KR20140040786A

KR20140040786A - A multipurposre stick

Info

Publication number: KR20140040786A
Application number: KR1020140023952A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이우금; 박용남
Original assignee: 우석대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2014-02-28
Filing date: 2014-02-28
Publication date: 2014-04-03

Abstract

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multi-use stick for the disabled and the elderly to improve the convenience of the general user and users with visual or hearing impairment.
To this end, the multi-purpose stick for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the handle including a battery module; A main body connected to the handle part; At least one extension part connected to the main body and extending in a direction opposite to the handle part; A ground part connected to the at least one extension part and in contact with the ground, wherein the main body is electrically connected to the battery module, the first sensor part detecting the presence of a front object, a speaker part generating sound, and the And a control unit for controlling the speaker unit to generate sound when it is determined that the front object exists by receiving the detection signal from the first sensor unit.
Through this, not only a general user but also a user with a predetermined disability may be provided with ease of use through various functions of the multipurpose stick for the disabled and the elderly according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Description

Multipurpose stick for person with a disability and the elderly {A MULTIPURPOSRE STICK}

The present invention relates to a multi-use stick for the disabled and the elderly with improved user convenience.

In recent years, as life becomes rich, many people enjoy leisure activities, and a large part of these activities is mountain climbing or tracking. For example, there are many mountain society nationwide, and many hikers enjoy hiking every Saturday and Sunday.

Generally, STICK is a kind of walking stick that is used as an aid for climbing or tracking, and it sticks to the ground when hiking or trekking to disperse the weight, thus reducing the fatigue of hikers despite prolonged hike. In addition to its main function, it can be used for various purposes such as rushing through bushes or for self-defense.

In addition, the stick can be said to be a kind of walking aid which is generally used when prematurely climbing early in the morning, long-distance hikes for a long time, and other walking or walking exercises.

Among them, in recent years, many people have become more concerned about their health, such as early morning before work, early morning hike near the dark hours after work, or night hikes in the dark. In addition, there is a growing number of people who travel long distances or long distance hikes.

The country's roads and roads that are dark and indistinguishable are gradually increasing in the dark, such as early climbing at early dawn, walking at late evening, or going out at night for elderly people living in the country. In mountainous areas where there is always a danger of unevenness, many climbing populations stick to safe walking, such as following the road surface to check the condition, and relying on the body and the body to maintain the right pedestrians to reduce the fatigue of walking. I use it.

However, especially in the evening or at night, when climbing a regular road, if you use a conventional hiking stick, you should use the stick in a way that checks the ground condition by groping the road. Since you need to use the other hand to hold the stick, there is a very uncomfortable problem.

In addition, if you can't see under your feet, there is a high possibility of accidents due to loss, especially when you are not equipped with a whistle or loudspeaker that can notify you in case of an emergency such as distress. There is a problem.

However, as stick usage increases, its function is still beyond the classic support.

In order to solve such a problem, a climbing stick attached to a product necessary for hiking or tracking has been proposed, and the Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0413382 "Multipurpose Mountain Stick" technology.

The above-described technology is designed to effectively cope with a certain situation when tracking or hiking, but there is no function to help the user in distress, no ability to adjust the size of the stick, and no vision. Or there is a problem that can not provide a useful function to the user with a hearing abnormality.

In other words, there is a need for an alternative to solve the problems of the prior art.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multi-use stick for the disabled and the elderly to improve the ease of use of the general user as well as users with visual or hearing impairment.

Multipurpose sticks for the disabled and the elderly according to an embodiment of the present invention, the handle portion including a battery module;

A main body connected to the handle part; At least one extension part connected to the main body and extending in a direction opposite to the handle part; A ground part connected to the at least one extension part and in contact with the ground, wherein the main body is electrically connected to the battery module, the first sensor part detecting the presence of a front object, a speaker part generating sound, and the And a control unit for controlling the speaker unit to generate sound when it is determined that the front object exists by receiving the detection signal from the first sensor unit.

In addition, the first sensor unit is characterized in that for detecting the presence of the front object by emitting infrared rays.

The battery module may include a battery mounting module or a solar cell module, and the solar cell module may be installed at an upper portion of the handle part.

In addition, the handle portion further comprises a vibration module, the main body further includes a second sensor unit for detecting the ambient sound, the control unit receives a detection signal from the second sensor unit has a sound of a predetermined size or more around If it is determined that the vibration module is characterized in that the control to generate a vibration.

