KR101905171B1 - A Portable contact lens case - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable contact lens case having night illumination and sterilizing function is disclosed. To this end, the present invention provides a contact lens comprising a lower base for containing a contact lens, an upper lid connected to the lower base by a hinge so as to be opened and closed, a circuit part provided at one end inside the upper lid, A mirror provided to cover the inner circuit part of the upper lid, and a plurality of lighting ELs provided inside the upper lid and connected to the circuit part along the outer side of the mirror. this. D (LED) and sterilizing EL. this. (LED), a contact lens replacement cycle which is provided outside the upper lid and is connected to the circuit unit, a sterilization EL. this. (LED) and a control panel capable of controlling or displaying the power state of the circuit part, and a control panel installed on a contact surface of the lower base and the upper lid, this. D and sterile EL. this. A portable contact lens case having a contact sensor for controlling on / off of a diaphragm is provided.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a portable contact lens case,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a contact lens and a spectacle case, and more particularly, to a contact lens and a spectacle case which enable wear of a user's contact lens in a dark place, sterilization of contents inside a contact lens, To a portable contact lens case capable of controlling a contact lens case through a smartphone app.

The radical development of computers and communication technologies has brought about a great change in human society. Along with this, as artificial intelligence and software operation are applied to various existing objects, existing objects are combined with the Internet and intelligent software that can move them efficiently to make them more diversified / multifunctional .

Generally, a contact lens is an elaborate, thin-walled small lens that is attached to the outer surface of an eye to perform the same function as the eyeglasses, and is generally made of synthetic resin. These contact lenses are stored and managed in a contact lens case to effectively prevent external physical shock or contamination in daily life.

The contact lens case can be easily carried, and a soft lens, an RGP lens, or the like is housed in a separate container and is stored / managed. In addition to the soft lens and the RGP lens, a saline solution bottle, a grip, and an RGP suction are also stored / managed in the contact lens case.

However, the above-mentioned contact lens case can only perform a simple function of storing contents from external impact or contamination, and there is still room for improvement in the present state of artificial intelligence and software based fourth industrial revolution.

The object of the technical idea of the present invention is to make it easy to find a contact lens case even in a dark place without illumination and to make it possible to wear a contact lens and to sterilize the content contained in the contact lens case And to provide a portable contact lens case capable of enabling the portable contact lens case.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a portable contact lens case includes a bottom base for containing a contact lens, an upper cover connected to the lower base and designed to be opened and closed, A circuit portion provided at an inner end of the lid, a content insertion portion provided in an inner space between the lower base and the upper lid, a mirror provided to cover the circuit portion inside the upper lid, And a plurality of lighting ELs arranged along the outside and connected to the circuitry. this. D (LED) and sterilizing EL. this. (LED), a contact lens replacement cycle which is provided outside the upper lid and is connected to the circuit unit, a sterilizing EL. this. A control panel that can control or display the power state of the circuit unit, and a control unit connected to the circuit unit, wherein the control unit is connected to the lower base and the upper lid. this. D and sterile EL. this. And a contact sensor for controlling on / off of the dies.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the circuit unit includes a timer circuit used for indicating a periodic state of the contact lens, a contact sensor for recognizing a contact state of a contact surface of the lower base and the upper lid, The sterilization EL that operates when the sterilization switch of the control panel is turned on according to the connection state. this. A LED control switch, and a light EL that is automatically turned on when the contact sensor is opened. this. (LED) control switch, said timer circuit, sterilizing EL. this. D (LED) control switch and lighting EL. this. A Bluetooth communication unit connected to the LED control switch and designed to be controllable from outside, and the timer circuit, sterilizing EL. this. D (LED) control switch, lighting EL. this. (LED) control switch, a Bluetooth communication unit, and a power supply unit connected to the control panel to supply necessary power.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control panel includes a replacement cycle setting button for setting a replacement cycle of the contact lens, a replacement cycle setting button provided adjacent to the replacement cycle setting button, And a sterilizing EL, provided adjacent to the replacement cycle setting button, this. A sterilizing button capable of irradiating the LED light, a sterilizing button provided adjacent to the sterilizing button, this. A sterilizing indicator for indicating a state when the LED is irradiated with light and a state when the light is not irradiated, a Bluetooth indicator that is displayed when the Bluetooth communication unit of the circuit unit is operated, and a power indicator .

