KR20230077324A - Potable inflator that can be operated automatically or manually to infllate by gas injection - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is coupled to the inner side, a housing provided with a coupling case in which a plurality of coupling spheres are formed, a gas receiving portion coupled to one coupling sphere of the plurality of coupling cases, and containing gas therein, the coupling A discharge unit coupled to a plurality of couplers of the case and discharging gas to the outside of the gas receiving unit, an operation unit coupled to the discharge unit and operating the discharge unit, and coupled to the operation unit, the housing The present invention relates to a portable inflator that is provided inside the housing and includes an activating unit that detects an external impact generated by the housing and activates the actuating unit, and is operable to automatically or manually inflate by gas injection.

Description

Portable inflator that can be operated automatically or manually to inflate by gas injection}

The present invention relates to a portable inflator that can be automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection, which is intended to protect a human body or an object, and automatically or manually injects gas when a dangerous situation occurs.

In general, it can be used in various forms to protect a human body or an object.

For example, a protector that is inflated by gas injection may be used to protect a human body or object.

Here, the inflated protective equipment may be clothes, miscellaneous goods (bags, hats, hip bags, etc.), vehicles, cup cases, and the like.

Protective equipment having such a structure can be used to protect the human body or to protect objects, such as accident sites (construction sites, marine construction, etc.), vehicles, leisure activities (leisure such as mountain climbing, fishing, yachting, golf, etc.) .

At this time, the human body protection can protect various human bodies such as the head, face, neck, chest, waist, back, pelvis, hips, and legs.

That is, it can be applied to various articles and can safely protect the human body.

In addition, accidents can be prevented if the user wears it in advance at a place where an injury is expected while the user is working or leisure.

In addition, protective gear having an expansion structure by gas injection requires a portable inflator that can be operated automatically or manually to inflate by gas injection for gas injection.

In addition, the operation of the portable inflator, which can be automatically or manually operated to be inflated by gas injection, may be performed automatically or manually.

Conventional Patent Registration No. 10-1727364 is a sensor protection ring of a portable inflator that can be operated automatically or manually to be inflated by gas injection for a life jacket equipped with a protection ring on the sensor so that it does not malfunction due to rainwater during rain work. start about

In this configuration of the prior art, it is an inflator for a life jacket composed of a body part, an upper cap, a ball fixture, a sensor that melts by moisture, and a cartridge.

In addition, a sensor protection ring is further mounted between the air fixture and the sensor inside the fixture to prevent the ball from being broken and the inflator malfunctioning during storage.

In addition, it is only a protection ring attached to the sensor to prevent malfunction by rainwater, and it is only protected by rainwater, and there is a problem that it is difficult to operate automatically in response to an impact or manually operate in case of emergency.

That is, the prior art does not disclose a portable inflator capable of being automatically or manually operated to be inflated by gas injection.

Therefore, a portable inflator capable of being automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection for operating protective equipment needs to have a structure that is automatically operated electrically when a dangerous situation occurs.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1727364 "Sensor protection ring of inflator for life jacket"

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and when a dangerous situation occurs, a portable inflator that can be automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection in which a motor is operated in a gas expansion type protector and gas can be automatically injected. Its purpose is to provide

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

In order to solve the above problems, a portable inflator capable of being automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection according to the present invention includes a housing provided with a coupling case coupled to the inside and having a plurality of coupling holes formed therein; a gas accommodating part coupled to one of the plurality of couplers of the coupling case and containing gas therein; a discharging unit coupled to a plurality of couplers of the coupling case and discharging gas to the outside of the gas receiving unit; an operating unit that is coupled to the discharging unit and operates the discharging unit; and an activating unit coupled to the operating unit, provided inside the housing, and activating the operating unit by sensing an external impact generated by the housing.

The gas receiving unit may include an outlet through which the gas is discharged.

The discharge means part has an outer circumferential surface formed in a spiral shape so as to come into contact with the upper end surface of the discharge port, and a spiral portion formed with a separation distance from the discharge port as it rotates to a coupling hole in the left direction coupled with the discharge means portion, and a right direction It may include a rotation support portion positioned facing the spiral portion as a coupler and coupled to the spiral portion in a direction formed in the spiral shape to support the rotational force of the spiral portion.

