RU2568792C1 - Shoulder mark socket - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: socket for shoulder having a disconnector at shoulder girdle is made as flattened tubular flexible and closed element designed to cover the shoulder mark, to move in forced way along it and to turn around longitudinal symmetry axis of the shoulder mark per ±180°. Solar panel is made of rectangular plate or as split panel consisting of rectangular plate light-sensitive elements connected electrically into groups of two or three of them with a gap along longitudinal symmetry axis of the shoulder mark, its geometry and layout complies with established setup for rank badges of non-commissioned officers and top sergeants. In this way the above plate elements combine functions of solar panel and rank badge. In paired design potential connection of the left and right parts into one battery is envisaged.

EFFECT: improved operational performance, expanded function of power supply for mobile low-voltage equipment.

2 cl, 7 dwg

Description

The invention is at the junction of light industry and electrical engineering, namely, it relates to clothing items, mainly uniforms (power, paramilitary and special state structures, Cossack and other organizations), specifically to “clutch” type drivers on jackets, shirts and other items clothes, plus small-sized mobile solar panels (photovoltaic cells) as power sources for mobile energy-consuming devices.

Known and widely used as clothing items / uniforms, jackets, shirts, sweaters, coats, overcoats and other men's and women's clothing items with shoulder straps [GUSP order dated 08/27/2010 No. 31 (as amended on 3/25/2011) "On the military "uniforms, insignia of servicemen and departmental insignia of the service of special facilities under the President of the Russian Federation." Section IV Rules for wearing military uniform and insignia // http://zakonbase.ru/content/part/734177; The order of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation of August 27, 2010, p 413 "On the military uniform of the military personnel of the federal security service." Appendix P1. The rules for wearing military uniform and insignia // http://www.zakonprost.ru/content/base/part/700050], as well as small-sized solar panels interfaced with other devices, including mobile consumers of electric energy.

The first group of devices is devoted to the design features of shoulder straps and shoulder straps, methods of wearing them, and insignia on them. At the same time, no proposals were found for placing electrical devices on shoulder straps or expanding the functional purpose of insignia (asterisks, bast marks, troop symbols, etc.).

The second group of devices is devoted to the placement of mobile electrical equipment on clothing, including solar panels with means for switching energy-consuming and / or energy-saving devices.

So, from the prior art it is known to place solar panels on a sombrero hat, with an electrical connection to the head cooling device [RU No. 2235490, А42В 1/24, 2004].

However, a common feature with the claimed device is only the presence of a built-in solar battery with means of electrical connection with a power-consuming device, which is clearly not enough for use in solving the task.

It is also known to place solar panels complete with an energy-consuming mobile device on a removable visor cap [PCT / NZ 2006/000342, WO 2007073219 "Lighting Device"; RU 91262 U1, A42B 1/00, 02/10/10]. The technical solution is interesting, in particular, because of the versatility of the removable visor: it can be installed on different hats of your choice. The disadvantage of the analogue from the standpoint of the proposed proposal: not everything in the composition of a product for one purpose can be transferred by analogy to a product of another purpose due to a significant difference in design, dimensions and functional purpose (headgear is far from a sleeve coupling).

As another example, we can offer clothes equipped with a mobile device system and consisting of a jacket with a stand-up collar and welt pockets at the top and bottom of shelves designed to accommodate mobile devices in them, while the jacket is equipped with a switching system for communication with an autonomous power source in a solar panel integrated in the collar of a jacket [WO 2004072835, A41D 1/00, G06F 1/00, 08/26/2004].

Jacket is a closer product to the one claimed in this application.

The disadvantage of this solution is that all switching and power devices, in particular the solar battery, are permanently built into the jacket, which creates inconvenience when caring for it, and the jacket, if necessary, cannot be used simply as an element of clothing.

Further, the prior art knows the placement of solar panels on the sleeves of the jacket [GB 0223579, 2003], which is even closer to the claimed device, but it is also not enough for use in solving the problem.

A very close analogue (“close analogue”) of the claimed device according to the task and a set of essential design features is clothing (“jacket equipped with an autonomous power source”) with a removable (detachable) valve on the back of the clothes, with a light-sensitive panel integrated on the outside (“ plate ”) of a solar battery commensurate with the open surface area of the valve (recommended standard panel with folded dimensions: 250 × 200 × 15 mm), complete with tools

switching with mobile power consuming and / or electronic storage devices [RU 2329749 C2, A41D 1/02, 07.27.2008].

