JPS63311585A - Electronic pedometer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To carry out highly accurate measurement and, at the same time, to make standard measurement even if the stride, weight, etc., of the user are not set with an electronic pedometer, by previously storing and setting standard values as the setting values of stride, weight, etc., and making the stride, weight, etc., of the user optionally settable. CONSTITUTION:Detect signals which are the output of a walking sensor 21 are given to a blind zone processing circuit 22 where the signals become signals shaped to one pulse per one step of walking and the shaped pulses are supplied to an arithmetic section 23. In this case at least either the walking distance or the quantity of motion can be made measurable and standard values are previously stored and set as the setting values of stride, weight, etc. In addition, the stride, weight, etc., of the user can be set optionally. When the differences between the stride, weight, etc., of the user and the standard values of the stride, weight, etc., are set, the stride, weight, etc., of the user can be set. Accordingly, the operability and measuring accuracy of this electronic pedometer are improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Technical Field) The present invention is an electronic device that is attached to a part of the human body, detects running and walking, and performs electronic processing to display the number of steps, distance, linked amount (calories), etc. This is about a pedometer.

(Back eye technology) There are electronic pedometers that can measure quantities other than the number of steps taken, such as distance and amount of exercise.

Incidentally, in order to calculate distance, amount of exercise, etc., values such as stride length, body weight, etc. are required, and some conventional electronic pedometers store fixed average values of stride length, body weight, etc. in advance. However, the stride length.

This type of electronic pedometer has the drawback of poor measurement accuracy, as there is considerable variation in body weight and other factors from person to person.

On the other hand, there are some systems in which 0 is set as the initial value for stride length 2 weight, etc., and can be set arbitrarily by the user, but when setting step length 1 weight etc., it starts from the initial value 0, which takes time and effort. Moreover, if the user forgets to set the settings and uses the device, distance, amount of exercise, etc. cannot be measured at all.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been proposed in view of the above points, and its purpose is to easily set stride length, body weight, etc.
To provide an electronic pedometer that can perform highly accurate measurements and can also perform standard measurements even if the setting is forgotten.

(Disclosure of invention) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing examples.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show the external appearance of the electronic pedometer of the present invention when it is attached to a belt.

That is, B is a belt, 1 is an electronic pedometer main body detachably attached to belt B, and this electronic pedometer main body 1 has a hook part 2a bent in a U-shape for attaching to belt B. The electronic pedometer body 1 has a plate-shaped hook 2 which is rotatable approximately 90 degrees with respect to the hook 2. The display surface 3 is usually used in the manner shown in FIG. 1, and the display surface 3 is protected by the surface of the hook 2 facing the display surface 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electronic pedometer main body 1 is provided with a hook button 5 for opening and closing the main body from which a hook 4 is protruded, and when this hook button 5 is pressed, the hook 2 is The hook 4 that was engaged with the hook engagement hole 6 that was formed is retracted and the engagement is released, and the display surface 3 is removed from the eye E.
You can see it by Note that this display surface 3 has an L
Display section 7 for CD display. A mode switching button 82, a step length/weight setting button 8', a reset button 9, etc. are provided.

FIG. 3 shows the structure of the running/walking sensor inside the electronic pedometer main body 1. This running/walking sensor has a pendulum 10 that swings according to the running/walking motion, and detects the swinging of the pendulum due to running/walking. It is of type. That is, a pendulum 10 that swings around an axis 11 is provided in the electronic pedometer main body 1, and a magnet 12 such as a permanent magnet is attached to the tip of the pendulum 10.
A reed switch 13 is provided facing away from the magnet 12, and as the magnet 12 approaches or moves away from the reed switch 13, the reed switch 13 is turned on and off.
The reed switch output is configured to be sent out as a detection signal. In addition, stoppers 14 and 15 are provided on both sides of the rear end of the pendulum IO, and the pendulum 10
oscillates. Further, a torsion spring 16 is provided on the shaft 11, one end of the torsion spring 16 is locked to the stopper 15, and the other end of the torsion spring 16 is locked to the pendulum 10 to control the interlocking movement of the pendulum 10.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the circuit configuration of the electronic pedometer of the present invention, and 21 is a running/walking sensor as explained in FIG. Note that the running and walking sensor is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 3, and may be any sensor that can obtain a detection signal in conjunction with running or walking, such as a pressure sensor provided in the sole of a shoe.

Therefore, in FIG. 4, the detection signal which is the output of the running/walking sensor 21 is given to the dead zone processing circuit 22, where it becomes a signal shaped into one pulse for each running step, and is given to the calculation unit 23. .

