KR20230102910A - LED smart stick - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an LED smart wand, wherein the wand is provided with a handle having an LED lighting part inside and a support part extending in the vertical direction, wherein the handle part includes: a first gripping part protruding rearward; a connection part extending vertically downward from the first gripping part; and a second gripping part extending forward from the first gripping part and the connecting part, wherein the support part includes a main body part formed in the form of a tube having a length in the vertical direction, and a leg part formed to be coupled to the bottom of the main body part and having one or more legs at the bottom.

Description

LED smart stick{LED smart stick}

The present invention relates to an LED smart cane, and more particularly, an LED smart cane that secures the user's vision in a dark place by providing LEDs and increases user safety by applying a carbon composite material to the support to reduce weight and improve durability. It is about.

In general, canes have been widely recognized as walking aids mainly used by the disabled, the elderly, or patients with relatively low leg muscle strength. It is recognized as a leisure tool for moving up a steep hill more easily and safely during leisure activities such as mountain climbing and is in the spotlight, and accordingly, the demand for it is steadily increasing.

Canes, which are used as walking aids or leisure tools, are commonly used during the daytime, but are also used during nighttime walking (walking, mountain climbing, etc.)

However, conventional canes are very difficult to use in dark places or at night, such as when the surroundings of the cane are dark, at night, or in dark weather, when visibility is not secured, the user may bump into nearby telephone poles or obstacles even while holding the cane. In addition to being inconvenient, there were frequent safety accidents such as putting users in danger.

In addition, at night, in a dark place, or in dark weather, other people may not find the user walking with a cane, resulting in car accidents or user collisions, increasing damage to cane users with relatively weak motor skills. there was.

As such, the need to possess a separate portable lighting device is emerging for safe walking at night, but its use is limited despite its many advantages because it is very inconvenient to carry and handle during walking.

As a prior art, there is Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1787532 "Cane for the Elderly".

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an LED smart wand that secures the user's field of view by providing an LED on the handle part and improves the user's safety by applying a carbon composite material to the support part to reduce weight and improve durability. It aims to provide

In order to solve the above problems, the LED smart wand according to an embodiment of the present invention is a wand equipped with a handle having an LED lighting unit therein and a support formed long in the vertical direction, wherein the handle is rearward. a protruding first gripping portion; A main body portion including a connecting portion extending vertically downward from the first holding portion and a second holding portion extending forward from the first holding portion and the connecting portion, wherein the supporting portion is formed in a tubular shape having a length in an up and down direction; and It is formed to be coupled to the lower end of the body part, and may include a leg part provided with one or more legs at the lower part.

In addition, the main body is characterized in that it is formed of a carbon composite material in which carbon fibers and glass fibers are continuously laminated to cross each other.

In addition, the LED lighting unit, one or more LED lights formed through the lower surface of the second gripping unit; an LED substrate provided inside the second gripper; It may include a battery part formed inside the first holding part to drive the LED light and a button part formed through a side surface of the connection part and provided to operate the LED light.

In addition, the main body portion, doedoe the upper end coupled to the inside of the coupling portion, the first body portion formed with adjustment holes continuously along the longitudinal direction on the side; It is located on the lower side of the first body portion and is coupled to the lower end of the first body portion, and is formed on the second body portion and the lower portion of the first body portion having an adjusting protrusion formed on the side surface to be inserted into the adjusting hole. It may include a fixing member provided to be fixed and released by adjusting the space between the part and the second body part.

In addition, the body portion is formed to overlap the second body portion in a tubular shape, a moving hole is formed along the longitudinal direction, and a lower end further includes an auxiliary portion provided with a support member so as to support the floor, and the leg portion, It includes a moving protrusion formed on a side surface to move along the moving hole, and the leg part moves up and down along the auxiliary part.

In addition, the cane further includes a standing part installed on the main body part to assist the user not to fall by gripping when standing up, and the standing part is attached to the rear surface of the main body part and has a length in the vertical direction, but inside An inner space is provided as a hollow housing, a release hole on the upper surface, a plurality of gripping holes along the longitudinal direction on the rear surface, and an operating hole formed on the upper and lower sides of one side, and located in the inner space, but the operation of the standing unit Accordingly, it may include an auxiliary gripping part for the user to grip.