A close analogue implements the principle of maximum user unmasking (non-military clothing).

The technical result of using a close analogue (referred to light industry) is to protect the user from weather conditions on long trips, reliable placement of the switching system, as well as ease of care for clothes (jacket).

For all its positive qualities, the main one from the point of view of the claimed invention, is the presence on the clothes of an autonomous source of electricity in the form of a solar panel with means of communication with mobile electronic equipment, a close analogue has drawbacks that make it impossible (irrational) to use such a device for technical tasks set in the application. Namely:

firstly, the clothes clearly do not meet the requirements for the clothes of law enforcement agencies both in design and in color design (unmasking);

secondly, there are completely no epaulets and any signs of military or special distinction, which is a priority in the claimed device — the main details of the clothes, where the subject of the invention is located;

thirdly, the panel ("plate") of the solar battery is excessively large for use in solving the problems of the claimed invention, where the goal is not to have such powerful current sources;

fourthly, the presence of a valve designed almost exclusively as a carrier of a solar battery does not meet the principles of multifunctionality and optimization of overall dimensions.

Thus, a close analogue is of interest in this case only in professional and expert patent research plans.

Closest to the claimed device for the intended purpose and the set of essential structural features is a shoulder strap coupling (“removable shoulder strap-coupling (options)”) having detachable fixing means on the shoulder girdle made in the form of a flattened tubular closed flexible element with the ability to cover shoulder straps, forced movement along it and turning around the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the shoulder strap by ± 180 ° [RU 2113146 C1, A41D 29/00, 06/20/1998].

It is made of fabric similar to or identical to the shoulder strap, including color and other features of the external design, such as camouflage pattern.

The shoulder strap itself is made completely removable and two-layer (folding layer onto a layer with a preliminary pass through the loops), with a notch under a button or other removable lock at the upper end of the shoulder strap - at the garment collar.

In addition, it is made either with the image of stars as military insignia, or with the possibility of installing stars in the variant of individual products.

At the same time, it is mounted on a pursuit removable.

Only pair application is provided - one coupling per right and left shoulder straps.

The technical result of the use of the prototype (which is attributed to light industry) is the improvement of aesthetic (by improving the purity of the internal volume of the product) and ergonomic properties; simplification of the manufacturing technology of the overhead-coupling, which ultimately increases the term of use of the latter.

However, the prototype does not provide installation either on the couplings, or on the pursuit itself, or on the “epaulette with the clutch” complex in the collection of solar panels or other sources of electrical energy. At the same time, modern people, most of whom have one or more low-voltage devices based on electronic components (mobile phone, video tablet, laptop, radio receiver, player, flashlight, etc.), to some extent depend on external power supplies not always available to him. This is most true for infantry fighters in the field and sailors in extreme situations (walkie-talkie, tablet, navigation equipment, night vision devices, and other mobile power-consuming devices).

The potential opportunity to use the achievements of alternative energy - solar panels is not realized. Moreover, in the presence of sufficiently large free areas of shoulder straps, favorably oriented to sources of natural (solar radiation) and artificial light, and designed to carry on themselves information open for an outside observer about the insignia on them.

Thus, the well-known device adopted as a prototype, with all its useful qualities, has insufficiently high technical and operational characteristics (TEC), primarily in terms of the “multifunctionality” indicator.

The problem to which the claimed invention is directed is to increase the TEC by expanding functionality with a slight increase in weight and size and cost indicators, specifically, the possibility of using an additional alternative power source for mobile power consuming devices with more efficient use of free space on the outer surface of clothing elements (shoulder straps) .

The solution to this problem is achieved by the fact that the overhead clutch having detachable fixing means on the shoulder girdle, made in the form of a flattened tubular closed flexible element with the ability to cover the shoulder strap, forced movement along it and rotated around the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the shoulder strap by ± 180 °, is equipped with a solar battery complete with switching devices with mobile power consuming and / or electron-accumulating devices, while the solar panel is made of rectangular plate or with one of two or three rectangular plate-shaped photosensitive elements electrically connected to the specified battery with a gap along the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the shoulder strap, geometrically and in accordance with the established geometric pattern of the insignia of sergeant and sergeant officers, at least of state power structures, in a rigid surface-mounted design, thereby combining the indicated plate elements with simultaneously the functions of the solar panel and insignia.

