KR20220003838A - Distress position delivery system for marine vehicles using a trolling motor as a propulsion device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a distress location transmission system of a marine mobile body using a trolling motor as a propulsion device. According to the present invention, when a distress location is transmitted due to an overturning accident during marine leisure activities, a marine mobile body is configured to be maintained at the transmitted distress location. Accordingly, the distress location transmission system can induce a rapid rescue of a rescue team that has received the distress location information, and minimize the loss of life even if various marine accidents occur due to the increase in the marine leisure population. The distress location transmission system includes a holder, a trolling motor, and a safety module.

Description

Distress position delivery system for marine vehicles using a trolling motor as a propulsion device

The present invention relates to a marine mobile body (eg, a kayak, a canoe, a surfboard, a small rowing boat, etc.) using a trolling motor as a propulsion device, and more particularly, when transmitting a distress location due to a maritime accident To a system for transmitting a distress position of a moving body at sea using a trolling motor as a propulsion device to prevent the position of the moving body in distress from being changed by currents or winds.

In general, a trolling motor is a small outboard motor that automatically advances a small rowing boat, canoe, kayak, or surfboard, etc., and the use of these trolling motors is explosively increased by people who want to enjoy leisure. is currently doing.

That is, an outboard using gasoline as a fuel is used as the main power source for an industrial marine mobile vehicle that requires long-distance or high-speed movement (eg, a ship), but an auxiliary power source for a small leisure vehicle requiring short-distance or low-speed movement The above-mentioned trolling motors are mainly used because they use a battery and produce little noise.

However, when an emergency such as an overturning accident of a marine vehicle occurs during leisure activities at sea through a marine mobile body equipped with a trolling motor as described above, it is difficult to cope with the emergency situation.

In other words, in the case of marine mobiles equipped with trolling motors, most of them are single-person, and in the event of an overturning accident at sea, even a shipwrecked person who received safety training often panics, so prompt response to an emergency could not be properly performed.

Accordingly, in the prior art, various safety devices have been prepared to protect the shipwreck in case of an emergency such as an overturning accident at sea, which is equipment for transmitting the position of a moving object at sea, a life jacket having a position transmission or heat function, and the like.

However, in the conventional distress location transmission method, even if the distress location is transmitted once or several times while the person in distress is dependent on the overturned sea moving object, There were many cases of escaping from the distress location, and this made it difficult for rescue teams to search for the survivors, resulting in casualties in many cases.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1258643 (published on April 26, 2013) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1306530 (date of publication 2013.09.09.) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1458356 (Announcement date: 2014.11.05.) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1523704 (Announcement date: 2016.06.02.)

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to configure the maritime mobile body to be maintained at the dispatched distress location when the distress location information is transmitted due to an overturning accident during marine leisure activities, so that the rescue team that has received the distress location information can be rescued quickly. It is intended to provide a distress position transmission system of a marine mobile body using a trolling motor as a propulsion device.

The distress position transmission system of a marine mobile body using a trolling motor as a propulsion device, which is a means of solving the problems of the present invention, is detachably installed in front or behind any one of the marine mobile bodies of kayak, canoe, surfboard, and small rowing boat. holder; a trolling motor which is rotatably coupled to the cradle and is a propulsion device for driving the marine mobile body by driving a battery as a power source; And, it is mounted on the trolling motor, and when an overturn accident occurs at sea, while transmitting a distress signal including the location information of the overturning accident occurrence point, the maritime mobile body is moved from the distress position of the overturning accident occurrence through driving control of the trolling motor A safety module to prevent drifting away; will include

In addition, the safety module is supplied with driving power from a battery configured in the main body of the trolling motor, GPS receiver; a location storage unit for storing location information received from the GPS receiver; a distress signal generating unit for generating a distress signal in case of an overturning accident of the marine mobile body; a distress signal transmitting unit for transmitting the position information stored in the position storage unit when a distress signal is generated by the distress signal generating unit and outputting a driving signal for the propellant of the trolling motor; When the propellant is driven, the supporting rod included in the trolling motor is rotated so that the marine mobile body stays in a distress position without being drifted by currents or winds, thereby turning the driving propellant coupled to the end of the supporting rod. a driving unit to exercise; will include

In addition, the trolling motor may include: the body part on which the battery is mounted as an integrated handle on which an operation part is formed; the support rod having one end coupled to the body part; a propelling body coupled to the other end of the support rod and including a motor and a propeller; and a cradle body formed on the support rod and having a fixing part rotatably fixed to the cradle; Including, while the driving part is formed on the bottom side of the body part, the driving shaft of the driving part is coupled to one end of the support rod.

