developed and implemented. However, such traffic safety articles are worn by pedestrians. Most of the reflective items are visible to the driver of the vehicle from the side, and pedestrians who use this safety equipment cannot respond to whether the driver has confirmed their existence. At present, there are few users due to dissatisfaction that the effect cannot be estimated or due to poor appearance or discomfort when dressed.

[0003] In view of the above situation, the present invention, for example, upon receiving irradiation light from a headlight of a vehicle, suddenly starts flashing and shines, so that the driver of the vehicle driving while watching this irradiation light surely blinks. To provide an epoch-making upper garment with an illuminating function that can recognize the presence of a pedestrian by visually recognizing the brilliant signal, has a good appearance even during normal use such as during the daytime, and is very useful for preventing accidents without discomfort. Things.

[0004]

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A power supply 2 is provided on the upper body 1 and one or a plurality of light sensing devices 3 for detecting and receiving irradiation light are provided on at least an outer peripheral surface of a skirt 1A of the upper body 1 provided with the power supply 2 in an exposed state. The power supply 2 is detected by the detection operation of the light sensing device 3.
The light-emitting function-equipped upper garment is characterized in that one or a plurality of light sources 4 that flash on and off are provided on at least the outer peripheral surface of the skirt portion 1A of the upper garment body 1.

Further, the detection degree of the light sensing device 3 is set to a detection degree for detecting irradiation light of a headlight of a vehicle, and the light-emitting function-equipped upper garment according to claim 1, wherein:

The light sensing device 3 and the light source 4
The light-emitting function-equipped upper garment according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the upper garment body 1 is provided in an exposed state on front, rear, left and right portions of an outer peripheral surface of a skirt portion 1A of the upper garment body 1. is there.

A long wiring member 5 including the power supply 2, the one or more light sensing devices 3, and the one or more light sources 4 is attached to the skirt 1 A of the upper body 1. One or a plurality of light sensing devices 3 and one or a plurality of light sources are inserted into a cavity 6 formed along the seam of the folded back seam and disposed in the cavity 6. 4. The upper garment with a light emitting function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the skirt 4 is provided to be exposed from an outer peripheral surface of the skirt 1A.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention (how to implement the invention) will be briefly described with reference to the drawings, showing the operational effects thereof.

When the upper garment with a light emitting function of the present invention is worn, the light sensing device 3 detects, for example, illumination light of a headlight of a vehicle, illumination light of a street lamp, and the like. 4 flashes automatically.

Therefore, when wearing the product of the present invention,
For example, the light source 4 suddenly shines when the illumination light of the headlights of the vehicle approaching the pedestrian illuminates the pedestrian at night or when the illumination light of the streetlight illuminates the pedestrian. As a result, the presence of a pedestrian is notified to the driver or pedestrian of a nearby vehicle, which is very useful for preventing a traffic accident.

Further, since the light sensing device 3 and the light source 4 are provided on the skirt portion 1A of the upper body 1, the light sensing device 3 and the light source 4 are not conspicuous during normal use, and the appearance is good.
The light sensing device 3 at the foot 1A can easily receive and sense the light emitted by the headlights of the vehicle.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, when wearing the product of the present invention, the headlights of the vehicle approaching the pedestrian at night illuminate the pedestrian. When the light source 4 suddenly shines, the driver of the vehicle driving while seeing the headlight can surely recognize the blinking shine signal of the light source 4, so that the vehicle driver can know the presence of the pedestrian. It is possible to drive close to pedestrians while driving with caution to prevent traffic accidents.

Also, the pedestrian side can confirm that the vehicle is approaching by the light source 4 shining brightly.

Therefore, both the driver and the pedestrian of the vehicle at night can be alerted to the prevention of accidents, which further helps to prevent traffic accidents at night.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the functions and effects of the first and second aspects, the blinking light of the four light sources 4 at the front, rear, left and right causes the wearer's body to blink in almost all directions. Since a bright signal can be emitted, the visibility is further improved, which is practical.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the functions and effects of the first to third aspects, for example, a hem portion 1A as shown in the drawings of the embodiment is folded back and sewn. The wiring member 5 is inserted into the cavity 6 from the stringing opening of the front fitting portion to the hem 1A of the rain gear (upper body 1) of the type in which the hollow portion 6 for passing the string 7 is formed along the seam allowance of the portion. By simply disposing the light sensing device 3 and the light source 4 in an exposed state from the outer peripheral surface of the skirt portion 1A, the light-emitting function-equipped upper garment of claim 1 can be constituted, so that it can be manufactured very easily. In the same manner, the wiring member 5 can be easily incorporated into an existing rain gear, anorak, etc. having the hollow portion 6 to easily form the upper clothing with the light emitting function.

