KR100915802B1 - Cup underpinning having LED - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cup pedestal that emits a different color according to a measured value, comprising: a main body, a support plate formed in a flat shape so that a glass cup can be placed above the main body in a stable state, and the inside of the main body. A circuit board mounted on the circuit board, one or more LEDs formed on the circuit board, and when a glass cup is placed on the support plate, an electrical signal is sent to the circuit board by the weight of the cup and the cup is removed from the support plate. In the cup holder having an operation switch which is not the same when it is removed, the LED is formed by simultaneously molding three optical elements, each of which is emitted in one color from among red, green and blue colors, into one light projecting body. It is a multi-color light emitting LED which is formed in a state and manufactured to emit various colors.

The operation switch is installed inside the main body so as to support the bottom of the support plate and weighs according to the amount of the glass cup and the contents contained thereon, and converts it into a voltage proportional to the measured weight of the circuit board. The invention is characterized in that the load cell is configured to send an electrical signal to the multi-color LED for lighting.

Cup stand, support plate, light penetrator, circuit board, multi-color LED, load cell

Description

Cup underpinning having LEDs emitting different colors depending on the weighing value

The present invention uses beer and wine using a load cell applied to LEDs and electronic balances that emit light in various colors such as red (red), green (green), and blue (blue: blue). From a nightclub that handles alcoholic beverages such as cocktails, cocktails, etc., customers drink a certain amount of alcohol from the glass, and then drink the glass again. As the amount of liquor remaining in the glass changes each time you put it down, the cup stand emits different colors according to the measurement value configured to illuminate the glass with various colors such as red, green, and blue. It is about.

In general, a light-emitting diode (LED) is composed of any one of photons that emit white, red, green, and blue light and includes two or more optical elements. Among the photoluminescent light emitting elements, multicolor light emitting LEDs having a structure in which three optical elements emitting light of red, green, and blue light are simultaneously mounted are widely used.

The multi-color LEDs may emit one of three colors, such as red, green, and blue, respectively, which are emitted from each of the three optical devices, and two to three optical devices may simultaneously emit light. Currently, the above three optical devices are used to emit light in tens to tens of thousands of different colors.

The present invention uses a multi-color LED for emitting light in a variety of colors as described above, the customers who drink alcohol in the entertainment venues dealing with beverages such as beer, wine, cocktails, glass cups that they are using As a result, the cup holder was developed to allow the glass on the table to be illuminated with lights of different colors, as the drink was full and the drink gradually diminished.

Common cup holders have been made of cloth, wood, or plastic, but these cup holders are used to prevent the cups from slipping, or to prevent the cups from spilling on the table or table if they spill. Has been used.

However, the cup stand made of cloth or wood as described above had only a unique function of supporting the cup so that the cup did not slip and the contents flowing down to the outside of the cup did not contaminate the table or table.

In recent years, a cup stand for lighting a light on a wine glass provided to customers in an entertainment bar dealing with alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, cocktails, etc. has been devised such as Utility Model Registration Nos. 20-0434901 and 20-0398695. This has been proposed.

The above-described prior arts have a structure in which a circuit board provided with LEDs and a tact switch is mounted on a cup support. When a glass cup containing contents such as alcohol is placed on the cup support, the text switch is turned on by the load of the cup. On (ON) is turned on to turn on the LED, the light emitted from the LED shines upward from the bottom of the glass cup so that the glass containing alcohol is illuminated by the color of the light emitted from the LED in the shop indoor atmosphere In addition to this, customers who drink alcohol can see the light that is illuminated from the glass that contains the alcohol, so it offers the advantage of drinking a new feeling.

However, the prior art as described above, because the LED mounted on the cup holder is configured to emit light with only one color, the user can drink the alcohol in the glass as well as continue using without changing the cup holder used for the first time. Even if this gradually decreases, it has been pointed out that the cup pedestal always illuminates the glass with lights of the same color, so that as time goes by, the glass cups illuminated by the LEDs do not feel new.