The operation part may include a gear part coupled to the left end surface of the spiral part and out of the coupling part.

The actuator may include a sensor located inside the housing and detecting an impact generated by the housing, a motor operated according to the sensor, and a motor rotation coupling part coupled to the motor and rotated.

The motor rotation coupling portion may be engaged with the gear portion to transmit rotational force to the gear portion.

As described above, the present invention has an effect that can be applied to various environments by being set to be operated automatically or manually while having high operational reliability by being operated electrically when a dangerous situation occurs.

In addition, by operating in combination with a sensor that detects an accident situation, the user has an effect of preparing for the prevention of safety accidents due to wearing protective equipment.

The 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 below.

1 and 2 are diagrams illustrating a portable inflator that can be automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a portable inflator that can be automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection of FIG. 1 and an enlarged view of a rotation support part.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a portable inflator that can be automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection in FIG. 3 and an enlarged view of a coupling case.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a coupled state of a gas accommodating part and a discharge means part of the portable inflator which can be automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 6 is a view showing an engaged state of an engine unit and a gear unit of the portable inflator capable of being automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection in FIG. 1 .
7 and 8 are diagrams illustrating a coupled state of the inside of a housing of the portable inflator that can be operated automatically or manually to be inflated by gas injection in FIG. 1 .

Since the present invention can make various changes and have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail.

However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. Like reference numerals have been used for like elements throughout the description of each figure.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element, it should be understood that no other element exists in the middle.

Terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the terms "include" or "have" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in each figure indicate like elements. In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations are omitted in order not to obscure the gist of the present invention.

1 and 2 are views showing a portable inflator that can be automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the portable inflator that can be operated automatically or manually to inflate by gas injection in FIG. 3 and an enlarged view of the coupling case; FIG. 5 is a view showing a coupled state of a gas receiving part and a discharge unit of a portable inflator that can be automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection of FIG. 1 , and FIG. 7 and 8 show a coupled state inside a housing of the portable inflator that can be operated automatically or manually so as to be inflated by gas injection in FIG. 1 . is the drawing shown.

1 to 8, a portable inflator 10 capable of being automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 100, a gas receiving part 200, It consists of a discharge unit 300, an operation unit 400, and an actuation unit 500.

As shown, the housing 100 has a rectangular shape. However, this is only an example and can be manufactured in various shapes.

In addition, the housing 100 is coupled to the inside of the housing 100, and is provided with a coupling case 110 in which a plurality of couplers 111 are formed.

Coupling case 110 may be threaded so that the inner surface of the plurality of couplers 111 can be screwed together.

The gas accommodating part 200 is coupled to one coupler 111 of a plurality of coupling cases 110, and gas is accommodated therein. In addition, the gas accommodating unit 200 may include an outlet 210 through which gas is discharged to the outside of the gas accommodating unit 200 .

In addition, the outlet 210 may be coupled with a spring (not shown) formed inside the gas receiving portion 200 to be elastically coupled.

That is, the outlet 210 communicates with the inside of the gas accommodating part 200 , and the outlet 210 may be inserted into the gas accommodating part 200 by the discharge unit 300 .

At this time, the coupler 111 may be coupled between the gas receiving part 200 and the outlet 210 . Between the gas receiving portion 200 and the outlet 210, a screw thread may be formed on an outer circumferential surface so as to be coupled with the coupler 111.

In addition, a protective cap 220 for protecting the outer circumferential surface of the gas accommodating portion 200 may be installed along the screw thread of the outer circumferential surface of the gas accommodating portion 200 . The outer surface of the protective cap 220 may also be formed as a screw thread to be coupled to the coupler 111 .

The discharge unit 300 is coupled to the plurality of couplers 111 of the coupling case 110, respectively, and can discharge gas to the outside of the gas receiving unit 200. To this end, the discharge unit 300 may include a spiral portion 310 and a rotation support portion 320 .