In addition, the auxiliary holding unit is formed in the form of a rod having a length in the vertical direction and located in the inner space, but the upper end is formed through the release hole; The front end is axially connected to the reference member and a fixing hole penetrating the side surface is formed and fixed to the housing. A plurality of pieces are formed along the longitudinal direction of the reference member, and as the standing part operates, it passes through the gripping hole. It may include a gripping member positioned in the form of a bar having a length in the vertical direction and a rotation member formed at a position spaced apart from the rear of the reference member at a predetermined interval and fixing or releasing the gripping member as the standing unit operates.

In addition, the pivoting member, doedoe formed to protrude with a length at the top and bottom of one side surface, a pair of pressing protrusions formed through the operation hole; It may include a protrusion formed at a position corresponding to the holding member on one side and a plurality of springs formed along the longitudinal direction on the other side.

According to the present invention, the LED smart cane is equipped with an LED in the handle part, and the light weight and durability of the cane can be improved by applying a carbon composite material to the support part.

In addition, it is possible to increase the user's stability by providing an LED light on the handle.

1 is a perspective view of an LED smart wand according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the length of the LED smart cane of Figure 1 is adjusted to a short length.
Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing the inside of the handle portion of Figure 1;
4 is a perspective view showing a state in which an auxiliary part is formed in FIG. 1;
Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a state except for the legs in Figure 4;
Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a leg in Figure 4;
7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the leg portion is moved upward in FIG. 1;
Figure 8 (a), (b) is a perspective view and a rotational perspective view showing a state in which the standing portion is formed in FIG.
Figures 9 (a), (b) is a perspective view and a rotational perspective view showing a state in which the holding member is located through the gripping hole as the standing unit operates in FIG.
10 (a) and (b) are perspective views illustrating the operation of the standing unit except for the housing in FIG. 8 .
11 (a) and (b) are rear views of FIG. 10 .
12 (a) and (b) are side views of FIG. 10;

Hereinafter, the description of the present invention with reference to the drawings is not limited to specific embodiments, and various transformations may be applied and various embodiments may be applied. In addition, the content described below should be understood to include all conversions, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the following description, terms such as first and second are terms used to describe various components, and are not limited in meaning per se, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

Like reference numbers used throughout this specification indicate like elements.

Singular expressions used in the present invention include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In addition, terms such as "include", "include" or "have" described below are intended to designate that features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification exist. should be construed, and understood not to preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12 attached.

1 is a perspective view of an LED smart wand according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a short length-adjusted LED smart wand of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows the inside of the handle of FIG. is an example

Referring to Figures 1 to 3, the LED smart wand (hereinafter referred to as a wand) according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a handle portion 10 and a support portion 20 formed long in the vertical direction.

First, the handle part 10 is formed in a shape convenient for the user to hold by hand and is a part for gripping the cane 1, and includes a first gripping part 11, a connection part 12, and a second gripping part 13. can

The first gripping part 11 may be formed to protrude backward, the connection part 12 may be formed to extend vertically downward from the first gripping part 11, and the second gripping part 13 may be formed to protrude from the first gripping part 11. It may be formed to extend forward from the branch 11 and the connecting portion 12 .

At this time, the first gripping portion 11 may have a circumference of 27 mm or less, preferably 22 to 27 mm, but is not limited thereto. Most preferably, the circumference of the first gripping portion 11 may be 25 to 26 mm. When the circumference of the first gripping part 11 is formed to exceed 27 mm, pain may be caused to the user's fingers gripping the handle part 10, which is not preferable.

In addition, the horizontal length of the handle part 10, that is, the length from the first gripping part 11 to the second gripping part 13 is 100 mm or more so that the user can stably grip the handle part 10. It may be formed, preferably one of 130 to 170 mm, but is not limited thereto. Most preferably, the horizontal length of the handle portion 10 may be 140 to 160 mm.

