KR20210078851A - An underwater lantern - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an underwater lantern. Since a battery case is separated into upper and lower parts and PCBs are installed inside the upper and lower cases respectively such that batteries can be inserted side by side in a transverse direction, the length of the battery case can be minimized. Furthermore, since the battery case can be detached by the rotation of a detachable guide member located at an end of a lantern head part, one of various battery types such as two-socket, three-socket, four-socket battery types and the like can be simply connected to the lantern head part depending on how long a user stays underwater, and, as a result, user convenience in accordance with the replacement of the battery case can be provided.

Description

An underwater lantern

The present invention relates to an underwater lantern, and more particularly, by separating the battery case into upper and lower parts and installing PCB boards on the inside of the upper case and lower case, respectively, so that the batteries can be inserted side by side in a horizontal type, Not only can the length of the battery case be minimized, but also the battery case can be detached by rotation of the detachable guide member located at the end of the lantern head, so that the user can stay in the water for 2, 3, 4 Since it is possible to use any one of various battery types such as spheres by simply connecting to the lantern head, it relates to an underwater lantern that can provide user convenience according to battery case replacement.

In general, an underwater lantern is used to secure visibility in the water when diving, work and underwater photography, and scuba diving, and a lantern head equipped with a lighting unit such as an LED lamp and a power button, and the lantern head It is coupled to the end of the unit and is configured to include a battery for supplying power to the lighting unit, and the 'underwater lantern' as described above is disclosed in Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0027895 (hereinafter referred to as 'Patent Document 1'). has been posted.

Referring to Patent Document 1, the conventional 'underwater lantern' has an external shape with a body part and a light emitting part, and in a lantern in which a power supply part and a switch are connected to a power circuit, the body part has a handle part and a front end coupling part and a rear end. It is a single cylindrical body having a coupling part, and the light emitting part has a spiral part screwed with the tip coupling part of the body part, a curved groove and a rotating groove are formed on the outer periphery, and a head part provided with a tip spiral part, a curved groove in the head part An LED circuit module mounted at a formation position of a PCB having a power circuit formed thereon, a spring and an LED lamp connected to a power circuit, an LED circuit module cover for protecting the outside of the LED circuit module, a reflector mounted in the LED circuit module cover, the It consists of a lens installed on the front part of the cover, a lens covering screwed to the tip spiral part of the head while attaching the lens to the front surface of the reflector, and the power supply part contains a battery and is formed separately from the body, the battery holder, the battery When the holder is accommodated in the body, it has a spring supporting it and is configured with a rear lid screwed to the rear end coupling portion of the body portion, and the switch has a ring shape that is rotatably inserted around the curved groove of the head and the outer periphery of the rotation groove is a ring switch of, a wire that is fixedly mounted in the recess formed around the curved groove of the head part and connects the power source, a cylindrical magnet installed to slide in the curved groove, and accommodates the magnet to slide in the curved groove A magnet accommodating groove formed on the inner surface of the ring switch, a stopper installed to protrude and protrude from the rotation groove of the head part, and a stopper accommodating groove formed on the inner surface of the ring switch so that the stopper is temporarily seated by rotating the ring switch It is characterized in that a colored lens is detachably installed on the outer surface of the negative lens covering.

Patent Document 1 composed of the above configuration provides an underwater lantern in which the body part, the light emitting part, the power supply part, the switch, and the rear lid are all separated, so that it is easy to assemble and replace parts, and a colored lens for LED light emission is adopted, , it is configured so that it can be used by detaching the external battery pack, but as it is configured to simply insert the battery pack, it is not only impossible to insert multiple batteries such as 2, 3, 4, etc. side by side in a horizontal type, but also has a structural limitation For this reason, there is a problem in that it is difficult to select and replace various battery types such as 2, 3, and 4 according to the needs of the user.

Patent Document 1: Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0027895

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to separate the battery case into upper and lower parts, and install a PCB board inside the upper case and lower case, respectively, to insert the batteries side by side in a horizontal type. By configuring so as to be able to, not only can the length of the battery case be minimized, but also by configuring the battery case to be detachable by rotation of the detachable guide member located at the end of the lantern head part, the user can Since it is possible to use any one of various battery types such as , 3 sphere, and 4 sphere by simply connecting to the lantern head part, it is to provide an underwater lantern capable of providing user convenience according to battery case replacement.

In order to solve the above problems, an underwater lantern according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: a lantern head unit provided with a lighting unit for emitting light and a power button; a battery case in which a battery is inserted so as to supply power to the lighting unit located at the end of the rental head unit; and a detachable guide member rotatably coupled to the end of the rental head part, wherein the battery case is configured to be detachable from the detachable guide member by rotation of the detachable guide member, and two or more batteries are inserted It is characterized in that it is configured to be replaceable by coupling any one of the various types to the detachable guide member according to the user's needs.