Therefore, according to the technical idea of the present invention described above, it is possible to easily find the portable contact lens case through a variety of indicator lights on the control panel installed outside, even in a dark room such as a first bedroom or an outdoor without light.

In addition, it is also possible to use the illumination EL, which is revealed when the portable contact lens case is opened even in a dark room such as a bedroom or outdoor without illumination at night. this. Since the contents of the contact lens case can be easily identified through the LED and the contact lens can be worn or removed through a mirror inside the contact lens, there is an advantage that the contact lens can be used without being limited to the place.

In addition, when the contact lens case is closed, it is automatically disinfected. this. Since the LED illumination is turned on to sterilize the contents stored in the contact lens case such as a lens storage container, a saline bottle, a forceps and an RGP suction, foreign substances or germs present in the hands or the air, The problem of infecting the human body can be suppressed.

Finally, since the circuit unit incorporated in the contact lens case has a built-in Bluetooth communication chip capable of communicating with the outside and capable of controlling the circuit unit, an app is installed in an external control device such as a smart phone, There is an advantage that the function of the contact lens case can be remotely controlled.

1 is a cross-sectional view and partially enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a portable contact lens case according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view for explaining an inner structure of an upper lid of a contact lens case according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a plan view for explaining a control panel provided outside the upper lid of the contact lens case according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram of a circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of operating a contact lens case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the structure and effects of the present invention, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. For example, although the embodiment has been described as being limited to a portable contact lens, it goes without saying that it can be applied to the eyeglass case in the same manner. It should be understood, however, that the description of the embodiments is provided to enable the disclosure of the invention to be complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

The singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. For example, the words "comprise" or "having" are used herein to designate the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts or combinations thereof, wherein one or more other features, , Steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof, may be added.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal in meaning unless expressly defined in the present application .

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a cross-sectional view and partially enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a portable contact lens case according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a portable contact lens case 1000 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a lower base 100 for containing a contact lens, a hinge 102 connected to the lower base 100, A circuit part 106 provided at one end inside the upper lid 104 and a contents insertion part provided in a space between the lower base 100 and the upper lid 104 A mirror 110 disposed on the inside of the upper lid 104 to cover the inner circuit portion 106 of the upper lid 104 and a mirror 110 provided on the inner side of the upper lid 104 along the outer side 112 of the mirror 110, 106). this. (LED, 120 in FIG. 2) and sterilizing EL. this. (LED, 118 in FIG. 2), a contact lens replacement cycle provided outside the upper lid 104 and connected to the circuit part 106, a sterilization EL. this. A control panel 122 for controlling or displaying the power state of the circuit unit and a control unit 122 installed on a contact surface of the lower base 100 and the upper lid 104 and connected to the circuit unit 106, Lighting El. this. (120) and sterilized EL. this. And a touch sensor 114 for controlling the on / off of the di 118.

The hinge 102 may be modified by other means as long as it includes a function of opening and closing the inside while connecting the lower base 100 and the upper lid 104. On the other hand, as shown in the enlarged view indicated by the arrow, the circuit unit 106 and the mirror 110 are fixed to the inside of the upper lid 104 by the fixing means 116.

The contact sensor 114 is provided on the outside of the mirror (112 in FIG. 2) in the OFF state when the upper cover 104 and the lower base 100 are opened. this. (LED, 120) to turn on the light EL. this. By the illumination of the D (LED, 120), the user can awaken in the bedroom at dawn and illuminate the above light without illuminating the fire. this. The contact lens can be worn or removed by the light of the LED (120). In addition, the contact sensor 114 may be disposed on the outer side of the mirror in an ON state when the upper lid 104 and the lower base 100 are closed. this. (LED) 118 is turned on. At this time, this. In order for the LEDs (118) to be illuminated, the sterilizing EL in the control panel (122) this. The LED (118) button must be turned on beforehand.

Accordingly, the portable contact lens case 1000 according to the present invention allows the user to use the contact lens without being limited to the place, and can also use the contents stored in the contact lens case such as a lens storage container, a saline bottle, Since RGP suction is sterilized, it is possible to prevent the foreign body or bacteria present in the hand or air from infecting the human body through the contact lens.

Here, the shape of the portable contact lens case 1000 is illustratively shown to illustrate embodiments of the present invention. The shape of the contact contact lens case 1000 may be rectangular, circular, oval, Shape, and the like.