In addition, the distress signal generating unit may include: a distress switch formed in the manipulation unit of the main body and operated manually; and a distress signal generator for generating a distress signal according to a manual operation signal of the distress switch. will include

In addition, the distress signal generating unit, a gyroscope sensor for detecting the rotational motion of the trolling motor according to the overturning accident of the marine mobile body; and a distress signal generator for generating a distress signal according to the detection signal of the gyroscope sensor. will include

In addition, the distress signal transmitting unit, a communication unit for transmitting a distress signal including location information to a pre-registered communication terminal or control server through a low-power broadband communication network; and a driving control unit configured to output driving signals for the propelling body and the driving unit when the distress signal is transmitted from the communication unit. will include

In addition, the communication terminal is equipped with a distress application for displaying the location information as coordinates or displaying the distress location on a map app when receiving a distress signal including location information transmitted from the distress signal transmitter.

As described above, the present invention is configured so that the mobile body is maintained at the transmitted distress location when the distress location information is transmitted due to an overturning accident during marine leisure activities, and through this, the rescue team that has received the distress location information promptly rescues the marine while guiding the rescue team. Even if various marine accidents occur due to the increase in the leisure population, the effect of minimizing human casualties can be expected.

Effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing a distress location transmission system of a maritime mobile body according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a structural diagram of a trolling motor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a state diagram in which a trolling motor is installed on a sea moving body according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a state in which a distress signal is transmitted to a control server in the event of an overturning accident of a marine mobile body according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a flowchart of a state in which a distress signal is transmitted to a pre-registered communication terminal in the event of an overturning accident of a marine mobile body according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is an enlarged view showing a state in which the propelling body and the support rod of the trolling motor are rotated in the event of an overturning accident of a marine mobile body according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which a marine mobile body does not drift and is stagnant in a distressed position due to the rotation of the propelling body and the support rod of the trolling motor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, in the embodiments of the technical idea of the present invention, it is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, only this embodiment makes the disclosure of the present invention complete, and the technology to which the present invention belongs It is provided to fully inform those of ordinary skill in the art the scope of the invention, and is only defined by the scope of the claims in the embodiments of the technical idea of the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase.

In the present specification, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It is to be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Further, the embodiments described herein will be described with reference to cross-sectional and/or plan views, which are ideal illustrative views of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the specific form shown, but also include necessary changes. For example, the region shown as a right angle may be rounded or have a predetermined curvature. Accordingly, the regions illustrated in the drawings have a schematic nature, and the shapes of the illustrated regions in the drawings are intended to illustrate specific shapes of regions of the device and not to limit the scope of the invention.

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. Accordingly, the same or similar reference signs may be described with reference to other drawings, even if not mentioned or described in the drawings. In addition, although reference signs are not indicated, description may be made with reference to other drawings.

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

1 is a schematic block diagram showing a distress position transmission system of a marine mobile body according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a trolling motor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a state diagram in which a trolling motor is installed on a moving body, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a state in which a distress signal is transmitted to the control server in the case of an overturning accident of a marine moving body according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. A flowchart of a state in which a distress signal is transmitted to a pre-registered communication terminal is shown.

1 to 5, the system for transmitting the distress position of a marine mobile body using a trolling motor as a propulsion device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cradle 10, a trolling motor 20 as a propulsion device, and a safety module (30) may be included.

The motor mounting unit 10 is a fastening member (eg, bolt, nut, anchor bolt, etc.) not shown in the front or rear of the marine mobile 100 made of any one of a kayak, a canoe, a surfboard, and a small rowing boat. It is a rod-type structure that is detachably installed.

The trolling motor 20 is rotatably mounted and fixed to the cradle 12 , which is a propulsion device for driving the marine mobile body 100 by driving the waterproof battery 22 as a power source.

Here, the trolling motor 20 is a conventional one, and as shown in the accompanying FIG. The support rod 23 to which one end is coupled, the propellant 24 including a motor and a propeller coupled to the other end of the support rod 23, and a fixing part 25a formed on the support rod 23 ) and to include a mounting body 25 that is rotatably mounted and fixed to the holder 10 .

That is, in the trolling motor 20, the body part 21 is submerged in the water due to the overturning accident of the marine mobile body 100 in the normal installation state in which the main body part 21 is the upper end and the propellant 24 is submerged in water, and the propellant body 24 is submerged in water. When 24 is exposed out of the water, the main body 21 submerged in water with respect to the holder 10 is exposed out of the water and the propellant 24 outside the water can be submerged in water, which is the propellant The rotation is possible due to the self-load of the cradle 10, and accordingly, the cradle 10 may be configured in a 'C' shape in which a space for the rotation of the trolling motor 20 is secured.

