KR20020088292A - Communication device for scubar diver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An underwater communication device is provided to install a microphone and a speaker capable of communication in an underwater mask and communicate with a maritime radio by wire through a line added in an air supply hose. CONSTITUTION: A microphone(105) and a speaker(104) capable of transmission and reception are embedded in a mask(60). The microphone(105) and the speaker(104) connect to a transmitter(5) and a receiver(4) of the first radio(100) through a connection jack(120) by a line(130) added in an injection tube. A wireless call is performed with an other radio in the water through the first radio(100).

Description

Underwater device {Communication device for scubar diver}

The present invention incorporates a microphone, a speaker, and a switch in a mask worn by scuba divers breathing air supplied to an injection tube through an air tank underwater, and walkie-talkie with a walkie-talkie on the ground through a line installed in an injection tube. It relates to an underwater communication device in the same manner as using a radio in the water by connecting to the connection, so that the voice spoken in the water is applied to the radio by a wire and through the radio to another radio.

In general, when staying in the water for a long time, such as skin scuba diving, the scuba tank is kicked and the air received in the tank is supplied to the scuba diver's mouth to breathe. In this case, the scuba tank has been developed a variety of structures, for example, may be the one disclosed in US Patent No. 4832398.

On the other hand, the scuba equipment was also developed, and a mask and hydroponic type for beginners were developed as in the publication (WO98 / 03225). As shown in FIG. 1, the mask 60 has a lens frame 64 in front of the face frame 62. ), And the front surface of the lens frame 64 is combined with the transparent lens 66 with a screw 67 to serve as a hydroponic 73. A portion corresponding to the wearer's nose under the lens frame 64 forms a nose protrusion 68, and a lower portion of the nose protrusion 68 has a jaw plate 74 including an air injection tube 78. The jaw plate 74 and the nose protrusion 68 are coupled to each other by a yuja-type panel 69, and the jaw-panel portion 76 opened and closed by hinges 79 provided at both ends is vertically connected to the yuja panel 69. To be combined. The jaw end portion 76 is sealed with mutual failure kings 86 and 88, and each jaw end portion 76 is fixedly coupled to each other by the hook 92. 94 is a hinge axis. The thread edge 63 is integrally formed on the face facing surface of the face-shaped frame 62, and the thread edge 63 is coupled to the connection string 96 connected through the connection ring 98. The ear cover 65 is integrally added to a portion of the thread edge 63 corresponding to the wearer's ear. In this case, the user attaches the air tank to his back, receives the air using the injection pipe 78 connected to the air tank, and repeats the process of discharging it to the exhaust port 99. However, these common underwater scubas can only see underwater and breathe well with the eyes, so that there is no mutual communication, so the laser emits light and replaces it with a signal. Communicators are also used. But not only is it more uncomfortable than talking directly, but it is also misleading. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to respond to underwater work or emergency because it can not talk to people on the ground.

On the other hand, the life radio 10 generally used may be implemented in various ways, but for example, the front end 2 and the reception signal through the front end 2 to transmit and receive through the antenna 1 as shown in FIG. Receiver 3 for modulating, detecting, and amplifying the signal, a receiver 4 for outputting the reception output of the receiver 3 as voice, and a front end for amplifying and oscillating a voice signal through the transmitter 5. 2) a transmitter 6 to provide, a microcomputer 7 for controlling activation of the transmitter 6 and a receiver 3, a call switch 8 for controlling the operation of the microcomputer 7, and a battery for power supply ( And a power switch 11 for turning on and off the power supply from 9). Such radios have the problem that they can communicate with each other on the ground but cannot communicate with underwater.

The present invention is to solve this problem, the object of the present invention is to install a microphone and speaker that can communicate in the underwater mask breathing in the water, and configured to be able to communicate in a wired line with the radio of the sea through a line added to the air supply hose Thus, it is to provide an underwater call device that allows simultaneous calls with breathing.

To this end, the present invention is a breathing apparatus for supplying air by connecting the air supply hose to the underwater mask, the mask has a built-in water-receivable microphone and speaker, the microphone and the speaker is a wire attached to the hose first radio And wired to, and configured to make a wireless call with another radio via the first radio.