In order to solve the problem, the claimed device can be characterized by the following set of additional design features (with the main set of features formulated above): for paired use, implying installation of the right and left shoulders on the shoulder strap, the means of electrical connection of the right and left panels are combined or made with the possibility of combining in single solar battery.

Among the known devices were not found those whose combination of essential features would coincide with the declared one. At the same time, it is due to the latter that a new technical result is achieved in accordance with the task.

The inventive device (in the appendix to the epaulettes of military personnel with insignia "senior lieutenant", as a dominant private example with not a point and not linear, but planar distribution of stars, and also "senior sergeant", as a dominant private example with three rectangular patch plates- " with tabs ", equally spaced from each other at a small distance for reasons of visual distinguishability of the number of" tabs ") is explained in the drawings:

in FIG. Figure 1 shows a shoulder strap with one removable sleeve and electrical equipment (solar panel with switching means), fixed on the shoulder girdle of a military jacket, top view in the position of "insignia - stars", where L is the length of the shoulder strap (sleeve), and B is the shoulder width ( couplings), l is the longitudinal dimension of the solar panel, b is the transverse dimension of the solar panel;

in FIG. 2 - the same, transverse section aa along the coupling;

in FIG. 3 shows a shoulder strap with one removable clutch and assembled electrical equipment, fixed on the shoulder girdle of a military jacket, top view in the “solar panel” position;

in FIG. 4 - the same, transverse section BB along the coupling;

in FIG. 5 shows a shoulder strap with one removable sleeve and electrical equipment, an embodiment of structural and functional combination of solar panel elements with insignia on the shoulder girdle of a military jacket, top view in the position “insignia - hard patch sergeant sergeons”, where l ₁ is the width of the rigid consignment note insignia marks; Δ is the distance (gap) between the spaced elements of the solar panel; δ is the distance (gap) between the spaced apart rigid overhead "tags" as insignia;

in FIG. 6 - the same version with an additional (backup) battery on the back of the clutch, cross section;

in FIG. Figure 7 shows a shoulder strap with two removable couplings and electrical equipment (including a solar panel and an additional battery) fixed on the shoulder girdle of a military jacket, a top view of the spaced apart position of the couplings in their position “insignia and one solar panel in operating mode”:

In these figures, the positions indicated:

1 - jacket (a special case of clothing); 2 - shoulder strap; 3 - a seam of a thread connection of shoulder straps with clothes (a special case of an all-in-one shoulder strap lock on clothes); 4 - cut-in of the shoulder strap under the button (a special case of the running part of the shoulder strap lock); 5 - button (a special case of the counterpart of the detachable shoulder strap lock); 6 - the main coupling (hereinafter - the "coupling") for shoulder straps, as a rule, removable, as a quickly detachable element of the composite shoulder strap; 7 - three five-pointed sprockets distributed across the field of the “triangle” coupling removable or woven (a special case of the established insignia - “senior lieutenant”); 8 - three parallel “shoulder” rectangular patch plates parallel to the shoulder strap with a gap (a special case of established insignia - “sergeant”), 9 - a photosensitive (photoelectric) element or a set of elements (“panel”) of a solar battery; 10 - means of electrical connection (wires, connectors, and other possible elements), in other words - switching, with mobile power consuming and / or electron-accumulating devices; 11 - (generically) a mobile power consuming and / or electronic storage device from among those mentioned; 12 - additional (second) overclutch clutch (overhang clutch; 13 - additional flat electric battery; 14 - additional solar panel; 15 - means for electrically connecting the additional solar panel to the main panel or directly to an energy-consuming or energy-saving device.

The clutch 6 shoulder strap 2 is made (see Fig. 1, 2) in the form of a flattened tubular closed flexible element. The dimensions of the coupling 6 are set to ensure that it can cover (in a flattened state) shoulder strap 2 and, by forcibly moving along it, set at the required distance from the seam 3 (i.e., the outer, lower edge of shoulder strap 2) between the constant 3 and the disconnected 4+ 5 locks shoulder strap on the jacket (clothing) 1 and rotation around the longitudinal axis of symmetry of shoulder strap 2 at an angle of ± 180 ° (the front side, respectively, “above” or “under” shoulder strap 2).

The transverse dimension of the clutch 6 is proportional (exceeds only the tolerance for seams and limited by friction freedom of displacement along the shoulder strap 2) with the width B of shoulder strap 2.

The sleeve 6 can be made on a fabric basis, similar to or identical with the fabric basis of shoulder strap 2, including color (for example, green) and other features of the external design, for example, camouflage pattern ("forest", "reed", "tiger", etc. d.).