In addition, the handle portion further comprises a switch, the body further comprises a motor, the one or more extension portion is connected to the main body extending in the opposite direction to the handle portion and the first extension And a second extension part connected to a part and extending in a direction opposite to the handle part, wherein the controller is configured to operate the motor such that the first extension part extends in a direction opposite to the handle part when the switch is operated by a user. Driving the motor such that, when the switch is operated by a user in the state in which the first extension is extended, the second extension is extended in the opposite direction to the handle part in a state in which the second extension is connected to the first extension. It features.

In addition, the main body further comprises a GPS module.

In addition, the main body may further include an LED lamp.

According to an aspect of the present invention, not only a general user but also a user with a predetermined disability may be provided with convenience through various functions of the multipurpose stick for the disabled and the elderly according to the embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a multi-use stick for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the handle portion of the multi-use stick for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the body configuration of the multi-use stick for the disabled and the elderly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of a multi-use stick for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, on the basis of the accompanying drawings will be described in detail for the multi-use stick for the disabled and the elderly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is noted that the terms "comprises" or "having" in this application are intended to specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof in one or more other features or acts, , Components, parts, or combinations thereof, as a matter of convenience, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. That is, throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements, not excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Also, unless otherwise defined, 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 contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

Hereinafter, a repeated description, a known function that may obscure the gist of the present invention, and a detailed description of the configuration will be omitted. Embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully describe the present invention to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the shapes and sizes of the elements in the drawings and the like can be exaggerated for clarity.

First, the configuration of the multipurpose stick for the disabled and the elderly according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a multi-use stick for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a handle 10, a body 30, one or more extensions and a grounding part 70. .

The handle part 10 includes a switch 700 at which a user's hand is in contact.

In addition, the body 30 is connected to the handle portion 10 and supports the entire multipurpose stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly.

In addition, one or more extensions may include two extensions 40, 50 as shown in FIG. 1.

That is, Figure 1 shows that the multi-use stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes two extensions (40, 50), the first extension 40 is the main body ( 30 may be extended in the opposite direction to the handle part 10, and the second extension part 50 may be connected to the first extension part 40 to extend in the opposite direction to the handle part 10. .

In addition, the first extension part 40 includes a first guide groove 42 to be inserted into or removed from the body 30.

In addition, the second extension part 50 has a second guide groove 52 to be inserted into or removed from the first extension part 40.

Guide rails (not shown) may be formed on the inner side surfaces of the main body 30 and the first extension part 40, and the guide rails may be formed on the outer side surfaces of the first extension part 40 and the second extension part 50. The first guide groove 42 and the second guide groove 52 may be formed to correspond to. A first turning pulley (not shown) and a second turning pulley (not shown) may be formed at the lower end of the guide rail, respectively.

However, the above-described method is an example in which the extension of the present invention can be implemented, and it is a matter of course that the extendable method can be applied in any manner.

In addition, the grounding portion 70 is connected to the extension portion in contact with the ground to support the multi-use stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, the ground portion 70 may include a shock absorbing module. That is, the grounding part 70 may be provided with a shock absorbing module to support the multi-purpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly according to the embodiment of the present invention while contacting the ground and to attenuate the shock or vibration caused by the contact. have.

For example, the grounding part 70 may be provided including an elastic member. That is, the shock or vibration due to the ground contact may be attenuated by the elastic member included in the grounding part 70 to remove or attenuate the shock or vibration to the user.

Next, the handle portion 10 of the configuration of the multi-use stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below on the basis of FIG.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the handle portion of the multi-use stick for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 2, the handle portion 10 of the multi-use stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is a portion of the user's hand contacts.

In addition, the handle part 10 includes a battery module 100 and a switch 700.

The battery module 100 supplies power to each component included in the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, the battery module 100 may be provided in the form of a battery mounting module in which a battery or the like can be installed.

In addition, the battery module 100 may be provided in the form of a solar cell module. In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the solar cell module may be provided on the handle part 10.

In addition, the switch 700 may be installed at a position where the finger portion may contact when the user grasps the handle part 10. The switch 700 is used to adjust the length of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Next, the configuration of the main body 30 of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 3.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the body configuration of the multi-use stick for the disabled and the elderly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The main body 30 of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first sensor unit 200, a speaker unit 300, and an LED lamp 950.

The first sensor unit 200 detects whether there is an object in front of the multi-use stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, it is preferable that the first sensor unit 200 is installed to face in a direction opposite to where the user is located.