2 is a perspective view for explaining an inner structure of an upper lid of a contact lens case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the inside of the upper lid includes a mirror 112, a mirror outer 112 provided outside the mirror 112, and a sterilizing EL 110 mounted on the mirror outer 112 surface. this. (LED, 118) and a light EL. this. (LED) 120, and the like.

The illumination EL. this. The LEDs 120 enable the user to wear or remove the lens using the mirror 112 in a dark place. In addition, this. (LED) 118 is an EL that can sterilize the inside contents when the contact lens case is closed. this. (LED) light to sterilize the contents such as soft lenses or RGP lens containers, saline bottles, tongs, suction, etc. inside. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent foreign matter or bacteria from infecting the eye of the human body through the lens.

The sterilized EL. this. The LEDs (118) B. L. this. (UV LED, hereinafter referred to as " UV LED "). The UV LED is an LED that emits ultraviolet rays, which is more efficient than conventional UV mercury lamps, has a long life and is environmentally friendly. The UV LEDs are classified into UV-A (315 to 400 nm), UV-B (280 to 315 nm) and UV-C (200 to 280 nm) depending on ultraviolet wavelengths. In general, UV-C LED has the function of air purification, water purification, sterilization, this. It is suitable to apply UV-C class LEDs to products with LEDs (LEDs) 118.

3 is a plan view for explaining a control panel provided outside the upper lid of the contact lens case according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the control panel 122 provided outside the upper lid of the contact lens case includes a replacement cycle setting button 124 for setting a replacement cycle of the contact lens, a replacement cycle setting button 124, And a replacement cycle indicator 126 provided adjacent to the replacement cycle indicator and capable of indicating the replacement cycle status with light.

After the replacement of the soft lens or the RGP lens, the replacement cycle setting button 124 can appropriately set the replacement cycle according to the number of times the button is pressed. However, the replacement period setting method may be modified by another method using a timer included in the circuit portion and a liquid crystal display (LCD).

In addition, the control panel 122 may be provided adjacent to the replacement period setting button 124, and may be inserted into the sterilizing EL. this. A sterilizing button 128 for irradiating the sterilizing button 128 with the sterilizing button 128; this. And a sterilizing indicator 130 indicating a state when the light is irradiated and not irradiated from the LED (light emitting diode).

In addition, the control panel 122 may include a Bluetooth indicator 134 that is displayed when the Bluetooth communication unit of the circuit unit operates, and a power indicator 132 that displays the power status of the power supply unit by light . On the other hand, a plurality of indicators provided on the control panel 122 can be used as a display means by which the user can identify the position of the portable contact lens in a dark place. This makes it easy for users to find portable contact lens cases even in dark places.

The control panel 122 is connected to a power supply of the circuit unit. s. A non-USB connection 138 may be provided. Here, s. The non-USB connection 138 may be modified to replace the connection jack of the ADC charger that charges and converts the alternating current to direct current. A main on / off switch may be separately provided at one end of the control panel 122, which is not shown in the figure but may be activated or deactivated, if necessary, have.

4 is a block diagram of a circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the circuit unit 106 includes a timer circuit unit 140, a touch sensor 114, a sterilization LED control switch 142, an illumination LED control switch 144, a Bluetooth communication unit 146, (148).

The timer circuit unit 140 is used together with the replacement period setting button of the control panel to inform the replacement period when the user purchases the contact lens. The timer is operated according to the setting of the replacement period setting button, and when the replacement period is reached, the color of the replacement period indicator changes from green to red light so that the user can visually recognize the replacement period of the contact lens easily can do. The timer circuit unit 140 may also be used to set a time for the germicidal LED switch 142 to restrictly sterilize the contents inside the contact lens case for a certain period of time.

The contact sensor 114 is installed at a connection portion of the lower base and the upper lid of the contact lens case and is turned on / off of the illumination LED control switch 144 and the sterilization LED control switch 142 according to opening / closing of the contact lens case. off state.

In addition, the Bluetooth communication unit 146 may operate in conjunction with an external electronic device capable of the Internet (IoT), for example, a smart phone. Specifically, after installing an app capable of controlling the portable contact lens case on the smartphone, the smartphone drives the application to turn on / off the sterilizing LED switch 142, the illumination LED switch 144, Off of the contact lens, or to set the replacement period of the contact lens. In addition, when the portable contact lens case is lost, the position of the portable contact lens case can be confirmed by operating in conjunction with a GPS (Global Positioning System) in a smart phone operating an app which can control the portable contact lens case .