The coupling 6 can be mounted on the track 2 removably. This is a predominantly recommended embodiment of the composite 2 + 6 epaulet.

The clutch 6 is equipped with a photosensitive (photoelectric) panel 9 of the solar battery, complete with means 10 for electrical connection (in any case, an electrical connector) with mobile power consuming or electronically accumulating (storage) devices 11 (see Figs. 1, 2, 6, 7).

The transverse dimension b of the panel 9 is commensurate with the width B of the shoulder strap 2 and, accordingly, does not exceed the width of the coupling 6.

If the longitudinal dimension l of the panel 9 is exceeded (and, therefore, the clutch 6), i.e. in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the overhead 2, over the width B overhead (l> B), the solar panel 9 can be made integral, in the form of electrically combined rectangular photosensitive elements installed at a distance Δ from each other (i.e. with a gap), sufficient for at least partial flexibility of the base (overhead material 2 and clutch material 6) in order to avoid restricting the freedom of lifting the user's hand (see Fig. 5).

Longitudinal, in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the shoulder strap 2, the size l of the coupling 6 may allow the location of another coupling next to it - an additional (second) 12, with military or special insignia of the established pattern, in particular officer asterisks 7 (embroidered or consignment notes, the first is preferable) , or sergeant or foreman's bows 8 (the latter can be made in the form of rigid rectangular patch plates, which is preferable, on the pursuit oriented transversely) - see Fig. 5. Actually, the clutch 12 is no different from the prototype clutch in the composition of the composite shoulder strap with the insignia widely used by power structures.

From the outer side of the clutch 6, which is opposite to the solar panel 9, the clutch 6 can be provided with an “own” set of military or special insignia of the established pattern, in particular officer asterisks 7 or transverse plates 8 - analogues of sergeant or sergeant elders (see Fig. 1, four).

Under the aforementioned condition l> B and the execution of the panel 9, the composite rectangular photosensitive elements of the panel 9 can be made and arranged (δ = Δ) in accordance with the established geometric pattern of the insignia of the sergeant and foreman in a rigid overhead design (δ = 2 mm in accordance with the Orders mentioned in the analogue review), thereby combining the indicated plate elements 9 with the functions of the solar panel panel and the insignia 8 (see Fig. 5).

In this case (as a sub-option), a flat electric battery 13 can be additionally provided, mounted on the clutch 6 from its outer side, opposite the solar panel (that is, ultimately, under shoulder strap 2), or, more preferably, to avoid supporting the rigid element directly onto the fabric of the jacket 1 under the shoulder strap 2, from the inside of the layer of the sleeve 6 (see Fig. 6).

In the variant of the composite overhead 2 + 6 + 8 devices, i.e. two couplings (main 6 and additional 8) per shoulder (see Fig. 7) additional clutch 8 can be equipped with an additional panel 14, which, of course, must be equipped with its own means of electrical connection with the main panel 9 or directly with energy (electric -) consuming either energy (electro) - storage device 15. In this case, without urgent need or expediency, the additional coupling 12 is mounted on the shoulder strap 2 with the orientation of the panel 14 inward, and insignia 7 or 8 outward.

When paired application, implying installation on the shoulder strap 2 of the right and left shoulder, means 10 for the electrical connection of the panels 9 can be combined or made with the possibility of combining into a single solar battery. In this case, it can be recommended, in particular, the laying of combining electrical communications (wires are not shown in the illustrations) at the base of the jacket 1.

The claimed device operates as follows.

In the embodiment of the device of FIG. 1-4 (with one main clutch 6, with insignia on one and panel 9 on the other side of the clutch 6), clutch 6, as a rule (“by default”), is installed closer to the lock 3 of shoulder strap 2, insignia 7 (8 ) outward (to identify a military or special rank or rank) of the user. To use the panel 9 of the solar battery as an additional (backup) or main source of electrical energy to power the device 11, the sleeve 6 is turned by hand (s) around the longitudinal axis of the overhead 2 180 °. In this case, the insignia 7 (8) are in the former place of the panel 6 - between the clutch 6 and clothing 1 (that is, under the composite shoulder strap 2 + 6 + 9), and the panel 9 - in the former place of the insignia 7 (8) - outside ( see Fig. 3, 4). The device 11 is connected to the electrical connector of the panel 9 (when using one panel 9) or common to two panels 9 - the right and left shoulders (with two symmetrical shoulder straps). If there is sufficient natural and / or artificial illumination of the panel (s) 9, the latter will generate an emf. to power the device 11. At the end of using the panel (s) 9, the electrical connector of the last one (s) is disconnected and the coupling 6 is turned to its original state.