In addition, the speaker unit 300 provides sound to the user when a front object is detected by the first sensor unit 200. That is, in order to efficiently provide sound to the user, it is preferable to be installed in the direction in which the user is located.

In addition, the LED lamp 950 is preferably installed in a front direction opposite to the direction in which the user is located in order to provide the user with lighting in the rain or at night.

In addition, the LED lamp 950 is well considering the characteristics of the multi-use stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can provide a low power consumption and efficient lighting.

In addition, the LED lamp 950 may operate according to the operation of the switch 700 installed in the handle portion 10 or may be provided with a separate switch.

Finally, the operation of the multi-use stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below on the basis of FIG.

Figure 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of a multi-use stick for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is the first sensor unit 200, the second sensor unit 600, the switch 700, the control unit 400, the speaker unit 300, The vibration module 500, the motor 800, the LED lamp 950, the battery module 100, and the GPS module 900 are included.

The first sensor unit 200 detects the presence or absence of a front object of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, the controller 400 receives the detection signal from the first sensor unit 200 and controls the speaker unit 300 to generate sound when it is determined that a front object exists. That is, if there is a danger in front of the user (especially visually impaired, etc.), the user can be notified of the danger by sound.

In addition, the first sensor unit 200 may detect the presence of the front object in various forms. For example, the first sensor unit 200 may detect the presence of the front object by emitting infrared rays.

In addition, the second sensor unit 600 senses the sound around the multi-use stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, the control unit 400 receives the detection signal from the second sensor unit 600, the vibration module 500 generates a vibration when it is determined that a sound of a predetermined size or more around the multipurpose stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly To control it.

That is, when there is a danger to the user (especially the hearing impaired person), the vibration can be notified of the danger.

In addition, when the switch 700 is operated by the user, the controller 400 may drive the motor 800 such that the first extension part 40 extends in the opposite direction to the handle part 10.

In addition, the control unit 400 is a handle in a state in which the second extension unit 50 is connected to the first extension unit 40 when the switch 700 is operated by the user while the first extension unit 40 is extended. The motor 800 may be driven to extend the length in the opposite direction to the portion 10.

In addition, the controller 400 may drive the motor 800 in a different manner according to the operation of the switch 700 of the user. That is, the operation of the motor 800 may be adjusted according to the number of times of the operation of the switch 700, and the operation of the motor 800 according to the pressing time of the switch 700 extends the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly. The part length can be adjusted.

The operation of the motor 800 of the controller 400 is an example of a method of adjusting the length of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly, and of course, may be implemented in other forms.

In addition, a specific example of the length adjustment method of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly according to the operation process of the motor 80 of the controller 400 may be implemented in the following embodiments. That is, the multi-stage length of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly may be adjusted using a motor 800, a worm gear, a wire and a pulley.

The worm is coupled to the rotary shaft of the motor 800, the uniaxial pulley is fixed to the front end of the rotary shaft. The single pulley is wound with a wire, which is wound and released according to the rotation direction of the single pulley.

When the short pulley rotates to wind the wire, the grounding part 70 may be pulled up to shorten the length of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly.

In addition, the worm gear is composed of a worm and a worm wheel, the worm wheel corresponding to the worm is installed to receive power by the worm. The worm wheel rotation axis is coupled to the center of the worm wheel, the worm wheel rotation axis is preferably provided to have the same length relative to the worm wheel. In this case, a plurality of elongate pulleys may be formed on the wheel wheel rotation shaft.

In this case, the worm gear, the short pulley and the extension pulley may be formed by being inserted into the upper portion of the main body (30).

In addition, the first diverting pulley and the second diverting pulley can change the direction of each wire wound on the extension pulley, so that each of the wires hanging down at each extension pulley is first diverted. The pulley and the second turning poly may be turned upward to be connected to an upper portion of one side of the first extension portion 40 and an upper portion of the second extension portion 50, respectively.

When the worm wheel is rotated by receiving power from the worm, the extension pulley mounted on the worm wheel is rotated to wrap the wire, the wire pulls down the first connection part 40 and the second connection part 50 so as to be versatile for the disabled and the elderly. Allow the stick 1 to elongate.

Specifically, when the operating method of the multi-use stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention to look at, the switch 700 is not required to first stretch the length of the multi-use stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly Set to OFF. In this state, even if a force is applied to the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly, the motor 800 does not rotate according to the characteristics of the worm gear, so that the length of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly is kept constant.