Therefore, in the present invention, the LED mounted on the cup holder is mounted on one transparent body at the same time with three kinds of optical elements emitting light in one of three colors, such as red, green, and blue. The multi-color LED is used, and the above-mentioned multi-color LED is used in the glass when the user drinks the glass, including when the glass is filled with alcohol, such as beer, wine, cocktails, etc. As the amount of liquor is reduced, the weight of the glass is measured, and the light is emitted by the light of the color set according to the measured value so that the user can feel that the glass he is using is illuminated in various colors as he drinks. In addition, the store will look at the light illuminating the glass on the customer's table to see how much the glass is filled with alcohol. By allowing the customer to the invention aimed to provide proactive service for additional drinks will be pre-ordered before adding the alcohol.

The present invention as a means for achieving the above object,

A main body, a support plate which is formed in a flat shape so that the glass cup can be placed in a stable state above the main body, a circuit board mounted inside the main body, and one or more LEDs formed on the circuit board. And a cup stand provided with an operation switch which does not apply when an electric signal is sent to the circuit board by the weight of the cup when the glass cup is placed on the support plate and the cup is removed from the support plate.

The LED is a multi-color light emitting device that emits a variety of colors by forming three optical elements, each of which emits a single color from among red, green, and blue colors, are molded simultaneously in one light-projecting body. It consists of LED for

The operation switch is installed inside the main body so as to support the bottom of the support plate and weighs according to the amount of the glass cup and the contents contained thereon, and converts it into a voltage proportional to the measured weight of the circuit board. It is characterized by consisting of a load cell to send an electrical signal to the multi-color LED for lighting.

In addition, the support plate is characterized in that it is made of a transparent or colored translucent material so as to transmit the light emitted from the one or more multi-color LED for installation on the circuit board.

In addition, the support plate is formed of an opaque material that can not transmit light, but in order to transmit the light of the multi-color light emitting LED installed in one or more on the circuit board, the upper portion of each of the multi-color light emitting LED is transparent It is characterized in that the light projection hole is formed of a colored translucent material.

In addition, the circuit board is an amplifier for receiving a small number of mV voltage of the load cell to amplify the voltage of several V voltage, a band pass filter for passing only a signal of a specific frequency band of the signal amplified by the amplifier, the band pass An analog-to-digital converter that converts an analog signal passing through a filter into a digital voltage value, and compares the digital voltage value converted by the analog-digital converter with a plurality of preset reference voltage values, and compares it to an area between the reference voltage values. And a microprocessor which generates a voltage for a control signal using its voltage adjusting function according to the area in which it is located, and applies the multi-color LED to the multi-color LED by emitting a predetermined color. It is characterized by being.

In addition, the microprocessor compares the digital voltage value with a plurality of preset reference voltage values to check whether the microprocessor is located in an area between the reference voltage values, and generates a control signal differently according to the located area to generate an external voltage. Output to the regulator is characterized in that configured to be able to apply the voltage for the control signal to the multi-color light-emitting LED through the voltage regulator.

The present invention is fixed or mobile installed on the table, etc. When you place a glass (glass) containing the liquor, such as beer, wine, cocktails ordered by the customer in the nightlife pub shop, the load cell weighs the weight, to the measured value When it is converted into an electrical signal and applied to the circuit board, the multi-color LEDs emit light in a predetermined color according to the voltage value applied to the circuit board, thereby illuminating the glass cup. The lighting color of the glass, which is illuminated by the light emitted by the multi-color LED when placed on the table, and the lighting of the glass whenever the alcohol in the glass gradually decreases as you repeatedly drink in the glass. It provides an effect that allows you to feel a new feeling of drinking while checking the color change. Furthermore, the store's position makes it easy to identify the lights that are illuminated by the colors emitted by the multi-color LEDs on the glass delivered to the customer from a distance, so that the store's employees can easily see how much alcohol is left in the customer's glass. This enables you to provide better before-services, such as allowing customers to approach customers in advance before ordering more alcohol, and promptly respond to the order they want. It has the effect of making it possible.