In addition, the handle portion 10 may be formed of polycarbonate (PC), but is not limited thereto, and may be formed of various plastics such as polyamide (PA), polypropylene (PP), and polyurethane (PU).

At this time, the handle portion 10 may be formed of a transparent material on which the inside is projected, but is not limited thereto.

The handle portion 10 formed in this way may be provided with an LED lighting unit 100 therein.

The LED lighting unit 100 is formed on the handle unit 10 and is provided to illuminate the user's view, and the LED lighting unit 101, the LED board 102, the battery unit 103 and the button unit 104 are provided. can include

One or more LED lights 101 may be formed through the lower surface of the second gripping part 13, and may be formed in various positions such as the front surface and upper surface of the second gripping part 13 without being limited thereto.

In addition, the LED light 101 is not limited to the second gripping part 13 and may be formed on the first gripping part 11 and the connection part 12 as well.

The LED substrate 102 may be provided inside the second gripping part 13, and generally all substrates used for the LED lighting 101 are applicable.

The battery unit 103 may be formed inside the first gripping unit 11 to drive the LED light 101 . At this time, it is preferable that the battery unit 103 is provided in a rechargeable manner using a C-type charging terminal, but is not limited thereto.

The button part 104 is formed through the side surface of the connection part 12 and is provided to operate the LED light 101, and can drive the LED light 101 by pressing the protruding button part 104. At this time, the button unit 104 may be formed to drive the LED light 101 in various ways such as touch in addition to the pressing method.

As such, the LED lighting unit 100 may brightly illuminate the user's field of view by allowing the LED light 101 to illuminate the lower side. In addition, the LED lighting unit 100 can enhance the identification of the cane 1 by projecting LED light from the inside of the handle 10 to the outside as the handle 10 is formed of a transparent material.

The support part 20 is connected to the lower end of the handle part 10 to be supported in contact with the ground, and may include a body part 21 and a leg part 22.

First, the main body portion 21 is formed in a tubular shape having a length in the vertical direction, and may be formed of a carbon composite material in which carbon fibers and glass fibers are stacked so as to continuously cross each other.

Here, the carbon composite material not only enhances the strength of the main body 21, but is prepared to prevent cracks due to external impact, and can enhance durability by forming a mixture of carbon fibers and glass fibers.

More specifically, the carbon composite material is used by mixing glass fibers to compensate for the disadvantages of carbon fibers having low impact resistance, and carbon fibers and glass fibers are continuously laminated, but may be formed in a total of 4 to 8 layers. The most preferred carbon composite material may be formed of a total of six layers in which three layers of carbon fiber and three layers of glass fiber are laminated so as to cross each other.

Accordingly, the carbon composite material has an advantage of preventing cracks from occurring due to external impact as it has high strength, high impact resistance and elasticity. In addition, the carbon composite material can improve durability by preventing surface exposure, peeling, and rust.

As such, the body portion 21 formed of a carbon composite material may include a first body portion 210, a second body portion 211, and a fixing member 212.

The first body portion 210 may have an upper end coupled to the inside of the coupling portion 13, and an adjustment hole 2100 continuously formed on the side surface along the longitudinal direction.

The second body portion 211 is positioned below the first body portion 210 and coupled to the lower end of the first body portion 210, and an adjusting protrusion 2110 is formed on the side to be inserted into the adjusting hole 2100. can

The fixing member 212 is formed at the lower end of the first body portion 210, and may be provided to be fixed and released by adjusting the space between the first body portion 210 and the second body portion 211.

More specifically, the fixing member 212 may be formed at the bottom of the first body portion 210 in a state where the second body portion 211 is inserted into the bottom of the first body portion 210, by rotating and tightening the The first body part 210 and the second body part 211 can be fixed more firmly. On the contrary, the fixing member 212 can be released by rotating in the above state to release the fixation of the first body 210 and the second body 211, so that the length can be adjusted.