The safety module 30 receives driving power from the battery 22 while being mounted on the main body 21 of the trolling motor 20, and is waterproofed together with the battery 22, which is When the marine mobile body 100 overturns accident, while transmitting a distress signal including the location information of the overturn accident point, the marine mobile body 100 is moved away from the distress position of the overturn accident through driving control of the trolling motor 20 As a thing capable of preventing drift, it may include a GPS receiving unit 31 , a location storage unit 32 , a distress signal generating unit 33 , a distress signal transmitting unit 34 , and a driving unit 35 .

The location storage unit 32 stores location information received from the GPS receiver 31 .

The distress signal generator 33 generates a distress signal in the event of an overturning accident of the marine mobile body 100, which includes a distress switch 33a formed in the manipulation part of the main body 21 and manually operated, and the distress switch It may include a distress signal generating unit 33b for generating a distress signal according to the manual operation signal of (33a).

At this time, the distress signal generator 33 must be manually operated by the distressed person, and can automatically generate a distress signal without manual operation. In this case, the distress signal generator 33 is the The distress signal generating unit ( 33b); It may consist of

When a distress signal is generated by the distress signal generating unit 33, the distress signal transmitting unit 34 transmits the distress signal including the location information stored in the location storage unit 32, and at the same time, the trolling motor As for outputting a driving signal for the propellant 24 of (20), it includes a communication unit 34a and a driving control unit 34b.

The communication unit 34a transmits a distress signal including location information through a low-power broadband communication network (eg, LTE-M, LoRa, RF, etc.) to a pre-registered communication terminal 200 or It is transmitted to the control server (eg, the 119 situation room server, the Maritime Police Agency situation room server, etc.) 300 as shown in the attached FIG.

At this time, as the distress application is mounted on the communication terminal 200, when a distress signal including location information is received, the distress application displays the distress location as coordinates or displays the distress location on the map app. As a result, pre-registered acquaintances can inform the rescue team of the coordinate information or map information, and quick rescue activities for the distressed can be made.

The driving control unit 34b outputs driving signals to the propelling body 24 and the driving unit 35 when a distress signal is transmitted from the communication unit 34a.

The driving unit 35 rotates the supporting rod 23 included in the trolling motor 20 when the propelling body 24 is driven, and the driving unit 24 is coupled to the end of the supporting rod 23 . As a motor for circular motion, this is to ensure that the marine mobile body 100 stays in a distressed position without drifting by currents or winds.

That is, in the event of an overturning accident of the marine mobile body 100, the marine mobile body 100 deviates from the position where the distress signal is transmitted due to the current or wind, and there is a problem that makes it difficult to search during rescue activities to the distress signal location. , In an embodiment of the present invention, the propelling body 24 of the trolling motor 20 and the support rod 23 to which the propelling body 24 is coupled through the driving unit 35 are rotated as shown in FIG. 6 , This is to prevent the overturned marine mobile body 100 from deviated from the distress position as shown in FIG. 7 .

At this time, the driving part 35 is formed on the bottom side of the main body 21 , and the driving shaft 35a of the driving part 35 is coupled to one end of the support rod 23 .

As described above, the distress position transmission system of a marine mobile body using a trolling motor as a propulsion device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying FIGS. In a state in which the mounted trolling motor 20 is mounted and fixed to the support 10 , sea movement is possible through the trolling motor 20 .

However, in the state where the above sea movement is made, if the sea moving body 100 is overturned due to rough waves or obstacles, the propellant 24 of the trolling motor 20 is located out of the water, and the trolling motor 20 The body portion 21 of the enters into the water.

At this time, the trolling motor 20 is rotatably mounted and fixed to the support 100 coupled to the marine moving body 100 , and rotates around the support 100 due to the load of the propelling body 24 . While doing so, the propelling body 24 goes back into the water, the main body 21 can come out of the water, and the user can grab the overturned marine mobile body 100 .

On the other hand, the user holding the overturned marine mobile body 100 operates the operation switch 33a included in the distress signal generator 33 or the gyroscope sensor 33a' automatically detects the overturning accident. , the distress signal generator 33b included in the distress signal generator 33 generates a distress signal and outputs it to the distress signal transmitter 34 .

Then, the communication unit 34a included in the distress signal transmitting unit 34 includes the distress location information of the point where the rollover accident occurs in the distress signal, and then transmits the information to the low-power broadband communication network (eg, LTE-M, LoRa, RF). etc.) through a pre-registered communication terminal 200 or control server (eg, 119 situation room server, maritime police station situation room server, etc.) 300, the rescue activity can be carried out, and at the same time, the distress signal is transmitted The driving control unit 34b included in the unit 34 outputs driving signals for the propellant 24 and the driving unit 35 .