1 is a perspective view of a mask for a general scuba diver,

2 is a block diagram of a general radio,

3 is a radio configuration diagram of the present invention,

4 is a block diagram of a song detector used in the present invention;

5 is a perspective view showing a state of use of the present invention,

6 is a cross-sectional view of the injection tube of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

60; mask 78; injection pipe

100; walkie talkie 104; speaker

105; microphone 108; call switch

110; call detector 111; power switch

120; connecting tweet 130; track

140; buoyancy body 142; air generating means

144; air tank

That is, the present invention is a breathing apparatus for supplying air by connecting the air supply hose to the underwater mask, the mask has a built-in handset microphone and speaker, the microphone and speaker are wires added to the hose and the first radio It is intended to provide an underwater communication device configured to be connected by wire and to make a wireless call with another radio in the water through the first radio.

The radio adds a connection tweet to control a handset and a call by wire, and the connection tweet forms a connection in common with a transceiver, a handset, a power switch, and a call switch.

It is recommended that the connecting tweeter be connected to the microphone, speaker and keyswitch added to the mask through the line. The line may be formed integrally with the air inlet tube or may be used by tying a separate line to the inlet tube.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a configuration diagram of a radio used in the present invention, a front end 2 for transmitting and receiving through an antenna 1, a receiving unit 3 for modulating, detecting and amplifying a received signal through the front end 2; A receiver 4 for outputting the reception output of the receiver 3 as voice, a transmitter 6 for amplifying and oscillating a voice signal through the transmitter 5 and providing it to the front end 2 for transmission, (6) and a power switch for turning on and off the power from the microcomputer (7) for controlling the start of the receiver (3), the call switch (8) for controlling the operation of the microcomputer (7), and the power battery (9). In the radio comprising (11),

The transceiver 100 according to the present invention adds a call detector 110 capable of recognizing whether a call is made, and a connection tweet 120 for controlling a call and a call by wire.

Connection tweeter 120 is connected to the terminal (b) of the transceiver 5 of the transceiver 100, the terminal (a) of the handset 4, the terminals (c1, c2) of the power switch 11 and the call switch (8) The terminal d constitutes a configuration in which the terminals d are sequentially connected to the terminals Ja, Jb, Jc1, Jc2, and Jd of the connecting tweeter 120,

The connection tweeter 120 is configured to be connected to the microphone 105, the speaker 104, and the switches 111 and 108 added to the mask 60 through the line 130. The microphone 105 may exemplify a condenser microphone or the like that can operate using its own power supply.

4 is a block diagram of the transmitter 110 for use in the present invention. The analog-to-digital converter 113 receives a voice signal through the microphone 105 through a terminal Jb of the connecting tweeter 120 and converts it into a digital signal. ) And a comparator 114 for comparing the reference signal Vref corresponding to the breath sound with the signal of the analog-digital converter 113 and outputting the signal to one input terminal T1 of the microcomputer 7 when the signal of the breath sound is inputted. Configure. The call detector 110 may be installed in an external type by using a terminal or expanding a terminal of the connection tweeter 120.

5 is a view illustrating a use state of the present invention, in which a mask 60 of a scuba diver (a full-face mask is illustrated in the drawing but a general scuba mask is also possible) includes a microphone 105, a speaker 104, and a switch ( 111 and 108 are installed, the line 130 is formed integrally (or separately) in the air injection pipe 78 to form a configuration that is connected to the radio 100 (first radio). Means for supplying air to the injection pipe 78 is placed in the air generating means 142, such as a compressor or the like to the vessel or buoyancy body 140, the air generated in the air generating means 142 to the air tank 144 The gas is injected into the mask 60 through the injection pipe 78 (by the air tank 144 may be omitted and provided as a mask 60). The walkie-talkie 100 may be wrapped in a plastic pack to prevent the penetration of waves. The microphone 105 and the speaker 104 are installed in the mask 60 by passing the line 130 between the failure kings 86 and 88 shown in FIG. 1, and mask the switches 111 and 108 to be operated externally. (60) It is good to install outside.