Specific embodiments of the cup pedestal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a cup support for explaining the present invention, Figure 2 is a plan view of the cup support of the present invention, Figure 3 is a block diagram of the load cell and the circuit board of the present invention, Figure 4 is an operating state of the present invention Figure 1 shows an operational state flow diagram for explaining the embodiment.

In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a cup holder and 200 denotes a glass cup.

The cup support 100 includes a main body 1, a support plate 2 having a flat surface so that the glass cup 200 can be placed on the main body, and a support plate 2 to surround an upper end of the main body 1. A cover portion 3 protruding downwardly at the periphery of the circuit board, a circuit board 4 mounted inside the main body 1, one or more LEDs protruding from the upper surface of the circuit board, and the support plate. (2) When the glass cup 200 containing the contents is placed on it, the electrical signal is sent to the circuit board 4 by the weight of the cup, and when the cup is lifted or removed from the supporting plate 2, The circuit board 4 is provided with an operation switch that does not send an electrical signal.

The support plate 2 may be made of a transparent or colored translucent material so as to transmit light emitted from one or more multicolor LEDs 5 formed on the circuit board 4, or the support plate 2. ) Itself is formed of an opaque material, and the upper portion of each of the multi-color light emitting LEDs 5 formed on the circuit board 4 is made of a transparent material or colored translucent material so as to transmit light emitted from each LED. The light projection hole 21 is formed.

In the LED, three optical devices such as a red optical device, a green optical device, and a blue optical device that emit three colors such as red, green, and blue in one color, respectively, Multicolor light emitting LEDs (5), which are simultaneously mounted inside the light projecting body so that any one of the above three photons is lit or more than two are lit to emit light in various colors using one LED. It consists of.

The operation switch is installed inside the main body so as to support the bottom of the support plate, the weight is measured according to the amount of the glass cup and the contents contained in the support plate, and converted into a voltage proportional to the measured weight circuit It consists of a load cell 6 which sends electrical signals to the substrate.

In addition, the circuit board 4 receives an amplifier 41 which receives a weak voltage of several mV from the load cell 6 and amplifies the voltage to several voltages, and a signal of a specific frequency band among the signals amplified by the amplifier. A band pass filter 42 for passing only, an analog-to-digital converter 43 for converting an analog signal passing through the band-pass filter into a digital voltage value, and a digital voltage value input from the analog-digital converter. And a microprocessor 44 for generating and outputting a control signal voltage, and the multicolor light emitting LED 5 emits light in a predetermined color according to the voltage value of the control signal output from the microprocessor 44. Consists of.

The microprocessor 44 compares the digital voltage value converted by the analog-to-digital converter 43 with a plurality of reference voltage values set in advance, and checks which reference voltage value is located in an area between the reference voltage values. By generating a voltage for a control signal using its own voltage control function according to a zone and applying it to the multicolor light emitting LEDs 5, the multicolor light emitting LEDs 5 are configured to emit light in a predetermined color according to the input digital voltage value. It is.

In addition, the microprocessor 44 compares the digital voltage value converted by the analog-to-digital converter 43 with a plurality of reference voltage values set in advance, and checks which reference voltage value is located in an area between the reference voltage values and the identified position. By generating a control signal differently according to the region of the output to an external voltage regulator (not shown) may be configured to apply the voltage for the control signal to the multi-color LED 5 through the voltage regulator.

Although not shown in the drawing, a spring is mounted on the inside of the main body 1 to support the support plate 2 elastically so that the support plate 2 quickly lifts the glass cup 200 from the support plate 2. It is possible to return to the win position.

The cup stand 100 of the present invention configured as described above is classified into a fixed type fixed to the top plate of the table according to the number of seats according to the size of the table, and a movable type used on the table according to the number of customers sitting in the chair. The cup pedestal 100 is configured to receive power from the outside or to receive power using a DC battery.

