JPS6019746Y2 - Wand with audio clock - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a cane, such as a pole or walking stick, which is equipped with an audio clock that notifies by voice the time measured by the clock timer.

The purpose of this invention is to provide so-called ski poles with an audio clock that allow skiers themselves to check their required time extremely easily, or walking sticks with an audio clock that allow even visually impaired people to easily know the time. Providing a cane with a voice clock.

Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an external view of a cane with a sound clock according to the present invention, for example, a stick with a sound clock.

A grip G is formed at one end of the main body A, and a voice clock is built into the grip G.

S indicates the speaker opening, K indicates the time and mode switching key, and the key B provided at the upper end of the grip G is used to notify the time or to start and stop when using the watch as a stopwatch. This is the key.

Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section of the grip G, in which ■ is a clock circuit unit, BAT is a power source for driving the unit, SP is a speaker that notifies the time by voice, K1 is a mode switching key, and K2 is the time. It is a matching key.

SWl is a switch that is turned on and off when the start/stop key B is pressed, and SW2 is a switch that is disposed opposite to the soft part of the grip G. This switch detects that the grip is gripped. There is.

To explain the main body of the audio clock in a little more detail using the block diagram in Figure 3, the central processing unit CPU is a crystal oscillator
It is connected to the TAL and executes a clock timekeeping function, an alarm function, etc., and appropriately supplies the timekeeping information to a voice synthesizer VS for voice output so as to output voice at every request or fixed time.

The output of the voice synthesizer VS is voiced via the amplifier AMP and the speaker SP.

In the CPU, a memory area for storing hour, minute, second, and 1110 second data is formed in a predetermined area of a random access memory (not shown).

Further, MO is a memory (mode counter) for storing the current watch mode, and ST is a memory for storing the state of the stopwatch.

The mode counter MO is configured so that four states (modes) from 00 to 11 can be changed by operating the mode change key 1, and the functions of the time setting key 2 and switch SW1 in each mode can be changed. There is.

This situation is shown in Table 1, and NOP in the table indicates that there is no operation.

FIG. 4 shows a flowchart, and the operation will be explained based on this flowchart. In step AO, time is measured, and the manual force of key 1 on the mode switching key is determined at regular intervals (Judge J1
) When the input of 1 to the key is ON, the mode counter MO is counted up in step A1.

On the other hand, if there is no input of 1 to the mode switching key, then judge J2 judges the manual force of 2 to the time setting key.
When there is an input, judges J3 to J judge the state of the mode counter MO and execute the functions of steps N to N.

That is, the stopwatch is reset when the mode counter MO is 01, and when the mode counter MO is 10, the contents of the hour register are set to 1.
, and also adds 1 to the contents of the minute register in state 11.

As a result of the judgment by judge J2 above, if there is no key 2 manual power on the time setting key, judge J□ will switch the switch SW.
The ON or OFF state of the machine is determined, and if it is ON, steps A5 to A are performed according to the judgment results of judges J7 to J9.
Execute the functions of 8.

That is, the current time is notified when the mode counter MO is at 00, the contents of the second register are reset when the mode counter MO is at 10 or 11, and the stopwatch state storage register ST is at 1.
The stopwatch is stopped in this state, and the time is announced audibly at that time.

Also, the stopwatch is started with the register ST being 0.

Note that when the switch SW2 is in the ON state, that is, when the grip is being held, notifications and alarm notifications are executed every hour on the hour, and when the switch SW2 is in the OFF state, these notifications are canceled.

As described above, <'According to the present invention, an audio clock that notifies the time audibly is built into the pillar body of a pole, walking stick, etc., and a time notification instruction switch is provided in the grip of the pillar body.
In addition, a start/stop switch for setting a stopwatch function is provided at the upper end of the grip, and the time is audibly announced in accordance with the operation of the start/stop key while the grip is being held.
For example, when used as ski poles, the skier can not only measure the required time extremely easily by operating the start/stop key, but also easily keep track of the time elapsed while skiing through audio notifications. can.

In addition, when used as a cane, even visually impaired people can easily recognize the time from the voice report, and since the time alarm switch is installed in the grip, the user can grasp the grip. The voice notification operation can be started by simply pressing the switch, and there is no directionality in operating this switch, and the operability is extremely good.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the main part, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the same, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the same. A is the main body, G is the grip, and K is the mode switching key (K1).
and time setting key (K2), s is the speaker opening, B is the time notification instruction and stopwatch start-stopwatch instruction key, CPU is the central processing unit, VS
is a voice synthesizer, SP is a speaker, and MO is a mode counter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The pillar body of the pole, walking stick, etc. has a built-in audio clock that notifies the time audibly, and the grip part of the pillar body is equipped with a time notification instruction switch that is operated when the grip part is gripped, and the upper end of the grip part is equipped with a time notification instruction switch. A walking stick with an audio clock, characterized in that it is provided with a start/stop switch for setting a stopwatch function, and the time is announced audibly based on the time notification instruction switch that is operated while the grip part is being held. .