6 is a cross-sectional view of the line 130 integrally embedded in the outer wall 79 of the injection tube 78 of the present invention. However, the track 130 may be used separately to form the present invention in the injection tube 78, the outer wall 79 is not integrally embedded in the embedded form.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above, it is connected to the line 130 through the connection tweeter 120 added to the radio 100, the line 130 is configured to be added to the injection tube 78, yes For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the air generating means 142, such as a compressor, is fixed to the buoyancy body 140, and the air generating means 142 injects the generated air through the injection pipe 78, and the injection pipe 78. In addition to the basic breathing function to supply to the mask (60) serves to support the radio (100) to operate by wire through the line (130). The mask 60 (full face mask or general mask) used by scuba divers has a power switch 111 and a call switch 108. When the power switch 111 is turned on and the call switch 108 is pressed (or one The switch may use the two switches 108 and 111 to perform the functions of the two switches 108 and 111). When the user enters the standby state and speaks to the microphone 105 in this state, a voice signal is transmitted through the terminal Jb of the connecting tweet 120. Since the terminal Jb is connected to the terminal b, the terminal Jb is applied to the transmitting unit 6, and then an operator working on the antenna 1 through the transmitting unit 6 and the front end 2 or another worker in the vicinity If a transmission signal is transmitted to another radio (your convenience radio 2 (100-1)), and the coordinator of the bus receiving the response responds to the radio (100-1), it is an antenna (1) of the radio (100), a receiver ( 3), the scuba is output to the speaker 104 through the terminals (a, Ja) and the line 130 The diver operates to listen to the speaker 104 in the water.

In this case, the present invention has a function that allows a scuba diver to make a call while working with two hands. When the diver generates a voice signal more than a normal breathing sound (calling with voice), the signal is used as a microphone 105. The terminal is provided to the terminal (Jb) through the line 130, the terminal (Jb) is connected to the terminal (b) and the terminal (b) is commonly applied to the song detector 110 in addition to the transmitter (5). Therefore, the transmitter 110 converts the voice signal through the microphone 105 into a digital signal through the analog-to-digital converter 113 as shown in FIG. 4, and the changed digital signal is equal to or greater than a reference signal Vref of a general breathing sound level. When it is applied as an input signal of the comparator 114 for comparing whether it is an audio signal, and the input signal of the microphone 105 or more that is equal to or greater than the audio signal is input from the comparator 114, the microcomputer 7 is input through the input terminal T1 of the microcomputer 7. ) Recognizes this and drives the transmitter 6 to make the call possible. For this purpose, it will be appreciated that the power switch 111 uses the microphone 105 in a standby state that has already been operated in an on state.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those who have

As described above, the present invention adds a microphone and a speaker to a breathing mask used by a scuba diver working in the water so as to be in parallel with a transceiver and a receiver terminal of a walkie-talkie. In the same way, it is easy to connect and install the line because the line is embedded in the air inlet pipe in order to enable the handset and to facilitate the supply and connection of the line. Recognizing this, it uses a phone detector to enable handset automatically, so it is possible to make a handset without pressing a separate call switch. In addition, the present invention by installing the same device for each of the scuba divers to enable mutual communication using the radio in the water.

Claims (3)

In the breathing apparatus for supplying air by connecting an air supply hose (injection pipe) to the underwater mask, the mask 60 includes a water-receivable microphone 105 and a speaker 104, and the microphone 105 and the speaker ( 104 is connected to the wire line 130 added to the injection tube 78 and the transmitter 5 and the receiver 4 of the first radio 100 through the connecting tweeter 120, the first radio 100 Underwater communication device, characterized in that configured to make a wireless call with other radio in the water through. According to claim 1, The transceiver 100, the call detector 110 that can recognize whether the call, and the connection tweet 120 to control the handset and the call by wire, add, Connection tweeter 120 is connected to the terminal (b) of the transceiver 5 of the transceiver 100, the terminal (a) of the handset 4, the terminals (c1, c2) of the power switch 11 and the call switch (8) The terminal d and the internal terminals Jb, Ja, Jc1, Jc2, and Jd of the connecting tweeter 120 are configured to correspond to each other. The connecting tweeter 120 is a microphone 105, a speaker 104, and a switch 111, 108 added to the mask 60 through the line 130 at the terminals Jb (Ja) (Jc1, Jc2) (Jd). Underwater call apparatus, characterized in that configured to connect to. The underwater communication device according to claim 1, wherein a line (130) is integrally embedded in the outer wall (79) of the injection pipe (78).