TWI501900B - Automatic inflatable water survival device - Google Patents

Description

Automatic inflatable water survival device

The invention relates to a water survival device, in particular to an automatic inflatable water survival device capable of performing high-accuracy and long-distance throwing operations and rapidly inflating and forming a lifebuoy in a short time.

Referring to Fig. 1, a general water survival device usually adopts a lifebuoy 1, and the rescuer can throw the lifebuoy 1 to the side of the drowning person when the person encounters drowning water, so that the drowning person can grasp it to avoid sinking, but the lifebuoy 1 In the state of full gas, it is easily affected by the wind resistance, the throwing distance cannot reach the far distance, and the falling point is difficult to be accurately thrown to the position near the drowning person, so the life saving effect is not ideal.

Referring to Fig. 2, another water life saving device is a type of life jacket 2 which can be worn by a user like a vest garment. When the user falls into the water, the user can pull a rope switch. 201, the inflation in the life jacket 2 can be started, and the bottle (not shown) starts to inflate the life jacket 2 to achieve the function of floating on the water surface. However, the life jacket 2 is not suitable for use in drowning rescue purposes because of the general drowning Usually, no water rescue equipment is worn. When the rescuer wants to throw the life jacket 2 to the drowning person, there is no way to carry out long distance throwing, even if After the drowning person obtains the life jacket 2, it is not easy for the flustered drowning person to look for the rope switch 201 to inflate, and the life jacket 2 also takes a while to wear on the body to function, so the rescue effect has considerable limitations.

Referring to FIG. 3, there is another life-saving device 3, which includes a waist-mounted backpack 301 and a floating ring 302. The floating ring 302 is normally stored in a compressed state in the waist-mounted backpack 301, and is in an emergency state. When the user first activates the inflatable bottle 303 to inflate the floating ring 302, and then throws the inflated floating ring 302 to the drowning person, although the life saving device 3 has the characteristics of convenient carrying, there is still a loss in the throwing. The disadvantage of poor accuracy and the inability to throw away from a distance.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic inflatable water surviving device that is highly accurate, can be thrown at a long distance, and can be quickly inflated to form a lifebuoy.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an automatic inflatable water surviving device comprising a housing unit, an air bag unit and an inflating unit, wherein: the housing unit includes at least a first housing and a separable clutch with the first housing a second housing, the outer portion of the outer casing unit is formed with a grip portion for the hand to be gripped; the air bag unit includes an air bag disposed inside the outer casing unit in a compression and folding configuration; the inflatable unit includes an air bag for inflating The inflatable bottle, a movable needle disposed inside the outer casing unit for opening the inflatable bottle, and a control member for exposing the outer side of the outer casing unit to restrict the action of the striker, the control member automatically hydrolyzes and disappears after being exposed to water, thereby The striker can be released to open the inflatable bottle to begin inflating the balloon.

The invention has the beneficial effects that the airbag is compressed inside by the outer casing unit, and the outer casing unit can be grasped by the hand for high-accuracy and long-distance throwing action, the control component will disappear when it meets the water and the airbag is placed on the inner airbag. Instantly inflating, thereby allowing the present invention to quickly expand to form a lifebuoy after falling into water.

20‧‧‧ Shell unit

21‧‧‧ first housing

22‧‧‧ second housing

23‧‧‧ accommodation space

24‧‧‧ gripping department

25‧‧‧Waterproof membrane

30‧‧‧Airbag unit

31‧‧‧Airbag

311‧‧‧Connecting Department

40‧‧‧Inflatable unit

41‧‧‧Inflatable bottles

42‧‧‧Scill

421‧‧‧Inside

422‧‧‧Outside

43‧‧‧Controls

50‧‧‧Another enclosure unit

51‧‧‧ gripping department

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the accompanying drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a conventional lifebuoy; FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a conventional life jacket; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the automatic inflatable water surviving device of the present invention, illustrating that the present invention includes a housing unit having at least one grip portion on the exterior; 5 is a cross-sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating an airbag unit and an inflating unit disposed inside the housing unit, the inflating unit including an inflatable bottle, a striker and a control member; FIG. 6 is the preferred embodiment The action diagram illustrates the situation in which the control member will hydrolyze and disappear after the water is in the water, and the striker opens the air bottle to inflate the airbag unit; FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating that the present invention has a shell-shaped housing unit; and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating that the housing unit of the present invention further includes a dense Waterproofing membrane coated control member.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the automatic inflatable water surviving device of the present invention is mainly used for the purpose of water rescue. In the first preferred embodiment, the main component comprises a casing unit 20, an airbag unit 30 and a In the aeration unit 40, the component shape and the spatial combination pattern of each of the above units are described in detail later.

The overall appearance of the outer casing unit 20 is in the shape of a rod. The main casing 21 includes a first casing 21 and a second casing 22 that is separable from the first casing 21. The casing unit 20 defines an interior space. 23, a lower portion of the outer end of the outer casing unit 20 extends downwardly with a grip portion 24 for the hand to be lost.

The airbag unit 30 includes an airbag 31 disposed in the accommodating space 23 of the outer casing unit 20 in a compressed and folded configuration. After the airbag 31 is inflated, the airbag 31 can form a lifebuoy having a slightly C shape in appearance. The lifebuoy is quickly put into the body. In addition, the airbag 31 is provided with a connecting portion 311 connected to the first housing 21 and the second housing 22 respectively. After the airbag 31 is inflated and exploded, the connecting portion 311 can be separated and opened. The first housing 21 and the second housing 22 are still recyclable for reuse.