A stride length memory 24 and a weight memory 25 are connected to the calculation section 23, and the calculation section 23 counts the number of steps taken and calculates the distance from the number of steps taken and the set value of the step length memory 24. Furthermore, calories are calculated from the distance and the set value of the weight memory 25. And calculation section 2
The calculation result of step 3 is applied to the integration circuit 26 for integration processing, and is applied to the display unit 7 via the λ display switching/control unit 27 for display. Further, a mode switching 81 step length/weight setting button 8' and a reset button 9 are connected to the display switching/control section 27, so that a reset signal is given from the display switching/control section 27 to the calculation section 23 and the total number of times y826. It is now possible to switch modes, set stride length and weight, and reset. Note that FIG. 5 shows an example of the layout of the display surface 3 of the electronic pedometer main body 1, and the same reference numerals as those described above are used.

Next, FIG. 6 shows the operation related to setting the stride length and body weight, and FIG. 7 shows the state of the display section 7 at the time points ① to ＠ in the figure.

When the battery is inserted in step 101, all clearing is performed in step 102, and at the same time initial values (for example, 60 cm as the stride length and 60 kg as the weight) are set in the stride length memory 242 and the weight memory 25, and then, as in step 103, Automatically enters step counting mode. Note that by setting the initial value to the intermediate value or average value of the user's stride length and body weight, the setting operation described below can be performed efficiently. Next, when the mode switching button 8 is pressed in step +04, it switches to the distance mode as in step 105, and similarly in step 106, the mode switching button 8 is pressed.
Pressing 18 switches to the calorie mode as in step 107, pressing mode switching button 8 in step 108 switches to the stopwatch mode as in step 109, and pressing mode switching button 8 in step 11G returns to the step count mode in step 103. .

On the other hand, when setting the stride length, press the stride length/weight setting button 8' in step 106, and the process moves to step 111. initial value) will be displayed. If there is no need to make any settings based on the display, press the mode switching button 8 in step 112 and return to step 105. In addition, if you want to set it, in step 112 press the step length/weight setting button 8'.
When you press , the value in the stride length memory 24 increases by, for example, 5 minutes as in step 113, and the value in the stride length memory 24 increases to, for example, 200.
step 1 via step 114 until cm is reached.
11 to 113 can be repeated. Note that when the value of the stride length memory 24 reaches, for example, 200 cm, the process moves from step 114 to step 115, the value of the stride length memory 24 is set to, for example, 30 cm, and the process proceeds to step 111.
Return to

When the desired stride length is set by these operations,
By pressing the mode switching button 8 in step 112, the process returns to step 105.

On the other hand, when setting the weight, press the step length/weight setting button 8' in step 108, and the process moves to step 116. initial value) is displayed. If there is no need to make any settings by looking at the display, press the mode switching button 8 in step 17 and return to step 07. In addition, if you want to set it, in step 117 press the step length/weight setting button 8'.
When you press , the value of the weight memory 25 increases by, for example, 5 kg as in step 118, and the value of the weight memory 25 increases by, for example, 12 kg.
Steps 116 to 118 can be repeated via step 119 until the weight reaches 0 kg. In addition,
When the value of the weight memory 25 reaches, for example, 120 kg, the process moves from step 19 to step 20, where the value of the weight memory 25 is set to 40 kg, for example, and the process proceeds to step 11.
Return to 6.

When the desired weight is set by these operations,
By pressing the mode switching button 8 in step 117, the process returns to step 107.

(Effect of the invention) As described above, in the present invention, the running distance and the MW
In an electronic pedometer capable of measuring at least one of the h amounts, standard values are stored and set in advance as set values for stride length, weight, etc., and the aforementioned stride length, weight, etc. can be set arbitrarily. Therefore, (a) When setting the weight per stride, etc., it is only necessary to set the difference from the standard value, so the operation is easy and the operability is good.

(b) Since standard values are set even if stride length, body weight, etc. are not set, it is not impossible to measure distance, amount of exercise, etc.

(c) When settings such as stride length and body weight are made, measurement accuracy is greatly improved, and even when settings are not made, standard measurements can be performed, so overall measurement accuracy is improved.

There are other effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 and 2 are external views of the electronic pedometer of the present invention, Figure 3 is a structural diagram showing an example of a walking sensor, Figure 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration, and Figure 5. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of a display surface panel, FIG. 6 is a flowchart 1 showing a setting operation, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display. l...Electronic pedometer body, 7...Display section, 8...Mode switching button, 8'...Step length/weight setting button, 9... ...Reset button, 2]...
... Running and walking sensor, 22 ... Dead zone processing circuit,
23...operation, z4...step length memory, 25...
...Weight memory, 26... Integration circuit, 27.
...Display switching/control section

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an electronic pedometer capable of measuring at least one of the running distance and the amount of exercise (calories), standard values are stored and set in advance as set values for stride length, body weight, etc., and the aforementioned stride length, body weight, etc. An electronic pedometer characterized by being able to be set arbitrarily.