In addition, the battery case is formed to be separated into an upper case and a lower case, and a PCB board for controlling the power of the battery is installed inside the upper case and the lower case in a state in which the batteries are inserted side by side in a horizontal type, respectively. do.

In addition, the PCB substrate is provided with a battery power terminal for power transmission so that power can be transmitted to the lighting unit, and the lighting unit is provided with a lighting control terminal coupled to the battery power terminal to replace the battery case. It is characterized in that it is configured to transmit power through the connection of the terminal and the lighting control terminal.

In addition, the upper surface of the upper case is provided with a coupling portion formed with a first screw thread to be screwed with the detachable guide member, and a second screw thread screwed with the first screw thread is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the detachment guide member to be screwed with the detachable guide member. When the member rotates, it is characterized in that the battery case is detachable by screwing between the first screw thread and the second screw thread.

In addition, the lower surface of the upper case is provided with a pair of engaging protrusions each extending downward in a diagonal direction to be coupled to the lower case and having a third screw thread formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, respectively, downward at positions opposite to the engaging protrusions. A pair of anti-shake protrusions for preventing shaking of the lower case by being protruded and coupled to the lower case at the time when the coupling of the lower case is completed by the coupling protrusion, the lower case includes the pair of coupling protrusions and A through hole is formed so that the coupling protrusion passes through the abutting portion, and an insertion groove into which the shaking preventing protrusion is inserted is formed in a portion in contact with the pair of shaking preventing protrusions.

In addition, the outer peripheral surface of the distal end of the lantern head portion is characterized in that the separation prevention projection is provided to prevent the detachment guide member to move in the downward direction.

As described above, according to the present invention, the battery case is separated into upper and lower parts, and PCB substrates are installed inside the upper and lower cases, respectively, so that the batteries can be inserted side by side in a horizontal type, so that the length of the battery case Not only can the battery life be minimized, but the battery case is configured to be detachable by the rotation of the detachable guide member located at the end of the lantern head, so that various batteries such as 2, 3, and 4 can be used depending on the amount of time the user stays in the water. Since it is possible to use any one of the types by simply connecting it to the lantern head, there is an advantage of providing user convenience according to the replacement of the battery case.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of an underwater lantern according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a combined perspective view showing the configuration of an underwater lantern according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the battery part is separated from the lighting part of the underwater lantern according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 5 are explanatory views showing the battery case replacement process of the underwater lantern according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the coupling state of the lantern head part and the detachable guide member of the underwater lantern according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an explanatory view showing the internal structure of the battery case of the underwater lantern according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 is an explanatory view showing the disassembly process of the battery case of the underwater lantern according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Like reference numerals in each figure indicate like elements.

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of an underwater lantern according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a combined perspective view showing the configuration of an underwater lantern according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention It is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the battery part is separated from the lighting part of the underwater lantern according to an example.

4 and 5 are explanatory views showing the replacement process of the battery case of the underwater lantern according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a combined state of the lantern head part and the detachable guide member of the underwater lantern according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is a cross-sectional view showing

7 is an explanatory view showing the internal structure of the battery case of the underwater lantern according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 8 is an explanatory view showing the disassembly process of the battery case of the underwater lantern according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 8 , the underwater lantern according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a lantern head unit 100 , a battery case 200 , and a detachable guide member 300 .

The lantern head unit 100 is provided with a lighting unit 110 that emits light and a power button 120 for operating on/off, etc. of the lighting unit 110. In the present invention, the lighting unit 110 includes It is characterized in that a lighting control terminal 130 coupled with a battery power terminal 215 to be described later is provided.

The lighting control terminal 130 is coupled to the battery power terminal 215 and is configured to transfer the power of the battery B to the lighting unit 110, coupled or disconnected with the battery power terminal 215 through a fitting coupling method. By being configured to be possible, it makes it possible to simply replace the battery case 200 of various types such as 2 spheres, 3 spheres, and 4 spheres in the lantern head unit 100 according to the user's needs.

In addition, the detachable guide member 300 for guiding the detachment of the battery case 200 on the outer peripheral surface of the end of the lantern head part 100 is coupled to the lantern head part 100 while the detachable guide member 300 is lowered. A separation prevention protrusion 140 is provided to prevent separation by moving in the direction.

It is preferable that an O-ring 150 providing a sealing function to block the inflow of water into the lighting unit 110 and the battery case 200 is installed at the upper and lower portions of the separation prevention protrusion 140 .

The battery case 200 is positioned at the end of the rental head unit 100 and the battery B is inserted to supply power to the lighting unit 110. In the present invention, the battery case 200 is characterized in that it is configured to be detachable from the detachable guide member 300 by rotation of the detachable guide member 300 .