The inflator unit 40 includes an inflated bottle 41 that is disposed inside the outer casing unit 20 to inflate the airbag 31, a striker 42 that is movably disposed inside the outer casing unit 20, and an exposed cover disposed outside the outer casing unit 20. In the present embodiment, the gas used in the gas cylinder 41 is carbon dioxide (CO2), the inner end 421 of the striker 42 is close to the opening of the gas bottle 41, and the outer end 422 of the striker 42 extends out of the first casing. At the junction of 21 and the second casing 22, the inside of the second housing 22 is provided with a resilient member (not shown) or the like to provide the striker 42 with the force to open the opening of the inflatable bottle 41. The control member 43 is hydrolyzed by water. The material is made of a control member 43 exposed to the outside of the outer casing unit 20 and connected to the outer end 422 of the striker 42. The striker 42 is positioned at the position by the control member 43 when the inflatable bottle 41 is closed. .

The above is an overview of the shape of the component of the automatic inflatable water surviving device of the present invention; then, the action of the present invention and the expected effect can be stated as follows: Referring to Figure 6, when the rescuer encounters a drowning person who needs assistance The control can be thrown in the direction of the scorpion water. When the invention is once dropped, the control member 43 exposed to the outside of the outer casing unit 20 is in contact with the water, and the control member 43 rapidly dissolves and disappears when it meets the water. Will be released to move down and open the opening of the inflatable bottle 41, let the inflatable bottle 41 start to inflate the airbag 31, the airbag 31 will inflate and expand the outer casing unit 20, so that the lifebuoy can be quickly formed in the water drop for drowning Use.

In summary, the automatic inflatable water surviving device of the present invention is mainly for improving the lack of the conventional life-saving airbag, which is disadvantageous for long-distance throwing. The main technical means of the present invention is to accommodate an airbag unit 30 inside a casing unit 20 and An inflating unit 40 has an inflating bottle 41, a striker 42 and a control member 43. The control member 43 is hydrolyzed. The material of the chemical characteristic is made, so when the rescuer throws the invention onto the water surface, the control member 43 will let the striker 42 open the inflatable bottle 41 after the water disappears, and the airbag 31 is inflated to form a lifebuoy. The invention can quickly achieve the effect of helping the drowning person. Since the invention is generally compressed and accommodated in the outer casing unit 20, the overall volume is small, convenient for the rescuer to carry, and can carry multiple groups at a time, so that the rescuer can implement one-to-many application. In the rescue action, the outer shape of the outer casing unit 20 is provided with a grip portion 24 for facilitating hand grasping, so that the rescuer can throw the distance in a throwing manner, and the rescuer can feel the weight by holding the present invention on the hand. It is easy to grasp the size of the throwing force, so it can be projected with high accuracy in the vicinity of the drowning person, which can greatly help the lifesaving effect.

In addition, the present invention also has the following different embodiment changes. Referring to FIG. 7, the second preferred embodiment of the present invention has another housing unit 50 which is in the shape of a sphere and has a hand surface formed on the spherical surface. The grasped grip portion 51 can be thrown out like a general type of softball, which also has the effects of high accuracy and long distance throwing.

Referring to FIG. 8, the outer casing unit 20 of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention further includes a waterproof membrane 25 which is sealed and coated on the surface of the control member 43 to prevent the control member 43 from hitting the water. Liquid, when the rescuer encounters an unconscious drowning person, the rescuer needs to be rescued by himself. Due to the relationship of the waterproof membrane 25, the invention does not generate an inflating action even if it is in contact with water until the rescue After the person swims to the position of the drowning person, the rescuer punctures the waterproof membrane 25 manually, so that the control member 43 naturally encounters the water and dissolves, so that the rapid inflating can be formed there. The lifebuoy is used to achieve the effect of rescue in the water.

However, the above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent change and modification of the patent application scope and patent specification content of the present invention. All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

20‧‧‧ Shell unit

23‧‧‧ accommodation space

24‧‧‧ gripping department

30‧‧‧Airbag unit

31‧‧‧Airbag

311‧‧‧Connecting Department

40‧‧‧Inflatable unit

41‧‧‧Inflatable bottles

42‧‧‧Scill

421‧‧‧Inside

422‧‧‧Outside

43‧‧‧Controls

Claims (4)

An automatic inflatable water surviving device comprises: a casing unit comprising at least a first casing and a second casing separable from the first casing, wherein the casing unit is externally formed with a hand for being lost a grip portion of the grip; an air bag unit including an air bag disposed inside the outer casing unit in a compression and folding configuration; and an inflating unit including an air bottle for inflating the air bag, and an activity disposed adjacent to the air bottle a slot at the opening and an outer end extending from the interface between the first housing and the second housing, and a control member exposed to the outside of the housing unit and connected to the outer end of the striker, the control member is made of a water-soluble material The control piece is automatically hydrolyzed and disappeared after being in contact with water, thereby releasing the impact pin and opening the gas bottle to start inflating the air bag. The automatic inflatable water surviving device according to claim 1, wherein the outer casing unit has a slightly rod shape. The automatic inflatable water surviving device according to claim 1, wherein the outer casing unit has a slightly spherical shape. The automatic inflatable water surviving device of claim 1, wherein the outer casing unit further comprises a waterproof membrane sealed at a surface of the control member.