In order to increase the length of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly, according to the operation of the switch 700, when the motor 800 is adjusted in the extending direction, current flows to rotate the motor 800. Power is transmitted to the worm wheel by the worm coupled to the rotating shaft of the motor 800, the elongated pulley mounted on the rotating shaft of the worm wheel is wound around the winding wire. The wire is connected to one upper side of the first extension part 40 via the first diverting pulley. As the wire is wound, the first extension portion 40 is pulled down by the wire downward.

In addition, a plurality of extension pulleys may be formed on the rotation axis of the wheel. Multi-use stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly according to an embodiment of the present invention may be formed with two kidney pulleys.

Accordingly, another extension pulley mounted on the rotation axis of the worm wheel rotates and winds another wire connected to the other extension pulley. The wire may be connected to an upper side of the second extension part 50 via a second turning pulley. As the wire is wound, the second extension 50 is pulled down by the wire downward. Through this process, the length of the multipurpose stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can be extended.

On the other hand, if you want to shorten the length of the multipurpose stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly, the rotation of the motor 800 in accordance with the switch 700 to extend the length of the multipurpose stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly It will rotate in the opposite direction. The short axis pulley mounted on the rotating shaft of the motor 800 rotates to wind the wire coupled to the short axis pulley. Since one side of the wire is connected to the grounding part 70, the wire is pulled up and the grounding part 70 is pulled up to shorten the length of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly. At this time, each of the plurality of kidney pulleys can be uninterrupted to reduce the length of the multi-use stick (1) for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention by unwinding the wire wound on each.

As described above, the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly according to the embodiment of the present invention can be adjusted to a desired length by a simple operation of the switch 700, and the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly Even if repeated impact is applied to the worm gear, the length can be kept constant.

In addition, the GPS module 900 installed in the main body 30 transmits the position of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. That is, when the user is distressed in the process of hiking, etc., the location of the user of the multipurpose stick 1 for the disabled and the elderly may be transmitted to facilitate the structure.

In addition, the battery module 100 may be electrically operated by the first sensor unit 200, the second sensor unit 600, the control unit 400, the speaker unit 300, the vibration module 500, and the motor 800. Supply power to the LED lamp 950 and the GPS module 900.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

1: multi-purpose stick 10: handle
30: main body 40: first extension part
42: first guide groove 50: second extension portion
52: second guide groove 70: grounding portion
100: battery module 200: first sensor unit
300: speaker 400: control unit
500: vibration module 600: second sensor
700: switch 800: motor
900: GPS module 950: LED light

Claims

A handle including a battery module;
A main body connected to the handle part;
At least one extension part connected to the main body and extending in a direction opposite to the handle part;
A grounding portion connected to said at least one extension and in contact with ground;
The main body is electrically connected to the battery module,
A first sensor unit for detecting the presence of a front object, a speaker unit for generating sound, a control unit for controlling the speaker to generate sound when it is determined that the front object exists by receiving a detection signal from the first sensor unit Versatile stick for the disabled and the elderly, characterized in that it comprises a.

The method of claim 1,
Wherein the first sensor unit comprises:
Multi-purpose stick for the disabled and the elderly, characterized in that the presence of the front object by emitting infrared rays.

The method of claim 1,
The battery module,
And a battery mounting module or a solar cell module, wherein the solar cell module is installed on top of the handle part.

The method of claim 1,
The handle portion further includes a vibration module,
The main body further includes a second sensor unit for detecting the ambient sound,
The control unit is a multi-purpose stick for the disabled and the elderly, characterized in that for controlling the vibration module to generate a vibration when it is determined that a sound having a predetermined size or more around the receiving the detection signal from the second sensor unit.

The method of claim 1,
The handle portion further comprises a switch,
The body further comprises a motor,
The at least one extension part includes a first extension part connected to the main body and extending in a direction opposite to the handle part, and a second extension part connected to the first extension part and extending in a direction opposite to the handle part; ,
Wherein,
When the switch is operated by a user to drive the motor so that the first extension extends in the opposite direction to the handle portion,
In a state in which the first extension is extended, when the switch is operated by a user to drive the motor so that the length is extended in the opposite direction to the handle portion in the state in which the second extension is connected to the first extension. Versatile stick for the disabled and the elderly.

The method of claim 1,
The body is a multi-purpose stick for the disabled and the elderly, characterized in that it further comprises a GPS module.

The method of claim 1,
The body is a multi-purpose stick for the disabled and the elderly, characterized in that it further comprises an LED lamp.
Versatile stick for the disabled and the elderly, characterized in that.