Further, since the wiring member 5 is routed around the body along the cavity 6, the position of the light sensing device 3 and the light source 4 formed on the wiring member 5 is set and adjusted. It is also very easy to dispose the light sensing device 3 and the light source 4 as in the invention.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

A power supply 2 is provided on the upper body 1, and a plurality of light sensing devices 3 for receiving and detecting irradiation light are provided in an exposed state on an outer surface of a skirt 1A of the upper body 1 provided with the power supply 2, and the light detector 3 is provided in an exposed state. A plurality of light sources 4 that flash on and off via the power supply 2 by the detection operation of the sensing device 3 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the skirt 1A of the upper body 1 in an exposed state.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the upper garment 1 has a hem portion 1A folded back and sewn, and a hollow portion 6 for passing a cord 7 is formed along the seam of the folded sewn portion. It uses a type of rain gear.

Although the power source 2 employs a small battery, a small battery (primary battery) or a solar battery may be employed.

The light sensing device 3 employs a small light sensor called a phototransistor.

Incidentally, the light sensing device 3 may be constituted by employing a light detector called a CDS cell (light sensing element).
Since the phototransistor is more stable than the CDS cell and has excellent performance such as being very small (about 3 mm in length) and long lasting, it is configured using a phototransistor as in this embodiment. Is preferred.

The detection level of the light sensing device 3 of the present embodiment is set to a detection level capable of detecting the irradiation light of the headlight of the vehicle from a position about 200 meters away at night. Since the detection degree of the light sensing device 3 is set as described above, the driver of the vehicle, which has visually recognized the bright signal of the light source 4 which blinks and shines by the detection operation of the light sensing device 3, has a margin to prevent an accident. You will be able to drive with coping.

The light sensing device 3 may be provided with a volume knob or the like capable of adjusting the degree of detection so that the consumer can arbitrarily adjust and change it. A trader may set an appropriate detection degree and sell the product.

The light source 4 employs an LED, but may employ another light-emitting body such as a small light bulb.

In this embodiment, the power supply 2, the plurality of light sensing devices 3, and the plurality of light sources 4 are provided on a long wiring member 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, the wiring member 5 employs a flexible L-shaped strip-shaped printed circuit board, and the power source 2 is electrically connected to the printed circuit board via the lead wires 8. The plurality of light sensing devices 3 and the plurality of light sources 4 are mounted on a printed circuit board and are electrically connected. Also,
The length of the printed circuit board is set to be slightly shorter than the length of the waist portion of the skirt portion 1A of the upper body 1.

As shown in FIG. 4, the wiring member 5 is inserted into the hollow portion 6 through the cord opening at the front portion of the skirt portion 1A of the upper body 1, and is positioned and fixed by appropriate means. A plurality of light sensing devices 3 and a plurality of light sources 4 in the cavity 6 are exposed from the outer peripheral surface of the skirt 1A by making small holes in the outer periphery of the cavity 6.

Here, the location of the light sensing device 3 and the light source 4 will be specifically described. When the upper body 1 is worn by the wearer, each light sensing device 3 and each light source 4 are attached to the skirt 1A. Four light sensing devices 3 and four light sources 4 are attached to a wiring member 5 so as to be exposed from four front, rear, left and right portions.

In this embodiment, the case where a long printed circuit board is used as the wiring member 5 is shown. However, a long lead for simply connecting the power source 2, the light sensing device 3 and the light source 4 is used. It may be configured by adopting a line or the like.

In the present embodiment, a hole is simply formed in the outer peripheral surface of the cavity 6 and the light sensing device 3 and the light source 4 are cut out from the hole.
Is shown, but a transparent cover may be formed in this hole to improve waterproofness and durability. It should be noted that the description “exposure state” in claims 1 and 4 means that light is transmitted, and is not limited to the meaning of touching air outside the skirt portion 1A.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the power supply 2 is integrally provided with a switch device 9 for controlling the operation of the light sensing device 3 and the light source 4. The switch device 9 is provided so as to be exposed to the lining side of the upper body 1 so as to be invisible when worn, thereby improving the appearance when the upper body 1 is worn.

Therefore, when the switch device 9 does not require any particular operation, such as during the daytime, the operation can be turned off. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a bad appearance due to the light source 4 shining during the daytime, and there is no problem in everyday wear. It becomes a very practical upper garment with a light emitting function that can be worn.