Accordingly, the cane 1 can be length-adjusted by inserting the control protrusion 2110 into the control hole 2100 in a state in which the body part 21 is adjusted to a length suitable for the user, and after adjusting the length, the fixing member It is possible to increase safety by ensuring that it is firmly fixed through (212).

The leg part 22 is formed to be coupled to the lower end of the main body part 21, and one or more legs may be provided at the lower part.

More specifically, the upper end of the leg part 22 has a wider diameter than the lower end of the body part 21 and is coupled to the lower end of the body part 21, and may be formed in a form in which a plurality of leg parts 22 are bent downward in each direction from the upper end. At this time, it is preferable that the leg part 22 has 3 to 5 legs, but is not limited thereto.

Accordingly, the leg part 22 allows the cane 1 to perform a stable support operation while the grounding area in which the lower surface and the ground contact is expanded and the center of gravity is distributed in multiple points on the ground.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which an auxiliary part is formed in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a leg part is excluded from FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a leg part in FIG. 4, and FIG. It is a perspective view showing the state in which the leg part is moved to the upper side.

4 to 7, the body portion 21 of the LED smart wand 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an auxiliary portion 213.

The auxiliary part 213 is provided so that the leg part 22 is movable in the vertical direction, and is formed to overlap the second body part 211 in a tubular shape and has a moving hole 2130 along the longitudinal direction, A support member 2131 may be provided at the lower end to support the floor.

The moving hole 2130 is formed in a form having a length in the vertical direction, and includes a first hole extending to one side at the bottom and a second hole extending to the other side at the top and having a curved end at the lower end. can include

At this time, as shown in FIG. 6 , the moving protrusion 220 may be formed on the inner surface of the leg part 22 so as to move along the moving hole 2130 .

The first hole is a hole in which the moving protrusion 220 is positioned when the leg part 22 is located on the lower side.

The second hole is a hole where the moving protrusion 220 is located when the leg part 22 is moved upward, and the moving protrusion 220 is located at a curved place so that the leg part 22 moves downward again. can prevent doing so.

In this case, each of the first hole and the second hole may be formed in plurality along the longitudinal direction, but is not limited thereto.

The support member 2131 is provided at the end of the auxiliary part 213 in a shape larger than the diameter of the auxiliary part 213, and has a trapezoidal cross section to stably support the ground.

In addition, the support member 2131 is preferably formed of an elastic material, but is not limited thereto.

This support member 2131 can be used as a means to assist the leg part 22 when the leg part 22 is positioned to support the ground, and the leg part 22 moves upward along the moving hole 2130. In this case, it may be used as a means for supporting the cane 1 instead of the leg part 22.

Accordingly, the auxiliary part 213 can allow the leg part 22 to move up and down along the auxiliary part 213 depending on circumstances, and when the leg part 22 is located on the upper side, the ground through the support member 2131 It is possible to smoothly perform the role of the cane (1) by supporting it.

Figures 8 (a) and (b) are a perspective view and a rotational perspective view showing a state in which the standing part is formed in Figure 1, Figure 9 (a), (b) is a gripping member in the gripping hole in the operation of the standing part in Figure 8 10 (a) and (b) are perspective views showing the operation of the standing unit excluding the housing in FIG. 8, and FIG. 11 (a) and (b) is a rear view of FIG. 10, and (a) and (b) of FIG. 12 are side views of FIG.

8 to 12, the LED smart wand 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a standing portion 30.

The standing part 30 is installed on the body part 21 through a bolt B to assist the user not to fall by gripping it when standing up, and may include a housing 31 and an auxiliary gripping part 32. . At this time, the standing part 30 may be coupled to the body part 21 by various coupling means as well as the bolt B, but is not limited thereto.

The housing 31 is attached to the rear surface of the main body portion 21 and has a length in the vertical direction, but an inner space may be provided with a hollow interior. In addition, the housing 31 may have a release hole 310 on the upper surface, a plurality of gripping holes 311 along the longitudinal direction on the rear surface, and operation holes (not shown) on the upper and lower sides of one side surface.