The power supply unit 148 may employ various methods such as a USB charger, an ADC charger, a small battery, and a lithium battery. In this embodiment, the USB charger is described as an example in FIG.

5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of operating a contact lens case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, power is supplied to a power supply unit through various methods such as a USB charger, an ADC charger, a dry battery, and a lithium battery (S100). Thereby, the circuit unit is activated, the control panel is activated, and various indicator lamps are displayed (S102).

At this time, the contact sensor S104 in the circuit portion confirms the open / closed state of the portable contact lens case. If the portable contact lens case is opened, the touch sensor is recognized as off and the illumination LED is turned on (S114). When the portable contact lens case is closed again and the contact sensor is closed (S116) And the illumination LED is turned off (S118) to suppress the occurrence of excessive power consumption of the illumination LED.

If the contact sensor S104 in the circuit unit confirms the state of the portable contact lens case, the state of the sterilization button of the control panel is checked (S106) if the closed contact is closed, and if the sterilization button is turned on, The LED is turned on (S108), and the UV sterilizing function for the contents inside the contact lens case is performed.

When the operation of the Bluetooth communication unit of the circuit unit is detected, on / off control of the sterilization LED, the illumination LED, setting of the contact lens replacement period, and the position of the portable contact lens case are performed through an external device capable of object communication, And so on.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and that many modifications are possible within the technical scope of the present invention.

100: lower base, 102: hinge,
104: upper lid, 106: circuit part,
108: contents insertion portion, 110: mirror,
112: mirror outer structure, 114: contact sensor,
116: fixing means, 118: sterilized LED,
120: illumination LED, 122: control panel,
124: replacement period setting button, 126: replacement period indication lamp,
128: sterilization button, 130: sterilization indicator,
132: power indicator, 134: Bluetooth indicator,
138: USB connection part, 140: timer circuit,
142: sterilization LED control switch, 144: illumination LED control switch,
146: Bluetooth communication unit, 148: Power supply unit.

Claims (3)

A lower base for containing a contact lens;
An upper lid connected to the lower base and designed to be opened and closed;
A circuit unit provided at an inner side of the upper lid and having a Bluetooth communication unit;
A contents insertion unit provided in an inner space between the lower base and the upper lid;
A mirror provided to cover a circuit portion inside the upper lid;
A plurality of illumination ELs arranged along the outside of the mirror and connected to the circuitry. this. D (LED) and sterilizing EL. this. Di (LED);
A contact lens replacement cycle provided at an outer side of the upper lid and connected to the circuit unit; this. (LED) and a control panel capable of controlling or displaying the power state of the circuitry;
A lower lid, and an upper lid, and is connected to the circuit part, this. D and sterile EL. this. And a contact sensor for controlling on / off of the diaphragm. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuit unit comprises: a timer circuit used for indicating a cycle state of the contact lens;
A contact sensor for recognizing a contact state of a contact surface of the lower base and the upper lid;
And sterilizing EL that operates when the sterilization switch of the control panel is turned on according to the connection state of the contact sensor. this. LED control switch;
And an illumination EL that is automatically turned on when the contact sensor is opened. this. LED control switch;
The timer circuit, the sterilizing EL. this. D (LED) control switch and lighting EL. this. A Bluetooth communication unit connected to the LED control switch and designed to be controllable from outside; And
The timer circuit, the sterilizing EL. this. D (LED) control switch, lighting EL. this. A LED control switch, a Bluetooth communication unit, and a power supply unit connected to the control panel to supply necessary power. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control panel comprises: a replacement cycle setting button for setting a replacement cycle of the contact lens;
A replacement cycle indicator provided adjacent to the replacement cycle setting button and capable of displaying the replacement cycle status by light;
And the sterilizing EL is provided adjacent to the replacement cycle setting button. this. A sterilizing button capable of irradiating the LED light;
The sterilizing button being provided adjacent to the sterilizing button. this. A sterilization indicator that indicates the state when the light is irradiated and not irradiated by the LED (light);
A Bluetooth display that is displayed when the Bluetooth communication unit of the circuit unit operates; And
And a power indicator for indicating the power supply state of the circuit unit by light.

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