Here, the outer circumferential surface of the spiral portion 310 may be formed in a spiral shape so as to come into contact with the outer surface of the outlet 210 . At this time, the outlet 210 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the outer surface of the spiral portion 310 because the outlet 210 should be closed by coming into contact with the outer surface of the spiral portion 310 .

That is, the outlet 210 may be inclined so as to correspond to the outer surface of the spiral portion 310 .

In addition, the spiral portion 310 may form a spaced distance from the discharge port 210 as it rotates to the left or right coupling hole 111 coupled with the discharge means portion 300 .

That is, when the spiral part 310 is rotated in the left direction, the outlet 210 that comes into contact with the outer surface of the spiral part 310 is spaced apart from the spiral part 310 in the spiral direction where the spiral part 310 narrows. , At this time, the outlet 210 is moved toward the inside of the gas accommodating part 200 by an elastic force due to the coupling of the spring, and the gas accommodated in the gas accommodating part 200 is discharged to the outside.

In addition, the spiral part 310 is a transmission cap 311 for supporting the coupling of the spiral part 310 and the coupler 111 when coupled with the coupler 111 and receiving the rotational force of the operation unit 400 to be described later. can be formed.

At this time, for coupling between the spiral portion 310 and the coupler 111, threads may be formed on the outer surface of the spiral portion 310 and the inner surface of the coupler 111.

In addition, the transfer cap 311 may have a screw thread formed on the outer surface to be coupled with the coupler 111.

In addition, the delivery cap 311 has a hole formed therein so that it can be rotated with the operation unit 400 to be described later.

The rotation support part 320 is positioned facing the spiral part 310 with the right direction coupler 111, and is coupled with the spiral part 310 in the direction formed in a spiral shape to support the rotational force of the spiral part 310. there is.

On the other hand, the coupler 111 is the coupler 111 to which the gas receiver 200 is coupled in the downward direction, for example, when the gas receiver 200 is erected vertically, and the coupler 111 to the left and right in the upward direction, respectively. A coupler 111 may be formed.

Therefore, the spiral part 310 can be coupled to the left direction of the coupler 111, and the rotation support 320 can be coupled to the right side of the coupler 111. In addition, the spiral portion 310 and the rotation support portion 320 may each have a screw thread formed on an outer circumference in order to be screwed together with the coupler 111 .

The operating unit 400 is coupled to the discharging unit 300 and operates the discharging unit 300 . To this end, the operating unit 400 may include a gear unit 410 . Here, the gear part 410 is coupled to the left end surface of the spiral part 310, and can escape the coupler 111.

That is, the gear unit 410 may be bolted to a hole formed inside the transfer cap 311 .

The gear unit 410 may further include a spiral rotation transfer unit 411 that transmits rotational force to the spiral unit 310 . The spiral rotation transmission unit 411 penetrates the center of the gear unit 410 and is rotatably coupled to a hole formed inside the transmission cap 311 .

In addition, the spiral rotation transfer unit 411 comes into contact with the left end of the spiral unit 310 (rotation support unit; in the opposite direction to the 320 direction) to form a support 411a capable of supporting the spiral unit 310. can

In addition, the spiral rotation transfer unit 411 can rotate and lift the spiral unit 310 in the direction of the rotation support unit 320 when the gear unit 410 rotates, and rotates the spiral unit 310 to the spiral rotation transmission unit 411. It can be rotated in any direction.

In addition, the spiral rotation transfer unit 411 may be fixedly coupled to a portion of the transfer cap 311 .

The actuating unit 500 is coupled to the operating unit 400, is provided inside the housing 100, and activates the operating unit 400 by detecting an external impact generated by the housing 100. To this end, the actuator 500 may include a sensor 510, a motor 520, and a motor rotation coupling unit 530.

Here, the detection sensor 510 is an impact detection sensor located inside the housing 100 and detecting an impact generated by the housing 100 . Since the detection sensor 510 is a well-known technology, detailed omission will be omitted.

The motor 520 may be operated according to whether the sensor 510 detects an impact. At this time, the motor 520 may be operated by a controller (not shown) that receives sensing from the sensor 510 and controls driving of the motor 520 .