At this time, the housing 31 is not limited to the rear surface of the body portion 21, but is installed in pairs on the front and rear surfaces or on both sides to assist the user.

The auxiliary holding part 32 is located in the inner space, but is to be gripped by the user according to the operation of the standing part 30, and may include a reference member 320, a holding member 321 and a rotation member 322. there is.

The reference member 320 is formed in the shape of a rod having a length in the vertical direction and positioned in the inner space, but the upper end may be formed through the release hole 310 . At this time, the release hole 310 may be formed having a length in the forward and backward directions so that the reference member 320 can move.

The holding member 321 has a front end connected to the reference member 320 by a shaft 3210, and a fixing hole 3211 penetrating the side surface is formed to be fixed to the housing 31, and is fixed to the reference member 320 in the longitudinal direction. It can be formed in multiple pieces according to. At this time, the gripping member 321 is formed at a position corresponding to the gripping hole 311 according to the number of the gripping hole 311, and can be positioned through the gripping hole 311 as the standing part 30 operates. .

The pivoting member 322 fixes or releases the gripping member 321 as the standing part 30 operates, and is formed in a bar shape having a length in the vertical direction at a position spaced apart from the rear of the reference member 320 by a predetermined interval. It can be. The pivoting member 322 may include a pressing protrusion 3220, a holding protrusion 3221, and a spring 3222.

First, the pressing protrusion 3220 is formed to protrude and have a length at the top and bottom of one side of the pivot member 322, and will be formed through operation holes (not shown) formed on the upper and lower sides of the housing 31, respectively. can

A plurality of protrusions 3221 may be formed at positions corresponding to the holding member 321 on one side of the pivoting member 322 .

A plurality of springs 3222 may be formed along the longitudinal direction on the other side of the pivoting member 322 .

The operation of the standing part 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12 .

10 to 12 (a) shows a state before the standing part 30 operates, and (b) shows a state after the standing part 30 operates.

The standing part 30 may be fixed inside the housing 31 through the fixing hole 3211 in a rotatable state in which the holding member 321 is axially connected to the reference member 320 before operation. In addition, the rotation member 322 is located inside the housing 31, but the pressing protrusion 3220 is located through an operation hole (not shown), and the spring 3222 fixed to the inner surface of the housing 31 is shown in FIG. 11 ( It can be maintained in an expanded state as in a). At this time, the holding member 321 may be placed on the holding protrusion 3221 and tilted upward, as shown in (a) of FIG. 12 .

After that, the standing part 30 may be operated by pressing the pressing protrusion 3220 . At this time, the pressure protrusion 3220 may press the pressure protrusion 3220 located on the upper or lower side according to the user's convenience, but is not limited thereto. For example, a sitting user may press the lower pressing protrusion 3220, and a standing user may press the upper pressing protrusion 3220.

More specifically, when the rising part 30 presses the pressing protrusion 3220 on the lower side, the spring 3222 is compressed as shown in FIG. will move At this time, as the holding protrusion 3221 moves to the other side, the holding member 321 rotates rearward around a fixing hole (not shown), and the reference member 320 rotates rearward as the holding member 321 rotates. It can move upward and forward at the same time. Thus, the gripping member 321 may be positioned through the gripping hole 311 so that the user can grip it. As such, when the gripping member 321 is positioned through the gripping hole 311, the pivoting member 322 may be in a state where the spring 3222 expands back to its original state so that the pressing protrusion 3220 protrudes in one direction. there is.

Thereafter, to return the standing part 30 to its original state, the upper end of the reference member 320 may be moved rearward while pressing the pressing protrusion 3220, but may be moved downward. Accordingly, the gripping member 321 rotates forward as the reference member 320 moves and returns to its original state, and at this time, when the pressing protrusion 3220 is released, the pivoting member 322 moves in one direction so that the gripping member ( 321 is mounted on the supporting protrusion 3221 to return to a state before the standing part 30 operates.