In the embodiment of the device with one main clutch 6, provided, on the one hand, with lamellar insignia 8 (installed with a gap δ from each other) and, on the other hand, with a composite panel of the solar battery in the form of electrically integrated rectangular photosensitive elements 9, installed with the gap Δ from each other, signs 8 and panel 9 are also used alternately, depending on the needs and situation. Similarly, turn the coupling through an angle of 180 ° in any convenient direction.

However, in the devices of FIG. 5, 6 (with at least a dual-function panel 9) there is no need to rotate the coupling: insignia 8 are themselves made in the form of elements of the panel 9.

The spacing of the rigid elements 9 at distances Δ or δ from each other (in particular, δ = Δ = 2 mm in accordance with the Orders mentioned in the analogue review) provides, along with other gaps, with the flexible material of shoulder strap 2, the flexibility that is so necessary is mainly maintained to reduce resistance to lifting the user's hand.

During breaks in the use of devices 11 in light conditions (Fig. 6 is conventionally shown by the “lightning” arrows and the symbol “☼” of the light source), the panel (battery) 9 is disconnected from the device 11 and connected to a flat additional (backup) battery 13 located at the reverse side of the clutch 6 with the aim of automatic recharge.

In the embodiment of the device of FIG. 7 (with two couplings - 6 and 12 for one shoulder strap 2) there is also no need for a “change of scenery", with the exception of temporary (occasional) adverse operating conditions of the panel (s) 9, in particular the impact of weapon belts and backpack straps. The clutch 12 with insignia 7 constantly "works" to identify the user's rank, as in the prototype, and the clutch 6 with the panel 9 of the solar battery - "specializes in energy" and, if necessary, to protect the panel 9 from adverse effects from the outside can easily be turned already described above way.

The option of protecting (sheltering) the panel 9 by longitudinally displacing the coupling 12 onto the coupling 6 until the latter completely overlaps is not excluded. Either by displacing the clutch 6 under the clutch 12. Or by simultaneously displacing both couplings towards each other “clutch 6 under the clutch 12”, which is not shown in the illustrations due to the obviousness of FIG. 7.

In any of the described embodiments of the claimed device, the location of the panel under one or more (up to three inclusive) layers of material of its own sleeve 6, shoulder strap 2 and adjacent sleeve 12 reliably isolates the photosensitive panel 9 from adverse external influences.

Other device options are not excluded, within the framework of the claimed sets of essential features.

The choice of a specific option from those proposed when using the invention depends on the spectrum of operational, tactical, technical and economic requirements and is made in each case.

The use of the invention allows to increase technical and operational characteristics due to the multifunctionality of the device (at least, combining plate functions of the solar battery and military or special insignia), expanding the power supply capabilities of mobile low-voltage electrical equipment (using sufficiently developed light-sensitive surface of the solar panels) with rationalization layouts. An increase in the electric energy saturation of an object significantly increases, in particular, the possibility of using “electric” and “electromagnetic” mobile equipment: walkie-talkies, electronic tablets, navigation devices, night-vision devices, sights, etc.).

In any case, it meets the general trend of electrification and power-to-weight ratio of a person, especially an infantry fighter and a scout with a high level of their autonomy.

Claims (2)

1. Shoulder sleeve having detachable fixing means on the shoulder girdle made in the form of a flattened tubular closed flexible element with the ability to cover the shoulder strap as a means of its fixation, forced movement along it and rotation around the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the shoulder strap by ± 180 °, characterized in that it is equipped with a solar battery complete with switching means with mobile power consuming and / or electron-accumulating devices, while the solar panel is made of rectangular plate or a composite of rectangular plate photosensitive elements electrically connected to the specified battery in an amount of two to three with a gap along the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the shoulder strap, geometrically and in accordance with the established geometric pattern of the insignia of sergeant and foreman, in a rigid overhead design, thereby combining the indicated lamellar elements at the same time functions of the solar panel and insignia.          2. The epaulette clutch according to claim 1, characterized in that in case of pair application, implying installation of the right and left shoulders on the epaulet, the means for electrical connection of the right and left panels are combined or made with the possibility of combining into a single solar battery.

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