In addition, what receives sensing may be a PCB board (not shown). This PCB board is a general PCB board and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the motor rotation coupling part 530 may be coupled to the motor and rotated. In addition, the motor rotation coupling unit 530 may be engaged with the gear unit 410 to transmit rotational force to the gear unit 410 .

At this time, the motor rotation coupling part 530 is coupled to a rotation center shaft (not shown) installed in the motor 520, and may be rotated simultaneously when the motor 520 is operated.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 6 , the motor 520 may be coupled to the inside of the housing 100 and installed inside the protective case 120 protecting the motor 520 inside the housing 100 .

In addition, the motor 520 is coupled to the inside of the housing 100, and the motor rotation coupling part 530 is coupled to the motor 520, penetrates the protective case 120, and may be installed outside the protective case 120. This is to be combined with the operating unit 400.

In addition, the housing 100 may further include a coupler support 130 supporting the coupler 111 coupled to the gas accommodating part 200 .

The coupler support 130 is formed to correspond to the outer shape of the coupling case 110 and can support the coupler 111 coupled to the gas receiving unit 200 .

That is, the coupler support 130 can support the coupler 111 and at the same time support the shaking of the gas accommodating part 200 .

Therefore, it can be applied to various environments by being electrically operated through a portable inflator that can be automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection according to the present invention, and is set to be operated automatically or manually with high operational reliability. there is.

At this time, in the present invention, an actuator (clothing, vehicle, etc.) for manual operation and a connecting tool (string, etc.) combined with a portable inflator capable of being automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection may be combined.

In addition, by operating in combination with a sensor that detects an accident situation, the user can prepare for the prevention of safety accidents according to the wearing of protective equipment.

Optimal embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and specifications. Here, although specific terms have been used, they are only used for the purpose of describing the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention described in the meaning or claims. Therefore, those of ordinary skill 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.

10: Portable inflator that can be operated automatically or manually to inflate by gas injection
100: housing
110: coupling case
111: coupler
120: protective case
130: coupler support
200: gas receiving unit
210: outlet
220: protective cap
300: discharge means
310: spiral part
311: transfer cap
311a: hall
320: rotation support
400: operation part
410: gear part
411: spiral rotation transfer unit
411a: supporting jaw
500: trigger
510: detection sensor
520: motor
530: motor rotation coupling part

Claims (5)

A housing coupled to the inside and provided with a coupling case in which a plurality of coupling spheres are formed;
a gas accommodating part coupled to one of the plurality of couplers of the coupling case and containing gas therein;
a discharging unit coupled to a plurality of couplers of the coupling case and discharging gas to the outside of the gas receiving unit;
an operating unit that is coupled to the discharging unit and operates the discharging unit; and
A portable inflator capable of being automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection, including an activating part coupled to the actuating part, provided inside the housing, and activating the actuating part by detecting an external impact generated by the housing.
The method of claim 1,
The gas receiving part,
A portable inflator capable of being automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection including an outlet through which the gas is discharged.
The method of claim 2,
The discharge unit,
A spiral portion whose outer circumferential surface is formed in a spiral shape so as to come into contact with the outer surface of the discharge port, and a spaced distance from the discharge port is formed as it rotates to the coupling hole in the left direction coupled to the discharge means portion;
It is positioned facing the spiral part as a right-side coupler and is coupled with the spiral part in the direction formed in the spiral shape to support the rotational force of the spiral part. It can be automatically or manually operated to expand by gas injection. portable inflator.
The method of claim 3,
The operating part,
A portable inflator coupled to the left end surface of the spiral part, including a gear part out of the coupling hole, and capable of being automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection.
The method of claim 4,
The triggering unit,
A sensor located inside the housing and detecting an impact generated by the housing;
A motor operated according to the detection sensor;
A motor rotation coupling portion coupled to and rotated with the motor portion;
The motor rotation coupling part,
A portable inflator capable of being automatically or manually operated to inflate by gas injection, wherein rotational force is transmitted to the gear unit by engaging with the gear unit.

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