As such, the LED smart wand according to the present invention grips the holding member 321 step by step from the lower side to the upper side when the sitting user stands up according to the operation of the standing unit 30 so that the user stands up more stably so that the user does not fall Accidents can be prevented.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented by various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention, and such implementation can be performed by experts in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the description of the above-described embodiments. that can be easily implemented.

1: wand
10: handle part
100: LED lighting unit
101: LED light
102: LED substrate
103: battery unit
104: button part
11: first gripping part
12: connection part
13: second gripping part
20: support
21: body part
210: first body part
2100: control hole
211: second body part
2110: adjusting protrusion
212: fixing member
213: auxiliary unit
2130: moving hall
2131: support member
22: leg part
220: moving protrusion
30: standing part
31: housing
310: release hole
311: grip hole
32: auxiliary holding part
320: reference member
321: gripping member
3210: axis
3211: fixed hole
322: rotation member
3220: pressure protrusion
3221: protrusion
3222: spring
B: Bolt

Claims (8)

In the cane provided with a handle portion provided with an LED light portion therein and a support portion formed long in the vertical direction,
The handle part,
a first gripping part protruding backward;
A connecting portion extending vertically downward from the first gripping portion, and
A second gripping part extending forward from the first gripping part and the connecting part,
the support,
A body portion formed in a tubular shape having a length in the vertical direction, and
Doedoe formed to be coupled to the bottom of the body portion, LED smart wand including a leg portion provided with one or more legs on the lower portion.
According to claim 1,
LED smart wand, characterized in that the main body is formed of a carbon composite material in which carbon fibers and glass fibers are continuously intersected with each other.
According to claim 1,
The LED lighting unit,
one or more LED lights formed penetrating the lower surface of the second gripping part;
an LED substrate provided inside the second gripper;
A battery unit formed inside the first gripping unit and driving the LED light; and
LED smart wand including a button portion formed through the side of the connection portion and provided to operate the LED light.
According to claim 1,
The body part,
A first body portion having an upper end coupled to the inside of the coupling portion and having control holes continuously formed on the side surface along the longitudinal direction;
A second body portion coupled to the lower end of the first body portion and having an adjusting protrusion formed on a side surface thereof to be inserted into the adjusting hole; and
Doedoe formed at the bottom of the first body portion, LED smart wand including a fixing member provided to be fixed and released by adjusting the space between the first body portion and the second body portion.
According to claim 4,
The body part,
It is formed to overlap the second main body in a tubular shape, a moving hole is formed along the longitudinal direction, and a lower end further includes a supporting member provided with a support member to support the floor,
The leg part,
It includes a moving protrusion formed on an inner surface to move along the moving hole,
LED smart wand, characterized in that the leg portion moves up and down along the auxiliary portion.
According to claim 4,
the cane,
Further comprising a standing part installed in the body part to assist the user not to fall by gripping when standing up,
The standing part,
It is attached to the rear surface of the main body, has a length in the vertical direction, but has a hollow interior space, a release hole on the upper surface, a plurality of gripping holes along the longitudinal direction on the rear surface, and operation holes on the upper and lower sides of one side. formed housing and
Although located in the inner space, the LED smart wand including an auxiliary holding portion for the user to grip according to the operation of the standing portion.
According to claim 6,
The auxiliary holding part,
a reference member formed in a rod shape having a length in the vertical direction and positioned in the inner space, the upper end of which is formed through the release hole;
The front end is axially connected to the reference member and a fixing hole penetrating the side surface is formed and fixed to the housing. A plurality of pieces are formed along the longitudinal direction of the reference member, and as the standing part operates, it passes through the gripping hole. Positioned gripping member and
It is formed in a rod shape with a length in the vertical direction at a position spaced apart from the rear of the reference member by a predetermined interval, and includes a rotation member for fixing or releasing the gripping member as the standing part operates.
According to claim 7,
The rotating member,
A pair of pressure protrusions protruding from the upper and lower ends of one side and having a length, and penetrating the operation hole;
A holding protrusion formed at a position corresponding to the gripping member on one side, and
LED smart wand including a plurality of springs formed along the length direction on the other side.

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