The load cell 6 mounted on the cup support 100 is completely empty from the time when the contents are filled in the glass cup 200 based on the glass cup 200 manufactured to have the same size and weight. Until the weight in the glass decreases until the weight of the glass cup is weighed and then converted into an electrical signal and sent to the amplifier 41, which is an electrical signal of the load cell 6 mV. A voltage of several V is inputted, and the band pass filter 42 passes only a voltage signal of a specific frequency band among the signals amplified by the amplifier, and the analog-to-digital converter 43 passes the analog signal to a digital voltage. When the value is converted into a value and sent to the microprocessor 44, the microprocessor 44 compares the digital voltage value with a plurality of preset reference voltage values, Check whether it is located in the area, and generates a voltage for the control signal according to the area of the position and apply to the multi-color LED (5), the multi-color LED (5) is applied from the microprocessor 44 According to the voltage to be emitted it will emit light in a preset color. That is, the multicolor light emitting LED 5 has one of three photons of red, green, and blue optical elements emitting light or two to three optical elements depending on the magnitude of the voltage applied thereto. In addition to being able to emit light simultaneously, all three of the above-described photons are different colors of the same series due to a slight difference in voltage magnitude (for example, 0.01 mV to several mV) applied to the multicolor LEDs 5. The multi-color LED for emitting light (5) is red (red), green (green) according to the weight by the amount of the glass cup 200 and the contents contained therein on the support plate (2) In addition to the three colors of blue (blue) separately, the glass cup 200 placed on the base plate (2) in a variety of different colors that can be produced by combining the above three colors. Will be illuminated .

Referring to the embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. 4 as an embodiment, the glass cup 200 is a beer mug to drink draft beer, load cell 6 according to the amount of draft beer contained in the glass cup 200 This sensing reference value is measured by dividing the first to the third reference value, first, the glass cup 200 when the glass cup 200 contains 50% draft beer as the first reference value, the next draft beer 20% When the weight of the glass 200 is present as the second reference value, the glass 200 is set to the third reference value when the draft beer is empty at 0%, respectively, the glass 200 containing the draft beer When the measured value of the glass cup 200 measured by the load cell 6 and the draft beer weight contained therein is greater than or equal to the first reference value when it is placed on the support plate 20, the multicolor light emitting LED 5 ) Is configured to emit red (red), and the above measurement When the value is smaller than the first reference value and greater than or equal to the second reference value, the multicolor light emitting LED 5 is configured to emit blue (blue), and the above measured value is smaller than the second reference value and is higher than the third reference value. If it is greater than or equal to the multi-color LED (5) is assumed to be configured to emit light in green (green), according to the embodiment of the multi-color LED (5) according to the amount of draft beer contained in the glass cup 200 The color of the light emitting and the lighting state according to the brief description is as follows.

That is, when the glass cup 200 is not placed on the support plate 2 of the cup support 100, the load cell 6 does not operate, so that the multicolor light emitting LEDs 5 installed on the circuit board 4 are provided. Is turned off because no voltage is applied.

However, when the glass cup 200 is placed on the support plate 2 of the cup pedestal 100 as shown in FIG. 1, the load cell 6 operates to measure the weight of the glass cup 200. When the glass 200 is filled with 100% draft beer, the measured value of the glass in the load cell 6 is greater than the first reference value. At this time, the multi-color light-emitting LED 5 has a red color. In this state, when the user lifts the glass 200 from the support plate 2 to drink draft beer in this state, the multicolor light emitting LED 5 is turned off at that moment, and the user drinks some draft beer and then again. Whenever the glass cup 200 is repeatedly put down on the base plate 2 of the cup stand 100, the multi-color light emitting LEDs 5 are repeatedly turned on and off, and thus the cup stand 100 of the cup stand 100 is repeated. Glass cups that are repeatedly placed on the backing plate (2) If the draft beer is filled with 50% or more in 0), the measured value measured by the load cell 6 becomes larger or equal to the first reference value. In this case, the multi-color LED 5 is red (red) color. Will emit light.