The battery case 200 is configured to be detachable from the lantern head unit 100 when the detachable guide member 300 is rotated, and thereby, 2, 3, and 4 batteries into which two or more batteries B are inserted. Since it is possible to simply connect any one of the various battery types to the lantern head 100 and use it according to the user's needs, that is, depending on the time the user stays in the water, before obtaining it, the user's convenience through the easy battery replacement structure be able to provide

For example, when scuba diving, the 2-ball type battery can be used for 2 hours, the 3-ball type can be used for 3 hours, and the 4-ball type can be used for 4 hours. After that, it is possible to use it by simply connecting it to the lantern head unit 100 through the detachable guide member 300, so that, in scuba diving, an underwater lantern equipped with a large-capacity battery is unconditionally regardless of the time spent in the water. Since there is no need to carry it, you can enjoy scuba diving with minimal discomfort caused by the weight of the battery.

In addition, the battery case 200 is formed to be separated into an upper case 210 and a lower case 220 to insert the battery (B) therein or to replace the battery (B) inserted therein. In the present invention, in the battery case 200, the battery B is horizontally inserted inside the upper case 210 and the lower case 220 so that the battery B can be inserted side by side in a horizontal type therein. It is characterized in that the PCB boards 213 and 221 for controlling the power of the battery B are respectively installed in a state in which they are inserted side by side.

As shown in FIG. 7, on the PCB substrates 213 and 221, the (+) (-) electrodes of the battery and the grounding parts 214 and 222 that are grounded are positioned side by side to enable the battery to be mounted side by side in a horizontal type, with this Due to this, in the conventional underwater lantern in which the battery is inserted in a vertical type, when two or more batteries are inserted, the overall length of the underwater lantern becomes longer as the length of the battery case becomes longer, so it is inconvenient to carry, as well as in use It is possible to solve inconvenient problems.

In addition, the PCB substrate 213 is provided with a battery power terminal 215 coupled to the lighting control terminal 130 to enable power transmission to the lighting unit 110 .

On the other hand, a first screw thread 212 is formed on the upper surface of the upper case 210 so that the battery case 200 can be detached from the detachable guide member 300 by screwing when the detachable guide member 300 is rotated. A coupling part 211 is provided, and the coupling part 211 is configured in an oval shape for slimming of the battery case 200, and it is preferable that threads are formed only on both side surfaces thereof.

In addition, on the lower surface of the upper case 210, a pair of coupling protrusions 216 that extend downward in the diagonal direction and penetrate the through-holes 223 of the lower case 220 to be coupled to the lower case 220 are provided. provided, the pair of coupling protrusions 216 have a third screw thread 217 on the outer peripheral surface thereof so that the tightening screw 227 can be coupled through screw coupling at the end of the pair of coupling protrusions 216 while passing through the through hole 223 . ) is formed.

In addition, on the lower surface of the upper case 210, the lower case 220 protrudes downward at a position opposite to the engaging protrusion 216, and when the coupling of the lower case 220 is completed by the engaging protrusion 216, the lower case 220 ) is provided with a pair of anti-shake protrusions 218 that are coupled to the insertion groove 224 of the lower case 220 to prevent shaking of the lower case 220 .

On the other hand, the lower case 220 has a through hole in the portion in contact with the pair of coupling protrusions 216 so that the pair of coupling protrusions 216 can pass through in the process of being coupled to the upper case 210 . 223) is formed, and an insertion groove 224 is formed in a portion in contact with the pair of anti-shake protrusions 218 so that the pair of anti-shake protrusions 218 can be inserted.

In addition, the upper surface of the lower case 220 is provided with a sealing part 225 that is in close contact with the lower surface of the upper case 210 so as to block water from flowing into the case through the space coupled to the upper case 210 . it is preferable

In addition, it is preferable that a ring portion 226 is provided on the lower surface of the lower case 200 to connect a strap or the like.

The detachment guide member 300 is rotatably coupled to the upper portion of the detachment prevention protrusion 140 at the end of the rental head unit 100 to enable detachment of the battery case 200 by rotation, On the inner circumferential surface of the detachment guide member 300 , a second screw thread 310 is screwed with the first screw thread 212 of the battery case 200 so that the battery case 200 can be detached through screw coupling during rotation. ) is formed.

In addition, it is preferable that a sawtooth-shaped rotation guide protrusion 320 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the detachable guide member 300 to provide convenience of rotation.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, a process of replacing the 4-sphere type battery type of the underwater lantern with a 2-sphere type battery according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, referring to FIG. 4 , in order to replace the battery case 200 in a state in which the battery case 200 is connected to the lantern head unit 100 by the detachable guide member 300 , the battery case 200 is held. To rotate the detachable guide member 300 in one direction, at this time, the screw coupling between the coupling portion 211 and the detachable guide member 300 is released, and the battery case 200 is separated from the detachable guide member 300 . .