In this embodiment, since the configuration is as described above,
For example, the hem portion 1A is folded back and sewn, and the upper garment body 1 such as a rain gear or anorak of a type in which a hollow portion 6 for passing the string 7 is formed along the seam of the folded sewn portion. After the wiring member 5 is inserted into the cavity 6 through the opening through the string at the front portion of the hem 1A, the exposed small holes of the light sensing device 3 and the light source 4 are provided at several places on the outer peripheral surface of the hem 1A. Can be made simply by forming
In the same manner, the wiring member 5 can be easily incorporated into the existing upper body 1 of the above type.

[0037]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the headlight of a vehicle approaching this pedestrian illuminates the pedestrian at night, for example, if the garment with a light emitting function of the present invention is worn. The light source suddenly shines when the illuminated light of the street light illuminates the pedestrian, so the presence of the pedestrian is notified to nearby drivers and pedestrians by the flashing bright signal of this light source, This is a very practical upper garment with a light-emitting function that will be very useful for accident prevention.

Further, since the light sensing device and the light source are provided on the skirt of the upper body, the light sensing device and the light source are not conspicuous during normal use so that the appearance is good. It is an upper garment with a light-emitting function that has an excellent structure, such as easy detection and reception of the light emitted by the headlight.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, when wearing the product of the present invention, the headlights of the vehicle approaching the pedestrian at night illuminate the pedestrian. When the light source suddenly shines, the driver of the vehicle driving while looking at the headlights can surely see the blinking shine signal of the light source, which allows the vehicle driver to know the presence of pedestrians and You can drive close to pedestrians with caution to prevent accidents.

Also, the pedestrian side can confirm that the vehicle is approaching by the light source shining.

Therefore, since the accident prevention can be called for both the driver and the pedestrian of the vehicle at night, the superior garment with the light emitting function which is more useful for preventing the traffic accident at night can be obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the functions and effects of the first and second aspects, the blinking glitter of the four light sources at the front, rear, left and right causes blinking glitter in substantially all directions of the body of the wearer. Since a signal can be emitted, the visibility is further improved, and the upper garment with a light-emitting function has a superior configuration that is practical.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to the functions and effects of the first to third aspects, for example, a hem portion as shown in the drawings of the embodiment is folded back and sewn. A wiring member is inserted and arranged in the hem of a rain gear (upper body) of a type in which a hollow portion for threading is formed along the seam allowance through the threading opening of the front fitting portion. The light-emitting function-equipped upper garment of claim 1 can be manufactured very easily by merely providing the sensing device and the light source in an exposed state from the outer peripheral surface of the hem. In a similar manner, the upper clothing with the light emitting function according to claim 1 can be easily constructed by incorporating the wiring member.

Further, since the wiring member is routed around the body along the hollow portion, the position where the light sensing device and the light source are formed on the wiring member is set and adjusted. It is an excellent garment with a light emitting function, in which the light sensing device and the light source can be arranged very easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state in which an upper garment of the present embodiment is developed to separate wiring members.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged front view showing a strip-shaped wiring member provided with a power supply and a light source according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a mounting structure of the wiring member according to the present embodiment with respect to an upper body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Upper body 1A Hem part 2 Power supply 3 Light sensing device 4 Light source 5 Wiring member 6 Cavity

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A power supply is provided on an upper body, and at least one light sensing device for receiving and detecting irradiation light is provided on at least an outer peripheral surface of a skirt portion of the upper body provided with the power supply in an exposed state. An upper garment with a light-emitting function, wherein one or a plurality of light sources which flash on and off via the power supply by a detection operation of the device are provided in an exposed state on at least an outer peripheral surface of a skirt portion of the upper garment. 2. The upper garment with a light emitting function according to claim 1, wherein the detection degree of the light sensing device is set to a detection degree of detecting irradiation light of a headlight of a vehicle. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the light sensing device and the light source are provided in an exposed state at front, rear, left and right portions of an outer peripheral surface of a skirt of the upper body. An upper garment with a light emitting function as described. 4. A sewing method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of sewing a long wiring member including the power supply, the one or more light sensing devices, and the one or more light sources to a folded seam at a bottom of the upper body. Inserted into the cavity formed along the margin and disposed in this cavity,
The light-emitting function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein one or a plurality of light sensing devices and one or a plurality of light sources in the hollow portion are provided in an exposed state from an outer peripheral surface of a skirt. Attached robe.