On the other hand, as the propelling body 34 is driven and rotated, the support rod 34 to which the propelling body 34 is coupled is rotated by the driving unit 35, and the marine mobile 100 is moved by currents or winds. Since it is possible to stay in the distress position without drifting by the Accordingly, the rescue can be carried out quickly without a separate search operation.

That is, the overturned marine mobile body 100 held by the distressed person does not deviate from the distress position, as shown in FIG. However, since it moves in a circle from the distress position, the rescue team can easily find the distressed person and the mobile body 100 when mobilizing to the distress position, and the rescue operation for the distressed can be carried out quickly.

In the above, the technical idea of the distress position transmission system of a marine mobile body using the trolling motor of the present invention as a propulsion device has been described along with the accompanying drawings, but this is an exemplary description of the best embodiment of the present invention and limits the present invention it is not

Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made by anyone skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. It is, of course, possible that such modifications are intended to be within the scope of the appended claims.

10; cradle 20; trolling motor
21; body 22; battery
23; support rod 24; propellant
25; Mounting body 25a; fixed part
30; safety module 31; GPS receiver
32; location storage 33; Distress signal generator
33a; Distress switch 33a'; gyroscope sensor
33b; Distress signal generator 34; distress signal transmitter
34a; communication unit 34b; drive control
35; drive part 35a; driving axle
100; sea mobile 200; communication terminal
300; control server

Claims (7)

A cradle that is detachably installed in the front or rear of any one of the small boats for kayak, canoe, surfboard, and rowing;
a trolling motor which is rotatably coupled to the cradle and is a propulsion device for driving the marine mobile body by driving a battery as a power source; and,
It is mounted on the trolling motor, and when a rollover accident occurs at sea, while transmitting a distress signal including the location information of the overturn accident point, the marine mobile body drifts away from the distress location of the overturn accident through driving control of the trolling motor a safety module to prevent it; Distress position transmission system of a marine mobile body using a trolling motor as a propulsion device, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1,
The safety module receives driving power from a battery configured in the main body of the trolling motor,
GPS receiver;
a location storage unit for storing location information received from the GPS receiver;
a distress signal generating unit for generating a distress signal in case of an overturning accident of the marine mobile body;
a distress signal transmitting unit for transmitting the position information stored in the position storage unit when a distress signal is generated by the distress signal generating unit and outputting a driving signal for the propellant of the trolling motor;
When the propellant is driven, the supporting rod included in the trolling motor is rotated so that the marine mobile body stays in a distress position without being drifted by currents or winds, thereby turning the driving propellant coupled to the end of the supporting rod. a driving unit to exercise; Distress position transmission system of a marine mobile body using a trolling motor as a propulsion device, characterized in that it comprises a. 3. The method of claim 2,
The trolling motor may include: the body part on which the battery is mounted as an integrated handle on which an operation part is formed; the support rod having one end coupled to the body part; The propellant comprising a motor and a propeller coupled to the other end of the support rod; and a cradle body formed on the support rod and having a fixing part rotatably fixed to the cradle; including,
The driving unit is formed on the bottom side of the main body, and the driving shaft of the driving unit is coupled to one end of the support rod. 4. The method of claim 3,
The distress signal generator,
a distress switch formed on the operation part of the main body and operated manually; and,
a distress signal generator for generating a distress signal according to the manual operation signal of the distress switch; Distress position transmission system of a marine mobile body using a trolling motor as a propulsion device, characterized in that it comprises a. 3. The method of claim 2,
The distress signal generator,
a gyroscope sensor for detecting a rotational motion of the trolling motor according to an overturning accident of a marine mobile body; and,
a distress signal generator for generating a distress signal according to the detection signal of the gyroscope sensor; Distress position transmission system of a marine mobile body using a trolling motor as a propulsion device, characterized in that it comprises a. 3. The method of claim 2,
The distress signal sending unit,
a communication unit for transmitting a distress signal including location information to a pre-registered communication terminal or control server through a low-power broadband communication network; and,
a driving control unit for outputting driving signals for the propellant and the driving unit when the communication unit transmits a distress signal; Distress position transmission system of a marine mobile body using a trolling motor as a propulsion device, characterized in that it comprises a. 7. The method of claim 6,
Trolling motor, characterized in that the communication terminal is equipped with a distress application for displaying the location information as coordinates or displaying the distress location on a map app when receiving a distress signal including location information transmitted from the distress signal transmitter Distress position transmission system for marine mobiles using as a propulsion device.

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