In addition, when the user continues to drink more draft beer and the draft beer contained in the glass 200 remains from 49% to 20%, the measured value measured in the load cell 6 is smaller than the first reference value and the second reference value. Since it becomes larger or the same state, the multi-color light emitting LED 5 emits light in a blue (blue) color, and the draft beer is placed in the glass cup 200 that the user places on the cup stand 100 by drinking more draft beer. When it remains in a very small amount of less than 19% or becomes completely empty, the multicolor light emitting LEDs 5 emit light in a green (green) color.

The cup support 100 supporting the glass cup 200 containing the draft beer as described above is red in the multi-color light-emitting LED (5) according to the amount of draft beer contained in the glass cup 200 placed on the support plate (2) By lighting the glass 200 with a light of any one color among blue, green, or a color light that can be created by a combination of the above three colors, the user drinks the draft beer contained in the glass 200. According to the eye to see that the illumination light of the glass 200 is changed to drink the draft beer, and by looking at the color of the light emitted from the glass 200 of the opponent can determine how much the draft beer remains. In addition, the light emitted from the glass cups 200 placed on the table has a light effect around the table, especially in the shop selling draft beers glass on each table in the store The color of the light emitted from the 200 can be easily identified from a distance so that the draft beer is almost empty in the drinking glass 200, the customer approaches the customer before ordering the draft beer again before ordering draft beer You can provide advance services such as asking a doctor.

1 is a cross-sectional view of the cup pedestal for explaining the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the cup pedestal of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a load cell and a circuit board of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of an operation state of an embodiment for explaining the operation state of the present invention.

※ Explanation of code for main part of drawing

100: cup stand 200: glass cup

1: body 2: support plate

21: light transmission hole 3: cover

4 circuit board 41 amplifier

42: band pass filter 43: analog-to-digital converter

44: microprocessor 5: multi-color LED

6: load cell

Claims (5)

A main body, a support plate which is formed in a flat shape so that the glass cup can be placed in a stable state above the main body, a circuit board mounted inside the main body, and one or more LEDs formed on the circuit board. The LED includes three optical elements that emit light in one color from among red, green, and blue colors are formed in a state of being simultaneously molded in one light projection body to emit various colors. It is composed of a multi-color LED for light, and when the glass cup is placed on the support plate, the electrical signal is sent to the circuit board by the weight of the cup, and when the cup is removed from the support plate is provided with an operation switch that is not Cup holder, The operation switch is composed of a load cell, the load cell is installed inside the main body so as to support the bottom of the support plate is weighed in accordance with the amount of the glass cup and the contents contained therein and placed on the support plate, the weight It converts into proportional voltage and sends an electric signal to the circuit board to light up the multi-color LEDs in any one of three colors: red, blue, and green. Cup pedestal. The method of claim 1, The supporting plate is made of a transparent or colored translucent material so as to transmit light emitted from one or more multi-color LEDs installed on a circuit board. Pedestal. The method of claim 1, The support plate is formed of a material that can not transmit light, but in order to transmit the light of the multi-color LED for light is installed on the circuit board at least one of the transparent or colored translucent on the upper portion of each Cup holder which emits different colors according to the weighing value, characterized by the light projection hole made of a material. The method of claim 1, The circuit board may include an amplifier that receives a few mV voltage of a load cell and amplifies it to a magnitude of several V voltages, a band pass filter that passes only signals of a specific frequency band among the signals amplified by the amplifier, and the band pass filter. An analog-to-digital converter that converts the passed analog signal into a digital voltage value, and which reference voltage value is located between the digital voltage values converted by the analog-to-digital converter compared with a plurality of preset reference voltage values. And a microprocessor which generates a voltage for a control signal using its own voltage control function according to the area where it is located, and applies the multicolor light emitting LED to the multicolor light emitting LED. Cup stand which emits different colors according to the weighing value . The method of claim 4, wherein The microprocessor compares the digital voltage value with a plurality of preset reference voltage values to check whether the microprocessor is located in an area between the reference voltage values, and generates a control signal differently according to the located area to provide an external voltage regulator. A cup pedestal for emitting different colors according to a weighing value, characterized in that configured to apply a control signal voltage to the multi-color light emitting LED by outputting a voltage regulator.

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