As described above, in a state in which the battery case 200 is separated from the detachable guide member 300 , the connection between the lighting control terminal 130 and the battery power terminal 215 is released to remove the battery case 200 from the lantern head unit 100 . ) and then, as shown in FIG. 5, the battery power terminal 215' of the new battery case 200' to be replaced is connected to the lighting control terminal 130, and the detachable guide member 300. is rotated in the other direction to connect the battery case 200 ′ to the lantern head unit 100 through screw coupling between the battery case 200 ′ and the detachable guide member 300 .

As described above, it is possible to simply replace the 4-prong type battery type with the 2-prong type battery by rotating one side or the other side of the detachable guide member 300 .

Although the drawings of the present invention have been illustrated and described as replacing the 4-ball type with the 2-ball type, it will be apparent that various battery types of two or more can be replaced and used.

On the other hand, in the present invention, when the battery (B) is all exhausted, it is possible to replace the battery (B) by separating the lower case 220 from the upper case 210, as shown in FIG. After releasing the screw coupling of the tightening screw 227 coupled to the end of the 216), the lower case 220 is moved downward to draw out the coupling protrusion 216 penetrating the through hole of the lower case 220. In the process, as the upper case 210 and the lower case 220 are separated, the battery B is replaced.

As described above, the present invention separates the battery case 200 into upper and lower portions, and installs the PCB substrates 213 and 221 inside the upper case 210 and the lower case 220, respectively, so as to cross the battery B horizontally. By configuring so that they can be inserted side by side in a type, not only can the length of the battery case 200 be minimized, but also by the rotation of the detachable guide member 300 located at the end of the lantern head part 100, the battery case 200 ) is detachable, so that it is possible to simply connect and use any one of various battery types such as 2 spheres, 3 spheres, and 4 spheres to the lantern head unit 100 according to the time the user stays in the water, so that the battery It is possible to provide user convenience according to the case 200 replacement.

Best embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and specification. Although specific terms are used herein, they are used only for the purpose of describing the present invention and are not used to limit the meaning or scope of the present invention described in the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

(B): battery
100: lantern head unit 110: lighting unit
120: power button 130: lighting control terminal
140: escape prevention projection 150: O-ring
200: battery case 210: upper case
211: coupling portion 212: first thread
213: PCB board 214: ground
215: battery power terminal 216: coupling projection
217: third thread 218: anti-shake projection
220: lower case 221: PCB board
222: ground 223: through hole
224: insertion groove 225: sealing part
226: ring portion 227: pressure screw
300: detachable guide member 310: second thread
320: rotation guide projection

Claims (6)

a lantern head unit provided with a lighting unit emitting light and a power button;
a battery case positioned at the end of the rental head and into which a battery is inserted to supply power to the lighting unit; and
Containing a; detachable guide member rotatably coupled to the end of the rental head portion;
The battery case is configured to be detachable from the detachable guide member by the rotation of the detachable guide member, and any one of the various types in which two or more batteries are inserted can be replaced with the detachable guide member according to the user's need. Underwater lantern, characterized in that it is configured to.
The method according to claim 1,
The battery case is formed to be separated into an upper case and a lower case, and inside the upper case and the lower case, a PCB board for controlling the power of the battery is installed in a state in which the batteries are inserted side by side in a horizontal type, respectively. lantern.
3. The method according to claim 2,
The PCB substrate is provided with a battery power terminal for power transmission so that power can be transmitted to the lighting unit, and the lighting unit is provided with a lighting control terminal coupled to the battery power terminal, so that when the battery case is replaced, the battery power terminal and the battery power terminal are provided. An underwater lantern, characterized in that it is configured to transmit power through the connection of the lighting control terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
A coupling part having a first screw thread is provided on the upper surface of the upper case to be screwed with the detachable guide member, and a second screw thread screwed with the first screw thread is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the detachable guide member, Underwater lantern, characterized in that the battery case is detachable by screwing of the first screw thread and the second screw thread during rotation.
The method according to claim 1,
On the lower surface of the upper case, a pair of engaging protrusions each extending downward in a diagonal direction to be coupled to the lower case and having a third screw thread formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof are provided, respectively, protruding downward at positions opposite to the engaging protrusions, A pair of anti-shake protrusions are provided to prevent shaking of the lower case by being coupled to the lower case at the time when the coupling of the lower case is completed by the coupling protrusion,
A through hole is formed in the lower case so that the coupling protrusion passes through a portion in contact with the pair of coupling protrusions, and an insertion groove into which the shaking preventing protrusion is inserted is formed in a portion in contact with the pair of shaking preventing protrusions. underwater lantern.
The method according to claim 1,
Underwater lantern, characterized in that the detachment prevention projection is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the end of the lantern head to prevent the detachable guide member to move in the downward direction.

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